discontinuuity

Oh, and at work a couple months ago, there was a poster for decoding GM VIN numbers. I meant to abscond with it, but it was thrown out. I'm still trying to memorize what it all means.

Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity

Crashburn

Schalliol

a007map

Davey G.

I'd like a set of driving gloves, but only if I can find green ones like Tsuchiya wears.

Other geeky things - I bought a Tamiya RC Car, the Impreza drift chassis one. I painted it black to match my WRX, and have attempted to fabricate a GT wing for it to match mine a few times. I even made the number plate the same.

I watched the fast and the furious three and tried to guess what dump valve each car was running, with an accuracy that left me feeling slightly uneasy.

I run without the rear seats and the spare wheel on trackdays/drag days. "Cause it's lighter, you know".

I knew what the 4AGE engine was that discontinuuity mentioned.

st3ph3n

Crashburn

http://www.motoringpicturelibrary.com/docs/2039picc.jpg

I think my Mom knew him at the time & she still married him.

He also informs me that the copper sheeting for the MR2 was to cover the insulation on the header he installed. Nothin' geeky 'bout that.

Bumblebee

But I once pondered putting a tasteful & classy "U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701" decal across the hood of my first ride (a CJ-7) which I had planned to paint silver. I still ended up designing custom vinyl decals that advertised my geekdom quite clearly.

Bumblebee

I don't know about this driving shoe thing. I've never liked 'em much. I've worn cowboy boots my whole life, having grown up in a Texas hill country town where parents are not eager to have their sons or daughters come home from playing in the woods with a snake bite on the ankle. I've always driven with a pair of them on and anything lighter just feels strange. The pedal feel is just fine for me through a pair of leather soled boots.

brandonvalentine

Adam

Too bad you hosed your self with the Volvo wagon.

That's straight geek, not car geek.

Jonny Lieberman

Silverman

Silverman

I think I was even worse. I converted a giant plastic 20 sided die to a shift knob, to put on an '87 Escort wagon's shifter.

A former roommate did something that I'm not sure was geeky or OCD. He disassmbled his dash, every three months to armor-all it. This way he could get the screw holes and the backsides of those plastic panels. Keep in mind this was a 6 or 7 year old econobox.

JayP71

discontinuuity

@manik:
Actually, I've had an Amerex one for about a year...though when I went to finally mount it in the passenger footwell, it was like 1 inch too long! So I went with a new Halotron chrome one, which is a little too bling for me, but it's 1 inch shorter.

Al Navarro

I LOVED that feature of my 95 Slownoma. Aside from that, it was an absolutely worthless vehicle.

Still, an easy oil change is always nice.

As such, I'm seriously considering ordering that drain plug valve mentioned elsewhere. Thanks, Jalopnik!

Paul Y. -- Now With More Sodium!

Jonny Lieberman

Jonny Lieberman

b.borrman

I once bought a blacklight and fluorescent dye to diagnose a power steering fluid leak in my old '98 Subaru. Worked like a charm - and when I sold it I described the diagnosis to the prospective owners and that closed the sale. They figured if I was that obsessive the rest of the car was alright.

For that same car I once did a complete design of an LED display to show the torque being sent to the rear axle, which would have used the solenoid voltage for the center diff clutch as a signal (it was an auto tranny). I never got around to building it before selling the car.

saabophile

@Al Navarro lusted after my in-car extinguisher I think :)

tm

manik

the_Finn_294

the_Finn_294

@ nytmare
My internet handle became my license plate number. Looks like geeky minds think alike.

Back on topic:
I haven't purchased driving shoes but I've considered it. I do have driving gloves but use them more at arcade racing games due to the grimy steering wheels.
I used to moderate on a truck board.
Now I just spend insane amounts of virtual money on Need for Speed Carbon.

MIC_Rulz

VladyLama

B-town

Gavin082

Davey G.

nytmare

MurileeMartin

THE Geekiest thing: I saw the preview for "Elizabethtown" on TV and correctly identified the model and year of Susan Sarandon's Volvo by just seeing a glimpse of the engine.

TurboBrick

Unregular

Greg A.

Al Navarro

It was worth it just to hear the Scotsman I sold the thing to a few years later say, "Thaaat is Nought a Rrrover Shift Boought!"

lascauxcaveman

Backdafuckup...

There are such things as "driving shoes"?!?!

