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Discussion in 'General Off-Topic' started by Car crusher, Apr 4, 2014.

  1. 98crownvic

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    Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I believe I briefly had "Formerly Partee1533" in my sig once I changed my name to 98crownvic.
     
  2. NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck

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    It's someone you followed at some point, does that help narrow it down?
     
  3. General S'mores

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    Yes, I like Jonathan Young's content... a lot.

    I'm into metal covers, which is why I just happen to like a lot of his content as much of his videos are metal covers (other times they're pop punk or rock covers).
     
  4. NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck

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    Dangit, quoted the wrong guy entirely.
     
  5. General S'mores

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    Ah, totally thought you were somehow directing towards me. I apologize for that.
     
  6. NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck

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    No problem, totally my fault.
     
  7. General S'mores

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    It's fine, not like I would be really angered by a misquote like yours.

    Also I seriously want to do one of these "Art Style Challenges", it's really tempting me.
     
  8. Michaelflat

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    When you realise 3.6MB/s is actually 36mbps it's not too bad in the realms of broadband..

    But still pretty terrible..
     
  9. redrobin

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    The best part about it is that it causes the AP to throttle heavily. Before you know it, the whole network is at a crawl because it's using all of its resources moving files around. It's hopeless.

    I really need to get my server up.
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    Well, I'm beginning the process of sorting out my $500 Jeep. Planning on doing a full service of the engine, rebuild the transmission, diagnose the transfer case, and put some tires on it... obviously.

    Estimated cost: $500

    Estimated total investment: $1,000

    redrobin: Happy camper
     
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  10. rottenfitzy

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    Have fun doing that for 500....

    I’d be impressed if you could even do just the transmission with that.
     
  11. redrobin

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    $200-ish for a transmission rebuild with a shift kit to fix some factory "engineering". Tires are also about $200 for the really cheap stuff. It's not getting any special engine treatment, just an oil change, some Seafoam, and a used idle air control valve.
     
  12. vmlinuz

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    I killed my Minecraft dog. I feel like a monster.

    But as it turns out, I did make a backup of the world when he was alive...
     
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  13. Potato

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    What's up with the transmission? Trans work isn't very expensive if you do it yourself, especially domestic RWD transmissions. I rebuilt the transmission in my '97 Yukon for about $5-600 all in. $200 for the rebuild kid, $200 for a new torque converter, and $100 for fluid. I'm sure other odds and ends pushed it closer to or above $600.
    Nothing about it was too challenging, but if you don't want to buy the special tools it'll take some ingenuity.
    The real bummer is that it only worked for 10k miles before something internal grenaded and stranded me alone on a dirt trail in the middle of nowhere with no phone service.
     
  14. redrobin

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    So the shift kit I'm getting for it isn't a performance shift kit, even though it will firm up shifts a touch. It slips 1st to second shift sometimes and it'll hunt for 3rd sometimes as well. The shift kit fixes that issue as it's a known fault with the A500 transmission family.
     
  15. Potato

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    I should mention mine was a full rebuild; transmission removed and fully disassembled.
    Sounds like you're rebuilding the valve body, no? Should be pretty easy. Just put a new valve body in my Mountaineer.
     
  16. redrobin

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    No, it's a full rebuild. All clutches and discs along with valve body rebuild. I'm thinking about doing an engine rebuild as well, but I'm not sure. I'll see what the Seafoam treatment and all of that does for it first.
     
  17. vmlinuz

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  18. Alex_Farmer557

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    new pfp to piss off shotgun chuck
     
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  19. NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck

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    New pfp to annoy Alex_Farmer
     
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  20. aljowen

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    Reminds me of this video from back in the old days of YouTube

    (its much older than 2012 upload date, the original got music content striked)
     
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