Geeto67

I actually have been thinking about this comment a lot this weekend as I put a new radiator and t-stat in the audi. With my GTO and jeep doing a radiator and t-stat is 4-10 bolts and you use simple and common wrenches and sockets to do it. drain it through the drain plug, and then pop it out the top when disconnected. To do a radiator in the audi there were over 40 fasteners (that's when I stopped counting) and ran the gamut from torx, triple square, allen, hex head bolts, flat and Phillips head screws and 12 point bolts. The just to get to the t-stat the alternator and charge pipe both have to be removed, to change the rad it required removal of the bumper headlights, core support, condenser, intercooler, and disconnect about 12 different sensors. the car has both an electric water pump and a mechanical one, but no drain plug and even though the t-stat was stuck open, the car required opening several different junctions to fully drain all the old coolant. So do we have it good? yes. Cars last twice to three times as long as they used to, handle better, and make hp numbers that were fiction for a reliable street car 20 years ago. I get 215hp (thereabouts) out of a 2 litre engine that my wife drives everyday without a single incident and returns 30mpg regularly in mileage. we couldn't do it without complexity. And now we have OEM's working with aftermarkets so that by the time a new car design comes out there are already performance parts for it on the market ready to go. the thing we give up for all of this is the shadetree ability to fix things simply. maybe I am not expressing this as well as I could, but if you asked 19 year old me working on my 60's car which would I rather have - performance or ease of maint, I would take performance every time. Cars are better than they ever have been but they sure as shit aren't as easy to fix. I guess it's good that we have to fix them less. I have a lot of faith that the car hobby will always find a solution to obsolescence, but what frightens me is how much the OEM's will drive up the price of doing shade-tree work by requiring special tools to work on their special fasteners and connectors. I could fix almost everything in my 60's junk with a $19 budget tool kit, but I spent $150 this weekend on specialty tools just to remove one or two fasteners in an overly complex car.

Yeah I know how pressurization works so not gonna do that. The air/oil separators for the 2.0t VAG engines are a fortune. If the worst I see is a tablespoon of oil in 100k of driving I'm gonna take a chance. Besides might sell car next year and buy a focus ST instead. Winters are just killing this car and wife has lost her taste for auto-x so no real reason to drive a super low Audi anymore. Pcv works, tested it about a month ago.

The berlinetta package was a "luxury" interior package on second and third gens. It was an expensive trim level but GM used it as a test bed for a lot of luxuries they latter added to upscale lines. It could be had with any engine combination and I think could be stacked on the z28 and iroc trim packages (it would only add the interior but none of the emblems). The "starship" berlinettas were 1984-1986 and in addition to the all digital dash had moveable control pods. It was really advanced for the time. I remember wanting to add the interior out if a wrecked berlinetta to my 1984 ZF but taking a look at how much work was involved I passed. I think the later Firebird GTAs had a similar dash. IIRC they had a multiple cassette carousel in the dash. How weird. Here you go clay:

Yeah, it was the lowest part of the intercooler, it's actually lower than the lowest radiator hose.

Doing a radiator on the A3 this weekend. Let me just say the next time someone quotes me a thousand dollars to replace a $200 part on a German car I should just pay them. Anyway, when I disconnected the intercooler about a table spoon of oil dripped out. Should I be concerned? The car has 93k on it and the intercooler has never been disconnected before. Should I be worried Or is this just 100k collection of cold weep. For what it is worth the car doesn't burn any oil and is actually under normal Audi oil consumption (1/4 qt between oil changes). Makes boost just fine and no oil fouled plugs. Where would the oil be coming from other than a turbo seal?

As opposed to the monumental problems of obsolescence in the past? You don't see a lot of Daily Driver carb'ed cars anymore because what the rust didn't get the poor metallurgy and use wore out. We forget because it's been 30 years but there was a time when 60k miles was high mileage just because the rings would start to wear out. There will always be something making the cars obsolete, we are just in a transition from mechanical to electrical. The new hot rodders will be software programmers. It's a different skill set but the DIY nature of things has not slowed down in the Information Age, in fact it has sped up. That happens now. Have you priced a Ferrari Mondial, 348, or 360 lately? Or a jaguar XJS for that matter? All state of the art complex cars for their time (I think the XJS was more expensive than a 911 in 1980) and all relatively affordable. The car market is a little different than a phone. If there is a desire for it someone will develop a support network for it or an upgrade or something. Plus the drivers of the collector car market are not always mechanical. For example: take two cars: a 1966 fairlane with a 390 and an auto. One is a four door and one is a two door. Mechanically the same car, but the two door is worth 3 times what the 4-door is worth. The cars that used to give me nightmares were the hellcat dodges. When watching roadkill and some of the other you tube swap videos those cars wouldn't run without the factory tail lights hooked up. But you know what? The aftermarket came to the rescue and now you can get standalone harnesses to retrofit the drivetrain into older cars, and the same tech can be used to keep the hellcats running when they become 30 years old and factory tail lights are NLa.

