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I'll make every effort to attend. Checking schedule now...

Dave, do you have kids? Kenny was my first internet-forum friend whose death hit me hard. However, almost ANYONE I hear that dies with a very young family hits me pretty hard. I don't go all babbling brook about it, but it gives me serious pause.

Congrats, Paul!

GFY, snow.:gtfo: EAD and DIAF.

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Threads like this make me want to get a Motive Power Bleeder (pressurized brake bleeding system)

I should mention that, aside from Buckeye football, no one in my household gives a shit about sports. :fuckyeah:

Cowl shake is the shaking/vibration you feel in the steering column, typically when going over rough turrain or bumps. It results from the body twisting. It is obviously more prevalent in verts and t-tops since the chassis is generally less rigid. Strut brace etc help reduce this by stiffening the chassis. The roof of a car is an essential part that makes the chassis rigid. Rigidity in a chassis is highly desirable because it leads to less noise, better handling, better crash performance, among other things. Manufacturers are always trying to make the chassis of the car more rigid with less flex. When a roof is chopped off in a Targa or convertible, it takes away one of the key components of chassis rigidity. You experience this in convertible/targa top cars if you go over bumps or in hard corners and you can hear little creaks and literally see the windsheild/hood area "bounce". With the top up when going over bumps, you can sometimes hear a squeaking from the weather seals as they rub against each other because the chassis is twisting. Needless to say, it's a little disconcerting. Thankfully, my BMW is almost totally devoid of cowl shake. BTW, I was too lazy to type so I copied the above three paragraphs from an NSX forum

OH SNAP. Congratulations, Scotty!!!:thumbup: Looks fuggin badass...

In my BMW, I can set the drivers' seat for my 6' frame, and then sit in the back seat fine. Knees are on the seatback, but it gets the job done and works great for around the town. IIRC, Mustang rear seats - especially for how much bigger they are - are surprisingly small.

As part of our home renovation, I had all the phone lines throughout my house replaced with CAT 5, with the hope of going internet-only. My family hardly cares about watching live TV anyway: more NetFlix, Hulu, and Youtube action. Through Wow, we've now got 30Mbps internet service powering Apple TV, TiVo, and smartscreens...and I couldn't be happier. Saves me $70+ a month! I know the technology has come a long way in the last 5-8 years, becoming more mainstream. I'm proud to say we have no landline phone and now no cable at our house. Has anyone else done something similar (running Internet only)? Tips and tricks would be appreciated.

Every used Mustang convertible I drove (up to '08) had cowl-shake like a muhhhfukka. I ended up picking up a modded '95 BMW 'vert and - aside from the slow-as-balls 4-cylinder - it's been a solid, tossable 4-seater that's already paid for itself through the smiles on my wife and kids. Cheesy, but my famiry loves the 'vert. Good luck finding something you like; now is definitely the time to grab a 'vert before people put them in storage.

Holy cam timing covers!!!

Agreed with DJ: truthfully, for $25 if its not functional it's not worth the money. Take her to a nice place for a picnic lunch or dinner in the park. If your marriage is going to last, it'll be based on shared memories/emotions, not trinkets.

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Ask some of her classmates/other nurses that she's friends with... She probably shares more with them about what she wants, especially considering the long hours they are together.

+10 :thumbup:

Even in nicer restaurants, there is pressure to "turn the tables", so sometimes servers will hound you for another drink order or dessert/coffee to keep you paying, otherwise they want you to GTFO so another group gets seated and orders drinks/dinner. Done politely, many people like that attentive service. Joe, you apparently do not. [/ex-server]

Is it a digital climate control display (GLS, GLX), or knob/dials (base)? My GLX with auto climate control has had a friggin' mind of it's own for the last couple of years. I live with it.

wat OP, congrats on the Z4! :thumbup:

I would HIGHLY recommend a good undercoating and rust treatment. If your daughter is going to drive it at all in the late fall/winter/early spring, it gon get eat up...

Wow. Congrats, Ant!:thumbup: You "found religion"? Were you touched by his noodley appendage?

LOVE IT! Don't take this the wrong way, but you should've done a single exhaust outlet to save a couple bucks and add to the "sleeper" look...

Airsoft Smith on Bethel Road next to BW3's has a ton of stuff...