@doodon2whls

I’ll have to dig up that spreadsheet so we can update for 2022…

@ibRAD

The point of this was to replace the rear bearing.

When I worked at Lucas, a colleague walked across the road to the alternator factory to ask a friend to press a new bearing into his failing alternator.

He returned with an alternator with a new bearing. In fact, every part in the alternator was new!

@annoying_salman 100%, if I donate to Oppo on your behalf to support your writing that makes me a patron of the arts!!!

@OhCrikeyTheRozzers A hell of a story and a great tribute to your dad. Fantastic.

@gertman2000 Hey, would you be interested in these Majorette '57s?
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@Old-Busted-Hotness Only in Teslas

@newjoekaz Well, you don't need to worry about that, because it doesn't have any rust patina to preserve, and I'm certainly not going to fake any. I need to find a body shop that is willing to do a "decent" paint job. I have no interest in a show quality paint job that will make me afraid to drive/use the car.

@jminer Thanks. Much appreciated!

@Miss-Mercedes Personally, I want the Pontiac version of that, but I would happily take the Saturn too...and maybe do an Opal badge swap for giggles.

@carsofwalnutgrove

Great photos!

And... now I'm really hungry.

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Finished product.

@sony1492 You've done a pretty awesome job on the fab so far, I bet it will be fine! Would be cool to get air ducted down each exhaust pipe to help keep it cool though!

This makes me want to do this more than ever.

@derp I've been thinking to also make a post about that article, as I had several similar occasions of people asking the price of my Taft. Some even acted like the person in David's post.

@jminer said in The end of necessary car shopping!:

@spacekraken once I compared specs I realized how close it was to the alltrack. It drives a lot like my sportwagen did too and so far I love it.

Yeah honestly the impression I've gotten is that the taller body affects very little... I think @HammerheadFistpunch is absolutely onto something in that non-sporty sedans and wagons don't really drive that different from non-sporty CUVs running on the same chassis. There are some exceptions of course (TNGA RAV4 drives horribly, TNGA camry is pretty nice), but a golf and tiguan or a CR-V and civic ain't too different anymore handling wise

And in case there was worry about clearance (maybe from someone named Clarence):

Never gets old......

Another gem

@i86hotdogs This thing is sweet! That's also a hell of a steal for it.

@StreetsofPerth I did listen to the stock system over a year ago when I was still figuring out what I wanted and before I finally decided to actually order. The upgrade was only like $400, which is totally worth the upgrade, but at the total price of the truck I feel they could've done better overall. Don't get me wrong, it sounds good, and most people will probably think it sounds fantastic, but I'm pretty spoiled at work with our worst stereos being old Bose, and almost all of our newer cars run Burmester, and slightly older run B&O. I fully knew meridian wasn't on the same level as those, and that's ok. LR passed the assignment with this system, but they didn't ace the test. I would give the meridian a B and the stock system a C. If this was a Ford or Chevy with an MSRP that was 10-15k lower, you would be hard pressed to find better than this.

@Taylor-Martin Oh man, EXCITED for you! Fargo is awesome! Looking forward to seeing how this story goes, and hopefully we can all help you out as you learn and tinker! 🙂

Don't feel rushed as you go, it's going to be a long road, but you'll be all the more proud and excited when she's back on the road! 😄

@sn4cktimes Nice workmanship!

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@sony1492 said in Locost!!!:

@Snuze @pyroholtz We're already 60% complete! Should only be another...checks watch...two years.

@Snakesm13

Impressive!

@Vondon302 glad to hear you enjoyed it!

@AkioOhtori Although the pandemic only got me to work from home for a few months twice, I got a new job in 2021 that is 90% WFH (new job motivated in part because old job rushed the return to office as far as I was concerned). And my partner stopped traveling one week a month for work due to the pandemic, while also picking up a somewhat regular gym routine.

This all has changed the relationships with cars. Fewer miles on the GTI, but now I have to drive it anytime I'm working and visiting a site, because no company fleet vehicles available with the new job. I could and do take the Outback more for site visits, but my partner now wants it available for unpredictable gym visits and doesn't like driving the GTI even though it is a DCT auto.

Which means next car replacing the GTI having a manual transmission and lower ground clearance might really upset the work needs, but be more feasible due to lots of WFH with less stop and go commute traffic making the manual less fun.

This is part of why I'm living with the status quo for at least another year before making changes, to see how things in life evolve again for car use.

@phenotyp I aspire to be so bold.
Here I am stressing out about timing over a cargo van interior.

@t0ast hmmmmmm let me think about this one

@AestheticsInMotion

Yea back when we went all the time it was still not very well known and was first come first served. I imagine it's not the greatest during peak season nowadays. Camping there at low king tide is amazing as the tide pools are accessible quite a ways out. You can also access a lot of the coves that you normally can't get to (without a kayak).

Striped peak trailhead is immediately to the right when you get into the gate. It was important for the siting and communications for the Camp Hayden gun batteries (that hopefully you drove through!). There's more bunkers along the trail and the views are pretty amazing. You can see quite a ways to the West and all the way to Pt. Angeles to the East.

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Vancouver island in the upper right, agate beach/crescent bay in the center, salt creek recreation area in the lower right with tongue point (underwater atm).

@CB The Torsen is a must. Kinda hard to choose handling pieces. Too much to chose from. The air box and a mild tune will wake that pony up but your plan sounds great. Get used to it before you fire the parts canon at it. Congrats again and looking forward to hearing more.

