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SYNYSTR

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  1. Here is another radical V-8 alternative. A Hayabusa based V-8. Sounds like a cage of angry mountain lions. I don't really hold it against the guy. I get the whole salvage title / cheaper / more reliable path. I just think he could have been a little more unique about it. At least take off the damn corvette coil covers!
  2. If he really wanted to put a small block chevy in it, at least choose a V-12 SBC http://falconerengines.com/falconer_v12.php
  3. I suppose its better than a 2JZ swap
  4. I didn't think she had the balls to drive a car like that.
  5. I went the road less traveled. I bought a D that I knew needed some work. Not a salvage title or anything crazy like that, but a "driven" car. Instead of my Dad and I throwing around a football, we built go-carts and hands on stuff like that. I bought my first car with my own $$ at 14 years old (of course Dad was on the title since I was under 18). I had the engine out of the car the first week. Long story short I had no fear of diving in to anything mechanical. With that kind of knowledge, I have a different perspective of what a major repair feels like. I never had a "reserve fund" for a car. Or a hot water heater, or microwave, or a/c cooler, pool pump, etc etc. Money set aisde for a crisis? You bet.
  6. I can't speak to the 4 post, but my old Challenger 2 post has never missed a beat. It has been moved twice and has never let me down. (no pun intended)
  7. I have been with this company for over 3 years. http://www.hwahomewarranty.com/ I have only filed 3 small claims with them. The one thing that stood out was when my water heater started leaking. I didn't want to wait so I ran down to Home Depot and replaced it myself. Although it states in the contract I needed to go through their vendors, I received full reimbursement. I was even reimbursed for the solder, coppper tube, and overflow pan. Obviously I was not reimbursed on my own labor, but it was a better choice than dealing with water damage and mold. Would recommend.
  8. A few years ago I picked up a chopper because a couple of my friends had recently bought bikes for themselves. We set out for our first small road trip together on a Saturday night. The plan was to start in north Scottsdale and head south to a cool outdoor restaurant called SanTan Flats. This was supposed to be about 150 mile round trip. We did the typical Scottsdale road and then down through Mill ave (ASU area). It started raining like crazy. I had only bought the chopper 2 days ago. Although I had years of riding experience on a regular Harley, a chopper with a huge back tire is a different animal. Especially in the rain. We started to cut across Mesa to make our way south to Queen Creek (a much more rural town). The rain was so heavy we just couldn't see 10 feet in front of us. We had to stop. We ended up at an Applebee's that had a porch for the bikes and we went in to wait the rain out. We looked like hell, but we were proud to make it that far. People stared at us for our resolve (or stupidity LOL). After about an hour of food and looking at the weather on our phones, this guy walks up to us. He looked like an average Joe, nothing out of the ordinary. He asks "Are you guys real bikers?" For initial impressions we pretty much looked the part even though we were just some friends who happened to enjoy motorcycles. Certainly not the Hells Angles LOL! My mind flashed back to the Tim Allen movie "Wild Hogs". I responded with a resounding "Yeah. Why?" He asks "Are you in any kind of club?" And without missing a beat or giving it any thought I blurted out "Yup, We're the Angry Chinchillas!" I had a tone in my voice as if I was appalled he even needed to ask. The look of awe on his face was priceless. I think he feared we were going to rape the women and eat their babies. He gave us a respectful nod and with a quivering voice he said "You know, I think I have heard of you guys. Have a good night." As soon as he was out of sight we laughed so hard we fell off our chairs. That guy thought he met with some badass mofo's! It was time to continue on. We never did make it to our destination. About 5 miles down the road my bike that I just bought broke a primary gear on the transmission and I had to get towed home. My two friends headed home also. That short 2 hours with my best buddies will never be forgotten.
  9. The government supporting replica builders? http://www.autoblog.com/photos/cool-classi...1446661#image-1
  10. The appeal of a daily driver will fade very quickly. No matter how well it was rebuilt, a car almost 50 years old is just that.
  11. Here is an interesting blog about building one from "scratch" with a new body. It would seem that $90-100K you could do it yourself and know EXACTLY what you have. http://www.worldwidecamaroclub.com/showthr...ro-from-scratch I could kick myself for selling mine in 1989 for a mere $1,300
  12. As far as a female comedian that uses "shock value" for her material I think Sarah Silverman is funnier. And much more attractive.
  13. Oh, that's because the term "Rambo knife" and "Crocodile Dundee knife" have trademarks LOL
  14. You might have hit the nail on the head here. It would be really interesting to research males that might have had a T deficiency from their mothers in the first trimester. But until a bunch of retired NFL players that were in the pre PED testing era start wanting to cut off their penises, I'm calling B.S.
  15. Not exactly. Little boys aren't producing T for the first 10-12 years, yet the gender identity has already formed.
  16. Depression and lethargy. You bet. But gender confusion? I think that goes back to earlier posts about "being born that way" or incorrectly loaded software.
  17. That might be a stretch. Thousands of professional (and recreational) athletes have used synthetic T. It's use goes back as far as WWII. https://books.google.com/books?id=TVklQ4FX7...war&f=false Almost all men will lose the abilty to create their own T when they get older anyway. Hardly any have had a desire to cut off their junk and put on a dress.
  18. So as a parallel conversation, there is another aspect of a police officer's job that probably gets too often overlooked. Please don't get me wrong, we just experienced a loss tonight, but I am not posting here for sympathy. Sadly I just realized how difficult it must be for them when they have to knock at your door to tell you in person that a loved one was just killed in auto accident.
  19. SYNYSTR

    New Toy

    I really dig the matte black, but aren't those rims going to be a bitch to keep clean?
  20. SYNYSTR

    In the ER

    Something about bad news comes in 3's? At least the rest of 2015 will be better. You deserve it.
  21. They use pinchers to hold they prey and eat it with their jaws. The punch comes from the poisonous stinger on the tail. I know cats are not some peoples pet of choice, but they love to eat scorpions and are immune to the venom. I have an adopted outdoor cat and we are one of the few on our street that does not have a scorpion problem.
  22. There are a couple of good ones. Some of these finished cars are true performers. http://www.factoryfive.com/ http://www.race-car-replicas.com/rcrp.html
  23. As soon ad the footage is clear you can see where the guy had just dropped the taser he took from the cop.
  24. Three things popped into my head.... It sounds like a really cool car, why no C/C insurance? The whole "track those bastards down and confront them" usually does not end up well. Even though they are less than stand up citizens, take them to small claims court for the damage. A judgement will be with them for a very long time. You never know if they will inherit money, try to sell a house, get a real job.
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