A dump truck is a heavy vehicle with a bed that can tilt to unload material like dirt, gravel, or demolition debris. In this segment it’s mentioned as part of the job being done, contrasting with time spent on car projects.
Weber carburetors are a type of fuel system that mixes air and gas for the engine. People swap them in when they want the car to run better or be easier to tune.
They’re talking about a garage that’s getting worse and needs fixing. The point is that it’s easy to spend time on car projects, but you still have to handle important problems around the house.
The G-Class is a large SUV made for off-road driving, with a very boxy, tough-looking design. The podcast mentions it as a preferred option, likely because it’s built to handle rough conditions. It’s discussed because it stands out and is known for off-road capability.
The Volkswagen Golf is a small car with a hatchback body, made for everyday driving. A “hot hatch” version is a more powerful, sportier version of the same basic car. People talk about it because it’s practical but can still be fun to drive.
Freeze plugs are small plugs in an engine that sit in coolant passages. If the coolant freezes and expands, these plugs can pop out to relieve pressure and help prevent the engine block from cracking.
Term
misnomers
A misnomer is a name that’s technically inaccurate. In this context, the host is saying “freeze plugs” is a misleading label because the plugs’ behavior is more about coolant passage sealing and pressure relief than literal freezing of the plug itself.
Term
casting copper plug holes
These are openings in the engine block casting that get sealed with special plugs. If the plugs don’t hold—especially in winter—coolant can escape and cause damage.
Winterizing means getting the engine ready for cold weather so it doesn’t freeze up. For many engines, that means protecting or draining the coolant so it can’t expand and crack something.
Term
454
“454” is shorthand for a big V8 engine displacement (454 cubic inches). The speaker is using it to talk about how many freeze plugs that engine has and what it means if they pop out.
The bell housing is the cover area between the engine and the transmission/drive system. It helps protect and align the parts that connect the engine to what it’s driving.
A flywheel is a heavy spinning part that helps the engine run smoothly. It also sits near where the drivetrain connects, so it’s relevant to where certain engine plugs are located.
If the engine block is cracked, the main metal body of the engine has a split in it. That’s a big problem because it can leak coolant and usually can’t be fixed easily.
FCP Euro is a website that sells car parts, especially for European brands. The point here is that they bundle parts into kits so you can buy everything you need at once.
The Surpass AS01 is a tire meant for all seasons, but with better grip than a basic all-season. The idea is to drive confidently even when the weather gets messy.
This kind of tire is made to work in different seasons, not just summer. It’s supposed to feel grippier and more responsive, while still being usable when roads are wet or a bit icy.
Grip is how well a tire can generate traction between the rubber and the road surface. More grip usually means better acceleration, braking, and cornering—especially on wet or slippery pavement.
A 55,000-mile warranty means the company promises coverage for the tire up to that mileage. If the tire wears out sooner than expected, you may be able to get help or a replacement.
Pothole protection is coverage for tire damage caused by hitting potholes. If you damage a tire, the program is meant to help you replace it without paying the full cost.
“Two motors” means the boat has two engines instead of one. That can help with power and backup, but it also means more stuff to maintain and more chances for problems.
Term
swim back
“Swim back” sounds like a measurement for how far something sits toward the back of the boat. They’re checking fitment so the setup works without interference.
A cracked block means the main part of the engine that holds the cylinders is damaged. That can lead to leaks and the engine overheating, and it can be very expensive to fix.
Inboard means the engine is inside the boat, not hanging off the back. That usually changes both the look and how you get to the engine for maintenance.
A “four cylinder” engine has four cylinders. Compared with a six-cylinder, it often feels different—sometimes less smooth—because there are fewer power strokes per cycle.
A “V8” means the engine has eight cylinders arranged in two groups that form a V shape. People often like them because they tend to feel punchier and sound great.
“Twin plug” means there are two spark plugs per cylinder instead of one. That can help the engine burn fuel more consistently, especially when you’re pushing it.
Compression is how tightly the engine squeezes the fuel-air mixture before it’s ignited. More compression can make more power, but it usually requires the right fuel and careful tuning to avoid knocking.
Term
PMOs
“PMOs” is a name people use for a certain type of Porsche intake/throttle setup. The “46 mil” part is the size, and it matters because it changes how much air the engine can breathe and how it needs to be tuned.
To “tune” an engine means adjusting it so it runs right—like getting the fuel and spark timing to match the new parts. If it’s not tuned correctly, the car can run poorly and be frustrating to sort out.
Ignition timing is when the spark happens inside the engine. If you change it, the engine burns fuel differently, so the car can idle well but behave weirdly when you rev it.
Idle is the engine’s low-speed running when you’re not pressing the gas. You can tune it to sound smooth at idle, but still have problems when you start to rev.
Progression circuits are part of a carburetor that help the engine as you go from idle to pressing the gas a little. If they’re misadjusted, the car can idle great but feel wrong when you try to rev.
A wideband sensor tells you whether the engine is running too rich (too much fuel) or too lean (not enough fuel). Tuning with it helps you dial in the carburetor instead of guessing.
A distributor is an older engine part that sends electricity to the spark plugs in the right order. If it’s not mounted correctly, the timing can be off and the engine may run rough or miss.
“Lost timing” means the spark is happening at the wrong time. When that happens, the engine can misfire and feel like it’s not running right, especially when you first start it.
An engine has multiple cylinders, and each one should fire. If it sounds like it’s not running all of them, some cylinders aren’t getting the spark or fuel they need.
Term
hit the gas
Here, “hit the gas” means you press the pedal quickly. When that happens, the engine needs extra fuel fast—if it doesn’t get it, it can stumble or hesitate.
Accelerator linkages are the rods/cables that connect your gas pedal to the engine’s throttle and fuel controls. If they’re loose or disconnected, pressing the pedal won’t properly trigger the fuel system.
An accelerator pump is a small fuel “booster” that adds extra gas right when you press the pedal. It’s there to stop the engine from bogging or hesitating during quick acceleration.
The “advanced curve” is basically how the ignition timing is supposed to change as the engine revs higher. If it changes too aggressively, the engine may not run correctly at those speeds.
In this context, “centrifugal” means the distributor changes timing because spinning parts get flung outward as RPM goes up. That’s usually helpful, but if it advances too much, the engine can run poorly.
The oil pan is the part at the bottom of the engine that holds the engine oil. If you change it, you have to make sure it still fits and clears everything underneath the car.
They’re talking about a BMW M3. They’re also talking about the oil pan underneath it, which is important because it has to fit correctly with the rest of the car underneath.
A “3D scan” captures the shape of a physical part (like an oil pan) as a digital model. In this segment, they scanned the oil pan “as it is” with the subframe, then used that digital model to design a replacement pan with different geometry.
Baffles are small walls inside the oil pan that help keep oil from moving around too much. That helps the engine keep getting oil even when the car is turning or braking hard. The host is confirming the setup includes those baffles.
Lifters are parts that help the engine open and close the valves. If they “tick,” it often means they aren’t moving smoothly or aren’t getting the right oil pressure, so you hear a tapping sound. The host is saying his lifters are sticking and causing that noise.
The pickup tube is the part that pulls oil up from the bottom of the engine so the pump can circulate it. A sturdier, better-made pickup tube can help keep oil flowing consistently, especially when the car is accelerating, braking, or cornering hard. The host is impressed by how solid and overbuilt it is.
A cross member is a strong bar that ties the two sides of the car together. Here, the host is thinking about whether that bar can be loosened or removed so they don’t have to take the whole engine out. It’s about making the job easier.
Term
heart top
They’re talking about the car’s removable roof. When you want the car to be open-top, you have to take that roof piece off and store it somewhere. In this car, that process is a little more complicated than it sounds.
“Carbs” are carburetors, which mix fuel and air for the engine. “Tuning carbs” means adjusting them so the engine gets the right mixture to run smoothly.
Term
carburetor throat
Inside a carburetor there’s a narrow section where the air speeds up. The “throat” is that area, and tools are sometimes used there while adjusting the carb.
