iamsuperdan

Looks great! Colour is suitably 70s and fits the build perfectly.

Hmm...your build makes me think I might need to grab one of these. Looks great when built!

Looks to be just the normal 8V engine found in the Mk2 Golf/Jetta/GTI.

Well, as a manager at a Ford store...

Another EV thread that has turned political. Which is too bad. We're all for discussion, even heated debate is fine. But as soon as government is involved, the thread reports roll in. We gave it a few tries, but it keeps happening, so we're done here.

Very cool! Especially convincing when you have it on the base. There's a guy locally that has wrapped his Nissan GTR in this style. It's mindbending in person!

Correct! Full switchover to EV won't work for at least 10 years. Until the infrastructure is in place to support it, it will continue to be something that makes sense for only a portion of the drivers out there. I'm sure there were a lot of similar arguments 100 years ago, as you said with the change from horse & buggy to automobile. It wasn't practical at first either. But eventually, the infrastructure was built and it turned out pretty good. I'm no expert, but I've experienced EVs first hand. I'll continue to think they're a good idea, but I'm not blind to the fact that we're not ready for a full switch to EV yet, and that it's not going to be the right vehicle solution for everyone. And let's be honest here. Is there ANY piece of equipment in our daily lives that performs well in extreme cold? I'm not talking about this -7 Celcius weather. That barely classifies as chilly. I'm referring to temps colder than -25 Celcius or so, or roughly -15 Farenheit. In December, we had a week or so where daytime highs were around -40 C, which is -40 F. And it got colder overnight. Nothing runs or drives properly in that kind of weather.

Let's run a little experiment. Let your cellphone get down to under 5% battery life. Put it in your freezer overnight. Then plug it in while it's still in the freezer, and tell us how your charging experience is. Pretty crappy, I'll bet. Now do the same thing, but before you charge it, take the phone out of the freezer and let it warm up for an hour. Now how is that charging going? Better isn't it? So even though sometimes a person can't properly look after their phone or charge it in the right conditions, people still buy them. Why is that? As I've mentioned before, I'm Fleet Sales Manager for a Ford dealership. We sell a ton of Mach-Es and Lightnings. We've had a Lighting here for demo use for the past 6 months. Worked fine in -40 Celcius. Charged fine too. Plug it in to a proper charging station (like the one that comes with the truck) and it will automatically pre-condition/heat the batter while plugged in so that it can properly charge. And in the extreme cold, you won't get 500km out of a charge like you do in summer, but you'll still get 250km. so just like a gas engine, you lose range in the cold. EV is not for everyone, but it's a good choice for many. Not sure who you're trying to convince with all of the negative nonsense you keep posting about it. I guess those fearful of change will always find something to glom onto to "prove" that change is bad and scary.

My new truck has shipped. Due to arrive here late next week. And because I can't leave well enough alone, I've already got some aftermarket stuff coming for it.

So good. One of these days you need to describe your photo process. It's not just that your builds are amazing, but you have some crazy good photography skills too.

I like your build! I found the kit was definitely subpar compared to Tamiya, but it wasn't horrible. Suspension and wheels need replacing, but otherwise I liked the one I did.

Excellent work, and congrats to Izabella!

If you plug it into a standard wall outlet, like you would use to charge your phone, then yeah, it takes days. Use the charger that actually comes with the truck, and it's about 45 minutes to an hour from 10% to fully charged.

Remember back in 2008, you could get a GM full sized truck/SUV hybrid? At one point, those batteries were over $10k to replace. Now one can get a replacement for under $3k CDN. Still a pricey repair, but no more than an engine overhaul or major transmission work. Replacing an iPad battery used to cost more than a new iPad. Now it's under $100. Button cell batteries used to be $10 each, now you can go to Amazon and get 30 of them for $8. And yet somehow, people still think that once an F150 Lightning's battery needs replacing in about 8-10 years under normal usage, they'll still be over $30k. There are people that really believe that the cost of EVs and their components won't come down in price as they become more commonplace? And before that? The warranty on EV components is 8 years.

I'm surprised he made it this far. What with the health issues and the drugs and booze and jail and financial issues and everything. People don't realize that he lived a harder life than a lot the guys known for their hard living.

I buy a lot of parts from Rock Auto. And depending on the part, those inexpensive import knockoffs are just fine. Front side marker lights for a 99 Tahoe? Gee, do I spend $4 each for the knockoff? Or $20 each for the GM part? Replaced all four lights for the price of one OEM part. Inner door handle for 99 Tahoe? At 1/5 the cost, I'll go import. Brake parts? Engine parts? Will stick with brand name or OEM. Still used Rock Auto though. When I had my Camaro, I was able to replace all four brake discs, plus and the brake pads for half the cost of sourcing locally. And that was including US to CDN conversion and shipping/duties.

Same profile as the CyberTruck. But the Prius actually exists, so that's good. I like it. Wouldn't consider one for my garage, but it looks good.

I found the spreadsheet easier and faster.

Although not my cup of tea, I can see this doing very well. Nice work!

At my friend's shop yesterday. They've just done a restoration on this one. Even recreated the original dealer decals on it. Interior, drivetrain, all redone. They're just awaiting the new wheels/tires.

Another thread here in the last week or so got me thinking about the stash, so I have very recently made a spreadsheet of what I have. But I can't be bothered to deal with pricing it. At least I know what I have though.

Arrived in the mail yesterday.

Wow. Haven't seen a phone book in years. I think even the local business directories stopped being produced a few years ago. Can't say that I've missed them

That turned out great! Excellent colour choices.

Hmm, so it was actually originally shot in 1979. I guess that narrows down the search. Time to do some more google research. And a quick good search tells me that this is the magazine I'm after. The GTX is a cover car.