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Sanfam has a new toy!
Sanfam
I like clocks.
in Zocalo v2.0
Indeed I do!
I won't actually see it often, as I won't be around home much, but for when I am back...
[url="http://www.aaronauto.com/carpics.cfm?carid=N228P"]FUN! FUN! FUN![/url]
It's a drivable (if somewhat damaged) 1993 Volvo 850 GLT. The best part? It's a stick, a rare find in a US Volvo, let alone an 850. While it's not my priority to restore this car to working condition, once I fix up the current 850 using parts from the wreck, I'm going to change my focus and try to get it going.
As for my current volvo:
[url="http://sanfam.dyndns.org:3000/photo/volvo/"]http://sanfam.dyndns.org:3000/photo/volvo/[/url]
[url="http://sanfam.rh.rit.edu/photo/volvo/"]http://sanfam.rh.rit.edu/photo/volvo/[/url]
Discuss!
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I won't actually see it often, as I won't be around home much, but for when I am back...
[url="http://www.aaronauto.com/carpics.cfm?carid=N228P"]FUN! FUN! FUN![/url]
It's a drivable (if somewhat damaged) 1993 Volvo 850 GLT. The best part? It's a stick, a rare find in a US Volvo, let alone an 850. While it's not my priority to restore this car to working condition, once I fix up the current 850 using parts from the wreck, I'm going to change my focus and try to get it going.
As for my current volvo:
[url="http://sanfam.dyndns.org:3000/photo/volvo/"]http://sanfam.dyndns.org:3000/photo/volvo/[/url]
[url="http://sanfam.rh.rit.edu/photo/volvo/"]http://sanfam.rh.rit.edu/photo/volvo/[/url]
Discuss!
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[b]the only good thing about volvos is the magical layer of protection they provide, you just cant die while in one. bullets go around you and kill others in lesser cars like fords.[/b][/quote]
that sound like my Buick '88 stationwagon...that thing probably has more metal in it then a semi INCLUDING the trailer...
Congrats sanfamo. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b]whitestar90: [/b]"it would give the computer a heartattack just looking at it" -
[b]Sanfam: [/b]"And Drazi didn't like it one bit.-
[b]Mr.Bungle: [/b][i]"So that's where the forum went..."[/i]-
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[b][i]ahhh, the good old days of HTML.[/i][/b]
I love my 850 because it's got a lot of pep for a car like it. It's got an inline five-cylinder engine putting out 168 horsepower. And it really *feels* fast, even at 35 or 40 MPH. And more fun, the car is always accelerating. The higher the engines revs, the more power it has. Maximum horsepower is at nearly 6000 RPM, Maximum torque at 4500. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] It's just a great feel.
It also handles damn well. My plans are to eventually replace the existing springs with those of a higher spring rate, and install some improved anti-roll bars.
And I have yet to see a car with headlights as bright as mine. I rarely use the high-beams anymore. The only time I use them is when I'm at moving at high speed. The lows more than illuminate the general area, and most signs for an incredible distance.
Ok. I'm babbling again. Enough from me!
1. what happened to the first one?
2. Are you doing the work yourself?
The reason I ask is I like to work on cars myself, restoration of older cars and engine building, so if you need anything just give me a yell.
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[b]May You Live Forever, and The Last Voice You Hear, Be Mine! [/b]
My family has :
1912 T Ford Delivery Van
1915 T Tourer
1924 T Tray top
1927 T Delivery Wagon
1915 T Speedster ( under restoration)
plus a bunch of moderns [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
You will not sit in a finer car; power, protection, comfort, the works. They look mean, they are mean (I've seen other cars write themselves off without doing anything more significant than damaging a wing) and they're one of the nicest drives you'll ever come across.
What has been annoying me, though, is that the more I fix, the deeper I go, and the deeper I go, the more problems I find. Not just typical wear and tear, but solutions to simple problems that just boggle the mind. One of my first discoveries was upon getting the car. The windshield washer fluid was not coming out of any of the four nozzles. I investigated, and traced the tubing back to the pump. It seems that the car had been in a mild fender bender, and one tube was cut in the process, so the mechanic unplugged it. This wouldn't be a huge problem were it not for simple science. A system is based around pressure being applied, and a fluid being evacuated through the point of least resistance. Normally, those would equally be the four nozzles. By removing the one tube, the flow was upset. And this isn't just a weak little pump. No. I found that it would dump more than *HALF* the washer fluid tank each time it was used. And where did it spray this fluid? Onto the engine computer, the radiator, the headlight, and all over other electrical equipment. Similar "solutions" were repeated all over the engine bay and interior.
