Minor Confession Thread

I just watched Lone Wolf McQuade and now I want a Dodge Ramcharger with a supercharged big block.

I have a serious intense desire for a massive expensive VIP car. Never had one but man do I want one bad right now. Like a Ghost or a Phantom coupe on bags and with the biggest stereo that I can fit that is 100% hidden. 

In reply to NickD :

My take away from that movie is always that that truck was incredibly beat for being new at the time.

In reply to Daylan C (Forum Supporter) :

I mean, it had J.J. McQuade as an owner. It lived a hard life.

In reply to NickD :

Also, the Trailduster later in the movie is noteworthy too.

Edit: I think this is literally the only shot it was in. But you can see the Plymouth badges.

In reply to Daylan C (Forum Supporter) :

Yeah, I noticed that. There was a guy in my area who had a showroom-mint orange and white Trail Duster tucked away in a garage. I would see it once in a while when he had the garage door open, but I've never seen it out and about.

Also this Suburban. Ok there was a lot of cool stuff in that movie.

In reply to Daylan C (Forum Supporter) :

The Douglas DC-3 is also awesome. As is the dark metallic green International Travelall at the very beginning. (I think like 90% of Travelalls built were that color) As far as '80s movies go, it's a pretty good one.

I wonder if I go totally deaf in the future, will I still hear songs in my head? Nothing new, of course. Or will it fade like the memories of my father's face?

Daylan C (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to NickD :

Also, the Trailduster later in the movie is noteworthy too.

Edit: I think this is literally the only shot it was in. But you can see the Plymouth badges.

Wait... hold on.... weren't traildusters  only available as early vehicles? Those are the late tail lights and rear hatch. My mom bought a 78 new and drove it til 86 or so. Yellow with white roof and yellow and white checkered interior.

In reply to chandler :

'81 was the last year.

Daylan C (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to chandler :

'81 was the last year.

Well so it was, those must be an actual unicorn. I say that as a guy who's first car was an 81 Plymouth Voyager; which was really a B200 Dodge Van.

My mom overheard me talking to my sister about her air fryer. 4 days later, one mysteriously arrived at my house. 

I've used it a few times for tater tots, french fries and a couple of corn dogs.

I don't really see how this is better than using the oven? It takes nearly as long and I've had to cook stuff additional time to get it done all the way through.

What am I missing?

Daylan C (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to NickD :

My take away from that movie is always that that truck was incredibly beat for being new at the time.

So I'm watching some of this movie now and at 22 minutes in he's outrunning the younger cop guy and he HITS A BUTTON AND TURNS ON HIS SUPERCHARGER.    Same era as Mad Max?

In reply to Datsun310Guy :

Lone Wolf was 1983. Mad Max was 1979.

https://lasalle.craigslist.org/cto/d/princeton-1987-dodge-ramcharger/7244286986.html

Datsun310Guy said:

https://lasalle.craigslist.org/cto/d/princeton-1987-dodge-ramcharger/7244286986.html

Poop

In reply to stanger_mussle (Forum Supporter) :

My wife simulates deep fried plantains in ours with out the fuss/mess of hot oil.  

They are very tasty.

In reply to Karacticus :

That sounds delicious.

To be fair, some of the stuff I have cooked I used the air fryer instructions on the packaging, which resulted in it being undercooked.

I used the air fryer to cook up 3 corn dogs a little while ago. The packaging said to cook it at 375°F for 10-15 minutes. I cooked them at 400°F for 16 minutes without preheating it.

They came out perfect. The outside was crispy while the batter on the inside was done but not soggy or hard. The hotdog was piping hot and not overcooked.

I think I just have to use it more to get more familiar with how it cooks.

By my house 5-6 years ago this was on the side of the road and I learned there was no for sale sign on it but I was fascinated and took pictures.    

Then one sad day Bandit was gone and out of my life......
 

Datsun310Guy said:

Daylan C (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to NickD :

My take away from that movie is always that that truck was incredibly beat for being new at the time.

So I'm watching some of this movie now and at 22 minutes in he's outrunning the younger cop guy and he HITS A BUTTON AND TURNS ON HIS SUPERCHARGER.    Same era as Mad Max?

Why in the year 2020 are switch-actuated superchargers not a thing?

In reply to NickD :

I now have a stupid desire to turn an AC compressor into a supercharger.

In reply to Stampie (FS) :

Or graft an AC compressor clutch to a supercharger

In reply to NickD :

Now you're just trying to take the easy way out.

NickD said:

Datsun310Guy said:

Daylan C (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to NickD :

My take away from that movie is always that that truck was incredibly beat for being new at the time.

So I'm watching some of this movie now and at 22 minutes in he's outrunning the younger cop guy and he HITS A BUTTON AND TURNS ON HIS SUPERCHARGER.    Same era as Mad Max?

Why in the year 2020 are switch-actuated superchargers not a thing?

You mean like Toyota and Mercedes did?

Eaton realized that if you just put a bypass between the inlet and outlet, it had less parasitic drag than clutching the supercharger.  Positive displacement means it has to be turning for air to flow through it, after all.

(small voice in the back) the button on the shifter just turned on the electric motor that turned the supercharger pulley, because it was a fake housing with a carburetor inside it