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I never thought wagons could be so drat cool. Theyre coming back and we're all going to wondering why we junked em. Put some big tires on it and use it as a camper.
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speaking of wagons, hopefully one didn't die to create this...thing: https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/1982-mercury-lynx-truck/6327285324.html   
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zundfolge posted:speaking of wagons, hopefully one didn't die to create this...thing: Ah, early '80s Lynx. Blow the horn by pushing in on the turn signal, because Ford hadn't yet figured out how to put both an air bag and a horn switch in the hub of the steering wheel.
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https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/d/1973-saab-sonnett-sports-car/6349918790.html it all seems real normal and fine until you get to his contact info...
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MY INEVITABLE DEBT posted:https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/d/1973-saab-sonnett-sports-car/6349918790.html Well you can’t own a car like that and not be a little eccentric
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Deteriorata posted:Ah, early '80s Lynx. Blow the horn by pushing in on the turn signal, because Ford hadn't yet figured out how to put both an air bag and a horn switch in the hub of the steering wheel. That may have been a parts bin thing. Old brit fords like escorts and cortinas had the horn on the turn signal too, way before airbags.
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julian assflange posted:Well you can’t own a car like that and not be a little eccentric Gunna need that dude to produce a birth certificate before I'd consider buying. 
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man, i knew he was kind of a lame avenger but geez. I guess they dont get paid well.
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Fo3 posted:That may have been a parts bin thing. Old brit fords like escorts and cortinas had the horn on the turn signal too, way before airbags. Yea I had an 84 Renault that was like that too.
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And my 84 Town car. That was fun figuring it out.
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Deteriorata posted:Ah, early '80s Lynx. Blow the horn by pushing in on the turn signal, because Ford hadn't yet figured out how to put both an air bag and a horn switch in the hub of the steering wheel. There's no airbag in that steering wheel. Pretty much all the Fords of the era did it, and I'm not sure why. sneakyfrog posted:man, i knew he was kind of a lame avenger but geez. I guess they dont get paid well. I thought he was a surgeon in the Korean war?
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Darchangel posted:I thought he was a surgeon in the Korean war?  i dunno just seemed kinda lame in the movies but ey you most likely know better than i
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Oct 19, 2017 23:08
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Shame on you for not getting that reference. 
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Dagen H posted:Shame on you for not getting that reference.  i feel duly shamed.
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Not the one I was looking for, but it'll do:
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Oct 19, 2017 23:43
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Darchangel posted:Not the one I was looking for, but it'll do: (sigh) i should have gotten that. been like 20 something years since ive seen that show
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Suddenly I'm in the land of $800 E30s. That still does not change the fact that I have zero space to put another car. I've always wanted an IX; this would be fun to trash through the winter.   https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1989-bmw-325ix-awd/6352693217.html
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sneakyfrog posted:(sigh) https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3834562 Remedy that situation!
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ThirstyBuck posted:Suddenly I'm in the land of $800 E30s. I've been down this road. Don't do it. Unless you get a rotisserie and are prepared to deal with subframe rust.
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Deteriorata posted:Ah, early '80s Lynx. Blow the horn by pushing in on the turn signal, because Ford hadn't yet figured out how to put both an air bag and a horn switch in the hub of the steering wheel. i'm pretty sure that wheel does not have an airbag in it
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sneakyfrog posted:been like 20 something years since ive seen that show You should rewatch it, it aged well. It's easily one of my favourite shows and I rewatch it from time to time. Also, as much as I love Alda's Hawkeye, Donald Sutherland more perfectly embodied the character.
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I'd like to rewatch mash without the laughtrack. Loved it as a kid but there's just too much good new stuff around to go back.
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Apparently the DVD releases have it as an option, at least according to that thread. Wonder if any streaming services have it that way.
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There's a version without the laughtrack out there somewhere. Way better. Not sure if it was a DVD release, or a particular channel, or what. Actual gold?  I have no idea what the prices are like on these, but unless it's 90% bondo and JB-Weld, I would think a 97-year-old car would be worth quite a bit. Wait, I just noticed the end of it. "Come alone?"
