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that survey thing said I should vote for all the parties. I havent been voting because I seriously have no clue about alberta politics. In BC there was a new scandal every day. Out here it's much more boring.
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So pick up my kart in two weeks. Going to buy an 80s Chevy Astro off a family friend. Pretty stoked this is coming together so nicely. The last question is do I nerd out and buy this as my karting suit: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Martini-kart...=item4d2c031e1f
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I just put the summers on my speed, so my apologies in advance if we end up with four weeks of snow
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1500quidporsche posted:80s Chevy Astro K let me know when you're ready to get an LM7/LQ4 from the junkyard.  Seriously though, hauling a shifter kart around is probably the coolest thing an Astrovan can do (aside from LS-powered burnouts)
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MrChips posted:I'd be down for the 25th, but my weekends these days are pretty jammed so I probably wouldn't be able to make it until early evening, say about 8ish. Tommychu posted:25th works for me. Granted I don't have any weekend plans in the near future (beyond the random crap I can do whenever) so just about any weekend prior to June works for me. Right, looks like you two and potentially SSS can make it for that day.  First annual Alberta AI goonmeat @ Slung's house April 25th What do you guys want to do, bring a project of your own to work at in my garage, help me with the Coronet, work on something else? Or we could just chill out and light things on fire. Preference for food? Steaks sound good? I could do a smoked prime rib if we get more than 4 of us.
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Slung Blade posted:Right, looks like you two and potentially SSS can make it for that day. Coronet. I haven't played with anything pre-malaise American since, poo poo high school? Plus I just finished all the fun stuff on the Lexus and nothing on my Kia is ever fun. And whatever you feel like cooking is fine by me.
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I wish I could make it but I'm neck deep in home renovations so I can sell the single car and move up to a double at the minimum (plus a hoist). I'll be in your neck of the woods lots this summer though!
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I don't really know you or where you live but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted at least a bit. I'm up to my neck in finishing my current course and my final is that Monday, so I really can't spare a day or two to BS unfortunately. Mothafukin' macroeconomics is going to take everything I've got to pass the final 
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Apr 13, 2015 06:18
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I'm about twenty minutes east of Calgary's city limits No worries for those of you who can't come this time, I'll try to do more of these at times more amenable to the student lifestyle. I've completely forgotten what school timelines are like, I'm pretty far removed from that life. So old  Also the only other goon I know outside the internet is SSS, so I'm sure there will be awkward conversation and terrible jokes aplenty.
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I'll pretty much guarantee that I'm older than you, just getting my degree via AU and some of it is kicking my rear end. I'm an excellent procrastinator, so I find the best way for me to get something done is give me a hard deadline and book the exam(s), that way I am handcuffed to doing it. Just so happens one of these times is the end of the month. I've only met a couple Alberta guys myself, Drake and a guy from CA, Phy. Others have all been dudes traveling through Alberta from the US. Drake is a nice guy and all, he offers me a drink each time which is awesome and very friendly. But every time it's seems like the clock jumps ahead 4 hours or so and I'm all groggy afterwards for some reason.
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slidebite posted:I've only met a couple Alberta guys myself, Drake and a guy from CA, Phy. Others have all been dudes traveling through Alberta from the US. poo poo, forgot that I've met drake too. Granted it was for all of ten minutes in a hotel parking lot in the dead of winter...
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Goon meetings are always awkward (and goony) as gently caress. I've met SSS and a handful of non-AI goons, and it's always the same: real name or "Hi, I'm, uh... I'm "ExecuDork" on the... uh... the forums... ?" I'll be in AB from early May until late August with a few possible long-weekend type blocks of time off. A get-together in July or August - assuming everyone survives the 25th and no houses burn down - would be something I could do.
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Car guys tend to be a bit less internetty than other forum type people. We're still geeks but we don't ride the bus at least. I'd come out if I lived closer. On a side note I joined the gpmra rc racers club. If I had stuck to rc cars instead of 800hp fox mustangs I'd probably be paying off my third house by now. I just broke my one off road car in half last night. Oops. There goes $30.
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1500quidporsche posted:So pick up my kart in two weeks. Going to buy an 80s Chevy Astro off a family friend. Pretty stoked this is coming together so nicely. Oh god you're living my dream. A kart in a van  . And gently caress yes do that martini suit. Which kart did you get? Is it possible to do it in a martini livery?slidebite posted:Drake is a nice guy and all, he offers me a drink each time which is awesome and very friendly. But every time it's seems like the clock jumps ahead 4 hours or so and I'm all groggy afterwards for some reason. You just have a low tolerance for rohypnol Slung Blade posted:poo poo, forgot that I've met drake too. Granted it was for all of ten minutes in a hotel parking lot in the dead of winter... haha, yeah. Sorry I wasn't more social - the wife was worried it would be me getting shoved in the back of a van for once.
