Looks great on the way home from the car wash, blink and it needs to be cleaned again! :spank: I wanted silver but my wife saw a black one and thought it looked good. In the year I've had it, she has never picked up a sponge ou:
I guess maybe I get a little spoiled when it comes to getting a car wash. Living less than 5 miles from the Great Lakes here in Wisconsin is probably a lot different than living in Australia. In Milwaukee theres like 4 Scrub a dub brush carwash that cost 4 dollars. Every other gas station has a touchless carwash starting at 6 bucks. And then on my side of town there is a hand carwash on every other corner where they wash, dry, tire shine, clean windows an vac for 10 bucks plus tip. And then of course doing it myself. I agree. Black is hard to keep clean if your the only one doing it( especially in Australia) But Ill trade me washing your cars for you snowblowing my driveway.:laugh:
I wouldn't mind so much, but we are in a supposed drought at the moment, and for the last few years. The gov't has slapped water restrictions on us and washing your car at home is a big no no. Funnily enough, when the water was gov't owned, it was illegal to have a rainwater tank in suburban areas. Now that it's privatised, the gov't subsidises installation and purchase of tanks in the 'burbs ou: I'm only a 1/4 mile from a diy carwash which costs me about $12 to get it the way I like it, $1=2mins, but it was one of those things I enjoyed doing at home. Any more talk of the situation and I'll be blocked for political views :af:
I got you. We are pretty much in the oppisite of a drought. Cars sliding around, salted roads, plowing, freezing and on and on and on. School gets cancelled because of too much snow and the kids are too young to stay home alone so somebodys has to miss work.( my personal favorite) Sucks here too. But we make the best of it :beer
Didnt know there were so many F body fans on here:TU: My driveway: 1941 IHC KB-1 1946 IHC KB-2 1947 KB-2 1964 Lesabre 1988 Formula 1991 Z28 1996 Blazer (sas/350/TH400/37.5 MTs) 1996 Z71 (rough country lift) 1999 Sunfire GT (3800s/c) 2004 ion redline The Girlfriends: 1985 Firebird(GTA replica) 1988 S10 Blazer (sas) 1986 K5 Blazer To the general!!
Some really great alternative cars ladies & gents! Still 2nd to my Buick, here's my dd no adder 11 second ride:
1994 Toyota Poopra, EU version. Currently going through the engine, going to add an SX1000+ turbo, 1600cc injectors, new fuel pumps and a lot of other stuff. Right now it's got the following, out of the top of my head. Engine; 2JZ-GTE - BC Valvesprings & Retainers. - HKS 272 camshafts. - ARP bolts. - GReddy T-78 turbo. - Modded HKS header. - HKS Titanium 4" exhaust. - Titan Motorsport fuelrail with 850cc injectors. - AEM EMS. - Alutech airfilter. - HKS sparkamplifier. [Can't ****ing remember the correct english term for it.] Gearbox; Getrag V160. - TRD double disc clutch. - Lightened flywheel. Fuel; - Aeromotive fuel pump. - Double Walboro fuel pumps. Random; - HKS EVC EZ II Boost controller. - GReddy three row IC. - Tial 44mm wastegate. - HKS SSQV blow off valve. - GReddy Catch tank. Chassie; HKS Pro Perfomance Coilovers. Wheels; CCW Classic 17". - 9,5" wide in fromt with Michelin Pilot 275/45-17. - 11,5" in back with BFG DR's 315/35-17. Interior; - Carbonfibre instrument panels. - AEM broadband lambda. - DEFI fuelpressure, oil pressure, EGT and boost gauges. - Sparco 2 split race chairs and Sparco 4-point belt. - TRD steering wheel. - Half-cage. - Toora fire extinguisher. - CS Shortshift.
Re: 2004 Buick Century I just add him a new friend , a Pontiac but it's kinda 'Buick powered' :laugh: 3.8 2nd Gen 2001 Grand Prix GT
Re: 2004 Buick Century I just add a new friend to my 2 Buicks , a Pontiac but it's kinda 'Buick powered' :laugh: 3800 V6 2nd Gen 2001 Grand Prix GT
I have just bought my first Buick.... a 57 2-door Riviera. I bought it as I felt I should have a car that allows me to act my age. In my shed I also have a 68 Corvette convertible.... bought 15 years ago. The vette, on the other hand, makes me feel like a teenager everytime I get behind the wheel. I have just completed a driveline makeover, with a 383 stroker small block, Tremec 5sp TKO-600 trans and a freshly rebuilt 3.73 Positrac rear end. Other than that, it's quite original... except for the steering wheel on the right side :Brow: With close to 500 neddies in a plastic shell, it certainly provides an adrenalin rush. Now my daily driver would not be too familiar to you guys. There was a post earlier showing an Australian Ford utility, model known as an XR8. (Similar to an El Camino) Well I have a 6 cylinder version. the XR6T The T signifies a factory intercooled turbocharged engine. It is a 4.0 litre (245ci) inline 6, with dual overhead cams and a 24 valve alloy head, incorporating variable valve timing. The factory turbo runs about 5psi of boost through a small front mount intercooler. My 2003 model produced around 330hp and about 420 lbft of torque from the factory. I have a few mods though, with a huge intercooler, some fuel delivery improvements and some mods to the turbo, I am running 16psi of boost to deliver over 550 hp and over 550 lbft of torque. Now this XR6T suits my Jeckyl and Hyde personality.... When driven sedately it behaves like a factory 6 cylinder normally aspirated stocky. Nice and smooth and economical. I'm the respectable Dr Jeckyl. But lock the brakes up, bring the rpm up to build up boost, and hang on for a high stall launch which can fill a stadium with smoke.... The evil Mr Hyde comes out to play! It weighs in at a portly 4100 lbs, but does the quarter mile in mid 11's at 123mph :TU:
This is since my last post. I chose a colour from a friends car. Its called electric blue poly. Engine is the 6.1 hemi and the trans is a T5 with beefed up internals.
I love those old Broncos. Someday I wouldn't mind getting another one. Had a 70, 75 and 77 years ago. Used the chassis from the 70 and built a 4X4 Pinto.
No pix, but: Sublime green '70 Dodge Dart, bone stock 318 with a Torqueflight, Edelbrock carb and intake. White over Hugger orange '70 Chevy 3/4 T Longhorn Camper Special with 400 engine/400 trans and a camper shell; numbers matching. White 2000 Astrovan, bone stock (the wife's)
