How many parts do you have hidden?
06-23-2005, 04:14 PM
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This is one reason why the "shed" was designed. You can absolutely bet the wife WILL NOT be going in there! Garage is a NO NO!, unless you have storage that she won't look in.
Also, everything costs under $100, especially as it is used
I also have everything delivered to work instead of home.
It's not that she doesn't know I'm buy stuff for the car, just not to the extent that my habbit has become. Keep the small cheap stuff in front of her, to keep away the suspicion, and the expensive stuff goes rigth from the box into the car without her knowing. Never leave new boxes lying around the house.
Also, everything costs under $100, especially as it is used
I also have everything delivered to work instead of home.
It's not that she doesn't know I'm buy stuff for the car, just not to the extent that my habbit has become. Keep the small cheap stuff in front of her, to keep away the suspicion, and the expensive stuff goes rigth from the box into the car without her knowing. Never leave new boxes lying around the house.
06-23-2005, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Gump
you guys are a trip. bosslady pays all the bills, I just sign the checks. can't hide anything, all mods were bought under teh guise of added-safety. 
I mean come on, who KNOWS what may have happened if I hadn't changed the stock cam when I did! and when my water pump went, coolant go all OVER the exhaust manifolds--the only right thing to do was to replace them, for safety's sake, with long tubes. etc., etc.
rat me out and I'll cut ya.
06-23-2005, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tigerdrvr
You mean the "code" I use when she asks how much the new stuff cost?
"pretty much nothing" = $100-250
"A few bucks" = $250-500
"not too bad" = $500-$1500
"pretty expensive" = $1500-5000
"you don't want to know" = You don't want to know
"pretty much nothing" = $100-250
"A few bucks" = $250-500
"not too bad" = $500-$1500
"pretty expensive" = $1500-5000
"you don't want to know" = You don't want to know
This is soooo true
06-23-2005, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolf Dog
What a great topic! Does anyone's wife really share our interest in cars and racing like we do? If so, you're a lucky man. I remember getting my Borla quad tips on a year or so ago. As always, I get the stuff done then try to figure out what to say if she notices something. She walked by the car, stopped, gave me "that" look and said,"did you get new wheels?" Nope, same old wheels, dear! Your eyes must be playing tricks on you. When I get new stuff, and its bigger than my wallet, I usually leave it at my friends shop. Keeps me from having to disguise it before I come home 
Me asking to buy something or hiding stuff
not in this life
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06-24-2005, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
ANd the Sticky Hoosiers your getting from Woosh, all in the name of better grip and safty
06-24-2005, 10:20 AM
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Hehe... funny thread. The current GF has gone to VIR w/ me twice and has had a great time. She wants to auto-x her Mazda 626 just for the hell of it.
That said, sometimes she gets jealous of the attention I put into the car, but she does understand.
That said, sometimes she gets jealous of the attention I put into the car, but she does understand.
06-24-2005, 11:32 AM
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My sweetie races the car and complains when we don't have enough tire or power
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
06-24-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BPC5R
My sweetie races the car and complains when we don't have enough tire or power
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
I get the same complains like "Can't we lighten the car more?" 
06-24-2005, 10:34 PM
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Way too many! I have a spare engine and trans for my 70 roadrunner, not to mention a crank, and heads. I have 3 full size vidmars full of 70's vintage mopar parts. I also still find parts from my 71 Barracuda, 92 Daytona IROC RT, 98 WS6. The corvette list is growing and growing. The spare wheels (Z16 Polished) are in boxes in the corner. Track wheels are not far behind.
06-24-2005, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BPC5R
My sweetie races the car and complains when we don't have enough tire or power
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
During the build of the orange car, we had 2 bedrooms in the new house full of old and new parts, and all the body panels laid out in the game room (in the shape of the car of course). At one point, all of the parts for the H/C were on the kitchen counter!
She have a sister?
06-24-2005, 11:19 PM
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Well, I had 20 tires stacked up in the garage and she never said anything. It's hard to believe she didn't notice them but she didn't say a word. Maybe I'll get a bill for them when I least expect it. You can bet your azz, it won't be cheap!
06-25-2005, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Falcon
Well, I had 20 tires stacked up in the garage and she never said anything. It's hard to believe she didn't notice them but she didn't say a word. Maybe I'll get a bill for them when I least expect it. You can bet your azz, it won't be cheap!
06-27-2005, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by CPT Z06
What is this wife you speak of?
You know, that thing that is supposed to be barefoot and pregnent in the kitchen.... cooking you dinner.
