talk about scaring the crap out of someone...diana and i honeymooned in eureka springs, of course i was in a hurry to do what most newly weds do for the first time. we hit the pit trail and it was like nascar, dropping gears, going to the inside of curves, hitting the gas comming out of curves, i don't think we slowed below 45-50 except for the two hairpins. and on those the tires squeeled due to the g-force. diana finally said slow down i don't want to die a married virgin. i don't know what was more fun that night, the pig trail or the inevitable :D just kidding ladies the inevitable was more fun.> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:36:31 -0800> From: nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's question and the maiden voyage)> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Oh yes, the pig trail...took my daughter thru that> when I was teachin her to drive....took 20 years off> my life...she did good, but it still scared the CRAP> outta me!> --- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> > > Well, they wouldn't turn and they wouldn't stop and> > the suspension on all the muscle cars from the> > factory made them handle like pigs and that's the> > best name we could come up with. I could take one> > on a winding twisting road like the "pig trail" in> > Arkansas in a 40hp VW while getting 30 mpg to their> > 4mpg. The horrendous construction quality, the> > dismal handling. along with super poor fuel mileage> > of the American cars of the 50s. 60s and 70s is what> > got me into European cars in the first place,> > primarily VWs and Porsches. A friend of mine in his> > 65 vette on a trip down the Arkansas pig trail in> > the late 60s could not keep up with me in my Manx> > with a bone stock 40 hp. And his wife got car sick> > with him trying to keep up. > > wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: Well, I don't think anybody> > would trade for something they were prohibited from> > selling, but heck a 70 Cuda would be ragin'. Back A> > Ruda???> > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 5:33 pm> > Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's> > question and the maiden voyage)> > > > I wouldn't trade any one of my busses for a any> > Chrysler product ever made if I had to keep it,> > drive it and maintain it and was prohibited from> > selling it. Cuda's were such a joke among the> > sports car people when they came out that we called> > them Back-A-Rudas.> > > > Will <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I> > would trade all my dubs for a 70 HEMI CUDA.> > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:44 PM> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's> > question and the maiden voyage)> > > > I can see why they are rare. They probably never> > sold more than 3 of those things brand new. Kind of> > like all of the late 60s early 70 MOPAR muscle cars.> > They are rare because they couldn't sell em when> > they were new because they were a piece of crud, no> > one wanted them so they didn't make many of them.> > > > Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > http://wwwdropgates.com/classifieds/bice2.jpg> > > > http://www.dropgates.com/classifieds/bice3.jpg> > > > In some respects they are rarer than Hursts.> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > >From: singlecabboy > > >Sent: Feb 29, 2008 1:24 PM> > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot vw's> > question and the maiden voyage)> > >> > >Do you have a picture of a bICE bUMPER ,i HAVER> > NEVER> > >HEARD OF THAT BRAND ?> > >--- Will Wood wrote:> > >> > >> > > >> That is a Hurst or Bice bumper thank you very> > much.> > >> > > >> Roo Bar indeed.> > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message-----> > >> >From: singlecabboy > > >> >Sent: Feb 29, 2008 1:05 PM> > >> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot> > vw's> > >> question and the maiden voyage)> > >> >> > >> >Add a roo bar on the front and with the added> > extra> > >> >stuff hanging down ,you have to be even more> > >> >careful--- sammie smith> > >> > > >> >wrote:> > >> >> > >> >> And to watch closely when you are loading and> > >> >> unloading off of a trailer!> > >> >> > > >> >> Denis Dodson wrote: > > >> .hmmessage P> > >> >> { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px;> > >> >> PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP:> > >> 0px > > >> >> } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt;> > >> FONT-FAMILY:> > >> >> Tahoma } Have you ever driven a lowered> > >> bus> > >> >> before? You will learn soon to take it slow> > and> > >> to> > >> >> hit gutters and driveway ends at an angle.> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> From: Brian Denning > > >> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:36 PM> > >> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot> > >> vw's> > >> >> question and the maiden voyage)> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> i can't recall...more or less i just wanted to> > >> give> > >> >> a crappy excuse to having a crappy car. and i> > >> >> thought calling you out would be funny...like> > i> > >> >> said, only joking...oh and i agre with what> > you> > >> said> > >> >> too.> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> ---------------------------------> > >> >> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:34:11 -0800> > >> >> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: an answer to sammie's hot> > vw's> > >> >> question and the maiden voyage)> > >> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> > > >> >> Did I say that? I think what I really said was> > >> that> > >> >> I agreed with RK Smith in that rust buckets> > >> should> > >> >> not be featured in Hot VWs.> > >> >> > > >> >> Brian Denning wrote:> > >> > > >> >> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;}> > >> > > >> >> .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage > > >> >> {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} sammie,> > >> i'm> > >> >> only joking when i say this but in hot vw's> > you> > >> said> > >> >> you didn't understand why people take rough> > vw's> > >> >> slam them and put a mtor in them and drive. > > >> >> > > >> >> here is the reason why:> > >> >>> > >>> >> >>http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/P1010163.jpg> > >> >> > > >> >> because when they lower there bus and have a> > >> >> somewhat steep driveway they forget about the> > >> >> driveway and slam into the incline causing> > damage> > >> on> > >> >> there freshley welded in front end.> > >> >> > > >> >> bus ran great, throttle spring broke while i> > was> > >> in> > >> >> the second venturi so i had to kill it real> > quick> > >> >> becasue the throttle was stuck wide open.> > >> replaced> > >> >> the return spring and it drove farily well,> > had> > >> some> > >> >> brake issues, i need to adjust and rebleed> > them> > >> >> again. and then i slammed into the> > driveway...got> > >> >> wedged on it and had to rev the motor really> > high> > >> >> and pop the clutch to get enough umph to get> > it> > >> off> > >> >> the driveway...backed up and angled it in just> > >> fine.> > >> >> > > >> >> THE BUS IS ALIVE ONCE AGAIN!!!!! sunday i will> > >> >> probalby get out and test it a bit more.> > >> >> > > > === message truncated ===> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! 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