TomoHawk

My 280Z had the deflated spare tire in it when I got it, and certain GM cars had them in the 70s. I even tried to help a motorist once to mount that spare wheel and inflate it, but the air was gone and te tire wouldn't hold the air. Fortunately, it was in front of my house, so we broke out the electric air compressor. The can of air is sometimes found on eBay, but I wonder how well it will work, and a can of air for your hobby airbrush might be better off, with the electric inflator as the standby. The spare in my car was worthless, except for rubbing through the paint in the bottom of the spare wheel well. I have since excused it and prefer the full-size spare. thx

Do you still have the eBay link? Which section(s) were included? thx

Do you really think they had synthetic rubbers in the late 1960s or 1970s Japan? With the quality of the insulation on the wiring, and the other rubber parts on the car that are now crumbling, things point to NO. It probably would be a good idea to find out what kind of material things like boots or modern rubber car things are made of. You may even be surprised to find out that they're made of soy-based rubber even.

Yes, some dolls are made of a very heavy urethane rubber, and some people can relate to those. The molding process is similar too.

Perhaps there's a better place to get a power feed for your switch? I assumed you were using the headlamps for power, so going with the running lights would be a better choice. Maybe there's a better one than that even. thx

Do you think having to turn the lights on before starting the engine is a good thing? If your battery is partially down, then you won't be able to start the engine & charge the battery...

Mine was painted the same color as the dash (and old dash cap) so when I replaced the dash cap, I painted it all the same color ( black vinyl paint.) I think that it would be a good idea to paint that part and anything else under the windscreen with something that won't reflect the sun into your eyes or back at the windscreen.

Does anyone know when the Bull Run rallies actually occured? Like when was Spike TV out there with Carmen Electra & the 'flag babes' & all recording the show? This article is from the Reno, NV stop two years ago (Summer 2005), so maybe that's when they were there, not in March of this year, as I doubt WA has nice weather in March. There was also a statement by the shows organizer/producer, Andrewn Duncan. They invite feedback on the show, but it's probably too late to suggest anything, unless they have this rally series again sometime. I'm kinda surprised that there weren't any purpose-built cars more apt to compete & win (with a very good driving team) on the show. That, and an overall map of the sections that were used. I'll have to watch the next 6 weeks ofthe series to see where they went. thx

What magazine was the Trunk Monkey reading?

No problem with that, Enigma, I gotcha. Trying to make sure people who read this now and later on don't get the wrong perception.

Remember the discussion we had long ago giving the car an electrical charge that would 'incapacitate' the theif sitting behind the wheel? It seems to me that this electrical charghe is also about the same thing as those electrolytic rust-prevention systems. You'd be doing both jobs with the same device. :cheeky:

OK, so what do you call that timed engine-disabling gadget, and who makes one? (BRYAN) I don't care who has one in their car. Enigma, Be careful when using the word SAFE, as most people will agree that no antitheft device will make your car safe. Safer maybe. You're talking about relative safety. here.

Gary, Have you looked into RTV URETHANE rubber? There are many kinds of 2-part formulas. You just need one that is oil& gas-resistant, and maybe even heat resistant.

Who is suggesting posting instructions in a car on how to steal cars?

IMO, There shouldn't be a need for any technical assay of the rubber, and there should be no reason why you couldn't use plain old urethane rubber, like the stuff that used to suspension bushings. You can get RTV urethane liquid in gallons, and just pour it into molds that you make yourself from plastic or thin plywood the size of the originals, and insert doweling for the tubes while it's curing. It's like making rubber doll parts.

Who had the electric thing that required you to push a button within, say 30 seconds of starting the engine, or the engine would be disabled?

I think using some RTV urethane rubber Mix, you could form blocks the size you need, then split the blocks, make grooves for the tubes, and clamp them into the brackets. thx

Grant Products (the steering wheel people) makes a steering wheel hub that allows you to remove your steering wheel, and lock a cover in its place. http://www.grantproducts.com/grant.fm$retrieve?seqnum=131203&html=grantdetail

I haven't seen those in any catalog for years.

Will- Two of the fuse link circuits gan be ganged together, and it would work, but the links are there for electrical safety, so I wouldn't recommend it. I agree the wiring should be straighted up at the least. Those black plastic covers do look out of place too. It depends on the owner's priorities- looks or function. thx

I got my dash cap(from Too-Instense. IIRC), and the dimmer & odo-reset holes were only slightly off, but everything else was fine. Too bad you can't make those so the speedo & tach will come out; I take mine off about once or twice a year to put in new bulbs. Getting the dimmer & odo-reset knobs to stick on is the difficult thing.

You kidding (about the stopsign stuff?) Last week, a guy (in an SUV of course) tried to push in my pasenger door because he decided to forego the stop signs, probably because he couldn't leave 3 minutes earlier for work. ( I was 15 minutes early, as usual.) Then he followed me down the street, and HAD to stop at the next sign because I was in front. Then he decided to flash his lights, drive around me (blocking the other lane,) flip me off, then just about bash another car getting onto the main street. He even went through the red light that's there too. He doesn't deserve to drive; maybe somebody will steal the SUV on a rainy day whe he's in a rush to a big business deal. Oh yeah- if you don't pull up and ONTO to the crosswalk at a light, somebody will pull in front of you.

Walter- I-71 in either diection on about any day is like a bullet train. Any vehicle on the left lane must be doin 71, minimum, most are 80. I thought 71 was was highway number. And don't forget I-480, where that's the speed minimum (80) in any lane. I'm told in Florida that the ziper-method is supposed to be state law? From experience, I see it all the time in crowded parking lots, and it seems to work. I'm in favour if leaving about 1/2 car length space every 3 or 4 cars at the light. It gets the entire line of cars up to speed faster. thx

If you win the thing, and you get the $200,000 , then I suppose you can afford some more bodywork, and maybe even refresh the whole car, except for the F-150 and the TransAm, which are fairy new anyway, and would just need some paint on the front. I'm surprised none of the csars has a bra on the front.

Don't forget the next show of Bull Run is tomorrow, Tuesday night at 10pm ET on Spike TV.