And yes, I am also doing most of my own work. While I cannot weld yet (an important tool in body repair), I am going to learn how (we have a friend back home who offered to teach me). So far, I have done almost all of the work myself. I've done the basics (plug changes, fluid flushes, etc), and gone to more advanced things (disassembled the front suspension to clean and replace old and worn parts). If anything, it's a great learning experience. I'm probably going to have to change the timing belt soon, but that involves more patience than anything.
As for the Audi comments:
My family has owned four older Audi Quattros. I believe the first were 200 series wagons, and the last one was a 5000. Really great cars, although the last one did suffer *extreme* electrical problems due to a defective computer. We were always thinking the car had bad wiring, alternator problems, or such. One day, we had the computer replaced, and all of our problems went away.
We actually sold this last car to a guy down the street. It suffered a fuel pump failure recently and needs replacing, but that's not much work.
What was really amazing about all of these cars was that we got most of them for between $10,00 and $12,000. This was back in the day when there was that legend about the lethal wiring fault that would ignite the fuel (I believe that was it). The prices were driven so low that we were able to afford buying the four that we did.
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Shadow boxer I do or have owned, I recentally sold some, and work on many others.
1. Sold: 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom Limo 7.5 liters
2. Have: 1937 Bentley 4.25
3. Sold: 1931 Auburn 898a sedan
4.Have: My Baby 1931 Duesenburgh Model J Walker LeGrande Dual Cowl Phaeton.
5. Have will never sell: 1969 Dodge Daytona 426 Hemi
6. Sold: 71 Chevy Monte Carlo SS 402 Penski engine
7. Sold: 1963 Corvette Split window Coupe 327 L-84 model
8. Have: 1957 Chevy 2 door coupe, work in progress, Which I am turning into a mucsle car.
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[b]May You Live Forever, and The Last Voice You Hear, Be Mine! [/b]
I actually have a small list of cars I'm hoping to get at some point:
1965 Lincoln Continental
1970 Dodge Charger R/T
1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (with the 500 cubic inch 8.2 Liter V8! Only 215HP at 3600 RPMs, but 400 ft/lbs of torque at 2000. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img])
1983 Delorean DMC-12
1986 AMC Eagle (with a 5.8 Liter V8 dropped in)
1991 Lincoln Mark Vii
1995 Chevrolet Impala SS
1996 Lincoln Mark Viii
I'd like to complete this, but I must go to bed. It's getting late!
Sanfam and I should talk to you about a little 'project'.... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b]May You Live Forever, and The Last Voice You Hear, Be Mine! [/b]
Do you happen to use Instant Messaging?
If not, there's always IRC. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
Have been in contact with Shadow boxer Know details, sounds like an idea.
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[b]May You Live Forever, and The Last Voice You Hear, Be Mine! [/b]
I never wear one unless I am forced to, i.e. graduation.
And under that one, I wore a T-Shirt. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
Anyway good luck with the project! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
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'The future is all around us' G'kar
'I have no surviving enemies! None what so ever!' Galen
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[b]not really. I actually hate suits.
I never wear one unless I am forced to, i.e. graduation.
And under that one, I wore a T-Shirt. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img][/b][/quote]
I never understood this attitude, the problem is you have never had a DECENT suit.. Good suits dont restrict movement, keep you warm, without trapping all the air and dont wrinkle at all after doing dropping into a roll while running in order to drop behind a 98 camry. or Snag/tear when you drop 6 feet from a balcony to behind a hedge row. *Sigh* I miss the place I got my suits from.
I'm picky about clothes. I don't like them too tight, but not too loose, either. I hate long-sleeve shirts, collars, and belts.
My attire basically consists of T-Shirts, Shorts, Long Pants (Not Khaki or Denim), Sweat Pants, and a variety of jackets (all of which have a smooth inner lining, as I can't stand those flannel or such).
Again, I'm just picky about my clothes. Although once I'm comfortable, I'll keep them around for a damn long time. Right now, I'm wearing a shirt I've had for some five years, and have pants that I still do wear, which are probably from more than a few years back.
It's just how I am. :P
I guess Im less picky when it comes to how the clothes feel.
I like stylishness but most important.. how puncture/tare/stain/wrinkle resistant are they, in roughly that order [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]