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That's a lotta show for such a minimal amount of go.

Cornholio wrote :

That's a lotta show for such a minimal amount of go.

Didn't your mother ever teach you if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all ?

Nice screen name BTW.

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Sure is purtier than my '96 Cavelier! (oops!.. I meant 'Cavalier')

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CJ Krause wrote:

TubaTinker wrote:Sure is purtier than my '96 Cavelier!

same thing running it though

It's been a very good little drivetrain for a four-banger. I've pulled The Band trailer at least once a week for the last five years with it! Lots better gas mileage that I used to get with my '55 Nomad with 450 horse 327cid, too!

CJ Krause wrote:

TubaTinker wrote:Sure is purtier than my '96 Cavelier!

same thing running it though

It's been a very good little drivetrain for a four-banger. I've pulled The Band trailer at least once a week for the last five years with it! Lots better gas mileage that I used to get with my '55 Nomad with 450 horse 327cid, too!

Here is my Money Pit

2002 GTI 1.8T (A4 2 Door)

Exterior:

4-motion rear valance
pizzy clear corners
rear fog light
hella supertone horns
philips vision plus high and low beam bulbs
osram all seasons yellow fog bulbs
debadged
50%/35% window tint
german oem split side mirrors
yakima roof rack with copperhead, viper, and wheel fork

Interior:

euroswitch w/rear fog indicator led mod
monster mats
lupo knob
nakamichi cd-45z head unit
terk commander xm radio
arc audio 2050 front amps
cdt hd-62 front component speakers
dynamat in doors and trunk
in.pro check temp ii

Engine, Trans & Exhaust:

apr 93
k&n panel filter
forge 007p diverter valve
audi jackpads
g60 12lb lightened flywheel
vr6 oem clutch
peloquin lsd
techtonics turboback exhaust
es poly motor mount inserts
dieselgeek ultra race shifter
asr+edl disabled
vag-com

Suspension, Wheel & Tire:

bilstein sport shocks
h&r sport springs
shine rear sway bar
17x8 oz superleggera wheels
225/45-17 toyo proxes t1-s summer tires
205/55-16 michelin arctic alpin winter tires

Bloke

u r an a**

here is a Psalm to My Son that I wrote at the request of a Christian Publication and it got published by 2 magazines and 1 Christian Newsletter. it is truly hard reading... and THIS is the only warning i will give you

No one here knows what i go through daily just to work and be here.

Psalm to My Son who died May 1, 2005. We also named a star after him in the Intl Star Registry so he had something to sit on while he waited for us to join him in heaven.

To My Son: You are and were more loved than you will ever know. Sometimes we just don’t know how to say it in the right way or enough times.
I thank God every day for giving me you for 16.5 wonderful years.

On May 1st my Son died doing what he absolutely loved the most, riding the back curvy roads on his 84 Honda VF700C Magna with his Dad leading. He made one mistake, he looked down, went off the road, tried to miss a mailbox on the left and a culvert on the right, and when his bike hit the embankment, his full face helmet snapped his neck and killed him instantly.

I went around the curve, did not see him in my mirror, went a little more and still no Son, then came to a stop and looked back, he was still not there and knew something was wrong. He was always there. I still look for him in the mirror to this day. The 3rd biker came up and told me he went off the road and hit and died. I turned around, did not even remember doing it, went back, jumped off my bike and called 9-11. I then asked them to refresh my memory on CPR and started. His ears had blood in them, the ground already was covered and I started doing CPR. Can't even remember but I did what they told me on the phone. All I remember is when I would breathe in his mouth holding his nose, his ears would bubble air and blood. My mouth filled with the taste of blood and as I kept doing it, his breath went from normal to bad quickly. He took one gasp of a breath and I thought for a second I might get him back but the Doctor at the hospital said it was his brain trying to find his lungs and that what I did was great but that he was dead before he hit the ground.

I knew in my heart he was dead and I just kept doing it till they came and flew him off. My arms were totally covered in blood from my elbows down to my fingers. My face had blood all over it too. I tasted blood for hours no matter what I drank and tried to rinse it out. These memories will never leave my mind forever. I cry every time I think about it. I have not even told my wife these things because she just could not handle what I went through. She knows now.

