Worst "Up" - grades Under $200

[Quicksilver]

Damn... Someone listed the eRam electric super charger before I could get there.

The bobble head dog is just silly. Why would someone do that???

. . .

Now the dancing hula girl that I put on the dash is pure class. Oh yeah!

(and it has the added benefit of pissing off the "nose in the air purists".)


(Ok... So maybe I only put it on temporarily to get a reaction at next months breakfast club. "Hula girl is my copilot!!!")

[mtbguy]

I'm a caliper painter too. I was excited about it at first............

[Astroboy]

That is FUNNY.

They had another winner in selling the NOVA in South America.

Originally Posted by nameisbauer

not if you or your car are:

Caprice:
1 a: a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action b: a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes 2: a disposition to do things impulsively

Classic:
Well your car is a classic, so at least its Half right.

(Thats funny that Chevy decided to call a car "something done impulsively" Like we didnt know that already)

[c019740]

$83.00 on a cigarette lighter. I don't even smoke. At least it works now.

[chrisf]

saw an awesome intake setup on a honda civic at a car show here, back a couple of months ago.

It was made of pvc pipe that snaked to the front and was painted "chrome" with a K&N hanging off the end.

The best part was the owner (who was wearing a dealer's cap/visor upside down & side ways) was sitting in a lawn chair with his honey, right next to the car. I was biting my tongue to try to keep from laughing; I felt so bad.

I wish I had taken pictures of that one.

[sammyg2]

One of those air cleaner covers that don't help performance, only makes a little bit more noise.
Carbon fible glue on crap, anything to do with posers or rice, that's all I can think of that hasn't already been covered.

[nameisbauer]

I just found something worse than painting your calipers.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/pts/462593457.html

[nesslar]

Originally Posted by c019740

$83.00 on a cigarette lighter. I don't even smoke. At least it works now.

[nesslar]

Originally Posted by v8_ranch

Man, thank you for letting me be able to see this thread in time to tell on myself...

Let's just say it has to do with Womens leather boots...

Shoot! I had just recently gotten that "episode" of your's out of my mind. Kinda' like a song that just won't get the #%@* out....

[DonNewton]

just found something worse than painting your calipers.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/pts/462593457.html


Hold your calls, we have a winner!

[SXSMAN]

The " painting stock brake calipers red to mimac high performance calipers " got me thinking .

I found some new alloy oil return tubes for $10 each on fleabay and stayed late one night ar work polishing them to almost a chrome like finish .

Will anybody other than me see them ?

No

What I polished , will it help in oil return ?

No ( I polished the outside )

Do you ever do something just because YOU think it will look cool ?

Although it cost me nothing but time , I guess it falls under the "lame" heading .


Add Side by Sides name to the bonehead list .

SxS

[mountain14er]

Originally Posted by Rich Lambert

Putting cheap a$$ black plastic mirrors* on a longhood 911/912 and having to drill new holes in the door to mount them. Then, coming to your senses and having to deal with those new holes...especially on the passenger door that never had a mirror installed there before. So now a mirror has to be put on to hide the holes and is in a spot that makes it totally useless. Dam '80's Tweeks catalogs made the plastic mirrors look so cool. I did this to a '66 912 many years ago.

*particularly the ones with the bellows

If you had said it was a '70 911T, I'd say I bought your car. Stupid passenger side bracket drives me nuts.

[unclebilly]

Am I the only one out there who painted my calipers Silver?

[the]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Am I the only one out there who painted my calipers Silver?

I doubt anyone else painted your calipers silver. If they did, I hope you kick their a$s when you find them!

And +1 on the big black aftermarket mirrors as being the worst 911 "upgrade." The thought of everyone taking a drill to their early 911 doors to mount those monstrosities throughout the '80s is, as we said back then, "funny, yet sad."

[glewis80SC]

Cool Collar $ 35.00 !!!!! In my mind the car runs cooler!!! Rebuilt the front calipers but was able to stay away from the paint......but i thought about it.

[deathpunk dan]

Originally Posted by SXSMAN

I found some new alloy oil return tubes for $10 each on fleabay and stayed late one night ar work polishing them to almost a chrome like finish .
Do you ever do something just because YOU think it will look cool ?

I just rebuilt my carburetors, and then used flitz metal polish on the velocity stacks, brass fuel fittings, every nut and bolt etc. I also, for reasons known only to myself, stripped the black paint from the manifolds for a more 'rsr' (ho ho ho) look.

They look so pretty sitting on the table...

[SXSMAN]

Another look that is not ........well....just have a look .

my cheap 911R look! waddya think?

[Larry_Ratcliff]

Originally Posted by Astroboy

That is FUNNY.

They had another winner in selling the NOVA in South America.

LOL Yea the no go

[onlycafe]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

. . .

Now the dancing hula girl that I put on the dash is pure class. Oh yeah!

(and it has the added benefit of pissing off the "nose in the air purists".)


(Ok... So maybe I only put it on temporarily to get a reaction at next months breakfast club. "Hula girl is my copilot!!!")

somebody painted my calipers silver too.
putting a pca badge on my beck spyder....priceless

[Larry_Ratcliff]

Now for my under 200 gripe... mirrors that dont match the vintage of the car. IE flag mirrors on a long hood. I guess I am an offender since I put flag mirrors on my 74.