NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[Sapphireho]

I will be driving up from San Jose to Concord to have work done by Neal at the Racer's Line tomorrow (10AM appointment). I see there is a Chili's on Concord Ave. by his shop. I figure I would walk there and nurse a couple beers and have lunch while my car gets done. If anyone would like to join me for lunch, I wouldn't mind the company.

[candygram4mongo]

Originally Posted by LANWarlordII

3D Print Shift Knob w/ reverse lock-out cutout - $Free.99

I got bored of looking at the $100+ price for a shift knob so here ya go (not dissing anyone who buys them I personally can't convince myself its worth the $100) Link for the STL file and Solidworks file. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3377481

I saw this in the Marketplace section and wondered if anyone else sees something odd about this knob. That is one big ass knob. Given its shape, does anyone else think that maybe the designer of the knob took the design of another adult product and just added threads at the bottom. I'm just sayin'.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I will be driving up from San Jose to Concord to have work done by Neal at the Racer's Line tomorrow (10AM appointment). I see there is a Chili's on Concord Ave. by his shop. I figure I would walk there and nurse a couple beers and have lunch while my car gets done. If anyone would like to join me for lunch, I wouldn't mind the company.

Why not just bring a few brews and hang out at the shop and watch Neal work? That's part of the reason I enjoy going to his shop (unlike other shops that just stick in you a boring ass waiting room)

[LANWarlordII]

Originally Posted by candygram4mongo

I saw this in the Marketplace section and wondered if anyone else sees something odd about this knob. That is one big ass knob. Given its shape, does anyone else think that maybe the designer of the knob took the design of another adult product and just added threads at the bottom. I'm just sayin'.

HAHAHAHA
Say as you will as I'm not going to try and convince you to believe one thing or another, but I literally just used some cylinders and chamfers. Yes I'm the one that created the design. No I did not copy and adjust someone else's design.
Also tell me be cause I'm really curious what exactly is a "adult product"? As that sounds a bit like your dissing what I've made.

[candygram4mongo]

Originally Posted by LANWarlordII

HAHAHAHA
Say as you will as I'm not going to try and convince you to believe one thing or another, but I literally just used some cylinders and chamfers. Yes I'm the one that created the design. No I did not copy and adjust someone else's design.
Also tell me be cause I'm really curious what exactly is a "adult product"? As that sounds a bit like your dissing what I've made.

Someone once defined the word "Freudian" as anything longer than it is wide. In inference meaning that when someone wants to see something that looks like that body part that is distinctly male, they will see it everywhere. In this case, the "adult product" would be something that a woman would use in the absence of a man.

There are really only two types of shift knobs depending on whether a person prefers a pistol or palm grip. I swapped out the OEM p*nis knob (that is what we called them)on my 1st gen MR2 to a TRD ball because I liked a palm grip.

Nope, not dissing your contribution to the auto community. Few people would take the time to help. I once paid Bell Intercoolers for the tooling to make modern drop in intercoolers for supercharged MR2's because people said they would buy one. In the end, mine was the only one ever built. I found out there was a big difference between what people said they wanted, and what they were willing to pay for.

To sum up, just making fun of my own juvenile sense of humor, not your product. How is that for over explaining a joke?

Don't get me started about your mama. (Do people still do the dozens?)

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by candygram4mongo

Someone once defined the word "Freudian" as anything longer than it is wide. In inference meaning that when someone wants to see something that looks like that body part that is distinctly male, they will see it everywhere. In this case, the "adult product" would be something that a woman would use in the absence of a man.

There are really only two types of shift knobs depending on whether a person prefers a pistol or palm grip. I swapped out the OEM p*nis knob (that is what we called them)on my 1st gen MR2 to a TRD ball because I liked a palm grip.

Nope, not dissing your contribution to the auto community. Few people would take the time to help. I once paid Bell Intercoolers for the tooling to make modern drop in intercoolers for supercharged MR2's because people said they would buy one. In the end, mine was the only one ever built. I found out there was a big difference between what people said they wanted, and what they were willing to pay for.

To sum up, just making fun of my own juvenile sense of humor, not your product. How is that for over explaining a joke?

Don't get me started about your mama. (Do people still do the dozens?)

Heh Heh Heh he said knobs





I got the joke.

[LANWarlordII]

Originally Posted by candygram4mongo

Someone once defined the word "Freudian" as anything longer than it is wide. In inference meaning that when someone wants to see something that looks like that body part that is distinctly male, they will see it everywhere. In this case, the "adult product" would be something that a woman would use in the absence of a man.

There are really only two types of shift knobs depending on whether a person prefers a pistol or palm grip. I swapped out the OEM p*nis knob (that is what we called them)on my 1st gen MR2 to a TRD ball because I liked a palm grip.

Nope, not dissing your contribution to the auto community. Few people would take the time to help. I once paid Bell Intercoolers for the tooling to make modern drop in intercoolers for supercharged MR2's because people said they would buy one. In the end, mine was the only one ever built. I found out there was a big difference between what people said they wanted, and what they were willing to pay for.

To sum up, just making fun of my own juvenile sense of humor, not your product. How is that for over explaining a joke?

Don't get me started about your mama. (Do people still do the dozens?)

Seems you missed my hahaha at the beinging of my post, but telling a designer that they took another design and just added threads at the bottom is insulting. My fault for getting passive aggressive I should have dealt with that differently.

but hell lol you should have seen V1 of the design XD had a huuuuuge over sized bulbus grip. The only hand that would fit that one would be Trump's.

[Tcoat]

Looks like Google ads is trying to tell me something

[driggity]

Man, waiting for a car to get through the CPO process is so painful. But getting $750+ in rear tires alone is a nice start.

[EAGLE5]

Speed bump coming to Palomares Road at the 3 mile mark, give or take.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Gave her a bath and then tucked her away back in her room. LOL

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Installed the TRD rear sway bar on the Yaris. Was also tempted to get the front and rear set for the FR-S, but decided not to.

[FirstWinter]

I know how much you guys like Safari 911s

[Clipdat]

Ordered new tires today, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S in 245/40/17. $840 installed at Auto Innovations in Milpitas.

The GT Radial Champiro SX2 tires I have on now still have good tread depth, but they have a date code of June 2013. They were purchased and installed in October of 2017. So, Elite Performance in Burlingame sold me tires that were already 4+ years old.

Since they're now nearly 6 years old, the rubber has dried out and gotten very hard. They're basically drift tires now in the dry, and in the rain they were pretty unpredictable and unsafe.

Needless to say, I will not be doing any further business with Elite Performance. Which is a shame, because their alignment tech Melody does a great job. I wish she would leave and go to a different shop.