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Whateverman wrote:
Caseys71 wrote:Favorite: Current DD to be. My '84 'yota......etc..

I must say though no vehicle can beat the bump. I might have driven it a total of 30 minutes on the road in the years I've had it yet those 30 minutes have been the best 30 minutes behind the wheel of any of my vehicles ever.
those 22r's go for ever ,you have the straight axle in your yoda too - sweet!....
........ and of course bumps rule over all vehicles in coolness ,style and functionallity,but we all know that,thats why we own 'em! :lol: - hope you get to tear up the streets in yours soon!
They sure do. Between the 22r and the solid front axle the little thing is pretty much unstoppable.

Good point :lol: and me too!
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brandon.k wrote:My little Cobra II ran ok. :D
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1970 302, flat top pistons, 351 heads, Crane Cam, Crane roller rockers, 750 Holly, 4 speed, 411 gears in a 9 inch with good axles. Back halfed, ladder bar set up with Strange coil overs. Full caged daily driver
dude that 'stang is sweet as pie - you're lucky your so far away and in another country or i'd be driving you nuts instead of my bud...
- still got my first first car 20+yrs later : 69 f100 sorta kinda pretending its a Mercury M100 w/a 70 f350 sport custom cab (factory buckets) 67 grille with 69 ranger cooneyes 68 merc box and hood,some supercool fiberglass fenders i scored way back when, 76 f150 disc brake frontend..currently running a 90 5.0HO 4bbl/c4 auto & 3.50 posi...originally a 360/c6 f100 Ranger with dealer added towpack (incl. kelsey hays trailer brake),boxside toolbox,behind the seat stowage & belly tank...only original parts left on 'er are the frame,rear end,rear springs,and rear bumper...
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My favorite non-bump is my A6 Audi:

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My favorite is a toss up between a 1978 Futura and a baby diaper yellow 1976 Toyota Hilux LWB 5sp 20r truck that refused to die. I've had many more valuable than both of these combined, certainly more "classic" and presumably more fun, but those were the two most fun 4 wheeled vehicles I've ever had. Neither had a clue it wasn't a bird with it's tail on fire.

Motorcycles would be another toss up between a 1979 Kawasaki LTD 400 and a 1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII.

Least favorite 4 wheeled vehicle is easy. 1982 SAAB 900T POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had to replace the oil pan (transmission). Hated them before that, throw up at the thought of them since.

Least favorite 2 wheelers are easy as well. My 71 Suzuki TM400R. That thing was and is (yup, still have the thing) a death trap! It had a timing advance issue. The issue being that it would advance at will... regardless of load or RPM. Had a ton of GO, but you never know when you're going to get it! Basically, imagine driving your truck down the road and suddenly, without warn, a Pratt and Whitney F100 (F-15/16 jet engine), suddenly fires and into full after-burn at that! Interesting to say the least.
The other would be the 07 Yamaha FZ1 (also still around). Every wire in the harness is good to about half what it's actual load is. None of them are good in weather and several connectors have to be cut out and either spliced past or replaced with something that will actually work. VERY common and I've not yet decided if I'm gonna keep patching it up, or just yank the ____ thing and build something suitable.
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Whateverman wrote:
brandon.k wrote:My little Cobra II ran ok. :D
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1970 302, flat top pistons, 351 heads, Crane Cam, Crane roller rockers, 750 Holly, 4 speed, 411 gears in a 9 inch with good axles. Back halfed, ladder bar set up with Strange coil overs. Full caged daily driver
dude that 'stang is sweet as pie - you're lucky your so far away and in another country or i'd be driving you nuts instead of my bud...

Ahhh, I sold that one a long time ago. The last i heard, it was in Texarkana. Some guy called asking questions about the motor 4 years after i sold it :lol:
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FreakysFords wrote:My favorite is a toss up between a 1978 Futura and a baby diaper yellow 1976 Toyota Hilux LWB 5sp 20r truck that refused to die. I've had many more valuable than both of these combined, certainly more "classic" and presumably more fun, but those were the two most fun 4 wheeled vehicles I've ever had. Neither had a clue it wasn't a bird with it's tail on fire.

Least favorite 4 wheeled vehicle is easy. 1982 SAAB 900T POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had to replace the oil pan (transmission). Hated them before that, throw up at the thought of them since.
the most fun vehicles are usually not the ones you'd expect would be...

lol! throw up at the thought of em ,i like that! :lol: my buds and i pooled together $70 bucks and bought a total sack of crap saab -probably about the same vintage as yours ,maybe older and rallied the crap out of it on the logging roads around my hometown before we all decided that another friends renault and it should duke it out in a backwoods demo derby....goodtimes! lol!

and as for the bikes: well you must not hate em that much , you still have em :wink: :P
:D bikes are cool even when they're crap
- still got my first first car 20+yrs later : 69 f100 sorta kinda pretending its a Mercury M100 w/a 70 f350 sport custom cab (factory buckets) 67 grille with 69 ranger cooneyes 68 merc box and hood,some supercool fiberglass fenders i scored way back when, 76 f150 disc brake frontend..currently running a 90 5.0HO 4bbl/c4 auto & 3.50 posi...originally a 360/c6 f100 Ranger with dealer added towpack (incl. kelsey hays trailer brake),boxside toolbox,behind the seat stowage & belly tank...only original parts left on 'er are the frame,rear end,rear springs,and rear bumper...
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390bump wrote:My favorite non-bump is my A6 Audi:

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my bump would be afraid to get anywhere near as close to that audi as your bump is ...it'd probably scare the poor thing to death
seriously though,nice car...and i really dig your truck
- still got my first first car 20+yrs later : 69 f100 sorta kinda pretending its a Mercury M100 w/a 70 f350 sport custom cab (factory buckets) 67 grille with 69 ranger cooneyes 68 merc box and hood,some supercool fiberglass fenders i scored way back when, 76 f150 disc brake frontend..currently running a 90 5.0HO 4bbl/c4 auto & 3.50 posi...originally a 360/c6 f100 Ranger with dealer added towpack (incl. kelsey hays trailer brake),boxside toolbox,behind the seat stowage & belly tank...only original parts left on 'er are the frame,rear end,rear springs,and rear bumper...
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Whateverman wrote:
390bump wrote:My favorite non-bump is my A6 Audi:

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my bump would be afraid to get anywhere near as close to that audi as your bump is ...it'd probably scare the poor thing to death
seriously though,nice car...and i really dig your truck
Thanks whateverman! appreciate the compliments :D
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lol! so from what i can tell you're not a demi moore fan either?
- still got my first first car 20+yrs later : 69 f100 sorta kinda pretending its a Mercury M100 w/a 70 f350 sport custom cab (factory buckets) 67 grille with 69 ranger cooneyes 68 merc box and hood,some supercool fiberglass fenders i scored way back when, 76 f150 disc brake frontend..currently running a 90 5.0HO 4bbl/c4 auto & 3.50 posi...originally a 360/c6 f100 Ranger with dealer added towpack (incl. kelsey hays trailer brake),boxside toolbox,behind the seat stowage & belly tank...only original parts left on 'er are the frame,rear end,rear springs,and rear bumper...
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