Today Was A Long Day

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
10/01/2015 at 23:42 • Filed to: None

(The coolest kids... in 2004)

Classes were long today and I was sleep deprived, but I made it through it. I managed to work a Colin Chapman quote into one of my presentations and a picture of a TVR Sagaris into the other. I’ve gotta drive to Lawrence tomorrow to meet with a professor from KU who specializes in prairie ecology. It’ll be a fun trip, and hopefully some different/good food.

DISCUSSION (30)

GhostZ > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/01/2015 at 23:58

I mean, these guys were the coolest kids in 2010 too. No high school kid had 5th gen muscle car even back then.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/01/2015 at 23:59

KC Oppo, too? There’s a small Oppo meet going on around 11 on Saturday morning, if you want to come chill and have BBQ. I put up a post earlier this week...

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > GhostZ
10/02/2015 at 00:08

Haha, I got my TA while I was in high school in 2010.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
10/02/2015 at 00:09

Manhattan Oppo.

wiffleballtony > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:18

2004 was great, I was still in college and the world was full of promise and excitement. I hadn’t attained a corporate desk job and the accompanying 50 pounds to the midsection.

camaroboy68ss > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:29

I had my 97 Z28 my senior year in HS in 2010, ahh those were the days... though my last day of HS was freaking awesome because this happened:

Kinja'd!!!

only time my 68 went to school with a few buddies and their Camaros.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:32

I still think they are the coolest!

Kinja'd!!!

I’m about to be really sleep deprived. I still have some work due tomorrow (That I really should be doing right now) and actual work tomorrow. Then of course I'm being forced to work late tomorrow night, and I want to go to C&C. And back to work afterwards. It better be a good show.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
10/02/2015 at 00:35

Yes! I’d love to have a Mach 1, they’re such good looking cars.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > camaroboy68ss
10/02/2015 at 00:43

Nice!

One of my buddies had a Dart with a built 410 (his family restored mopars, he had something different every month or two), another had a ‘79 Camaro with some big rear tires (eventually it got a 355 crate motor).

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:47

Ah, yes... Manhattan, otherwise known as the only gasp of civilization between Topeka and the Colorado state line. :P

camaroboy68ss > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:50

other than that last day of high school, the only muscle cars in my high school parking lot was my 97 Z28 and a Fox body cobra. Though the Biology teacher had a big block 70 El Camino and a 65 Nova drag car.

Carnage717 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 00:52

Looks like I’ll be going back to 2004 pretty soon. I’m getting ready to start restoring my 99 Trans Am Ws6 back to its former glory.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
10/02/2015 at 00:59

Yep. Also the most peaceful city that constantly sounds like it’s at war.

(Yes Fort Riley, we know you’re still there, you can stop shelling any time now)

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > camaroboy68ss
10/02/2015 at 01:04

That was about it for us, one of my other friends had a slant-6 dart though. The only other “cool” car was a 300ZX.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Carnage717
10/02/2015 at 01:05

Awesome, I’m working on a set of WS6 wheels to put on this one.

camaroboy68ss > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 01:07

it seemed most of my classmates didn’t care about driving. Most never even went for the license. Was it like that at your HS?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > camaroboy68ss
10/02/2015 at 01:13

Not a ton of car people. Everybody had licenses, even some who shouldn’t have. There weren’t much for driving roads and there were tons of cops.

AMC/Renauledge > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 05:21

Nah, the coolest kids in 2004 had Evos and WRXs. People made fun of Mustangs and Firebirds based on overstyled reworks of ancient platforms.

I remember being very uncool for wanting a Firebird back then.

DoYouEvenShift > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/02/2015 at 07:49

97 Z28, 02 SS, 02 TA. Im the coolest kid in my neighborhood! And the loudest.

Literally, I live in a sea of Corollas, Altimas, and 1 Honda Civic with what I suspect is a Hamilton Beach Blender motor swap. Except for a house two blocks down. Theres a Terminator on 2 flat tires that hasnt moved the entire time Ive lived here.

DoYouEvenShift > AMC/Renauledge
10/02/2015 at 07:53

Ha! I remember those days! Funny that WRX and EVO owners made fun of the overstyling of others.

DoYouEvenShift > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
10/02/2015 at 07:54

Mach 1 with a T56 swap, 4.56 gears and full exhaust would be a blast!

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > DoYouEvenShift
10/02/2015 at 10:00

My transmission has been acting up lately. If I had the money I would swap it for a T56 immediately.

I couldn’t imagine 4.56’s. I’m already at 2K on the highway with 3.55’s. With a full exhaust even just cruising down the highway would be awful loud! Sounds like a ton of fun though.

DoYouEvenShift > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST
10/02/2015 at 10:10

Assuming a Terminator T56 with .63 6th gear and a 275/40-17 tire.

At 70mph with 4.56 gears youd be turning about 2600 rpm.

With 4.10 youd be at around 2300

3.55s would be right at 2000

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > DoYouEvenShift
10/02/2015 at 11:55

Terminators created my love of blower whine. I love those cars.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/03/2015 at 14:27

Ah 2004 was great... I was 4.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > touring the brook - now with ZHP!
10/03/2015 at 14:35

Millennials, lol.

I was 11.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/04/2015 at 01:53

I seriously considered buying a Mach 1 a few years ago. It was the first time I ever actually thought about buying a muscle car. But it was yellow, and SUPERCHARGED!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/04/2015 at 01:54

I was 14. now I’m 25, soon I’ll be 30, I’m pretty sure when you get past 30 you actually die, but you body kinda keeps going without you.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/04/2015 at 01:57

At that point a Terminator Cobra would be better.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/04/2015 at 02:03

I’m an 22 year old Architecture grad student which, if anything, has taught me that growing up doesn’t always mean getting old. Some of my professors may be in their 60’s but are definitely 5-10 at heart.