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Post by fuzzyruttin on Mar 2, 2019 15:36:12 GMT -5
What else would you do with an original hood but mount it on garage ceiling.  |
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Post by aeroxbud on Mar 2, 2019 18:27:36 GMT -5
What else would you do with an original hood but mount it on garage ceiling. Use it as a sledge 😅 |
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Post by fuzzyruttin on Mar 2, 2019 18:40:43 GMT -5
What else would you do with an original hood but mount it on garage ceiling. Use it as a sledge 😅 You mean sled? (damn auto-correct!) It could be the Cadillac version of this - |
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Post by aeroxbud on Mar 2, 2019 19:10:17 GMT -5
That's it. Sledge is what we call it here. Another difference I think you will find that piece of your car is called a bonnet.  |
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Post by FrankenMech on Mar 2, 2019 19:24:38 GMT -5
Back in the dark ages when I was a kid we used automobile hoods pulled behind a vehicle frequently as sleds. Central Kansas is too flat for downhill sledding. Broken bones and lacerations were a frequent result.  A sledge is a heavy hammer with a long handle used to break rocks and drive posts. A sledge is also used to drag heavy objects with horses etc. A bonnet is something worn on female heads.
I always turn auto-correct OFF!
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Post by fuzzyruttin on Mar 2, 2019 19:53:23 GMT -5
That's it. Sledge is what we call it here. Another difference I think you will find that piece of your car is called a bonnet.  Sorry man, thought I had the language differences figured out, must've missed that one. Honest mistake. I spent a lot time in Scotland around 15 years ago for work travel, and just started to associate accents with regions. (.....and learned how to appreciate scotch - Pot Du is a fav, cannot purchase in the states  ) Anyhow, one of my checked in bags for a personal holiday was my own mountain bike because I wanted to hit the 7 Stanes. It was great. Rented a car, stick shift on the wrong side and everything! Lovely challenge, felt like I fit right in! Met lots of people, many that I couldn't completely understand, even though they were speaking "english"  |
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Post by benji on Mar 3, 2019 11:05:33 GMT -5
I always thought it was weird that English people invented the English language and can't speak English properly. Speak American!
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Post by fuzzyruttin on Mar 3, 2019 11:24:36 GMT -5
I dunno, I came across a guy in a convenience mart in Oliver Springs TN a couple years ago after bombing the Devil's Triangle in my car. I stopped to buy a bottle of water. He had such a thick accent I could only pick out a word or two. Thankfully his daughter (I assume) was there to translate for me! It was a very interesting stop to say the least!
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Post by scooterpimp on Mar 3, 2019 16:30:50 GMT -5
Lets not forget they put thier steering wheels on the right side (wrong side) over in them parts...lol.
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Post by FrankenMech on Mar 3, 2019 22:25:21 GMT -5
Walter Cronkite was the last person that spoke properly.
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Post by milly on Mar 4, 2019 16:55:01 GMT -5
Today I got the Yamaha running proper at last
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Post by benji on Mar 6, 2019 0:01:21 GMT -5
Walter Cronkite was the last person that spoke properly. I prefer bobcat goldthwait. |
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Post by FrankenMech on Mar 6, 2019 2:55:28 GMT -5
Goldthwait is such a whiner...  |
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Post by fuzzyruttin on Mar 6, 2019 17:59:48 GMT -5
Brake spray cleaned, WD40'd, and then lithium greased the hood latch on my Taco. It kept popping up on the freeway, as in, the potentially worst time to occur. And I had to keep slamming the  out of it to re-latch. I can only imagine losing the hood at 80 mph, holy . It's smoooth as butter now, 6-inch drop and it is secured, ahh. It's always nice to get instant gratification with a little TLC. |
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Post by FrankenMech on Mar 6, 2019 21:10:36 GMT -5
Back in Neanderthal times they had a second safety latch on hoods.
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A sledge is a heavy hammer with a long handle used to break rocks and drive posts. A sledge is also used to drag heavy objects with horses etc. A bonnet is something worn on female heads. 
) Anyhow, one of my checked in bags for a personal holiday was my own mountain bike because I wanted to hit the 7 Stanes. It was great. Rented a car, stick shift on the wrong side and everything! Lovely challenge, felt like I fit right in! Met lots of people, many that I couldn't completely understand, even though they were speaking "english" 
out of it to re-latch. I can only imagine losing the hood at 80 mph, holy