The Simpson seat belts are a step beyond.  Wow.  I could use those.  : )

Although, thinking it over, if I were racing up Pikes Peak, I might have the seat belt unhooked (and the door slightly ajar) just in case.

http://www.oldcartrader.com/ocdetail26488.htm

Ran across this but it's neither red nor black.  I know we've all seen photos of this car in the past.

If you're in Las Vegas, maybe you can take it for a test drive.

Site has Feb. 3, 2007 date at top, so it seems to be a current listing.  ;)

The 1st Annual TGP Roman Riding 500-Mile Race will be held at Coauhila, Mexico on February 30th, 2007. 

Contestants must drive two McLaren Turbo Coupes simultaneously.  Vehicles may be either red or black.

:laugh: LOL

Quote from: LukeZ34 on January 20, 2007, 03:27:08 PM
Just a word of caution.. Use those Magic erasers carefully. Pushing too hard, or getting too aggressive with one can marr the hell out of a vehicle's paint. It's not so much of a big deal if you've got a decent buffer to erase any damage it may have caused, but if you don't have access to one, use them very lightly.

I have to echo LukeZ34's comments about Magic Eraser.  While Magic Eraser is a miracle product, it is gently abrasive, no question.  I've used them on many different types of materials and  the longer you use them or the harder you press, the more of the original material can be removed.  On tar spots, I use Bug and Tar remover, or gasoline, etc.  Wait, gas is more expensive than Bug and Tar Remover.  LOL

Merry Christmas.

All the best to all TGP owners, w-body owners, folks who like TGP's but don't have one yet, folks who race, folks who cruise, even those car owners who don't actually drive their car(s).

I believe "Merry Christmas" is politically correct, here!  LOL

I doubt that we'll see snow here in Chicago by anytime before nightfall on Christmas Day. Anybody wanna race???  ; )

I may have to play golf tomorrow.  It's an old tradition that, mostly, I had given up since coming back to Chicago after living in more southerly climes.

I'd be surprised if I break 80.  I haven't played since my car wreck, which proved fatal to my first TGP.  I gave my new TGP a Christmas present.  A car wash, complete with wheel and tire treatment.  I never allow them to use spray wax or clear-coat-anything on my car.  And undercar wash is somewhat useless.  It's a lot more convenient just to drive around in the rain.  If my roof didn't leak (I believe it's at the windshield seal), I'd drive in the rain.  But since I only drive when I want to, and it's not raining, I don't get the headliner wet.  Except for car washes.  In the summer, I'll wash it by hand, especially after waxing it my own self.

1. 3M liquid wax -- Professional Formula Perfect-It? Show Car Liquid Wax Ultra High Gloss Finish

2. Swirl remover -- Meguiar's or 3M (not sure it matters)

3. Gold carnauba liquid -- Meguiar's "The Professional" Hi Tech Yellow Wax 26 Mirror Glaze High Gloss Paint Protection  (That's quite a name... LOL)

I used to get the deepest shine I've seen with about four treatments with DuPont? AP Teflon.   That was a three-step process. RoadRunner Fleet Detailing my car and a lot of Penske's trucks after proving it on some of their race cars, including Indy cars. My car actually felt like it was moving faster because of the Teflon coating.  But I can't defend it if you don't believe it.  LOL

?   A dual-action (rotating and orbital, I believe) was used to apply thick liquids from squeeze bottlles, applied onto terrycloth pad. First, a diatomaceous earth product, called "pre-treat" was used to dissolve and remove anything on the paint. Handwork is absolutely necessary near rubber trim and all of these products should be immediately removed from any black rubber moldings, etc.

?  Then the dry or almost dry pre-treat was wiped off.  These days, I believe they'd have used a really good Micro-fiber cloth to do that.  Cheap Micro-fiber cloths can scratch if a lot pressure is applied.

?  Then the teflon was applied.  It goes on just like wax.  Then the Teflon was wiped off.

A second coat was applied no sooner than 24 hours (roughly). Additional coats performed like swirl remover, until eventually all swirls were gone.  It took four coats to get there.  It lasted a couple of years after the last application, many years ago, maybe 10-12 years ago. I still had some minor swirls and could have gone further, but it was just perfectly satisfactory for me for a long time after treament with that stuff.

Since I can't obtain that product anymore as only known source went out of business in Indianapolis, I've used the 3M as my base and top it off with the gold carnauba.

That's what I'll likely do with my new TGP, in da spring.  : )

Merry Christmas, again!  ; )

Wow.  What a website.

