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13. February 2006 @ 10:41 |
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How about some stripes for the sides and some hub caps until you can get some flashy rims. You might want to tint the windows as it will not only look cool but also protect your upholdstery.
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13. February 2006 @ 10:43 |
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I prefer to have a bigger engined car, 2 litre instead of 1.6. I laugh at "boy racers", each to their own I guess.
If I modded I would want a large V8 diesel (3 or 4 litre), with a supercharger for instant kick.
god, here's how i know i'm an american for sure...my engine is considered quite small by our standards, and it's a 2.5 liter! most engines in my midwest area are 4.5 to 7 liter gas engines, or 6 to 8 liter diesels... what a waste of fuel, it seems, lol.
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13. February 2006 @ 11:30 |
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It's amazing the power that the Japanese can get out of a 2.0litre.
I would love a 2 stroke diesel to be developed for cars, they would sound nice!
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13. February 2006 @ 11:33 |
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Oil Change - Men vs. Women
One of our Admin?s sent this to me and I was rolling after I read it.
Trust me folks, as an ?older? man this is not far off at all.
Oil Change - Men vs. Women
Author: Digital Dave
Date: 13-Feb-2006
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00
Oil Change instructions for Men: (#28 is my FAVORITE)......BUT go in order....
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.
2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check f or $20, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required t o stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: $50
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $40.00
Total - - $4,165.00
But you know the job was done right!
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13. February 2006 @ 11:52 |
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Been there, done that, got the T-shirt! I once serviced the Genny in our yard. T'was a 184 litre V12 Paxman Ricardo. That took some oil! The filters weighed a ton when full!
V12 Deutz's were biatches (all that ducting for the air cooling!), 10litre Cummins & Cats were OK though! V16 Detroits were cool & sounded nice too!
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13. February 2006 @ 12:58 |
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I prefer to have a bigger engined car, 2 litre instead of 1.6. I laugh at "boy racers", each to their own I guess.
If I modded I would want a large V8 diesel (3 or 4 litre), with a supercharger for instant kick.
My car in the pics is 3.8L anyways
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13. February 2006 @ 13:09 |
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yo phoenix do you watch "pimp my ride" ?
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13. February 2006 @ 13:09 |
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I wouldn't know, I have absolutely no clue about American cars (Not really interested anyway, I only really like Audis or Astons!). In the UK 2litre is a big engine. What with fuel being 90pence per litre, we can't afford to run these huge petrol engines!
A car to me is just a method of transport, to get me from A to B. Can't see the point in modding, a lot of money, which you will never re-coop. All this just to look "cool"! Personally, a 2.5 litre V6 TDi Audi A4, badges removed & privacy glass would do me fine. 147mph top end & 40+mpg to boot! I do not like people knowing what I have under the bonnet.
My GSX-R 750 had its' cc covered up, so nobody knew what it was. I prefer subtlety.
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13. February 2006 @ 13:42 |
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I prefer subtlety.
that's why i chose the Impreza RS over a used WRX or STI...very clean-cut and unmarred by badges, graphics, stamps, or enormous wings, yet packed with everything the discerning driver wants. :D
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13. February 2006 @ 13:49 |
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Congratulations on your first car, Phoenix. It looks much better than the first one that I bought, way back when. Enjoy it.
Life is good!
GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
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13. February 2006 @ 14:02 |
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My first car was a 1969 Wolseley Hornet! £85, lasted a year!
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13. February 2006 @ 14:07 |
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this thread keeps changing and evolving...hmm, perhaps it has survival instincts superior to other threads? lol
my first car was a 1960 chevy truck, minted in October of '59. 3 on the tree with a v-6....it actually got stolen when it was literally a pile of rust with no brakes that only would go into second gear...but it still drove XD
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13. February 2006 @ 17:02 |
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Cars I've owned and what time period:
'87 Ford Escort :o, 1997-2001
'90 Honda Crx :), 2001-2004
'99 Ford Escort :|, 2004-present
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13. February 2006 @ 17:17 |
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my first car was a mazda 323 sedan 86model i think.fairly small car and it used hardly any fuel.my mums car has a bigger engine than mine hers is 4L V6 and thats considered normal.my old mazda had a 1.5L V4 engine and the mazda i have now is 1.8L fuel injected V4.i fid that any car as lkong as its V4 1.5L is ok for the roads here as the maximun speed limited is 110kmph.i know my first mazda maxed out at 165kmph and i could maxed the one i got now at probably 200kmph but im not gonna risk it now that ive actually got a proper drivers licence.
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13. February 2006 @ 17:51 |
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1960 Chevy truck: 2001-2003
2001 Hyundai accent: 2003-2005
2005 Subaru Impreza RS: 2005-present
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13. February 2006 @ 20:27 |
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yo phoenix do you watch "pimp my ride" ?