@CB said in A story about luck:

@RacinBob In discussions with our new guy, I'm a firm believer that once in a while, if you do enough of something or something long enough, luck runs out. Doesn't mean you're bad at what you do or you don't know what you're doing, just sometimes the stars align in all the wrong ways.

So much this. Probability is a cold, hard bitch, and sometimes your number comes up.

@JunkleMKVII an Eastwood SCT might make sense to get a nice easy uniform finish on the metal if you're going to keep making these(you should)

@TheJWT Mmmm, fender mirrors

@Wrong-Wheel-Drive Very nice!

@OPPOsaurus-WRX trust me, it is.

@carsofwalnutgrove

Now THIS is how to introduce yourself on OPPO!

Looking forward to reading more.

You raised a good one. 😉

@skimaro

I enjoyed reading.

That kid is still in there. Life has seasons.

I don’t know what path you should choose, but I hope it’s made clear to you soon.

@Zaphod-s-Heart-of-Gold

YEAH!!

@HotWheelsAndFriedChicken Thanks!

@Exage03040 How dare you be correct-ish. It revs a little high at 110 km/h but that’s my only real issue.

@GrindIntoSecond

Subscribed.

@orneryduck said in The Alphabet Soup of Honda Motorcycles (Or, why an RC51 is not an RC51) (Updated!):

This is absolute #bestofoppo territory @Curators .

I love this and feel informed after reading it, and ignorant for my musings of the RC51 glory and lineage.

I want an old school VFR750 in tri-color HRC colors, or the later VFR750/800 that became a brilliant GT roadbike. All look amazing in their own ways.

Seconded!!! Very well done! 🙂

@Snuze @BMW_I8 Dang, they changed their username again and the @ broke. Ha.

Anyways, exactly what Snuze said. A great balance of fun to live with and easy to live with while also being pretty economical to own.

I really need to build myself some oil change ramps since my jack is too tall to actually fit under my car so I have to drive on some 2x4s before I can even lift it in the air.

Oh, and I remember having to buy that one super big metric socket specifically for the oil filter housing. That's a really weird size.

Anyways, don't be scared away by us talking about the car's various problems, since they're almost all quite easy to deal with. Any car at that age and mileage will have some small issues.

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I'm just going to leave this picture here 😉

@MybirdIStheword I kept it purposely a little bit vague. 😉 Thank you for reassuring me that I'm not going (completely) crazy.

@amoore100 Yes, the 4C did go there, as did my F355. He told me he had done other 4Cs but I've never seen another one there. They do mostly Ferraris, Lambos and Maseratis, but there are a few Porsches and Astons in the mix. There's also a Rolls Phantom that seems to always be there.

The way I see it, if you can do a major service on a Diablo, you can probably figure out any other car.

@davesaddiction said in Women in Motoring:

@Chariotoflove

And, man or woman, you just have to know that if you use your body to get roles or sponsors, people will take your brain or talent less seriously.

Alas, it’s true. I think the bigger concession for Danica though was her move to NASCAR. That was economics. It was not a career move to win races. She made an adult decision, and it made her rich. I don’t fault her for it. I just wish her decision had been to stay in IndyCar and win more races. Not my life though.

@CarsOfFortLangley it's most likely due to extreme drought conditions. I've never seen the state not under a drought condition in the 5 years I've lived here though.

@i86hotdogs yup. Not a lot if you're already in for over $30k.

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@HillRat most manual cars and even some automatics it simply screws off. There may be a set screw or jamnut but otherwise it's a zero-effort job

@bison78 said in I bought a Tesla. AMA:

@Eury

My Leaf is quieter than my Model 3. Less wind noise in the Leaf.

ID4 is also quieter.

I have lithium batteries for both my '01 Yamaha FZ-1 and my '08 Boxster S. Best decisions I've made. I don't drive either as much as I should but these things never leave me having to jump start them or even add a trickle charger. Plus besides the obvious weight savings, both start and run better too.

@akioohtori

MUCH EXCITE!

@mark-tucker That's a great-looking truck.

@snakesm13 said in The Autopian Q&A Begins Now: It's Jason Torchinsky And David Tracy:

@shop-teacher Stef’s was great, but I think Alanis was a bad influence and side tracked the first trip or two. Stef by herself at WEC and the likes was fantastic. But they didn’t send her anywhere that cost money.

Edit: That I remember. Though I stopped reading a while ago.

I don't remember them going places together. In my mind, Alanis came after Stef departed. I liked Alanis' series of articles about lost tracks, but her actually racing coverage ... not so much.

I vote Honda K-series swap

@exage03040 I think by now, most folks around these parts know my feelings on Cherokees. I'd much rather a Beetle or Changli over a Cherokee.

@dsm_or_die said in DSM or: How Ruining My Life Was The Best Decision That I ever Made, Part 6: Toledo on A Tuesday:

he worked at a local Chrysler or GM plant pressing the buttons on the paint machine so that obviously qualified him to paint a whole car himself

Hey, it might still have been better than what it was before. But if it was lack of prep more than lack of technique, that might be worrying for the general attitude towards car maintenance.

@alfalfa I’ve yet to try riding the CB yet…it just arrived in our garage in November. I have absolutely no frame of reference. Was honestly just curious, in case I came off as offensive. Figured your 3k miles of experience would have valuable info.

@aestheticsinmotion Nine pipes, the bison range and camping in St Ignatious, that pretty great. My home town was Arlee and I have been to the bison range at least a dozen times.

@wbizarre so so nice