I really liked this one which features a Ferrari.  :icon_biggrin:

Though I'd not trade my TGP for a Bentley, I think I'd go for a trade for a car like the Ferrari in this video.  LOL

http://videos.streetfire.net/category/Ferrari/0/af793cc2-ee2b-4464-9a54-9897017f103d.htm

Although I tried to inject a bit of humor, I was not being facetious or sarcastic.  I respect your ablities which are obviously extensive, I know that nobody knows everything though.  There is a lot to learn about TGP's and this is probably the best place for me to do that, unless undercar.  : )

Wow.  I am really impressed with your experience as listed in post above.  Would you plaese email me all of your knowledge.  At least I know where to locate an apparent expert.

Though I won't PUSH bad information, I may occasionally err.  LOL
Since car sat in a garage for 8 years, being rarely moved, time had the opportunity to destroy my crossover, I'd imagine at the bellows.  Exhaust fumes abound in my passenger compartment, when I accelerate substantially. Heater setting is worse about fumes than Vent setting. I always use Vent setting anyway.  A/C should get repaired next spring, and my leaking windshield needs attention, though sunroof drains are clear and seal there is not ideal. I'll wax the car in the Spring and it should be good for most, if not all, of the summer.

I'd like to know how much loss in performance can be quantified with my a defective crossover pipe. Are there any quantifiable numbers available? If possible, please compare effects and pressures and/or pertinent temperatures at turbo and intake and cylinder.

Also, when building chips, do designers compensate for EGR function providing cooling effect at intake?

Who has the best replacement crossover pipe available?  What are all of the options and their various costs?

Stock at dealer about $165 plus another $165 to install. I might just do that because it may be Spring before I can drive to ideal repair location. I could get any crossover installed though I won't be doing that labor myself.

If you have a scanned image and it is 300 dpi, you can't enlarge it without some pixellization.

If you have a 600 dpi scan file, you can enlarge it to double the size

If you have a 1200 dpi scan file, you can enlarge it to riple the size (and maybe even four times the size) comfortably.

And there are even higher resloutions available on many scanners made today.

I used to photograph racing yachts and other yachts, but I used print film 100ASA/ISO, then got 16x20 enlarged contact sheets for samples, then had enlargements made.

Unless I used 25ASA/ISO slide film, I could not enlarge any 35mm Nikon images without graininess (which is roughly equivalent to 'pixellization."  So I used a Pentax 6x7 which gave me 54mm x 70mm negatives.  From those 54x70mm negs, I could enlarge photos to 30" x 40" without graininess.  Those photos sold for $350-450 per copy back in the early 80's.

Good luck with your photos.  I hope this information proves useful.  : )





These days I have and use three different Nikon digital cameras.  The biggest one is a D70S.  It only goes to a maximum resolution of 200ISO but is great camera with interchangeable lenses.  I use two ED lenses, an 18-70mm zoom lens and a 70-200mm zoom lens.

The middle camera is a Nikon Coolpix4500 which I use mostly for macro photography around my desk and office. The macro setting allows me to focus as closely as less than 2" for closeups of smalll objects, like items I intend to sell on ebay.





The last Nikon I purchased is a Coolpix 7900 that goes down to 50ASA/ISO and gives me photos I can enlarge somewhat.



I also use a scanner, mostly for flat photos, pages, etc.

Jud, your joke helped a lot more than it hurt.   :laugh:

Keep them coming. Always up for a good joke like that.

Jud---

Never tell a joke like that to a person with cracked ribs.  LOL  (ouch)

It must have been quite a ways down the road to the next mall.

You can get 100 plastic wallets for $1.75 on ebay.

Thanks for the best laugh of the year.  But I guess the award for the Fastest TGP is even better than the Best Joke Award.  teehee

- Larry M

Well, I did a bit more research and apparently they are all real photos.  I see four that are given a Lockheed-Martin photo credit.

Here's a link:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/multimedia/orion_contract_images.html

Oh, thanks, Invasion1.  Nice to know about that.  : )

I guess one of the moderators has put "Checking Engine" beneath my name.  Not sure why.

Re: The Indy 500 Pace Car -- that was never mine nor did I ever see it except in photos.  No idea what it looked like inside.

Re: My "Days of Thunder" pace car (apparently there were fivve of these) -- the only difference I could tell were the five holes in the rear section of the roof where the track light bar was mounted, and one small hole (about1/2") in the black console.  My car had tan leather seats.  Supposedly, the only differences between "Days of Thunder" pace cars and normal 1990 TGP's was the hotter chip and the 160? thermostat.  The dealer told me as soon as I saw it that it had been used as a pace car for the movie and was trucked to some car shows here nad there.  It had never been titled until I bought it.

Hope these facts clear things up.