Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Heaviest oil I've used so far... Let's see how it feels !
Friday, April 16, 2010
Blogging changes...
So, I'm not happy about how I can't seem to upload images to the blog off my HD anymore. Wtf blogspot !? I have to use an imagehost first ? thats bs. just took the fun out of this for me.
I'm going to take a week break. So no posts for a week. because the bozos at blogspot disabled image uploading. And because I'm going to be on vacation. but mostly the first reason. Looks like i'm going to leave this page for a week with this post so I had to write/involve something fun. After the next paragraph.
This is not the fun paragraph. this is a rant because I just saw a stupid personal trainer post an article on facebok about how mcdonalds is bad for you. first off hes not the leanest cat on the block, to be polite. and second hes a douche. just another hippocrite personal trainer who wants to be paul check or charles poliquin. minus the personality, brains or body.
Now the fun paragraph. Autoblog ran an article thanks to jalopnik (i think) about how the new mustang gt may be able to take on the new m3 ? yes, about how the new mustang gt may be able to take on the m3. I just wrote it twice so you wont have to go back to read it. Skidpad, horsepower, and weight. No mention of the agricultural suspension on the mustang, or the very obvious lack of personality compared to the now chunky bavarian brute with a heritage. fine, the biggest visible change here is that ford is picking up on car building, and that bimmer is getting fatter to appeal to the north american market. the new m3 is bloated, the new m5 is an overweight businessman in a suit and the m6 is an obese whale. lets not even bring up the X6M. Anyway, there. I leave you with an imageless post. Thanks blogspot for taking away the color from my blog.
I'm going to take a week break. So no posts for a week. because the bozos at blogspot disabled image uploading. And because I'm going to be on vacation. but mostly the first reason. Looks like i'm going to leave this page for a week with this post so I had to write/involve something fun. After the next paragraph.
This is not the fun paragraph. this is a rant because I just saw a stupid personal trainer post an article on facebok about how mcdonalds is bad for you. first off hes not the leanest cat on the block, to be polite. and second hes a douche. just another hippocrite personal trainer who wants to be paul check or charles poliquin. minus the personality, brains or body.
Now the fun paragraph. Autoblog ran an article thanks to jalopnik (i think) about how the new mustang gt may be able to take on the new m3 ? yes, about how the new mustang gt may be able to take on the m3. I just wrote it twice so you wont have to go back to read it. Skidpad, horsepower, and weight. No mention of the agricultural suspension on the mustang, or the very obvious lack of personality compared to the now chunky bavarian brute with a heritage. fine, the biggest visible change here is that ford is picking up on car building, and that bimmer is getting fatter to appeal to the north american market. the new m3 is bloated, the new m5 is an overweight businessman in a suit and the m6 is an obese whale. lets not even bring up the X6M. Anyway, there. I leave you with an imageless post. Thanks blogspot for taking away the color from my blog.
Pathfinder Build
So my truck project is taking a whole new direction. From a planned battered daily driver to a built 4x4...
front of the frame is pretty rusted.
floor sections on the body is pretty rusted.
fenders are pretty rusted.
And those would be the only (however big) negatives about the vehicle. I intend to pull the body off and completely redo it. Maybe changing the shape of the truck completely in the process.
front of the frame is pretty rusted.
floor sections on the body is pretty rusted.
fenders are pretty rusted.
And those would be the only (however big) negatives about the vehicle. I intend to pull the body off and completely redo it. Maybe changing the shape of the truck completely in the process.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Removed this from the spare holder...
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Twas a rainy drive...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Jaguar XJ220 // Leaving a Big Cat to die
Massive hat-tip, or complete removal of hat rather, to crankandpiston.com for this haunting story.
http://www.crankandpiston.com/?q=node/901
"I had heard through the grapevine about this car, however nothing could prepare me for the shock when the pictures landed in my inbox. The Jaguar XJ220 was the poster child of the 80/90's for me. It was the ultimate expression of the Supercar generation and I loved it!
I think growing up in a small collection of houses on the outskirts of Coventry may have helped...Within a stones throw of my parents house there were Jaguar Engineers and Marketing folk that were connected to, or influencing what was happening with projects such as the XJ220. I can still remember vividly meeting Martin Brundle on the Jaguar stand and then being shown around the XJ220 Concept car in 1988 at the Birmingham Motorshow. In fact I still even have the PR material and photography tucked away in a box gathering dust somewhere. Geek I know!
Born from a skunk works group called "The Saturday Club" and lead by Jaguar's chief-engineer, Jim Randle, work began on what was planned to be the next step on from the monumentally sexy XJ13. From the early beginnings of this project the intention was to create a vehicle capable of exceeding 320 km/h (200 mph) and sure enough it did. 217mph around the bank of Nardo with Martin Brundle behind the wheel. Huge news back in the day believe me!
However, mix in a product offering that although did what it promised, was wildly different to the original proposition and a nasty financial recession the Big Cat struggled to gain traction. Customers/Investors where seen running away from their commitments and Jaguar were left holding the ball.
However it is no where near as sad as this story...Now I could tell you the believed owner of the car, however I would either get in trouble or maybe even disappear so you will have to suffice with some sketchy info and imagine the rest.
The car was last seen in Beirut six years after being sold to said customer by the Jaguar Dealer in Dubai. Looking stunning in its Le Mans Blue, good friend and the man behind the camera, Mick has a thing for these beasts too and keeps records of the 220's that he works on. When this one popped up in Qatar he initially believed it was a car that he hadn't seen before...that was until he swung the door open and immediately recognised the number...
So in 6 years it has gone from a stunning example to this...battered and looking very sorry for itself. If I told you it only has 900Kms on the clock it would hurt even more wouldn't it!?
We will hopefully keep you posted as and when we get more details...
Phil"
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Meal number 5 - fried chicken, potato wedges and coffee. Yeah :D in your face diet !
Sunday, April 4, 2010
This has to be the most attractive car I've seen in a long time... Sorry Maclaren
Friday, April 2, 2010
New tool !
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What could be a better way to start a month...
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