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    Question about rust prevention: do you absolutely HAVE TO remove the rust first..? Can you get away with leaving what's there and then adding a coat?

    I bought a 7 year old/80k mi Michigan CRV in 2011. Once I had it home I got underneath for an initial inspection. Pretty rusty, surface wise. I sprayed it with CorrosionX once or twice a year until I sold it in 2017. In that time the rust advanced, but far far far more slowly than it would have...
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    06 Civic, Bad Catalytic Converter?

    +1 others; no immediate risk, could go forever with that condition (or plug up). I'll add a rec for a vigorous Italian tune up. Fully warm engine, run to redline in the first three gears, repeat as desired.
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    Head lamp Recommendations

    I've had a string of Petzl AAA units over the last 20 years or so, until I found the BudgetLightForum and fell into the rabbit hole. Now I have and use regularly a Skilhunt H03 while the Petzls sit in a drawer until someone needs a loaner. The Skilhunt is cheap and tough and does what I need...
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    Lost Heat Shield over cat, no big deal?

    Or some wraps of stainless safety wire.
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    My old Cook Bros. Racing BMX biike

    Ebay or one of the vintage BMX-specific forums.
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    Bam wrx dead. Need a suitable rep

    Completely empathize, you and me both. My goals for '21 are simply stated: manage the challenges, stay positive, and make forward progress. Probably will spend a fair amount of time with my head down wondering wth.
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    Cosmoline Failure?

    One of the reasons I use CorrosionX; it's chemically more attracted to the metal than the water, so it'll stay next to the metal with any water on top of the CX. Won't stay on in a slipstream, but in the door, no issue, and it'll also creep into any voids in the bottom weld seam which IMO is...
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    How cheap is your gasoline lately?

    Low $2.xx for 93 octane at Costco here in SE MI.
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    Cutting torch recommendations

    IMO the answer is always Victor; bought all mine off Ebay.
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    Handle finishing

    Walnut oil is what I use on my wood-handled knives; it's a hardening oil like Tung or boiled Linseed.
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    Bam wrx dead. Need a suitable rep

    Props for not getting rattled, OP; glad you're ok. I've noticed that the *****ead quotient has gone way up online since Covid. 6 cyl NA Cayman would be my vote, probably with PDK. ETA: the censored bit is the colloquial word for the tip of your junk; rhymes with dikhed.
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    JDM engines in USDM cars

    Not sure if your inquiry is Subaru-specific, but since you labeled it a "general topic..." I put a JDM-exclusive K20a and associated 6 speed manual (from the early aughties Civic R) into our 2005 Civic SI hatch. Pros: Way better engine than stock; *way* (+60HP). 8600 RPM redline. 6-speed w/...
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    Car pulls AFTER tire rotation

    This. My cars always drive 'funny' for a bit after a rotation.
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    Fixing This Glovebox?

    Given that you're replacing it I would tear into the dead one to see how best to disassemble the good one.
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