blueskies Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 The car-karma gods must not have been happy with me this weekend... First, I decided to tackle the leaking frost plug on my '50. I pulled the car out to the end of my driveway, and parked it on the grass to one side just off the street. Drilled a hole in the leaking plug and popped it out. Tried to install the temporary rubber plug that I had purchased as insurance on my Tulsa trip, and found that it was too big. Luckily I did not need to use on the road trip, I would have been out of luck. Since the auto parts stores were closed, I couldn't work on the car. Decided to take the boys and go for a hike in the Boulder Mountains and find a couple of geocaches. We drove up into the high country, parked the FJ, and went on a 1/2 hour hike. There was another toyota pickup parked at the trailhead, but I didn't pay much attention to it. When we got back after our little hike, I found a three foot long scratch on the door of my rig. The sorry a$$ed bastard had keyed my door. The scratch is not too deep though, I think it will buff out. Still pissed me off to no end though. Why would someone out in the middle of no where feel the need to do this? I don't understand some folks... Still muttering under my breath this morning, I hopped in the car to drive to work, and as I drove past my Plymouth, still sitting in the grass from yesterday, I noticed that some other punk had thrown an egg at the car, hitting the rear passenger door. Damn. So I parked, got a bucket of hot water, and cleaned off the mess. The egg hit hard enough to leave little concentric circles of paint chips where it landed on the door. That's not gonna buff out... grrrr. A bad day in the mountains is better than a great day at work though, so I suppose it could have been worse... Getting ready for Speed Week on the salt, leaving Thursday in the Plymouth. Can't wait! Pete Quote
jd52cranbrook Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 Pete, I will be spending the night in Wendover Thursday night. Then on to Cheyenne Friday, on my trip out to Detroit. When do you figure to get into Bonneville? Maybe we can wave at each other as we pass on the freeway,,,, Bummer about your cars man, even when I was a kid I thought stuff like that sucked. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 Pete, know your pain..there is no accounting for some people actions..have never really figured out if it is just a inherit mean streak or a sense of jealousy or what...pranks of this nature is not without some malice even if you think you are throwing an innocent enough egg...if not washed off soon enough, will remove paint... Sure hope it will buff out ... Quote
PatS.... Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 I hope it buffs out , Pete...that's just cowardly to do that. My only wish is to CATCH one of these cowards in the act. It would feel SO good to vent right about now. Quote
blueskies Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Posted August 6, 2007 Pete, I will be spending the night in Wendover Thursday night. Then on to Cheyenne Friday, on my trip out to Detroit. When do you figure to get into Bonneville? Maybe we can wave at each other as we pass on the freeway,,,, Bummer about your cars man, even when I was a kid I thought stuff like that sucked. JD- Working on getting to Wendover on Thursday evening to hit the salt early on Friday morning. If it works out, we can connect then. Send me a PM with your location or cell number... Pete Quote
blueskies Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Posted August 6, 2007 ...if not washed off soon enough, will remove paint...Sure hope it will buff out ... Not sure how long the egg was on the plymouth, probably for four or five hours. It washed off, but the shell of the egg chipped the pain where it made contact. Don't think it will buff out, but maybe. When stuff like this happens I just have to remind myself that I built this car for a driver, and sh!t will happen unless it's kept in a vault somewhere. But that wouldn't be any fun, so I'm not going to sweat the small stuff if I can help it. Besides, I'm going to go cover it with salt in a few days . Pete Quote
greg g Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 Ya know if you had walked around the truck and while loading the canoe or bike or something scratched it , dinged it or chipped, even though it sucks you can live with it. When some other thoughtless schmuck does it either through malice or disregard it is very irksome. I have seen people ram into another person's car with a shopping cart with no more notice than they would give to drawing their next breath. But for me it is enough to give cause me to discontinue their breathing if not permanently at least till their lips are blue and cold....... I hate Dumba$$ Idiots. I'd like to hunt em down, wrap them in barbed wire and roll them down a hill, but that's just me. So did the FJ replace the Rubi??? How do they compare and contrast? The FJ's looks are growing on me in kind of a post industrial toy design kinda way. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 Wrapped in barb wire and rolled down the hill... I love it... Quote
greg g Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 OOOPS!!! Must be my Cruel and unusual streak sneaking out. I can't decide if the wire should be tight, or left loose so there some bouncin space........... Quote
