Kid is trying to learn how to do all this stuff, panicked, made a mistake, burned himself. It could have happened to nearly anyone. We weren't all born mechanical wizards and safety nuts... kid had to learn the hard way about some things. I contributed a little to help out. I hope he finishes the car and pays it…

82-92 Camaros and Firebirds had centrally located power window and lock switches.

Dax Shepard has a killer Lincoln Continental hot rod. beautiful car. 700ish hp.

There are very specifically placed commas in the second amendment that clearly indicate the right to bear arms is precisely to protect you from the state militia. The intention is clearly for civilians to own firearms. And in taht day and age, the firearms owned by civilians were teh same as the ones owned by…

You deal with licensed people carrying concealed weapons every day. They can and wil lsave your life from an actual bad man with a gun if ever given the oppurtunity. It's the open carry that causes problems. It scares people, it sends an aggressive message, it presents an attractive target to criminals who would like…

Except that that fucking stupid argument holds a lot of statistical support. Across the board when states have loosened up carry laws, the crimerates have dropped. Some people think the car hobbyi s stupid and that no one should own a car that can go faster than, say, 100 mph. But of course some people think 150 mph…

The myth is that it's easy to carry or easy to procure these things. It clearly is not. The places where it is most difficult to carry and purchase firearms are generally the areas with the highest firearm crime rate.

You make a lot of silly assumptions. Pay more attention to the hardtop cars you see from here on and you'll see other examples of this too.

Well if you do a little research you'll find it's not uncommon. I dont doubt that yours might not have it, but since most of what everyone sees are t-tops, at least most of what I see is t-tops, it makes it more difficult to get a good idea of just how common it is. But I've seen two other cars locally that have this…

Thirdgens dont have t-top frames. They're not 4th gens. There's a reason guys who are crazy enough to convert their hard top cars to t-top cars end up cutting off a whole new roof.

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/body… If you google "thirdgen.org roof stress cracks" you'll get several hits on people discussing them. They're prevalent on hard top cars because they dont allow the same chassis flex the t-top cars do. That force has to go somewhere. The stress riser in the b-pillar tends to get…

I can provide pictures. They're very common in hard top cars. The T-top cars flop around where the hardtop cars are a lot stiffer, but all the force of the back half of the car twisting with engine torque goes through the frame and into the roof. The sharp angle at the back of the passenger side window creates a…

These cars are well known to have rigidity issues, especially in t-top form. The combination of surprisingly good handling (even stock) and high torque v8's lead to a lot of chassis flex and that got worse with the years. It's an easy to problem to fix these days with a set of subframe connectors, but even hard top…

I think I would park right next to the driver's side door. He could still open it, of course, given that he has lambo doors. But he would obviously be furious.

Government nanny state-ism and environmentalism killed the muscle car movement. Also rarely mentioned is the switch from notoriously cheat-friendly "SAE Gross" power ratings to "SAE Net" power ratings. A 245hp IROC was just as fast as any earlier smallblock. In fact the late 80s was when modern cars first started to…

Not that these are better looking than any of the others posted, but they werent mentioend as far as I can tell, and I think they're a classic design that still looks good today even though they're from an era that is poorly regarded for very good reasons.

I submit to you 1985-1987 IROC-Z wheels. At the time I…

I lol'd quite heavily, thank you. I dont think most people know what you're talking about unfortunately, but it's very true. The bow ties and SS logos are constantly migrating around....

The other interesting thing, is these cars were just as fast as most of the 60's muscle cars. Technology in the late 80s had come a long way since the nadir of the late 80's. Most of those old muscle cars could barely break into 13's, and IROCs could do that pretty easy with minor upgrades.

These cars have a lot of cheap performance potential. I love them, and frankly in good shape they're very good looking cars. The mullet stigma will take a long time to wear off, but I love mine, it's been a blast at the local autocrosses.

I may be way off base, but it always seemed to me that 6 cylinders and 10 cyilnder engines always sound dull and craptastic. The Viper couldnt sound more bland, and the GTR sounds like every other super boring V6 car out there. The Toyobaru engine sounds awfully monotonous, though and it's a 4 cylinder.... But I guess…