Aftermarket parts are car parts made by companies other than the brand that built your car. People use them to customize or upgrade, but some are great and some are low quality.
An AMG badge is a Mercedes performance logo. Sometimes it means the car is truly an AMG, but other times people add badges to make a non-AMG car look like one.
A body kit is a set of add-on parts that change how a car looks, like bumpers or side skirts. Some kits are made to give a car a sportier, more aggressive style.
If a car is imported from Germany, it was originally sold there and then brought to another country. That can change what features it has and what paperwork or rules it had to meet.
“Come in-house” means the performance work moved from being done by an outside company to being handled inside the main automaker. That can affect how the car is engineered and built from the start.
A gearbox is the transmission that changes gears to match driving conditions. “Tall” gearing usually means the engine spins slower at cruising speed, which can feel different when you accelerate.
This means a convertible that’s meant for comfortable, long drives. It’s not just about looking cool—it’s tuned to feel smooth and easy on the highway.
That means the headlights are built into the car’s front body panels (the fenders) instead of sitting out on the bumper. Because of that design, the lenses can get foggy or look worse over time.
“Sealed” here means the headlight is enclosed so water and dirt can’t easily get inside. If it still looks foggy, something has changed inside—like moisture getting trapped or the lens aging.
Term
headlight out
Taking the headlight out means removing the whole light unit from the front of the car. The point here is that the design makes it more work to service.
A vacuum servo is a helper that uses suction from the engine to move something for you. Here, it helps move the headlights without you having to do all the work by hand.
Term
flex extension
They’re talking about a moving part inside the headlight that helps aim it. When it’s working, it can adjust the light pattern; when it fails, the headlight won’t aim correctly.
A vacuum leak means there’s a crack or loose connection in the suction lines. Since the car uses that suction to operate certain parts, a leak can make those parts stop working right.
A diaphragm is like a thin flexible sheet inside a vacuum-controlled device. It moves when vacuum pressure changes; if it can’t hold pressure, the mechanism won’t work.
High wattage bulbs are replacement headlight bulbs rated to draw more electrical power, producing more light output. They can temporarily improve brightness, but they may also increase heat and electrical load, so they need to be compatible with the headlight housing and wiring.
Bushings are soft parts in the suspension that help different metal pieces move smoothly without rattling. If they’re worn, the car can feel loose or vague, so replacing them can make the ride and steering feel better.
H&R is a company that makes aftermarket suspension parts, especially springs. Their springs can lower the car and change how it rides compared to the original setup.
The steering box is the main gear in the steering system that turns your steering wheel input into actual steering at the wheels. If it’s worn out, the steering can feel loose or inconsistent.
Spacers are extra pieces added to the suspension to change how high the car sits. Here, the previous owner used spacers to lift the car about two inches, which can mess with wheel alignment.
The Porsche 911 is a classic sports car with a very recognizable shape. In this part, the host is saying that the 911’s body lines can handle a slight “rake” (front vs. rear ride height difference) without looking wrong.
The “belt line” is the main line you see running along the side of the car, usually around the doors and windows. If that line is very straight and obvious, the car often needs to sit level so the proportions don’t look off.
Jaguar is a car brand. Here it’s being used as a style comparison—like saying the car looks and feels a bit like classic Jaguars, with a long hood and a more rearward seating position.
A hood ornament is the emblem you see on the front of the hood. It’s mostly decorative, but on some cars it can also help tell which version you’re looking at.
The Jaguar E-Type is a famous old sports car from Jaguar. The speaker is using it as an example to say that some Jaguars don’t have the big hood ornament that other versions do.
“Saloon cars” means sedans—cars with a separate trunk in the back. The speaker is saying some sedans have a more noticeable hood ornament than the E-Type.
A diesel truck is a truck with a diesel engine instead of a gas engine. Diesel engines are often picked for towing because they pull strongly at low speeds, but they can be a little more complex to maintain.
A manual transmission means you shift gears yourself using a clutch and a gear stick. It usually gives you more control over how the truck drives, compared with an automatic.
Car
Ram
Ram is a truck brand (full-size pickup trucks). Here, the speaker is saying they want a Ram because they like how they look, even though they’ve owned other brands before.
Cummins usually means the truck has a Cummins diesel engine. In other words, it’s about which diesel engine is under the hood, not just the truck brand.
Four-wheel drive sends power to all four wheels, which helps the car grip better on snow, mud, or rough ground. They’re saying the version they want doesn’t come with that.
The Ford Expedition is a big SUV. The speaker is talking about it as a better fit for hauling bulky stuff, even though they’re joking about a V10 version.
F-250 is a Ford pickup truck. They’re comparing it to an SUV to talk about which one can carry more of what they need.
Concept
lifestyle
The speaker is framing the vehicle choice as a lifestyle fit rather than a pure “want” list. That’s a common real-world decision: matching a car/SUV/truck to recurring tasks (like hauling) even if it means compromising on the fun or performance pick.
“Brodozer” is a slang word for a truck that’s lifted way up and usually has big tires. People use it to describe a “look at me” truck that’s more about appearance than real off-roading.
Car
Chevy 2500
A “Chevy 2500” is a Chevrolet pickup in the 3/4-ton size class. The speaker is saying that in their 2500, they scraped the underside/running board after hitting something on the driveway.
A “running board” is the step on the side of a truck/SUV that helps you get in. It’s low to the ground, so it can scrape when you drive over uneven stuff or hit something near the driveway.
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I want something that's not a car payment, I still think a truck makes the most sense
for the lifestyle that I have right now.
Please let it be a diesel.
That said.
Oh my God, please.
Please let it be a diesel.
Please.
Oh God, please.
Please, please.
Please buy a diesel truck, Jake.
Are you buying a diesel truck?
Are you buying a diesel truck?
Hey guys, welcome to Overcrest.
I'm Chris and I'm Jake and we got a hangout episode for you guys today.
I'm like, I'm doing my best Jake impression right now with my microphone stand falling
over.
Just.
Oh man.
All right.
That sucks for people that are just listening and not watching.
Oh, is it just making like most racket ever?
Is it just?
Yeah.
And then I did it too.
And so everyone's just like, what just happened?
Well, here we are.
It is June 1st.
It feels like summer.
It's got the garage door open in the back.
Been a man.
Just trying to move.
I love this time of year.
It's the best.
It's the absolute best.
The garage door open.
I spent a ton of time cleaning the garage because it was such a nightmare with all the construction
and then all the rally stuff was in here.
It was like everybody's, all the stuff for the collector bag was all here.
All of the t-shirts were here, hats, everything, my whole attic is filled with stuff.
So it's been a lot of chaos, but everything's kind of gone right now.
So I spent the time to clean it up.
And it's what we call, what do we call it, Jake?
When things are nice.
Good for morale.
They're good for morale.
That is right.
I want to talk a little bit about projects.
Yeah, projects.
Project eight.
Do you have that?
Yes.
I was not just like automotive related is the problem.
Like it's just I have so many projects around here that I'm just doing.
Well, name the top five hop around from one to the other.
Operation dock destruction 26.
I thought you have a new dock.
I do.
So I needed to get rid of the old one.
Problem is to get rid of it.
So I could have just, oh, my dad just put a sign on it that says free.
Yeah, you can.
But then when you go up and down the river, you see so many dilapidated docks
that people are just like trying to get rid of.
And so it's like, yeah, no one wants these things.
So then I call my neighbor who works kind of with the Marina, who does like
dock transport, and he's he's he's got quite.
Here's what he said.
If I if I don't really, I'm going to tell you what he told you to do.
Put free on it, unmoor it and push it out.
And just let her go.
I don't because we're on a river.
Not my problem.
Sayonara.
The problem is myself and every other property owner along the river
has cameras because of course you do now.
So it's quite obviously like they will call the DNR, the Washington
County Sheriff and they'll be like, who's dock is this?
They'll put it on the APB and they'll be like, oh, well, here's where it was.
And then I'm sure I'll get.
Oh, yeah, all points.
Bulletin.
You said ADD like all docks bulletin.
All that's even better.
Yes, an ADP, ADT, whatever.