Couple of things: 1) learn what the local title transfer process is for the state your are buying from. Some states require notarization (Louisiana, Ohio, etc...) and some don't (New York, New Jersey, etc...). This way you aren't surprised by an un-notarized title showing up when you need one. This is esp important in states where the DMV can put a lein on the vehicle for unpaid taxes and prevent a sale. Most states have everything up on their websites. 2) run multiple stolen vehicle checks. Don't just run it through the insurance database, contact local law enforcement and see if they will run it. Some states are known as "vehicle washing" states (e.g. Tennessee) where just by titling it in their state you can remove all sorts of brands from titles like salvage and even stolen. 3) Money isn't actually too difficult. For things under $20K, what I have done in the past is wire half upfront, then the remainder when the title comes in. This just limits the exposure if the deal turns out to be bad. If you are paying cash for the car to a private seller and you are talking about something really expensive ($20K plus) it might be worth it to open an escrow account in a national bank and deal with it that way. 4) Titles shipping is a little tricky. Always send via a reputable shipper with a confirmed tracking number and a mandatory signature (not the USPS delivery confirmation where they just throw it at the door). Have an out where if the title is lost - since the seller can replace it not you. Personally, if it is something rare and expensive and being purchased from a private party you don't know, it's always better to take a flight out and do a PPI yourself. If you want to do the deal it's then real easy to do the title and cash exchange on the spot. Of the friends I have had that have done out of state deals in the last 2 years, the majority of the ones who bought the car sight unseen were unhappy, but those that went were happy. Personally, there has only been one time I traveled for a motorcycle and the bike was in much worse shape than the picture showed - like really bad (it was an old drag bike, the pics showed it in a garage, but when I got there it had been clearly stored outside for more than a year uncovered) and was able to make a real adjustment on the spot for the price.

You drove a 64hp kei car that is smaller than an original Mini Cooper 7 hours on the interstate next to giant ass 18 wheelers? You sir have balls that clank. Beats are really neat cars, I think mugen did a tuner version and had parts for them years ago, no idea what's still available.

Maybe he should look at something like a 90's to early 2000's s-10 blazer. I seem to remember them being pretty tough despite the usual GM failings on interior quality and door hinges. Or one of those Buick riverias with the 3800 engine. I see high mile ones for both all the time and most are under $5k

When in doubt the "prep school uniform": Blue blazer or sport coat, tan or gray slacks, white shirt, oxfords. Dress belt, rep tie. It's a convertible outfit. It can look as formal as a suit if that's what the situation calls for, but you can also lose various pieces if the situation requires something more "casual" It's more important that everything be clean and pressed and creased sharp than brand. http://65.media.tumblr.com/5cd0910b8f9c35aa82b2d147f248478a/tumblr_nmd2aoJUE31r7a6kpo1_400.jpg http://global.ralphlauren.com/SiteCollectionImages/polo/style/EN/rlclassics/Men/repp_tie/rl_classics_repptie_06.jpg

Attacked you like "oh cool we have the same car" or attacked you like "you are going to steal my thunder"

the guy at music go round was showing me one of those on wed. Although I think it was used and didn't have the software with it. Whats the difference between something like that and something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Line-Sonic-Port-Channel-Interface/dp/B00CS4L7DK/ref=sr_1_16?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1479504112&sr=1-16&keywords=line-6 I am trying to so some instrumentals as ambient soundtrack for some video I have been shooting. Western/surf rock style stuff, single guitar, maybe layer in some sampled drums. Don't need much software wise other than squelch out the garbage and edit for time. I am recording off my 1969 Unvox mother and the fender mustang I just built, no effects pedals so....simple as I can get it.

esp since we have people talking about internment camps and Newt Gingrich shouting for the comeback of the House Un-American Activities Committee (which he did back in june). https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/17/japanese-internment-is-precedent-for-national-muslim-registry-prominent-trump-backer-says/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/14/politics/newt-gingrich-house-un-american-activities-committee/

sigh....you finished? section 107 only covers it if: 1) you are not an attorney and feel like interpreting it any which way you like 2) you ignore a hundred years of case law. the copyright office lays out how courts would weigh this: http://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html I guess the upside is that you are spending this afternoon learning about something you were previously ignorant of by researching it on the internet just so you can argue with some asshole you've never met.

I appreciate it. It was very well thought out and written. thank you.

There is no fair use section that covers it. I am not a public figure and it was specifically for harassment purposes. try again.

Actually that's not true in the slightest, otherwise no artist would have any copyright to their self portraits and models wouldn't have to sign releases as to their likeness when they pose. And Facebook's license is only limited to what stays on facebook. It's how basic licenses work. He can't remove it from the platform and be protected under the license.

So...since this is the political thread, does anybody want to talk about how the media isn't really talking about the FBI and it's apparent leak problem or the fact that the republicans aren't really back stopping James Comey even though he broke a longstanding tradition of the bureau to not interfere in elections.

I texted someone who is a moderator remove a copyright violation as he is obligated to do. It's actually the proper channel for things.

For someone who really "cares" about this forum you seem really eager to fill every thread with this nonsense. be my guest.

well, that's just like his opinion man. Well if you were an admin or a moderator you could actually do something about it. But you aren't. There are plenty of people here who have a similar delivery message for their opinions but because their opinions are something you agree with you aren't really going after them. You, just don't like me and you want to be an a-hole about it because you can't do anything else about it. So put on your big boy pants and just deal with it.

So really you just want just drive away a member because you don't really agree with or like his opinions? now who is being a baby.

Does anybody here record their own music? How do you do it? equipment? software? I want to record some guitar pieces I am working on and really other than getting an old tape machine and plugging it into my amp, not sure how to get it into the computer box and then edit it.

you often complain about how these threads become "all about me" and yet you can't seem to stop talking about me. Even I am bored by this. sigh. what's your point? it's an internet forum for informal conversation, not a debate competition. And you are trying to hold me to a standard you don't even hold yourself to....so....???? where are you going with this?

I'm, legitimately curious, how did you get to that number? that's a $1200 a year membership which puts it in the realm of some country club memberships. Is it basically to fund the activities? since you talk about not using it to make a profit where would the money go exactly?