In reply to Mndsm :
Bringing kids to the house for the parolee who shouldn't be around kids.
Tiger Mom has been planning a trip to Vegas for months. When she first mentioned it she said something about a "long weekend" to visit an old patient of hers. She leaves saturday morning and yesterday I looked at her itinerary and noticed that she doesn't get back till the 13th. Apparently she's heading out west for a 10 day trip and I didn't even realize it. My listening skills are getting weak.
Whenever I come up with a fun idea for an autocross build, I like to read through the SCCA rulebook to see where it would be classed. The seven billion lines of rules usually do a sufficient job of quashing my enthusiasm enough to save my wallet.
slowbird said:Whenever I come up with a fun idea for an autocross build, I like to read through the SCCA rulebook to see where it would be classed. The seven billion lines of rules usually do a sufficient job of quashing my enthusiasm enough to save my wallet.
That is why rallycross is so relaxing. There are three categories.
If it's in Stock, it's stock with a capital S. All of the rules boil down to "Unless it's a generic wear-item replacement part, no you can't do that."
If it's in Prepared, the general idea is easily reversible bolt-on items only and it must be a streetable car, no parts-removal lightening allowed.
If it's in Modified, it sort of has to be recognizable as the car that you claim it is, and you have to have a windshield and other safety-related minimums. Other than that, you're totally free to make all of the ill-advised mods that actually make you slower.
Modified is a very popular class.
I just now realized I'm a power dork with more posts than quite a few people that I'm pretty sure have been here way longer than me.
I think I might be a post whore.
Today I hit the 87 Octane button at Costco instead of the 93 button and had filled my car up with 5 gallons of gas before I realized I had botched it. I filled it up the rest of the way with 93. So, it looks like I'll be staying out of the boost for a tank of gas.
I think I'm almost ready to put my disgust for GM products aside just enough to venture into the GM section of the pull-a-part and look for a cheap Eaton supercharger. Because boost.
I just agreed to buy a $500 '95 318 beemer. It will get flogged throughout the winter and treated far worse than a car ever should. Which is ok.
Daylan C said:I feel like I should have kept my SN95 rag. Might get dumb enough to buy another at some point. Maybe a Cobra next time.
Hi, my name is Javelin, and I have an SN95 Cobra for sale.
I bought Caddy for $150. And then somehow fried some of the wiring harness trying to jump start it. This has not been a productive day.
"Never been in an accident. Front bumper and grille bent from a deer the previous owner hit."
Which one is it, ya muppet?
In reply to Daylan C :
Fair enough.
Minor confession - this should've gone into the minor rant thread.
It's that kind of weekend.
"The most expensive divorce I ever got was an orange Q45 I won from a Florida man in an online raffle."
Sometimes "free" isn't free.
I'm capable of learning. My wife should be glad.
I have an unreasonably weak stomach when it comes to cleaning up Rottweiler sized piles of crap from the kitchen floor at 4am.
Appleseed said:I suck at hockey. But I absolutely love playing it. You can be absolutely terrible at something and still enjoy the hell out of it.
Maybe I'm maturing?
I found out I suck at autox. And I absolutely Love it.
Maybe I'm maturing too? Nope.
I bought the mudstain as a commuter, and aside from being a bit cold-blooded and no AC, it does quite well. I did all the maintenance and fluids and brakes so it should be just gas and go.
Why can I not banish the thought of boosting this Lima. It is carbureted, so to do it right would require switching to injection, installing forged things, and generally spending more than I paid for the car. A more economical solution is a v8 swap, I mean it is a fox body so it couldn't be easier. Not interested in V8 weight, sounds or economy. And power/speed is not the purpose of this car. I have a big V8 project, and a long term dream project. I don't need this. But every time I drive the mudstain I find myself thinking "A little more cam for revs and about 15 psi and..."
I can't stop thinking about it and starting to worry I may be in trouble.
In reply to barefootskater :
Could be worse. You could be contemplating a high-dollar naturally aspirated Lima build.
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