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#218,642
Miles_ONeal said:
Friend in college had one. Such a stupid design decision. You can have windshield wipers OR you can have a spare tire, but not both.
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Windshield wipers were always powered by an electric motor. It’s the washer fluid that used the spare tire pressure.
Still not a great design, unless you were disciplined enough to check/top up your spare every week.
 
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fun bout…162 against 68….like the company this AMX keeps….
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PillO said:
She can't drive and doesn't have a cool car. Feel better now?
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Yes I do. Thanks, I’ll come down off the ledge now.

Engle said:
That was just a pic I grabbed off the net. This is mine:
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New tranny mounts, throw out shaft bushings & throw out bearing. (Also clutch/pressure plate) I’m hoping to get the engine back in today.
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Sweet! Always loved the look of those. One of the few convertibles that looks as good with the top down as up.

Stealth57 said:
But one day she’ll be able to buy your dream car :cool:
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As a musician, and especially a bass player, not likely unless she rises to the top 1% of her field.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Yes I do. Thanks, I’ll come down off the ledge now.


Sweet! Always loved the look of those. One of the few convertibles that looks as good with the top down as up.


As a musician, and especially a bass player, not likely unless she rises to the top 1% of her field.
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Might already be there.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
fun bout…162 against 68….like the company this AMX keeps….
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Great pics Chuck! Nothing like mean women with pretty smiles.:D
As for the AMX, I’m guessing it’s a 1970. Although I love AMX’s I’m not as fond of the hood on the 1970. I like the dual hood bolsters on yours much better. Plus it’s RED!
 
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Stealth57 said:
But one day she’ll be able to buy your dream car :cool:
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You are assuming that:
1. I have a dream car that will be my sign of success,
2. She will out earn me.

Neither are good assumptions.

GBassNorth said:
As a musician, and especially a bass player, not likely unless she rises to the top 1% of her field.
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And that is why I chose to become an entrepreneur in a field with a very high failure rate - the probability of succeeding is so much better than in music. :D
 
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GBassNorth said:
Great pics Chuck! Nothing like mean women with pretty smiles.:D
As for the AMX, I’m guessing it’s a 1970. Although I love AMX’s I’m not as fond of the hood on the 1970. I like the dual hood bolsters on yours much better. Plus it’s RED!
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totally with you on both! yeah the 70 had the Ram-Air feature going (good for an extra 20? HP) but as you say, not as attractive….didn’t care for the side pipes (stock on many of that year as well) either….kinda juvenile imho…the original Vignale inspired styling wins….
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dasherf17 said:
(...are we SURE this couldn't be a self-standing forum...? :laugh:)
OK...I got this T-Bird bass I'm ready to wire up with Performance pickups...looked for a diagram...no, it's not a Pro IV setup...so I find a diagram and it shows a toggle switch in the works...T-birds don't DO toggles, do they (unless modified)?
Is there a diagram I'm missing?
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Could it be a 2015 Gibson? That had two switches.
 
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dasherf17 said:
(...are we SURE this couldn't be a self-standing forum...? :laugh:)
OK...I got this T-Bird bass I'm ready to wire up with Performance pickups...looked for a diagram...no, it's not a Pro IV setup...so I find a diagram and it shows a toggle switch in the works...T-birds don't DO toggles, do they (unless modified)?
Is there a diagram I'm missing?
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A picture of what you have might help.
 
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Stealth57 said:
Might already be there.
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When her total net worth surpasses Tal Wilkenfelds’ she’ll be there. Until then, I’ll just stay musically humbled and chemically inebriated. Besides, when she hits her peak in another 10 or 20 years (if I’m still alive) I’ll be so old, decrepit, arthritic and senile I won’t know who she is or what the heck a bass is, so it won’t matter.
 
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dasherf17 said:
(...are we SURE this couldn't be a self-standing forum...? :laugh:)
OK...I got this T-Bird bass I'm ready to wire up with Performance pickups...looked for a diagram...no, it's not a Pro IV setup...so I find a diagram and it shows a toggle switch in the works...T-birds don't DO toggles, do they (unless modified)?
Is there a diagram I'm missing?
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You might need to be more specific. Here’s the wiring diagram for a 1959 Thunderbird…
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