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    Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Murilee, it's pretty clear now that you're no Herb Alpert, but that's a good thing. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    My life was easy growing up.

    My male parental unit schooled me in clutch replacement a few times on the '80 F-100 we had. Never wore, out, but the plate always managed to have a spring break, the TO bearing would start howling, or the plate managed to get a bent finger or tow. That truck was just cursed.

    I'd become an expert at transmission removal/replacement, and was even using the input shaft as the dowel, when I was 16-17.

    This was on a three-speed Dodge A-100 manual trans. Transmission jack? Pfft, it weighs only like 100 lbs., what's your problem, wuss.

    Then I took the 5-speed out of the '86 Nissan 720 pickup.

    I thought I was gonna die under there.

    Learned, firsthand, why transmission jacks were developed.

    I'm not about to go down the automatic route.... #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    The worst thing is, I actually enjoy music like this.

    Yes, I am relatively lonely. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: I used this video (and several others) as part of my portfolio when attempting to get into art grad school. Didn't work. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: I can see that. Away from Jalopnik, there are few that would appreciate a video of a transmission swap, no matter what the soundtrack. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/16/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Autechre fan? #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/16/09

    @LuciferV8: Casually. I'm more into the early (pre 1991ish) Wax Trax! stuff and similar. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/16/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Murilee Arraiac's big influences were Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Negativland, and the Residents. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/16/09

    @Murilee Martin: That makes sense; I know you've mentioned TG & PTV in the past, which is great, and that's really evident in that track.

    So, yeah, get a 4-track from eBay, and treat us to more! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/17/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: I drove home the other night blasting "Cypress Sandwich". So satisfying.

    EDIT: Also, Negativland are awesome, by and large.
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    Edited by MushyHeirloom at 11/17/09 3:35 AM MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    weekend jalopnik is way cooler than weekday jalopnik. thanks murilee! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    "That's me with the Plumber Butt on the right, and my friend ChunkyDeath on the right. "

    Jack stands from Lee Auto Supply? $40.

    Used TH350 from Pick Your Part?
    $150.

    Installing a TH350 with your doppleganger?
    Priceless.
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    Edited by Uncle Bo at 11/15/09 12:32 PM Uncle Bo was starred Uncle Bo was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @Uncle Bo: Actually, that's me on the left. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    ... all this time, I thought I had pioneered the floor jack leg pump maneuver to facilitate transmission replacement. You have no idea how disturbing it is to learn I simply followed in the footsteps of someone called "ChunkyDeath". #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Hey, Murilee's got some pretty good Philly Dog moves getting that jack in place so that ChunkyDeath can do his leg thang.
    There are web sites where this kind of tranny pr0n can earn you enough to buy a box of Tascam Portas. I don't have any links, but I'm sure such sites must exist. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: You can find Portastudios on craigslist & e-bay all the time... cheap too. Yamaha also made a couple different variants on the 4-track cassette theme.

    Murilee, if you want, I can get those cassettes dubbed over into regular .wav files for you. Ping me if you're interested.
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 11/15/09 12:21 PM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Do it, Murilee! We must have those tunes. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: Shot him an e-mail in case he doesn't notice my offer above. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: I can also digitize the tracks with a regular cassette deck fed into the computer (tracks 1/2 will be L/R stereo tracks, flip it over to get 3/4), then use software to cut the speed in half and reverse direction on 3/4. Done it before. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Well, maybe I'll dig up the tapes with car-related tunes. There's one song that uses samples of the sound of a '65 Imperial dragging its rusty exhaust over train tracks, played on a Casio SK-1, as the beat. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: Ah, OK, if you've got the software to do that, then yer good... I've got a pretty comprehensive audio production setup with multiple channels of convertors, so it would be easy for me to do it for you in one pass & then render the .wav files & either upload as a zipfile or send them to you on a CD-R... it would just be a matter of finding a Portastudio to dub the cassettes out of, which is not a problem, as there were only about a bazillion of those made in various models & they're fairly easy to come across.

    Do you have the ability to mix the individual stems/tracks, as well, or is your audio software just a two-channel package? If it's just a two-channel version & you can convert to .wav files, but you just need 'em mixed, lemme know - I'll do it as a fun favor! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: I've got all the software and hardware I need, just too lazy to extract all the tracks via a regular cassette deck.

