Any other Dinosaurs driving FRS?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NOHOME

Its funny cause it used to be normal. Cars broke down and we fixed them on the side of the road pretty much regardless of what it was. Never did a gearbox or clutch, but starters, bakes, fuel pumps (cause I drove Brit shit) and balljoints...yeah

Not something you see anymore. ...........

Yep, fer sure.

Reminds me of back-in-the-day in Connecticut, I took my oldest son (about 8 years old at the time) with me to pick up some "free" firewood, in a recently lumbered area, way the hell out in nowhere.

Yep, fired up my 1956 Ford step side pickup truck, threw a chain saw in the back and off we went. After I got it loaded, I was driving out of the logging area and didn't see this one stump.

Bam! I hit it straight on and bent the heck out of the tie rod. The front wheels were almost looking at each other, sort of like this / ----- \

So I whipped the bent tie rod off and was walking down the logging road with my boy in one hand and the bent tie rod in another, when a nice man in an old truck pulled up and just knew what my problem was.

So, he offered me a ride to his place and fired up a torch and beat the rod straight over a piece of RR rail with a sludge hammer. He then took us back to our truck. I put the tie rod back on and eyeball "aligned" the front end and off we went.

Yep, got a whole load of firewood "free" ......

Nope it wasn't snowing and it was only uphill going up the mountain ......


humfrz

[pizza_pablo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Welcome to the +50 gang .......

Yep, go drive em all and then come back and pick out a perty FR-S ......


humfrz

Could be, but instead, it would most lovely be a '15 BRZ Series Blue, with a little more mileage (16000), but cheaper and without a hole in the front bumper, than the FRS.
I gotta find a couple different from level Genesis Coupes to drive.
Thanks!

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[Ultramaroon]

My dad drove only VWs. Oldest one was a 59 bus that we still used to haul firewood from the woods at the far end of the runway. Dad and I were out running errands in the 61 beetle when the shift linkage broke.

He popped up the back seat, pulled off the access panel, and with a screwdriver, showed me how to work the gear selector from the front of the transaxle. We drove it all the way home without missing a single shift, pulled out the linkage tube, welded it and stuck it back in there all the same day.

I don't have any exciting gearhead stories. Just a lot of repairs and some cool rebuilds of boring cars.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

My dad drove only VWs. Oldest one was a 59 bus that we still used to haul firewood from the woods at the far end of the runway. Dad and I were out running errands in the 61 beetle when the shift linkage broke.

He popped up the back seat, pulled off the access panel, and with a screwdriver, showed me how to work the gear selector from the front of the transaxle. We drove it all the way home without missing a single shift, pulled out the linkage tube, welded it and stuck it back in there all the same day.

LOL Try that now!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

LOL Try that now!

The first Christmas Mrs. Ultra and I had together, she surprised me with that little red Harbor Freight TIG inverter. Can't do aluminum but it works great for just about everything else. I think of my dad every time I pick up a wrench. I still use his old green beat up Craftsman toolbox.

I didn't have a way to measure fuel pressure on the Eclipse because it required a special adapter for the rail. I drilled out the head of the banjo bolt that fits into the top of the fuel filter, welded a half inch section of pipe to it, and threaded that to fit a GM-style test port.

Fuel pressure was fine. Needed a water temp sensor. Damn OBD-I.

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Can I tell the story about changing the clutch for my 58 Ford on the side of the highway with nothing but 3 wrenches, a screwdriver, the bumper jack and some 4x4s? I pulled a muscle but lived and never had another issue with it.


Oh wait I guess I just did!

Cool story!

- So... You knew the clutch was bad, bought a spare, and drove around with it in the car for how long?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Cool story!

- So... You knew the clutch was bad, bought a spare, and drove around with it in the car for how long?

Yes.
Yes.
About a month.
Thought it would last a bit longer.
I was wrong.

[pizza_pablo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope! If so I would have just punched the clutch back into working order.

Originally Posted by pizza_pablo

Well, kinda.....
I'm 52. I've had muscle cars and sport-y cars, but never a true two seater.
Yesterday, I drove an FRS on an extended and solo test drive. I was really glad I did!
The much longer ride, than the usually dealership around a few blocks, let me feel the affects of a highway ride, about 20 miles. It seems a bit rough for a daily driver. I assume the BRZ is much the same.
I've driven the new WRX on a dealership short test drive.
I guess the Genesis Coupe is next. At least that one has two different suspensions to choose.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I just recalled something.....
I couldn't find the dead spot at 4000 RPM.
Did it get fixed by 2015?

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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by pizza_pablo

I just recalled something.....
I couldn't find the dead spot at 4000 RPM.
Did it get fixed by 2015?

Oh, it's there. I salute you for having realistic expectations.

[RichardsFRS]

Originally Posted by pizza_pablo

Well, kinda.....
I'm 52. I've had muscle cars and sport-y cars, but never a true two seater.
Yesterday, I drove an FRS on an extended and solo test drive. I was really glad I did!
The much longer ride, than the usually dealership around a few blocks, let me feel the affects of a highway ride, about 20 miles. It seems a bit rough for a daily driver. I assume the BRZ is much the same.
I've driven the new WRX on a dealership short test drive.
I guess the Genesis Coupe is next. At least that one has two different suspensions to choose.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Truthfully it's not that bad for a daily. Good on gas, quick and fun and zigs thru regular traffic. I'm pretty comfortable in my 30 minute commute. Only time I don't like it is heavy traffic cus its a six speed. I cruise at 6 gear around 80 little lower. Seriously the car isn't bad for a daily. I drive it three days a week and the wife drives it two. I have to take a break from the clutch/traffic scene

[pizza_pablo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Welcome to the +50 gang .......

Yep, go drive em all and then come back and pick out a perty FR-S ......


humfrz

Today, I test drove a '16 Genesis Coupe base 3.8 6mt, '13 Genesis Coupe Ultimate 3.8 6mt w/ 38K mi & '14 BRZ Limited 6mt w/ 4800 mi.

The OOMF of the 3.8 V6 is intoxicating, but so is the much shifter / clutch of the BRZ.

I'M SO CONFUSED! :eek:

The BRZ seemed to have a smoother ride than the FRS. Do the different rear struts make that big of a difference of was I experiencing placebo affect?

Does a header and tune actually give the BRZ 40 more HP?
That might be enough.

By my calculations
GC 9.77 hp/pound
BRZ 14 hp/pound
I would think with that big of a difference the GC wouldn't feel much more potent.

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[Vampyre]

Do any of you know how to set IRQ's? Just wondering if you old folk are also technical.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Vampyre

Do any of you know how to set IRQ's? Just wondering if you old folk are also technical.

Heck no .....if it ain't PnP ...... I won't touch it.

However, if I did get stuck with a devise that didn't support PnP and required a IRQ, I'd contact the manufacturer (if they are still in business) and hopefully they could provide directions on how to assign an IRQ value.


humfrz

[CatScan]

Originally Posted by Vampyre

Do any of you know how to set IRQ's? Just wondering if you old folk are also technical.

Did you just upgrade to a 96k modem? Took me hours to get mine working.