On the way...to 200K!

[geekinavette]

Not to hi-jack the thread or anything, but geekinavette ............ are the streets in Colorado Springs STILL this bare?

Andy

ummm....NO! :L

This city has exploded in the last 10 years or so...it's nuts! (but the tech job market still stinks)

Bill

 

[geekinavette]

198,842 and counting....

 

[G Winter]

Oh if you only knew the history of this car! Only thing "original" in the engine are the connecting rods and push rods!

Thanks for the "warning"...but nothing to worry about. Damn near everything mechanical has been rebuilt or replaced.

190,806

Bill

Already ??? !!!!!

Glenn

 

[geekinavette]

Already ??? !!!!!

Glenn

I know I'm slackin huh Glen? :bash hahah

 

[Fast Freddie]

Are you sure the engine is an interference design? might wanna double check that info...

 

[geekinavette]

Are you sure the engine is an interference design? might wanna double check that info...

Huh?

 

[Fast Freddie]

Hot Rod Roy made reference to valves and pistons coming together when the timing chain breaks..... that would be an interference engine. your engine should not be of that design....

 

[geekinavette]

Hot Rod Roy made reference to valves and pistons coming together when the timing chain breaks..... that would be an interference engine. your engine should not be of that design....

Ahhh ok ok, I gotcha. No it is not, there is plenty of valve to piston clearance.

Bill

 

[gmjunkie]

The 'ol basket case 84 turned 190K last weekend.

Wonder if I can rack up another 10K over the winter...

Bill

Well you have another 90K to catch up with this Red 86!!
She is the Official GMJ Beater Vette!!You Know the Kind that has so many miles and is so Ragged out inside that you would hate to sell it to anybody!!hnoeshnoesBut still drives Great and Runs like a Bat outt'a hell and refuses to die!!!

 

[geekinavette]

Well you have another 90K to catch up with this Red 86!!
She is the Official GMJ Beater Vette!!You Know the Kind that has so many miles and is so Ragged out inside that you would hate to sell it to anybody!!hnoeshnoesBut still drives Great and Runs like a Bat out'a hell and refuses to die!!!

Yeahhhh I know Junk....I'm slackin! :L Man I tell ya tho...the first 150 or so (before I bought it) were ROUGH miles! Poor thing....

Bill

 

[gmjunkie]

Yeahhhh I know Junk....I'm slackin! :L Man I tell ya tho...the first 150 or so (before I bought it) were ROUGH miles! Poor thing....

Bill

Well,Louella hasn't had the best life,but she dose still have her original Drive components!!Shes a Matching # Car!!!

 

[vett boy]

My 69 vert had 230,000 miles when I sold it.All it took was money.

 

[geekinavette]

My 69 vert had 230,000 miles when I sold it.All it took was money.

I don't have a lot of money in it...but a BUTTload of elbow grease...

 

[geekinavette]

Hit 199,500 over the weekend...but gonna be slowed down due to a failing RF wheel bearing (that is maybe 4 yrs old).

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

Hit 199,500 over the weekend...but gonna be slowed down due to a failing RF wheel bearing (that is maybe 4 yrs old).

Thats not a very long lifespan for a wheel bearing...what'd you do, let some geek work on your car or something?


:eyerole

 

[geekinavette]

Thats not a very long lifespan for a wheel bearing...what'd you do, let some geek work on your car or something?


:eyerole

Yeah go figure.

However with bearing situation resolved (for now)....

 

[Topless_Ruby]

Yeah go figure.

However with bearing situation resolved (for now)....

Congratulations ;worship ;worship
Now you need to update the milage in your description!

 

[geekinavette]

Congratulations ;worship ;worship
Now you need to update the milage in your description!

Indeed! :bash

Now...about that avatar picture of yours...she ain't topless!

 

[milehigreg]

Indeed! :bash

Now...about that avatar picture of yours...she ain't topless!

Yeah, you really should have put the top down!