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opengl128 posted:Doesn't do squat when you have no idea where the bastard ended up That rarely happens in my experience, usually you have an idea where it went and a little digging around with magnet usually turns it up.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Since getting into American cars, I've grown from my original opinion that it's always a 10mm socket. Sometimes I lose the 7/16 socket now. Quite literally  We'll have to get a picture of you being dwarfed by the engine bay when we pull the poly.
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Slung Blade posted:We'll have to get a picture of you being dwarfed by the engine bay when we pull the poly. Maybe that's how we should do the master cylinder install.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Maybe that's how we should do the master cylinder install. Don't even joke about that. It's going to be hard enough getting that brake line along the firewall back in place, let alone the mc.
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Rhyno posted:Don't get me wrong, she appreciates the money and wants a new car. But she feels lime there's a limit to what we should take. I mean, she's not wrong. I don't want my mother to feel like we took advantage either. I got my 08 Fit with ~69k miles on it for just under $10k a bit over a year ago. Based on your price range and Fiesta comment I think it would be worth looking for one if you aren't already.
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atomicthumbs posted:swing axle suspension parts, actually Side-saddle gas tanks, with complimentary pyrotechnics.
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So I'm going to attempt to sell the wheels off my Nova at an upcoming car show. 15x8 steelies with 235/60 tires. What should I be asking for them that won't make people laugh and walk away?
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/4590549436.html My buddy and i are picking this up on sunday as his first car ever 
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Whoa, a bubblegum interior on an orange car. Bold. Fresh. Weird.
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Is that a reasonable asking price? Seems to be double what he should pay.
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Baller Witness Bro posted:Is that a reasonable asking price? Seems to be double what he should pay. Find me a better one for cheaper within a few hours drive then 
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I'm sure anyone here could find you a mountain of cars that would be a better starter than that for the same money or less. I have no idea what the prices of those things are like but that whole "wellllll you see we WANTED 5 thousand for it.." line is a huge CL red flag that even the "lowered" price is too high. I was just looking for some feedback on how realistic $3k is as an asking price.
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Better start? Sure. But he doesnt want a Corolla. And i keep tabs on Gremlins and Pacers in my monthly Biturbo searches and anything tha pops up under 2k is usually a basket case and average solid runners are usually 2500 to 3. I did see one non running missing parts for 900 once though.
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13 INCH DICK posted:Better start? Sure. But he doesnt want a Corolla. And i keep tabs on Gremlins and Pacers in my monthly Biturbo searches and anything tha pops up under 2k is usually a basket case and average solid runners are usually 2500 to 3. I did see one non running missing parts for 900 once though. From my 10 second searchtempest search it looks like that's not priced too far above some shitpile examples. I guess to each his own. Strange choice for a first car but I guess you could do far worse.
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I may have influenced the decision slightly, he was cross shopping old nissan hardbodies and rangers and toyota pickups and i spent ten seconds on craigslist and sent him that link and he called the guy on the spot
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A while back I was contacted by an automotive journalist (blogger?) about shooting my 250c and doing a shot write-up about it. Last Sunday we did a quick early morning photoshoot. Here it is: http://voyagershift.com/around-the-block-1970-mercedes-benz-w114-250-c/ It was a pretty fun morning, talking cars and driving them about. We discussed doing a "strange bedfellows" type story with the 250C and ITR together, and even shot a few pictures of them together, but I guess he decided not to go that way.
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I could do without the desaturated look on the photos, but your car (hell, your collection) is awesome as all hell.
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trouser chili posted:A while back I was contacted by an automotive journalist (blogger?) about shooting my 250c and doing a shot write-up about it. Last Sunday we did a quick early morning photoshoot. Here it is: http://voyagershift.com/around-the-block-1970-mercedes-benz-w114-250-c/ "Today, the 250 C would be analogous to the E350 Coupe, which run about $53,000. It’s a far more organic shape that you’d find in the 70′s, but the correlation is still present, most notably the pillar-less design of the hardtop." Tell him to proofread instead of mucking with the sliders in Photoshop.
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Eh, I'm not one to tell others how to do things I can't do worth a drat myself. I had a fun weekend and I think it's cool that someone else saw something in one of my cars worth writing about.
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trouser chili posted:Eh, I'm not one to tell others how to do things I can't do worth a drat myself. I had a fun weekend and I think it's cool that someone else saw something in one of my cars worth writing about. No doubt, sounds like a fun time, I was just busting his nuts.
