Random Thoughts Thread

[ocnblu]

2 hours ago, dfelt said:

Interesting history lesson here to go along with wondering if the change over to EV's could just repeat this.

There will be no "changeover to EV's" in our lifetimes, silly guy. 

 

And I do love the '49-'51 Fords.

[Robert Hall]

30 minutes ago, ocnblu said:

There will be no "changeover to EV's" in our lifetimes, silly guy. 

 

And I do love the '49-'51 Fords.

Maybe not in your lifetime, but I can see EVs being the dominant type of vehicle sold within the next 20 years.  And autonimous vehicles are inevitable also...

23 hours ago, balthazar said:

Randomly (OK: not) looking at 1949 Ford models. There were 2 series:
• Ford Six/Eight,  • Ford Custom Six/Eight

Maybe you'd call that "4", they were coded differently but production wasn't broken out between, say; Ford Six and Ford Eight. Of course in this period, it's very simple: 1 wheelbase, and either an I-6 or V8, and the same sheet metal.

Here's the interesting part ~

Custom Six 4-dr sedan
Custom Six 2-dr sedan
Custom Six 2-dr club coupe
Custom Six 2-dr convertible
Custom Six 2-dr station wagon 

It is odd they went with 2dr wagons only in '49-51, considering the wagons in the previous generation were 4drs.   A '49 Ford Custom Six 4dr sedan was my parents' first new car, bought shortly after they got married.  I've seen a B&W photo of it, think it was dark blue.   Was 21 years before I was born...

[balthazar]

2 hours ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Maybe not in your lifetime, but I can see EVs being the dominant type of vehicle sold within the next 20 years.

Moltie, I believe you & ocnblu are only 5 yrs apart in age.

Edited March 13, 2017 by balthazar

[ocnblu]

On 3/12/2017 at 8:03 PM, balthazar said:

Moltie, I believe you & ocnblu are only 5 yrs apart in age.

You sawr it, right?  The subtle threat? 

[Robert Hall]

On 3/12/2017 at 5:03 PM, balthazar said:

Moltie, I believe you & ocnblu are only 5 yrs apart in age.

Ah, yeah..forgot that. 

[ocnblu]

15 hours ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Ah, yeah..forgot that. 

  damn kids!

[G. David Felt]

HAPPY St. Patrick's Day!  

[daves87rs]

Pot of gold there....

[G. David Felt]

Life can be so complicated at times!

[FordCosworth]

 

Over the weekend, with the help of a nice uncle, my niece is now a happy owner of a 2014 KIA Forte EX.

It looks exactly like the one pictured. 

 

[ykX]

For a second there I thought it was a new Chevy Cruze  

Edited March 20, 2017 by ykX

[FordCosworth]

26 minutes ago, ykX said:

For a second there I thought it was a new Chevy Cruze  

OMG.

 

 

[ccap41]

This past week the gf and I went on our first real vacation together in the 6 years we've been together. We went to Vegas. I got to enjoy some Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears(talk about earning some brownie points!!). We also went to a Cirqu De Soule to Michael Jackson. That rocked, but I also love Michael's music, even if he was an odd character. Hey, the best artists of ALL TIME were all a little crazy, right!?! I burnt up some of those brownie points because we road-tripped to Phoenix Sunday for the NASCAR race. That was my first experience driving through mountains and it was awesome and beautiful.

Here are some random pics from the week.

 

This is just a random car but I saw it had a flat in our hotel parking lot and told somebody inside so they could hopefully find the driver before they needed to be somewhere and found out too late or started driving on it.

We had a rental 2014 Jetta(not sure which engine after looking up 2014 Jettas I see a few different engine choices...) for Saturday and Sunday to drive to Phoenix. Who would have though the VW threw a random light?!? You know what fixed it? I immediately pulled over to visually check the tires, they all looked and felt full enough to limp to the next exit, check them all and none were below 35psi but the jabronis who last serviced the car set them at 40 and one was at 35 and one at 36 so I filled them to 40 and rolled on. Guess, what? Lights went off. Stupid VW. No clue why the traction/stability control light went on but it had. It too went off basically after turning the car off and turning it back on. Again, Stupid VW.

Oh it was also due for an oil change prior to picking it up. But that's not VW's fault. Just a little humorous.

Sweet pano-pic I took from our seats.

Edited March 27, 2017 by ccap41

[surreal1272]

@dfelt  It is done. 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2017 by surreal1272

[G. David Felt]

@surreal1272 Congratulations! 