Anyways, can't do that.
Thought about it.
My neighbor has worked with the Marina since he was like a little kid grew up
here and he has I don't mean this in a bad way, but he has a racket going on.
Like in the best possible way, like I'm envious of it because he is basically
the only one up and down the river that is able to do any excavation,
heavy machinery work from the river.
So he has a bunch of like giant barges that you see like on the Mississippi.
He's got the contract, he's got the licenses and with with all of the
all the fun equipment like back hose and stuff like that.
So he's the guy you call and talk to.
And I was like, all right, Jason, what, like, how do I get rid of this thing?
He goes, well, if you just want it gone, it's three grand.
Oh, ouch.
I mean, is that pulling all the pylons out of the mud and everything?
Or what do you have to do?
That's pulling pylons.
It's he brings it over to the marino where he has a contract with.
He brings a dump truck down.
He then takes his little grapple arnhem and his excavator and gets to play
all afternoon and just like destruct it.
And I was like, I have kind of more time to money right now for the first time.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Why?
I'm already going to go, dude, why?
Why are you spending any of your time doing this?
Yes, sure.
You've got extra time, but why is that extra time not spent on your
truck putting Weber carburetors on it?
Or why is it extra time not spent on the yellow 924 you have getting that running?
Why is that extra time not fixing the garage next to your house that's falling
over? Why are you pulling a dock out?
Why? Because it's in the way, Chris.
No, but you can literally pay.
Someone can actually you can pay someone to do it and it's gone in a day.
You can't pay someone to work on your truck or work on your 924.
And you should pay some to fix the garage.
You could, but you're not going to get what are you going to do?
Roll your truck down to the shop down the street that fixes rusty power strokes
and say, Hey, they closed for us.
I'm so upset they closed.
I don't even have a rusty plow truck mechanic anymore.
Like, that's lucky dog was not very lucky in the end.
No, no, I talked to the owner.
Something about the the the owner of the building that they leased from it
didn't work out and so it didn't work out there.
When anyway, you're not going to take your seat number one.
Doc project, Doc project, which is you should just pay somebody to do that.
Like it's just, for example, I've my my backyard.
It's halfway done, though.
Now, well, then it should only be 1500.
My whole backyard was my Buckthorn, right?
Yeah, but for it.
And I started like doing it myself.
I got this thing.
You just needed goats.
Yeah, I remember this, actually.
And I pulled it out.
And all you needed was to rent goats or buy all I needed was to call
the guy and be like, hey, can you come do this?
And I think it was $2,500 and it was all gone in afternoon.
He did 10 times as much work as I was was able to do in like weeks
in a few hours with the right tools.
So let the guy with the rights because when when we come on this podcast
and I go, hey, guys, welcome to Overcrest, I'm Chris, you're Jake.
How is your car project going?
How is your seat?
I'm going to tell you about everything except for that.
Jacob, do you still like cars?
I think I we talked about this.
Yeah, I know.
Do you still like I didn't for a while, Chris admittedly.
I didn't for a while.
OK, and now I'm coming back around.
What have you been working on car wise?
What are you doing? working on?
I have been cleaning up the McCann to list and sell
because I needed a few things.
That's been my latest car project, which is not much fun, though.
Here's here's an APV who wants to buy a pretty clean McCann.
How much do you want for it?
I don't know. I don't want it.
What am I talking about?
I don't want to look on.
I don't want to look on.
Well, the other day, Jesse was like, oh, those have really kind of grown on me.
I'm like, oh, the YZeta Osmosis thing.
OK, I'm now I just need to talk to Jess.
OK, I get it.
I would rather get her a G-Wagon, I think.
Yeah, but rather get her a G-Wagon than a McCann.
This is just a giant golf better.
Yeah, it's a hot hatch.
We've been through this. It's great.
Yeah, it's a giant golf. OK, so that's going for sale.
You've got your ginormous truck.
That's 10 times the size of you for your daily driver.
Probably going to get rid of that, too.
Are you? Yeah. Yeah, over it.
I don't. Yeah, like, it's great for just a commuter car.
And I wasn't in the cars for a minute, right?
I was just like, great, this is an appliance. Great.
Wait, I want to get rid of that car payment
because I'm paying it.
You're talking about the branding truck that you just bought, right?
Yeah, yeah, you're you just bought it.
Yeah. And you're selling it.
Yeah, turn it into Chris Cool.
Yeah, but you're losing thousands of dollars
and like probably and yeah, that's why I'm
that's why I'm doing my own dock work, Chris.
See, it all makes sense in my head.
No, dude, that's not the truck.
You just paid retail for the truck.
You are going to lose it.
I mean, it was new used. It
So like, I know, but you're an initial drive off depreciation.
That's a that's probably a few thousand dollars lost.
Yeah, probably. Yeah, I lost a few thousand dollars for a truck
that I told you you never should have bought in the first place.
Got it. That's let's checkmark that.
I mean, if there was like, when would I ever listened to you, though?
I don't care. Just because you don't share
because you don't listen to me.
Just because you don't listen to me doesn't mean I'm not right.
Things. You know how I would make this.
Maybe you know what I would do with my kids
is I would turn everything into a yes or no question.
I would just that.
That is so pedantic and like I can't do it anymore.
Reduction is the name.
It doesn't work. They're too old.
But I would do that, too, because I have a four year old.
And when it's just yes or no,
did I guess or no tell you to not buy the truck?
Yes. Should you have bought the truck?
Therefore, then no, that makes me right.
100 percent reductionist way too simple.
At the time I needed it.
It was perfect for at the time.
Perfect. OK, done.
What perfect for at the time for what?
Satisfying your needs.
I need to buy something.
I need to transport. Yeah.
You needed to put your boat in the water. That's it.
I mean, I had another vehicle for that.
But yeah, the boat is also an active project,
which is automotive adjacent.
It is. Oh, tell me about your boat.
What's going on? I'm going to pull something up quick.
OK, I think I told you last week or whenever we talked before
that I got super lucky, like the freeze plugs,
which are misnomers, the casting copper plug holes,
both of them burst out over the winter,
which apparently I winterized it incorrectly or not sufficiently.
And so everything I read was like 90 percent.
If you had both of those pop out, one, there's 123
there's eight these plugs on a 454, right?
And so two of them are actually on the back
bell housing, like behind the flywheel.
And so like, first of all, if both of the back ones on the side popped,
90 percent of the time, the rear ones popped.
And if those pop and your other ones popped,
like your block is cracked.
Like, yeah, it's just only 10 percent of the time you get that lucky.
I got lucky. Not only did it not crack,
I did not have to unbolt the whole thing to get to the rear ones
because those stayed intact somehow.
So you ran water through it and like kind of pressure tested
and tried to figure it out.
I've been out on the river cruising that thing hard.
It's been like I've tested, tested and tested and it's good.
No forbidden milkshake would have been the telltale.
Yes, 100 percent.
That said, it's still like I still was like looking at much bigger motors
and like, oh, opportunity bigger than a 454.
Oh, yeah, I would have gone to 500,
something where you can actually just have some cubes to it.
How fast is this thing?
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It's not super fast.
I think that boat needs two motors.
That boat really needs two motors.
Well, it's a tight fit, but it did.
They did make them with with.
They're always a tight fit.
Which would be absurd.
Like I don't want two motors to manage because it's what is the 27.
Foot. Yeah.
It's a 29 plus a three foot swim back.
OK, so it's 29 feet.
What's the beam?
Um, with like that's not a member.
Yeah, you're good.
Yo, yeah, no, like they put them in there,
but I'm just saying I don't want double the headache
because now I now my chances for having a cracked block would have doubled.
Chris, that's the problem with having these motors.
It's like women, the hotter they get, the more problematic they are.
It's the same thing.
Yeah, but yes, but then you'd be doing 65, 70 miles an hour.
Oh, yeah, yeah, which I don't really need to.
Like this is perfect for any, but still I would have been like you're
already throwing your family on the open.
Oh, 100 percent.
Yeah, it's trying to get chopped up.
What's what's the deep?
