***Official Car and Gearhead Thread***

[BigRedChief]

Seems like we need one on here to talk cars, mods and the coolness of your or their car.

Interested? Chime in

[TrebMaxx]

For how you are saying you use the VW and having carbs I would definitely use something. I have been pleased with this http://www.starbrite.com/item/star-t...oline-additive

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Need to replace my car battery. They only last 2-3 years in this heat.

What brand is best?

Napa ones seem to last best in our tractors and trucks. I bought some interstate batteries for a truck and one of the 4 shit out in a month.

I don’t know who makes them but they seem to hold up.

[Delaney37]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Need to replace my car battery. They only last 2-3 years in this heat.

What brand is best?

Never had much luck with Interstate. Current AC/Delco I have has lasted 6 years in my Blazer and Napa Legend 8 years in my Cutlass. If you've been using lead acid/flooded batteries you might try an AGM/absorbed glass mat battery. I've heard and read online they last longer in extreme heat but they cost like twice as much as a lead acid.

[Dunerdr]

**** me gents. Changed my sister in laws brakes on my dad’s lift. Blinker was out when I picked the car up. Grabbed a pack of lamps. My dad reaches through the fender twists out the socket (it’s not on a harness the socket has power go through it I guess from the housing). My dad says the second lamp falls out. ****. Take the inner fender off look for 20 minutes. Take the bumper cover and belly pan off can’t ****ing find it anywhere. We’re both short fused for stuff like this, getting real pissy in the 98* Oklahoma heat. He sticks his finger in the hole for the missing ones can see his fingers it didn’t go into the housing or anything. Finally after a long look he realized there’s only one bulb. The mirror in the light creates an optical illusion that there’s a smaller egg shaped driving light behind it lol. We both felt stupid but laughed it off with a beer. It took me 3x longer to change this blinker than the front pads and rotors ::

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

**** me gents. Changed my sister in laws brakes on my dad’s lift. Blinker was out when I picked the car up. Grabbed a pack of lamps. My dad reaches through the fender twists out the socket (it’s not on a harness the socket has power go through it I guess from the housing). My dad says the second lamp falls out. ****. Take the inner fender off look for 20 minutes. Take the bumper cover and belly pan off can’t ****ing find it anywhere. We’re both short fused for stuff like this, getting real pissy in the 98* Oklahoma heat. He sticks his finger in the hole for the missing ones can see his fingers it didn’t go into the housing or anything. Finally after a long look he realized there’s only one bulb. The mirror in the light creates an optical illusion that there’s a smaller egg shaped driving light behind it lol. We both felt stupid but laughed it off with a beer. It took me 3x longer to change this blinker than the front pads and rotors ::

I'd take all day to change the oil in a car if it meant I could spend time with my dad again. Don't sweat the simple stuff, enjoy your time together.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

**** me gents. Changed my sister in laws brakes on my dad’s lift. Blinker was out when I picked the car up. Grabbed a pack of lamps. My dad reaches through the fender twists out the socket (it’s not on a harness the socket has power go through it I guess from the housing). My dad says the second lamp falls out. ****. Take the inner fender off look for 20 minutes. Take the bumper cover and belly pan off can’t ****ing find it anywhere. We’re both short fused for stuff like this, getting real pissy in the 98* Oklahoma heat. He sticks his finger in the hole for the missing ones can see his fingers it didn’t go into the housing or anything. Finally after a long look he realized there’s only one bulb. The mirror in the light creates an optical illusion that there’s a smaller egg shaped driving light behind it lol. We both felt stupid but laughed it off with a beer. It took me 3x longer to change this blinker than the front pads and rotors ::

Yep, enjoy the moment but don't tell your kids.

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Hey what's your guys' take on GUMOUT or other carb cleaners?

I'm getting ready to make a 1000 mile road trip in my old VW camper. I've bene driving it weekly for months but over the years it's gone a couple months at times with no action. I have dual 34mm weber carbs that are about 20 years old on the 1800cc 4 cylinder engine. NO ISSUES with the carbs at all, but while I'm tuning her up for the trip I thought I might blast some carb cleaner in there to get rid of anything that might have accumulated.

Thoughts?

Carbs and "no issues" huh. I wish I was so lucky. If you're itching to do something run a can of berryman b12 in the next fuel tank.

[digger]

1963 Candy Apple Red Corvette. pic.twitter.com/aIeFFYvPh8

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) August 18, 2024

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by digger

1963 Candy Apple Red Corvette. pic.twitter.com/aIeFFYvPh8

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) August 18, 2024

OK, that's the kind of car you can taste when you see it... Wow, that's a beautiful paint job..

[Dunerdr]

I’d give my left nut and first born for a mint split window vette. Or just my wife for one that’s a builder..

[displacedinMN]

Not gearhead but advice.

I may need new ball joints and do need new tires. I will be getting them done at different places.

Since both places will want to do an alignment. What should I do first.

the ball joints are covered under warranty and anything else that day will be a deductible of 100.00 (I still may go get lunch)

Thoughts?

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

I would get the ball joints replaced. Then soon thereafter I'd get new tires and an alignment.

[displacedinMN]

What about these for my 2015 ram? In my pic <-----

Wanted the LT version, not the P version

https://www.goodyear.com/en_US/tires...ack=tireFinder

It does say not for severe snow.

[TrebMaxx]

I am a fan of the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. They have new AT4W which will replace these when they go. Great in all conditions and you being in MN they have the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol after meeting the industry’s snow traction performance requirements..

[Indian Chief]

Originally Posted by TrebMaxx

I am a fan of the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. They have new AT4W which will replace these when they go. Great in all conditions and you being in MN they have the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol after meeting the industry’s snow traction performance requirements..

Seconded. I have these on my Wrangler and they're great.