Is it just me or are we being over run with newbies?

Seems like just in the last week I have seen more newbies just bustin in with no intros - especially in the classified sections.

I have however seen some real nice intros done by some of the FNG's.

Nothing against them, but seems like lots of new posters here recently.

 

Probably just you.
The classifieds are for non-members, too... I think.

JOE

 

Lots of em this week. I counted 11 intros.

 

Gee and it only seems like a little over half a year and you were a FNG yourself....!

Shut the***** up!

There's pleanty of room for FNGs!!!

 

kinda the pot calling the kettle black, right...

 

Everyone is a virgin once... OH, the memories.....

 

I'm a newb

 

All of a sudden I feel like an Old fart, Wait a minute,
I am!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Who gives a***** as long as they post about cars!

 

This happens every year about this time, or, if theres been press publicity...

oh, yeah, STFU*****in newbie!

 

newbie******in about newbies thats what this board has come to. along with newbies******in at long time members straying off topic. ***** and DrJ how the hell do you have almost 9000 post. I've been here just about as long and dont have half that . hell maybe we need to reinstitute the newbie hazing.

 

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I was trying to keep up with Rocky, but that's not gonna happen...
Plus I've been here since a week after the iMac came out... '99, '98 maybe? (I'm old, the years blur.)

Ya see, I go out to the garage and wrench a while and drink coffee and wrench and then need a "coffeee exchange break in the boys room so I pass by the puter and play a little, then go back to the garage and wrench some more.
Got the engine back in the Elky today.
Now tomorrow I have to figure out all them goofy angles on that weird-ass 2 piece driveshaft after I cut some coils outa the rear springs Cadillac put CV joints in their version of a 2 piece driveshaft in '63. Guess Chevy didn't rate.
And finish cutting up what's left of Burndup's "Custom" Volvo and haul it to the recycling center.

 

yeah i stopped trying to catch rocky a long time ago a CV joint in a 2 piece drive shaft?? damn never seen that. have fun

 

It doesn't look like a FWD CV joint. It's a doubled up U joint contraption in a housing at both ends of the rear shaft. They used them on early Olds F85s too.

What say we drag this thread down several goofy-assed tangents?

Hows Ruby's diner cruise night doing?

 

huh never seen one got any pictures?

 

remember, we were newbies once...only the strong will survive...he he h e.

 

There's pictures of them in 60's Motors repair manuals but they don't show them inside.
Picture a drive shaft thats only about 4-6" long with a U joint at each end, but the shaft is hollow and one U joint spider has a pin on it that fits in a rubber insulated hole in the other U joint spider so the unit stays relatively aligned. that makes it work like a in phase shaft but with two of them the pinion angles matching engine/trans angles don't matter any more.

 

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...only the strong will survive...he he h e.

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He means strongly demented...

 

lol

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You have to be to come up w/ some of the******en ideas that show up on this board.

Its too cool!!!!

 

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Picture a drive shaft thats only about 4-6" long with a U joint at each end, but the shaft is hollow and one U joint spider has a pin on it that fits on a rubber insulated hole in the other U joint spider so the unit stays relatively aligned. that makes it work like a in phase shaft but with two of them the pinion angles matching engine/trans angles don't matter any more.

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That reminds me a lot of the drive shafts on a Front Wheel Drive Alfa Romeo Van I used to own.
They were the achilles heel on a vehicle that would have been a************** with or without them...

 

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Gee and it only seems like a little over half a year and you were a FNG yourself....!

Shut the***** up!

There's pleanty of room for FNGs!!!

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DrJ - well said - I was just making an observation. As was said above we all were newbies at one time. Just a rambling observation!

 

Dr J you rule! You crochity old man!

 

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and DrJ how the hell do you have almost 9000 post.

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Guess the Doc should get off this box and git out in the garage! hehe

 

Aren't they called a "Cardan Joint?"

Iz dis it?

 

I was one of those guys. Sorry for the intrusion. Pretty new to the internet B.B.'s. Just got a new computer and cable. So I been using it alot . Before couldn't even receive a pic on a post. Sorry again,still learning
Rockchuk

 

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Gee and it only seems like a little over half a year and you were a FNG yourself....!

Shut the***** up!

There's pleanty of room for FNGs!!!

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Damn Doc

If there ain't no new guys who's gonna carry on when we're all dead and gone.

Remember the name of the game is "Don't Rule 'em, Skool 'em"

 

Good Lord--I just wasted five minutes trying to understand that picture as a drawing of a universal joint.

 

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I was one of those guys. Sorry for the intrusion. Pretty new to the internet B.B.'s. Just got a new computer and cable. So I been using it alot . Before couldn't even receive a pic on a post. Sorry again,still learning
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That's OK Chuck, we all just take turns******ing sometimes. LOL

There is a certain pace to things here and when it changes or is disturbed various of us crotchity f**ks get torqued at various time and over various things. Some people's thing is new folks, mine is people tryin' to sell something to people before getting to know them (no offense, because you turned out to be a nice, fair guy), and I'm sure someone's pet peeve is ME. So it's all good in the end. It's a friendly board but it's even friendlier if people get started on the right foot. That's all.

Now someone hurry up and start a 'Big Daddy Eric Needs A '57 Olds' fund g#%&*@m it! Cuz I'm poor. And I guess while we're at it we should start Rashy an 'Elko Fund' so he'll shut up too. LOL

Now listen to what my granny used to say and, "Y'all be sweet to each other now."

BDE

 

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Aren't they called a "Cardan Joint?"

Iz dis it?



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I usta hear people call it all kinds of names when I worked at the Olds dealer....

Yep, That's it.