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That 2.5L is a turd too though
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MrH42 wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:28 am That 2.5L is a turd too though
Seems adequate. Crosstranny doesn’t need that much power. It’s a utilitarian vehicle
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max225 wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:34 am
MrH42 wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:28 am That 2.5L is a turd too though
Seems adequate. Crosstranny doesn’t need that much power. It’s a utilitarian vehicle
~200hp would be pretty fantastic IMO. The 2.5 should be pushing 190...so that might solve a lot of the issues.
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MrH42 wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:28 am That 2.5L is a turd too though
THANK YOU
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did y'all see the smoking tires love letter to Troy's car?
brain go brrrrrr
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I went to put the :ramz: on the car this afternoon only to find out that I was sent the wrong god damn lug nuts, so it'll be another week or two for the right ones to fucking ship here. Fuck cars.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:05 pm I went to put the :ramz: on the car this afternoon only to find out that I was sent the wrong god damn lug nuts, so it'll be another week or two for the right ones to fucking ship here. Fuck cars.
Ugga dugga
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:37 pm did y'all see the smoking tires love letter to Troy's car?
I posted it here
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:05 pm I went to put the :ramz: on the car this afternoon only to find out that I was sent the wrong god damn lug nuts, so it'll be another week or two for the right ones to fucking ship here. Fuck cars.
Yea this is the risk with a lot of this type of thing :-/ :rage:
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CaleDeRoo wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:05 pm I went to put the :ramz: on the car this afternoon only to find out that I was sent the wrong god damn lug nuts, so it'll be another week or two for the right ones to fucking ship here. Fuck cars.
Ugga dugga
Wrong thread pitch, I went to put one on and it wouldn't even start. Most cars are M12x1.5, mine is of course M12x1.25 for no good reason. Damn moran engineers.
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Rust is already starting too, 5 months 1200 miles. :doomed:

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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:52 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote:
Ugga dugga
Wrong thread pitch, I went to put one on and it wouldn't even start. Most cars are M12x1.5, mine is of course M12x1.25 for no good reason. Damn moran engineers.
Iirc my Subaru was 1.25 as well. Get some rust protection by Titan Motorworks
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:56 pm Rust is already starting too, 5 months 1200 miles. :doomed:

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This is mine after 3 years in Florida and about 9 months in the bay ... ~30k miles

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I took that pic to see if my new tires would clear before putting them on... strangely enough nearly same angle as you took
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:56 pm Rust is already starting too, 5 months 1200 miles. :doomed:

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This is mine after 3 years in Florida and about 9 months in the bay ... ~30k miles

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:gtfo:
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I just found it random that we took the same pic for two different reasons 1 week apart without knowing that we each did that :gay:
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:56 pm Rust is already starting too, 5 months 1200 miles. :doomed:

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:minblown:

The :poorvette: looks far better after 17 years and 111k miles.
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Salt is the devil.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:59 am
Detroit wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:43 pm Salt is the devil.
:dat:

One of the reasons why buying a used car in the northeast/rust belt can be dangerous.
Yep, it's not worth trying to keep a DD nice up here. Hmm, I should lift the :gorf: and give it a good cleaning and hit the fasteners with something. Got nothing but time on my hands lol
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That low hood :doe:


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CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:42 pm That low hood :doe:


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CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:42 pm That low hood :doe:


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Dad, where do MINIs come from?
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Detroit wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:43 pm Salt is the devil.
My inner Zilspec, which has grown very strong, actually rates no salt as a top 10 reason for living in the State of California.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote:
Detroit wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:43 pm Salt is the devil.
My inner Zilspec, which has grown very strong, actually rates no salt as a top 10 reason for living in the State of California.
It's yet another reason why CA is actually a cheaper place to live when one takes everything into account than most of the world.
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troyguitar wrote: Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:26 pm It's yet another reason why CA is actually a cheaper place to live when one takes everything into account than most of the world.
Every time I go to Florida or California, I’m amazed at the cars I see still driving around.

Cars and trucks that would have rusted into several pieces 15 years ago in the northeast.
You should see West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. C10s are as common as Model 3s in the cities we all live in.
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