Here's My Ride to Work Today

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 09/04/2018 at 04:59 • Filed to: None

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My Tahoe lost a brake line in a mall parking lot on Saturday, and being that this was Labor Day weekend and it was a hard line , I couldn’t get the part so its at the shop. Also, because the only other cars in my household are my wife’s Escalade and the race car, I had to borrow my dad’s ‘94 Z28.

I’ve probably highlighted it before, but this is the most reliable car my family has ever owned. We’ve had it since 1998 and 50k miles, its currently at 184k and on the original clutch. In those 20 years, its come home on a flatbed three times: once for the optispark at 100k, again for the optispark at 180k, and once more for the optispark at 184k. The first time my dad used a Delco one, so it lasted 80k (right in the optispark ballpark, 100k is doing good work). Last time he cheaped out and it only made it 4k, so this time he’s trying an Accel part. So far so good.

Anyway, the car is lightly modified. Hurst shifter, roller rockers, cold air intake, SLP y-pipe, high flow cat, Borla cat back. Its tight as a god damn drum, or tight as a 4th gen F-body can possibly be anyway, and drives great. My only real complaint is the acres of plastic in the interior, when its cold it squeaks like a mouse convention.

Also, as a bonus, here’s what I’m driving once I get to work:

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/04/2018 at 07:11

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That's a really clean 4th gen!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher 09/04/2018 at 07:56

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My dad is kind of a nut. He keeps his cars a long time, and is meticulous with cleaning and maintenance. He’s the exact kind of guy you want to buy a car from. 

crowmolly > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/04/2018 at 09:31

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Great looking car! Looks pristine for a ‘94!

Buuuuuut

Last time he cheaped out and it only made it 4k, so this time he’s trying an Accel part.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but  Accel is kinda cheapening out. Unless things have changed in the past 4-5 years Accel stuff is notorious for being poor quality. I got burned by them twice myself.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/04/2018 at 09:40

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My dad would be that guy, except that he smokes in his cars.  You could eat off his engines though.

Urambo Tauro > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/04/2018 at 11:10

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D id a quick search and didn’t see an y ACDelco or Delphi replacements. Reminds me of a similar issue with my Mustang ’s distributor, where I couldn’t find any reputable brands, and had to take a chance on aftermarket parts. (Not that I’d consider OEM Optispark to be very “reputable”...)

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Urambo Tauro 09/04/2018 at 20:30

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I guess he figured that a well known aftermarket brand like Accel was at least as good an option an OEM garbage. Ran great today, so I can’t argue that bit. 

Doctor of internal combustion > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/05/2018 at 16:20

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Sweet Camaro, but back to the Tahoe. What part of the country do you live in that you couldn’t walk into any parts store and grab a roll of tubing and fab that brake line yourself?

Here in the salty wonderland of upstate New York, I've replaced many a brake line in a parts store parking lot...