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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Unfortunately, ALL of the glass is gone and needs to be replaced. Check out the glass situation first. If you can't find any windows and have to get custom ones made you might as well just chop the roof anyway. Glass is mighty expensive. I haven't worked on any 50s cars yet but have on lots of 60s ones, pretty curious what you'll find.
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My mother in law passed away on Wednesday night and I just got back from flying out there to see the extended fam.  It wasn't really a surprise that it was going to happen, but I really thought she would hold on for longer. Hug your loved ones, everyone.
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May 3, 2016 04:51
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Sigma X posted:Goddrat the intro to the new Crossthreaded is great. I love the throwaway line about Mustangs. We gotta protect the public.
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May 3, 2016 19:49
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I read a pretty good article about Trump. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html quote:With his appeal to his own base locked up, Trump may well also shift to more moderate stances on social issues like abortion (he already wants to amend the GOP platform to a less draconian position) or gay and even transgender rights. He is consistent in his inconsistency, because, for him, winning is what counts. He has had a real case against Ted Cruz — that the senator has no base outside ideological-conservative quarters and is even less likely to win a general election. More potently, Trump has a worryingly strong argument against Clinton herself — or “crooked Hillary,” as he now dubs her.
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May 4, 2016 04:30
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the spyder posted:Wife just called. A little white Honda with tinted windows is hanging out in front of our shop's driveway. It was there this morning when she took our son to school and gone when she came back. She just headed out again and it was back. drat it. I need a fence. If it's an EG hatch I need a bunch of parts once you slaughter the owner. Between the two of us and doogle I'm pretty sure we can have that thing chop shopped and shipped internationally before the federales go looking for the owner.
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May 4, 2016 20:08
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Bajaha posted:Welp, someone stole my forester. This is going to be fun to deal with Who the gently caress steals a Forester?
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May 6, 2016 14:56
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I think if someone stole my Civic I'd be most mad about having to pay my office building $20 for a new parking pass.Cage posted:The guy who sold me a 99 explorer left a $25 applebees gift card in the glove box. He must've felt bad for me. The nice middle-aged white lady who sold me my 03 Impreza left a Kanye West CD in the CD player. When I offered to mail it back to her she was like "eh whatever."
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May 6, 2016 16:04
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kastein posted:Mine rattles very angrily at startup now that it has an EJ251 in it again, and also knocks basically all the time while driving it. I'm not sure how long I have before the engine explodes. Put some Rislone in it and 10W30.
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May 6, 2016 16:34
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My top floor condo was pretty nice. It was quiet but it got stupid hot in the summer.
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May 6, 2016 18:31
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We did not have air conditioning because I live in Canada, and all the windows were on one side of the condo building so it was swelteringly hot with no cross-breeze even with the windows open. A few times I had to rig up stuff like swamp coolers because I was afraid for the health of my cat. It was pretty nice in the winter though, I never touched the thermostat and it never ran. I have to assume the American refugees on the floor below kept their thermostat jacked at "temperature of the sun."
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May 6, 2016 18:43
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Elmnt80 posted:Also, the insurance company claims there is no damage to the fuse box, so my truck might be repairable. On one hand, I might get to keep my rolling plastic shitbox, but with electrical issues cropping up all the time. On the other hand I was all psyched to fund myself a cheap mazda 6 with a stick. I'm afraid to mention it in case it breaks the spell, but Mazda 6s recently became dumb cheap here. Like below Ford Fusion cheap.
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May 6, 2016 20:33
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MustardFacial posted:My in laws are from Leicester and the last time they were out here they were saying how they need to move to Canada because "there are so few Muslims around." I thought about reminding them about how they are just as much immigrant as the muslims are, but I don't think it would have mattered. We need a lot fewer English people in Canada. They bring their thug culture of soccer riots and daytime alcoholism here and don't even know what side of the road to drive on.
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May 7, 2016 16:00
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SCA Enthusiast posted:How does Canada manage to both be better and worse than the US at the same time? iwentdoodie posted:Guessing he lives in Alberta.
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Siochain posted:But then there are people who are being political shitlords about it, making GBS threads all over our current PM and the Premier of Alberta. Both of whom have done an amazing job - yes, there are valid criticisms, but people keep sharing bullshit facebook memes that even 2 minutes of googling prove false. I'm loving sick of people who spout poo poo about "being enlightened", all the while missing all of the info. If I had a nickel for every unemployed oil worker who has blamed Trudeau or Notley at a party for them no longer being able to make six figures with a high school education in a sub-$40/bbl environment I'd probably have enough to pay for their strong, independent, self-sufficient welfare. It's just part of living in Alberta: people from outside of Alberta come here, claim to be true Albertans, and then immediately demand to not have to pay any taxes to the province they now love. Sometimes those people become the Prime Minister. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 14:46 on May 10, 2016 |
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May 10, 2016 14:43
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Noise Complaint posted:Seriously though, if you guys have wooded area, maintain that poo poo, don't let it turn into a tinder box. The oil leaks around my property are now so dense that it has actually become impossible to ignite except via compression ignition. I chased some motherfucker from Shell off last week when he was trying to set up a pump jack on my front lawn.
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May 10, 2016 16:16
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1500quidporsche posted:I got asked to clarify an order I wrote down for a "medium black coffee", I think there may be a bit of a cultural divide between myself and a co-workers. Found out yesterday that if you just order a "regular coffee" at Tim Hortons it means double double. No wonder this country is going to hell in a handbasket.
