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Adiabatic posted:I've met a bunch of goons and they're mostly well-adjusted. Apparently you were in Detroit recently and I was out of town, otherwise you could have seen REALLY WELL ADJUSTED IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN HEH
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Well it's getting warm again and I borrowed my friend's nice trolley jack so I basically have no excuse anymore, gotta fix the Midget It drives fine and all, it's just that sometimes if I take my foot off the gas suddenly or put in the clutch, I'll hear a noise that I'd describe as "CLOCK" from what I think is the rear. Sounds kinda like two pieces of wood being smacked together, a sort of hollowish thump/clonk. Doesn't seem to affect how it drives or anything, but I hate mystery sounds. I've got the fucker up on jacks and there just isn't anything back there really... axle & rear diff, drum brakes, armstrong lever shocks, leaf springs. Maybe a bad u-joint?
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Apr 6, 2016 01:02
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Apr 6, 2016 02:08
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Bought a set of tires (made within the last decade! 2012 date code and what looks like full tread) mounted on factory steelies for $140 
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Apr 6, 2016 02:35
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Adiabatic posted:I've met a bunch of goons and they're mostly well-adjusted. AI ones usually are. Hoooly poo poo there's some goons with real issues otherwise.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:07
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There is maybe five or more AI goons around the chicagoland area and I've only met one non AI goon who wears pajama pants and yurns for the feeling of taking a curve at 80mph.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:19
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I've met SuperDucky, and the guy in Colorado with the Jurassic Park jeep.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:22
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:AI ones usually are. makin me real self conscious here guy
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Apr 6, 2016 03:23
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Never met anyone from AI, though I think Motronic is more or less around the corner. I do regular outings with the Southeast PA TFR group though. Pretty sure at this point we're an eating club with a gun problem.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:30
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Adiabatic posted:I've met a bunch of goons and they're mostly well-adjusted. I went four-wheeling with Krakkles, Tuna, Kastevich, Astonishing Wang and BoostCreep. Astonishing Wang drugged me and I woke up in a mud pit fingering encrusted spark plugs out of a 4.0 I6 while it cranked hard to eject every last drop of filthy water from it's worn cylinders. A long strap was involved. A+ would meet AI goons again.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:48
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I don't think there's any AI goons in my neck of the woods (Lower Alabama / Mobile / Eastern Shore)
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Apr 6, 2016 03:52
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Tide posted:I don't think there's any AI goons in my neck of the woods (Lower Alabama / Mobile / Eastern Shore) Oh man, I was down there for vacation last year, should've asked if there was any goons around.
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Apr 6, 2016 03:56
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The girlfriend brought me wings and I ate all 18 of them and now I feel gross.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:02
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Tide posted:I don't think there's any AI goons in my neck of the woods (Lower Alabama / Mobile / Eastern Shore) I'll be vacationing with the girlfriend and some friends on Dauphin Island in may.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:05
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Rhyno posted:The girlfriend brought me wings and I ate all 18 of them and now I feel gross. That's normally how that works.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:07
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WHICH REMINDS ME: My friend just impulse bought a 1998 Ford E150 conversion van. 5.4L mod motor, automatic transmission. (4 speed AOD?) and is wondering what to look out for. The van is approaching 160K, has a check engine light on for a bad cat, but otherwise seems very well taken care of. Another mutual friend of ours is a mod motor whisperer so he's not too worried there, just about transmission/chassis bits he needs to watch. His plan is to turn it into an awesome camping van and to take it down the the Alabama coast this May.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:08
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SouthsideSaint posted:There is maybe five or more AI goons around the chicagoland area and I've only met one non AI goon who wears pajama pants and yurns for the feeling of taking a curve at 80mph. Yeah, there's a few of us kicking around. Some dude in Zion too that I've seen post once I think. I'm way up north by the Lake and McHenry county border and about 15 minutes from WI.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:10
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Commie is good people and he probably kept me from probably burning down my RV because I was beyond hammered and his insane sober rear end kept my stupid rear end drunker friends from doing something stupid. Local goon meeting is a good thing imo
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Apr 6, 2016 04:20
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I went on the bay area goon drive a year or so ago when 14 inch was in town; met and hung out with him, nm, steak flavored gum, dema, das volk... am I forgetting anyone? That was fun, and I'd totally be down for another one.
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Apr 6, 2016 04:23
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I only know of like three or four Aussie AI goons and I only know of one in the same city as me (unless you count my brother, which I don't, because he hasn't posted since October, and doesn't post in AI...) Man the weather here is fuckin' garbage today. 26C and sunny yesterday, 12C and bucketing down rain today. BRING BACK MY WARMS  it would also be super nice if the tuner could finish up and give me back my subaru
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Apr 6, 2016 04:25
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I'm going to find a way back to straya
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Apr 6, 2016 04:42
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Tusen Takk posted:I'm going to find a way back to straya Already sent a warning to BORDER FORCE about you 
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Apr 6, 2016 04:55
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I think I've met 5 goons now? I've even handled goon pussy  (and continue to handle said pussy every day)edit: huh... a cousin is looking for names for a dog she's adopting. One of the suggested names? Bucephalus.  Previa_fun posted:My friend just impulse bought a 1998 Ford E150 conversion van. 5.4L mod motor, automatic transmission. (4 speed AOD?) and is wondering what to look out for. Most likely a 4R70W. Spark plugs are the main thing with that engine, but you probably knew that. As far as the chassis, most of it dates back to the mid 1970s. Not much to really go wrong on them. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 05:45 on Apr 6, 2016 |
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Apr 6, 2016 05:40
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Its a bit old to be a 3 valve which are the biggest offenders with the spark plug issue.
