Humdrum is back!

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 06/12/2020 at 09:44 • Filed to: Hyundai Accent, Humdrum

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After a prolonged near-week at my most local bodywork place (the expensive one that the insurance companies use...), Humdrum is back!

The rear hatch and rear-right wheel-well have been rust-repaired, repainted and undercoated to re-fix AGAIN what the guy screwed up last year....hopefully it will last longer than 9 months this time...

Also got the jacking points on the rockers behind the front wheels on either side done....no bad rust at all, but surface rust, so I wanted to get them repainted to protect them from the coming winter salt.

Took some pics in front of one of Mahone Bay’s churches on the way home...she doesn’t stay this shiny and clean for long.. .I m ean , I can see my reflection in that second-last pic, which is mind-blowing, haha! :)

Now for the front rotors/pads to be replaced on Tuesday and I still have to figure out what I am doing with the front flex-pipe exhaust section...my car failed safety inspection because of the brakes and that pipe at the local garage and they quoted me $860 to fix the brakes/exhaust, which seems really expensive. I found another garage to do the brakes for like...less than $100, and whereas the exhaust is only 6 bolts and an O2 sensor to unplug/replug (and 2 of those bolts are just to remove a heatshield that needs to be out of the way to replace the pipe), I can’t see replacing that pipe taking the 3 hours the local garage claimed it would...

Contemplating ordering the part and trying it in my driveway as I have ramps and the exhaust section I need is on Ebay from a Canadian-made company for $77 plus tax with free shipping. I would need to order the exhaust gaskets as well, but I can’t think it would be too hard to do?

Pardon my ignorance, but If I were to try it on my own, I am guessing I would need some sort of threadlocker when putting the bolts back in...what kind of stuff would I need?

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 09:54

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threadlocker wouldn’t hurt. in your location, new bolts would be the better option

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/12/2020 at 09:58

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Yeah, the bolts don’t look too rust to get out relatively easy, surprisingly, but I have no idea what size/pitch they are and I don’t think the service manual mentions it...

facw > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 10:35

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Congrats on being reunited! Hopefully the repairs hold better this time around.

Boxer_4 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 10:38

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Basic diameter should be easy to get with either calipers or even a ruler. Thread pitch gauge sets are fairly cheap ($10) and very handy to have around. It’s good to be able to determine the specs on the bolts as exhaust bolts love to break!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 11:47

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I admire such dedication to preserving a car that most treat as disposable.

Question: Does Accent refer to patterns of speech or a mark above a letter to provide  emphasis on this context? Which meaning did Hyundai name the car after?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Boxer_4 06/12/2020 at 12:55

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I have a ruler, but no calipers or thread set. Considering I don't have an impact gun oh, maybe I should get a shop to do it!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > facw 06/12/2020 at 12:56

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Hopefully! :)

Nothing > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 15:00

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I dig this hatch. It’s a cool little car.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Nothing 06/12/2020 at 15:23

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Thanks, I agree ! It may be cheap Korean economy car, but I love it :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/12/2020 at 16:54

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Honestly, I have no idea what context Hyundai was going for with the name! I’ve never read that anywhere, but I am guessing it was more ‘Accent’ as in like an ‘accent piece’, not the language-related definition if that makes sense.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/12/2020 at 18:05

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Oh, there's that. Not sure what it is accentuating, but it is much funnier to imagine as being named after its thick South Korean accent. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/12/2020 at 19:06

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Haha, true!