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DrakeriderCa posted:
You were plenty social considering the weather and pitch blackness. Yeah, I know it was totally legal, but I dunno, it somehow seemed sketchy. (And these guys have no idea what we're taking about  )
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Tommychu posted:K let me know when you're ready to get an LM7/LQ4 from the junkyard. Will a V8 actually fit? I know the V6 is just a V8 with two cylinders cut out. I was thinking about doing something like that down the line but I imagine the snub nose design of those vans would make packaging a bit tricky. Have to take a closer look. Going to be hitting the ground running building a little platform in the interior to hold the kart and store tools. DrakeriderCa posted:Oh god you're living my dream. A kart in a van I don't know the chassis but the engine is a basic 125cc Rotax two stroke. I don't see why you couldn't do a Martini livery, I'll have to look at the rules for fake sponsors though. I was going to make my own livery but honestly its not like I'm going to get any real sponsors for the foreseeable future, it'd be more fun having a martini livery. Edit: worth noting the guy I'm buying the kart from has an old suit with an AGIP patch on it. Had no clue how cool that was or what AGIP was, he just bought it off eBay because it was cheap. F1DriverQuidenBerg fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Apr 13, 2015 |
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1500quidporsche posted:Will a V8 actually fit? I know the V6 is just a V8 with two cylinders cut out. I was thinking about doing something like that down the line but I imagine the snub nose design of those vans would make packaging a bit tricky. Have to take a closer look. Going to be hitting the ground running building a little platform in the interior to hold the kart and store tools. A buddy of mine is a quadriplegic. He owns the fastest safari/astro van in the world. It features a suicide knob steering wheel, wheelchair load and unload lift, full front to back cage, tubbed rear with 4-link suspension, and large v8 with kenne bell (or Whipple?) Blower. So yeah a v8 can fit. Oops I lied. I think its the fastest wheelchair ramp equipped vehicle in the world. jonathan fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Apr 13, 2015 |
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DrakeriderCa posted:haha, yeah. Sorry I wasn't more social - the wife was worried it would be me getting shoved in the back of a van for once. HOW DOES IT FEEL???
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slidebite posted:So how does it feel for once? Do it right and they don't feel a thing
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Slung Blade posted:Right, looks like you two and potentially SSS can make it for that day. I'll join the list just to pad the numbers for smoked prime rib. I can probably grab some deserts or beer, anything else might not survive the drive from Edmonton.
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Apr 13, 2015 18:29
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True story: Spent the night at Drakes house and there was a bottle of astroglide on my nightstand. I did feel... OK.. the next morning... if a little dirty. Breakfast delicious albeit awkward.
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Apr 13, 2015 18:32
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slidebite posted:True story: Spent the night at Drakes house and there was a bottle of astroglide on my nightstand. Goons love their stairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxIj1PgOTEU
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1500quidporsche posted:Will a V8 actually fit? Gen1s are a bafflingly popular swap, gen3s are a little more involved (gotta play legos with accessory brackets and manifolds, and a little extra electrical fun) but you can't not gen3/4 these days. They're a little heavy for their diffs when you start throwing real power at them though, so a diff upgrade of some sort is recommended. I think later Safaris got a heavier rear that may or may not bolt in.
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Good to know. I honestly never thought I'd drive a car as slow as the Taurus again, but here I am buying a 4000lb Van with 150 HP 
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slidebite posted:True story: Spent the night at Drakes house and there was a bottle of astroglide on my nightstand. All of this is actually 100% true Except the awkward part. My wife is very understanding.
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I don't know about any other stores, but the Franklin Crappy-T is blowing out the last of their IR stock. Just picked up an air ratchet for $50 and they had a few of those $220 composite 1/2" impacts up for $90 (the aluminum housing version was $70). Short barrel air hammers were $30 and they had 1/4" angle grinders for $40. It's all in a big pile by the seasonal department.
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Just get the AWD version. Then the load is shared by 2 diffs. The transfer case in those is pretty strong.
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I fell back into an old habit and currently trying to buy a cheap Miata. Should know by the end of the week. This one is so rust free it makes me cry.
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iv46vi posted:I fell back into an old habit and currently trying to buy a cheap Miata. Should know by the end of the week. This one is so rust free it makes me cry. Buy the miata and bring it out. Hopefully switch will bring his too. I'll make the prime rib and some roasted potatoes for a side. If you guys bring some sides/drinks/desserts, we'll be in fine shape. Also bring a lawn chair and maybe a sleeping bag or something if you intend on drinking a lot, taxi service out here is pricy, and there is no public transit.
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Pickin up the van saturday Absolutely stoked.
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1500quidporsche posted:Pickin up the van saturday Nice! Those things are loving tanks. I spent 4+ years in one of those as a kid making monthly runs from Moose Jaw to Edmonton - I don't remember a single hiccup (neither do my folks). We lost track of it after our cousins traded it in with 900000km on it.
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My folks had one that was an absolute garbage pile. Stupid AWD never worked right and it would cost them hundreds every time they took it in for service. They should have gone to the mechanic across the road, the dude is awesome, and I still go to him for all the work that I can throw his way.
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Slung Blade posted:My folks had one that was an absolute garbage pile. Stupid AWD never worked right and it would cost them hundreds every time they took it in for service. My bad - I totally forgot this would be the AWD version and not the RWD. I have zero experience with the GM AWD version.
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Mines RWD. I think GM contracted out the AWD system would would explain why it was so miserable. Its front mid engine so working on it should be "interesting". But its only got 178,000km on it and at $900 I really have nothing to complain about. Interior looks like it just came out of the factory.
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When you first get it, do a brake stand launch and see if you have heavy duty rear springs or not.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:When you first get it, do a brake stand launch and see if you have heavy duty rear springs or not. Ideally with video evidence so that we can keep the burnout theme going in the post your own ride thread.
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Saw a Ferrari F12 at the car wash this morning, so there's obviously still money somewhere in this province. It was a lot smaller than i expected.
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I saw an SLS-AMG out of nowhere in Lethbridge yesterday. Not the best looking car but it had a glorious bark.
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Also, someone must vote this glorious bastard in. That's the most powerful beard I've seen in sometime, even more so than Drakes. http://www.albertandp.ca/shayeanderson
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Physical education diploma and telecommunications tech for telus. Yeah, that explains their service.
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