We learned so much about who you were after you died May 1st, 2005. The amazing amount of friends and adults that came to your visitation and service of the celebration of your life truly showed what and who you were. We were amazed at how many stood up at the front and talked about you and what all you did for them and their lives,,,,,,, truly amazing,,,, I was in awe of the man you were becoming and the example you had been your whole life. The many friends you had and how they loved you and thought highly of You, including teachers and adults as well. How could anyone refuse to love or like you, your wit, your intelligence, your love of life and how you drew it. Your love for Jesus and how you shared with your friends and tried to get them to go to church with you and they wouldn’t and I am sure that really bothered you. It made me realize just how strong you had gotten and how I truly know you are with him in a world so perfect nothing can bother you anymore. It takes real strength to tell someone you are saved and the Lord’s child and he was saved and baptized on Easter 3 years ago. What greater day to be baptized.

I apologized for all I had done in your life while you were still alive and I thank God he gave me that chance and after a hard year in the 9th grade in high school, the Son we had all our life was back and stronger than ever and so was the smile that we so missed. I thank God that we got to make up and we were best friends again. These things have made your going to the Lord and knowing I will see you again the main strength and reason I go on daily, knowing I will see you again

You were an amazing baby, smiling since I can remember. Even when I walked you around the hospital when you had viral meningitis just after your second birthday and we thought we were going to lose you and you looked at the pictures on the wall, walking all night long holding my finger saying ra coon,,, tur tle,,, rab bitt. Your love of drawing and how a kindergarten teacher told us in 37 years of teaching she never say a 5 yr old draw a 3 dimensional snake around a limb and no matter what we did to keep you interested in drawing,,, like we could stop you.

We have learned more and more about your amazing work you did in drawing and your love for it. Your persistence in gaming on the PC and all game programs you played. I still like to watch the VCR recording you did for your class on Halo and how you recorded all you did on the game, live and added music and then your voice narration. It was truly amazing and how proud you were to always help people and how it made you feel. We found out that you would go by people’s houses on your bike and visit on the way home from school. You may not know it but you were a lot more like your Dad then you would have ever wanted to admit to. It has made me love you more and more and you will always be in my mind and heart and nothing could ever change that.

I could go on and on and on and on but I will leave you with these words that I have in my heart and learned from my son’s friends after he was gone,,, love them all you can,,, tell them daily,,,, make your home a safe place where they can fall, be themselves and know that no matter what they do,,,, they are loved and have a home no matter what. Do whatever it takes to be best friends with your Son and Daughter and the strength they need to act like and become the person they see in you and your walk with the Lord and what they need to grow up to be,,, what the Lord has ready for them.

In closing
Life is short,, to me if you have nothing to say good,, then keep it to yourself,,,, everyone will be for the better.

Charlie,

You know how there are two types of musicians - (tubists and everybody else) well the same logic applys to cars. There are car people and those who just drive from A to B and back and just don't get the car people. And lot of folks don't understand the satisfaction of fixing up a vehicle or in my case bringing them back to life from lifeless rusted out hulks.

For fun I collect and restore old cars and just built a commercial grade building complete with lift for working on and storing them. It is fun to compete on the national level and win against the folks with the professionally restored cars who can just barely drive them. Hope you have continued success with your car.

Ride On,
MJI

1931 Model A Ford Roadster
1931 MODEL A Ford Victoria
1931 Model A Ford Slant Windshield Town Sedan
1931 Model A Ford Steel Top Wide Bed 1/4 Ton Pickup
1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series Town Sedan
1953 MG TD Roadster (vintage racer)
1988 Corvette Convertible
1990 Miata

bloke wrote:Speaking of underpowered pigs, I'm in the market for a '97-or-so Geo Prizm or *Ford Escort (extremely economical/reliable transportation - particularly this specific vintage) in really good shape at a buyer-motivating price. I'm in the process of moving 45 min.-1 hr. away from most of my gigs, and I would like to get "there and back" dependably for $7 (or less) of gasoline.

