Things I am pondering today

[moparjim71]

I can’t stand Farcebook either. But I will say the last 3 times I had parts to sell they sold there in under one hour, Craigslist would have taken weeks or months. I would not be there if it wasn’t for nailhead parts.

[silver_bullet]

So am I! I ain't goin' anywhere...

[BluLightning]

I'm still here.

[stu yoakam]

Pondering who would pay $590 plus fees for a "VIP" concert ticket that doesn't even include a meet & greet or photo with the band, only a special poster. And you get first dibs on the merch table.

[PacerRacer]

Honestly, I am really sad that forums like this are slowly dying out. I'm in my 20s, the height of the millennial generation and even I CANNOT STAND Facebook. There is no way to archive things, there are no stickies, there's no way to break things out by topic - it's just complete chaos. You can't put together a cohesive build thread on the stupid thing, and you've just got to hope that whatever question you have is one of the recently discussed topics or you'll have to ask about it for the 478th time and get blasted by the group regulars who are sick of hearing "When is PowerTour?" or "Can I drive X?". It also feels like the Facebook groups are way more toxic, which is ironic considering that most people use their actual real-life name on Facebook.

Don't even get me started on Facebook marketplace.

[moparjim71]

But the Forum Freaks did have a good run!

[cstmwgn]

Yeah I guess only those of us that have no where better to be!

[Monster]

There are so few of us left here ...

[stu yoakam]

Had to get a wireless mouse for the computer. POS chewed the cord off keyboard and three mice. One was brand new. Pondering if I can shoot it with a bb/pellet gun or would that be too dangerous indoors? Know better than to use .22 but it's tempting.

Ruined game controller and charge cords for phone and other controller. Also door cables on dishwasher and possibly hose because either that or the ice maker is leaking. It ate two cookies with comet on them and three bait blocks with peanut butter. Working on its third package of rat X. Ate at least one dishwasher pack and a toilet bleach tablet with hot cocoa mix on it. Not to mention four or five bags of peanut m&ms.

[stu yoakam]

That’s the same conversion I’m looking at for the Olds 403 in my ‘79 TA. Probably a year or 2 away yet, but part of the plan.

IIRC mine was $1700 from Florida. It was advertised at 6 or 7 hundred hp. Came with speedometer gear and converter. Summit and others wanted $2400 and those are extra. And that's for a stock rebuild/reman. https://lizardtransmission.com/

[BluLightning]

My Buicks all have 401 nailheads so you need an adapter that’s kind of hokey to go with the OD transmission. I do have one adapter but that’s been the delay. Bob, what gears are in the Olds?

I believe it's a 3.08 but I can't remember off the top of my head.

[moparjim71]

My Buicks all have 401 nailheads so you need an adapter that’s kind of hokey to go with the OD transmission. I do have one adapter but that’s been the delay. Bob, what gears are in the Olds?

[Redline04]

We put a 200 4R in the Cutlass and it made a world of difference. Better mileage and it runs cooler.

That’s the same conversion I’m looking at for the Olds 403 in my ‘79 TA. Probably a year or 2 away yet, but part of the plan.

[BluLightning]

Pondering adding overdrive to a couple of the cars. None of our vintage cars have OD and with the speed limit of 80 on some interstates it’s needed. But, $$$$.

We put a 200 4R in the Cutlass and it made a world of difference. Better mileage and it runs cooler.

[moparjim71]

Pondering adding overdrive to a couple of the cars. None of our vintage cars have OD and with the speed limit of 80 on some interstates it’s needed. But, $$$$.