On Rudeness

[montrealvue]

Originally Posted by t-rex

Okay I'm one of those people who laughed all through the movie "Fargo".... I guess we're a rare breed.

Phew, glad I'm not the only one who got a real kick out of that movie.....I even thought the wood chipper scene at the end was funny!

[86fleet]

Originally Posted by montrealvue

Phew, glad I'm not the only one who got a real kick out of that movie.....I even thought the wood chipper scene at the end was funny!

You're sick!

Seriously though, Fargo is a great movie if you're in the right mindset

[marinerbc]

IROCNROL1, another Masterpiece!

plane, 4,000 posts, man! They must be cursing you at Toyota Central in hell as I type this. Congrats!

[bouda]

Wow, this **** is good. I can't even contribute anything worthwile. This is almost as good as Maddox. Oh, and if you wanna make this race a three way I can borrow my buddies '86 626 that's running on 2 cylinders. Afterwards if your not too busy crying to your mommies we can have a picknick and maybe a demo derby/bonfire.

[IROCNROL1]

Originally Posted by bouda

Wow, this **** is good. I can't even contribute anything worthwile. This is almost as good as Maddox. Oh, and if you wanna make this race a three way I can borrow my buddies '86 626 that's running on 2 cylinders. Afterwards if your not too busy crying to your mommies we can have a picknick and maybe a demo derby/bonfire.

I'll race you any day, anytime, anywhere, except right now. Although this car has been "Like a Rock", it seems that the left side upper edensifier cell pack has gone on the fritz. After a 413 and 0 record on the street, I guess I can't complain about something finally breaking.

I just got off the phone with Hyundai and since this part never breaks, they don't stock it. It is currently on backorder from Tibetan Technological Terrors and when they get through harmonizing it, they will ship overweek to China on a yak. The Chinese will clone it in order to have spare parts available to the legion of Elantra racers and then ship it on to Korea, where they will put it on their fastest slow boat to the US.

So, the bad news is that I can't promise when I'll be able to race you. The good news is that since I'm Hyundai's only official factory sponsored street racer, they will not only install it for free, they will pay me to take it. I'll let you know when I'm up and running.

Yes, you and plane dodged a bullet. For now.

The stupid spellchecker doesn't recognize "edensifier". Or "Elantra" for that matter. I smell an anti-Hyundai plot around here.

[mikmak]

I smell something

[MonaroSS]

Man you guys are little girls.

I've got a Datsun 120Y two door Coupe (now that I've tack welded the rear doors shut) that will eat your 'lantra and Corolla for breakfast. And unsprung weight; man I tack welded the wheels on too and threw ALL the lug nuts away.

And I took out one leaf of the rear leaf springs too, along with the shockers, to really lighten her up and bring on throttle lift-off, turn-in and power oversteer, even when there's no corner. So she's real nimble and real agile, just like a fox in a hen house bein' peppered with buckshot.

I've modded the engine up real good too. She's got twin carbies now I've duct-taped another one on top of the original carburettor. An' there's not an air cleaner in sight, just like a real race car.

To reduce friction I've wound the rear drum brakes all the way off. And I think I may do the same to the front drums too. And that's why I'm a street racer extraordinaire. People keep outa my way.

So you know I'd whip you all. Unfortunately I can't race tonight, or through November as my marching band is practicing for the regional finals and I have to be there to bring them their water refreshments at intermissions. But I am also 2nd base drum reserve.

Anyway, so you guys are just plain lucky, otherwise I'd have your pink slips. And one of your carbies would be making the 'Y' into a triple carbie job; after I got some more duct tape with my next allowance.

[Neanderthal]

Originally Posted by IROCNROL1

I'll race you any day, anytime, anywhere, except right now. Although this car has been "Like a Rock", it seems that the left side upper edensifier cell pack has gone on the fritz. After a 413 and 0 record on the street, I guess I can't complain about something finally breaking.

I just got off the phone with Hyundai and since this part never breaks, they don't stock it. It is currently on backorder from Tibetan Technological Terrors and when they get through harmonizing it, they will ship overweek to China on a yak. The Chinese will clone it in order to have spare parts available to the legion of Elantra racers and then ship it on to Korea, where they will put it on their fastest slow boat to the US.

So, the bad news is that I can't promise when I'll be able to race you. The good news is that since I'm Hyundai's only official factory sponsored street racer, they will not only install it for free, they will pay me to take it. I'll let you know when I'm up and running.

Yes, you and plane dodged a bullet. For now.

The stupid spellchecker doesn't recognize "edensifier". Or "Elantra" for that matter. I smell an anti-Hyundai plot around here.

The Legion of Paranoids tells me it's a Vast Gull Wing Conspiracy.

They are rarely wrong, as they are forever following around and spying on one another.

[plane]

Originally Posted by MonaroSS

Man you guys are little girls.

I've got a Datsun 120Y two door Coupe (now that I've tack welded the rear doors shut) that will eat your 'lantra and Corolla for breakfast. And unsprung weight; man I tack welded the wheels on too and threw ALL the lug nuts away.

And I took out one leaf of the rear leaf springs too, along with the shockers, to really lighten her up and bring on throttle lift-off, turn-in and power oversteer, even when there's no corner. So she's real nimble and real agile, just like a fox in a hen house bein' peppered with buckshot.

I've modded the engine up real good too. She's got twin carbies now I've duct-taped another one on top of the original carburettor. An' there's not an air cleaner in sight, just like a real race car.

To reduce friction I've wound the rear drum brakes all the way off. And I think I may do the same to the front drums too. And that's why I'm a street racer extraordinaire. People keep outa my way.

