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   * Depending on the vehicle, its frame (if it has one), axles, and wheels can be used to make a trailer, cart, or similar. (I’ve definitely seen trailers that were just the back half of a pickup truck with a tongue and hitch welded on.) Bonus: the bearings in car wheels tend to be better than those used in regular trailers.   * Depending on the vehicle, its frame (if it has one), axles, and wheels can be used to make a trailer, cart, or similar. (I’ve definitely seen trailers that were just the back half of a pickup truck with a tongue and hitch welded on.) Bonus: the bearings in car wheels tend to be better than those used in regular trailers.
   * The transmission from a vehicle could be rigged up to a wind/water mill to adjust rotational velocity of a sawmill or other industrial application. Certain power tools, like lathes, also sometimes use vehicle transmissions: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/truck-transmission-for-lathe.240574/   * The transmission from a vehicle could be rigged up to a wind/water mill to adjust rotational velocity of a sawmill or other industrial application. Certain power tools, like lathes, also sometimes use vehicle transmissions: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/truck-transmission-for-lathe.240574/
-  * Unordered List ItemSteel leaf springs can be removed from their bundles (they’re long, flat pieces of steel stacked and bound together with strips of steel) and are favorites of blacksmiths for making swords and knives because of the type of steel used.+  * Steel leaf springs can be removed from their bundles (they’re long, flat pieces of steel stacked and bound together with strips of steel) and are favorites of blacksmiths for making swords and knives because of the type of steel used.
   * Earthships can be made with stacked tires packed with rammed earth: https://earthship.com/systems/garbage-management/   * Earthships can be made with stacked tires packed with rammed earth: https://earthship.com/systems/garbage-management/
   * Old automotive engines can be used in chemical reactors that turn waste methane (from landfills etc) into methanol: https://news.mit.edu/2024/emvolon-turns-automotive-engines-into-green-fuel-chemical-plants-1119   * Old automotive engines can be used in chemical reactors that turn waste methane (from landfills etc) into methanol: https://news.mit.edu/2024/emvolon-turns-automotive-engines-into-green-fuel-chemical-plants-1119
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   * Catalytic converters might be useful for other kinds of filtering? Maybe not in wood stoves though: https://permies.com/t/96864/Misusing-car-parts-cleaner-cooking   * Catalytic converters might be useful for other kinds of filtering? Maybe not in wood stoves though: https://permies.com/t/96864/Misusing-car-parts-cleaner-cooking
   * Certain vehicle exhaust parts can be used to make [[https://permacultureprinciples.com/post/rocket-stoves/|rocket stoves]]: https://permies.com/t/15611/Auto-exhaust-muffler-pipe-parts   * Certain vehicle exhaust parts can be used to make [[https://permacultureprinciples.com/post/rocket-stoves/|rocket stoves]]: https://permies.com/t/15611/Auto-exhaust-muffler-pipe-parts
 +  * This [[https://mjbauer.biz/Build_the_REMI_mk2.htm|DIY Electronic Wind Instrument]] uses an electronic pressure sensor to detect the player's breath. Some of the datasheets for these components include 'Automotive Applications' in their lists of the components' uses. So it seems likely that these could also be recovered from cars by knowledgeable salvagers.
         https://permies.com/t/129517/Homemade-Wood-Stove-Propane-Tank         https://permies.com/t/129517/Homemade-Wood-Stove-Propane-Tank