It's 37 degree dead rise, baby.
This is an offshore racing hull.
The guy work who designed it was the one who designed the hull for.
Is it Mach boats?
I don't think it was formula.
It was one of them that was like, oh, yeah, I know those.
Those are reputable ish.
And then he just took that and was like, I want a pleasure cruiser
boat out of this.
So it's the best of both worlds is it is the no compromises, Chris.
It is amazing.
So again, we brought this up a while ago, so I don't want to beat this to death.
I did ask my uncle who sold the yacht.
Oh, the yacht broker.
Yeah, the yacht broker.
That dude notes boats like, yeah, I don't know anybody that knows more than
number one, most dangerous thing about boats is an open.
It's just probably on blue, like out in blue water, like open, like I'm not
going in the ocean in this thing.
It's great for the river because we do have fairly large swells.
Yeah, but do I have my craft?
If I'm going to hammer down, yeah, I've had it out of water too.
Like, but if I'm going to hammer down like that and I want to get out of the water.
Yeah, then people won't be up front, but I've you're not going through a
fallover inlet, right?
Yes.
Oh my God, I love those videos.
I love those videos.
I am going to go look at a boat tonight or tomorrow.
That was on my list.
That was on my predictions for the end of the year.
I can't wait anymore.
Yes.
Okay, you want to see it?
You want to tell us what you're looking at?
Yeah, don't nobody snipe this thing for me.
That would be uncool.
I'm just, I need a cheat.
Oh, when are you looking at it and when are you putting this out to drivers club?
Well, this goes out to driving the driving team.
Sorry, thank you.
In the next, I don't know, probably I'd like to just get back on track here.
Wednesday.
So yeah, maybe I already had that.
You got a couple days to look at it.
Yeah.
No one from the driving team is going to snipe it.
So all right, here it is.
There it is.
Okay.
Yeah.
A little glass tron.
Now, is this the inboard, right?
It is outboard.
I do not like outboard engines.
I don't know.
These are the packaging on an outboard engine, especially vintage ones is awful.
I just, I'm not interested.
This is a 16.
I hate the aesthetics of it.
Yep.
That's a small little boat, but it's really cool.
This is a really cool boat.
It's all.
Oh, wow.
This is clean.
Yeah.
So this is clean.
Wow.
It's super nice.
Oh, come on.
That is so cool.
All right.
You're getting no, you're getting no negative of your complaint from me.
No, this is great.
All of a sudden you do.
Yes, you do get your clients.
It's the inline six.
That's the complaint.
No, no, it's a four cylinder even worse.
That's the complaint.
You can't in a 16, they didn't do the V8.
So I know if I got a 19 or the 21 is that it has been for sale probably for
two years on marketplace.
You're going to know exactly what I'm talking about.
If you've been looking at boats, I don't know if it's a glass tron, but
it's a 1970 it's orange.
It's a 19 foot and it has the small block V8.
It probably sold by now, but the dude was like, just I almost bought it
because I was just like, I really like this boat.
And it had been for sale forever.
And he was ready to see the one I really want.
This is the boat I really want.
Is it right here?
It's not.
I'm being realistic here.
OK, this is the 23 foot glass tron CV 23.
OK, so this is the bigger version of that literally.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, this thing is.
Oh, yeah, there we go.
What motor is that?
It does the ad sucks.
Nuclear coal.
That does.
But not too bad.
Trilets.
It makes 300 and ninety or so it's.
Oh, so we had the motor dyno, I guess.
So you'd have the motor dyno.
So average at is oh, it's 255.
OK, so that.
Might be it should have said at the top, probably.
This thing is pretty dope.
He doesn't have any interior photos, which is kind of a bummer.
Yeah, 23 is like it's a cool.
It has like this like little inverted windshield thing.
Oh, I know what you're talking about.
Yeah, where it's like a little it's supposed to be
like a wind buffer, airfoil thing.
That's the first the first photo.
OK, yeah, yeah.
That's a video.
Oh my gosh, I get what you mean.
Yes, it's a video.
But yeah, this is it.
It's super cool.
But I don't have anywhere to put a 23 foot boat.
No, that sucks.
Need to build pulled by next.
Well, it's also I don't.
One of the best boat times I had is I had a little glass tron,
like a little yellow one.
You remember this thing?
And it was 16 feet and you could just pull it around
and you could just put it in the water whenever you wanted.
Right. Take it out.
It's easy.
It the trailer turns really nice.
You put it in.
You can literally move the boat around with one hand
next to the dock and just like drag it around.
Very, very easy.
If you have to put a boat in and out of the water,
the least fun boating, but the coolest I ever looked,
was my big criss-craft, which was a 23 foot S.K.
22
Yeah, cool boat.
But dude, you have to have a real truck to move it around.
It's it's hard to like you can't do it.
A totally happen.
Slowly.
You know, hope that.
OK, P.P.V.
Everything was difficult.
It was a lot of it.
It did like the inertia mass and and the win
like cross wins were a M.F.R.
In that thing, just like it was just not not easy to deal with.
So that's the I'm going to go look at that.
Other thing here pretty soon.
Like what's funny is it's 1972.
My 911 is 1972.
Mercedes was 1972.
My house is 1977.
I do lament the four cylinder a little bit.
But it's 130 horsepower and a 16 foot boat.
It should still be a solid 40 miles an hour.
45 Yeah.
With the right product.
I think that's the GM based Mercruiser four cylinder.
I assume that two downdraft solex is on it.
The guy says that it doesn't run well under load.
So I'm sure the carbs need to.
Always start with ignition.
That's what I learned.
Oh, that's something car related.
I did Chris.
Do you remember my other very old friend?
Chris Bommister who came to us to India, I think.
Indianapolis. Yeah.
He has rebuilt his entire 911.
He did like he didn't do the body, but he like sent it out.
It was an SC.
I forget what year 78.
I think he did.
I think full back date and everything and had it sent to paint.
It's all chalk white, which is really cool.
Not necessarily our style, all the details, but it's very cool.
Very well done.
And he built your motor out of his SC motor.
So it's a short two short stroke three to it has the twin plug.
Ten and a half compression.
I know you don't have twin plug.
46 mil PMOs and he's got it all together and he got it running.
It's in the car and his wife calls me the other day and he's like
Chris is stubborn.
He doesn't want to ask for help, but I think it'd be cool if you came up
and helped him tune this thing because he's pulling his hair out
and like just not working right.
So I went up there.
Ret and I did all day last week.
I don't know what day it was.
And I don't like PMOs, Chris.
I think we both have had some struggles with PMOs.
And now I'm going to show you a video in a second.
OK, so anything this reminded me, though, you always start with ignition, right?
You always start with ignition before you do anything else very, very.
Carbs are kind of enigmatic.
This can be this or kind of be that.
There's a lot of system for our vital progression, main bowls, all these
different things are vacuum leaks, fuel pressure.
There's a million variables with ignition.
It's this is your advance.
This is your retard.
Do you have spark or not?
You know, it's not only that you can try to phrase this.
It's like you can cover up carburetor problems or you can't cover up.
It's one way or the other.
Like you even if you have the carbs dialed in perfectly, it won't run
white if your ignition isn't right.
If you're if your ignition is dialed in perfectly, but your carbs aren't right,
you can you can tweak it there, right?
So and because you got to feel like you can actually change
and the way that the signal with the carburetor actually changes
based on your ignition timing.
So you can you will what?
Like if you if you advance your timing and then set the idle the same,
your actual fuel mixture reading on a gauge will be different.
So long story short, it was frustrating because like first thing I know
you you set timing, all right, this is good.
This is where it should be.
And then we went on on to tweak the carburetors and I was fighting it.
Both of us were literally fighting it all afternoon, like five hours of this.
And I'm like pulling my hair out.
I was like, what is wrong?
I'm like, I don't OK, I'm going to step back after lunch and we check.
What was it doing?
It just like you could get it to idle really nice, like you dial it in.
The idle was perfect.
And then you try to rev it and it was like the progression was way off.
I was like, the progression circuits are off.
It has the updated hatchets.
