• rickp
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Topic: Lemons has affected our team...

After running our first outing at YeeHaw this year, I think that some of my teammates and I have forever been changed.  Every car I pass on the road, I consider for entry into Lemons.  Here is an *almost* verbatim transcript of some text messages between myself a teammate this afternoon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeOFgjvL28M

-rick

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

You're still looking at Supra Turbos? Meh. Find a K-Car turbo!

The worst part of this disease is when you start trying to apply lemony fixes to your road vehicles.

My truck has a soup can strapped to the exhaust, a blob of JB Weld on the power steering pump, and I have half a mind to throw away the troublesome metal shift linkage and replace it with wood.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

EyeMWing wrote:

and I have half a mind to throw away the troublesome metal shift linkage and replace it with wood.

See?  you have half a mind.  Still have half left to lose.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

K-Car Turbos are fine, but we prefer Chevy Sprint Turbos.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Is it affected or infected?

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Modelwerks wrote:

Is it affected or infected?

"yes".

-Rick

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

I agree

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Every day I walk through the company parking lot and look at all the excellent candidates for Lemons.   Some of them look perfect for the job, but I haven't been able to convince the owners that this is a worthy cause.   :-(

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

My neighbor has a sweet Merkur XR4Ti parked in his driveway.  He drives it maybe once every two or 3 months so I am slowly warming him up to the idea of Lemons.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Judge Phil wrote:

K-Car Turbos are fine, but we prefer Chevy Sprint Turbos.

.... Just out of curiosity, you have one of the Dodge/Plymouth minivans with the K-car turbo mill come through yet?

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

bottlingguy wrote:

My neighbor has a sweet Merkur XR4Ti parked in his driveway.  He drives it maybe once every two or 3 months so I am slowly warming him up to the idea of Lemons.

I would love to see an XR4Ti running Lemons!  Good luck.  Be sure to post lots of pics of the build!

-rick

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

rickp wrote:
bottlingguy wrote:

My neighbor has a sweet Merkur XR4Ti parked in his driveway.  He drives it maybe once every two or 3 months so I am slowly warming him up to the idea of Lemons.

I would love to see an XR4Ti running Lemons!  Good luck.  Be sure to post lots of pics of the build!

-rick

Hennessey runs an XR4Ti.

It's the Tuner School Car.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

I too have started seeing Lemons potential in many things, and occasionally even seek them out. Here's a big crop of Lemons, ready for harvest.
http://www.kstreetstudio.com/files/dmc/rust/opel/DSC_0035-1024.JPG

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Wow, and here I grew up thinking an all-Mopar junkyard was specialized...

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

I always wanted one of these in high school with a V8 in it.

Probably glad I never did it though...

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

EyeMWing wrote:

... Just out of curiosity, you have one of the Dodge/Plymouth minivans with the K-car turbo mill come through yet?

Yes!  The "Mysteries Inc Racing" team has run a turbovan in a few of the West Coast events...and they would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

rickp wrote:
bottlingguy wrote:

My neighbor has a sweet Merkur XR4Ti parked in his driveway.  He drives it maybe once every two or 3 months so I am slowly warming him up to the idea of Lemons.

I would love to see an XR4Ti running Lemons!  Good luck.  Be sure to post lots of pics of the build!

-rick

Someone offered me one for free just two days ago.  Appealing and terifying.  I would have to have a long talk with the Turbo Schnitzel guys first.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

There've been quite a few Lemons XR4Ti's...

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

CowDriver wrote:

Every day I walk through the company parking lot and look at all the excellent candidates for Lemons.

I was walking around Coffee & Cars with Judge Scott today noticing all the cars models that have run Lemons. 924s, Jettas, Integras, C4s, Firebirds & Mustangs.

At one point we saw a Model T and I mentioned how I saw a frame for $400. He told me I'm a true glutton for punishment.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Rumor is a Model T will be at Buttonwillow.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Jay and I shared an entertaining conversation during the Houston race about running a Tin Lizzie. Hypothetically, of course.

It's just a matter of time before we see a steam powered car at Lemons.

Pat Mulry, TARP Racing #67

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Mulry wrote:

It's just a matter of time before we see a steam powered car at Lemons.

Not enough hot air for you already? heh.

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It takes a steam powered car about 45 minutes to get up to, well, steam, then it only runs for 15-20 minutes. Sounds like a Lemons car to me.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

Mulry wrote:

It's just a matter of time before we see a steam powered car at Lemons.

I wonder how you will shovel coal into an open flame while running off in Diamond's Edge; all while sitting on a giant pressure vessel.

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Re: Lemons has affected our team...

pretty sure you can't have steam in Lemons because the kill switch wouldn't work... but your idea intrigues me and i wish to learn morehttp://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-ash1/v121/189/94/9026996/n9026996_34189324_661.jpg