Looks really good, nice job!

[surreal1272]

10 hours ago, dfelt said:

@surreal1272 Congratulations! 

Looks really good, nice job!

Thanks. It's not 100% the way I want it but I can live with it. I have a installed more stereos than I can count but this is the first time I have done one like this, where I had to literally take out and relocate other pieces to make the install happen. I'm satisfied (for now) considering this was my first attempt at something like this.

[daves87rs]

Looks like lots of good stuff going on in here.....

 

Nice vacation pics cap!

 

And nice radio there my friend!

[ccap41]

On ‎3‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 6:49 PM, surreal1272 said:

@dfelt  It is done. 

 

 

Looks really good, man!

Did you relocate your head unit down there? How did you essentially make that fit down there and also make it look like it belongs down there because it looks like a clean, factory location. Well done.

It also looks like you have to replace one of the dome lights to the "white" like the one closest to the camera yet! lol The white looks really good.

11 hours ago, daves87rs said:

Looks like lots of good stuff going on in here.....

 

Nice vacation pics cap!

 

And nice radio there my friend!

Thanks! It was a blast. First vacation, that wasn't my annual "Bro Float", in probably 10 years. I'm too cheap and with still being in school there isn't a whole lot of available time. Much needed.

[surreal1272]

15 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Looks really good, man!

Did you relocate your head unit down there? How did you essentially make that fit down there and also make it look like it belongs down there because it looks like a clean, factory location. Well done.

It also looks like you have to replace one of the dome lights to the "white" like the one closest to the camera yet! lol The white looks really good.

Thanks! It was a blast. First vacation, that wasn't my annual "Bro Float", in probably 10 years. I'm too cheap and with still being in school there isn't a whole lot of available time. Much needed.

Thanks ccap41. The lower opening (where the stereo is now) was a perfect size for the double DIN. Then I just had to cut out the trim to accomodate the double DIN fitting and subsequently relocate the cig lighter outlet. It worked out better than I thought it would. The only downside to the location is that it is a little low to reach while I'm driving. Reminds me of my old 95 Talon, which had low sitting stereos in them (like the Eclipse). And yes, every light was replaced, including the dome, except the front dome light. They used a funky twist fitting that I did not have an LED replacement for. That is really the only thing left to do in there. The back light is bright as hell, which I like. For reference, this was the before shot (and right after I pulled out the lower CD player).

 

Edited March 29, 2017 by surreal1272

[balthazar]

Went shopping (all flip candidates).

[G. David Felt]

10 hours ago, balthazar said:

Went shopping (all flip candidates).

WOW, that is allota VICE!  

[cp-the-nerd]

This brand new 2017 Nightfall Gray Chevy SS (manual) is less than 100 miles from my house. That's exactly how I'd order it and it's killing me because I'm just 6 months from being able to afford it. I check back habitually in case they throw incentives on the hood.

This car would be PERFECT for me. I drive less than 10k miles per year and can accommodate my rock cover band needs as well as starting a family in a few years. UGH.

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

4 hours ago, balthazar said:

That is Art Work!  

[Robert Hall]

Road trips are always a good way to get to know a car.  Esp. random, spur-of-the-moment trips.  Took a 250 mile jaunt around scenic parts of Arizona (from Phoenix up to Prescott then back through the mountains via Wickenberg).  The Jeep performed flawlessly; drove like a new car.   In the mountains over 6000 feet down to high desert then back to the Valley...  Seemed familiar yet totally different compared to my old one.   Had a great day...sunny and cool up north.

 

 

[balthazar]

77 year old Ford frame:
 

 

10 year old toyoyo frame:
 

Edited April 2, 2017 by balthazar

[daves87rs]

2 hours ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Road trips are always a good way to get to know a car.  Esp. random, spur-of-the-moment trips.  Took a 250 mile jaunt around scenic parts of Arizona (from Phoenix up to Prescott then back through the mountains via Wickenberg).  The Jeep performed flawlessly; drove like a new car.   In the mountains over 6000 feet down to high desert then back to the Valley...  Seemed familiar yet totally different compared to my old one.   Had a great day...sunny and cool up north.

 

 

 New Jeep! Cool!

 

Love those pics.....

[FordCosworth]

The unedited commercial GM doesn't want you to see

 

[ccap41]

4 minutes ago, FordCosworth said:

The unedited commercial GM doesn't want you to see

 

Some of those are hilarious!

