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    Image of Serajadeyn Serajadeyn
    11/30/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    Murilee, i have a 12" MTX subwoofer i pulled out of the trash. I'm convinced it's only problem is a crack in the cone. nothing a little superglue and packing tape can't fix. Interested in using it to "add some Boom" ? :D
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment Serajadeyn was starred Serajadeyn was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/30/09

    @Serajadeyn: Sorry, LeMons HQ says the whole assembly can't weigh more than 50 pounds or they won't ship it to distant tracks. It's 48.5 pounds right now.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    Did you stuff the interior with batting to increase the effective box volume? If not: for shame.
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    Image of Schweppes - Now with more school work Schweppes - Now with more school work
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    Even with the Tigra and Bunny video above I still couldn't place the decade the song was from.

    This mash up also seems Jalopnik/ Lemons appropriate: [www.youtube.com]
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    Edited by Schweppes - Now with more school work at 11/29/09 7:52 PM Schweppes - Now with more school work was starred Schweppes - Now with more school work was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/29/09

    @Schweppes - Now with more school work: Wow, that is actually sort of awesome, and I will wake up for work tomorrow with that in my head, at which point I will decide that it is less awesome.
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    Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was starred Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was unstarred
    Image of evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    Inspired choice on the song there. I think it would be an excellent choice to play over any racetrack PA system whenever a car sheds it's motor all over the cicuit. At a LeMons event, that would mean hearing it a lot. OK, so maybe not a good idea there.

    But at an F1 race, I think L'Trimm espousing their love of cars that go boom as Robert Kubica grenaded yet another expensive BMW lump would've been appropriately hilarious...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    I love:
    1) How the competitors at Lemons gladly participate in and abet their own punishments;
    2) The power source for the boom box--just hilarious;
    3) Ms. Murilee's robe hanging out the door of the Crown Vic;
    4) People who can dance on a moving vehicle!
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    Image of Armand Armand
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    I was driving that Porsche 914 in the German Car Parade of Shame. The Parade of Shame itself wasn't terribly bad (not even the music, which was mostly drowned out by the sweet song of a 36-year-old Type IV motor) but it was conducted at walking speed-- perfect for the idling Crown Vic, and significantly below idle in first gear for me.
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    Image of TrTl TrTl
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    You owe me 3 minutes of my life back for tricking me into thinking Mistah Crap had anything to do with the cars that go boom! It would be 3.5 minutes, but nobody with musical taste could listen to that whole thing. I knew exactly where the Tigra, and Bunny reference came from, and was mistakenly impressed by the notion of any modern musician making reference to them.
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    theeastbaykid promoted this comment Edited by TrTl at 11/29/09 5:57 PM TrTl was starred TrTl was unstarred
    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    11/29/09

    @TrTl: Cranky geezers defending L'Trimm? Jeez, now I feel old!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/30/09

    @theeastbaykid: Tigra and Bunny are, what, 45 now?
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    I vote Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda Da-Vita, on a loop, natch, as a penalty.

    17 minutes of, well, 1968 Iron Butterfly. That'll snap anyone into shape, if the reward is turning it off...unless they're operating a motor vehicle under while under the influence of something they shouldn't be.

    I made it through the first 7 minutes on the way home week-before-last.

    I like extended-dance-mixes, but this was a bit much.

    /goes to find Information Society's 'Pure Energy' album
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Nah, man, you have to get into the flow of it--proof is, after not having heard it for a couple of decades, at least--it was playing at a party and I remembered every nuance, every grunt--far out, man!
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/29/09

    @Novaload: Not to mention the endless drum solo. Groovy.
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    Novaload promoted this comment CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/29/09

    @Novaload: Well, I did attempt listening to it for the first time in a couple of decades on the way home from work, which was a mistake.

    I'll have to attempt it, again. Sounds like something which would be significantly enhanced by doobage.

    Damned job hunting...always fuckin' up my doobage budget/running the risk of drug testing BS.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 11/29/09 7:59 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/29/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: If you're gonna listen to InSoc, you need a '73 Satellite with a bunch of scrap metal welded to it.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/29/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Hmmm... maybe we should make teams do a 17-minute interpretive dance to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida."

    I like that song, so it would be enjoyable for me.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/29/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Yeah, if you don't settle down and get into it, it's the most annoying background racket ever!
    And yes, you must put on your green sweater, as we say, to appreciate it.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/29/09

    @Novaload:

    Well, the way society is going, the prisons should eventually be locked up with enough true criminals (white collar people, I'm glaring at you) to effectively legalize cannabis, which I've always advocated, even though I'd not tried it until I was in my mid-30's.

    It is a much better pain killer/sleeping aid than any of a dozen prescription medications I'd been on, and was not only helpful, but it didn't leave me with a chemical 'hangover'. I truly didn't want any 'high', I just wanted to hurt less and have a decent night's sleep.

    Win.

    It's not legal because the gubment hasn't yet figured out how to make money on it. Tobacco is hard to grow, relatively-speaking, and bathtub booze...well...there's a quality issue.

    Mary Jane grows on all but one continent, naturally, so of course, it's bad.

    Actually, I'm all for legalization of most anything barring murder, rape, child abuse, robbery, y'know, the truly bad shit. Everything else (heroin, prostitution, other stuff which is frowned upon pretty much everywhere) will shake itself out, though it may be a few, um, interesting years. More like several months, probably.

    @Murilee Martin:

    Murilee...interpretive dance?

    I like it.

