New Naked Cybertruck BIW Pics + Analysis!

[MiguelAznar]

There's two things I take with for road trips, either a tyre puncture kit and cheapy air compressor or a tyre repair can or two if it's a larger tyre, and a toolkit with small ratchet set with screw bits, a pair of good locking pliers, and a torch.

My first thought was, that’s pretty serious kit. Then I remembered flashlights from down under:

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[Coolbreeze704]

I don't plan to rely on roadside assistance in the unlikely event I get a puncture, I'll poke a fuzzy worm (tire plug) in the hole and use Cybertruck's on-board inflator to re-inflate the tire and continue on my way.

I've been in crazy wild places, all over the inland west of the USA, Canada, Mexico and, decades ago when we had tube-type bias-ply tires that were not as reliable as a modern radial, there were punctures, but I've never had one that couldn't be more easily repaired with a fuzzy worm (if only we had tubeless tires back then). Of course, back in the day, we didn't carry the fuzzy worms, we carried an entire replacement tire and wheel assembly, and a jack that could lift the entire vehicle, and a lug wrench. I wish we had radials and fuzzy worm kits, because after we got the flat, we would still have to repair the tire and then swap it once again for the spare. It could take half a day by the time all was said and done. A fuzzy worm repair takes 5 minutes!

Now, flats are quite rare and the fuzzy worms are super versatile at plugging air leaks on tubeless tires, and easier to use than a spare and a jack, particularly on such a large vehicle which requires a large heavy-duty jack,. Who wants to pack around over 100 lbs. of additional weight, everywhere the vehicle ever goes, just in case you get a flat tire that can't be plugged by a fuzzy worm?

It's well worth it to learn how to use the fuzzy worms effectively and it's a no-brainer with the Cybertruck's on-board air. Sometimes it's best to ditch traditional ways of dealing with flats and use first-principles thinking to fix it more easily and get on your way. As long as you can make it hold air, you don't need a spare and a jack. I'm amazed at the number of people who carry a spare tire and jack but not a plug kit and the knowledge to use it. A plug kit can deal with multiple flats. What if your front and rear tire runs over the same hazard and you only have one spare tire?

I really question the wisdom of those who carry an entire spare tire, jack, and lug wrench but no plug kit.

I try to be a minimalist. Just a few things for my daily 10 mile commute and for that day I may go to a KOA campground. As you can see I have this down pretty well

 

[FutureBoy]

I try to be a minimalist. Just a few things for my daily 10 mile commute and for that day I may go to a KOA campground. As you can see I have this down pretty well

Easily accessible I see. What do you reserve the bed for? Is that where you store the spare?

 

[CyberGus]

My first thought was, that’s pretty serious kit. Then I remembered flashlights from down under:

We need a blowtorch with an integrated flashlight so we don't get confused

 

[Coolbreeze704]

Easily accessible I see. What do you reserve the bed for? Is that where you store the spare?

Couch for my fam to be comfy on long trips

 

[JBee]

You guys just don't get how I use my torch at my place:

We don't have any of those flashy light thingymajigs here.

 

[Cenakaze]

There is no ambiguity about what an exoskeleton is. A Boeing 747 has landing gear which attaches to the exoskeleton. The structural battery pack and mega castings attach to the exoskeleton. The 3 mm stainless steel panels were supposed to be the structure.

???

How are the castings and structural battery pack not part of the exoskeleton? They are literally load bearing, exposed to the elements and not inside some other structural components.

The real point of argument is that CT would only have a real exoskeleton if the stainless body panels (that's not part of the crumple zone) provide structural rigidity, e.g. sail pillars and rear quarter panels.

You can argue that having crumple zone makes it not exoskeleton by definition. So be it, safety > fulfilling some arbitrary requirements.

 

[Crissa]

Get a life Crissa.

Again, with the declarative instead of the interrogative.

C'mon, have a little humor.

-Crissa

 

[fhteagle]

You guys just don't get how I use my torch at my place:

That's a torch-ered metaphor if ever I've seen one.

 

[SparkChaser]

No flame wars please....

 

[CyberGus]

No flame wars please....

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

Couch for my fam to be comfy on long trips

That way, if you lose anything, 'Check behind the Couch'

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

No flame wars please....

We have Flame Trees. l'll leave that one alone!
Burning Bush(?)

edit : 'Flame Trees' ( Cold Chisel )

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