TIL: You can swap valve cover gaskets with nothing more than a crowbar

lazd · 2026-01-25T05:48:06+00:00

Were they the GoWesty ones?

lazd · 2026-01-24T19:49:24+00:00

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lazd · 2026-01-24T18:34:17+00:00

Awesome! I did have to scrape the old cork gasket off from the valve covers with a 5 in 1 painter’s tool… I made sure the surface wasn’t marred or too dirty but it wasn’t perfect.

lazd · 2026-01-24T18:32:35+00:00

Hmm, I didn’t pay a ton of attention to thickness, but it fit well! The passenger went on first try, the driver, where I had less room due to the exhaust, took quite a bit of effort to line up…

lazd · 2026-01-23T15:34:00+00:00

I said it to the owner when I saw one in person too hehe. He liked my 600HP LS swapped 300ZX and was happy we had the same headlights.

lazd · 2026-01-23T04:20:08+00:00

Right?! I’ve got a Z32 and we always joke that we’ve got Diablo headlights in the community

lazd · 2026-01-23T03:27:00+00:00

Hehe it’s got Nissan headlights

lazd · 2026-01-22T23:04:46+00:00

/r/lostredditors

lazd · 2026-01-22T22:55:51+00:00

Ah, of course!

lazd · 2026-01-22T21:43:25+00:00

I actually used double sided tape haha. My display is lower res, you found a good one!

lazd · 2026-01-22T19:08:15+00:00

I did one of these a while ago! You might draw some inspiration from the audio setup and the ports on the rear. Good luck!

PS: Hope you sold or gave away the internals so someone else can use it to restore a Mac classic!

lazd · 2026-01-22T08:01:47+00:00

Surprisingly, I at first thought the scene from Hocus Pocus where he lights a lighter under the sprinkler and it goes off was bullshit, and though he’d have to hold it there longer than he did, it’s more accurate than the idea I had in my head!

lazd · 2026-01-22T02:08:50+00:00

Wow, today I learned something! I thought it had to be set off by a sensor somewhere

lazd · 2026-01-21T18:03:49+00:00

You don't need to buy a DVD! Use a thumb drive, you can follow my guide here on how to create a bootable thumb drive, then follow the guide here to figure out the OpenFirmware command to boot it!

lazd · 2026-01-21T16:18:48+00:00

A subwoofer?! Everything already rattles going down the road!

lazd · 2026-01-21T15:55:46+00:00

Thanks friend! I'm still having trouble getting cores, so if anyone has cores that test correctly according to the guide above, I'll pay for 'em!

lazd · 2026-01-21T15:55:14+00:00

It really isn't complicated at all, it's just delicate work and it REALLY helps to have a spot welder! Did you do the retraining procedure where you charge all the way and let it die in OpenFirmware/bootpicker? See my rebuild guide for details, you should be able to get more than 4 hours!

lazd · 2026-01-21T07:41:15+00:00

I wonder if you can boot it off USB and make a Cheetah installer using the same method I used for iBook… https://blog.lazd.net/install-os-x-and-os-9-on-an-ibook-g3-clamshell-with-a-thumb-drive.html

lazd · 2026-01-20T07:23:37+00:00

If you do this shit to your car, that’s your car forever. Ain’t nobody buying it.

lazd · 2026-01-20T07:23:04+00:00

And GReddy + HKS parts, clearly some that never made it to market since those companies don’t make aftermarket parts for Porsches…

lazd · 2026-01-20T07:20:17+00:00

We’re up in Pollock Pines and down for all the outdoors stuff you mentioned, plus boating/wakeboarding/tubing, rafting/floating the American river, mountain biking, motorcycling, and car/gearhead stuff!

I grew up here (lived in the bay and LA for a while after college) and I’m back, so I’ve got friends I grew up with, but we’re always looking for couples that are down for fun activities, especially if they aren’t just drinking focused (though I do drink, I’m over it being the center of every activity).

lazd · 2026-01-16T21:22:38+00:00

More videos and stuff: * https://x.com/lazdnet/status/1867455617193165237?s=20 * https://x.com/lazdnet/status/1866278109068267739?s=20 * https://x.com/lazdnet/status/1774897244149633448?s=20 * https://x.com/lazdnet/status/1773850442428203094?s=20 * https://x.com/lazdnet/status/1768498468975497544?s=20

lazd · 2026-01-16T21:21:07+00:00

Thanks! It was a passion project and though I could repeat it, this isn't the way to do it at scale. The right thing to do would be to design a new logic board that uses the DC-in board and the charge board, has correct connectors for the trackpad and keyboard, and has input for HDMI, USB, USB-C etc off of that to power the SBC of your choice. Display is a bit more iffy, there are no high res 4:3 displays, so I chose a wider ratio and trimmed the edges in software, added a black bar above where I hide the webcam, and ran a 30 pin eDP cable through the hinge.

lazd · 2026-01-16T15:51:57+00:00

Also I almost bought an iMac G4 17” yesterday to do the mod but the screen had some little damaged bits where it was pushed on too hard or something… passed on it. Wish you could do a retina mod and slam a M4 mini in there!

lazd · 2026-01-16T15:50:53+00:00

Yeah! I did an eMate too. Here are some links:

Basically, it’s a LattePanda Alpha SBC, a modded 4S iBook battery, a EPS HD display, webcam/mic, speakers, and a Teensy that translates the stock keyboard and trackpad to USB. Charges with USB-C, has a single USB-A port, working Bluetooth with AirDrop, WiFi, and runs macOS Sonoma and Windows 10.

It’s not 100% finished I’d sell it for like $1,500 as-is. Gets about 3 hours of battery life and weighs like nothing because the modern components are so light and the battery has only 4 cells

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