Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Cole]

Originally Posted by soundman98

@Cole what kind of autocross group is it? i'm still looking for something in the midwest, want to avoid scca after a run-in with a few of their a$$hole members who laughed at me for wanting to autocross my lebaron, and then laughed even harder at my cousin wanting to autocross his 2wd lowered dakota(they said it was a rollover risk), and then insisted that anything less than a fully track-prepped v8 miata was a waste of time to even bring to a track. so i screw around on the street.

It's a group that falls under CASC (canadian automobile sports club), they follow most of the SCCA rules, but are pretty relaxed in terms of classing, what you bring, etc. Unless you're absolutely crushing your competition, kinda like the guy who was codriving with me (he finished 27th overall, whereas I was 58th overall, with 120+ drivers!) the organizers aren't really going to say anything, unless there's a safety risk, ie; rollovers. I think the rule is that your track width must be greater than your overall height, so if the dakota was sufficiently lowered, and had wider wheels, it may have been ok to run.


There were all sorts of cars there, from a stock Jetta TDI to a Miata based, tubular chassis, with a racecar body on top of everything.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

DNF, spin or runoff?

I missed a gate, but finished the run. When I was marshalling, I spoke with a guy who had been doing some form of autox for a few decades now. He basically said "if you miss a gate, and it's safe to do so, keep going. You can always use the practice".

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Cole

I missed a gate, but finished the run. When I was marshalling, I spoke with a guy who had been doing some form of autox for a few decades now. He basically said "if you miss a gate, and it's safe to do so, keep going. You can always use the practice".

Easy to do.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

For some reason, I'm doubting they were his horns and block.

Lol. When someone starts with "I'm ready to tell the truth", you know they are lying. Actually a true story, but not mine. It is how my buddy got an indy block for his pickle fork hydroplane.

My garage speakers were just some crappy old speakers. DCM or something like that. I gave them to my neighbor. I thought the 8 ball story was more exciting.

Edit: found a picture of my buddy's boat. This pic is at Calero reservoir about 30 years ago.

[echo419]

one of our window shade installers got arrested for a probation violation Friday and as a result got his company van impounded. now I have to get a notarized letter saying that I can pick up the van from impound, go to the police HQ and get a release form then go pick up the van at a place that only takes cash. this Monday is off to a great start.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by echo419

one of our window shade installers got arrested for a probation violation Friday and as a result got his company van impounded. now I have to get a notarized letter saying that I can pick up the van from impound, go to the police HQ and get a release form then go pick up the van at a place that only takes cash. this Monday is off to a great start.

So there's an opening?

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Hey, hot rod, their ain't nutten wrong with the OEM clutch and pressure plate for average driving. If you have messed up your clutch, by driving on the wrong side of the road, I suggest you have them just replace the clutch and pressure plate with OEM. Their is a good chance the flywheel is OK, they might want to sand it down a bit -

Don't forget the updated TOB!

Out of the country? Where you off to, the French Riviera? After all, it has been a long, damp winter, you deserve a break -


humfrz

Update, ordered STI Group N engine and gearbox mounts. Didn't bother with the clutch and flywheel, takin your advice. As for TOB, was it a subject of a recall?

I think the mounts should be interesting, offering a more stable foundation.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by JD001

Update, ordered STI Group N engine and gearbox mounts. Didn't bother with the clutch and flywheel, takin your advice. As for TOB, was it a subject of a recall?

I think the mounts should be interesting, offering a more stable foundation.

Well, no, the TOB was never a part of a recall. However, most of the 2013s had TOB that were of the "old style" and had (have) a tendency to burn up.

You might wish to check to see if your car has the old type of TOB -


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by echo419

one of our window shade installers got arrested for a probation violation Friday and as a result got his company van impounded. now I have to get a notarized letter saying that I can pick up the van from impound, go to the police HQ and get a release form then go pick up the van at a place that only takes cash. this Monday is off to a great start.

What was he doing with the van - hauling drugs? -


humfrz

[Sapphireho]

Monday = shave day.

[Cole]

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[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Cole

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I would run my front plate like that all the time and wave at people, wither or not it got me pulled over

[echo419]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

So there's an opening?

you would think but this is construction so either nothing will happen and he'll just comeback to work when he can or he'll get a promotion.

in my exp construction is a shit industry. almost nothing will stop you from being able to get even the most basic jobs. hell, we've had labor on jobs that lived in half-way houses(aka I just got out of prison and they're trying to transition me to normal life since it's been so long) working as labor on jobs. we even bought them basic tools and PPE so they could start on something besides cleaning up garbage.

many of our foreman are high level drunks. I'm talking the type that have a beer before they brush their teeth in the morning.

it's the bottom barrel of society. even the office staff aren't much better. and until legit schools started offering Construction Management degrees nobody actually went to school to "get into" construction. most people tried and failed at something else and ended up here. nobody field or office can plan 2 inches in front of their faces. even when they know they'll need something they will wait on purpose so it's an emergency when they actually need it.

I could go on for hours as to why this industry sucks. shady owners and shady labor providers that will call immigration at the end of a job so their labor gets arrested and they don't have to pay them. yeah that happens. not at my co(it's to big) but smaller ones.

this is why I'm going back to school. I have to get out and the hard part is once you're in it's hard to get out. tenure is the largest determining factor to pay. doesn't matter how shitty you are at your job. "But he's been here for 10 years" means everything and it's driving me nuts.

/rant.... for now

Originally Posted by humfrz

What was he doing with the van - hauling drugs? -


humfrz

good question. we still don't know, he's still in jail. probably waiting on the judge or bail or neither and it's going to be a while.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by echo419

one of our window shade installers got arrested for a probation violation Friday and as a result got his company van impounded. now I have to get a notarized letter saying that I can pick up the van from impound, go to the police HQ and get a release form then go pick up the van at a place that only takes cash. this Monday is off to a great start.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

So there's an opening?

You always find the silver lining.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by echo419

you would think but this is construction so either nothing will happen and he'll just comeback to work when he can or he'll get a promotion.

in my exp construction is a shit industry. almost nothing will stop you from being able to get even the most basic jobs. hell, we've had labor on jobs that lived in half-way houses(aka I just got out of prison and they're trying to transition me to normal life since it's been so long) working as labor on jobs. we even bought them basic tools and PPE so they could start on something besides cleaning up garbage.

many of our foreman are high level drunks. I'm talking the type that have a beer before they brush their teeth in the morning.

it's the bottom barrel of society. even the office staff aren't much better. and until legit schools started offering Construction Management degrees nobody actually went to school to "get into" construction. most people tried and failed at something else and ended up here. nobody field or office can plan 2 inches in front of their faces. even when they know they'll need something they will wait on purpose so it's an emergency when they actually need it.

I could go on for hours as to why this industry sucks. shady owners and shady labor providers that will call immigration at the end of a job so their labor gets arrested and they don't have to pay them. yeah that happens. not at my co(it's to big) but smaller ones.

this is why I'm going back to school. I have to get out and the hard part is once you're in it's hard to get out. tenure is the largest determining factor to pay. doesn't matter how shitty you are at your job. "But he's been here for 10 years" means everything and it's driving me nuts.

/rant.... for now



good question. we still don't know, he's still in jail. probably waiting on the judge or bail or neither and it's going to be a while.

This all explains so much about the quality of your posts.