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Apr 6, 2016 05:45
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literally a fish posted:I only know of like three or four Aussie AI goons and I only know of one in the same city as me (unless you count my brother, which I don't, because he hasn't posted since October, and doesn't post in AI...) We had a okay group of Sydney AI Goons when I was rally driving int he welsh countryside every weekend. One of them was even my co-driver, honestly the best crew ever. Met a few in the USA (Redscare was a nut, DJCommie coolest. Dude. Ever) and another one or two as they pass through Sydney.
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Apr 6, 2016 05:45
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I once ran into a couple of dudes hiking to a campground. We decided to share a camping space and hang out. I saw one of them posting on SomethingAwful on his Blackberry; turns out they were the only two to show up to a local goonmeet. Also the park ranger nearly kicked us out because they had liquor in their car in a North Carolina State Park. Still, 8/10 would hang out with randos again.
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Apr 6, 2016 05:56
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:I went four-wheeling with Krakkles, Tuna, Kastevich, Astonishing Wang and BoostCreep. Astonishing Wang drugged me and I woke up in a mud pit fingering encrusted spark plugs out of a 4.0 I6 while it cranked hard to eject every last drop of filthy water from it's worn cylinders. A long strap was involved. You're getting me excited for a reunion! E: if anyone wants to buy the LJ with said encrusted motor, it's available for around $23k! Astonishing Wang fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Apr 6, 2016 |
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Apr 6, 2016 06:12
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Darchangel posted:This is like the one positive thing about working for an outsourcer. In theory, you're an interchangeable peg and any one of the other engineers can do your job. In practice, at my location, not so much, but enough to make vacations real. The other guys can keep the bulk of it at bay. I'm also not management, which helps. Yeah, it was that way at my work until I let myself get talked into taking a lead position, and now I'm on the short list that causes the supervisor to panic when I request a day off. 
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Apr 6, 2016 07:03
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Yeah going on vacation can be difficult if you're at a small organization and have a unique skill set. Seems like I spend lots of time getting everything ready for my absence.
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Apr 6, 2016 07:10
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I figure there's a lot of sci-fi nerds itt so I'll ask this question here. Having just read Dune, are any of the other books in the series worth reading?
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Speaking of local goonery, if any of you goobers from around the midlands here in the sunny old UK have an old car (pre 01/01/96) want to take part in this year's Motofest in Coventry I found this sneaky page on the Transport museum's site: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PgC7-FMMNdu4nkL-zxwSXVYXMNn0uzBS1PxnG3jZHZY/viewform?edit_requested=true The registration form on the Motofest site itself doesn't open for another 10 days so I might jump in here and see what happens.
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Apr 6, 2016 08:20
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corn in the fridge posted:I figure there's a lot of sci-fi nerds itt so I'll ask this question here. Having just read Dune, are any of the other books in the series worth reading? Yes, they're all worth it for the story that it leads up to but some of them aren't as well written and a lot of times he just goes nuts with some of the psychedelic poo poo
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Apr 6, 2016 08:34
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That being said I started playing WoW this month because I liked ~*The Lore*~ after playing Hearthstone so take my opinion with a little bit extra salt
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Apr 6, 2016 08:35
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Tusen Takk posted:That being said I started playing WoW this month because I liked ~*The Lore*~ after playing Hearthstone so take my opinion with a little bit extra salt quit now before its too late
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Apr 6, 2016 08:41
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How long we betting on it taking TT to start poopsocking?
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Apr 6, 2016 08:42
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Adiabatic posted:I've met a bunch of goons and they're mostly well-adjusted. You haven't met 14" or I :P
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Apr 6, 2016 08:45
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88h88 posted:How long we betting on it taking TT to start poopsocking? I never did it in eve so I think we're clear 
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corn in the fridge posted:I figure there's a lot of sci-fi nerds itt so I'll ask this question here. Having just read Dune, are any of the other books in the series worth reading? Depends on your tolerance for incest and psychedelics. Just avoid the poo poo that got published after Herbert died. The quality dives. A lot.
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Apr 6, 2016 08:48
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Honestly read: Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune God Emperor Dune Heretics of Dune The sixth book is bad and weird, and heretics of dune is imo as good as the first one but you won't have any idea what's going on unless you read the others Each book is only like 200-300 pages though so that's like a day and a half each, I think I read them in a few four hour late night reading sessions over the course of a week
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Meh, I think I'll give it a pass for now. Tbh I wasnt too invested in the characters or the setting but I enjoyed it as a simple adventure story that could be taken at face value. I find a lot of earlier sci-fi stuff suffers when it's used only as a vehicle for social commentary and it makes for laborious reading, so it was refreshing that dune wasnt like that, or rather if it was it could be largely ignored
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