Paul D

Automanic

O, and geekiest car thing . . . I just suggested a pair of "driving" shoes because they have arch support.

jpoRS

Up against some actual built up race cars, i went 4 rounds before the event got rained on. Actually MADE money racing the grocery getter and had fun doing it.

danio3834

Drive-thru

Tom

Tommyudo

newt0

And as far as other car-geekery, I downloaded and printed the entire multi-thousand-page tech's guide for my car, and 3-hole punched all the pages and put in binders. I did this JUST IN CASE I take something apart and need to know the torque specs for a nut/bolt. But hey, it did provide me with the schematic necessary for disabling the daytime running lamps.

dearyou

I've done so many geeky things it's hard to pick a #1. I keep a detailed fuel log that tells me my mileage, cost per mile and what ECU map I was running.
I've waxed the deck of my LawnBoy, top and underneath. I also waxed my SS kitchen sink, that didn't work out well though.
I made my own hardened tranny mount (do NOT google that) instead of paying $50 for an STI part.
I painted the hats on my brake rotors Detroit Diesel Alpine Green because red was too flashy and black and silver were too stealthy.
I sandblasted and repainted my rear tow eye, because I can see it.
I patterned, cut and sewed my own leather shift boot.

IppoJ

BlackIce_GTS

That, and until relatively recently, I insisted that the 6 year old pair of Vans I had were excellent driving shoes, as they were so worn out as to be, essentially, slippers.

Paul Y. -- Now With More Sodium!

jwolfcale

Speedie

That's pretty geeky.

lascauxcaveman

Also, I swapped the stock antenna on my car for a 2.5" shortie. Next up will be installing bracing.

phenotyp

They work, er, sorta.

lascauxcaveman

FishingCrue

(Especially if it's in the largest size offered, which I call "2 XLs and a Sport Fury")

scotte

I did the same at Porsche and got pictures of Carrera 4Ss and GT3s, and at Lamborghini where I pillaged images of Espadas and Jalpas.

Yeah, I'm officially awesome.

Also, I bet this is violating some sort of arcane law. shhh...

bzrchero GT

God, what blog was that?

Bumblebee

JSmith53

my 94 chvy s-10 had this interesting plastic trough that would catch the oil filter mess, sliuce it 6 inches and drop it in line with where the drain plug was.

its stuff like that that makes you want to send flowers, sometimes.

Drive-thru

SwatLax

I'm pretty sure this is violating some arcane law as well, shhh.

bzrchero GT

Brian E

GADZOOKS!

Drive-thru

Ok, you found my secret shame, fashion driving shoes. Then again, I haven't really needed fire protection since my last rally four years ago.

The shoes are rather natty though.

b.borrman

Brian E

I made a baseball into a shift knob. That's more dumb than geeky, but it looked cool.

Also, everyone should get into boxing.

Bumblebee

I put them in my Jeeps and they are teh badness. Now if I could just make changing the oil filters as easy and mess free.

HDC

Grib

Come to think of it, I should get a pair of those. Last time I did any serious wheeling in the Jeep, the boots I had on were less than favorable for easing in and out of the clutch in lo range in tight situations. If I do, then that will be the biggest car geek thing I have ever done. Other than spending too much $$ on my Jeeps anyway.

HDC

Focus: I think the most obsessive car related thing I've done recently is use Klasse All In One on the Spanish tile in my kitchen. If you're not in the know, Klasse AIO is one of the best 100% acrylic cleaner/polish/sealers (especially if you live in rainy Florida where cars pick up dirt like Paris Hilton picks up STDs). It actually works great on tile.

FishingCrue

Al Navarro

I don't think anyone is as car-geek as rally people....

Xman

I just timed the oil change on teh Mazda 3... again.

I know i can knock 2 minutes off if i can find some quick releases for that farking under engine shroud.

Drive-thru

Aside from that I just bought a pair of Adidas driving shoes, and while almost fashionable, they are nice and narrow and help my giant hooves dance around a Mini's peddles on the weekends.

b.borrman

teargas

Larry Forney

Al Navarro

Harvey Mushman

I guess i didn't want to be "that guy"...on my last recon trip to the Dragon, I picked out the owner of an S2000 parked outside my hotel because of his shoes. Some Se7en owners with larger feet need the slim line soles of wrestling/driving shoes but I have size 8s and have driven the Cat in Red Wings.

Al Navarro

I'm gonna go cry now.

newt0