"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/31/2019 at 17:13 • Filed to: Longbed, Longboi
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/31/2019 at 17:13 • Filed to: Longbed, Longboi | 14
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I washed the longboi.
I try to never wash the longboi. Here’s why:
1. I’m a lazy prick
2. Paint and clearcoat chip off even just by looking at it, so washing it accelerates the wear that much more.
3. I find more flaws each time I wash it. It’s been to never look closely at the vehicle. 50-ft away is good enough for me.
4. It reminds of the passage of time and my inability to stop it. #existentialoppo
Clearcoat is fleeting and most of the factory decals are cracking.
More clearcoat is various stages of gone-ness.
Paint missing, will actually make a white cloth red when you wipe it.
Light bulb melted parking light lense.
Overspray and missing paint.
I don’t want to use the “R” word but... It’s uhhh it’s rust.
Bad bondo job around wiper cowl, plus my beautiful silicone work.
Overspray on badge, plus newer respray chipping off easily.
... “Patina!”
Oh you better believe that’s a paddlin’.
OH MY— No wait, it’s always been like that
Probably couldn’t have afforded this back in the day without these flaws though :)
God, I love this thing.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/31/2019 at 17:22 |
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I’ll donate 1160 Vietnamese ng to the body repair fund.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/31/2019 at 20:00 |
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That melted light enclosure...
Shockingly, my wife’s car has melted the tail lenses from running with lights on all the time; if you look at a first-gen Mazda 3 with the Altezza style lights closely, a lot of them have this melting. I was shocked.
That bumper is so sad.
I bet it wouldn’t cost much to fix most of it. It’s surprised that it is rusting that bad up here, but I guess they turned to dust decades ago in most of the country, so it could be a lot worse...
wafflesnfalafel
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/31/2019 at 20:09 |
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“patina”
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
03/31/2019 at 20:21 |
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39 years of being parked outside, plus 6 years not running are the culprits here. But
I
dare you to find one in the wild in better shape. I’ve seen more Sportcrosses than these little bois
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/01/2019 at 03:24 |
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did you end up sourcing a new brake master cylinder?
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> pip bip - choose Corrour
04/01/2019 at 08:54 |
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I did... Not quite "on" yet but we're getting there.