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Today, 12:07 AM
And I bet you might have a couple people who are very sharp mechanically and they just shake their heads and walk away when the other drivers do...
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Yesterday, 11:56 PM
I am obviously mentally defective as I cannot see any method to full screen the pictures!! I can't really see the detail like I need.
However,...
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Yesterday, 11:36 PM
Welcome, you will love it here.
And.... the other day I saw my first Tesla cybertruck with Texas plates.
If wonder if it was Elon driving one...
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Yesterday, 10:34 PM
Ok, thanks. I am convinced. that is a beautiful small trailer. I note it folds also for storage. bonus. I bet it weights no more than 250 lbs....
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Yesterday, 10:21 PM
Aw well Einstein here drove around with the warning light RE: the brake system glowing BRIGHT for a few weeks. I knew, or hoped, it was on simply...
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Yesterday, 10:14 PM
think of F1 normally aspirated exhausts. Look at how they are arranged/routed for some ideas.
Nothing, I mean nothing beats the sound of a...
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Yesterday, 10:08 PM
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..........
that is wild! I never imagined it had been done.
Incredible.
In my dreams I install a 50-60 hp diesel in...
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Yesterday, 03:23 AM
Don't ask for my opinion. I'm jonesing for a 38-45' diesel pusher with a big enough enclosed trailer I can GARAGE my 5 MT Mirage in it.
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Yesterday, 02:51 AM
Nice. could you post a pic of the trailer as well? I have been meaning to cross the border and stop at HF for a look see.
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Yesterday, 02:49 AM
I remember having to replace a pair of bias ply tires literally on a MONTHLY basis.
Of course, when your powerplant is over 500 hp the temptation...
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Yesterday, 01:57 AM
1. I know better as a line engineer at Ford Oakville for a spell all that mattered is if it worked.
2. I remember something about Bernoulli and...
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Yesterday, 01:33 AM
Well, first I have to admit by trading I have the radio gear I mostly want and the bottom line will be good when done.
We're not talking a fortune...
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Yesterday, 12:43 AM
It just dawned on me there is no mounting a regular HF size radio under the dash as the downtube is in the way.
Oh, I can ditch the downtube and I...
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04-24-2024, 10:49 PM
My kid is going to learn on my standard even if it kills both of us. She has no choice. Her idiot mother would let her learn on a pony with skittles...
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04-24-2024, 10:22 PM
Oh, and the most important question. why were you towing that thing? just for sh*ts and giggles?
Marklovski: A GIANT thumbs up from me. What an...
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04-24-2024, 10:17 PM
Oh my Lord. A southern boy who doesn't know that JD = John Deere (what else could it possibly mean?) and riders = sit on mower. Let me enlighten...
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04-24-2024, 09:57 PM
confirm the material this thing is made from. Mild steel will sh*t the bed within a year with these tiny low heat engines. You blew out a weld on a...
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04-24-2024, 09:46 PM
find the correct thickness phone book. that may be a challenge these days. Are they even published now? I don't recognize this planet. I would like...
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04-24-2024, 09:26 PM
I'll poke about the GA auto sales and see what turns up. Of course, a well used leased Leaf might be close to timed out on the battery so what real...
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04-20-2024, 03:47 AM
Thank you so much for that!
Finally the mystery of these things is solved for me!!! mostly.
I'm no airflow engineer but I suspect if smooth...
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04-19-2024, 08:59 PM
Dude, you spent roughly 20 hours/week behind the wheel AND you worked a regular 40 hr gig? To be fair tho' I spent 12-15 hrs/wk commuting into the...
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04-19-2024, 08:51 PM
Ok, I don't know what to make of this.
My 2014 has the plugged RHS climate control system.
It also has the optional (AFAIK) for 2014 rear seat...
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04-19-2024, 08:30 PM
That's only faster than the original Hemi in a Challenger/Cuda/Charger/Bee/Runner and several other Mopars. Oh, and faster than my Boss 429....
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04-18-2024, 07:58 AM
Oh, I should have mentioned those original tires are on Mirage OEM alloys!!! Since they have never seen bad weather they are mint!!
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04-18-2024, 07:56 AM
Let's never forget the Mirage GVWR is a shade above 3000lbs. or roughly 775 lb./wheel. Does it really matter the ultimate load capacity of...
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04-17-2024, 08:39 PM
when it warms a bit I have decided to bolt my OEM Dunlops back on. They are now near their EOL but should be safe enough still to determine if the...
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04-17-2024, 07:12 AM
my brake pads were completely gone and I was using the backing plate as friction material.
I think given the issues I am having with the front end...
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04-17-2024, 06:12 AM
Lol. No. Dirk is a tad to far away to drop in for a casual visit.
This set of tires has never been posted before as they were behind other stuff...
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04-16-2024, 01:16 AM
About 2 hours into my drive the front end started to behave odd.
First it felt like I was driving on grooved pavement. I wasn't.
Then the front...
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04-16-2024, 12:57 AM
The ductwork for the rear vents must be connected up in the dash at the point the air is diverted by the selector knob. Not all modes have air...
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About Wallythacker
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- Flying, sailing, music, car mods, mirages!
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- Retired airline pilot and college prof.
- Biography:
- Not as young as I want to be but I'm loving life, I have an amazing daughter and great partner. I've had health scares lately but I'm hung ho to heal and enjoy my great.hobbies.
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
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