DizRotus Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Look what I stumbled across while in the “library." This is my old car (avatar). There have been some changes in the decades since I sold it, but that is the car I built. The slightly offset reverse scoop on the louvered bonnet (hood), seats, seat belts, rocker switch on the transmission tunnel to activate brake lights, wheels, NACA ducts, you get the idea. http://www.jorgediaz.com/web/super_7.htm No flames or counterfeit Lotus badges when I owned it. I suspect the Buick 3.5 L aluminum V8 has been replaced by a four banger. @CECAA850 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Nice! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Tarheel said: Went and picked up egg plant parmigiana for tonight as LF is still away. Just chillin rest of the day. Skipped cock tails last night so got to get back on track. i just went and picked up some BBQ ... haven’t had it in a minute and got a craving. Sorry the place said it’s Texas BBQ not NC. I was wearing my Raiders shirt and of course the guy working there was a Bronco fan. I told him i’d save my Bronco comments until AFTER i got my food. But, this lady sitting at a table was giving me the “thumbs up” and then asked where i got my shirt from. I will have a cocktail or three today since it’s my birthday. got a ton of texts; but, spending the day at home. Got a bottle of good Tequila and a lot of music ... one of the these days, i’ll unpack a guitar and make some new music ... but, not today. too many items in the way of the walk in closet where they’re stored ... guess i didn’t understand that a walk in closet is supposed to be able to be walked into. The things that single guys can get away with! Enjoy your day ... sorry about the humidity ... I got 90 degrees out here; but, it’s definitely not the oppressive type like you’re getting. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 5 hours ago, richieb said: Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, LA, the DC belt, take your pick. Driven them all, bad in the best times, absolutely terrible in the worst. Pick your poison - i’ll pick Los Angeles ... traffic definitely sucks; but, at least i know my way around that place pretty well. The 405 doubles as a parking lot most days; but, you get to look at some really sweet cars. i used to see this lime green Bentley on my way home from work. Still not sure why you’d spend a quarter of a million on a car and paint it lime green? Was upset one day because i was in the Del Taco drive thru and two cars in front of me was a white Bentley ... that was my idea ... expensive car; but, buying a 99 cent burrito. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: i’ll pick Los Angeles ... traffic definitely sucks; but, at least i know my way around that place pretty well. The 405 doubles as a parking lot most days; but, you get to look at some really sweet cars. i used to see this lime green Bentley on my way home from work. Still not sure why you’d spend a quarter of a million on a car and paint it lime green? Was upset one day because i was in the Del Taco drive thru and two cars in front of me was a white Bentley ... that was my idea ... expensive car; but, buying a 99 cent burrito. You have to cut budget somewhere. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Happy birthday Steve. Put one of those shots on my tab! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 IMO, Boston has the worst traffic/drivers in US, sort of like Rome-lite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, DizRotus said: IMO, Boston has the worst traffic/drivers in US, sort of like Rome-lite. Brother in law is a truck driver and he said Boston was the worst in his opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, BigStewMan said: The 405 doubles as a parking lot most days You oughta try it in a semi. That clutch starts getting heavy after a few hundred "creep 5 ft" and stop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, WillyBob said: I was line. You oughta try it in a semi. That clutch starts getting heavy after a few hundred "creep 5 ft" and stop. the countless hours that i’ve spent on that thing over the years ... if i could have those hours back, well i’d waste the time on something is. I lived 13 miles from work and it took an hour to get home, traffic was always a bit easier in the morning. Had a cousin that drove a semi ... i asked once “don’t they have automatics?” He said yes; but, that’s not real truck driving. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I wouldn't even attempt Boston. As a passenger, I wanted to crawl under the seat. People pulling into traffic and no space for them... Here's a traffic anomaly... On Kauai, people wait for lefts turners at the lights where there is no arrow. Don't be surprised when traffic doesn't move immediately after it changes. on my trip back from IN, a gentleman was trying to recruit me into driving, again. Pass. I'm a home body now. I did plenty of travel in my younger days. Hitchhike, deliver drive away, semi... Even a few car trips. I spent enough time at the LA truck stops to know who "lot lizards" worked where. Spent a lot of time talking to them. Better than looking at hairy, stinky men. A hairy, stinky woman wins most of the time. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Second martini but out of olives😦 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, WillyBob said: I spent enough time at the LA truck stops to know who "lot lizards" worked where. Spent a lot of time talking to them. Better than looking at hairy, stinky men. A hairy, stinky woman wins most of the time. My brother in law is a truck driver and he has a sticker on the door of his truck that says "No Lot Lizards". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Second martini but out of olives😦 Carl would never run out of olives ... except if i were around, i love olives. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Damn, Tarheel You're out of martinis. 22 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: My brother in law is a truck driver and he has a sticker on the door of his truck that says "No Lot Lizards". I used to carry a manikin [ladykin] for the passenger seat, at the truck stops. That dinna stop them... "Hey buddy, wanna 3some?" anatomically correct/lingerie. Picked it up when I was driving for a chain of women's ready to wear.. She broke at the hips and sat perfect in the seat. She drew more than one second look if she went out topless. ------------------------------------------------ been getting up at 3:30 to feed these kittens. That's a little early, even for me. I'm normally up at 4. But it takes an hour and a pot of coffee to come to life. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I've driven Boston. It's not as bad as a lot of places, but it helps to have sailed competitively. In Boston it is all about relative position. Try Paris sometime, or read a map in Hamburg where by the time you have been there the street name changes. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 it might not be too bad if you change your attitude about it. Make sport of the commute. from the interstate to here, it would look like I was weaving all over the road. In reality, I was all over the road, running over MexicanGeneral grasshoppers. You could feel the thump when driving the Honda. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 The real sport in Boston is the parking spot. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 5 hours ago, CECAA850 said: Sensitivity isn't really that important. What is important is having a sub that will keep up in output and that will go cleanly up to the point that it's crossed over to the Lascala. does it come into play if you want to run them on the "B" speaker outs of the same amp driving the speakers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Most subs have their own amp. If yours doesn't then I guess it might. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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