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Jake Kohl
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how many hampster-power is that good for Jake? <img src=

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It's good for something like 160 high-reving hamsters but the car is very light.

Posi-trac rear ends actually have a clutch in them that when one wheel spins considerably faster than the other, it engages power to both rear wheels. Some posi rear ends have a fluid viscosity systems to transfer the power.


 
Posted : November 27, 2006 3:19 pm
Gary
 Gary
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She's beautiful Jake!

particularly exceptional

says it best.

GARY


 
Posted : November 29, 2006 1:11 pm
Jake Kohl
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She's beautiful Jake!

particularly exceptional

says it best.

GARY

Thanks - she can be yours! On Ebay now.


 
Posted : November 29, 2006 2:44 pm
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Jake, bring it down to Sebring, there is a whole racing class of those things. What kind of gas milage does that rotary get anyway, on the highway, when you keep your foot out of it? (at 65mph)


 
Posted : November 29, 2006 5:12 pm
Jake Kohl
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This car is bone stock '85...not much of a racer...more for looks, handling, and prestige. I did have a 1.2 Liter 1982 model that I made several mods to and had about 225hp. In it's day, it was a 5.0 killer (sounded like a lawnmower on steroids - but they quit laughing shortly after I took off and smoked the tires all the way to halfway through 3rd gear). I had two project cars that I wanted to turn into the SCCA show-room racers but gave up when I found boats. They're not much for gas mileage - about 18 around town and maybe 22-24 on the freeway!


 
Posted : November 29, 2006 11:04 pm
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2003 Dodge 2500 Cummings Diesel <img src=

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/>, Put over 45,000 mile on her in the first year.

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Carl

Saylor Specialties
www.saylorspecialties.com


 
Posted : November 30, 2006 10:22 pm
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This thread now has the most replies ever. It now exceeds the

NAHCA bans all non-Hobies from events

thread. This one is much more positive too! <img src=

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Posted : December 1, 2006 6:29 pm
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beware of the TEST!! <img src=

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Posted : January 16, 2007 4:09 pm
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I had to angle-grind/cut a ratchet extension out of a spark plug tube tonight on my tow vehicle tonight.

Damn thing went IN but damnit didn't wanna come on out.


 
Posted : January 16, 2007 10:36 pm
Jake Kohl
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I had to angle-grind/cut a ratchet extension out of a spark plug tube tonight on my tow vehicle tonight.

Damn thing went IN but damnit didn't wanna come on out.

[Linked Image]


 
Posted : January 16, 2007 11:15 pm
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Thanks Jake


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 8:33 am
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Holy cats, it's Mad Max!


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 12:53 pm
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A 1997 Ford F250 extended-cab long wheelbase PowerStroke diesel truck. Which I do need to tow the F27GS.

That said, my daily driver was a v6 Ford Ranger until it literally was blown away.

I'm now looking to replace my little gas truck with a little diesel truck.

They can't be found, I'm having the devil of a time. It's my dream to have an all-Diesel stable, such that we can cook up our own biodiesel (easier than y'all think) and tell people with mindsets like the US folks posting here to kiss our butts.

BTW, husband works in the oilfield.

Y'all have absolutely NO idea just how filthily conspicuously consumptive the oil industry is. It's embarrassing, even though it's a great living for us. At least I can go to sleep with a clear conscience knowing that I've done a little to help.

For the children of tomorrow will surely be cursing those with the conspicuous-consumption mindset that I've seen exhibited in this thread. Please, those elsewhere in the world, do NOT think that all US shares the beliefs elicited by a few of the vocal here at this BBS.

Gore may be a ya-ya, but his message is sound. In fact, 'Inconvenient Truth' sounds like most of the lectures I had at college. Sorry y'all, but the news is truly bad. But hey, I didn't breed. It's YOUR children who will suffer, not mine...


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:08 pm
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What are you going to do with all the glycerine left over from your biodiesel?


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:32 pm
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Don't need to worry about knocking the glycerine off if a. install a preheater or b.use two tanks, one with reg. diesel and other with biodiesel, using reg.diesel to get engine warm first...


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:34 pm
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Gore may be a ya-ya, but his message is sound. In fact, 'Inconvenient Truth' sounds like most of the lectures I had at college. Sorry y'all, but the news is truly bad. But hey, I didn't breed. It's YOUR children who will suffer, not mine...