[FordCosworth]

 

[G. David Felt]

 

[G. David Felt]

@FordCosworth Thanks for showing these, they are freakin funny. 

 

 

[daves87rs]

On 4/3/2017 at 4:07 PM, FordCosworth said:

The unedited commercial GM doesn't want you to see

 

LOL

Party in the back......

[Stew]

OMG, i can't believe trump and our stupid governor Bevin are taking credit for Toyota's investment in the Camry plant in Bowling green.  They are freaking retooling for the TNGA Camry........

[surreal1272]

3 minutes ago, Stew said:

OMG, i can't believe trump and our stupid governor Bevin are taking credit for Toyota's investment in the Camry plant in Bowling green.  They are freaking retooling for the TNGA Camry........

What else did you expect?

[Stew]

4 minutes ago, surreal1272 said:

What else did you expect?

Honestly, i was waiting for it haha.  Guess it did kind of surprise since the amount of jobs are staying the same. 

Edited April 10, 2017 by Stew

[Stew]

On 4/1/2017 at 10:45 PM, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Road trips are always a good way to get to know a car.  Esp. random, spur-of-the-moment trips.  Took a 250 mile jaunt around scenic parts of Arizona (from Phoenix up to Prescott then back through the mountains via Wickenberg).  The Jeep performed flawlessly; drove like a new car.   In the mountains over 6000 feet down to high desert then back to the Valley...  Seemed familiar yet totally different compared to my old one.   Had a great day...sunny and cool up north.

 

 

Nice jeeps and beautiful scenery.  I have got to get back into some photography the last couple weeks first the first time since last Nov and the first pics with my iPhone. 

[ocnblu]

OMG my new Compass has shown up on our Jeep store website in inventory!

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, ocnblu said:

OMG my new Compass has shown up on our Jeep store website in inventory!

Did someone buy it already?

[ocnblu]

6 hours ago, dfelt said:

Did someone buy it already?

Prolly did.  My luck.

It's shown as a rendering, not a photo, but my window sticker is viewable.

They're trying to keep me in the dark to "surprise me", but Homie don't play dat. 

[G. David Felt]

3 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Prolly did.  My luck.

It's shown as a rendering, not a photo, but my window sticker is viewable.

They're trying to keep me in the dark to "surprise me", but Homie don't play dat. 

Good one Homie!

 

[Stew]

Can't wait until 8:30 for the official Demon review.  Ran on a possible detail and I hope it is true, bu no guarantees.

It will have 3 power modes.

 

1. 757

2. 815

3.  With a special PCH that is included and on race gas...........  1023 HP!!!!

We will find out if this is accurate very soon........

[ccap41]

4 minutes ago, Stew said:

Can't wait until 8:30 for the official Demon review.  Ran on a possible detail and I hope it is true, bu no guarantees.

It will have 3 power modes.

 

1. 757

2. 815

3.  With a special PCH that is included and on race gas...........  1023 HP!!!!

We will find out if this is accurate very soon........

It's going to be insane. I talked to somebody who was around them dyno-testing it and they had it over 1050whp but they were still breaking things so they were going to have to dial it back.

That's freakin' nuts!

[Stew]

8 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

It's going to be insane. I talked to somebody who was around them dyno-testing it and they had it over 1050whp but they were still breaking things so they were going to have to dial it back.

That's freakin' nuts!

The Embargo lifts at 8:30  I am kind of excited haha. 

[G. David Felt]

6 minutes ago, Stew said:

The Embargo lifts at 8:30  I am kind of excited haha. 

8:30 EST, PST, what time zone?

[Stew]

Eastern time so just over 3 hours  

[Stew]

It is here. 808 hp on 91 with the wide front tires 9.9 in the 1/4 mile. 840 with 100 octane and the skinniest 9.65@140 and 0 to 60 in 2.3. Oh my. Will lift the front tires even in 91 mode with the wide tires. Quickest factory car in the world. 

[G. David Felt]

Can we make it a crime to do this to an auto? Judge Dredd Style, execute immediately?

[ccap41]

13 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Can we make it a crime to do this to an auto? Judge Dredd Style, execute immediately?

well, there probably is something illegal about it... I wish the look alone was illegal too though!

[surreal1272]

RIP Charlie Murphy. You helped bring us the funniest skit ever seen and for that, we thank you. 

2 hours ago, dfelt said:

Can we make it a crime to do this to an auto? Judge Dredd Style, execute immediately?

I'm all for a public flogging just to make an example of them.