I just bought the most rediculous upgrade for my car!

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  1. Roadking41A

    Roadking41A Well-Known Member

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    Norman maybe we should put a warning label in our sig?

    RK and Norman are known to Hi-Jack a thread without warning :nohijacking:
     
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    Thread-Jackers Afflictioned Forum? :biglaugh:

    Ah sh!t, there I go again!
     
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    Stormin' Norman Well-Known Member

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    Won't work. We're too weak, RK. We're doomed, man. You see a word, a light goes on, and bang! It happens! Spontaneous combustion! And off we go on another tear!
     
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    Roadking41A Well-Known Member

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    I know I'm hopeless,I try so hard but sometimes one word is all it takes to set me off.:biglaugh:
     
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    Next, you gotta get light wight wheels like Volk.
     
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    Senri, If you only use three lug nuts per wheel imagine the weight you'd save.:biglaugh:
     
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    Senri Well-Known Member

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    ... and I will only use very worn tires to minimize the amount of rubber.... :oops:
     
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    Borrow TBird's - they're down to the wires. :biglaugh:
     
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    That hurts
     
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    What can I say? Sorry.
     
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    tbirdsps New Member Charter Member

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    Us frugal types get full value for our money. It will make one more trip with the current steel treads. To the store to mount the new ones.:biglaugh:
     
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    Stormin' Norman Well-Known Member

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    Hope the inside air pressure is greater than the outside. But those wires blend so well with the bumpers.:D

    I didn't know (believe it or not) that Air weighs the almost the same as the Air-fuel ratio for an Internal Combustion Engine 14.7 pounds per square inch. Just found that trivial tid-bit a couple days ago.
     
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    Here's my dilemma. I bought new Uniroyals all around for mine just before I blew the engine (maybe 400 miles before). I got the donor which got new Goodyears about 2 months before I got it. 9 good mounted tires. Only about 4 or maybe 6 Fairmonts within 50 miles of here. I better drive a lot or sell some, before they rot.
     
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    ...maybe you could infalte the tires with Helium too!!:rofl2:
     
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    Well I was going thru my RPO codes and my wagon is supposed to have aluminum bumpers front and rear as well as a plastic(probably fiberglass) tailgate. It has neither But I can tell the car has had body work so maybe thats why they are not there. You really have not idea how much weight plays a part in performance of your car.
     
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