Chicago Crew Thread #2

[TsunamiStealth]

Originally Posted by DaveSlow

I'll be home in good ole chi-town next week bitches.....lookin forward to hangin out with you guys next week end. Mark, I wanna hit up that Mexican Restaurant place again. That was good stuff.

Taco Burrrrrrrrrrrrito King. That's right bitches. Let me know hopefully i'll be moved into my house by then.

[38 Cigarette]

Originally Posted by TsunamiStealth

Hey saw a pearl yellow R/T today on waukegan and Dempster today with MODA R6s, who be that?

That was my next door neighbor, Jim. Older guy, 50's.

And no, its not a joke. What are the chances of a guy moving in next door to me with the same year and color as my car ! . . . . he also has a home in Glenview.

So, we have Greg, my neighbor Jim, and me, all with pearl yellow RT/TT's all within a few miles of one another. . . . so much for being exclusive.

[maddog]

figured out why my battery kept dying. in certain rain and wind conditons water would find its way under the plastic hood blister and then proceed to drip onto my pos battery terminal. in such a way that it would cause the battery to arc and short out. so now theres nice burn marks under my hood and metal missing from it from all the arcing. fucking iowa!

on figuring this out and getting her running i proceeded to lay a squirlly 60ft patch

[sixsixfour]

Originally Posted by maddog

figured out why my battery kept dying.

Oh now come down south and figure out why mine keeps dying! I got a good rolling start all by myself this morning to get to work cause no one was around to give me a jump or help me push.

That ...

was humorous

[maddog]

first of all get rid of your potato clock battery for starters or lemon juice and iron bars if napa sold u the higher end version. i know u southerners

does ur battery hold a charge to begin with? how long does it? use a test light to see if there is a drain somewhere. close all doors and make sure no interior lights are on. then pull the pos battery wire and connect a test light between the two. if it lights then something is drawing power. see how long it stays lit. if its just a min thats fine but if it keeps going u have a fun mitsubishi electrical problem.

p.s. when my batt died the first time out here my pop up head lights didnt work, nor the rear defogger, or the windshield wipers, and the alarm. that was fucking fun

[GTOGIRL3000]

Well at least your shit runs....... cause mine don't.

Stupid breaks, stupid tranny, and STUPID CAR!!!!!!!

.........Long F*cking story

[Record9ti]

I had that too...what you need to do is take off the door panel and you can get at the lock from the inside (dont bother trying to take off the handle. Get out your WD40 and spray the cylinder inside from the keyhole, and also all over the cylinder from inside the door frame - couple rinses you will be good as new. I would then use lock oil you can get at Walmart or where ever to lube the lock..all in all 30 minutes.

[1500awhp]

Originally Posted by sluggo

Gotta remember that BP Amoco on Dempster and McCormick. Thanks for the tip. I'm actually excited about that place. Have you been in there? Darn nice remodel job they did. Good tasting sandwiches too.

Shell sometimes does weird things with their gas when they change formulas from winter to summer (and reverse). My car runs tops, but when I used to purchase Shell gas in spring or fall, Baby ran rough. So now I avoid Shell at these times, and no problemo.

Back in my past life in DC, I was dating this girl for about two months when I needed to put gas and air in the car. I refused to purchase gas from stations that charged for air, and she accused me of doing what her dad did, and she did not have good relations with her dad.

I always make it a point to let station owners know that I appreciate (by purchasing gas) their working air hose. Like Dear Abbey says, "If you get very good service, or very bad service, from a waiter, let the manager know."

Old school!

hey no problem for the tips, and yea i've been there a lot but never ate their sandwiches. its a large, nice, and clean place.

i noticed the whole shell thing you're talking about, it feels really weird, just not right.

i tried that whole "i wont buy your gas if ya dont give me free air" thing too but after gas prices started goin up, i had no other choice

[1500awhp]

Originally Posted by GTOGIRL3000

Well at least your shit runs....... cause mine don't.

Stupid breaks, stupid tranny, and STUPID CAR!!!!!!!

.........Long F*cking story

that sounds pretty bad, i hope whatever went bad gets fixed without too many hassles.

kinda off topic: i've noticed that these cars have a way of testing the patience within us.. they break just enough so they're not completely beyond repair and then they perform just good enough to make us want to keep and fix them forever.

- Syed

[sluggo]

Originally Posted by 1500awhp

kinda off topic: i've noticed that these cars have a way of testing the patience within us.. they break just enough so they're not completely beyond repair and then they perform just good enough to make us want to keep and fix them forever.

- Syed

...just like a good woman.