Yer man all the time
GrandpaBW, Thanks
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13. February 2006 @ 21:49 |
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1st car, the Hornet (a mini with a boot) 850cc (84-85)
2nd, Mini clubman 1000cc (85-86)
3rd, Cortina 1.6l (86-87)
4th, Opel Ascona 2.0SR (87-90)
5th, Chrysler Sunbeam 1.6 (90-95)
6th, Cortina 2.0Ghia (95-99)
7th & last Peugeot 309ge 1.1 (99- present)
Bikes,
1st, Suzuki TS185 (87)
2nd, Suzuki TS185 (another one!) (87)
3rd, Honda XR200 (88)
4th, Honda CR500 (89-90) She was a beast!
5th, MZ 125 (91)
6th, MZ 150 (92)
7th, Suzuki SB200 (93-94)
8th, Yamaha FZ600 (94-95)
9th, Suzuki GSX-R 750 (96-98)
10th, Suzuki GSX-R 750 (98 fuel injected, got her brand new, got nicked 4 yrs later!)
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14. February 2006 @ 01:29 |
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i was thinking about pimp my ride if only they had it in australia i could immagine them modding my car with a savanna RX-7 bodykit 18inch rims.rotary engine 13B or higher.I'd pimp it up myself if i had the skills and the money its mainly a money issue as im unemployed but i do have mechanical skills.
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14. February 2006 @ 08:19 |
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Monday, 13 February 2006
Electric Super Car Tops 180 MPH
Topic: New Vehicles
Would you believe an emission free car that can blows away almost every vehicle the road? That's the claim from Hybrid Technologies, which says it will soon start selling the Lithium Carbon Fiber Super Car.
The vehicle uses lithium batteries and will reach 180 mph, and go 0 to 60 mph in just over 3 seconds, according to the Hybrid Technologies, which is building the car in partnership with exotic sports car maker Mullen Motors.
But something doesn't add up. If it is truly emission free, then it should be powered by a fuel cell vehicle and not an ICE. But a sporty fuel cell vehicle with lithium batteries for $124,900 would be quite the bargain.
More details will be available when the car debuts at the NY International Auto Show in April.
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18. February 2006 @ 05:08 |
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Cars:
Toyota Corolla 1.2 K20 '78
Toyota Corolla 1.2 K40 '78
Datsun 1.2 sedan '81
Renault 5 GTL '86
Ford Fiesta XR2 '87
Ford Fiesta XR2I '90
Ford Escort 1.6SI '95
Fiat Panda 1.0 Fire '90
Toyota Celica GT4 CS '93
Ford Sierra 2.0I '89
Honda CRX 1.6 VTI '92
And the one i have now, a Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec '00...
Next on the list: Audi A3 2.0 TDI... Bring those boy racers then...
Bikes:
Some unmaked bikes, then
PGO Comet '92
Yamaha DTR '95
Suzuki GS500 '93
Honda CB750 '94
Honda CBR600F '91-'95 x4(!) the last of which is in bits in my back yard, bought recently to rebuild for the summer...
Had a couple of Blades for a while but never actually kept any of them because of the high insurance... I get to ride my brother's R1 whenever i want anyway... Also owned a few MX bikes...
As for big engines... I don't mind the brutal sound of a big V8 but i still prefer the finesse of a full blowing VTEC engine... Also, i think my 1.8 is thirsty enough...(at 90p a litre anything is!)
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18. February 2006 @ 05:21 |
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My mate has an R-Type Honda civic, goes quite well! LOL! I want to get an Audi next, an A4 or A6 avant 2.5TDi.
I was paying £200 a year for my GSX-R 750!
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18. February 2006 @ 07:27 |
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They wanted 1100 a year for an Urban Tiger Blade! At the time i didn't have a garage mind, just a hand made port in my back garden...
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18. February 2006 @ 07:31 |
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Ouch!
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22. February 2006 @ 19:27 |
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since this thread is about cars and customization and whatnot, i have a question: does anyone know of a place online where i could find either a keypad ignition device or device that allows me to rotate license plates on the fly? while i'm at it, anyone know of any cb radio antennas that can be concealed and still get good range? like a large wire ran around the trunk or something, instead of a several-foot-tall wire off the top of my car?
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23. February 2006 @ 09:18 |
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My first car was a black 1986 Toyota Corolla, two doors, 1.6lt. four and automatic transmission.
My second, and current car is a white 1994 Mitsubish Galant LS with 2.4lt four, full power, electric sunroof, heated driver seat and the only things I moded were the pedals and added a few gauges.
I bought a 12.1" roofmount lcd monitor and a car CD,DVD, VCD, CD-MP3 unit new for $300 bucks, but I will save it for my next ride. I should be buying it in a few months, can't decide if I want a Scion Xb or a new Honda Civic Sedan.
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