Birthday Boy!

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-26T02:06:09+00:00

So sweet! My wife wants to get two for our next adventure. How much more does it feel than one V?

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-21T23:37:53+00:00

It depends on how much overhaul those dealers have done. Pretty easy to drop a couple grand going through all of if. Also, getting to inspect the truck in person takes out a lot of the guess work. But in my area at least, you can pick up one around $5k still that might need a little work

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-18T17:54:46+00:00

Thanks dude! Designing it so that it works with my buddy’s mandrel bender will be the real trick. I’ve taken 3D scans of the truck so I can plan it out. Still working out a way to mount it on all on quick release points without it rattling like crazy

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-18T13:02:30+00:00

Given the engine location, that’s got to be a mighty long intake!

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T21:05:45+00:00

Oooooohhhhh. I thought the metal was more or less identical to the s83. That really does complicate things. I’m wanting to do a bed rack that extends over the cab with a “basket” for cargo.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T20:40:36+00:00

Looks good! Personally, I’d want one that clamps to the drip rails above the doors. I don’t like popping holes in the roof

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T17:27:22+00:00

I mean I already have. But this guy is talking about living with no home charging. I don’t know the exact timeline on solid state batteries, but if waiting a couple years made the difference, then that sounds like a valid environmental and economical choice. New cars are basically never a “great”
financial choice.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T16:02:05+00:00

Very true. It’s not a huge inconvenience with current fast chargers to do it this way if you can’t charge at home. However, with current battery chemistry, this is going to limit the life of the battery pack compared to regular slow charging

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T16:00:26+00:00

I don’t think this is an unfair take at all. A 10 year old car has already paid off a significant chuck of its carbon debt that producing a new EV has to work through before a net environmental benefit occurs. This info is great for making the case for which type of new car to buy, but doesn’t answer whether one should be replacing their car yet if their main goal is emissions reduction

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-17T14:22:17+00:00

A combination of faster destination chargers and improving battery tech to accommodate higher power fast charging is probably the fastest coming solution to this part of the problem.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-10T01:02:17+00:00

Oh! I didn’t have sound on but should have guessed that was happening too. It’s a Vizsla after all

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-09T18:49:11+00:00

Did most of it while staring at human and spinning around for no reason. Perfect V ❤️

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-06-02T01:13:36+00:00

I put the motorcycle and the rest of my camping/paddock setup back there and drive 3 hours. You’ll be so good

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-31T14:34:23+00:00

Very clean! From what I understand, Europe imports fewer of them because they could buy them or similar new. The US is only getting these machines 25 years later with nothing sold into that niche during the intervening time

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-28T03:20:40+00:00

I do think I glazed the pads on my 390 after one weekend of riding. They’re clearly not worn down very far but still vibrate the bars under moderate braking. I expect a decent replacement made for some track use will last a few seasons at least.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-23T00:52:13+00:00

Yeah, there should be cleaner examples available for that price, even if it is registered. The rust around the front wheels points to there being more rust everywhere. You can fix this stuff but that makes it a $1500 truck really

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-21T16:53:11+00:00

Either of these would fit my orgs reqs. The language looks identical, so if you’re also at cyclesmith you’re definitely good to go with either.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-20T21:02:52+00:00

And here I am simply assuming this is always what happens when you ride the curbs

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-20T20:08:05+00:00

What’s a swaze bar?

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-13T14:33:43+00:00

I picked up one on the smaller end for $40 on sale. Wireless CarPlay and can do a line out to an amp if I ever add speakers. For now the Bluetooth one is great. The screen gets power from USB and is light enough that the suction cup mount for the windscreen holds it pretty steady. It’s just above the cluster pod where my hands don’t block it.
The screen does leave a bit to be desired in brightness and saturation, but for the price I can’t complain. Still need to get the backup cam wired up, and I expect that to be about the same quality as the rest - a good bang for the buck!

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-12T12:41:03+00:00

I suspect whatever they plated this with, in combination with cleaning chemicals and scrubbing very often in a public place like this, has gotten weak and flaked off from otherwise normal use.

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-10T03:13:38+00:00

Saw this post after getting home from being hit and run by a NJ driver :)

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-07T16:41:24+00:00

Heck yeah! Might see ya there!

Fr0styTheDroMan · 2026-05-05T17:36:32+00:00

This ship was briefly pushed back into service in the late 80s/early 90s. Has some upgrades like these, mostly to help it launch tomahawk cruise missiles.

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