Odd question
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Odd question
C4 vert owner friend is writing his will. Has a bad ticker and has already had a stroke a couple of years ago. Approaching 70.
He wants to be cremated and was asking about how to dispose of the ashes with the Corvette.
Ex wife will have no input but his kids will be involved.
I said to have the kids drive along a twisty back road on a sunny day with the top down. Have the ashes in an empty Mobil 1 jug and just shake them out as they drive. His sons would be playing his favorite cassette tape cranked while they do so.
He had an idea to mix the ashes with the Mobil 1 and pour it in the crankcase and have them put a few miles on the car and then drain the oil. I did NOT think that was a good idea as it could sludge up the engine.
Then he thought about removing the cat back exhaust, pouring the ashes in, bolting the system back up and revving it up for a nice Interstate run.
Any other ideas? Hopefully he has a few good years in both himself and the car
He wants to be cremated and was asking about how to dispose of the ashes with the Corvette.
Ex wife will have no input but his kids will be involved.
I said to have the kids drive along a twisty back road on a sunny day with the top down. Have the ashes in an empty Mobil 1 jug and just shake them out as they drive. His sons would be playing his favorite cassette tape cranked while they do so.
He had an idea to mix the ashes with the Mobil 1 and pour it in the crankcase and have them put a few miles on the car and then drain the oil. I did NOT think that was a good idea as it could sludge up the engine.
Then he thought about removing the cat back exhaust, pouring the ashes in, bolting the system back up and revving it up for a nice Interstate run.
Any other ideas? Hopefully he has a few good years in both himself and the car
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Your idea is probably the best. I would not mix any ashes into the engine oil. And it might be a lot of work to drop the exhaust and put ashes in post-cats. And whats to stop the ashes from blowing out when it is first started in the driveway.
But if one of the kids is keeping the car - maybe mix a small amount of the ashes into a can of caliper paint then paint the front and rear brake calipers with it. That way a part of him will always be with the car wherever it goes.
Maybe a road trip to the NCM and drop some ashes onto the parking lot.
But the best thing is if he sticks around for many more happy years and the car wears out before he does. Good luck and God bless to him.
But if one of the kids is keeping the car - maybe mix a small amount of the ashes into a can of caliper paint then paint the front and rear brake calipers with it. That way a part of him will always be with the car wherever it goes.
Maybe a road trip to the NCM and drop some ashes onto the parking lot.
But the best thing is if he sticks around for many more happy years and the car wears out before he does. Good luck and God bless to him.
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Cremation
You realize that when a body is cremated you don't get 100% fine ash back. There will be chunks of bone & teeth mixed in with the other remains. Been involved in a couple of cremations and the rep of the company that actually did the cremation said this is typical. They said if wanted, they could take the larger pieces and smash them with a hammer and do a 2d burn, for an additional cost and no guarantee on how much of that 2d burn would be retrievable or that it would be a 100% burn and all ash.
Also in some parts of the country you can't just legally sprinkle ashes wherever you want (not to say it hasn't been done), but you'll likely have some solids that will need to be dealt with.
My wife and I have both talked about being cremated and she wants to be scattered in 5 different locations. A couple of them require special permission and figured that the last site (the ocean) would be where solids would go if all goes as she wants.
Just some things I've found out over the years.
Also in some parts of the country you can't just legally sprinkle ashes wherever you want (not to say it hasn't been done), but you'll likely have some solids that will need to be dealt with.
My wife and I have both talked about being cremated and she wants to be scattered in 5 different locations. A couple of them require special permission and figured that the last site (the ocean) would be where solids would go if all goes as she wants.
Just some things I've found out over the years.
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..... Keep in mind that the wind hits the back of your head when driving a top down any car ... the windshield creates a low pressure area ... sooo , when the ashes are released with the car in motion , everyone in the car will be wearing them ..............
Melting Slicks
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No expert, but I have been told in the past that each pound of body weight, roughly, equates to about 1 cubic inch of post cremation ash..
So, it could be quite a lot.. Depending.
So, it could be quite a lot.. Depending.
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Yes, this is going to create a problem. A practical solution might be to take an ounce of the ash and rub it into the carpet. That way part of him will always be with the car.
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Burning Brakes
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Probably the most dignified. Maybe slowly held out the window with the top up though...
Does he have a favorite road/route?
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.I would take the ashes to the Corvette museum at night, and bury him there, or sprinkle him on the front lawn from the Vette...Can't get any more Corvette oriented then that....
...As far as the idea of mixing his ashes with Mobil 1 and putting him in the Corvette engine. Later, when they drained the oil out , it would probably be recycled and then put in a Mustang..
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..WW
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Burning Brakes
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Not real dignified, but I wouldn't mind being tossed in front of the back tires & get blown away in a good burnout....
Not bad...
Along 119 North of Harbor Springs to Cross Village was always one of my favorite roads here in MI.
Along 119 North of Harbor Springs to Cross Village was always one of my favorite roads here in MI.
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The twisty road going up Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City would be a good one too.
He was a "Puff the Magic Dragon" crewman in Vietnam. I wonder if there is a way to toss the dust out of a modern AC130 or something similar?
He was a "Puff the Magic Dragon" crewman in Vietnam. I wonder if there is a way to toss the dust out of a modern AC130 or something similar?
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Have him find a nice spot along side his favorite road.
It will be a place for his family and friends to visit in the future.
Or mix him with oil and dump in the "ex's" crankcase.......
It will be a place for his family and friends to visit in the future.
Or mix him with oil and dump in the "ex's" crankcase.......
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Nothing like being dizzy rolling around in a tire for the rest of your afterlife....
As far as the idea of mixing his ashes with Mobil 1 and putting him in the Corvette engine. Later, when they drained the oil out , it would probably be recycled and then put in a Mustang......WW
.As far as the idea of mixing his ashes with Mobil 1 and putting him in the Corvette engine. Later, when they drained the oil out , it would probably be recycled and then put in a Mustang..
....WW
WW that was a good one
