Hot Rods Nicknames.

I don't know why, but I have never been a fan of automotive nicknames. I think some are dumb and I avoid the rest. I have never called a GTO a Goat, never said "Vette", never called an engine a mill. Same with Dizzy and carby. Blower is a nickname I suppose but I never say "huffer". Interior, yes. no to gut. I guess that I'm an old grouch

 

The latest I’ve heard is “iggy”
It took a while
Ignition switch.

 

Don't forget tranny.

 

How bout "Elky " .... and '60s east coast mag "Corvy" ...

 

Word

 

Okay….
Bit bored today, Carl?

 

Terms for the differential's 3rd member -
Chunk
Pig
Pumpkin
Jackpot

 

I'm betting Vicodin. I run about 50/50 odds of getting a thread deleted when I'm on pain meds. Including one on this very subject that ruffled someone's panties.

 

It's fun to ruffle panties , some are easier to ruffle than others !

 

Yep… we’ve talked about these words and many more before…First and foremost this is the USA. We are from many but speak our own English. You come here because you WANT TO BE HERE. Please leave your “English” and adapt to what’s used here.
I’m waiting for the day when I hear……Dodgers 6-Yankees nil..

 

"Threads"...

 

Anything (even the Dodgers on top) and the Yankees nil, warms my heart!

 

How about when someone advertises a car for sale, then the ad states the cool wheels in the pictures don't go with it.
I've got a nickname for that.

 

I don’t normally notice the “thread” Only when it breaks or splits…

 

"posi" is the one that really annoys me. Many people refer to any limited slip, locker, made by any manufacturer, or even welded spider gears as a "posi"

 

Rims

 

hooptie
pos

 

A guy I worked with years ago called camshafts, bumpsticks.

 

Id probably irritate the crap out of you then. I use all kinds of slang lol

 

Reminds me of that the 70s show episode when Red buys that muffler store and Kitty keeps going on about muffs.

 

I am old enough that tranny issue was a problem with your car.

 

Well Billy, just point me toward the person who ruffled your panties, and I'll swat them with my man bag.

 

With the left hand limp wrist?

 

You never learned punctuation, did you? It's "With the left hand, limp wrist".

 

But I have a firm left wrist.
See, I learned to switch hands when younger.

I’d guess you stuck with dominant side?

Talking about painting strokes here….

 

Switching hands is useful, especially in areas when trying to tighten and loosen nuts and bolts. Talking automotive right?

 

Of course, John. (Alan, notice the punctuation?).
I mean brush painting a car is traditional!!

 

The one that gets me, especially it ads,

Real original "henry" steel....... really I m not smart enough to figure out what "original" means ? Guess not but by putting "henry" in the title and description I get it now !!! Not......

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What about “Dizzy”. It took me a while to figure out they are referring to a distributor. I hate that term.
One Leg Wonder
One tire fire

 

You guys are cracking me the fuck up, excuse me while I go to the garage open the bonnet on my vehicle, set the advance on my dizzy and use my spanners to adjust the carbies.
I’ll leave now
Bye