Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
12/16/20 12:43 p.m.

In reply to JeremyJ :

It's quite good on sticky tires, it's a handful on all seasons.

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
12/17/20 7:44 a.m.

Last night is what I love about ohio, cold snowy, unplowed roads and snow tires. Ours bliss and happyness. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
12/18/20 7:49 a.m.

Got a aux to bluetooth adapter for the iris car and stashed it in the ash tray, charged it when it came in, and so far with 20 hours on it, it is still working. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
12/22/20 8:15 a.m.

Fixing a front end clunk and adjust parking brake  

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
12/28/20 7:36 a.m.

Enjoying the snow. My favorite driving weather. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
1/7/21 10:56 a.m.

Installing Christmas gifts gotten for better half  

Then hunting for a clunk that was a broken sway bar bracket. 

damarble
damarble New Reader
1/7/21 2:50 p.m.

Foci and Neons, my brother from another mother. Had both in different gens and they're way better cars than they get credit for....as long as you skip the automatics. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
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1/7/21 3:43 p.m.

In reply to damarble :

I have owned about every configuration of neons imaginable. 

The foci we have are autos, Simi reasonable filter/fluid changes and the better half can run them well north of 200k.

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/13/21 5:24 p.m.

This is still my favorite car I own  

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/14/21 5:18 p.m.

Decided I needed a motorcycle trailer when I got a killer deal on one. Works good as is, new lights and wheel bearings. With some updating should be golden. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/15/21 7:24 a.m.

toolbox is on. Heading out for a test drive to see if I need to put mudflaps on the car or trailer.

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/15/21 9:40 a.m.

Now I got a idea of what kind of protection the trailer needs.

The neon and trailer needs mud flaps. Chains needs fixed, tires are super sketchy. I'm also gonna move the ramp around and add more expanded metal. If I get real frisky might make some panels for the fender to body. 

 

17 year old tires are being replaced when new ones show up. 

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 SuperDork
2/15/21 8:13 p.m.

In reply to Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) :

Since a trailer needs to fit any tow car that comes around, instead of mud flaps on this Neon, how about a front trash deflector (aerodynamic style) on the trailer?

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
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2/16/21 7:25 a.m.

In reply to TurnerX19 :

We talked about that, I'm unsure where to even start on designing something like that so it's not a big air brake. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/17/21 4:49 p.m.

Tires are on 

 

old tires where a accident waiting to happen.

New carlisle 6plys. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
2/20/21 5:33 p.m.

oil change on the car, coolant flush, and adjust the parking brake. Took the motorcycle trailer for it's maiden voyage with new tires with a bike on it. This trailer is the ticket compared to a utility trailer. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
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3/3/21 7:55 a.m.

Small update.

Omni: gearing up to start body work

Focus: had to replace blower motor resistor and clean up blower motor. The vents and box had a bunch of screws, receipts and candy in them. 

White trash: got my block back, got nabbed out of my trailer at the gas station on the way home. Thanks Columbus. 

Tabbie: hit this milestone. 158k under my ownership. 

 

 

 

JeremyJ
JeremyJ Reader
3/3/21 10:33 a.m.

Ugh, that sucks about the block. Sorry to hear that. 

Hell of a milestone with that R/T. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/11/21 7:25 a.m.

Been getting tires checked, brakes inspected, fluids changed to get all the cars ready for spring. Drove white trash to work and boy did it vibrate till tires got warmed up. It needs belts pretty bad, so need to get them ordered. 

2002maniac
2002maniac Dork
3/11/21 1:06 p.m.

Congrats on the 1/3 million miles! I snapped the same pic this morning in my ALH TDI Golf.

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/11/21 1:16 p.m.

In reply to 2002maniac :

Thank you! It runs quite good for 300k 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/11/21 1:31 p.m.

Snapped this while walking out of work  

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/13/21 3:28 p.m.

First fire since October. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/14/21 9:21 a.m.

Took the ol turd to get gas and breakfast. Running decent I think the crank pulley is bent. 

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
3/15/21 6:15 p.m.

During my setup of launch control managed to chuck a few crank pulley bolts. 

All fixed up, started to rain so no set-up tonight. 

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