In these times of isolation

WavMixer said:
I've been using my down time working on my car. The dash has been removed. I've added 7 Bosch style relays under the hood to power some new electronics. @Sp8ctre can verify that I've had a bunch of wiring on the passenger side floorboard looking like a family size plate of bionic spaghetti for way too long. I'm on the homestretch now with the remaining tasks of removing my back seat to run the wiring for my rear camera. Also need to drill a hole in my trunk for said camera. This all started a couple of years ago when I was looking at new cars. I really liked the infotainment systems on new cars today. In the process of deciding which car I wanted, the engine in my car died. No way to use it for a trade in now. I had the engine rebuilt and when I checked to see the trade in value for my car. With a fresh new engine, dealerships only offered me the amount I had just spent on the new engine. Needless to say, that's not gonna happen. So I went on a modding spree of adding all the latest tech into my 15 year old car. My DYI infotainment system allows me to use the phone though the radio, surf the internet, watch videos, run OBDII diagnostics and reset engine codes all from my dash. I will be able to see behind me in the video screen while reversing and so much more. Any app that you can download for an Android phone can be installed on my car. My name is Grant and I'm modaholic. Now I have an almost new engine, new brakes, new suspension, new tires, freshly powder coated rims and the pièce de résistance, a fully functional dash companionable to 2020 new car. BAM, you know what I say... If it ain't broke, mod it! I thought about taking pics at different steps but figured there aren't to many gear heads here so I just kept working away rather than stopping to take pics.
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I can relate. This is my 2010 Camaro 12 months after I bought it. The 2010 was supposed to get a HUD, but that was right when GM was going through bankruptcy and it got left on the cutting room floor. But when the 2011s came out, all the parts were available. So, my 2010 is one of a very few that have a HUD :dance:

And, no soldering required. Everything was plug and play !

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I put a Defi HUD in 15 years ago. All (don't read this Adrian) soldered and shrink tubed. I also added a manual boost controller, bigger injectors, Walbro fuel pump, APEXi piggyback fuel computer, 3" exhaust from the O2 housing back complete with cat delete. I was able to keep my dash fully intact for that operation. By the time I was done my little 2.0 litre 4 cylinder engine was pumping out 396 BHP with 406 lb ft of torque. I have always had a love for cars since my earliest memory of being 3 years old.

So tell me don, do you miss that garage with the lift?
 
WavMixer said:
So tell me don, do you miss that garage with the lift?
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I’ll miss It when the time comes for an oil change. I’ve changed the oil in my cars since I started driving in 1972. But I ain’t gonna do that now for the Camaro, I’m done crawling around on garage floors. The vette has a dry sump system and holds something like 10 quarts. I don’t think those floor oil drain things can hold 10 quarts. So ya, I’ll miss it but it’s a new chapter in life. On a positive side, the new garage is larger than the old one by about 40 sq ft :dance:
 
syscokid said:
That looks very relaxing! What's your technique for slow smoking on a gas grill?
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Well, pretty simple, really. I have a dedicated "smoke box" that I fill with whatever wood chunks I'm using for smoke. This is placed straight on the burner. I refill it with wood several times during the process as the wood turns to cinders. The grill has three burners, and I only fire one of them. The meat is placed on the opposite side of the grill, to avoid direct heat. I turn the burner down to where I have the desired temperature. Not like a proper barbecue, but it works pretty well.
 
Gahr said:
Well, pretty simple, really. I have a dedicated "smoke box" that I fill with whatever wood chunks I'm using for smoke. This is placed straight on the burner. I refill it with wood several times during the process as the wood turns to cinders. The grill has three burners, and I only fire one of them. The meat is placed on the opposite side of the grill, to avoid direct heat. I turn the burner down to where I have the desired temperature. Not like a proper barbecue, but it works pretty well.
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I only recently started the technique of adding wood chips for some smokey flavoring, to my Weber gas grill. Results have been so-so. Then again, I very rarely ever slow-cook anything on the gas grill. But I would like to know more...

Is the smoke box directly over the Weber's "flavorizer" bars, or over the grilling grate? Do you remove one of the grates to access the box?

The 3 burners on my Weber are setup as front-middle-rear. Over which burner do you locate your box?
 
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