    Come to think of it, I might have a video for "Chrysler New Yorker." Totally easy to extract that from VHS tape. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: Don't want to do it via two-track cassette with the whole flip & reconvert thing? Here's a Yammy 4-track in San Mateo for a buck-twenty, posted just today, in fact!:

    [sfbay.craigslist.org]

    OR... even better - here's a Tascam for 50 buckaroonies in El Cerrito, also looks like it was just posted today:

    [sfbay.craigslist.org] #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Reminds me of how I learned that the chest is a wonderful transmission stand. OTOH, you didn't have to align and insert the input spindle to the clutch assembly, and you seem to have way too much room to maneuver.

    Music certainly fits the descent thru the circles of hell that these sorts of projects are. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    I just had an Our Lady of Fátima moment watching that. Like stigmata, my knuckles began to bleed and I began swearing at the c***sucking engineer who made that bolt so f***ing difficult to get started or reach, and why the hell did the concrete, which wasn't that uncomfortable before, now hurt like hell and my right arm is numb.

    GAH...I'll be back. I have to go kick a socket I need under the workbench and throw a wrench at a cat. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11/15/09

    @JCWhitless: Try welding in rocker panels while laying on crush n run. "Hmmm, was that sharp stabbing pain in my back a piece of rock, or a bit of weld spatter that is now burning through my skin? Oh shit! Fire!" #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    That's right Bob. Cars and society don't overlap.
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    Image of Foose1397 Foose1397
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    And this is why GM fails sometimes. There is no sense of innovation within the company and real care for the consumer. Cars WHERE created to make societal improvements and life easier and people still want products that do that. Frankly the product should speak for it self (which they are starting again) however a reality check is GM screwed there image and society wants something cool from them. You wanna sell product think of something innovative that entices people to by new.

    Think about the two largest purchases people make in there life cars and houses. So yeah people do care and wanna know they aren't gettin screwed by just an "automobile company" (which sounds not forward thinking, but penny pinching and dry).
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    Image of wojo wojo
    10/14/09

    @Foose1397: If you're going to write a word in all caps, make sure it is the right one.

    /just sayin'
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    Wait, I'm getting deja vu....someone said words to this effect in a movie made by some big fat guy. Something about a guy named Roger. Although that movie was made 20 years ago, and there's no way that GM wouldn't have learned something between then and now...right?
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    By "we" does he mean GM or the US government?
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    Image of cityag cityag
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    Let Honda save the world and see where that gets them.
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    Image of Morgan Thompson Morgan Thompson
    10/14/09

    @cityag: UMM Honda and BMW are the only two car companies that spend more money on R&D than they do on advertising. And that research is not just cars...
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    Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est promoted this comment Morgan Thompson was starred Morgan Thompson was unstarred
    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    10/14/09

    @Morgan Thompson: As someone who respects both of these companies, I would like some hard data so that I can feel free to whip out this nugget of information when necessary.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    10/14/09

    In reply to Bob Lutz—
    Fuckin' a right. Except the whole thing where we own your ass. And you make shitty cars, with a few exceptions.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    10/14/09

    @jodark: I'd argue the converse and say they make good to great cars with a few shitty (old) exceptions.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    10/14/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: The only exceptions I'd make are the ZR1 and the Camaro. I would have added the G8 and GTO however they no longer make those.

    *edit* I forgot to add the CTS-V.
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    Edited by jodark at 10/14/09 5:01 PM jodark was starred jodark was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    10/14/09

    @jodark: Add in the Malibu, SRX, Equinox/Terrain, LaCrosse, Silverado, Enclave, CTS, and CTS Sportwagon.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    10/14/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: ... CTS LX, CTS with sport trim, CTS in white, CTS in silver...
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/14/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I'm inclined to agree. Unfortunately perception lags reality and GM has a couple of decades of awful to recover from.
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    Image of MadcowsDiseased MadcowsDiseased
    10/14/09

    @Alfisted:
    minus malibu

    It's mediocre for the segment - I would hardly call it "good".
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    Image of jodark jodark
    10/14/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Crossovers and trucks don't count ever. They aren't cars and aren't meant for enjoyable driving. And the Malibu is crap. And I've driven a LaCrosse and it was horrific.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    10/15/09

    @MadcowsDiseased: The whole segment is mediocre. #boblutz
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    Image of MadcowsDiseased MadcowsDiseased
    10/15/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: But then what would mediocre of mediocre be considered? #boblutz
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    10/15/09

    @MadcowsDiseased: Normal. #boblutz
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    Image of MadcowsDiseased MadcowsDiseased
    10/15/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I'll just come out and say it, then:

    Give me an Accord or Jetta over a malibu anyday. At the very least, the interior materials and design on both cars aren't cheesy. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it's not like all these cars offer much in the first place. #boblutz
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