So you know I'd whip you all. Unfortunately I can't race tonight, or through November as my marching band is practicing for the regional finals and I have to be there to bring them their water refreshments at intermissions. But I am also 2nd base drum reserve.

Anyway, so you guys are just plain lucky, otherwise I'd have your pink slips. And one of your carbies would be making the 'Y' into a triple carbie job; after I got some more duct tape with my next allowance.

You are truly a worthy opponent.
We will stop at nothing to stop you from stopping us.
Ordinarily, this would be a friendly gesture to acknowledge one so obviously skilled in the arts of racing, performance mods, and possibly world of warcraft.
However, getting pwn3d by a Datsun driven by a fearless Ozlander?
Clearly this is not acceptable. Even if you are 3 grades ahead of us.

[plane]

Originally Posted by LAMRONH

The Legion of Paranoids tells me it's a Vast Gull Wing Conspiracy.

They are rarely wrong, as they are forever following around and spying on one another.

Even though the superior intellect of Neanderthals has been repeatedly proven by scientific study and World of Warcraft battle statistics.

Please do not pay any attention to this conspirator.
No one is watching you.
There is no conspiracy.

[Neanderthal]

I am among the first to appreciate good manners, and conversely to abhor Rudeness.
Therefore I float the idear that IROCNROL1 begin a regular newspaper column on the common courtesies. He can be called Mr. Manners.
One suggestion: how to deal with hostile, un-understanding churchgoers who make mean comments and sometimes threaten with tire irons when one is innocently clearing the gunk out of a 200,000+ mile 'vette (Chevette) with Sea Foam in the church parking lot about 1130 am?
While some seem unappreciative of two acres of thick, acrid smoke, it does take care of the insects for 6 months!

Or maybe I should've done it at the cemetery.

[mikmak]

Forget about a newspaper column. IROCNROL1 should be given the mantle above all others. Chant with me racing brothers (and racing sister, Sharon, I'm the one you met in Chermside Maccas car park last night. Told you I have connections. txt me)

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[IROCNROL1]

Originally Posted by MonaroSS

Man you guys are little girls.

I've got a Datsun 120Y two door Coupe (now that I've tack welded the rear doors shut) that will eat your 'lantra and Corolla for breakfast. And unsprung weight; man I tack welded the wheels on too and threw ALL the lug nuts away.

And I took out one leaf of the rear leaf springs too, along with the shockers, to really lighten her up and bring on throttle lift-off, turn-in and power oversteer, even when there's no corner. So she's real nimble and real agile, just like a fox in a hen house bein' peppered with buckshot.

I've modded the engine up real good too. She's got twin carbies now I've duct-taped another one on top of the original carburettor. An' there's not an air cleaner in sight, just like a real race car.

To reduce friction I've wound the rear drum brakes all the way off. And I think I may do the same to the front drums too. And that's why I'm a street racer extraordinaire. People keep outa my way.

So you know I'd whip you all. Unfortunately I can't race tonight, or through November as my marching band is practicing for the regional finals and I have to be there to bring them their water refreshments at intermissions. But I am also 2nd base drum reserve.

Anyway, so you guys are just plain lucky, otherwise I'd have your pink slips. And one of your carbies would be making the 'Y' into a triple carbie job; after I got some more duct tape with my next allowance.

I can't believe you're serious. To destroy the collector car value of a car like the Datsun 120Y (B210 in the US) is almost criminal. I suggest that you demodify it immediately and pray that you haven't permanently destroyed it's classic car status. Pristine examples of this car are worth upwards of 400 bucks, and the price will only escalate from there. In a hundred years this car could top 2000 dollars! At that point, you will look back wistfully at what might have been. If you insist on ruining it though, here is a link on how to do it correctly.

http://martybugs.net/DatsunMods/

While it does appear that you do indeed possess some amount of expertise in cutting edge vehicular modifications, I'm afraid a lot of it is basic stuff that I pioneered years ago. I've also kept "moving forward". You don't actually need to back the brakes off, just dose them real good with WD-40 or an equivalent lube before each race. Also, speaking of unsprung weight, if you remove all the springs then you completely eliminate it. The result is go kart like handling (and ride, unfortunately), but that shouldn't be a problem on a pure racing machine. Just remember to bolt some wooden blocks in to replace the springs unless you're going ultra low on the ride height.

I hate to tell you this, but tack welding the wheels on just isn't practical. It gets to be a royal pain flipping the car onto it's top every time you have to fix a flat. For safety and convenience, always run at least one lug nut. Just make sure it's really tight so it will hold as good as four.

The rest of your modifications seem pretty sound to me, except that if you did beat me, my high tech car doesn't have a carb. Since yours is pre-computer you would have to buy a laptop in order to make the injectors squirt when you want them to. While this may sound easy, believe me, it's not. Far better to stick with the carb and just drill out all the holes you can find, so they will flow more gasoline.

My superior technical verbosity should also remove all lingering doubt as to the complete lack of wisdom required to actually contemplate that it would be anything other than dangerously foolhardy folly to engage me in a contest that consists of comparing vehicular acceleration rates over a measured distance and/or time period for the purpose of ascertaining the victorious vehicle/driver combination in order to verify who owes whom what. In short, do you really want to race me with money on the line?

[IROCNROL1]

Originally Posted by plane

You are truly a worthy opponent.
We will stop at nothing to stop you from stopping us.
Ordinarily, this would be a friendly gesture to acknowledge one so obviously skilled in the arts of racing, performance mods, and possibly world of warcraft.
However, getting pwn3d by a Datsun driven by a fearless Ozlander?
Clearly this is not acceptable. Even if you are 3 grades ahead of us.

You seem to be acquainted with some formidable felines.

[marinerbc]

Originally Posted by IROCNROL1

You seem to be acquainted with some formidable felines.