She finally picked it up herself and told me it had to go..
This is my dresser in the bedroom..
She finally picked it up herself and told me it had to go..
This is my dresser in the bedroom..
What's not to love about turbochargers. Looks kind of appropriate to me. Move it to the other side of the dresser, maybe she won't notice it.
With all the foofoo in that picture, the turbo never had a chance.
I've had a turbo and a limited slip on the mantle for 3 years now. 
Compromise: Get a new table.
That's most of an Audi V8.
put some flowers in the intake of the turbo?
In reply to Knurled:
That sir, is quite impressive. (right click, save as...)
One night before a big holiday dinner with my wife's family, I removed our wedding picture from the dining room wall and replaced it with this:
^ I'd bet that went over big...
I might have to borrow that idea sometime.. I have a couple awesome Evil posters..
In reply to mad_machine:
HEHEHE...
I have a couple cores out in the shop.. Your idea is going to happen..
Knurled wrote: Compromise: Get a new table.
Most of an Audi V8 along with a ton of win.
I've also gotten approval for a coffee table of similar design.
In reply to ronholm:
Man, it really tied the room together
If you had been in the habit of keeping fresh flowers in the turbo inlet, she would have been fine with it!
In reply to ronholm:
move it to the man cave
Seems the "LOVE" sign wasn't enough of a reminder. Have you tried a backhand?
(Im kidding of course! )
Seeing as I've monopolized nearly the entire basement including a 20x24 room for my machine shop plus the entire huge garage, the main floor of the house is pretty much devoid of mechanical artifacts.
Except for one:
A piston and (titanium) connecting rod from a 1989 Yamaha FZR750RR OW-01. These were homologation specials of which 500 were ever made, and I happened to catch this gem (and 2 others) as an unsentimental crew chief shoveled them off his bench into the trash while rebuilding an OW01 motor. It's got a spot on the mantel in perpetuity.
In reply to motomoron:
That's beautiful! I suspect women the world over have a passionate longing for just such a beauty to adorn the mantel in their very own homes! Or not.
fasted58 wrote: In reply to ronholm: move it to the man cave
"Man caves" are an abomination upon males the world over. The fact that they've relegated themselves to one room of the house is akin to a prison. I refuse to subscribe to such methodology. If the wife and I can't agree on decoration, it stays bare. Fortunately for me, I usually win. She didn't even get mad when I started keeping extra sets of wheels in the front closet.
Anti-stance wrote: In reply to Knurled: That sir, is quite impressive. (right click, save as...)
Also: Wine rack
Audi guys are weird. Take an engine, make a table out of it. Take a hard to find most gray market imported model, chop a foot out of the middle to make it look like a homologation special that even the factory admits was a bad idea...
Holy crap that engine table/chess board/pieces is awesome. I particularly like the castle nuts on some all-thread for the rooks, very clever. SWMBO has given me the go-ahead to make something like that for the living room as well. Just trying to figure out how to do it with a Saturn block. I've only ever driven Saturns, and she has one too, getting like a Ford V8 block would just be silly.
ronholm wrote:
You know, women like to pretend their nicknacks are nicer and more appropriate, but I maintain it's absolutely equal. For proof, I submit the "LOVE" sign, candle holder, and fake flower cluttering up a perfectly good work table on top of your dresser. I swear my ex-gf has those EXACT pieces in her family room. It's still clutter, just because you think it looks nicer than my racing-themed clutter doesn't make it less true . Also has less meaning if everybody bought theirs at Pottery Barn or wherever, vs. the racing engine homologation parts above.
I'd rather have the turbo before any of that other garbage, if that means anything.
While not car parts, my father fought back:
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