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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14780 on: June 08, 2021, 09:23:29 pm »
Quote from: me_2 on June 08, 2021, 08:22:53 pm
Thanks for the hints about Monkey wrench. I wasn't aware KYB were made in Japan. Monroe was out of my wish list.

KYB is an OEM supplier to most major OEMS.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14781 on: June 09, 2021, 11:19:23 am »
Quote from: Seafoam on June 08, 2021, 08:07:19 pm

Getting old and want a smoother ride. :-\

Then you want Hercules Tires for that smooth, no bump ride!   ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14782 on: June 09, 2021, 04:05:51 pm »
^^ At 15 lbs perfect. ;)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14783 on: June 10, 2021, 08:43:46 am »
Quote from: Seafoam on June 08, 2021, 08:12:35 pm
I chose KYB as they are Japanese made and didn't here good things about Monroe.

Isn't Monroe the equivalent of Champion to spark plugs? Pure shi#? I can't recall now if I've ever gotten Monroe on anything...I'm thinking I did on a Taurus and they were garbage, but factually can't say for sure.  So maybe I just read about it on some forum somewhere.  I do know I once bought Champion plugs for a V8 Grand Cherokee, and it ran worse after that (I didn't install them - was done at a shop).  Had them replaced with NGK's and huh, damn.  New truck... :P You'll never catch me putting anything made by either in anything I own again.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14784 on: June 10, 2021, 01:39:12 pm »
Quote from: BWII on June 10, 2021, 08:43:46 am
Quote from: Seafoam on June 08, 2021, 08:12:35 pm
I chose KYB as they are Japanese made and didn't here good things about Monroe.

Isn't Monroe the equivalent of Champion to spark plugs? Pure shi#? I can't recall now if I've ever gotten Monroe on anything...I'm thinking I did on a Taurus and they were garbage, but factually can't say for sure.  So maybe I just read about it on some forum somewhere.  I do know I once bought Champion plugs for a V8 Grand Cherokee, and it ran worse after that (I didn't install them - was done at a shop).  Had them replaced with NGK's and huh, damn.  New truck... :P You'll never catch me putting anything made by either in anything I own again.

The only shocks I've ever had that actually blew, were Monroe
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14785 on: June 10, 2021, 01:40:55 pm »
I blew the Bilsteins in my old truck because I had about 1000lbs in the box and did 110km/h on a gravel road. Not sure whos fault that is.....

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14786 on: June 12, 2021, 10:09:42 pm »
Great car day.

Started the day like this:




Ended the day finally handing over my prized C4 powerwheels to Firm Jr....Needs a little cosmetic TLC, but he didn't care, had to pry him out of this thing at the end of the day.



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14787 on: June 12, 2021, 10:23:18 pm »
Looks like a perfect day.

Firm Jr is a car guy.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14788 on: June 13, 2021, 06:38:34 pm »
Raising the kid right!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14789 on: June 14, 2021, 12:41:45 am »
That Powerwheels 'Vette is fantastic!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14790 on: June 15, 2021, 08:18:54 am »
Quite literally...little things that make you happy.   ;D

Nice, Firm...nice.  :thumbup:

PS - what's with the bigass RAM?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14791 on: June 15, 2021, 09:02:14 am »
Morgan barn find?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14792 on: June 15, 2021, 09:11:54 am »
Helped the girls wash the black cars while I Karcher'd the Rubicon in the street. Somehow, it had mud up to the roof. Somehow.  :shuffle:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14793 on: June 15, 2021, 11:51:54 am »
Quote from: BWII on June 15, 2021, 08:18:54 am
PS - what's with the bigass RAM?

If you want to get anything done, you need a RAM.   ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14794 on: June 15, 2021, 12:13:38 pm »
IIRC, it is his shop truck at CT.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14795 on: June 15, 2021, 12:18:21 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on June 15, 2021, 12:13:38 pm
IIRC, it is his shop truck at CT.

No, press car.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14796 on: June 15, 2021, 12:22:48 pm »
Quote from: TheHire on June 15, 2021, 12:18:21 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on June 15, 2021, 12:13:38 pm
IIRC, it is his shop truck at CT.
No, press car.
Cool stuff...although his shop truck is also a RAM right? Or am I imagining things?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14797 on: June 15, 2021, 12:24:11 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on June 15, 2021, 12:22:48 pm
Quote from: TheHire on June 15, 2021, 12:18:21 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on June 15, 2021, 12:13:38 pm
IIRC, it is his shop truck at CT.
No, press car.
Cool stuff...although his shop truck is also a RAM right? Or am I imagining things?

I think so, but an older one.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14798 on: June 15, 2021, 12:40:24 pm »
Haha, yeah, that big Ram 2500 was last week's presser - came in handy. My CT truck is an older (2014) 1500 and it's all stickered up with CT logos.

The Morgan was a really sweet barn find, at a real functional sheep farm, that my brother and I bought and dragged home. It's been sitting for 20+ years, so mechanically it needs a lot of attention, but the body and interior is in really good shape. Will get an S&S soon.

The PowerWheels Vette I've posted about before, it was mine that was stored when I out grew it and I finally got it up and running for Firm Jr. It's a 6V and I had originally bumped it to 12V for more power, but it was too fast for a toddler, so we're running a 6V now. The kid absolutely loves it, and every morning since we gave it to him all he's wanted to do is go outside and play with it....driving it, looking at it, cleaning it, etc. Run time right now is about an hour, which is frustrating for everyone, so I need to get a second battery for swap outs.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #14799 on: June 15, 2021, 12:53:57 pm »
Quote from: Firm on June 15, 2021, 12:40:24 pm
The Morgan was a really sweet barn find, at a real functional sheep farm, that my brother and I bought and dragged home. It's been sitting for 20+ years, so mechanically it needs a lot of attention, but the body and interior is in really good shape. Will get an S&S soon.

Nice! That's at least two on the forum now, not bad for something that seems as rare as hens teeth in Canada

My cousin has one back in England, he taught his daughter to drive in it, which must have been terrifying in the hilly area they live in

Posted some factory photos a while back:

https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=99792.msg1310532#msg1310532
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