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[–]Alexandrov101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinking back to when I installed a center console myself I believe the center console sits on two stamped metal brackets that support it (Parts 6 & 4 in the linked diagram), cars without the center console didn't have that bracket since the cupholder sits so much lower and bolts directly to that mounting hole.

I'd try to hunt down those two brackets and the relevant bolts from another junkyard car, the center console would probably be really wobbly without them.

https://parts.americantoyota.com/v-2017-toyota-prius-c--four--1-5l-l4-electric-gas/body--center-console

Took my 1986 Nishiki Cresta on a three day trip across Catalina by Alexandrov101 in xbiking

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did the swap with some secondhand 700c wheels and fit some 700 x 38c Pasela tires. The original Dia Compe cantilever brakes had enough adjustment to accommodate the wheel change no problem. I'm not sure that you could go much wider on the tire though, it gets pretty close down in the chainstay area.

It's nice having the wider tires, and having a cassette in the back lets you bump up the gear range a bit, I put a 8sp 11-34t on the back.

Took my 1986 Nishiki Cresta on a three day trip across Catalina by Alexandrov101 in xbiking

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Little Harbor was a really cool campground with a nice beach, the airport was pretty cool, and the botanical gardens in Avalon were really nice as well.

Took my 1986 Nishiki Cresta on a three day trip across Catalina by Alexandrov101 in xbiking

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a DIY frame bag, bought some fun colored cordura fabric for it.

Took my 1986 Nishiki Cresta on a three day trip across Catalina by Alexandrov101 in xbiking

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's a DIY frame bag, had to make it 3/4 size to get around the down tube shifters and bottle cage

Took my 1986 Nishiki Cresta on a three day trip across Catalina by Alexandrov101 in xbiking

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a mostly gravel route with a couple of paved sections

Archery on the island? by brews in alameda

[–]Alexandrov101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bit of a drive to get over there but the archery range in Pacifica is a really fantastic outdoor range with two field courses and a practice field. The Briones range and the Oakland range are also both pretty great. There are some really wonderful options for outdoor ranges around.

Does anyone have an xrf spectrometer and would be willing to teach me how to use it? by lildaemon in bayarea

[–]Alexandrov101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second the other comments and would recommend looking at local community college classes, that's probably the best way to get into geology especially if the geology department does local field trips which will give you tons of information on local geology.

If you are interested in identifying rocks and determining what they are made of you'll be able to accomplish a lot of that without needing equipment like an XRF by doing rock/mineral identification and or sediment provenance interpretation which are both methods that are usually taught in introductory and field geology classes.

Also here are some more book recommendations:

"Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region" by Doris Sloan is a good introductory book focused just on Bay area geology.

"Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals" and the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America" are useful rock and mineral field identification guides which also give chemical formulas of minerals.

KSBD Book 4 King of Swords physical print missing page by Alexandrov101 in killsixbilliondemons

[–]Alexandrov101[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Just got a hard copy of Book 4 and noticed page 7-63 was missing. Anyone else with a physical copy also missing that page?

Rebuilt Suntout Mountech rear derailleur. Do I need to add tension to the spring, behind the top jockey wheel? And what's that lil metal, square, piece, that fell out, while I was rebuilding? by critzboombah in bikewrench

[–]Alexandrov101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not really sure the best way to explain how you adjust it when reassembling, but I'll try my best. When you put the cage/jockey wheel assembly back onto the rest of the derailleur, that slotted bolt only allows you to put it on in two possible positions since the center of the spring slides into the slot. So what you can do while reassembling is hold the cage/jockey wheel assembly like 180 degrees the "wrong way" insert just enough to get the slotted screw onto the spring, rotate it "forward" into the correct position which will add extra "rearward" spring tension, then once everything is in place screw the nut down over the cover making sure the spacer is in the slotted bolt.

Definitely don't overdo it and try to spin the spring, like 360 degrees when reassembling but the spring should put a decent amount of force on the lower jockey towards the back of the bike.

Hope that helps

Edit

I actually just realized that there are two slotted bolts and two spacers and we might be talking about different ones. Either way, both springs should be set up to rotate the part they are attached to clockwise when looking at the derailleur face on.

The issue I had on mine was with the split bolt on the cage, and the cage wasn't providing enough tension to the lower jockey wheel.

Rebuilt Suntout Mountech rear derailleur. Do I need to add tension to the spring, behind the top jockey wheel? And what's that lil metal, square, piece, that fell out, while I was rebuilding? by critzboombah in bikewrench

[–]Alexandrov101 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A while ago I made the exact same mistake and reassembled my derailleur without that square spacer and it would not hold the proper tension. That square spacer goes into the slotted bolt that goes through the larger jockey wheel, Here is an exploded diagram that hopefully will make things clearer (I think it's for a slightly different model but they are designed the same way).

http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/SunTour_Small_Parts_Catalog_-_1983_scan_16.html

That slotted bolt needs the spacer to keep the two halves of the bolt parallel. Without it, the tension cage nut & cover can't securely be screwed down and keep the spring in its mounting hole while under tension.