This just sealed the deal for me. I was thinking about getting an H2 SUT, and now, I'm go for launch. I'll keep my gas-guzzling sporty SUV for quick trips to the store, and the larger gas-guzzler for trips to anywhere I can annoy the most tree-hugging communist assholes I can find in any one place.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:35 pm
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Hold On:
If an old 12 mpg diesel hauls four boats, and a 48 mpg hybrid hauls one, who damages the environment more per mile?

The hybrid? Because it is new and the energy, toxins etc in producing it and its batteries usually outweigh driving the old vehicle twice as long?


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:36 pm
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There's a saying about 'opening your mouth and removing all doubt...' and you've just confirmed that the saying is a truism.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:37 pm
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Not to be a Tree-hugging-communist-butt, but I think buying a vehicle to annoy others qualifies as conspicuous consumption.
It also qualifies you in various other categories.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:42 pm
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Tilley makes good points re: nastiness of hybrid tech (at this point) which is one reason why we are going diesel.

ps. Dave, get ready to have an envie attack. Jay is having a look at an '87 Merc-Benz Turbo WAGON... may replace 'Ti Bleu soon


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 1:46 pm
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One qualifying feature of all

Tree-hugging-communists

is that they have absolutely NO sense of humor and are incapable of laughter and automatically assume that any absurdity is indeed genuine when it contradicts their own views.

You've been trolled, and it worked 😛


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 2:10 pm
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Sorry...I feel so foolish. And the joke was?? Explain.

(Hint: Wit would be something like:

...using up resources like there was no tomorrow...

)


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 2:39 pm
 Trey
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You guys are a bunch of chodes...please let this thread die.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 2:42 pm
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since you're such a genius that we lesser beings cannot even perceive your sense of humour, I'd like to pose a question to you.

Why would the 'tree-hugging communists*' lie about the state of things? They don't stand to gain from it unless they've invested in sustainable technology.

I can damn sure understand why the conspicuous consumptors have lied, they have far more to lose. All those profits out the window, retooling for different technologies is expensive, all sorts of ways to lose if the bad news is indeed true...

So, tell me why the 'treehuggers are lying? Huh?

___________________
*BTW, a compliment, considering that the first in the general record to put forth truly Communist ideas was Jesus Christ...


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 2:46 pm
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Trey, it is your choice to click your mouse on the subject button. Grow up.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 2:47 pm
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Why would the 'tree-hugging communists*' lie about the state of things? They don't stand to gain from it unless they've invested in sustainable technology.

Everyone has an agenda. Forcing social change? Up-ending the

Haves

and

Have-Nots

? Solidifying political power? I could care less what your motives behind your agenda are.

The only thing I care about is the fact that your side is the one sticking its unwelcome finger in my face and trying to make me feel guilty for living the lifestyle I do.

So what do I do? I revel in my perceived obscenity. Its frankly liberating to know that I can bother people so much simply by being who I am.

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*BTW, a compliment, considering that the first in the general record to put forth truly Communist ideas was Jesus Christ...

I'm sure Jesus and ole Joe Pa Stalin are sitting up there sipping Vodka tonics and looking down at us saying

CHRIST if they'd only GET IT!


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 3:44 pm
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Wrong again:
Jesus is saying

Joe, if they'd only get it!


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 3:59 pm
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since you're such a genius that we lesser beings cannot even perceive your sense of humour, I'd like to pose a question to you.

Why would the 'tree-hugging communists*' lie about the state of things? They don't stand to gain from it unless they've invested in sustainable technology.

I can damn sure understand why the conspicuous consumptors have lied, they have far more to lose. All those profits out the window, retooling for different technologies is expensive, all sorts of ways to lose if the bad news is indeed true...

So, tell me why the 'treehuggers are lying? Huh?

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*BTW, a compliment, considering that the first in the general record to put forth truly Communist ideas was Jesus Christ...

These are impotent argument points. First of all, everyone has something to lose, and

general record

is too subjective to argue.

I better solution for this argument might be to accept that we all have different points of view and move on.


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 4:30 pm
MaryAWells
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Okay, JHC, I can't stand it any more. What is a

pants party

?


 
Posted : January 17, 2007 4:33 pm
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Okay, JHC, I can't stand it any more. What is a

pants party

?

A sausage fest? <img src=

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Posted : January 17, 2007 5:14 pm
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