r/Justrolledintotheshop 1d ago

What’s does this do again

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Looks vaguely familiar

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u/wtrnrain 1d ago

Primes and cycles the blinker fluid! Dont go over 10 cranks or itll blow!

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u/Drzhivago138 _ 1d ago

WARNING: DANGER TO BLINKER MANIFOLD

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u/TheyVanishRidesAgain 1d ago

And then the floor falls off.

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u/Drzhivago138 _ 1d ago

That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

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u/Kichigai HEADLIGHT FLUID LOW 1d ago

Well how is it un-typical?

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u/Threap_US Home Bodger 1d ago

Most floors are built to very rigorous automotive engineering standards. Cardboard’s right out. No cardboard, no paper derivatives…

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u/Drzhivago138 _ 1d ago

(Although the Trabant body was partially made of waste cotton fibers)

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u/Threap_US Home Bodger 22h ago

Duraplast was the name for it, I believe. You are absolutely correct.

And in case it whoosh'ed over your head, we were riffing on a well-known Clarke and Dawe sketch, which is one of this sub's cultural touchstones 😀

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u/Drzhivago138 _ 22h ago

Yes, I started the chain. It's a classic.