Murphy, The $500 '87 Turbo Wagon…
… in the snow, … in the Mojave Desert, … conquering high terrain (that’s a highway down there), … racing a parked plane. We won!.
Saturday March 10th, 2007 in Car Stuff | No Comments »
Category: Car Stuff
Updates On Stuff….
The Car is working good. No more overheating on Grapevines, no more taching 4000 RPM’s at 70 mph, and no more getting a sucky 19 MPG. The crappy 3 speed automatic tranny is now sitting on my garage floor. It’s lighter by 100 lbs at least, and is getting about 24 on the highway. It […]
How To Rebuild a Car! UPDATE 2.0
I’ll tell you when I’m done. I will be in grease monkey mode for the day. Today I am replacing the head gaskets in Murphy, the $500 87 Subaru Turbo Wagon. While I’m getting grimey, I figured I would change the transmission from the crappy 3 speed automatic that is in the car now, to […]
Monday October 2nd, 2006 in Car Stuff | No Comments »
How Not To Drive, Pt 1
One time, in band camp…. The year – 1991. At the time my ride was a 1979 Honda Accord hatch, a cute little FWD car purchased in a time of my life before I discovered the joy of 4WD, and the band equipment hauling mojo of a Subaru. My college band “Outta Hand” used to […]
Thursday September 21st, 2006 in Car Stuff | 5 Comments »
Collateral Dammage Pisses Me Off!
Dammit! Just when I finally had forgiven the unjust, unforgiving world for THIS attrocity, I now find out about…. THIS. I am starting to really get pissed off at the peoples in the middle east, targeting innocent Subarus!!!! Where, Oh Where, Is Koffi Annon and the UN??? Amnesty Internash-G-L!!! The Red Crossmember!!! Can’t someone do […]
Saturday July 22nd, 2006 in Car Stuff | No Comments »