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Srmert · ‎05-03-2022

If you can afford one make a second one a CO2. It is great because if you unfortunately need to use it, it just disappears after everything is over. No powder mess, and you don’t have to explain what happened to the wife!

Srmert · ‎14-01-2022

You are endangered yourself for believing that winter tires are some magical fix for reduced traction and icy conditions! I have lived and safely driven in the Midwest before there were the current level of winter tires, and when there have been higher average snowfalls than currently. We only had rear wheel drive on American made autos and vans for most of the 60s, 70s, 80s. No traction control or ABS. Never got stuck, or caused an accident because I have driven in control of my vehicle and with mindful behavior for the conditions at hand.

Srmert · ‎21-11-2021

Our heroes have flaws, they are human. Reality can bite, but it is exactly what it is.

Srmert · ‎04-11-2021

Very few classic LBCs ever had 281 HP! Let alone the torque. That’s close to modern 3 liter German power. That’s going to bend the flexible frame of an LBC (TR, MG, JH) like a pretzel!

Srmert · ‎04-11-2021

It means a single motor does 281. That truck has two, one for each axle.

Srmert · ‎04-11-2021

The real issue all of us have is that the EPA and the federal government may eventually kill the ICE. We then get stuck with doorstops, maybe even fined or taxed. No second amendment protecting your right to classic or muscle cars. We may not like it, but hell, they want to get rid of cows over the methane they emit. Rather have it electric than crushed!

Srmert · ‎02-11-2021

What you need to factor in is that the Ford has a factory warranty that covers the mechanicals even with the track use. That has real value. Oil changes at a dealer for a Porsche….pricey, for the Ford? Same as any other domestic at 6.5 qt.

Srmert · ‎02-11-2021

Don’t think they ever said the tang handled poorly. Maybe just a subjective interpretation on your part.

Srmert · ‎20-10-2021

Certainly, Minis are the most smile generating vehicles ever created. Timeless

Srmert · ‎11-10-2021

AC/DC Highway to Hell. Not a particular car but it gets the driving blood flowing. When my son was a sophomore, he got a sophomore dorm mate, 26 year old with two tours in the Middle East. Airborne. Every trip out of base started with DD coffee and Highway to Hell blasting. Kept up the lucky flow when back in the USA. Wise beyond his years. It’s on my driving play list too. Brings a tear to my eye for those who now hear it up above. God Bless our armed services.

Srmert · ‎09-10-2021

This is not hoarding when everything is attended to and well preserved. Hoarding is junk collecting where there is little to no value, or even rhyme or reason. This is collecting, like coins, stamps, models.

Srmert · ‎04-10-2021

Think the real point is that when you are not properly seated, and exercise control, you are not capable, or able to actually react to what the world throws at you. Like a rental van cutting across three lanes to make a ramp he missed, or a car of giggly tik toc girls drifting into your lane…. Well officer (or St Peter), my knee couldn’t make the correction to keep me from pulling in front of that semi…….. It doesn’t matter if you have 500 or 50 hp. It’s the momentum that matters.

Srmert · ‎18-09-2021

Pollution controls messed the general thoughts on vacuum advance and retard all up. Starting pre-pollution used ported vacuum and caused advance on acceleration because it increased with Venturi air speed. The ported vacuum was not the same as manifold vacuum with the two generally moving in opposite direction.

Srmert · ‎18-09-2021

Was a rhetorical question!

Srmert · ‎18-09-2021

Growing up in a Ford family and owner of LBC you have to set points manually because there is no shutter in the dizzy cap like GMs. It was always a simple skill set. Peak of cam, set gap. Buttoned it up and checked with a meter and always spot on. It is only a math equation. Roadside issue occurs when something wears or breaks. Current parts are made in China so rubbing blocks are cheap, metallurgy of points questionable, and also the capacitors just are trash.

Srmert · ‎10-09-2021

So sorry for your loss. Every day of life is a miracle we have to be thankful for, but many times we forget how special it is. Thank you for sharing and reminding me.

Srmert · ‎10-09-2021

Dwell is relative to the gap set. Either is effective. Setting the gap was the only way before dwell meters were created. Unless you plan to carry a dwell meter with you, how do you adjust points on the side of the road?

Srmert · ‎10-09-2021

So destroy the Crown Point courthouse too because it is an artifact of Dillinger’s life of crime… You need to GET COMMON SENSE.

Srmert · ‎02-09-2021

Please don’t put wheels on anything taller than you are. Those monster soda machines used to fall over on mad users because of the high center of gravity and once they started to go over they crushed more than a few folks. The higher off the ground, the more potential energy that can be released. You don’t want it released on you…..

