What car do you have?

[drewdle]

I used to have an '88 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais.

I love those cars. A friend of mine had one, and we spent many a day being douchebags driving around smoking BlackStone cherries and doing mini-burnouts. Poor car, good times.

Just thought I'd let everyone know: I HAVE A CAR ONCE MORE! Fuck yeah. Pictures to come soon. She's a 1989 Volvo 240 four-door in blue. 2.3L four cylinder, five speed (first car I've ever owned with a stick, though certainly not the first I've driven). The Brick is back. :)

I know that car! i think O.=.o power everything? including the headlight wipers? and the blue is a very slight color? from a distance can pass for a shade of grey?

No wipers on the headlamps, but otherwise, power everything (windows, locks, etc). The blue is actually a dark blue, so no mistaking it for grey. The last owner put the older five-spoke wheels with the V center caps on it too, which makes it look a little older than it actually is. The electronics on the car are... well, they're holding up, but they have their quirks, as European cars tend to. The passenger rear door power lock and window do not work, but the other three do, so the window was converted to wind-up. :) None of the guages or controls light up at night, although I have 12V led lamps that light up the guages that I can turn on or off. And the radio doesn't output sound. Everything on the radio works, just no sound. And I've swapped the deck twice to verify the problem.

The main thing is all the important stuff is in good shape, so I'm happy. I'm going to work on tracking down the gremlins, especially the one that causes the lighting mishap. It'd be nice to find my heater controls at night. 

[Wyrd-Hotd]

Ok, well i thought i knew what your car was XD i have the lighting issue at night to XD my heater control lights are burnt out, and a vast majority of my other cluster lights are gone, i see enough to  operate the vehicle, but its rather annoying, but all the more reason to change em to blue! XD

[Draaz]

My list... Pics will come eventually.

'78 Camaro LT - Needs new interior.
'94 Pontiac Grand Prix - My current daily driver until the Camaro is happy again.
'54 Pontiac Chieftain - Runs, but doesnt look too pretty right now. This winters project (gotta be ready for the shows next year)
'62 Chevy Corvair - Just got this from my brother in law recently, needs some TLC
'66 T-Bird (Project, Possibly 4sale) - Eventual project, seriously thinking about selling.
'84 Scotsdale - Needs new wiring; runs, but its a mud toy right now
'54 Willys Wagon - Another winter project; funds needed for this one however... Needs to be completley restored.
And adding a (I think its a '62) Ford PU; but restoring and giving to my mom for her 50th or possible wedding gift if its done before she gets re-married.

Also trying to talk my F-i-L into giving me the 4-door Studebaker thats sitting in his yard.

... Im not a gearhead. Not at all.... >_> [cough]

[drewdle]

My list... Pics will come eventually.

'78 Camaro LT - Needs new interior.
'94 Pontiac Grand Prix - My current daily driver until the Camaro is happy again.
'54 Pontiac Chieftain - Runs, but doesnt look too pretty right now. This winters project (gotta be ready for the shows next year)
'62 Chevy Corvair - Just got this from my brother in law recently, needs some TLC
'66 T-Bird (Project, Possibly 4sale) - Eventual project, seriously thinking about selling.
'84 Scotsdale - Needs new wiring; runs, but its a mud toy right now
'54 Willys Wagon - Another winter project; funds needed for this one however... Needs to be completley restored.
And adding a (I think its a '62) Ford PU; but restoring and giving to my mom for her 50th or possible wedding gift if its done before she gets re-married.

Also trying to talk my F-i-L into giving me the 4-door Studebaker thats sitting in his yard.

... Im not a gearhead. Not at all.... >_> [cough]

I'm not generally a big fan of the '50s and '60s cars (I know, blasphemy right?), but your list has two of my favorite cars, regardless of age. The Corvair is one of them. I love the look of those cars; it's like someone at Chevrolet thought it would be a good idea to take the Corvette Stingray and turn it into the everyman's car. Also, the nods to European design with the rear engine/rear drive design were extremely different in an American vehicle for that time, and kinda have been since, which is a shame. The other thing I noticed was the Studebaker next door. Wouldn't happen to be a Champion would it? The ones with the classic bullet nose? I love those too.