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May 13, 2016 16:53
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1500quidporsche posted:I drank instant coffee for three years, Tim Horton's is the only coffee I can't drink black. When I was in high school, I fell in with a snake-charming cult. The preacher constantly impressed upon us that pain was the only way to salvation in Christ's eyes and the more miserable the experience the better. We used to get big-rear end Timmies runs.
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May 13, 2016 17:08
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keykey posted:Huh.. Well, looks like I now have my own AI catte. While my wife and kids were out, they brought back a Maine coon kitten. I miss my little buddy every day. Maine Coon best cat.
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May 15, 2016 23:09
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If it's a beater already it's time to do some science experiments on it. Do they have JB Weld steel stick in Blighty?
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May 16, 2016 00:26
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My local car dealership keeps sending out these "CodeKase" poker chips once a year with "SEE IF YOU'VE WON!! COME IN FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE" written on them. Every time I immediately crack it open and remove the battery and LED to the safety of my parts bin before throwing the rest away.  I'm of mixed minds about it. On one hand, free parts. On the other hand, considering how many people probably throw these away in the garbage without removing the alkaline battery first, these assholes have probably done more to ruin the environment than I ever will.  Euthanize all marketers.
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May 19, 2016 00:55
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Noise Complaint posted:So I have a new employee sent to me by an agency. Guy knows his poo poo but he's a bit slow, so I was worried. However, he brought me in 2 bottles of homemade wine, 3 dozen eggs from his chickens, 5 pounds of chouriço, Portuguese sausage, and a fresh, hot, croissant made by his wife. Dude can stay. God-loving-drat. Send him over once you're done with him. I don't even care what it is he does.
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May 20, 2016 14:48
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I don't know if I want to burn it or embrace it. Maybe with Pegasus wheels and no pushbar...
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May 22, 2016 01:54
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kastein posted:Broke dudes with belts: Go to the HVAC aisle of Home Depot and buy some of the 3-4 foot long zip ties they have there. They're used to put insulation on ducts and poo poo and make excellent emergency belts. Ken continues his uninterrupted reign as Welfare MacGyver.
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May 23, 2016 15:43
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Noise Complaint posted:Also I'm going to pick up an orphan baby goat on Wednesday that needs to be bottle fed. :3 I can't wait! Can you feed them with cow milk or is there goat formula, like kitten formula?
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May 23, 2016 20:20
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:Have I lost what remains of my mind or is "I never have to change my engine oil because it leaks/burns so much lol" now being advertised as a design feature? My buddy finally moved into a house and took his compressor back from me, and I found out that all the new compressors out there are "oil-less." Really curious how long that'll last. To make things worse, the manual mentions the "quick start" directions before it mentions the "first use" directions which say to run it for a half hour to break it in. So naturally I haven't done the break-in period yet either. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 21:17 on May 23, 2016 |
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May 23, 2016 21:14
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Sten Freak posted:B&S's explanation is kind of funny. It doesn't get dirty or hot is what they're saying. I'm not a mechanic but I agree that it sounds like more like a marketing/research solution than an engineering one. It sounds a bit like the old-school ACVW oil strainers, when the Germans thought they were too clever for filters.
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The best cats are the jerk cats.
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May 24, 2016 13:58
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Wrar posted:Wedding industry is a scam, gently caress spending that kind of money on a ring. Get something that looks pretty. We got boss wood rings from Northwood Rings. My coworker got a set five years ago and they're still holding up OK. He crushed the ring (with his finger in it) between a clothes washer and a wall stud, and they took the ring back, fixed the crack, and threw an extra layer of wood and clear over top of it to strengthen it in the future. Plus if you bridge a battery with this ring it won't take the finger off. Would absolutely go with these things again. I pocket mine when I'm working on a car or with hard tools, but I would probably do the same with a metal ring. The only additional maintenance is an occasional (weekly) treatment with wax that they give you.
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May 25, 2016 04:24
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Remind me to check the poo poo out of my ball joints. Is the strut fork really supposed to be that low on the shank?
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May 25, 2016 16:13
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Hell yeah, the patriarchy is overdue for a good smashing.
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May 27, 2016 15:55
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It's thirty year old rust, of course there's some car.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Wow why is it such a PITA to get a new tire? No one has my tire in stock and Sears said it would cost $260 to get a new one installed. Pretty sure I only paid like $800 for all 4 loving 8,000 miles ago. Just order that poo poo from Tire Rack. Retail tire establishments are the loving worst.
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BloodBag posted:Skipping 62 pages of May chat to pop in and say that US Top Gear makes me *hate* car TV. I dunno how they could gently caress up the formula of UK top gear so badly, but jesus tapdancing christ, is it the worst loving show. Pimp my ride was a better experience than this horseshit. The only guy who isn't a worthless piece of poo poo is that Tanner guy because it seems like he actually tries. The other two morons just piss me off. You've got fat guido jersey fuckface idiot that's supposed to be US Clarkson and then you have hipster crybaby fatass that's supposed to be US captain slow. I hate this piece of poo poo show and I want my Top Gear back on Hulu. gently caress this gay earth and gently caress the loser producers who got top gear so wrong. I actually like Rutledge Wood but he would be nicer on his own. If I had dumb money I would buy equally stupid poo poo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPGNmVqF0c4 I mean look at this poo poo. Dude fits in with AI better than most. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAGx0lsUN4I Dude has an E30 monster truck. And an '83 Civic wagon with avocado green plaid Recaros. And a rear-wheel-drive turbocharged 2JZ swapped Scion xB. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 02:36 on May 31, 2016 |
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