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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    03:57 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
    this is rather off topic.. but it reminds me of a "little" prank we played on one of my friend's dad....

    they had spent a whole summer rebuilding a 2.3L fox body mustang but it just never ran right..... ever... so... the next summer (after being asked to clean out the shed, i helped him) we took a box of greasy old parts to his dad (the box was labeled "mustang pieces") and dumped it out... then asked him if he knew why the mustang didn't work..............

    truth was they were old pieces of engine stuff we found and soaked in old oil for a while... and then labeled the box ourselves... but the way he freaked out was well worth it..... #howto
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    03:52 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
    Several coffee cans not organized at all. #howto
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    03:45 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
    Niedermeyer: Is that a pledge pin?! #howto
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    03:38 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
    My dad had an empty large chlorine drum filled with every screw, nut, and bolt he had saved since around 1946. There was something for just about every possible application - all you had to do was find it. #howto
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    Image of skitter skitter
    03:23 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
    The answer will always be 'Not Organized Enough'. Not by a long shot. #howto
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    03:16 PM

    In reply to How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?

    I just wad them up into a big ball. #howto
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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    03:03 PM

    In reply to 1971 Volkswagen Squareback
    Mmmmmmm, T4, good stuff! #volkswagentype3
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    02:57 PM

    In reply to 1975 Datsun 710
    This is so much better then anything Nissan makes right now. #1975
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    Image of Clown Shoe Pilot Clown Shoe Pilot
    02:44 PM

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    In California, make a miscreant teach someone how to field strip and then reassemble an AK or AR pattern rifle. It's best if the student is afraid of guns, or is at very least totally ignorant of how they work. To get back out on track, the teacher must do a good enough job that the student can perform the task with no hands-on assistance.

    This would be especially effective if the person getting penalized is also ignorant of how guns work, and must first teach themselves from military issued instructional materials. #penalties
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    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    02:35 PM

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    This right here is the reason I miss long-distance motorcycle rallying...and why I can't wait until next years north-central Texas LeMons.

    On a Colorado rally, the Thin-Air TT, there was one bonus which appeared quite easy, for those in the know about the location. Sure, there was a dirt-road shortcut the large-displacement dual-sport machines, and the adventurous on street machine, but my wife and I stuck to pavement. 85+ on pavement potentially 15 MPH on dirt, and repairs required to continue.

    The clue read:

    "At between mile marker 45 and 46, there is a ranch on the south side of CO County Road (insert road number here). In the space below, what is the name of the ranch. It must be spelled correctly to receive points."

    Dude...no problem! I've got my passenger, a high-end audio hookup, and she's learned to write in 85-95 MPH wind. Hold on, "must be spelled correctly"....

    Pffffft!!!

    I done gradgimatated from college, yo...

    I say, "okay, it's coming up", slowing down not one bit.

    She replies, "I'm ready!"

    As I'm passing the place, I get three syllables into the name and realize I couldn't spell correctly with a gun to my head, so I immediately say, "hold on", and grab hand and foot-loads of brake.

    My wife says, "what's wrong?!"

    I reply with grunting and aggravated murmuring, punctuated with creative cursing.

    We turn around, go back the 1/8 mile, and sit across from the entrance, with me spelling it at least three times, just to make sure.

    As a bonus for the rally-bastard, if you took the time to go out of the way for this bonus, you'd get to the next town just in time for a parade, which had the two through roads closed.

    I thought those bonus points were kinda high for how easy they appeared....

    A solid 1/3 of the field did not make the first checkpoint before it closed. Sure, we were in good company, and we learned about being greedy, but man, that was mean on multiple levels.

    The rally-bastard claimed he didn't know about the parade, but did so with a smirk.

    This is the kinda fun LeMons reminds me of. #penalties
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    02:31 PM

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    I'm afraid I might like the penalties more than the actual race, as unjalop as that may be to admit. Glad to see the Gangster Funeral is still in effect; and the orange soda stickathon, too.

    And I gotta say, that foxbody Mustang with the Russian flag looks good enough to drive on the street (even though it's a four-eyed fox). I'm not bemoaning the fact that it's being LeMonsed, I realize there were more than 1.2 million of them produced between 86-93 alone. #penalties
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    02:23 PM

    In reply to 1975 Datsun 710

    It does have racing pedigree. Sort of. #1975
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    02:18 PM

    In reply to First-Gen Celica Still Going Strong In Nicaragua!
    The original Celica notchback was one of the cleanest Japanese cars of that era. I really liked its design restraint. Alas, with the fastback Toyota succumbed to typical Japanese cheesiness, e.g., the cheap-looking C-pillar "vents" and plastic-enshrouded taillights. The 5 mph bumpers just make things worse, particularly in front. #toyotacelica
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    02:16 PM

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    You lie! Those are not sweet punishments, we right wingers dish out the sweet stuff.

    p.s: We need a Joe Wilson punishment during the LeMons-conservative edition. #penalties
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    02:17 PM


    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: #penalties
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    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    02:48 PM

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Alternatively, for the "liberal" editions...or just the smart ones...how about a Glenn Beck punishment.

    /really enjoyed The Daily Show last Thursday...and I'm not "liberal" or "conservative", just not an idiot #penalties
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    02:12 PM

    In reply to Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009!
    I knew it was a matter of time until an XJ showed up.

    Also, gotta love the Crown Vic team who named themselves "Save the Whale". A guy on tB calls his "POWERWHALE", and I endorse that as well. #24hoursoflemonsthunderhill
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