My favorite era for cars seems to be the mid '70s to the late '90s, because it demonstrates how quickly things changed in so little time after being the same for so long. I like boxy designs, which is probably why I picked up my most recent car, the 240. Big 'ol slab sided brick.

[Renwaldo]

Thread revival!

I just found out today I'll be inheriting a '90 Cadillac Fleetwood.

Yay for giant gas guzzlers.  :P

[heartsend]

^ ^ my d/d is a '93 wrx, a.k.a. "hazuki", just sporting an intake/exhaust, boost controller, bov, wideband O2 and a/f adjuster for now. project car/former d/d is an '86 audi 5000CD (turbo/quattro) a.k.a "heidi"...and there's a '67 olds cs that belongs to me hiding somewhere in the kootenays. sorry no pics on this comp...will share when able.

[Renwaldo]

I'm afraid I only understood a third of that whole post.  :-\

[Cross]

I'm afraid I only understood a third of that whole post.  :-\

its a car person thing, i understood everything, but i don't know what an a/f adjuster is. i call shenanigans.

@Kuronaito: nice cars those WRX's, what color is yours?

[Wyrd-Hotd]

I'm afraid I only understood a third of that whole post.  :-\

its a car person thing, i understood everything, but i don't know what an a/f adjuster is. i call shenanigans.

@Kuronaito: nice cars those WRX's, what color is yours?

hmm.. i got it all too sept that... air fuel? why that would be there though would not make sense... unless perhaps it had certain levels of adjustment for varying boost applications?... i dont even know if that exists (sept in a ECU sense...) but thats all i can think of XD

[Tai]

Yeah I'm the same, I understand everything but the a/f adjuster. Though air fuel adjuster does sounds right, with a turbo he's probably playing around a bit to get it just right.

[Renwaldo]

Do you think one of you is patient enough to explain it to me? You got me curious now.
What is "d/d" ?

[Tai]

Alright here is a simple break down. Hope this helped.

d/d = Day to day
93 wrx = Modle of car (Subaru WRX)
intake/exhaust = Pipes that lead into and out of the engine
boost controller = Lets you adjust the pressure the turbo charge will put out
bov = Blow off valve, this will allow the turbo to discharge pressure
wideband O2 = Allows you to see and check the air and fuel mixture
a/f adjuster = Air fuel adjuster???
86 audi 5000CD = Modle of car
turbo/quattro = Turbo charged and all wheel drive
67 olds cs = Modle of car

[Ryokx]

2005 Ford Focus ZX3 with leather! 8D Oh, and a 5spd. XD

[Cross]

Alright here is a simple break down. Hope this helped.

d/d = Day to day

i figured d/d meant 'daily driver' but same meaning.
and if he means air fuel adjuster, i think all fuel injected cars have one of those. in my VW theres an O2 sensor in the exhaust, and based off the reading it adjusts the amount of fuel and/or air to the engine. (honestly i'm not sure how it works exactly, lol)

[Renwaldo]

Alright here is a simple break down. Hope this helped.

d/d = Day to day
93 wrx = Modle of car (Subaru WRX)
intake/exhaust = Pipes that lead into and out of the engine
boost controller = Lets you adjust the pressure the turbo charge will put out
bov = Blow off valve, this will allow the turbo to discharge pressure
wideband O2 = Allows you to see and check the air and fuel mixture
a/f adjuster = Air fuel adjuster???
86 audi 5000CD = Modle of car
turbo/quattro = Turbo charged and all wheel drive
67 olds cs = Modle of car

Thanks, that helped quite a bit. I think I understand now. XD