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LCD Inverter Board Replacement

Brian — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:16:49 +0000

Amber’s laptop stopped working; I figure it the inverter board is the problem. A very helpful pictorial tutorial showed me where all the screws were located. After searching for a replacement, I wound up buying the part from e-bay, for $1.98 (plus $3.99 shipping). I really don’t understand how people make money selling parts like this so cheap, but I’m glad they are there. Other retailer are selling the part for $60, just for comparison. I continue to be amazed and impressed with the useful information and resources made available by the Internet.

Those Stupid Golf Carts

Brian — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:28 +0000

Due to my whining (1) (2), I’m known as the stupid golf cart picture taker guy. This was the situation pointed out to me today.

Door Repair

Brian — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:05:18 +0000

I’ve been driving around with a little door damage caused by some worthless waste of flesh a while back. I wanted to try to repair the damage myself, so I finally upgraded my wire welder to a MIG. The cylinder cost me twice what I paid for the used welder in the first place, but now I have have it for future projects. I figure the money I’m saving more than paid for it anyway.
I had to take the inside door panel off to start with. This is easy if you know where all the attachment points are and where to pry, but it is a bit of a pain if you are not a pro. Here is the torn up sheet metal.
Of course, when I bent it back, the shape was all off. I tried using a hammer and dolly to beat it back in shape, but I couldn’t get it to come back out to the right shape. I gave up and decided I’d use filler to get the shape right later. I welded a piece of sheet metal behind the door to strengthen the area a bit. It was pretty floppy before I did this.
All I had on hand was white primer, so that is what I sprayed on the bare metal as the sun was going down. I installed the Jimmi’ Jammer before I reconnected the control rods. This little fitted plate adds a bit of armor to protect from this kind of break in.

Constant State of Disrepair

Brian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:37:56 +0000

I’ve learned that the downside to all the neat vehicle modifications I’ve done is that there is always something that isn’t working right. My level switch in the water/meth tank went out, so I popped the hood to change it out. I happened to notice this.

That was a cap that I installed to plug up the port in the throttle that was being used for the PCV system. (had to re-route the hose when the supercharger was installed because PCV requires a vacuum, and the supercharger causes pressure) So this little 50-cent part was now a huge vacuum leak, plus a boost leak… not sure how bad because now my water/meth pump doesn’t seem to be working so good, so I’m scared to get over 3500 RPM… Here is my fix… it should last as long as the truck I think.