I'm like got my wide band on there.
I'm testing it.
It was all over the place.
And I was like, all right, we got to check timing again
because I we need to go back to square one.
I was like, but it was perfectly dialed in and I look and it's way off again.
I was like, what the hell?
And I go to the hold down for the distributor and it's tight as can be.
And then I realize because it was even a 123 distributor,
which is great because then you can like adjust timing on your phone even
and play with the curves and everything else, except it required an adapter
for all down to the case to the actual shaft.
So the hold down was tight, but the shaft was still slipping inside on this set screw.
So it literally lost timing and we're fighting it the whole time.
What's funny is I'm thinking about getting one of those
and I saw that part that you could buy like these different parts that come with.
OK, so you know what I'm talking about?
I know what you're talking about because I called up my car
was my progression circuit was bad still.
And I'm like, I'm like, what is happening?
Because it was pretty good after I had it shipped here.
I drove it a couple of times and put it away.
And then I would roll roll into the throttle and go good.
And it would end up when you would start it up.
You'd start it up and it was like, which is like it.
I'm like, God, what is going on?
Maybe it's just I don't know.
It's not right, but, you know, you pump the gas, you get it to run.
And then once you could get it to run, then it would be fine.
I'm like, it really sounds like it's not running all cylinders when it's starting up.
But I don't know.
It seems to run pretty good otherwise.
But then it started to like fall in its face as soon as you would hit the gas.
OK, I don't understand.
I just paid all this money.
This guy looked at this and it's like supposed to be fine.
But I just want to show you or I'm going to show you a picture
and you just tell me if you can see right away.
Since you just worked at PMOs, you're going to know maybe know exactly what was.
This is a picture.
What do you see in this picture?
Can you zoom in because it's obviously the accelerator?
It's like a. OK, well, let me look at something with your accelerator
linkages and even I'm going to actually play the video now
or I'll just scrub through it and you can see.
Tell me what you see when I pull it up here.
I see a hand.
Oh, yeah, that's not connected.
That should probably be connected to us so that you actually have an accelerator pump.
You know, you need some additional fuel when accelerating.
So when I would pump the gas to try and start it, it wasn't.
Yeah, and that's why I did start.
That's why one side would get fuel.
The other side is so hard to start so hard.
And I'm like, well, I don't know.
I just we we put different
ventures in it.
So it's got 40 millimeter ventures in it now instead of 36 or 38.
Whatever I had before.
Yep. And this.
Yeah, 38.
Yeah, he has 38.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Then I've got the 40s.
I've got it.
It's fucking rips.
It is so damn fast.
I mean, you can tell a difference going from a 38 to 40 if you can use it.
Because it revs up and I assume.
Yeah, he did.
He did everything.
He did it all.
He did it all.
I get so frustrated after the rally man that the car wouldn't remember.
I was like, dude, take it.
And I'm remind me.
I know we talked about it, but it was something with the progression.
Oh, there was like a burr.
There was a burr in something where it wouldn't.
Yeah, there was.
Yeah. And then there was the floats had sunk to.
Oh, OK.
Yeah. And I found out that my my distributors that.
What is that?
Distributor doesn't it doesn't the weights or it's.
Oh, the springs are like, yeah.
It spins up too easily and it's always done that, which I don't understand
because it's supposed to be a rebuild distributor.
So I don't really understand why.
That's like your advanced curve is to like go.
So once the idol comes up, you want the idol to stay a certain amount
and then it starts to come up and it starts to run away.
Yeah, as it starts to centrifugal.
Got it.
It's like, I got you.
That's not good.
That's not good.
So anyway, it runs really, really nice now.
Except for.
Well, the time it's good.
It runs really, really nice.
I'd like to get one of those Bluetooth distributors just because.
I do like mine.
Yeah.
Yeah, I got a fear out which one to get.
Also, I wanted to open something and we can look at something together
on stream here.
Are you ready?
I'm up.
There we go.
All right. OK.
Goofy.
I see.
What is the tape?
I'm trying to.
It's Harper fabrication.
OK, I thought it said HK.
I was like, oh, did you get a rifle?
We wouldn't be talking about that on stream.
I did almost buy a rifle when I was scouting.
I'd be up there at a place got a little bit of hardware here,
which is nice.
OK.
I need to cut this open a little bit more vehicle.
So you obviously haven't opened this yet.
No, I have.
What vehicle is this for a vehicle, I'm assuming.
Yeah.
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This is very exciting for everyone else.
This?
Open something.
Oh, so I'm trying to count more.
No, this is a dipstick too.
Oh, this is your new oil pan for the M3 Benz.
And here it is.
Wow, look at that.
Okay.
Take a look at this thing.
So Harper Fabb Custle made this for me.
Yeah, I remember you talking about this.
I 3D scanned in my oil pan as it is with my subframe and everything like that.
And then he overlaid my 3D scan and made me a pan that raises up my entire situation by about
probably about an inch, inch and a half.
Okay.
Wow, this thing was gorgeous.
Dude, look at this thing.
Yeah, you're going to have to redo your fab work down below that to match that.
That's awesome.
Yeah, so it's a kick out.
It's got little got baffles and everything.
Yep, got the baffles.
Nice.
I also have to do do lifters because the lifters tick.
They're super sticky.
Which sucks because it's a brand new rebuilt cylinder head.
But such as why?
And here's the pickup tube.
Wow, that is extremely solid.
Super nice, dude.
Look at this thing.
That's very nice.
Wow.
You're watching and you should watch.
This is ridiculously billet overengineered pickup tube I've ever seen.
I know, super, super nice.
But thanks for Harper for putting this together for me.
I know it's a lot of extra work and I'm excited to put that on.
Although I'm not super excited on the prospect of potentially having to remove my engine.
I don't know if I can.
I was wondering, well, does your cross member that you put together?
Does that embolt at all?
Like could you do it that way somehow?
It does.
I could get, I could, well, honestly, I could use the little thing that you got me to go
a lot across my IBM to hold the engine up.
And if I'm holding the engine up, I could drop the subframe out.
Jack the whole car up as high as it goes in the front.
And then yeah, hold the engine.
Hold the engine.
Or I could just put a two by four across and tie it to that too.
Ratchet strap.
Jeff's paint will be angry at you probably.
Well, it's inside the engine.
You go to the, yeah.
You have to take the hood out of the way.
I have to take that off.
This all sounds like a lot of work, Chris.
It does.
Why do we like these things?
It is, it is an absolute Eric.
I went out and picked up the R107.
The red car.
I think I saw you just something with stories with you out there and I was like,
Oh, what is Chris doing out there?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
Did you drive back?
Now that has a heart top, right?
It does have a heart top.
Yes.
You could not actually bring it home as a convertible driving because you had to store that heart top.
Have you taken the heart top off?
I have not because there's missing parts.
There's like a, there's like a nut.
It's, it's strange.
Like, so you go up into the, like above the windshield and you put this tool and you go like this and it unlocks the front.
And then there's a, there's something that they disguised as a window crank in the back seat.
And you kind of go like this and you pop that and then there's another thing that you move.
And it's all mechanical and then it just comes off.
Sure.
The two things for removing the back, the window crank piece is missing.
And then there's like a nut that goes on top of this other thing that you have to turn.
That's missing.
And I looked on eBay and it was like 300 bucks.
I'm like, well, I'm, no, that's absolutely not going to happen.
You can't, okay.
I don't really care that much, but you can't just like
get it off.
No, you can't.
Unfortunately.
Yeah.
This thing is a solid looking car, man.
It looks pretty good.
It's, it's a lot of shades of red.
Okay.
So it's very, very red on this side.
I think someone may be polished it and then in this side, not so red.
However, I did take the time to like polish.
Like two seconds, like just by hand, just going like this and it looks great.
It shines up.
Awesome.
Game ball.
Okay.
Yeah.
Super super great, baby.
But the best part of my trip was seeing this.
Do you know what this is?
Oh, that is a Ferrari, uh, the 12.
That's a 512.
Yeah.
Look, so front.
This is this is like a horse right here.
