"Captain Retard"

A few years ago I walked around with what I thought was a sore back for a few days. Then at about midnight at work I started to feel a little woozy. One of the guys said I looked like death, I then started getting the shakes and hot n cold sweats. Went home and next day saw the Doc, he sent me for blood tests and a ultrasound. Turns out I must've passed a kidney stone and it scratched the tube which got infected and infected my kidney. A dose of antibiotics and I was good to go. Doc said I was very lucky, could've ended up in hospital and possibly lost a kidney.

I'd mount it behind the front bumper somewhere and have a long neck for refills.

Ordered my stickers but had to get the wife to transfer the money cause I'm retarded when it comes to that sort of stuff. She says , "so what's this money for again?" I say with lots of excitement "forum stickers" She rolls her eyes and looks at me like I'm 12 years old !

Or if you drive like me then Drums will be fine. Just sayin!

Never been in a car with heated seats! Are they sorta the same as wooden toilet seats??? Hey listen it's a serious question! Just keeping the thread alive [emoji6]

But isn't that one of Darwins favourite pastimes [emoji6]

Order placed [emoji7]

Sounds good. How much?

I had this happen to me the other day in the wife's FG turbo. I had read about it before but never experienced it. I went to give it a bit in 2nd and some idiot changed lanes on me and I got off it real quick. It's like it's almost an emergency response from the engine when you back off real quick from full throttle. Maybe it's a built in safety response if the computer senses sudden deceleration. I don't know.......weird??? It sure as hell doesn't do the driveline any favours when you snap the throttle shut suddenly, but it does pull the car up quickly.

I changed from the stock rubber bushes to Supapros because I was getting full on tank slappers under light braking from 100kph. The shudder has almost completely gone, there maybe just a hint of shudder every now and then. Didn't notice any extra noise or vibration so pretty happy overall.

Sorry guys but I laughed so hard when I read this post I gave myself the hiccups! Good read though.......please continue [emoji16]

It's not something I "wish" for but I feel for the majority of the people who have been subjected to these extremists. And ultimately the innocent will bear the brunt of any actions. The other part of the story is it was we the West who stirred up this hornets nest a century ago and have on the whole probably made things worse. I think we have an obligation to set things right.

Let us know when you are ready to take orders and details etc[emoji5]️

Kimbo that's true with most of the wars fought since WW2. And it's not getting any easier! I do a lot of reading of autobiographys from those that served in the 20th and 21st century, in all theatres of war. And I have absolutely no idea of how the modern military go about dealing with these enemies of the civilised world. But like most, I know they must be stopped. These enemies that use terror and human shields etc etc need to be dealt with at all costs. War is not the easiest or most straight forward answer (never has been) but it is an answer!

I hear the Americans are bringing back the A10s to help deal with ISIS. Bring them on........love the Warthogs!

^^^Just one more thing. I did 99% of all the work on my cars. Except stuff like machining engine parts etc. I learnt as I went along and made many mistakes but in the end got there. I think I enjoy working on my cars more than driving them [emoji2]

Ok , cars I've owned in the past. I won't bore you with the many sh!tboxes I've owned (and there's been plenty of them) but just stick to the interesting cars. I've always loved cars especially Fords and I've always liked race cars that raced in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I've never really been into bling or drag racing (but it does interest me). My favourite races are enduros, Le Mans, Bathurst etc. I like the mechanical side of a race car, the survival side, how they survive the torture of an Enduro. I even like how they look after being flogged, the dirt and grime, the battle scares etc. Anyhow my first car was a Ford 1969 Capri, 2ltr V4....yep that's right a V4! When I first got it, it was blowing head gaskets every 80kms, this is where I started to learn how to fix things myself as I was pretty poor. ^^^After blowing up the 2ltr V4a few times, I put a 3ltr V6 in it with a 5 speed steel case Toyota Celica Gearbox. Eventually I blew the V6 up and dropped in a 302 V8 Windsor and 5 speed. The Capri was now a FANTASTIC car! Weighing in at about 1000kgs it had great power to weight and handled pretty good. But then I started getting hassled by the police and got booked twice in 5days. So I bought something a little more conservative, a Triumph 2500S. It had a twin strombergs powered 2.5ltr 6 with a 4 speed manual with electric overdrive in 3rd and 4th. ^^^ this was a really good car and I ended up putting mechanical fuel injection on it and a hotter cam. I did many interstate trips in this car with one memorable trip to Cairns. My mate kept a log book of the trip. Between Mackay and Townsville the car managed 300kms in 2hrs with a best of 86 kms in half an hour! This was in 1986 before mobile radar Took hold. I also learnt how to rebuild gearboxes with this car. Next was a Ford 1973 TC Cortina which I slotted in a 351 Cleveland, C4 auto. To say it was a bit of a handful is an understatement. ^^^ it was very nose heavy, had stock brakes and 7&8 inch wide 13 inch wheels. But man did it go with 4V heads ,780 Holley , 0.550 lift cam and a 150hp shot of nitrous............it only weighed 1150kgs! Scared myself sh!tless in this car , not so much from the power but more from trying to get it to turn and stop! Next up was a 1971 XJ6 Jaguar with a small block 350 chev (no it didn't have chev badges on it) ported Fuelie heads, mild cam, custom extractors and a Celica steel case 5 speed box, limited slip Dana diff and massive 4 pot brakes on the front. I broke many many gearboxes in this car. I did a lot of interstate trips in this car and it was a really great car. ^^^I kept this car for 10 years, great car! Whilst I had the Jag I bought a work car but couldn't leave that alone either. It was a little Ford 440 1.6ltr Cortina. It's in the background of this photo. I ended up dropping an RS2000 2.0 ltr 4 in it with a Celica 5 speed. Other than that the car was stock, a total sleeper. And it was pretty quick, weighing in at about 8-900kgs. It would lift the RH front wheel! Staying with Jags for a while I bought another, a 1974 XJ12 5.3ltr V12. This car stayed completely original and was a really good car. Super smooth, I loved that Turbine like V12. It had quad strombergs carbs on it and I learnt a lot about synchronising carbs with this car. ^^^ eventually the V12 wore me down with it's insane fuel economy, 500kms from the 110ltr tanks........if I was lucky! I bought a Expensive Daewoo HQ ute while I built my house, it was a 202 3 speed column crash box with all round drum brakes. ^^^It served it's purpose but it was a peice of sh!t. My next car was my all time love....... A Ford XA Hardtop. 351 Cleveland, 4 speed Toploader, 9 inch 31 spline Detroit Locker. I LOVE THIS CAR and will keep it till I die! It's currently under going a full rotisserie rebuild. Latest cars are my wife's 08 FG XR6T ZF and my 05 BA Typhoon 6 speed man. Always wanted a Typhoon and I'll keep this forever as well, love it [emoji7] Sorry about some of the crappie pics.

Opinions about which oil to use are like arseholes.......everybody's got one [emoji6]

What's that White stuff Stevo? Sorry couldn't help myself [emoji12] I know you're pretty hung up on the "White Worms "

I think most of these newer systems inject after the turbo so the turbo should be safe.

#coz life is much easier when wife thinks she always knows best[emoji6]

GST on new houses only. You don't pay Gst on secondhand goods. All food would be the same GST. Yes new car=GST. But remember you would be paying a flat income tax of say 15%.

The Howard government has a lot to answer for, for giving out handouts and tax breaks that were long term unsustainable. Now current governments are in trouble trying to take them away. IMHO we should have a flat tax system and increase the GST to about 25%. The more you spend the more tax you pay.

LOL Queenslanders! They love too SWING!!!