"valve_float" (valve_float)
08/06/2015 at 01:28 • Filed to: None
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"valve_float" (valve_float)
08/06/2015 at 01:28 • Filed to: None | 1
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everyone has problems. so people have small dicks. some people have large dicks, but want to be women. some people own mazda miatas and dont enjoy driving them on public roads. i fit into the 3rd group.
this is my 2004 miata, in one of its many incarnations. its lowered on bilstiens and flyin miata springs. its interior is stripped. the intake manifold has been ported. the a/c and power steering removed. a lightweight flywheel installed. 4.77 gears and a welded diff in an rx7 diff housing fill the rear. its a blast to drive...when the roads are smooth and empty. the problem with that is i dont live in a place where the roads are smooth or empty. for all intents and purposes, i live near fucking pittsburgh
to give you a point of reference, this would be considered a normal road surface around here. its not exactly drift car friendly. yes, thats what that silver pile of shit is put together to do. slide around cones, burn up lots of gas and tires, and drain my bank account.
it has like 160 hp and breaks axle shafts more often than a v8 jeep with a locked dana 35 and some mud tires. its been wrecked a billion times. the top has a hole the size of my head. its a pile of shit. but its so much fun to beat the fuck out of...at the track. driving it to and from the track is fucking miserable. it feels like your being ass fucked becuase of how stiff it is on these roads. so, how do i solve the problem?
i could try and sell it. as i have many times in the past, and failed. i could spend more money than the cars worth putting better suspension under it. or i could man up and buy something to flat tow it with. yes, i said flat tow, with a car dolly. $8.25/hour isnt gonna get me a flat bed trailer any time soon. so what am i considering?
1993-1998 jeep zj. i <3 jeeps...but jeeps turn into JEEEEEEPS with lifts and tires and ooh look, i split the uniframe rail, time to turn it into a buggy
chevy b-body. any year will do, they are all the same under the skin anyway, minus drivetrains. they made em for fucking ever, until 1996 when gm started sucking just a lil bit more (and again in 98 when they stopped with the 88-98 chevy trucks, but thats another ragefit for another day) the problem with these is the weigh a billion tons and get 6 mpg.
82-05 chevy s10 2wd. yes, i know they suck at hauling anything more than about 14 lbs in hte bed, and its a btich to find the 4.3 with a 5 speed in a regular cab short bed, so i would settle for the shitty 2.2l vortec and a 5 speed, but get abour 30 mpg while hammering the piss out of it on a daily basis. the front suspensions are all g-body, so parts to make it better are everywhere and cheap. the problem comes when i go to tow anything bigger than a garden trailer with it. what do i do? do i chug along at 38 mph, listening to the eagles and wishing i had bought a c1500? ive had 2 of these trucks, if your trying to get anywhere in a hurry, plan about 3 weeks ahead.
what do oppo? i thought i could always be a hard ass and daily my race car 365 day a year, to and from the track ,and it would be reliable, and never break. and i could...until i put 4.77’s in the diff and stripped the interior for tire money.
Amoore100
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 01:58 |
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Since Miata has proven not to be the answer, I’m going to go to my biased conclusion and say buy a Volvo 240. I have no idea what your budget is, but for approx. $4k I found two ‘90s 240s in the Pittsburg area. 240s are rated to tow up to ~3000-3300 lbs, though I wouldn’t take it to the edge, and are relatively good on gas and cheap to maintain. It will be slow though, and depending on how often you tow the Miata things will eventually wear out faster than they would on a more powerful/suitable tow vehicle. However, if you’re looking for an interesting, cheap, efficient, and reliable DD that has the capacity to tow, a 240 is a reasonable choice. (Note: before you believe anything I say, check the vehicle closely. Volvos can be finicky on a case by case basis, and while very few are lemons, there are some out there... What I’m saying is be a cautions buyer as always, but exercise a bit more care with 240s as you may be doing what others may not with them (i.e. towing...))
Kevin Barrett
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 02:27 |
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Dear lord, what are you doing with those SE wheels on there? They’re at least 5 lbs heavier than stock!
KatzManDu
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 07:06 |
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BMW 540i?
Party-vi
> Kevin Barrett
08/06/2015 at 07:12 |
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^just Miata things
Birddog
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 07:16 |
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“breaks axle shafts more often than a v8 jeep with a locked dana 35 and some mud tires.”
Impossible.
jkm7680
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 07:24 |
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I’d honestly say that scrapping it or parting it out would be the easiest way to get rid of it. Looks pretty errrrrr beat.
Kat Callahan
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 07:44 |
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some people have large dicks, but want to be women.
Was that absolutely necessary? You do know that for many different reasons some trans women, who I am assuming you are referring to here, choose not to have any kind of genital reconstruction surgery, right? That has absolutely no bearing on them being women, because “woman” is a social concept we construct around significantly more than genitalia, and in fact, unless you’re a sex offender, 99.9999% of the women you come across will never, ever, ever be in a situation where you can judge how their genitalia affects your gendered treatment of them.
iSureWilll
> Kat Callahan
08/06/2015 at 08:37 |
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I don’t think he meant to judge or be derogatory in any way. But for a very very long time, your genitalia has been used to define your gender. And for some people who fully support all arms of the LGBT Community, it’s difficult for us to understand all of the different ways that can “make” you a different gender without changing your genitalia.
For the record, I’ve never had an issue with anyone’s sexual orientation because it’s really none of my business unless they want to talk about it. But it’s still hard for me to understand, since I don’t personally have feelings like that.
I'm a horrible writer so please forgive my structure here lol.
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Kat Callahan
> iSureWilll
08/06/2015 at 09:13 |
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Except you see trans people every day. By current estimates, trans folks are 1 in 1000. Most of whom just go about their daily business attracting no attention. If you’re not in the habit of checking people’s crotches when you assume they are cisgender why would you do it when you think they might not be?
Trans women are already women. There is no want involved. Because if one experiences the world as a woman and one is experience by the world as a woman, one is a woman. That’s pretty easy to understand unless you regularly have to whip it out to prove you’re a man, and if so, may I suggest moving. Because you live in a crazy scary place.
And gender != sexuality. Both trans and cis folks can be LGB.
WiscoProud
> valve_float
08/06/2015 at 12:08 |
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I have a sneaky suspicion the reason you keep breaking axle shafts is because you have a welded diff. Since its doesn't appear that you're a drifter (more autocross it would appear) then an LSD would appear to be a better option, and cheaper (less repairs). It would also make it more streetable.
Mercedes Streeter
> Kat Callahan
08/07/2015 at 15:47 |
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Kick ass miss Kat You rock. :)