tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post5550603825164755796..comments2023-09-24T04:58:25.149-04:00Comments on Team Grondul: Desperately Seeking BoostMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251721824712434255noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-11089625463404549222008-03-20T17:06:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:06:00.000-04:00I just checked the 'Pedia. Note to self: no flow...I just checked the 'Pedia. Note to self: no flowing silk scarves.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251721824712434255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-48047889507645921672008-03-20T16:39:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:39:00.000-04:00Ken,Excellent web find. Consider my order for gog...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Excellent web find. Consider my order for goggles and gauntlets placed.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of gauntlets, let me just say, "Elf needs goggles...badly."<BR/><BR/>Nick,<BR/><BR/>Actually, I've always thought that tonneau covers were cool, especially on something like an old Porsche Speedster:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Speedster<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I'm not sure how practical they are if you aren't heading out for an extended drive; I would guess that the deployment and stowage times for the driver's-seat covering part would be high. Also, the tonneaus made for NB Miatae don't fit the stock Mazdaspeed Miatas. I'd have to relocated the rear speakers somehow. Still, it would be cool...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251721824712434255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-12045834685438310492008-03-20T16:32:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:32:00.000-04:00Ken's suggestion of the old-timey driving gear is ...Ken's suggestion of the old-timey driving gear is right on! Just don't wear a long scarf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan)...Nicholas Condonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425895105081617926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-26878794811356323022008-03-20T16:29:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:29:00.000-04:00Alright, I rephrase: "...purple lights under the ...Alright, I rephrase: "...purple lights under the parts of the frame below the doors, to which running boards were, in the distant past, attached..."<BR/><BR/>As for the vents, a tonneau cover will confine the heated air and keep you warm when you're not carrying a passenger. Because what you need is another pricey accessory for the car, right?Nicholas Condonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425895105081617926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-61058651766231198312008-03-20T16:25:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:25:00.000-04:00vis. http://www.classicpartsltd.com/cargoggles.htm...vis. http://www.classicpartsltd.com/cargoggles.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-15322352770667397042008-03-20T16:20:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:20:00.000-04:00I shouldn't be so hasty to assign other people or ...I shouldn't be so hasty to assign other people or their ideas to bygone decades. If you follow through with your vent plans surely you'll soon decide that supple leather driving gloves are necessary and desirable... and then can flat hats, silk scarves, and, above all, driving goggles be far behind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-83514660072540828512008-03-20T14:56:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:56:00.000-04:00Ken,It looks like you put up your comment as I was...Ken,<BR/><BR/>It looks like you put up your comment as I was making mine. Curse my obsessive need to proof read!<BR/><BR/>I'll probably want to leave the gauges visible all the time, just so I know wha's'up.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I've been using vents 1A and 1B to warm my hands on those marginal days. If I go the eyeball-vent route with the gauges, I guess only my sinister hand will get to be comfortable on cold days.<BR/><BR/>This reminds me to mention an interesting phenomenon associated with my new stainless-steel shift knob. On chilly days, it's quite cold to the touch when I first get in the car, as you would suspect. As I drive, and the transmission warms up, the knob slowly warms, too, thanks to it's good thermal conductivity and its intimate thermal contact with the shifter. It never gets anywhere near hot, but it is certainly noticeable. It's like a tactile tranny-temp gauge, and it almost makes the car feel like a living thing. Too bad I can't somehow crank it up on cold days, then I wouldn't need the vent in 1B at all.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251721824712434255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-85824691264246542732008-03-20T14:45:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:45:00.000-04:00Aww, Mia wa chiisai to totemo kawaii desu ne?Vash ...Aww, Mia wa chiisai to totemo kawaii desu ne?<BR/><BR/>Vash the Stampede? Pshaw. I'm going Sailor Moon all the way, baby! I think that, for maximum irony, I'll finish off the ricing out of my vehicle by pasting on giant red vinyl kana spelling out "okuyukashii," which means "modest." That would give me the super number one best car.<BR/><BR/>And Nick, running boards? What decade are you living in?<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I was leaning toward the 1B/1C placement, which is part of the reason I listed the vents first. Thanks to both of you for your comments.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251721824712434255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-63824368552585562232008-03-20T14:38:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:38:00.000-04:00I might argue against the vents. We've previously...I might argue against the vents. We've previously discussed acceptable ranges of "top down" weather conditions and fewer vents means less heat blowing on your face or torso on those beautiful but borderline-freezing days.<BR/><BR/>A potential way to make the A-pillar option more acceptable would be to create a mount/wire interface that allows you to remove the gauge when not in use. It seems like you don't think you'll require it for all drives, so being able to take it off and tuck the leads away might make for a decent compromise. The downside is that it would take more crafting and effort on your part so that your A-pillar doesn't look like it is suffering an infection from the Matrix's "machine world."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-34408210446493935962008-03-20T12:58:00.000-04:002008-03-20T12:58:00.000-04:00I'd tend to agree with Nick, and go with 1b/c with...I'd tend to agree with Nick, and go with 1b/c with some heatproof foam as a first choice. Yet one more option to consider would be a swinging mount under the driver's side dash. Reach down and flip it down when you need the info, flip it back up when you need the legroom.<BR/><BR/>Also, Nick forgot to include the muffler that looks like your car suffered a prison rape to really complete the kawaii awesome super fun good look. With LEDs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18810878.post-45719113867047200032008-03-20T12:39:00.000-04:002008-03-20T12:39:00.000-04:00Were it my car, I'd probably put put the gauges in...Were it my car, I'd probably put put the gauges in the two central vent mounts (1B and 1C), perhaps with a foam plug behind them to mitigate overheating. You'll still have your side vents and floor vents, and it requires a minimal amount of modding.<BR/><BR/>My second choice would be the A-pillar mounts at 3A and 3B. Yeah, it means some drillwork, but it's not too big a deal (you'll probably drive the car into the ground, right?), and yeah, it looks a little ricey, but as long as you don't put kanji decals on the hood, I think you avoid the worst of it.<BR/><BR/>Of course, you could just go whole hog with the ricer thing. Put a huge decal of Vash the Stampede on the hood, some kanji on the sides, some neon-bright fake fire around the fenders, purple lights under the running boards, and an improbably large and utterly useless spoiler on the trunk. It'll be totally kawaii!Nicholas Condonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425895105081617926noreply@blogger.com