[HN Gopher] Sinclair C5 Restoration - Clive Sinclair's Electric ...
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       Sinclair C5 Restoration - Clive Sinclair's Electric Vehicle
        
       Author : fortran77
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-09-18 14:57 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | teddyh wrote:
       | This 19-minute video consists of 12 minutes of showing how old
       | and dirty this particular C5 is, followed by the rest of the
       | video showing the unscrewing of a few bolts and screws. No
       | restoration is done.
        
         | _1a wrote:
         | Can you give me a synopsis of the 35 minute part 1 video as
         | well?
        
           | teddyh wrote:
           | I'd have to watch it to do that.
        
       | the-dude wrote:
       | Actually, Sinclair was a bit of a Musk. A bit rushed perhaps.
       | 
       | My physics teacher in NL had a C5, but he could not get it 'road
       | legal'.
        
       | timonoko wrote:
       | Dave does not know much about bicycles. Does not use proper
       | extractor on pedals. Does not know how the "long screw" at the
       | handlebars work.
        
         | timonoko wrote:
         | One should not ever totally remove the "long screw". It can be
         | difficult to get it back.
        
           | timonoko wrote:
           | Ok. You should release the "long screw" justabout 5
           | millimeters and hit with hammer. This will release the
           | expanding block which allows handlebar height adjustment and
           | also removal of the handlebar. Incredibly few people know
           | about this astounding fact.
        
             | timonoko wrote:
             | Prediction: Dave will totally destroy the handlebar
             | assembly with brute force and invent some explanation. The
             | expanding block is still stuck there and the only way to
             | release it is described above.
        
         | timonoko wrote:
         | Did I mention that if you remove the pedals with hammer and
         | chisel, the precise surfaces become mangled and twisted and the
         | pedals become "clickety". Very annoying, and you cannot really
         | fix this except with new axle.
        
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