The humor in that is that you are not just a driver and you should have known better. We had Wisecos in Donny's Camaro in the '70s. Everyone thought that they were dirt bike pistons back then, but I knew someone and they donated them. That motor was loose as a goose and Donny fried a set in test and tune. My fault I should have warmed it myself. never had a problem after that. Live and learn, right? Hey here's one for you. I sometimes hear people calling ring lands, head lands. Do you ever hear that?
Yep you could not stop it. And it would suck stuff out of your pockets if you weren't smart enough to empty your pockets. You could shut the fuel off and it would suck the crankcase dry. They are like a god quarter horse, if you give him his head he'll run till he dies.
Speed Pro Sealed Power dabbled with a modification of Dykes L shaped rings. Marketing was two pronged, starting with high performance, but also touting emissions benefits. They called them Head Land rings. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/att...eed-help-identifying-pistons-piston_75001.jpg
Interesting Thread ! In my travels, it's been interesting to hear the words, expressions of a different part of our great country. In Wisconsin, we slow down, in NASCAR, they slow up, I learned going south, in Wisconsin we have Bubblers, they have Drinking Fountains, we drink Soda, they drink Pop, I check oil, they check Earl. In Wisconsin, we kick Ass, learned in Oklahoma,they lay a can of Whoop Ass on you. Going East coast, the heavy accent is interesting, Deep South, You All, Billy Jean, Bobby Joe, Betty Sue, like the drawl. Car lingo definably varies from east/west/north/south and even in generations IMO. BUT, we are ALL Car Crazy's and rarely met anyone in racing or car hobby that was not Fun to know and Party with.
Could be where the term comes from. Good info. I have a way of saying things that is just ass backward. it grates on some people and others say, "Well that's just benno" I have wandered a lot and that could be part of it. I learned a lot from the old guys before I was old enough to be learning from the old guys, so they would be really old guys. One thing is sure as the day is long, I have never really worried about something being as correct as I have cared that it was understood. I remember the first time I spent in Cajun country, unclimb that ladder boy. I thank there is sumthin wrong with the stributer, or your mosackle has one of them neetos don it. They had a funny name for points but I don't remember what it is. it'll come to me. By the way we named our daughter Lisajo, one word no middle name. We call her JoJo or Lis unless she's in trouble.
I used to work with a guy from Texas, that used to say "Fire it off" when he was talking about starting an engine. I always thought that was funny. He was kinda of a funny little guy to though, about 4'9" I bet.
I'll add some trivia to that. I buy and sell steering wheel knobs which are known variously as "suicide knobs", "necker knobs" and "brodie knobs". The suicide and necker labels are rather obvious but "brodie" had me wondering. I'm a curious sort so I did some digging and it seems that back in 1886 there was a Steve Brodie who reportedly jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived. His name became famous, or infamous, and eventually the slang for doing something that flirted with danger was called "doing a brodie". The term fell out of use over time with the single exception of steering wheel knobs. How "dangerous" the knobs are can be argued but the point is the brodie knob became the brodie turn/u-turn manuuver, which eventually became the circle drift/donut stunt. The term is like a cat with 9 lives.
I did not mean any disrespect for anyone or meaning to correct anything, it's just some observations I've made through my time and it's ALL good, I have been told, us Wisconsinites have our own accent and many of our own phrases when speaking, I can pick out a Minnesota person in a heartbeat. Last summer, met some Aussie Hot Rodders on Holiday here in our country that bought Harley's for travel and to take back home, very interesting fun guys. Thinking it's good we are all a little different and that's what makes our life and car hobby so interesting.
I don't know if this counts but my Ol' Man broke both thumbs with a suicide knob when I was really little. Tire snagged on something and the steering wheel spun. I guess that counts as dangerous enough. No offense was taken on my part. I'd tell ya. or at the very least give you one of these. I think with little or no exception no one has been offended by this thread. It is just a chance to air our differences and hopefully in the future understand better what the hell we are all talking about. Anyway you got to get up pretty early and work at it to offend me.
I first heard the term "floater" applied to a 3/4 ton truck rearend that had the removable axles. Back when using a towbar to get to the track was still normal, most took them out for the trip, so nothing turned but the hubs. These were favored for two reasons: one was the deep gears, 5.83, 6.17, and 6.66. The other was that if the axle broke, the wheel didnt run off. The floater concept is still used today for that reason. On a different note, back before there was an Internet, I joined the Navy and when I got to boot camp there were people from all around the country. Mwakee, Baastan, etc. I couldnt understand them, and they couldnt understand me either.We all learned new terminology for things, and to some extent , what was considered normal in other places.
You mean like "peel the tires"? We used to think is was cool if we could get second gear "scratch"!!! Of course we only had a "three on the tree" behind a weak kneed 6 cyl.
Peel the tires. I actually saw a fella peel the cap right off of one once. I wonder if that is where the term comes from.
Boy Howdy! That sure does. Just some info for hot rodders who may not realize, the spinner knobs should always be installed with the offset to the inside, not to the outside. That's so the wheel can spin with your hand held loose. Some spinner knobs even have a "pull pin" and can pivot flat to the inside to be less dangerous. I'm not saying that your dad did anything wrong. He probably didn't. I'm just floating out some general info.
I have seen them that collapse. Maybe that is not the correct term, they fold over? I think that they were marketed as a "Safety Knob". I got an idea that he may have had a libation or two. But that was his normal state, never drunk or sober.
"Collapse" is a good descriptive term, "fold away" is another. We're talking same/same. Based on your further illumination, an "off-road or road side hazard" instead of a road hazard could have been involved.
Big, wide, staggered tires in the back were sometimes called "big meat or big wienies in the back" Mine were Mickey Thompsons back in '68.
LOL forgot that one. I call them steam roller tires but we called them Big Meats back around '68 or 9. me and Darrel Fox had a '59 Chevy 2 door hrdtp in '69 that we put wide Thomsons on, we jacked it up enough to clear the tires. One of the kids dad was a sign painter and we had "The Big Meats" lettered over the tires. Dual meaning. LOL Multiple carbs not progressive are run straight up. A cam not advanced or retarded is being run straight up. If I say slow the cam down I mean retard the cam timing and if I say speed it up I mean advance it. I am probably one of about one person you know that slows a cam down. LOL
When I got out of the service I had a nephew living at my Mother Inlaws house, I was riding a 650 Yamaha I think it was, all he wanted me to do was "do a pop a wheelie"! Joe
It is not just the accent. It is sometimes the phrases or words used. Like the Canadians "eh" at the end of a sentence. Ben
One guy saw me "pop-a-wheelie" and when I came back he said you can really "walk the dog". I could hardly contain my self!!!
Ok I just had a two six and a Mickey and don't want to start a kerfuffle so I'm going to bed! Eh Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I call everything a "Hooyah" and expect the listener to figure out what I'm saying. For instance: "If you start feeling that rear end kicking out, don't stomp down on the Hooyah or you will be toast." You understand what I'm saying right?
Is that not what it should be called? A gallery is a passage, a galley is a type of kitchen. Last time I checked, SBCs are not kitchens.
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