hairnet Posted January 22 Posted January 22 On 22/01/2025 at 00:47, PhilA said: Old cars are terrible. Carburetors need to be taken off and replaced by fuel injection to be reliable in the cold Expand yes.
Madman Of The People Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 22/01/2025 at 12:51, hairnet said: yall cant drive isnt an instruction - sounds like fact will it be gone by sunday - they were saying so - whether thatll happen - although to temp will go up they said Expand Speaking as a Chicago boy who moved to Nashville, I can attest to the fact southerners can’t drive in winter conditions. A light dusting of snow is all it takes to send them into a “We’re all going to die!” state of panic! PhilA 1
Zelandeth Posted January 29 Posted January 29 It still surprises me the amount of people who seem to think that older cars just immediately stop working when it gets cold. I had to move the Rover last week to make room for the guys who are currently working on our landscaping and it was hovering somewhere around freezing. They both seemed completely gobsmacked by the fact that it just started first time just like any other day. Only sign of any grumpiness was the power steering pump being a bit whiny for the first minute or so. Westbay, LightBulbFun and PhilA 1 2
PhilA Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Weather was conducive to paintwork work. A little work needed yet but that's coming up acceptable. Phil mercedade, Crackers, Momentary Lapse Of Reason and 7 others 10
PhilA Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 Weather turned warm, from -6 to +29 in two weeks. Got the front clip polished up. Got to the point where the compound was flashing off faster than I could keep it damp so quit at that point. Starting to look better now, was all dull and oxidized before. Phil Mrs6C, hairnet, IronStar and 6 others 9
GeorgeB Posted February 8 Posted February 8 On 08/02/2025 at 20:20, PhilA said: front clip Expand I had to google that. Fucking yanks.
PhilA Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 On 08/02/2025 at 20:33, GeorgeB said: I had to google that. Fucking yanks. Expand Love you too. Dates back to carriage making. It's a later reference, because on this style of manufacture, all the metalwork (wings, inner wings, slam panel, grille) all "unclip" as a single unit and can be removed, leaving just the chassis , suspension, steering and engine in place forward of the firewall (which was the furthest forward portion of the body. I mean, we still have a dashboard, despite it not directly stopping you from being pebbledashed by whatever the front wheels pick up off the road... Plenty of terms still in use that really should have been retired as vehicle design moved on? GeorgeB and captain_70s 2
PhilA Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 Roof done. Zelandeth, Fumbler, LightBulbFun and 13 others 16
hairnet Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Bling George needs to hand in his badge and pay for some extra nerd
PhilA Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Finished polishing it today. Good enough for government work Zelandeth, adw1977, IronStar and 6 others 9
PhilA Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 A fun afternoon Phil Coprolalia, mercedade, Westbay and 4 others 7
somewhatfoolish Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Is that a guillotine on the front of the float? PhilA 1
PhilA Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 On 23/02/2025 at 18:23, somewhatfoolish said: Is that a guillotine on the front of the float? Expand Looks like it, but never even considered that! No, that's the remains of an old billboard that's on the side of the highway there. All that's left of it after the last hurricane. somewhatfoolish 1
somewhatfoolish Posted February 24 Posted February 24 I thought the theme might have been the end of Marie Antoinette.🤣All the gold made me think of cake and angry peasants. PhilA and 2flags 2
PhilA Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 On 05/04/2025 at 11:53, hairnet said: watching camaro WD headliner light same as chief /nerd Expand Nearly the same. Not quite. Same overall design though.
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