Tony_Urwin Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 Take a couple deep breaths, maybe count to ten...I sometimes think about choking certain people myself, but I don't think it's too healthy for us to share our rage. Sounds like Pete is taking it in stride. let's not sink to their level, guys. Less than a month after I bought my last "new" car, I was approached by a panhandler on my way into work. This guy was young, healthy-looking, well-dressed. I simply muttered, "Get a job." and walked inside. You guessed it, when I came out, there was a scratch all the way down one side of my new car. Now if I ever find THAT guy, I'm gonna wrap him in barbed wire, boil him in oil, feed him to my dogs, electrocute the.... Quote
Guest jtw3749c Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 I think the loose wire would be better. That way he would roll around inside of it making sure he got it on all sides real good. I like the boiling part too. But don't feed the dogs, he's probably contaminated. Quote
greg g Posted August 6, 2007 Report Posted August 6, 2007 I have always heard it is not good to give your pets "people" food.........composting is better for the environment. Quote
blueskies Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Posted August 6, 2007 ...wrap them in barbed wire and roll them down a hill... And we have some very steep hills around here... It's a long way to the bottom in most cases, LOL So did the FJ replace the Rubi??? How do they compare and contrast? The FJ's looks are growing on me in kind of a post industrial toy design kinda way.Yup. I sold my Rubi this spring. It was surprisingly hard to sell. I suppose most folks in the market for a Wrangler didn't know what the difference between a Sahara and a Rubicon was, and weren't willing to spend the $$ for the Rubicon package.The FJ is a completely different rig than the Jeep, sorta like comparing apples and oranges. It's one of those love it or hate it rigs, which is why, I suppose, it was keyed. Design is everything to me though, and I think a little controversy in design is a good thing, because it gets people thinking. And the first FJ I saw around here looked like it just landed from space, which made me want one. The Rubi is far more nimble on the trail because of it's size, but was just too small for me as a daily driver with two kids, a dog, two backpacks, briefcase, and a guitar. It was bursting at the seams. And it got incredibly lousy mileage, about 14mpg around town. The FJ by contrast is far more comfortable, has room for all the stuff I lug around, gets 18-20mpg, and is for the most part just as capable as the jeep. However, I've been driving it since January and I still can't tell exactly where the tires are going to track on a trail. I can't lean out the window and see the rubber on the road like I could in the Jeep. The FJ doesn't have a removable top like the Jeep, which I loved, but it has front, side and full side curtain airbags, is all wheel drive, has an amazing traction control system, and a bunch of other goodies like a 400 watt inverter to plug in 110v stuff. Thus far, I think it's great for the kind of country I live in. Pete Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted August 7, 2007 Report Posted August 7, 2007 I think in the old days they would have called those "dastardly" acts. I think today's word is real close to that...... If the key scratch didn't go thru to the primer, then it might buff out. Don't know about the egg damage. Can't figure out why people do those things, but have paid for quite a few key scratches..... being in the insurance field. Hope your trip to the salt is good, and un-eventful. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted August 7, 2007 Report Posted August 7, 2007 Oh yeah......I vote for the loose wire. Quote
jd52cranbrook Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Hey Pete, Just heard that Earl Edgerton will be at speed week on Sunday or Monday,,,, maybe a greater race??????? Quote
james curl Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Pete I hope I can find you on the salt on Saturday or Sunday, we are driving my 48 tan 4 door, I will be looking for you, would like to meet you in person. Remember the cars were ment to be driven and stuff happens when they are driven. Quote
toddbracik Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 You know, that one guy who gets caught keying or egging someones car is going to be one sorry sob. For all the others who don't get caught, I just hope one day they will get theirs. Quote
blueskies Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Posted August 8, 2007 Pete I hope I can find you on the salt on Saturday or Sunday, we are driving my 48 tan 4 door, I will be looking for you, would like to meet you in person. Remember the cars were ment to be driven and stuff happens when they are driven. James- Sent you a PM with my cell number... Pete Quote
blueskies Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Posted August 8, 2007 Hey Pete, Just heard that Earl Edgerton will be at speed week on Sunday or Monday,,,, maybe a greater race??????? JD- I think Earl may have a leg-up on my 'ol flatty... His race motor is a one-off twelve port fuel injected big block... Here's Earl behind the Wheel and his crew just before his maiden run in '05- I bet I could take him off the line though maybe for about 30 yards, LOL. Looking forward to seeing Earl and his gang again this year. Pete Quote
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