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Has anyone ever used a barber's chair for home theater seating? I always want to fall asleep when I get my hair cut. I don't know if it's the comfy chair or the girl's fingers running through my hair. There are three chairs for sale locally.
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I had a 74 Porsche 914. Also known as the poor man's Porsche. Thier prices have skyrocketed as of late.
One of the funnest and scariest cars I've owned.
Image from the net. Mine had these Rivera wheels but the car was silver.
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You have the 4 cylinder or 6? I had a friend who had the 4 cylinder version.
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The 914 and 914/6 were mid-engined and, at the time, really were the Poor Person's Porsche.
The Fiat X1/9 was also around in more or less the same time frame -- a little nicer looking, but -- yeah -- a Fiat.
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I always called the 1976 Porsche 924 the poor man's Porsche because it offered an automatic transmission.
The 914 with the six cylinder oil-cooled engine had the getup and go of the 911, but was rough riding. Both four and six cylinder are still desired.
I purchased a new 1976 912E that I wish I still had. Only about 2100 made for one year, and are quite collectible. The color was Light Yellow, and it had the 2.0-liter four cylinder engine. Kept it about a year and sold it to a guy from California who saw it while being serviced in Atlanta. The 912E below is exactly like it. I sold it to enter the 911S Guards Red "rabbit hole".
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You have the 4 cylinder or 6? I had a friend who had the 4 cylinder version.
I wish it had been a 6cyl. Those can be very collectible and big money. For a real 914/6 that is.
Mine, IIRC came with a 1.8 liter 4 cyl with fuel injection. Someone converted it to a single carb before me. I converted it to twin webbers. Not a fast car in a straight line by any means. -
@BlueBirdMusic didn't the 924 come with a 4cyl audi engine?
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Every since test driving a 968 Turbo in 2008 ive wanted one. It was a blast to drive and a genuinely fast car. The way the rear end would squat when you nailed it was intoxicating.
I love the looks too.
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I had a 74 Porsche 914. Also known as the poor man's Porsche. Thier prices have skyrocketed as of late.
One of the funnest and scariest cars I've owned.
Image from the net. Mine had these Rivera wheels but the car was silver.
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It might be. I'm not sure. I took that pic from the internet. Not my photo.
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Drive a 924 and it was sloooow
But always wanted to drive a 911T. Just never got the chance.
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I had one of these back in the day.
It was a really sweet car to drive but it was a tremendous piece of poo otherwise...
Constantly tinkering with ignition and balancing carbs....but that was all child's play until the wiring harness shorted and caught fire while driving it....it took 9 months to get the correct harness and I sold it right after that.
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Oddly enough at about the same time VW discontinued the Karman Ghia they introduced the "Thing"
You know the THING
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ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
Mikey081057 wrote: »I had one of these back in the day.
It was a really sweet car to drive but it was a tremendous piece of poo otherwise...
Constantly tinkering with ignition and balancing carbs....but that was all child's play until the wiring harness shorted and caught fire while driving it....it took 9 months to get the correct harness and I sold it right after that.
One of my grad school professors had a TR-6, in BRG. Gorgeous little cars and every bit as persnickety as their forebears, indeed.
Another grad school era buddy of mine (albeit in a different discipline and at a different university) bought a TR7 (hardtop) ca. 1977. It was an interesting vehicle. It was also orange.
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They also called the TR7 the Wedge... I never heard anything good about it.
Had a friend who had a Triumph GT6+
He had similar issues with fuel delivery and wiring/electrical problems.
My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
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Hey @ken brydson , has your air cleared up there at all yet? Portland is so bad that most places have closed down.Gustard X26 Pro DAC
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Hey @ken brydson , has your air cleared up there at all yet? Portland is so bad that most places have closed down.
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This morning wasn't too. Bad but the wind must have shifted because it's really thick right now. We need rain bad!Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
This morning wasn't too. Bad but the wind must have shifted because it's really thick right now. We need rain bad!
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Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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Mikey081057 wrote: »Oddly enough at about the same time VW discontinued the Karman Ghia they introduced the "Thing"
You know the THING
I JUST saw one the other day. It was a 2 door. It was red with white top. It was definitely restored. The driver was young and had a smile on his face for some reason. I liked the color scheme.
I hadn't seen a THING in many, many years! I think most rusted away a long time ago.
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Sr71 Blackbird, my favorite war plane.
Two Pratt&Whitney J58’s hurtling that bad boy at Mach 3+, and nearly into outer space.
Oh to ride in one of those.
@mhardy6647 Great photo!
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Mikey081057 wrote: »Oddly enough at about the same time VW discontinued the Karman Ghia they introduced the "Thing"
You know the THING
I JUST saw one the other day. It was a 2 door. It was red with white top. It was definitely restored. The driver was young and had a smile on his face for some reason. I liked the color scheme.
I hadn't seen a THING in many, many years! I think most rusted away a long time ago.
There's a fellow at audiokarma who has a restored Thing.
Beastly cool.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
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I agree! What am I worried about?
I was shocked to see my RTi12's cross-over board being the size of a Rubik's cube or smaller.
Heart surgery #2 and #3 is now facing me.
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@BlueBirdMusic didn't the 924 come with a 4cyl audi engine?
@CH46E, I had to look it up. My memory capabilities have slipped a little.
"The Porsche 924 used an Audi four-cylinder engine and a rear-mounted transaxle." (from internet)
By the way, I now drive a made in Japan 1998 RAV4 with about 130K miles.
Prior to the 1998 RAV4, I drove a 1999 made in Japan RAV4 with over 320K miles totaled when a 16 year old pulled out in front of me. It was the best car I have ever owned. Going backwards in car years now.
"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA
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