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Forum: THE LOBBY 04-11-2024, 01:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 979
Posted By poncho-mike
It's hard to say when it was done. If you do a...

It's hard to say when it was done. If you do a punch that close to a bend line, it would distort the radius when forming. It looks like that is happening, as the corner at the bottom next to the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-29-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,195
Posted By poncho-mike
I've been laid off three times in a 42 yr career...

I've been laid off three times in a 42 yr career as a design engineer.

The first time was in 1998. I was working for a very well known tech company. As people arrived to work that morning, they...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-28-2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 973
Posted By poncho-mike
We never took my dad's license away, DMV did. ...

We never took my dad's license away, DMV did.

Dad started showing signs of dementia in his late 70s. I lived 150 miles away, but my brother lived close by and had ridden with him to get gas for...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-23-2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,264
Posted By poncho-mike
My daily driver is a 2002 Saturn Vue with 315K...

My daily driver is a 2002 Saturn Vue with 315K miles. It has a 5-spd manual behind the 143 HP Ecotec 4 and weighs in at 3400 lbs (without me),. When merging into traffic or pulling onto a busy...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-18-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,465
Posted By poncho-mike
I recently shipped a distributor cross-country,...

I recently shipped a distributor cross-country, the box was small and insured for $200. I was expecting it to cost about $18, it cost me over $27.

When I was very young, I had a 1967 Mercury...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-09-2024, 10:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 877
Posted By poncho-mike
My dad passed away about ten years ago. In his...

My dad passed away about ten years ago. In his early years, my dad worked on tanks and military gear at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville NC after WWII ended. He next worked as a maintenance man at a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-08-2024, 02:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 877
Posted By poncho-mike
I found one of those in my dad's garage after he...

I found one of those in my dad's garage after he passed away. One of the covers was missing. I think it was probably produced in the 1960s.
Mike
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE 02-02-2024, 02:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 465
Posted By poncho-mike
There isn't much demand. I had a couple of these...

There isn't much demand. I had a couple of these as well, I think I sold one over a 5 yr period. These were also used on 428HO automatic. I had maybe ten responses when I advertised mine, dates...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-31-2024, 12:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,845
Posted By poncho-mike
I work for a large corporation that manufactures...

I work for a large corporation that manufactures and sells power equipment. When pricing products, there are two labor rates we consider:

Straight labor - the average hourly rate of a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-30-2024, 09:26 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 8,443
Posted By poncho-mike
I'll toss out a few oddball things I thought...

I'll toss out a few oddball things I thought about.

1) For years I wanted to build a 73 SD455 4-spd a/c clone. I have a super solid 73 T/A with tan interior and many options. My plan in...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-22-2024, 12:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,194
Posted By poncho-mike
This has been a number of years, but I had a...

This has been a number of years, but I had a friend from high school who managed one of the oil lube stores. He broke his right hand in an accident, but was able to still run the store. He asked me...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-18-2024, 11:48 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 4,791
Posted By poncho-mike
I got rear ended in traffic in my commuter a few...

I got rear ended in traffic in my commuter a few years ago. I had a nice receiver hitch with the ball installed, which hit the other car's frame. My car didn't have much exterior damage, but it...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-16-2024, 01:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
I don't understand values attributed to many...

I don't understand values attributed to many things. Certain baseball cards may be extremely rare, but how do you establish value? It is based on perceived value, and once buyers lose interest the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-16-2024, 10:13 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
One risk that hasn't been mentioned is that...

One risk that hasn't been mentioned is that governments could seek to protect the dominance of their currency and outlaw cryptocurrency. I know China made it illegal a few years ago.
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-16-2024, 12:09 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
Greed makes people do dumb things. When I...

Greed makes people do dumb things.

When I was in college, I remember the professor talking about financial bubbles. The Tulip Bulb Mania in one of the European countries was a model he used to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-15-2024, 06:21 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
So if you have bitcoin stored on your computer,...

So if you have bitcoin stored on your computer, and your hard drive gets destroyed, do you lose the bitcoin you have stored?

What about if there is a war and somebody deploys an EMP pulse?
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-15-2024, 02:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
This is the best analogy I have heard. Bitcoin...

This is the best analogy I have heard. Bitcoin is something somebody created and it caught on as a way for black market entities to engage in financial transactions without being tracked by the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-15-2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,555
Posted By poncho-mike
Bitcoin is a digital currency that was created by...

Bitcoin is a digital currency that was created by an individual or group, which I think is independent of any government. Most currency in use is fiat money, meaning it has nothing more than the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-14-2024, 10:37 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 15,480
Posted By poncho-mike
I didn't have a camera handy, but I saw a very...

I didn't have a camera handy, but I saw a very nice late 1970s Chevy 2-dr yesterday in Raleigh. I'm not sure if it was a Malibu, but it was the same body style as the 1978-1980 Lemans. I was...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED 12-26-2023, 11:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 731
Posted By poncho-mike
I have a B198.

I have a B198.
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-23-2023, 02:18 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,125
Posted By poncho-mike
I started riding motorcycles as soon as I got my...

I started riding motorcycles as soon as I got my driver's license. At the time, I had a CL125 Honda that I rode on our property (15 acres). I got my license in summer 1973, and two months later the...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 12-19-2023, 07:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,554
Posted By poncho-mike
1973 T/A fenders are one year only. They have...

1973 T/A fenders are one year only. They have the boss for the brackets to the core support and the metal valance panel.

I have a pair of fenders off either a late 1970 or early 1971 car if...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED 12-18-2023, 07:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,449
Posted By poncho-mike
My list shows I have a 8C dated 1100700. Mike

My list shows I have a 8C dated 1100700.

Mike
Forum: 67-81 Firebird & TA Parts WANTED 12-15-2023, 04:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,878
Posted By poncho-mike
I went back and couldn't find them. I think they...

I went back and couldn't find them. I think they were on there last weekend, and were about $900. They looked pretty nice. I'm not seeing them now.
Forum: Collectibles FOR SALE 12-14-2023, 01:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 851
Posted By poncho-mike
I started subscribing to Thunder Am back when I...

I started subscribing to Thunder Am back when I was in college. At the time I had a 1967 Firebird 400 4-spd that I had made lots of modifications to. I parked it around 1979 due to the cost of...
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