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22 Eargesplitten posted:There's a version without the laughtrack out there somewhere. Way better. Not sure if it was a DVD release, or a particular channel, or what. I assume it was supposed to be “come along”, as in you get the spare parts as part of the deal.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:There's a version without the laughtrack out there somewhere. Way better. Not sure if it was a DVD release, or a particular channel, or what. I can't remember where exactly, but I read an article last year about how you should be able to get a road worthy T in good condition for around $5k.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:There's a version without the laughtrack out there somewhere. Way better. Not sure if it was a DVD release, or a particular channel, or what. "Some spare parts. COME ALONE!" 
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22 Eargesplitten posted:There's a version without the laughtrack out there somewhere. Way better. Not sure if it was a DVD release, or a particular channel, or what. Nah, they're not really worth anything because their audience is more or less completely dead/in nursing homes. You can't really drive them anywhere other than a parade. They're kinda like those Grandpa organs with built in drum machines that have a setting for "Rhumba" or whatever.
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I have a 14 model t. It sucks balls lol. Its all original, i got it for free and it took like 20 mins to get it running. They arent worth poo poo but its kinda neat. Real handfull to drive. I dont gently caress with it anymore because a misfire starting will snap your arm like a twig. You are really gambling trying to crank one and it aint fun so there isnt much point in owning one for anything but a display. You could probably put a starter but then you start ruining the novelty of what it is imo.
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DogonCrook posted:I dont gently caress with it anymore because a misfire starting will snap your arm like a twig. You are really gambling trying to crank one and it aint fun so there isnt much point in owning one for anything but a display. You could probably put a starter but then you start ruining the novelty of what it is imo. I've always wondered about crank starters, and maybe I don't really understand the physics of them, but, couldn't you just put the mechanism from a ratchet somewhere between the handle and the engine to prevent this?
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DogonCrook posted:I have a 14 model t. It sucks balls lol. Its all original, i got it for free and it took like 20 mins to get it running. They arent worth poo poo but its kinda neat. Real handfull to drive. I dont gently caress with it anymore because a misfire starting will snap your arm like a twig. You are really gambling trying to crank one and it aint fun so there isnt much point in owning one for anything but a display. You could probably put a starter but then you start ruining the novelty of what it is imo. So apparently people were breaking arms in the 1914's trying to start their models T's? Jesus.
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The biggest cause of them is the timing being too advanced but that was easy to mess up because the timing is a lever on the wheel and you are just kinda going off what its been running at and your gut feel what is gonna get it to fire. Throttle is a lever too so you are walking back and forth trying to get it right so failing to start is exhausting and there is a sort of the tempatation to push it up a bit and welp. Theoretically if you pull up with your left hand and dont wrap your thumb it cant get you but even knowing that that fear is there man lol.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:So apparently people were breaking arms in the 1914's trying to start their models T's? Jesus. I literally got it because i told my grandfather about it (it was an honest to god old lady barn find) and he was like "thats the one that broke my arm" he was like 8 years old too lol.
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"Hey man, what happened to your wrist?" 'FOOSH'
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Breakfast Feud posted:I've been down this road. Don't do it. Unless you get a rotisserie and are prepared to deal with subframe rust. I've got an angle grinder, a sawzall, and a thirst for death.
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lol   always been half interested in owning a cheap Fiero and came across this during my monthly browsing of funny bodykits https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/1986-fiero-gt-price-lowered/6323291813.html 🤔
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E: reading comprehension
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Octopus Magic posted:Nah, they're not really worth anything because their audience is more or less completely dead/in nursing homes. You can't really drive them anywhere other than a parade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l103bj8M21k
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Owning a Model T is cool and good, and you should all find the time to drive one. It's not a car to daily obviously, but it's more than driving in parades. Take it out of the city and drive up a back road, tootle along at 35-45 and enjoy the scenery and life. Can't deny that the crew that loves these things is old though, Dad's pushing 70 and is young among his peers. And don't wrap your thumb around the crank when starting. The crank connection is kind of designed so the motor can't push it hard, it hooks in and the force should push the handle out and allow the motor to spin freely, but things happen pretty quick, and if you're pushing against it, the crank can whack around. I believe good form is to just crank for half of the circle and in a method that pulls it back out away from the motor. Here's a picture where you can see it, courtesy of my fathers shop. Also pictured, a socket and a wrench he probably thought were lost. 
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