Recent content by rubberduck

Nice. It counts if you want it to. I tend to think of vintage as broadly around the post modern era. For example I have some 1978 Bose 601 speakers I would call vintage. Same goes for the 1970s Sansui receivers which are worth a small fortune today.

I've had a few of them, although when I owned them they were not exactly vintage. The Camaro was very reliable, and I put a crate engine in it. The best part is no cats. The 69 Vette was a PITA with the 427 Tri-Power. If you don't know what that is, you're lucky. The engine used 100 octane gas...

Sinning has never been so much fun.

Never had that happen that I can remember. First thing I would do is change the battery on the FOB.

I don’t see what all the fuss is about, does your car have some damage? The service tech was probably just having sex and doing blow in your car and that wouldn’t be picked up on the PDR anyway.

It’s not that usual, my Dynatrac axles on my Jeep use 9/16 lug nuts and torque spec is 150ft*lb. In the case of the BW I would think the torque spec is in relation to high load conditions on the track.

I would not use Aluminum lug nuts for several reasons, but mainly the much lower tensile strength. Use recommended torque spec so you don’t crash into another forum members car when your wheel comes off. McGard and call it a day.

I’m not looking for another car right now. But if I were I might include the IS500 F Sport. I have a soft spot for NA V8s.

My opinion is you need to try out the launch control and line lock.

109F in Arizona over the weekend and AC in the 5BW works great. Ventilated seats also work well enough. The key is setting the AC to split between floor and dash vents. The seats suck air from underneath. For those that live in a cooler climate, should really be running the AC on a regular...

Put up a temporary garage, since you only keep cars 15 months. https://www.shelterlogic.com/sheltercoat-custom-storage-building-round

I get the regular emails from Zenith. Love their watches and wish they would bring back the A386 (the 12 hour chronograph) with the 3 different color sub-registers. But I don’t see any steaks in your picture. Waiting for someone to combine a picture with the Blackwing, a watch, and a steak...

When one shifter is just not satisfying enough I drive 3

May not apply MY 25, but my 22 5BW won’t update unless the parking brake is on.