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This is a comparison of Blockbuster and Netflix online/mail DVD rental service with Japanese Anime as the focus.
I also created a new banner that fits the new 950X200px size. This one is based off an image from ‘The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’ and was inspired by Heart464’s ‘First & Second’ A Neon Genesis Evangelion wallpaper.
I’m currently using Release Candidate 3, the newest K2 release.
To eliminate the gap, modify your style sheet like so:
#page {
…
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0px 0 10px;
position: relative;
…
}
 UPDATE:
K2, for some reason, ‘disables’ borders on images by overriding any border you put on an image with code in the style.css file. Search for ‘img’ in the file and modify as needed:
/*img {
border: 0;
}*/
Ruppdate 3
We stripped as much as we could with paint stripper off the frame, wheels, and other painted parts from the mini bike. Next weekend we’ll strip the rest and apply a small amount of Body-filler to our welds to cover up the ugliness of stick welding (It still looks pretty good without filler!).
We used Jacobs’s paint stripper and about 2-4 coats on the parts depending on the part, the frame got about 4 and the wheels got about 2.
We don’t know what the original color is; we found a coat of yellow under the obviously non original blue coat. We don’t know if the yellow is primer from the factory or what. If you know anything about how Rupp painted their bikes, please leave a comment.
The front wheel is cleanable but the rear has too much rust and would require paint.
We are currently researching frame paints and chrome paint. Any suggestions?
Now since the frame work is done, we looked at the engine.
The engine, a flat head Tecumseh is in good condition, minimal ridge at the top of the cylinder and the valves functioned just fine and butt up against the seats well. We removed all the carbon we could from the head and ‘short block’ and just put them back together using the still-good-condition head gasket.
We also rebuilt the transmission which is much like the modern Ford Freestyle transmission except this just has one variable-diameter pulley.
The intake tube had to be remade. It was a pair of aluminum tubes with mounting plates on each end and a hose joining them (another modification). With the new angle of the engine, it would have sat is such a way that the carb would have hit the frame and would have sat at an angle.
So we found some tubing that slid over the existing intake tubes, heated it up to bending it so the carb sat at the correct angle, and used epoxy to seal it and keep the mounting plates aligned on the engine and carb.
He is a picture of the result (needs cosmetic work).
Hate the default font (Calibri) and 10 pt line-spacing that is set to default in Word 2007? Then change it!
How to :
- In the ‘Home’ tab left click the little light colored square at the bottom right of the ‘Styles’ group. This brings up the styles window.
- Click the ‘Manage Styles’ button at the bottom, third from the left. This brings upa dialog box.
- Click the ‘Set Default’ tab, select the button ‘New documents based on this template’
- Make desired changes in dialog box.
- Click OK.
You’re done!
Thanks Mary Ann Richardson.
What are these? They are glass-like plastics, hard, clear, and are used in place of glass for many projects such as display boxes, racecar windshields, and bullet proofing your pope mobile.
Continue reading ‘Acrylic (Plexiglas) vs. Polycarbonate (Lexan)’
My dad and I have started a Rupp mini bike restoration on what we think is a 1971 Rupp Enduro. We think that’s what it is but it’s been modified so much that we can’t identify it, a Rupp parts salesperson said that it is likely to be that year/model. We know it’s a 1971+ but model could be many including a rare and sought-after Black widow!
Like I said the bike is heavily modified, the frame was reconfigured to eliminate the trademark Rupp engine slant, the engine has been replaced, a headlight support was added, and many more mods that’ll going to make this resto a little more expensive than it should be.
Before:
After:
Anyways, our plans are to restore it to factory spec (my dad’s plans, I want to hot rod it!). We’ve already began by tearing the thing part and cutting welding the frame back to factory spec (whole weekend project). Next up; stripping the paint!
I’ll post status of the bike during the resto.
There are few Rupp sites, this one is helpful.
http://www.ruppbikes.com/ruppBikes.aspx
I’ve been thinking of how to improve and further personalize my blog. Here are my ideas: top Web-site navigation, wider layout to accommodate wider media (pictures, etc), and RSS feeds displayed from my favorites such as dannychoo, www.japanator.com/, and of course the ANN.
I’m also going to make a Favicon.
…also need to create auto indent thing, hmmmm…
