Pham Nuwen posted:

It's not on craigslist, it's just down the street. 1982 Datsun 280ZX







Doesn't run, but I can't find any rust or anything. Theoretically needs a new fuel pump, god knows what else it might need. They're asking $1000, I intend to offer $600.

Edit: just got off the phone with the owner. He said he parked it 10 years ago. At that time, he could get it to run by feeding fuel to the engine, but it couldn't pump it from the tank--he figures the fuel pump was clogged. He also says the transmission would pop out of reverse; how unique were these transmissions? (were they also in the pickups?)

Cakefool posted:

I assume because this was posted in the past you now own this?

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

Fuckin' a. That happen tonight? Everybody ok?

Pham Nuwen posted:

Just gonna drop this in here (from the Craigslist thread) because this car is just down the street from me and I've been dying to ask if they'll sell it, turns out they are and I'm just losing my poo poo over here.


This seems like an exquisitely bad idea but I'm also kinda at half-mast over here already. It's not visible in the pictures but after 10 years in the sun, the rear view mirror plastic basically crumbled and is spread all over the floor. Luckily they had louvres on the back, a cover on the (already-cracked) dash, so only the front seats got turbo-hosed.

IOwnCalculus posted:

If the engine is seized, it's doing you a favor and trying to make you do an engine swap. The only way I'd own another 280ZX would be if I was doing a full on engine swap, or at the very least trashing the K-Jet for either carbs or a Megasquirt. gently caress that K-Jet.

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

"And little Hurly Burly gave my anus Curly Wurly..."
- Manfred Mann

QuarkMartial posted:

The bullying continues!

Took two days (Mon and Tues) to visit my mother (haven't seen her since Jan, and sunday was her bday and mother's day) and take my licensing test. Now the principal suspects I'm abusing my sick time and wants a doctor's note for those two days. rear end in a top hat.

So I am getting my doctor to fax one over. Two can play this game.

meatpimp posted:

"as amazing as yours" is pandering. That'd turn me off if I saw it.

IOwnCalculus posted:

Costco and Walmart seem to have the best prices on batteries these days. And at least with Costco, there's zero bullshit with the inevitable warranty exchange.

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.

fyodor posted:

Nothin' wrong with a double double.

Cakefool posted:

So I thought getting into archery would be a fun little hobby, then I borrowed a bow I might buy and the club staff all nerded out hard setting it up for me, there are spreadsheets and everything. I spent the hours and shot like 60 arrows max.

Now it's pilsner and Archer to relax.

fyodor posted:

Guys we only have so much discretionary cash to add some sort of facility for the employees. Basketball court? Gym?

Aah yes that's a great one! Archery course!

MustardFacial posted:

- My mother-in-law is staying with us to help with the up-coming baby. She has been making us tons of Indian food which tastes great but is making me poo poo constantly.

keykey posted:

The easiest way to describe and deal with SharePoint is MS office multiplayer edition. Except it requires the SharePoint server, an Ms SQL server, a front end appliance, a load balancing server, and a server for backups. And your company still has to pay for loving office on top of it which is essentially what it was meant to integrate with. So, it's an enterprise appliance suite meant to play multiplayer word with. All at the low introductory price of at least 50k for hardware and low 100k's for software. That's not even a person to maintain the goddamn thing and yearly maintenance fees. It's a bloated out piece of poo poo that's a jack of all trades, yet a master of none. Best of all, out the gate it was an antiquated piece of poo poo that could have been accomplished for free with Google docs/other poo poo.

Oh, also just wait until upper management finds workflows plugins that make your life hell they can't live without that will cripple everything you've tried to do. Oh, also enable the ms access switch, you'll thank me later. Also if it isn't enabled out the gate, you're hosed if you ever want to switch it on.. You have to rebuild it from the ground up and try to restore your site.

ilkhan posted:

This is what normal people have a whole collection of credit cards for.

Gerblederp posted:

My dad just phoned to inform me that he has acquired 3 corvairs of dubious quality. I've never even seen 1 in the wild so this should be cool.

I don't know why he did this since he still has 2 MGBs to work on but I'd have a hard time turning it down too. Guess I'd better go take some pictures this weekend.

Bloody Queef posted:

I feel like this doesn't warrant it's own thread and doesn't fit into the BFC AI thread, so I'm throwing it here. Feel free to yell at me for being in the wrong spot.

For my 30th birthday, my wife rented me a 73 Fiat 850 Spider. Fell in love with the car with the exception of it having absolutely zero power. Great braking feel had to really apply pressure to the pedal to stop, the steering feel was pretty heavy, except at high speeds, throttle required effort to depress etc. The things that made the car hard to drive and objectively "bad" were what made me want to start the hunt for a classic car.

So I've been looking for something with the same driving feel with more power. Wife wants a convertible. I drove a great looking 79 Alfa Spider today and was really disappointed. Power was good enough, but the brakes, throttle and clutch just felt really loose and numb. Very unlike the connected feeling of the 850 spider. The Fiat felt like a motorcycle with 4 wheels (and no power)

What else should I look at? Spitfire and the Spridget seem to be too down on power for me. MGB and Fiat 124 Spider I imagine will feel the same.

Bloody Queef posted:

E: I'm going to have to buy a first gen miata, aren't I?

Negromancer posted:

Glad I am not the only one. My stepdad left a old but well kept gas lawn mower at the house when we bought it and I can not for the life of me get that POS to run. I am just about to order an electric one off amazon. Maybe when I buy a house with some property I will get a big gas powered lawn mower, but my current house is on a 5,000 sq/ft lot so its just not worth the hassle.

Speaking of home ownership, just spent the last couple hours pulling plants and poo poo out of the front yard of our house with my wife. I found a nerf dart in one of the bushes I removed that I am pretty sure was lost in there by me and my brothers 20+ years ago.


Any suggestions for any software to help design a small building? I am trying to finalize the design for a 10x10ft detached office I am building in my backyard, and just wanted something other than graph paper. I was messing around with sketchup, but it just seems overkill for what I want and I can't quite wrap my head around it. I should probably also figure out somewhere to post my basic plans just to be sure I am not being stupid, though I am pretty sure I am going to over build it.

SCA Enthusiast posted:

They are magical beyond your wildest dreams


I'll probably start a thread before too long.

Safety Dance posted:

It saddens me that you had the cinderblocks oriented like that. For shaaaame.

Cage posted:

Adiabatic posted:

Or, and go with me on this, maybe get her what she wants because you love her and understand that what you find important and what she finds important may not be mutually inclusive.

NitroSpazzz posted:

He's not talking 'not supposed to have your phone in here'. He's talking bring in your phone and you will never see it again, do it a couple times and lose your job.

Cakefool posted:

If the metal of watch bands irritates you you may have a nickel sensitivity. Either get a fabric/leather/plastic strap or buy a watch with a guaranteed no-nickel content strap.

iwentdoodie posted:

Just picked up a 9lb brisket to throw on tomorrow. Can't loving wait.

There is zero good BBQ in California, and it has been way too loving long since I smoked a brisket. Actually probably about 8 years.

Edit: also found a sweet 2 Live Crew single released before the explicit content warning was required on it.

Goober Peas posted:

I like the ones where 90 percent of the topics are "performance" mods for models for which performance mods are completely illogical. And the mods are dubious at best.

MustardFacial posted:

Two legit things my MIL said to me:

"Don't sweep up now, it's bad luck to sweep at night"
"Turn the Air Conditioning on. Cold air makes that baby's skin fairer."

Both times I laughed in her face and walked away. I want this loving nutcase out of my house.