Minor Confession Thread

In reply to Appleseed:

I don't own a single pair of blue jeans.

Hell, I don't own any pants of any kind aside from the slacks from a generic off-the-rack suit and some Carhartt, which is more like a sleeping bag that you can wear in public without as much shame.

Any time I am not at a wedding/funeral or an ass-cold rallycross, it's all Cintas pants all the time. I figure it's a work related fringe benefit.

Chadeux wrote: I've never understood the "911 looks just like a Beetle" thing. The VW has the 1940s separate fender thing going, while the 911 does not. The proportions aren't even that close. And the front hood trunk cover thing is literally the opposite.

Its the headlights

fireball123 wrote: Its the headlights

Both round?

There is a guy in my neighborhood that has a 911 that looks just like that, same color and everything, sitting neglected in his garage. I get sad every time their door is open and I see it dusty and forlorn looking.

EvanB wrote:

fireball123 wrote: Its the headlights

Both round?

When I was a kid, there was someone in our apartment complex with a Fairmont that was dual headlight on one side and single headlight on the right.

In reply to fireball123:

Oh I understand, so hard to tell these two apart.

For the past couple of days, my Cayman has been sitting in the garage with the rear end up on a pair of jack stands. Every time I walk by it, I can't help but think about how cool it would look with air shocks and Big 'n' Littles.

I was quite the dum-dum today... after reading the article about the SCCA's CAM autocross class I got super excited. I was thinking it would be loads of fun playing with other large bodied V8 doom machines. I read the rules skipping over the first "boring parts" and focusing on what modifications are allowed. After reading that I thought it seemed super cool.

It wasn't until I went out and worked on the car for a few hours and came back in I saw the word America and I felt pretty dumb. You see, my car is a 1972 Mercedes 280SE... derrrr de derr.

On top of that, I have never been a class guy. I just don't really care about winning classed. I used to go and they'd stick me in some unlimited class. I just modded the car on what I felt like doing. I didn't mind because I always just I set my sights on a few cars and try to beat them. Usually had a blast doing it.

Now, I have been excited about fitting in a class and my car most certainly will not. Oh well, the car is going to be exactly what I want in my fun car. haha.

Chadeux wrote: In reply to fireball123: Oh I understand, so hard to tell these two apart.

Those are nowhere near the same shade of green!

In reply to HunterBenz: Check out the new class for Heritage Classic. It's for them thar ferrin cars.

Even though the automatic transmission sucks in the fiesta, I still want one.

I always wear eye protection when I mow the lawn. The grass was damp and it was getting dark this evening and I really just wanted to get the front lawn done before the weekend started. Just real quick.... No safety glasses on and I got pinged in the eye from a ricochet of bark or a small clay chunk. No real damage but my left eye is sore now. Stupid.

I feel the need to own a square body 2wd K5(are the 2wds stil called K5s? I've never heard anyone ever speak of a C5) Blazer with the full removable top. I'd probably sell my D350 if I found one.

I think It'd look great with a roll bar and a bikini top, can't find much photographic proof though.

I'm glad this is the minor confessions thread. I'm even more happy it isn't mandatory!

I dont like Crown Vics. I dont think the XJ was the greatest Jeep ever.

I have to confess I do know that the C5 is the 2WD version of the K5. The pickups also had C10 on them.

In reply to Chadeux:

Look at the Denver Craigslist as they have some clean K5's.

I have never been in a Miata.

Chadeux wrote: I feel the need to own a square body 2wd K5(are the 2wds stil called K5s? I've never heard anyone ever speak of a C5) Blazer with the full removable top. I'd probably sell my D350 if I found one. I think It'd look great with a roll bar and a bikini top, can't find much photographic proof though.

I did not even know those existed.

Yeah, they're around, but getting rarer every day because like all removable-top vehicles, they rust even worse than normal ones. I believe there were Ramchargers from that era in the same configuration, too.

I can't figure out a car I actually want to spend money on.

I spent 10 minutes lecturing my kids about wearing proper footwear around old nails/wood while we were hauling our old deck to the dump this weekend.

I then promptly stepped on a board and drove an old rusty screw right thru the bottom of my inappropriate hiking boots and thru the arch of my foot to illustrate the point. Pulling it out was worse that putting it in.

Atleast the kids learned something. Well, I'm off to get a tetanus shot. Later.

I want to swap an automatic into my RX-7. A 1.6 Miata torque converter should fit and has a much higher stall speed.

In reply to Huckleberry:

Are there steel bottomed shoes? Cuz they are going through most any other shoe. I know.