Went for a drive today. Saw some not great examples of great cars, an engineering marvel too.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
09/05/2020 at 21:03 • Filed to: None

Saw a friend, he told me about a scrap yard that is filled with old cars. So I went.

I started with an Isuzu Impulse, this was a good sign,

Not one, but 4 Land Cruisers where here. The Silver & Brown ones where Diesel.

A Previa & lots of hub caps.

A Plymouth Laser too. A few AW11s, a 944, some FB RX7's, & goes on.

Then for the engineering nerds, get ready. A Lift Lock for boats that was started in 1886, opened in 1904. It works using no external power, just gravity & water displacement. 141ft long, 33ft wide, & a fall of 65ft. It was the 1st lock to be built with concrete, & the (then) largest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world.

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I’ll let wiki explain it, I’m not an engineer.

DISCUSSION (24)

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:10

those cruisers will still be worth a few dollars down here.

EngineerWithTools > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:13

Holy hydraulic cylinder! I love that.

Direct action is the, errrr, most direct action I suppose. Simple design, but execution takes some real work.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:15

Fascinating stuff. What’s this?

Kinja'd!!!

There is some cool stuff there. Like the RX7 behind it.

And way more Land Cruisers than you would expect. So many!

You know when you see a decrepitpid example of a car you forget is actually old? That’s me with that CRV.

Kinja'd!!!

facw > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:15

Aside from a bit of rust (and not having its wheel), that Previa doesn’t look too far gone. Interesting that it has a 4WD badge, I thought those were all All Trac branded. Maybe Canada got something different? Or maybe I’m just ignorant (mine was RWD).

I went to a junkyard today, but nothing too interesting there. An old Trooper II, a ‘70s Volvo, stuff like that. And a real shortage of what I was looking for, though I eventually got most of it. They need to refresh their inventory, their P2 Volvos were all really picked over.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > EngineerWithTools
09/05/2020 at 21:17

I edited it. It uses no external power, just gravity. It’s a 7.5ft diameter ram. Due to an election at the time (1886) the construction go approved with no drawings.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/05/2020 at 21:19

You could walk the same section 3 times & see something new each time. I still missed lots.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > facw
09/05/2020 at 21:20

Probably , Canada gets all sorts of weird trims & options.

EngineerWithTools > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:25

That’s even more clever! The two tubs must be hydraulically linked. (I suppose I could go read the wiki.)

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > EngineerWithTools
09/05/2020 at 21:28

It works along the lines of one side goes down & the other side goes up. That’s the extent of my engineering knowledge. For it’s time it’s really amazing since they did not have tech they would have had now.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
09/05/2020 at 21:41

Yes, what’s that red hatchback in the title shot?