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meatpimp posted:"Today, the 250 C would be analogous to the E350 Coupe, which run about $53,000. It’s a far more organic shape that you’d find in the 70′s, but the correlation is still present, most notably the pillar-less design of the hardtop." "It was ordered with red paint, black exterior, AM/FM radio (a Becker Europa unit), hand crank windows,..." Pretty drat cool though.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:"It was ordered with red paint, black exterior, AM/FM radio (a Becker Europa unit), hand crank windows,..." I actually have the original customer order form with the paperwork with the car, this car was built to suit. What makes it particularly unusual is that it's very much a base model, but with the Becker Europa Stereo radio (stock was the plain Becker Europa, a mono radio) and air conditioning. Typically you'd only see those features in the higher spec 280C. To see them combined with manual transmission and crank windows is unusual. Also typical of the day, most of these cars were weirdo colors, pale shades of greens and yellows are often seen and a denim blue and brown were also popular. Interior colors were typically shades of cream or a offensively permeating blue (to go with the denim blue exterior) that was horrific. To see a red on black is a bit uncommon, and I think the combo has stood the test of time better than most the others seen. When you put that all together I think you find you have a car that feels very normal today, but strangely wasn't when it was built.
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trouser chili posted:Eh, I'm not one to tell others how to do things I can't do worth a drat myself. I had a fun weekend and I think it's cool that someone else saw something in one of my cars worth writing about. Sperging aside, its a pretty neat blog entry. Ever since you ditched that god awful mini van, you have had some bad rear end rides.
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Oh yeah, I finally got the ITR into the body shop this morning for an estimate. Just under $1000 for a new bumper cover and paint. Also they asked if I wanted a rental, I guess I do. Car goes in on the 14th of August.
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Galler posted:I got my 08 Fit with ~69k miles on it for just under $10k a bit over a year ago. Based on your price range and Fiesta comment I think it would be worth looking for one if you aren't already. There's all of three Fits for sale in the area. There was a super cheap one with super low miles and they jacked the price up this week so that one is not an option.
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Well, I went swimming and now my left ear hears a full step flat from my right and I AM LOSING MY loving MIND. Every single thing I try to play sounds hosed. I am pretty sure I'm actually going crazy.
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SlimManFat posted:Well, I went swimming and now my left ear hears a full step flat from my right and I AM LOSING MY loving MIND. Every single thing I try to play sounds hosed. I am pretty sure I'm actually going crazy. tilt your head to the left a while and/or shake it around
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Vinegar or hydrogen peroxide. That's all those "swimmer's ear" drops are.
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Or go full AI and use carb cleaner.
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I thought they were just isopropyl alcohol, to dilute the water so less is left when the extra pours out of your ear and the alcohol evaporates? (so acetone would work, but really, I would not suggest it. ever. at all. ow.)
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trouser chili posted:Oh yeah, I finally got the ITR into the body shop this morning for an estimate. Just under $1000 for a new bumper cover and paint. Also they asked if I wanted a rental, I guess I do. Car goes in on the 14th of August. Cripes, I missed something... what happened to the ITR?
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trouser chili posted:I actually have the original customer order form with the paperwork with the car, this car was built to suit. What makes it particularly unusual is that it's very much a base model, but with the Becker Europa Stereo radio (stock was the plain Becker Europa, a mono radio) and air conditioning. Typically you'd only see those features in the higher spec 280C. To see them combined with manual transmission and crank windows is unusual. Also typical of the day, most of these cars were weirdo colors, pale shades of greens and yellows are often seen and a denim blue and brown were also popular. Interior colors were typically shades of cream or a offensively permeating blue (to go with the denim blue exterior) that was horrific. To see a red on black is a bit uncommon, and I think the combo has stood the test of time better than most the others seen. When you put that all together I think you find you have a car that feels very normal today, but strangely wasn't when it was built. I was pointing out another typo like an rear end in a top hat.  If you've still got it when I finish the Nova, I'll head down to St. Louis and we'll hang out. What's up with the ITR?
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trouser chili posted:Or go full AI and use carb cleaner. SEAFOAM. How the hell do you not know that? You use Seafoam to clean out ears, carb clear is for blocked noses. Sheesh! Next you'll be telling me Mobil 1 is for hair gel rather than sex lube
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Let me tell you about a thing called Amsoil
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kastein posted:I thought they were just isopropyl alcohol, to dilute the water so less is left when the extra pours out of your ear and the alcohol evaporates? I dare you to put isopropyl alcohol in your ears. You get one of two effects: a severe "warmness" that borders on pain if you have absolutely no breaks in the skin or sores in your ear (which you will have if you've been trying to get water out of your ears for a few minutes), or the worst pain you've ever felt. If you go smell "swimmer's ear" brand drops (you find it at walmart/albertsons/walgreens/cvs), you'll smell the white vinegar. It works similarly to the isopropyl.
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13 INCH DICK posted:Let me tell you about a thing called Amsoil Says the Firestone guy. Everybody knows its all about Rotella. E: Dear god why did I offer to fix electronic poo poo in SAMart? West SAAB Story fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jul 31, 2014 |
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As a former sears employee i can tell you with great authority that Valvoline Premium Motor Oils© provide superiour lubrication and longevity, especially in high-heat, high-friction applications.
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trouser chili posted:Or go full AI and use carb cleaner. *cringe*
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13 INCH DICK posted:Let me tell you about a thing called owl pellets
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