Trans Am Archives - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk

Home Tags Trans Am

Classic Cars

Muscle Memory

eric - October 17, 2016

Classic Cars

Trans Am Shaker Scoop Functional Conversion

eric - January 28, 2016

Classic Cars

Neglected Maintenance 101

eric - October 10, 2013

Classic Cars

A Trans-Am Retrospective

eric - July 29, 2011

Cycles

The last real Trans Am – and the end for Pontiac

eric - October 26, 2010

Latest Stuff

lost in the fire swamp: The tape is the mounting bracket, but I like the way you think.
Shotgun Chuck: I recently tried to work for “a major department store”, made it through 3 days of training before I had to...
ReadyKilowatt: only if you use a 3D printer to make a mounting bracket.
ancap51: I’m in extreme danger of being tortured on the side of the road by one of these bastards any time I get pulled over. I...
Tuanorea: Unusual Size, That is literally less than 3 pennies a day. Think about the folks that put a $1600 high efficiency w/d on a...
Zane: So how do we counter these heartless and brainless brutes who enjoy torturing poor civvies when given an opportunity? More I read...
anonymous of unusual size: I bought this w/d set from a guy down the road who married a lady from out of state who had a newer w/d set...
Eightsouthman: Nun, it’s still used in Texas and I loved the replaced sections of the interstate and other roads where it is new....
Nunzio: I wouldn’t have one of these, just because they remind me of pig-mobiles. I don’t even want to drive what those...
X: I generally oppose lynching, but in some cases — Brailsford, for instance, and this creep, too — I wouldn’t shed a...
Eightsouthman: RK, they really want to stick it up our ass by doing such. I always wondered….and verily knew, that a supposedly...
Rush2Liberty: I can’t see myself ever buying a new car again. I lived in Europe the past 2 years, and while I was there, bought a...
Travis Beck: It used to be said that “Those who can, do. And those who can’t, teach.” Now we have an addition:...
Libertarian: Some Americans may have thought that tyranny would never come to the US because the rich, celebrities, media, politicians,...
Tuanorea: Mostly, Bad dogs on the old Whirlpools. One of the biggest reasons people get rid of them. If you see one on the side of the...
Tuanorea: As soon as a payment was missed.
Tuanorea: Eric (and Nasir), Self repo cars. Remember Mel Farr the Super Star? He would have the LoJack shut the thing down as soon as a...
Tuanorea: Chips, Plastic turns into Fe3+?
Tuanorea: Thanks Brent. One of my buddies squeezes the bottle until the fluid comes to the to and then uses pliers to close the cap....
mostly anonymous all day: A few years ago our old whirlpool stop agitating. I looked it up online and it was three little pieces that...
BrentP: Debt has been substituted for income allowing the illusion of a middle class. Between taxes and debt there isn’t what was...
MarkyMark: Doug, Speaking of playing football inside, the Minnesota Vikings have not been the same team since they started playing...
The Handler: People have gotten so dumb and greedy that they have no idea what it’s like to live a quality life. For example, the...
gruhn: Just after watching Doug’s review… https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nL5l-_9bIVk of some Mercedes. And, iirc, he was...
no one to be trifled with: So then, will a laser pointer and electrical tape be “constructive possession” ???
not left handed: I’ve always wanted to install an oil-injection system into the exhaust pipe, like they have on airplanes at air...
BrentP: This was the choke line. All it did does bring hot air from around the exhaust manifold up to the bi-metal spring in the choke.
Jason Flinders: Carbs are usually fed at about 4-5 PSI, so compression fittings or rubber hose would work OK there. On most of them...
The Handler: I don’t think those with short attention spans would appreciate a truck like that.
BrentP: Compression fittings are used in cars in some spots or can be used for some repairs. Just not brake lines. For instance the choke...
Jason Flinders: I helped a friend repair a plastic-coated brake line that rotted out on his car. The plastic had worn off on a corner...
Jason Flinders: I remember those ads well. “Today’s Army wants to join you!” Riiiiiight… I tried to post a link...
