stratman

On 12/7/2016 at 8:52 AM, Ringo64 said:

This is the finished product. I am limited by what is provided as an image. Some are great and I am able to display what is needed for the size requirements. Others are centered and close to the car where a full bleed is not possible without cutting off part of the car. 

Got an idea for 2018... Pull out the FP  credit card and fly to all the winners homes and take the pictures yourself. That way it will ensure that all pictures are the same and 13 lucky winners will get to meet The FP Fearless Leader himself! 

On 12/19/2016 at 0:18 PM, Professur said:

I'm stunned to see those actually have a winter rating.

The old ones didn't, but these new All-Terrain T/A KO2 do.

On 12/7/2016 at 5:51 PM, Ringo64 said:

Never buy winter tires. For some reason, don't need them  

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I'm with JUSTA... bring it on!

Thank you for your kind words, Frosty.

You know, a Solstice convertible would be very tempting. I've been looking at them on ebay, carmax, autotrader, etc, and you can get a real nice one for not much money. As far as classic Pontiacs,  I like the big bumper '73 to '77 big bumper GP's. Again, there are good ones out there for crazy little money. If you look beyond the bumpers (which helps keep the price low), these are big, beautiful, underappreciated cars. As you can tell, I'm going for cheap, but, realistically, I probably won't be able to pull the trigger on a second car for at least another year. 

If you're sticking with stock steelies, spider hubcaps with chrome trim rings is a classic custom look.

Agree with SPRINT 6... BAD ASS!!

Do you park with the Nomads when you go to car shows?

So glad to hear you and Mrs. SPRINT 6 are ok! I am very impressed with your quick, but methodical thinking in saving most of your stuff and all your vehicles during this most stressful event.

BTW, I bet you have fight off the ladies with those legs and boots! 

On 11/12/2016 at 8:09 AM, indymanjoe said:

Love the last pic. Awesome view. Jeep looks alot better.

16 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Nice mods and awesome background for your shots.

Thanks indy and JUSTA! For all that has happened in my life in the past year, I am truly blessed to be living here on my brother-in-law's farm. In the first "after" picture, you can see the barn and the farmhouse behind the Jeep. They appear closer than they really are because of the settings on my camera for that particular shot. The last shot is much more "real" proportion-wise. That hill I'm parked on is now called "Nancy's Hill" because that's where my wife Nancy wanted her ashes scattered. She grew up on that farm, and, as you can see, Nancy's Hill has a view that is beautiful and tranquil. I visit there often (but I usually don't drive).

21 hours ago, Frosty said:

Looks good stratman. Any other modifications planned for this ol' Jeep? You really did a nice job. Very tastefully done my friend.

Thanks Frosty! I didn't show my new tow hitch (not very sexy, but most useful!), so here's a pic. Also, I have a pair of high output lamps I plan to install on the bar of that black grille guard in the previous pictures.

...that doesn't mean I've gone "cold turkey". My '08 Jeep Liberty is my daily driver, my one and only vehicle. It drives nice, I got it cheap, and it's 4WD. But I was getting tired of it's soccer mom SUV looks, so I've been stockpiling parts to transform it into a proper "manly" looking Jeep. Well, this week we put the parts on the jeep.

Before pictures...

After pictures...

That poker run looks like fun, Frosty... thanks for posting those pics!

Drove up WV's Corridor H this evening hoping to get some good fall pictures. Unfortunately, it turned overcast when I got there and the leaves were just not as colorful this year.

Tecumseh!... thanks Frosty! So... you weren't a history major per chance?

Visiting fabulous downtown Wytheville, eh? (that's With-vul, btw) I'm only 3 hours north on I-81! Have a safe trip Frosty.

As far as the whole VA vs WVA thing...

Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

Ok... help me with my U.S. history, Frosty,  but wasn't there a famous chief that united a bunch of tribes from like Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky and damn near drove the stinkin' white man out of the area. He was maybe the only chief to unite so many tribes? I thought it was Pontiac. I learned a lot of Virginia history in school (*cough* the state with the most history *cough*), so my midwest history is a bit hazy.

You rock, Frosty!... most impressed! 

   Glad to have you here zaware! Good looking French Firebird you've got there!

My precious wife of 38 years, Nancy, passed away this past July. It's been, and still is, hard to talk about without getting upset. I am getting better, but little things can still trigger the water works. One of Nancy's last wishes was that her iPhone go to her sister-in-law, Linda, and that it would stay on my bill so that it would not cost Linda anything. Linda was Nancy's primary caregiver, while I was at work, during her last half year or so. It was to be Nancy's "thank you" to Linda. About two weeks ago, after putting it off for about two months, I took the iPhone to the Apple Store to get it factory defaulted and authorized for another user. Before I had that done, I went through her phone, read all our old text messages we had sent to each other, and downloaded all her pictures. Needless to say, it was very emotional. There were over 120 pictures, with a majority that I had never seen before! I would like to share some pictures she took of Black Betty and a selfie with you guys...

Nice Pontiacs, great pictures!... thanks for posting!

Ok, true confession here... I bought my '68 GTO, Black Betty, online, sight unseen other than pictures. I will not do that again. It was as advertised, but there were a few little things that, were I there in person, I would have noticed and would have pointed out to the seller to fix or come down a few bucks on price.

Topless Black Betty!!   

1 hour ago, JUSTA6 said:

That's a MOTHER Tucker.