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Administrators Eric Posted March 21 Author Administrators Share Posted March 21 I wonder if they are recruiting for the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard? The Old Guard has seen a lot of combat in its long history. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batesmotel Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 4 hours ago, Eric said: Love the offset wheels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Here's a textbook example of white privilege. A class during the Great Depression, 1930. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 𝒟𝒾𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒹𝒶𝓎𝓈 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Yakima, Washington, 1939... Champion hop picker in squatter camp before the season opens. Earned five dollars a day in the 1938 season. Age twenty three, been on the road seven years. Married. "I think I did pretty well, only have one baby. Want to get out of this living like a dog." Washington, Yakima Valley... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 22 Author Administrators Share Posted March 22 21 hours ago, Batesmotel said: Love the offset wheels. Probably built as an oval track car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batesmotel Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 9 minutes ago, Eric said: Probably built as an oval track car. I just watched the documentary The Boys Of Bonneville. About the early days of running on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Before running a straightaway for top speed they ran a gigantic oval for speed over 24 hours. The car that dominated the salt had a 6 inch offset to keep the pressure even in the curves. The documentary is on Disney Plus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 22 Author Administrators Share Posted March 22 3 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: I just watched the documentary The Boys Of Bonneville. About the early days of running on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Before running a straightaway for top speed they ran a gigantic oval for speed over 24 hours. The car that dominated the salt had a 6 inch offset to keep the pressure even in the curves. The documentary is on Disney Plus. I grew up watching Sprint car races. They always had a pronounced stagger setup. Even with cars that don't run suspension/axle stagger on oval tracks, they will typically run taller tires, with higher tire pressures on the outside tires. I don't have Disney, or I would watch that show. I love documentaries about stuff like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Speaking of Bonneville. I’m not on the salt but the road next to the salt. And it is straight and flat as the salt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Your battery needs servicing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 What the heck can get to 101 MPH at 2200 RPM -- with an automatic transmission? I don't think that they're VDO gauges, so it likely isn't German. Not Smiths gauges, so it isn't British. Not Italian, since it is actually running. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted March 23 Author Administrators Share Posted March 23 9 minutes ago, tous said: What the heck can get to 101 MPH at 2200 RPM -- with an automatic transmission? I don't think that they're VDO gauges, so it likely isn't German. Not Smiths gauges, so it isn't British. Not Italian, since it is actually running. I'm guessing that whatever it is, that battery service isn't going to involve just sticking a new Diehard battery under the hood. I'm guessing that is the sort of battery service that kicks your bank account right in the cubes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Porsche Cayenne. The wife’s car. Went to Wendover for great food at a little dinner. Battery is going out. It takes a lithium battery with extra contacts for the sensors. I’m looking into doing a conversion to AGM batteries. Lithium is expensive. And I was getting out of the way of motorcycles going WAY faster than me. I have done 175 on the salt in my 911. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 18 hours ago, Batesmotel said: Porsche Cayenne. Thanks. They still use VDO gauges? Does the 8 mean top or overdrive of an 8-speed transmission? I haven't been inside of a Porsche in years. I miss it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 8 speed automatic. She loves it. Me, not so much. Drives great but I don’t like all the electronics. I feel like a pilot who needs a flight engineer to run all the electronics. I miss my 911 but a bad back made it hard to get in and out of. Driving it was easy but it wasn’t getting enough use. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, pipedreams said: Was remembering seeing in old Sears catalog reprints that they once sold tombstones engraved to order. Curious, I checked Amazon. They offer the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Meister Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 12:06 AM, Batesmotel said: Porsche Cayenne. The wife’s car. Went to Wendover for great food at a little dinner. Battery is going out. It takes a lithium battery with extra contacts for the sensors. I’m looking into doing a conversion to AGM batteries. Lithium is expensive. And I was getting out of the way of motorcycles going WAY faster than me. I have done 175 on the salt in my 911. I've done 109 on the salt with my 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKU ... lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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