BrentP: On the rust I forgot something. 20 something years ago manufacturers came up with this plastic sleeve for brake lines to protect...
BrentP: I got tired of the traditional type flaring tools so I bought an on car flaring tool and bench flaring tool from eastwood. both...
BrentP: road salt from the outside, old brake fluid from the inside. More the former than the later. I’ve used opened brake fluid...
BrentP: The plastic bottles use less energy than cleaning the glass ones.
BrentP: The european headlamps from the sealed beam era are even better Eric. They are the glass lamp but with a replaceable bulb. Now...
BrentP: The fedgov has been lying the nation into war after war with the same techniques. When pointing out the lies of the past that are...
Lyin Doc: Hi ReadyKilowatt they have been there, and they have done that….. uniformed paramilitarypredators reportedly filled the...
BrentP: People make excuses to create needs from wants.
BrentP: Chuck, pretty much anyone who becomes a cop for the right reasons will follow that path if they don’t lose themselves. The...
BrentP: These tailgaters come in a wide variety of motivations. Some just speed up to nestle up to whomever. They just have to be close...
ReadyKilowatt: And that’s why we no longer have a draft. When enough people burned their draft cards and it became clear no one was...
ReadyKilowatt: But that headlight assembly is easy to build in an outsourced factory and installs with a few clips and a wiring plug....
BrentP: And if you point out the slippery slope in action they’ll accuse you of a logical fallacy. Afterwards they’ll argue...
ReadyKilowatt: “Also that one can avoid Gate Rape if one flies privately. Because “terrorists” can’t afford to charter an airplane,...
MarkyMark: What especially pisses me off is being tailgated when in the RIGHT lane. That pisses me off! You have at least one other late,...
eric: Hi No One, You have just inspired a rant…
eric: Hi Chuck, I used to work with Sam Francis at The Washington Times, another lifetime ago. Sam coined the term, anarcho-tyranny...
Shotgun Chuck: Not necessarily related to speed enforcement or running – not something I’d recommend anyway – however...
Chris: Yes!!!!!!!! And why I went to trucks in the 90’s, cause there were no more big sedans/wagons left. I’ve been in trucks...
Chris: haha, you’re so right Ice Age. It boggles the mind. I have had relatives trade in cars because of mpg, and small differences...
no one of consequence: I don’t like to mention this, be we were actually given a 2yo car about 10 years ago, that was way more...
Nunzio: Yeah, ya don’t hear much about that anymore, 8. I remember, 30 years ago I went to see my uncle in CA., and the highway...
Cold Frog: LOL. I have seen people complain about the price of gas ($1.20/L Canadian) while drinking $2.00 per 1/2 L bottled water. Gas...
Nunzio: HAHAhaha! Any time, Mark! Yeah, I dunno what it is, but I just enjoy watching the guy- and he makes sense on most things. Some of...
Ice Age: Jack Baruth once pointed out that you can buy a new vehicle to satisfy nearly every desire – power, speed, environmental...
Ice Age: The thing that’s always annoyed me is the selectivity of people’s complaints. Cars have many expenses associated...
bluegrey6124: Exactly! It doesn’t matter whether it’s a one-way or a two-way street; you never take anything for granted...
Anonymous: Eric, I tried to post this under ‘Ask Eric’. Seems broken. So, governmentslaves.news/2019/...
Chris: Interesting that you bring up proprietary issues. It’s a growing problem for sure. When I started my biz 20 years ago,...
dread pirate anonymous: Would be better if once again they would just offer a six passenger V-8 RWD car. Then the people currently buying...
Chris: Yes, no question. I’ve always said the 90’s trucks were about perfect. The way I see it is they have to keep the regs...
Eightsouthman: Using ground glass in pavement is a good use these days. It not only makes the pavement more durable but increases the...
Eightsouthman: Now I get it Tu. I’m not speaking of automotive batteries. I keep those for lead. It’s all the other sorts of...
Hans Gruber: The problem regarding the crappy loans being issued to insolvent people is because the bank has incentives to make crappy...
