The mission here is to transport 125 freshly made lumpia’s across multiple states, through various environmental temperatures in a short period of time. Wifey devised a sophisticated climate control transport system.

Even though it may look like a flexible plastic Oakland Raider cold chest filled with blue ice blocks it was more than that, much much more.

For whatever reason I’ve had this fascination with multi prop drones. I’ve been watching the industry grow for quite some time and always thought it would have been fun to mess with. I picked up the DJI-Phantom II model and will probably be hacking the chit out of it as time goes on. 

Little bush turned monster tree. Vincent used a 12″ handsaw to cut down a tree that was over two stories high.

While my Big Sis was over for a visit she had the this idea of checking out the crane migration pitstops. It turns out this place was only a few miles down the freeway from our house and I have never heard of it let been there. It was a cool time as I setup Beater II with a table and chairs. We stopped at the local subway shop and nabbed a few samiches and drinks. We had our little dinner before the crane arrival.

After a owning my Porsche Beater Boxster 986 for a few weeks I learned that there was a “cabin” filter. I had no idea this filter existed but the suggestion throughout the internet said scheduled replacing and/or cleaning was important. I decided to take a look at the filter and sure as shit it was dirty. The next step was to check out the climate fan and making sure there was no debris or obstacles hitting the fan or impeding circulation. The photos below shows both components in my car.

I took Beater II in for the smog test and the damn truck failed! I had one of the 02 sensors replaced which allowed me to continue with the smog test but it still failed visual! As it turns out any aftermarket cold air intake must have a smog sticker in place. Beater II air intake was a K&N model that must have been installed after a smog test.

I was lucky the local auto-dismantler by my work place had an original stock setup including the filter housing for $100 bucks. This didn’t include the mass air flow sensor shown below. I used my old one.

I ordered a set of blacked out fog lights for the BMW 330ci. Very simple install, remove a plastic bezel and unscrew a couple of threaded screws and install the new set. Took me about 1/2 hour to complete both sides. No issues or surprises.

Well it was bound to happen. I’ve been checking and lurking around the drone scene for quite a while. I have zero needs for one other than it is a scratch that needs to be itched.

A closer look at my new gizmo..

We now have another truck to haul around crap and lug stuff around. The name Beater II comes from us owning the same GMC Sierra model except 10 years newer. This Beater II needs a few things to get it working properly but nothing to that won’t allow us to use it right away.

Back view of our BMW 330ci. This car has been kept in immaculate condition throughout the years. Barely any signs of use and no sun damage (great for a convertible).