[ExI] restoration-ready

[William Flynn Wallace]

I remember a guy who was so into safety for his kids that he had railroad
ties put in the side doors.  I wonder what that car weighed.  bill w

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 9:50 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
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> *…*> *On Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
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> >…I dispute 'safe as a motorcycle'.  When I had one I noticed right away
> that cars would pull in front of me as if they did not see me  No 'as if' -
> they didn't.  They were looking for big vehicles.  I saw this numerous
> times in the short time I had the bike.  Aside:  can you drive a Jeep in
> California without any exhaust treatment?  bill w
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> Those have no exhaust treatment.  California cannot require you to modify
> your car, nor can it make a street legal car non-street legal retroactively.
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> By safe as a motorcycle, I meant there is very little crash protection.
> The old Willys MBs don’t even have doors really.  You can get a canvas top
> with those… I don’t even know what to call them exactly… door-like
> appendages which are soft, no glass.  The old jeeps are buyer beware.
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> On the other hand, jeeps are noisy, so that might help warn drivers of
> your presence.
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> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 8:16 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
> Of *John Grigg via extropy-chat
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> *>…*Oh, I just found a Youtube video hosted by a lovely young woman with
> prodigious cleavage who does a tutorial! Lol
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> Taunting us he is.  He makes that lead in, then refuses to offer the URL!
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> Oh wait, retract, I already know how to drive a stick shift.  I was nearly
> 40 before I ever owned a car with automatic.  I would still like to view
> the buxom stick rider.
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> Hey what a concept!  Drivers’ Education taught by bikini beauties!  John
> you are onto an idea with huge moneymaking potential.
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> >>…STILL some of those 75 year old Willys MBs rolling around with olive
> drab paint and the white star on the >hood….
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> >…Wow! They were truly built to last. What an anachronism in our age of
> planned obsolescence...  John  :  )
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> Not so much built to last, but rather built to survive and built to be
> repaired.  If you go to a car show where you can see one, ask to gawk under
> the hood.  Notice how simple it is.  Private Leonard Lawrence could rebuild
> one.  All metal (a few with wood parts in places but no plastic) generous
> tolerances on the bolt holes, relatively few welds, sturdy frames,
> suspension dampers are a maybe.
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> People who own them realize that everything doesn’t break at the same
> time.  You can have a minor simple repair every coupla years or less, and
> have it go seven decades.
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> If you put it in a car show, you don’t even need to wash it: judges like
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> I would agree with your friend in that they are not traffic friendly: drum
> brakes and power nothing.  You steer it with your muscles.  They are not as
> safe as a motorcycle: no side protection.  You crash, you die.  So don’t
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