Weird tricks to cars ?

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

\ My dad restored Mustangs as a business, so we occasionally had to move cars when we didn't have the keys.

Hey, i restore Mustangs as a business. We can be besties now.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Hey, i restore Mustangs as a business. We can be besties now.

No way. What years do you work with? My dad worked almost exclusively with the '64-'66 models, but occasionally he'd work with one as new as a '72 or '73 if it was a Mach I.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

In college one of my dorm neighbors came out after a night in aggieville and couldn't find his car, reported it stolen. Shortly thereafter it was determined that he got in his early 90s ford probe, drive home, went to bed. Except it wasn't his probe, but another. Guess they looked similar under the metal halide parking lot lights even though they were different colors. Sure enough, they found his still parked in the vile. Apparently the keys on probes were cut poorly and a lot of to keys would start other probes.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

In college one of my dorm neighbors came out after a night in aggieville and couldn't find his car, reported it stolen. Shortly thereafter it was determined that he got in his early 90s ford probe, drive home, went to bed. Except it wasn't his probe, but another. Guess they looked similar under the metal halide parking lot lights even though they were different colors. Sure enough, they found his still parked in the vile. Apparently the keys on probes were cut poorly and a lot of to keys would start other probes.

My first car was a 67 Mustang, and my sister had an early 70s Mercury Comet. The keys weren't exactly the same, but were close enough that you could jiggle them a little and start either car with either key.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

No way. What years do you work with? My dad worked almost exclusively with the '64-'66 models, but occasionally he'd work with one as new as a '72 or '73 if it was a Mach I.

64-70. We build show quality cars mostly but once in awhile we do standard mechanical stuff for the right customers. You should check out the gear heads thread as i've posted some of our work in there. I'll update some pics soon too.

Right now we have:

67 Mustang Coupe, full standard restoration, its about to leave our shop, just buttoning it up.

68 Mustang Fastback converted into a wide body, too much custom shit to list. 428 Stroker, 351W based. Full coil over conversions front and rear, custom body, custom interior blah blah blah. This will be the next one we roll out and our first car in over 2 years to hit the show circuit.

66 Mustang Fastback. Im really excited about this one. Custom everything like the one above. Rockin' a '13 5.0 Coyote Supercharged. This thing might be my favorite ever once it's done.

65 Mustang Coupe. Twin Turbo'd Coyote 5.0.

66 Mustang Coupe that we haven't started yet, but will be equally as awesome as the rest. This guy owns a Motocross race team, so it's gonna be beastly, all motor, designed for going balls out fast.

[Squalor2]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You can bypass the solonoid on a 1960s Mustang by crossing two screwdrivers that are touching the wires on either side of it. It'll create a spark and start the car without a key.

Given that there was no lock on the hood, it was a pretty easy car to steal if you wanted to. You just had to find one where the doors weren't locked.

Not that I stole a car, mind you. My dad restored Mustangs as a business, so we occasionally had to move cars when we didn't have the keys.

did you weep?

[Donger]

I drove my Triumph Spitfire without a starter for about six months. Maybe a year.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Donger

I drove my Triumph Spitfire without a starter for about six months. Maybe a year.

Roll start, fun times. Although in that thing it probably didn't take shit to start it

[Easy 6]

An old roommate of mine used to have a Triumph Spitfire... he spent waaaaaay more time out in the driveway working on it than he ever did actually driving it

That thing was ALWAYS broke down

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

An old roommate of mine used to have a Triumph Spitfire... he spent waaaaaay more time out in the driveway working on it than he ever actually drove it

That thing was ALWAYS broke down

Why do Englishmen drink warm beer?

Because they have Triumph refrigerators.



To this day, I still miss that car though. But yeah, daily inspections were routine.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Donger

Why do Englishmen drink warm beer?

Because they have Triumph refrigerators.



To this day, I still miss that car though. But yeah, daily inspections were routine.

his was orange, it was an awesome looking little roadster, very Bond-ish

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Donger

Why do Englishmen drink warm beer?

Because they have Triumph refrigerators.



To this day, I still miss that car though. But yeah, daily inspections were routine.

I worked in an import car parts store that specialized in British cars at one time. Most of the electrical parts were made by Lucas.

So the way I heard that joke was,

Why do Englishmen drink warm beer?

Because Lucas makes their refrigerators.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

An old roommate of mine used to have a Triumph Spitfire... he spent waaaaaay more time out in the driveway working on it than he ever did actually driving it

That thing was ALWAYS broke down

Many years ago I bought a Triumph TR-7. Thank God I had a pickup as well because that Triumph was by far the biggest money vortex I have ever owned. All I ever did was put money into that piece of crap. I remember the day I sold it like it was yesterday, one of the happiest days of my life.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Many years ago I bought a Triumph TR-7. Thank God I had a pickup as well because that Triumph was by far the biggest money vortex I have ever owned. All I ever did was put money into that piece of crap. I remember the day I sold it like it was yesterday, one of the happiest days of my life.

They're just like Jaguars, awesome looking yet completely unreliable

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Many years ago I bought a Triumph TR-7. Thank God I had a pickup as well because that Triumph was by far the biggest money vortex I have ever owned. All I ever did was put money into that piece of crap. I remember the day I sold it like it was yesterday, one of the happiest days of my life.

When I was about 18 I really wanted one of those or an MG or a Triumph or something. A friend of mine bought an MG Midget, and it was a fun car, but I'm glad I didn't have one. I don't think I could have afforded the repairs.

I actually kind of want one now, but not enough to actually buy one. I really don't enjoy car breakdowns.