Jason Flinders: It is likely the lack of a draft that has made today’s antiwar movement is so tepid. Back when the gangsters could...
Joe: True…….oh, so very true!
eric: Hi Big D, Ticket chicken… I like it! If I’d been the guy tailgated in this video, I might have been tempted to brake...
ReadyKilowatt: Dad’s ’76 Charger has the HVAC controls under the driver’s left hand, next to the door. WHERE THEY...
eric: Hi Handler, I have always been interested in What if? scenarios, both historical and otherwise. I often wonder what if GM or Ford...
eric: Amen, RK… Here’s another angle: With the caveat that the draft is loathsome, it did inadvertently act as a check on the...
ReadyKilowatt: Too many stories of Vietnam vets being spit on. I’m sure it happened, but probably not anywhere near as often as...
eric: Hi Handler, I often write about the rip-tide effect; about how those of of us who try to live modestly are carried along by the...
ReadyKilowatt: There are still plenty of ski bums who camp out in the back country looking for new powder. The older ones have...
ReadyKilowatt: That’s ok, it’s fictional legislation anyway. The whole thing is a non-binding resolution designed to give...
ReadyKilowatt: So much for saving money on gas!
ReadyKilowatt: Pop bottles used to have a deposit because they were reused by the bottling company. But the cost of paying a bottle...
ReadyKilowatt: Yesterday’s commute came with some icy and slushy roads. Kid in a tweaked out WRX, full blown ground effects, slick...
ReadyKilowatt: There’s a good bit of evidence that the middle class would actually be moving up the social-economic ladder if it...
The Handler: Everybody wants to live the high-life now. That’s why I don’t buy into the idea that the middle class is dying...
The Handler: The debt class is essentially propping up the U.S. auto industry. They couldn’t exist without the gotta-haves buying...
MarkyMark: Damn you, Nunzio, I spent HOURS watching his videos! Seriously, he’s good; I learned a lot. Even though I spent hours...
paul gilpin: well. this is an automotive blog. so there is that. however. if you ever want to start a college loan blog. just change one...
BigD: That guy’s a ticket chicken. He wants to drive really fast but doesn’t want to get a ticket. So he tailgates to...
Eightsouthman: Just curious as to what a semi rolling “full jake brake” might be? A jake brake only works where you’re...
Bin: Good point about the Vega vs. the Mirage in todays dollars. I’m always seeing millennials complaining online that the past...
Nunzio: Looking at the comments, I was glad to see that almost everyone seemed to know better- like 99.8% were raking Scotty over the...
Eightsouthman: I fell into a deep pool of it and damned near died. It was so cold I couldn’t stop the muscle spasms. It was a...
Tuanorea: Brent, What causes them to rust? Old fluid – from the inside or do they rust from the outside? A few of my friends say...
Eightsouthman: Take what to Autozone?
Tuanorea: 8, Take them to Autozone for ten bucks on a merchandise card for each one.
Eightsouthman: Growing up where people were farmers meant not throwing things away. It’s not rocket science to leave every part of...
Ticky: In the future there will be a glut of used electric vehicles that are not worth bringing back to their original intended...
Jason Flinders: When I first saw that video my immediate thought was “You have GOT to be fucking kidding me!” Figuring it had...
Jason Flinders: I don’t see why unions would be bad. As you say once you have a nice tight seal they’ll just work, they...
chiph: The average new car payment last year was $530. That’s crazy to spend that on something that’ll be a pile of ferric...
richb: Lucky you! More speed camera’s coming your way. Virginia Lawmakers Quietly Enact Speed Camera Law...
Nunzio: Years ago, I made a line to replace one that went from the master cyl. to the proportioning valve on a tow truck. My first time...
Nunzio: Thanks for posting the video, Jason! I know someone else had mentioned before (Probably Brent!)- and yeah….I am...

Tag: Trans Am

Muscle Memory

Trans Am Shaker Scoop Functional Conversion

Neglected Maintenance 101

A Trans-Am Retrospective

The last real Trans Am – and the end for Pontiac

POPULAR CATEGORY