He's tuning in,
tuning in about pain tuning carbs.
Dude, he, he rifled right through it, man.
It was crazy.
Like he had this, he hooked the, um, he had the little tube
and he just put it in the, the throat and then he just listened
and then he would screwdriver and he's just listening and sinking.
He went through it like, he used to be a, a fryer mechanic and
What is this technique?
I don't know.
What is he listening to?
Well, you're just listening to the combustion inside the
Oh, like to stop the scope with the thing.
Well, no, it's a few piece of fuel line here.
I'll show you.
I got a video of it.
I don't know that.
I don't know this trick.
I don't know this trick, Chris.
Did you know this before?
Uh, yes, but I have never actually used it.
All right.
Let me, was that a picture of an inflatable sex?
Dwell below in that album?
Probably.
No, no, it was not.
Oh boy.
Okay.
Even better.
Really?
What?
I saw something.
Yeah.
We'll get, we'll get there, I guess.
All right.
Let me share this.
Share.
You will get there, I guess.
I wasn't going to get there.
All right.
So this is, um, I don't know if there's going to be sound here
or not for you, but this is what he's doing.
No.
But you can see, huh, he's got that.
I've never seen that.
He's basically, well, I've always tried to like here
because you can kind of like put your ear next to the velocity
stack and listen for the, um, and here, you basically hear
that cylinder running, right?
Because it's its own fuels, its own butterfly.
So you basically run back and forth in between all the cylinders.
See this?
He's going back and forth here.
Yeah.
To compare the sound.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So he's sinking.
That's wild.
I mean, they make a tool for that, but you'd have to put the top
hats on.
And yeah, I guess not.
He doesn't need it.
Because that's really cool.
I love old tricks like that.
Like just old school craftsmen tricks that, I don't know.
Okay.
That's what I saw.
That's what you saw.
That's what you saw.
Um, girls, local variables.
What can I say?
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
Uh-huh.
It's, it's pretty good.
It's not a convertible.
So, um, no, not currently.
It is not currently able to be converted.
Therefore is not a convertible.
That's true.
By definition.
Thing is cool.
It's, oh, it's got this thing too.
Let me, let me show you this.
And I gotta, we, I gotta look this up.
What year is this?
This is a, it's at 83.
83.
Look at this.
What are these?
Heck blend.
Yeah.
Oh, so it has like the aftermarket.
It's got like all this cool shit.
Like with all the, um.
Like pure incorrect aftermarket parts.
It does.
And it has an AMG badge as well.
Which I'm very dubious on.
But it does have the body kit.
It's a manual transmission.
It's a base model.
Okay.
And it's import from Germany.
So what does that mean for us?
Maybe we could have been an AMG.
AMG could have been an AMG car.
When did AMG come in-house?
Like 90th, sure, mid 90s, mid-ish 90s.
So did AMG, the tuner ever do just like aesthetic?
Yes.
Cars.
Okay.
Yep.
That's cool.
So it's certainly-
Oh, who knows?
Yeah, it would like triple in value easily,
or quadruple in value.
So I got to find a way to figure that out.
Because it does have a, like an actual
real AMG badge on the back.
It would be six.
So it drives really nice.
It makes enough power.
It pulls really hard.
The gearbox is like daddy long legs.
You need it as a tall gearbox.
Just super tall.
Super tall.
It's a, you know, grand touring convertible situation.
Suppose the Autobahn, yeah.
Yeah.
Top down of the Autobahn.
That would have been it.
That would have been it.
I kept asking Jess, I'm like,
Hey, do you want to find some way to take the top off?
She's like, no.
She hates convertibles.
She does really care.
She doesn't care.
She doesn't care at all.
Yeah.
The Sutton's been kind of dialing it in for me a little bit.
The headlights are real bad.
The headlights, because the headlights are inside the fenders,
kind of.
I mean, not kind of, they are.
And it's all sealed.
Let me see here.
I'll pull up a photo so you can see.
Do what I'm talking about.
So what does that mean?
Like they're foggy and-
I do it.
Did I not do-
No, here.
Let me zoom in on this.
Zoom, zoom, zoom.
Not seeing anything yet.
I know yet, because I'm still zooming.
It takes, I gotta do all the zooms.
All right.
All the zooms.
All right, here we go.
Should we talk about someone while we're-
Yeah, go for it.
Okay.
Hold on.
Now I can see.
What am I looking at?
Just-
This is the headlight.
Structure.
Yeah.
This is, I can put the ads in afterward.
We're already way past the point of being able to do that properly.
Point the past while I return.
Okay.
This is, it's a beautiful design because there's no screws.
There's no adjusters.
It's just a flush.
It's just a flush design.
It's a beautiful design.
Not the-
I don't know if I'd call it beautiful
since it's not serviceable from an actual design perspective.
It is, well, it is.
It's just not as easy.
You have to take this lord trim piece, drop sound,
and then you can take the headlight out.
But inside the car, there's like a little knob
that you go like this up and down
and there's a vacuum servo that will move your headlights for you.
Really?
It's, which like at the time
was probably pretty cool.
But I can't imagine that still works.
It does not.
It does not work.
That's a big surprise.
You can still adjust it manually.
You can still like turn a screw in there.
Dude, you turn the screw on the front of the headlight
and you know like how if you go to like Harbor Freight,
they have those things like if you have a ratchet
and it's like a spring and it's like three,
it's one side, three, it's on the other.
I know what you mean.
Yeah.
That's inside the headlight is like a flex extension.
A flex extension inside the headlight goes like this
and turns like two plastic gears,
which are connected to a vacuum servo.
Oh my gosh, no.
They're vacuum operated like everything else.
You know, it's pretty cool when it works,
but 30 years later, 40 years later,
43 years later.
That creates a lot of vacuum leaks.
Yeah.
So that's a vacuum leak.
So it doesn't really have any,
the diaphragm and the headlights works.
But anyway, I adjusted them manually as far as they could go
and they still kind of suck.
So I set Sutton a couple of like high wattage bulbs
and we'll throw those in there and that'll fix that.
The gearbox is like throwing a wooden spoon in a coffee can.
I was wondering.
And the putting the new bushings in sucks.
So Sutton will put the new bushings in for me.
So that'll be nice.
Once that's done, like the guy that owned the car before me
did everything.
Like it's got like new struts, brand new H&R.
Like H&Rs are friends over there, new H&R springs.
All the other bushings are new.
The steering box is not clapped out.
Like it drives really nice.
I don't know.
I'm pretty impressed with their car.
Well, they will be.
Nokian sent over some tires.
Her friends over at Nokian.
We've got some, I think surpass.
They got some surpassed tires that we're going to put on there
to scout on.
AS01.
Yeah, because the tires that were on there were Michelins,
but the alignment's really bad.
Oh, the guy had like, so he put the H&R springs on
and then he had these spacers on top of the original spring paths
which raised it up another two inches.
Okay.
So I don't know why.
All that came out and then the ride height was actually correct.
Okay.
The ride height is like set.
Maybe they didn't know that they weren't supposed to use the original
purchase.
I have no idea, but look at this.
The ride height is like, die, I'll check this thing out.
I'm just going to keep pulling out pictures of it.
Because I know you don't make that little care.
So I'm going to force it down your throat.
Yes, look at this.
It does look good.
Yeah.
It does look good.
Right.
Right.
I, we got, you know, we got the differential.
Are you a rate guy or are you a level guy?
When you look at the stance on the car,
100%, it depends on the car.
Okay.
On a 911 or let's say in our 911, I do run a little bit of a rake.
You do.
You don't go for level.
You go for rake.
Not with the 911 because I think you can get away with a little bit of rake,
the way the fenders are.
This one, and because of how it's, the whole car is more like fluid looking,
it doesn't look as, I think it, it looks good with a little rake.
Whereas this being a very boxy car and every, like it has a very clearly defined
belt line, a horizontal line, it needs to be level.
I think maybe that is the defining factor.
If it has a very clear belt line that should be level, it, it can't have rake.
Yeah.
This has a lot of horizontal lines on the side of the car.
