> Ree,
> I've elected to go the route of using what I believe
> the British call a lap rope (blanket).
"lap robe", "beach towel"-whatever! (But, at least mine is a classy beach
towel
it's a Windjammer beach towel!) as long as it keeps my thighs warm!
> I removed the heater for two (though not definatively
> good) reasons. One is that I'm trying to remove any
> and all non-critical equipment from the car in attempt
> to make it lighter. And more importantly, I now only
> use the car in the summer months (except for days like
> today where the sun decided to grace us with near 70
> deg temps, though I've been incapacitated with a bout
> of strep-t today).
I may as well not have a heater in my car-it's been so cold, that
even on the freeway today, at 80 mph, the temp didn't go above
1/4! It took a full 15 minutes after my 40 min drive for the feeling
to come back in my nose and ears! It's been so cold that, really, the only
reason to turn the heat on is because it feels nice at the red lights!
> Removing the controls and removing the mounting
> bracket ultimately made installing the gauges much
> easier in a linear fashion high accross the center of
> the dash, which I personally think is pretty trick.
It is pretty trick! Don't go given me any ideas!
> I may even do something more retarded in the next few
> weeks like weld the doors shut, so I have an excuse to
> do the magnum p.i. over the door hurdle. It will also
> add rigidity to the chassis and I can get rid of some
> of the heavier hardware that's on the door. (Okay, now
> how many of you can hum the Magnum PI theme
> song?..Freaks. )
Well, last year, when my drivers side door was broken and wouldn't
open, each and everytime I had to do the Magnum thing. Until the day when I
pulled into the detailers and when I went to jump out of the car, my foot,
unbeknownst to
me, caught in the seatbelt and my body kept going, but my legs not. I
scraped my shins on
the edge of the door, but the really bad part was landing, full force on my
knee. It didn't turn
black and blue, but-it hurt like early contractions and swelled up so that
even under jeans, you
could see it. Oh, and that all of this happened in front of people-some of
whom I know, only
added to the experience. Dave fixed the door that weekend!
And yes, I can hum the Magnum P.I. theme-not only am I nuts, I'm also a
self-admitted "freak".
(We prefer the more politically correct term of "eccentric". Thanks.)
> Anyone think I can get it down to around 1650 lbs? Of
> course, even then It won't have much affect hauling my
> 210 lb. carcass around town. Anyone want to trade me
> their deal-a-meal for some car parts??
LOL!!!
> -Terry (w/delerium setting in)
"Setting in"? Looks like the concrete's hardened, already! ;-)
Laura G. and "Nigel"
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
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