Obligatory Pony Acquisition Celebratory Thread
6/29/10, 02:39 PM
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I would, but I can't get off my job. Cursed work. If only I didn't need it to pay off said pony.
I left work the instant I saw a voicemail from my dealer when my car arrived. I also took the next day off. That was leave well spent.
6/29/10, 03:21 PM
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6/29/10, 04:48 PM
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Today I spent thirty minutes just practicing starting out with a clutch, and then another thirty minutes driving it to work after I felt relatively comfortable with that. It didn't help much, I still stalled twice. 
I'm slowly getting more used to the clutch though. Going to be driving in late and working late to avoid the crowds on the road for quite a while.
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Now here's some daylight pics.
I'm slowly getting more used to the clutch though. Going to be driving in late and working late to avoid the crowds on the road for quite a while....
Now here's some daylight pics.
Mine is white, so I'll post shots in a snow storm.
Good luck w/ the clutch.
When I taught my eldest child a stick, she was eight and we went to an empty parking lot in a snowstorm. It worked great! The decreased traction provided enough slippage for her to get the feel of the clutch. After a short time she had it nailed.
When I taught my other child a stick, I had a performance car and it was summer. She did not get it right away. I was saying more gas less clutch at one point, prior to her peeling out big-time. When we finished this class and I was driving back slowly, she was asking what's up. I then showed her the 30' strip of rubber she put down.
6/29/10, 05:24 PM
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Congrats Lancel! That is a beautiful ride. I love the color combination with the Brembo wheels.
Are you planning on aftermarket exhaust? I was curious if you knew any good places around Atlanta.
Are you planning on aftermarket exhaust? I was curious if you knew any good places around Atlanta.
6/29/10, 05:53 PM
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Never had aftermarket exhaust done before to offer a recommendation. I was planning on keeping it all stock anyway, though I confess the sound deadening is really good and I haven't listened to the car from the outside yet. And well, with me revving the heck out of it and sucking at shifting, I was also thinking "You know... maybe better not to advertise how much I suck at this."
6/29/10, 06:08 PM
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Never had aftermarket exhaust done before to offer a recommendation. I was planning on keeping it all stock anyway, though I confess the sound deadening is really good and I haven't listened to the car from the outside yet. And well, with me revving the heck out of it and sucking at shifting, I was also thinking "You know... maybe better not to advertise how much I suck at this."
haha.. You'll get the hang of it..
nice ride, the nav blends in so well into the dash.
6/29/10, 08:17 PM
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The reverse operation is normal for European transmissions...and that is where Getrag is...
6/29/10, 11:18 PM
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I should really get a better camera for this. Anyway, here's something that I haven't seen yet that people have worried about: HID equipped Mustang with everything on, including fogs and in this case the blinkers were on (I'm guessing as parking lights), at night. Not great, but that's what you get for using a camera phone. I'll try a daylight or morning picture tomorrow and see if that will make it a little more clear.
6/30/10, 12:28 PM
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The reverse works just like the SROD 4-speed in my 82 GT. Down, left, up. Easy to do, but erasing 20 years of a conventional 5-speed reverse pattern won't be easy.
6/30/10, 01:42 PM
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6/30/10, 02:29 PM
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you sir have an excellent choice in options (not that I am biased sicne thats the exact option combo I ordered)
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