Kevin

Why? I'd LS swap an S-10.

I have an employee who called me around 7:40 this evening while I was at church. I answered it because I thought something must be wrong. He proceded to tell me that he was going to be late to work because he forgot to set the alarm clock. I was confused and asked him if he realized it was Wednesday evening just after 7:30. He said, "Oh really?" I was like, "yeah." He told me he was sorry and he'd see me tomorrow. Odd! I think he's drunk. I've noticed an odd, "I finished drinking around 3 hours ago" smell about him lately. A couple mornings, I'd bet he'd blow more than a 0.08. I really don't know what to do about this guy.

I am proud of your accomplishment.

Maybe it has the hybrid engine from the new Maverick.

We had a materials meeting at Fall Creek Falls last week. I saw this Maverick sitting outside. It was cool enough, but the sign made me giggle.

I could never have a 4 post lift. I'd end up putting one of my cars on it and have to move 5000 things out from under it to drive the car.

From Tennessee Code Ann. 55-4-111: (A) For participation in, or transportation to and from, club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses as a collector's item; (B) On the highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining repairs to or maintenance on such motor vehicle; and (C) For general transportation only on Saturday and Sunday. I don't see anything about mileage limits in Tennessee. It just says the vehicle has to be in original stock condition. Antique vehicle law isn't something that is enforced in Tennessee. I guess you could always tell a cop that you were out testing if you were pulled over. I don't imagine I would be breaking the law anyway. I rarely drive the truck during the week as is.

I was doing some research on getting an antique tag for a vehicle that is turning 25 years old next year. I did not realize Tennessee was allowing the "Vintage License Plate". "Vintage License Plates. Instead of registering a vehicle with the standard antique motor vehicle plate, a person may choose to register an antique motor vehicle with an official vintage Tennessee license plate of the era when the vehicle was manufactured, and may display that license plate as their official Tennessee vehicle registration on the rear of the vehicle. Provisions for vintage plates also apply to motorcycles." My old license plate, that was on my 1998 Ram SS/T when it was new, has been hanging on the garage/basement wall since it was replaced in 2000. My current tag expires in October, so I'm going to wait until January to register my old vintage license plate to the truck.

The Challenger has around 10,400 miles on it. I haven't done much to it. I've done one cosmetic mod to it. I put an old school Pentastar on the passenger fender like they did back in the 60s and 70s. I bought some smoked LED lights to replace those unsightly rear bumper reflectors. I haven't installed those yet due to the fact that you have to take the whole rear fascia off to get to the fasteners on the backside of the reflectors. I have almost bought a Barton shifter more than once, but I don't hate the factory shifter like most people do. I guess when you are used to the ones they put in 1980s Chrysler turbo cars, anything is an upgrade. I may buy one of those 1970 style pistol grip shifter handles. They are made by Hurst like the originals, but they cost nearly $300. I have also contemplated buying a pair of wider factory style wheels and 305 or 315 width rear tires. I'm trying to decide if I think it's worth it. It doesn't offer that much more traction and it's hardly noticeable as a cosmetic modification. As for drivetrain mods, I'm not sure if I'll ever do anything. My car is still under warranty and the ECU will tell them even if you were thinking about changing anything on a rainy Tuesday in March. I may eventually do the cam, big throttle body, long tubes, and a tune. It's expensive as heck to do that kinda stuff to anything newer than an old school small block V8. I'd like to find a wrecked 392 car and do all the mods to that engine and slap it in my 1980 D150. Wrecks are hard to find. You pretty much have to buy takeouts from shops that put the whole shooting match in a crate. They have videos of them running with ECU, wiring, fuel tank, engine/trans, gauge cluster, infotainment center, and key fob all on a pallet. My truck has an automatic transmission, so I'd like to find a 392 mated to the 8 speed automatic.

My friend's Mach 1 is a really nice car...

The government also mandated the metric system. How are we coming with that? The government should never mandate anything anyway, ever. The main reason gasoline is so high is this idiot who is occupying the white house. When you shut down drilling and rely on foreign oil, what do you expect? I believe gasoline is artificially expensive in order to drive people to electric vehicles. Biden will be fighting an uphill battle after November for his last two years in office anyway. I just don't see the electric vehicles thing working, especially for people who rely on power to work. I'd love for someone to explain to me how semi trucks, construction equipment, etc. will operate on electricity. Where this electricity is going to come from is a HUGE hurdle.

I have ZERO desire for an electric car. When they figure out how we're going to produce all of that electricity and they save me money over a gasoline powered car, I might buy one for an appliance type car. For an enthusiast car, I'll never be without a manual transmission.

A friend of mine, who works downstairs, picked up this 2022 Mach 1 the other day. It's actually the first one I've seen in person. I like the color better than I thought I would. I also like this spoiler better than the big one. Other than the automatic, this is the way I'd order one. I might pick blue if I ordered one.

I quit using Fakebook. I only go on there when someone sends me a message.

I thought you gave up on the forum, John. I didn't think it was coming back.