Yeah.
On the doors.
That's why like, yeah.
Our early 911s don't have very many like well defined or definitive horizontal lines.
And because the lower fender on even this car too is lower,
you can get away and almost looks correct or better with a little bit of rake.
This, you know, definitely not.
Yeah.
It's, it's kind of cool.
The hood is very long.
It's kind of got that Jaguar-esque feel of the, you're sitting kind of towards the back of the car.
Wait, go back.
Does it, does it have the Mercedes on the top?
I didn't see the front Mercedes.
Does it have the hood ornament?
No, no, these don't have that.
That's bizarre to me.
Yeah.
No, it doesn't have your, your, your guns.
It doesn't have it.
Nope.
No gun sight.
You know, it's like a long hood.
Yeah.
When you open up the hood, you stick your hand inside that badge.
You reach inside that Mercedes badge on the front of the car and grab it.
Did these have the raised hood ornament from the factory?
Because this might be another indication of an AMG.
I don't know.
Let's, let's look, let's look it up quick and see.
I mean, if it was an AMG car, that would be just like the most insane find.
I don't think I've seen the badge like that.
No, no, no.
No, they don't have.
Okay.
They don't have a badge.
They don't have a badge.
Oh, nope.
Doesn't.
Okay.
Wonder why they decided to do that when everything else had it.
Maybe they just decided it wasn't very sporty.
It's not.
No, it isn't.
It truly isn't.
I guess if you look at an E type, it doesn't have it either.
It doesn't have the big Jaguar sticking out of the hood, but like the saloon cars do, you know?
Sure.
So it must just not be a very sporty, sporty addition to the thing.
Let's see.
What else have we been doing?
Boats, cars, docks.
Oh, I still need you.
I want to circle back to the beginning here.
What?
You're sure you still like cars?
Yes.
Why?
Because you were going on and on about how great a Tesla was the other day.
Oh, so that's what you're getting back to.
That's what you want to get back to.
How are you liking that thing now that it's been around a while and you've had it?
It's perfect for what it is, Chris.
Is it a novelty worn off?
No.
No.
And I don't think it will.
It is just so bizarre.
And it's so, it's just, I don't know.
It's not a normal car.
Like you don't think of it when you're getting in as you're like driving.
You're not driving.
Well, literally, because a lot of times it is self-driving.
But just like the way you operate it, like I went to go drive it down to the garage
to plug it in, which is also bizarre.
And it's like you don't, you don't need to put your foot on the brake or anything.
You just swipe on the screen.
There's no gear selector, which I hated at first.
But what's cool is you can like, if you're still rolling forward,
you can just swipe on the screen and throw it in reverse.
Like you wouldn't automatic and you're not going to break anything
because it's all just motors, right?
It's just, everything about it is very bizarre.
What is that syndrome called?
There's a syndrome.
Like if you are held hostage for a certain amount of time.
Oh, you're talking, what is it?
Stockholm syndrome?
Yeah, I think it is.
I think it's stuck.
Yeah, I think you might be right.
Because if you live in someone's basement and you're tortured for days on end,
eventually, eventually you will defend your captor.
I actually love you.
That's not what this is, Chris.
You're just acclimating.
I think you're just acclimating to it.
And here's the thing too.
Like I've talked to, I have a good friend of a friend.
Actually, you knew him too.
He is like a Porsche Audi mechanic.
He's a car guy through and through,
has built so many project cars throughout his year.
And he bought a Tesla as well.
He's like, because it just, it makes so much absolute sense
as a commuter everyday appliance car.
And I think you almost need to live with it.
Culturally broken.
I think they're culturally broken though.
What are they just, they just don't have.
Yeah, they don't, I don't feel like anybody,
and this is just a predictions.
I could be wrong.
I don't feel like anybody's going to look back and be like,
yeah, you remember that Tesla model?
Why gosh, I really wish I still had one of those.
No, 100%.
Not at all.
No, it's going to be like, this was the iPhone 7, right?
And that's why I'm saying, Chris,
you can't think of it like a car.
So no, I don't like this as a car.
I like this as an appliance.
This is not something I'm enthusiastic about,
but it makes a lot of sense.
It's like, wow, my new fridge is great.
And this is absolutely great as an appliance.
I'm not enthusiastic about it, but it's, it is just, it's-
Is it a part of my thing that is just-
It's a cult role or mindset shift that is so,
like you need to accept and is so bizarre to me.
Isn't there like something with-
Even if you're not driving for fun,
and you're just driving,
that, I mean, let's say I'm like,
I'm trying to drive my 911 all the time.
I drove it to pick up the oil pan.
I drove, drove, drove it in the rain yesterday
to go oversee Jeff to do things.
And like, I just feel like being in the place
that you want to be in the first place,
rather than making a compromise and going,
okay, I'm going to move away from the thing
that I already love because driving the new thing
sucks less sometimes.
I, I just doesn't work for me.
I'm trying to think of a better analogy
because we're talking about cars as an enthusiast object.
And yes-
But even if it's not an enthusiast thing,
think about it this way, think about it this way.
I walk into my-
My definition, it is.
If you're like, I need to drive my Mercedes
because I like it because it has heritage,
because it has something I identify with,
because it is more interactive, it's more this,
that's your enthusiastic about it, Chris.
It's, it's like, here's the old adage, right?
Why should I drive something I'm not enthusiastic about?
Why shouldn't I just drive the thing
that I'm enthusiastic about in the first place?
I'm trying to think of the correct analogy here.
And I know you don't want to help me
and work at this with me,
but it's like, I'm thinking of watches, right?
Like we love mechanical vintage analog watches
and the history of it.
And I'm, yeah, sidebar,
but looking at buying some other stuff
that I blame you on, by the way.
But like, it's never going to keep as good a time
or you're not going to time anything
as well as you would your iPhone.
Right. Well, I think maybe the proper comparison
would be an Apple watch and a mechanical watch.
Okay.
Would that be a fairer?
Can I help you out in that way?
Yeah, probably.
Sure.
But the thing is, is I don't want the Apple watch
because I don't either on a percent.
I don't want it was different.
I don't want to be notified of shit all the freaking time.
And you're very wanted on my wrist.
Like that's not what I also is.
It's also, let me put it this way,
other than all the people that put like,
I hate Elon on the back of their Tesla.
It's not much of a signal, right?
It's like Tesla is starting to become like kind of invisible,
which I'm glad of.
And that's also part that's also an Apple watch
is also kind of invisible.
So like you would never look at someone
wearing an Apple watch and go, oh, well, they,
they have taste or they have style.
They have or they don't.
Or they don't.
It's not an indicator, which is the same way
with a Tesla, Chris.
You can't look at a Tesla guy driving a Tesla and say,
Oh, they're obviously not a car enthusiast
because it is ubiquitous.
It's a different type of tool.
It I can actually say that they might not.
No, you cannot.
No, because I know too many people now
that drive Teslas as their everyday car
who do have a really cool project car or something else.
That's, that's what I'm getting at.
You have to be able to make a distinction.
Here's what I will say.
I am more of an enthusiast than those people.
You are more of a martyr and will let us know about it.
No, martyr is not doesn't have anything to do with it.
But my part of my taste profile.
And this goes like you walk into your house,
your furniture, your car, what you decide to wear,
the shoes you want to wear.
Some shoes are fucking uncomfortable.
Women wear them anyway.
They don't just wear the one that gets them from A to B
in the most comfortable way possible.
No, they wear the freaking Louboutins
or the who knows whatever else.
Your wife does this shit too.
You just wear the uncomfortable thing
because it defines your style and taste.
For me, a car defines style and taste.
A Tesla does not.
And you are saying, I don't care enough
about how cars define style and taste to make the sacrifice
that I have to actually drive the fucking thing myself.
That's not insecure.
So insecure that I must constantly reinforce
my own self identity by only driving.
It is a product.
The style and tasting is the byproduct
of the choice that you make.
Not the reason for the choice that you make.
Those are two different things.
Some people will buy the shoe
because they want to be seen in the shoe.
Some people buy the shoe because they just like the shoe.