Srmert · ‎16-07-2021

The only way I could ever drive a spridget comfortably was with the top down. Tall folks just don’t fit well in MGs. Had to buy a Spitfire back in the day too stay dry in the rain!

Srmert · ‎12-07-2021

And the Mustang is more numerous - 20,592 to 16,802!

Srmert · ‎12-06-2021

You are more than harsh, and little limited when you don’t read that the article is reprinted from Hagerty overseas. The world doesn’t always revolve around the US much the same way that the best cars aren’t always made here….

Srmert · ‎12-06-2021

It is a Hagerty UK article. What do you expect?

Srmert · ‎12-06-2021

Read the editor comment, it’s from Hagerty UK.

Srmert · ‎09-06-2021

SAFETY FIRST Exhausted gas is hot, and expanding. Specially if the car is CAT equipped. Don’t do it with vacuum cleaner hose!

Srmert · ‎24-05-2021

The 20R was built like a truck. When I bought my Celica GT lift back I needed to make it as quick as it looked. Motor wasn’t really going to be a rev happy thing so I turbocharged it! Lasted forever. Besides fan belts and brakes, only had to replace a pin in the shift linkage that backed out. Was an awesome car and drive train.

Srmert · ‎06-05-2021

Real cars have three pedals and never had dip sticks on the trans 😎 .

Srmert · ‎06-05-2021

I always painted my engine blocks flat black for heat dispersion (flat will still show liquid leaks too) and my dip stick tubes gloss white for visibility under the hood. Not concurs, but I was always a stretch from stock.

Srmert · ‎13-02-2021

They will just learn to steal the batteries, unless they are made to be so integral to the vehicle they can’t be replaced either.

Srmert · ‎03-02-2021

Wow, some folks get really fired up on this. Let me say I have to agree that I have experienced the bad. Happened both as a younger enthusiast and even when I was older. Some folks have a need to show dominance. Kind of a Darwinism of pack mentality. The strongest has to show their strength, even when wrong. We all know about opinions, but do they really matter? The best thing about age should be about passing on your wisdom, to your own, and to others. Along with that wisdom, pass along some of that passion for autos, bikes, trucks, etc.

Srmert · ‎07-01-2021

Just don’t leave the grease in the bag thinking your done with it. Polyethylene and polypropylene materials for simple kitchen bags are water proof but only grease/oil resistant in most instances. Long term the lubes can soften, and permeate through the film.

Srmert · ‎31-12-2020

Studded tires were the greatest before being banned in the 70s in most states. If you had a manual, it was the only way to go. There used to be some timed events in Wisconsin on frozen lakes that had classes for RWD, AWD, plain tires and studded tires. Real difference between domestic tires, euro winter rubber and studded. Was an eye opener before all the electronic traction controls. Hot setup for domestic RWD was automatic trans and using the brakes to control wheel spin. Only time back in the day I can say I enjoyed having an AT and used both feet! Those rear engined cars like Bugs and a Simca were close to the FWD Euros and dominated specially with studs. Have carbide studded grippers for my shoes on those glare ice days. Still the best!

Srmert · ‎26-09-2020

No comments about zinc and the other components used in vintage car oils for flat tappet cams? It kills catalytic converts and was removed for that reason. Are synthetic oils capable for flat tappers without it?

Srmert · ‎14-09-2020

I’ve had a silicone spark plug boot from an Accel harness kit in my tool box since 75. Use it whenever changing plugs to start them easily and without cross threading on everything from HiPo cars with snaking headers, motorcycles and lawn implements. May not use it on a newer car, but if you’re on Hagerty it’s because you got something older!

Srmert · ‎18-08-2020

No Miata, Opel GT, Ferrari, or the Classic Cord? The Riv lamps are unique, but this appears to be a mostly American muscle car show!

Srmert · ‎16-08-2020

Dawn patrol for a new driving cap

Srmert · ‎16-08-2020

Your website crashed and now it says I do not have permission to save. What gives?

Srmert · ‎20-06-2020

Ours prayers go to one of finest human beings ever in racing. Get well soon!

Srmert · ‎19-06-2020

Can’t agree more on the tires. Recently bought my wife a 2002 Tbird with about 21,000 miles on it. Had the original Michelin’s on it dated 2001! I was a killjoy because I only let her drive it once around the block before the Michelin’s showed up. She noticed the difference just from that short drive at 25 mph!

Srmert · ‎17-04-2020

He had me right up to the point he converted to metric 😩

Srmert · ‎17-04-2020

He had me right up to the point he converted to metric 😩