    What's funny is, my wife bought the album, new, and still has it.

    Information Society videos are likely the reason for the Satellite reference. I had to disable Flash 'cause it crashes Chrome on this machine, so I'll look at vids tomorrow, at work.

    There is an 'upside' to being underemployed. You're taxed so little, there is plenty of Jalop-time.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/29/09

    @MushyHeirloom:

    Ah, I'd forgotten. The Hack album cover.

    Good times.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    This is a great penalty (and an excuse to build something, naturally). However, it is less relevant with increasing distance from the Yay. Bear that in mind.

    I actually own a Mistah FAB album, oddly enough. It might still be to my benefit to attend a Hyphy 101 seminar, however.
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    Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was starred Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp was unstarred
    Image of Clown Shoe Pilot Clown Shoe Pilot
    11/29/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: that's the truth. I had to google wtf "the Yay" meant.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/29/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: You'd be surprised at how far the Hyphy movement has spread. It's alive and well up here in Washington.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/29/09

    @something_unique_and_descripti...: Being in upstate NY, I have yet to run into anyone who's ever heard of hyphy, actually.

    ...then again, I probably just don't get out enough.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/30/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: We even get the occasional sideshow and resultant shooting / person getting run over where I live...

    There's also a short bus Limo in town for the white-upper-middle-class poser kids. It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen until several of the occupants went "tits-on-glass"... since then I've been okay with it.
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    Image of duurtlang duurtlang
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    A lap of shame while playing Rammstein? I hope you used the newest single which official video is only hosted on porn websites (for good reason)? The lyrics on that song are so bad even I get ashamed. And that says a lot. The use of the word Fahrvergnügen is very jalop-worthy though. "Blitzkreig mit dem Fleischgewehr" however is not that family-friendly.
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment duurtlang was starred duurtlang was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/29/09

    @duurtlang: We used "Sehnsucht" and whatever song comes after it on the album.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/29/09

    In reply to Ghost Ride The Whip Box Relies On Junkyard Goodness, Gets Thumbs-Up From Tigra And Bunny
    Some day I must have the Jaguar of plywood speaker cabs bungie corded to the roof of my ride. Dare to live the dream!
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    Image of kngbeavis kngbeavis
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cracked Brake Hoses, Baaaad. New Brake Hoses, Gooooood.
    on a completely unrelated note, I think I have that same tool box :)
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    Novaload promoted this comment kngbeavis was starred kngbeavis was unstarred
    Image of Bri Bri
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cracked Brake Hoses, Baaaad. New Brake Hoses, Gooooood.
    I cringe when i see surface cracking on any kind of break lines.But, i had to ask myself when was the last I found a case of one that had ever failed? Nothing comes to mind. How about you?
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Bri was starred Bri was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/29/09

    @Bri: I've had rubber hoses rub through from repetitive contact with suspension bits, but never split from cracking. Can't fault Murilee for wanting his brakes up to snuff.

    I did have a steel line rupture under heavy braking once, in rush hour traffic. Pedal went right to the floor, retaining no more than than about 20 percent of overall braking power. The bumper of that Peugot station wagon ahead of me arrived pretty quickly. My van - no damage. Her wagon - $3,000.

    I was pretty teed off at my mechanic. I'd asked him a month before, when he replaced the brake pads, if maybe we shouldn't do something about those rusty lines. Nope, he said, they were in fine shape...
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    Image of Bri Bri
    11/29/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Thanks for confirming my fear of hydraulic lines,,ahaha. I figured there had to be a story out there somewhere.Hey Van,doesn't the average brake-system use about 15.P.S.I. to actuate the cylinders?
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/29/09

    @Bri: Rust never sleeps. Don't fear the hydraulics.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cracked Brake Hoses, Baaaad. New Brake Hoses, Gooooood.
    Last weekend I took my first repair trip into air brake system land, and it was pleasantly uneventful.

    The nice thing about 'em is, if there is any problem with the "plumbing", the brakes do not release...or if you're in-motion, you stop.

    Potentially rather inconvenient, sure, but probably safer.
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    Image of Bri Bri
    11/28/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: That is the beauty of air-brake system, it was engineered into the system.The inventor's name escapes me at the moment.What were you working on?
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    that ain't the way to have fun, son promoted this comment Bri was starred Bri was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/28/09

    @Bri:

    Our diesel-pusher motorhome's air system (brakes & suspension). The base is a 1999 Freightliner XC chassis w/a Cummins ISB and an Allison MT-643.

    The purge valve started sticking open, and the first time, we were in a hurry, so I nudged it with a screwdriver, and it closed right up.

    This time, I decided to take it apart, wipe any funk off it, lube the O-rings with silicone grease, and see if that helps. It's been a week, and it's not re-stuck, so I'm pretty happy. I was also thrilled to see how simple it all is.

    We're headed to Lost Wages for X-mas break, so we'll take the apartment with us.
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    Image of Bri Bri
    11/28/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son:It's always good to hear about simple repairs that successful save the day and get you home.Technically ,nice work.
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    Image of onempo001 onempo001
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cracked Brake Hoses, Baaaad. New Brake Hoses, Gooooood.
    Here in PA, the steel lines go long before the hoses. I'm constantly bending up new brake lines. Put front brakes on my wife's Mustang the other day, including new rotors & calipers. As I was backing out of the garage, one of the rear axle lines burst. All that new DOT 4 fluid all over the driveway. But I did get to exercise my vocabulary.
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