They like the design.
They like the way that it looks, whatever.
Same thing with a car.
You may drive this car because you want to be seen in this car
and you want people to think of you in a certain way.
You may also buy the car
just because you absolutely love how it drives
and you want to be in it.
And then the byproduct of that is you are that person
and the taste and style of that person
becomes representative of who you are.
It's inextricably linked.
You can't do that because what if-
Yes you can.
I don't drive that car because of what people think of the way
they see it.
You drove exactly like the 911.
It had all the same smells.
It required all the same inputs.
It was just as mechanical, but it looked like that.
Then what?
It has nothing to do with the perception of it.
No, it also has to do with how it feels.
The danger, the sound.
I've built the car myself.
I can work on the car if I want to.
The maintenance must be done by me.
Oil changes.
Things like this.
There's all kinds of things.
There's a whole spectrum.
A whole spectrum of reasons why that car is what it is.
It doesn't have to do with me like getting out and being like,
I'm a 911 guy.
I changed my own oil.
I just happened to change my own oil.
And then I just am that person and people perceive it that way.
It is not because I chose to be perceived that way.
It is not the reason that it has nothing to do with perception.
Great.
This is no less stupid of an argument than me just disassembling my own dock
rather than paying someone to.
No, it's not because a doc doesn't make you happy.
A doc, you can't go exploring in a doc.
You can't take your wife for a date.
Well, if we uproot it and we just go down river,
I mean, that's Huck Finn and writes itself.
They may see you fornicating on the dock as it floats down the river.
I think that's a poor example.
And you know, that doesn't work.
Yes, it is.
I know.
But what I'm saying is I am no less of a car person
or I'm no less enthusiastic about the cars that I am enthusiastic about
because we also have a Tesla in the garage.
It makes a lot of sense.
And it does everything we want it to do extremely well.
Better than any other things are come out of common sense.
All the good stories come from common sense.
All of the best experiences in life come from doing the thing that makes sense.
Right, Jake?
It's just common sense.
That's all we need.
We need more of that in our lives so our lives are better.
I have plenty of things as we've already established that make no sense.
So let me have this one thing for my wife.
That's the argument.
Is that a white flag?
Nothing else around here works.
Nothing else around here is new.
Nothing else around here is logical or makes sense.
Let her have this one concession.
That's really what this comes down to.
I see your white flag and I accept.
No, it's not even a white flag.
I'm just realizing like, okay, what is this?
What is this?
Yes, this is her one item.
And I wholeheartedly agree with it.
And so I am defending it because it's not just her like, oh, I'm going to blame it on the wife.
You're selling the truck.
You're getting rid of the truck.
You're getting rid of the cons.
Then you only have the Model Y.
We have the Model Y.
We still have.
Yeah, I have too many vehicles.
Yeah, but none of them work.
I know.
That's the problem too.
I mean, the 9-11 works.
I'm going to drive the 9-11 to pick up the kid tonight.
That's cool, I guess.
I'm trying to drive tomorrow to pick stuff up in Menards.
That works in the summertime.
Do you want to know?
I don't want to tell you, Chris.
I don't want to tell you.
You're going to buy another Tesla.
Please don't.
No, no, I'm not.
No, it's stupid for a different reason.
Oh, well, just tell me so I can make.
How about this?
Promise you won't say I told you so.
Okay, I'm going to leave that cliffhanger right there.
And when you get it.
It's just what I'm looking at and interested in.
I haven't.
Nothing is moving yet, but I want something that's not a car payment.
I still think a truck makes the most sense for the lifestyle that I have right now.
Please let it be a diesel.
That said.
Oh my God, please.
Please let it be a diesel.
Please.
Oh God, please.
Please, please.
Please buy a diesel truck, Jake.
Are you buying a diesel truck?
Are you buying a diesel truck?
That's what I'm looking at.
Oh, baby.
I want to see you guys next week.
What are you doing, Jake?
What's going on?
Why are you buying a diesel truck?
I want a manual transmission.
I want a, here's what I want.
And I don't think they actually make it, but I'm looking.
It's like a few gens ago.
It's actually more than that.
We're old.
Think of it like a 2010 maybe Ram.
I realized that I like Ram styling a lot better.
I've had Fords, I've had Chevy's, I've never had a Ram.
I want a Ram, but I don't like any of their gas motors.
Mrs. Producer.
All good out there?
Long and short of it is, I want a Ram truck with a manual transmission,
and so it's probably going to end up being a Cummins.
I don't even know what to say.
I thought this day would never come.
It should be.
What I really want is an SRT 10, but I can't do that with,
there's no four wheel drive.
You've seen my driveway.
I still think you should just get a car.
I think you should get a car.
I don't think you need a truck.
You have no idea what I do over here.
Well, I think an SUV like a, I don't know.
What would it be?
Like a Ford Expedition V10 or something like that would be better.
I mean, trucks are not, because you can't really,
you could put more in an Expedition than you could in a F250 in the back.
Just because like, I just, you know what I just transported this last week
was eight really, really big trees from like a tree farm
that I had to lay down in the rear bed.
Like dirt everywhere would have your tailgate open.
I do.
That's why it's like, and that admittedly,
like I would much rather just have like a cool fun car or an old wagon or something.
But it's just for my lifestyle.
It doesn't make sense.
And I still want to, and maybe, you know what,
here's what I want, because it's the ultimate like,
it's the ultimate anti
brodozer thing, is I'm going to get a three-quarter ton and then lower it.
I'm not going to do like, brodozer big wheels, but I'm going to like.
Are you doing this because it's who you are and you just want to do it?
Are you doing it to, to actually be able to step into it?
Is that where you're going with this?
Yeah, I love, I love getting out of my trooper.
Here's me getting out of my trooper.
This is what it looks like.
The per, it's just the perfect height.
You just swivel out and start walking.
It's the best.
In the, in the Chevy, in the Chevy I have the 2500,
I was going down the driveway and I have all these like,
like landscaping stones around the driveway.
And I was not paying attention because it wasn't self-driving, Chris.
There's my first problem.
And so I like, I clipped.
You needed your AI overlord to do your yard work.
Exactly.
I clipped one of the like landscaping stones and I heard like,
the scrape in the car, in the truck, and I was like, damn it.
And so I look and I was like, okay, it just hit the underside of the running board,
which kind of did like dimple it the whole way,
but you can't even see it looking at it.
And I was like, I don't like running boards for this reason.
I'm going to get rid of them.
And then I was like, I can't.
Oh, they like, all the time they're like permanent.
No, I can't get in the truck.
I'm like, if I don't have a damn running board on it, Chris.
There's your dose of self-deprecating reality.
Oh, there it is.
Well, Jake, it was good hanging out with you.
It's fun to talk projects.
Rally's coming up.
We will see you there.
And I'm just, you know what?
Get this stuff put together.
I'm just, I'm, yeah, it'll be exciting.
That's what I'm just, it'll be exciting.
I mean, I'm looking forward to it.
Are you taking the 911?
Yeah, I am.
That's what I was going to go into.
And it's not worth getting any other details other than I haven't,
I literally forgot I had that nine to four for a while.
Because it's down in the other garage.
I was like, someone asked me like, oh, how many cars do you have?
And I was like, oh, wait, no, I have another one I forgot about.
Oh, plus one, that thing should not be hard to get running, man.
You should just, no, no, 100%.
All right, man.
I will, I will see you next week or everybody else next week.
Maybe you next week, maybe you the weekend next week.
I have no idea.
Thanks for hanging out, man.
We'll see you around.
All right.
See ya.
About this episode
Hosts bounce from big-picture vehicle talk to hands-on projects: they push for a diesel truck and manual transmission, then shift to garage organizing and a dock-removal saga with real-world pricing. The conversation turns into car and boat troubleshooting—freeze plugs, vacuum-operated headlights, and carb/ignition diagnosis—plus a sponsor stretch featuring FCP Euro and a high-performance all-season tire. Between it all, they check in on listener projects, joke about selling cars, and debate Tesla as an “appliance” versus an enthusiast signal.