*not the d.o.c. engine

I will not require any of the following features:

1. Vision Chrome Wheels- Discount Tire
2. Two tone custom paint job- Caliber Collision
a. I designed a Italisized HHR logo with a dropped R, painted on back on each side and cleared
b. bass clef and connected curved decrescendo logo ghost on both sides on both doors
3. Pilot Fog Lamps- Auto Zone
4. Stainless Exhaust Extension- 3R Racing- Auto Zone
5. Chrome Grille- Chevy dealership
6. Chrome 1949 Chevy License Plate- EBay
7. Chrome roof rails- Chevy
8. Matching Spoiler- Chevy- EBay
9. HHR 3rd brake light decal- EBay
10. 1/4 in. Chrome molding around edges of back side windows(2 rolls)
11. 1/8 in. chrome molding around the front 4 windows and windshield , headlights, tail lights (several rows)- Pep Boys
12. Wheel well molding completely around the whole mid-line (2 rolls)- Pep Boys
Chevy 1955 Script Emblems- posts cut, sanded level, then 3m taped and applied to hood- EBay
13. Grey suede leather Steering Wheel wrap- Auto Zone
14. Shorty multi length radio antennae- Ebay

Still to come
1. Another Chevrolet Script for back left below window.
2. Paint seats darker grey on sides, dark grey in the middle, lighter grey Chevy bowtie on top of middle of seats
3. Paint headrests and then lighter grey HHR on all 4 headrests as well

This is fantastic.

Perfect lesson in being a total douchebag.

Now, I might not care for Charlie's choice of vehicle, but he put a lot of work into it. He has won some awards and this allows him to divert his attention to other things.

Just because someone might choose to not play a musical instrument because they deem it a frivolous waste of time, should we discount them and their worthiness as a person?

I know people often forget to think before they speak, but c'mon, typing this crap out is totally rediculous.

Here WAS my money pit before I rolled it up into a ball:

1972 Porsche 911E 2.4L

Exterior:

engine upgraded to 'S' specs (cams, crank, pistons, heads)
RS front valance
oil bypass flow
RS front oil cooler
Lexan front wheel fans
RS rear spoiler
debadged
rocker covers removed
bumper trim removed
interior right side mirror
external ignition cutoff switch
external fire extinguisher switch
driver's side window catch netting
megaphone open exhaust
front break ducting
hallogen headlights
original aubergine paint


Interior:

full roll cage
internal fire extinguisher
tach, oil pressure, oil temp, idiot guages
racing bucket seat (side and helmet support)
full 6 point 4" harness
racing steering wheel
Upgraded Blaupunkt CD


Suspension, Wheel & Tire:

Bilstein adjustable sport shocks
adjustable front and rear sway bars
19 mm front torsion bars
24 mm rear torsion bars
adjustable torsion bar mountings
6x16" and 7x16" Fuchs rims
16x225 shaved Goodrich racing radials
cross-drilled brake rotors

Real

Okay, here I go sticking my nose into other people's business. I hope everyone will take what I'm about to say in the spirit in which it's intended.

Charlie, I don't think there's a parent in this little club of ours whose heart doesn't go out to you in the loss of your son. I watched my parents bury my brother at the age of 24, and saw what they went through, and I fully appreciate the magnitude of sorrow and loss left from that event. Furthermore, I "get" the car thing, in my case with older cars -- moreso than ever, in fact, since we recently were presented with my late Father-in-law's '66 Mustang (more on that in another post). So though I don't fully know everything you are going through, I do identify with a lot of what you're talking about here.

The thing is, you had never (that I've seen, anyway) mentioned this work on the car as something therapeutic that you were doing to cope with your loss. Bloke may have been his usual smooth-as-sandpaper self, but I think he was just being contrarian on the subject of cars. I DEFINITELY don't think there was any intent to kick you when you're down or in any way belittle your loss. How would he have known that a poke at the 'car' button would be felt as a poke at the 'grief' button? He comes across as an ornery ol' cuss, but he's actually much kinder than he would want anyone to know. I can vouch for the fact that he's not a cruel person, and would not purposely hurt a grieving parent.

I hope that you eventually get back to a place where your life has more joy than sorrow. You will always know the loss, but I believe in time you will be able to fully enjoy that which you have, as well. You and your family remain in my prayers, just about every day.
______________________________
Joe Baker, who will now go back to minding his own beeswax.

I lost a daughter shortly before her 22nd birthday. Charlie's right.
Staying busy with the most absorbing projects is great therapy. You got to concentrate on the living and living the rest of your life with all the intensity possible.
My daughter always liked my sailing and music and I strive to maximize the time I spend doing those pleasures. Feels just right!