MrktMkr's Whip

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 11, 2005

Behold! The TurboBrick. :bowdown:

I'd take a few more pictures, but the camera's batteries ran out... :sick:

Will update soon...

skip0110 · Aug 12, 2005

What?! Last I heard, you were getting a Mk8.

Nice, anyways. 👍

tabs · Aug 12, 2005

Mmm, Volvo-ey.

Congratulations, man. The freedom that comes with having your own car is amazing! 👍

dbartucci · Aug 12, 2005

No more C3, lucky you Mrkt Mkr. Nice car, are you getting 4 12"s or 4 15" for the truck though? :sly:

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

skip0110
What?! Last I heard, you were getting a Mk8.

It's a long story. I went to a GM test drive day and test drove a Saab 9-5 Sportwagon. I had more fun in that car than I did in the '05 Corvette convertible (I know... I'm crazy). The combination turbo/wagon is where the "fascination" (obsession?) started... However, a test Saab 9-5 Aero "broke down", so I decided to go for another Swedish, turbocharged, station wagon. I started looking at Volvo 850s but deal after deal went bust. Finally, I settled on an older Volvo 740 Turbo wagon.

Nice, anyways. 👍

Thank you!

And now that all is well (the alternator belt snapped after 1 week of ownership -- no big deal) time to look about getting a boost controller. 7 psi is just not cutting it! I ran 2x to nearly 3x that amount in the T-Bird. :dopey:

tabs
Mmm, Volvo-ey.

Congratulations, man. The freedom that comes with having your own car is amazing! 👍

Thank you!

I've been without a car since March... it was terrible. I know exactly what you're talking about, though.

dbartucci
No more C3, lucky you Mrkt Mkr.

Yup!

Nice car,

Thank you!

are you getting 4 12"s or 4 15" for the truck though?

Neither. I need all the room I can get in the trunk... if you know what I mean... :sly:

I would like to get a boost controller, though. :dopey:

David
you have to give it gas when starting and let it idle for 2 minutes giving it a bit of gas or it'll stall when you put it into gear

Experiencing similar problems. Seems to have something to do with the idle air controller. It goes away after 30 seconds and runs fine. It's 1988, though, so...

VIPFREAK · Aug 12, 2005

Nice! 👍 umm... might as well make the front symetrical and pull that panel off the right side since it's off on the left (near the fogs). :dopey:

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

VIPFREAK
Nice! 👍 umm... might as well make the front symetrical and pull that panel off the right side since it's off on the left (near the fogs).

I've thought about that! But I've been lazy, lately... and when I do have time, I'm too tired from work. :dopey:

Asymmetrical is in now! :lol:

VIPFREAK · Aug 12, 2005

Sweet my ride is asymmetrical too! Well, only because I found out my light was hanging on by one bolt. :dopey:

👍

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

VIPFREAK
Sweet my ride is asymmetrical too!

Well, only because I found out my light was hanging on by one bolt. 👍

Headlight? I didn't notice that in the pictures? :confused:

VIPFREAK · Aug 12, 2005

See...

(below the headlight on the left side, fed up fender area)

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

VIPFREAK
See... (below the headlight on the left side, fed up fender area)

Wow, I never noticed that before! Asymmetrical designs have character. :dopey:

VIPFREAK · Aug 12, 2005

MrktMkr1986
Wow, I never noticed that before! Asymmetrical designs have character.

And functionality because my air intake (if you wanna call it that :lol:

) is on that side so if I prop my light half up like them gay drifters I'll get even more air flow. :dopey:

👍

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

VIPFREAK
And functionality because my air intake (if you wanna call it that ) is on that side so if I prop my light half up like them gay drifters I'll get even more air flow. 👍

Exactly!

More air equals more fuel, and more fuel equals more power! :drool:

It'll turn the 1.6 into a 1.8!

Jay · Aug 12, 2005

Nice Volvo 👍

More pics!

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 12, 2005

VIPERGTSR01
Nice Volvo 👍

More pics!

Thank you!

Tomorrow before I go to work, I'm going to buy batteries as well as get the car washed. More pics to follow.

a6m5 · Aug 12, 2005

MrktMkr1986

MrktMkr: I heard everything's rectangle on this car, except for the steering wheel, which is square. Is it true?

Powripper · Aug 12, 2005

HEY!! nice car man, Thought you were gonna get a 850?? but hey the 740 has Rwd. 👍 I still own my 740 wagon..... anyway, more pics!

Event · Aug 12, 2005

Nice car, despite it being an ESTATE. You and Taurine should start an ESTATE club!

You've been evicted from the C³ so you're on your own.

niky · Aug 12, 2005

Damn NICE car.

///M-Spec · Aug 12, 2005

Very nice 👍

Beige too

M

Danny · Aug 12, 2005

MrktMkr1986
MrktMkr's Whip

I was expecting something kinky

Nice car though.

TwinTurboJay · Aug 12, 2005

Hey Man, love the new whip !

tabs · Aug 12, 2005

MrktMkr1986
Thank you! I've been without a car since March... it was terrible. I know exactly what you're talking about, though.

Whoops, I assumed this is your first car. :dunce:

PS · Aug 13, 2005

Noone noticed the WALLSTREET license plate?!

Shame on you guys. Pimpin' ride, btw.

Jay · Aug 13, 2005

I noticed the Photoshoped number plate.

a6m5 · Aug 13, 2005

VIPERGTSR01
I noticed the Photoshoped number plate.

Knowing MrktMkr, that's probably his bumper sticker!(and also his favorite movie)

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 13, 2005

a6m5
MrktMkr: I heard everything's rectangle on this car, except for the steering wheel, which is square. Is it true?

Yes. Even the steering wheel is sqaure. The turbo is a rectangle, the seats are rectangular, the cylinders are rectangluar... :lol:

powripper
HEY!! nice car man, Thought you were gonna get a 850??

I was, but it didn't work out. Either way turbocharged, rear-wheel drive cars (Thunderbird Turbo Coupe :indiff:

) are way more fun to drive!

but hey the 740 has Rwd. I still own my 740 wagon..... anyway, more pics!

Really?! What model 740? Turbo, GL, GLE? :bowdown:

Event
Nice car, despite it being an ESTATE.

Yeah, I know... wagon... :crazy:

Thank you!

You and Taurine should start an ESTATE club!

LOL!

You've been evicted from the C³ so you're on your own.

Not necessarily... what if I told you that my alternator belt snapped after 1 week of ownership, the passenger side brake light bulb is burnt (replacing tonight), and the fuel tank door hinge is broken... so if you try to open it to fill up, it'll fall off. :dopey:

niky
Damn NICE car.

Thank you!

More pictures to follow -- I forgot to buy batteries! :dopey:

///M-Spec
Very nice 👍

Beige too

M

Thank you!

I would have preferred a darker color for the Brick but at least there's no rust.

ultrabeat
I was expecting something kinky

Nice car though.

Thank you!

TwinTurboJay
Hey Man, love the new whip !

Thank you very much! Turbo... :drool:

tabs
Whoops, I assumed this is your first car.

Nope, the '88 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe was my first car. And it gave me hell when it worked, and nearly killed me when it didn't. The head gasket and oil pump was the last straw. I do miss the 14-17 pounds of boost, though.

Greg
Noone noticed the WALLSTREET license plate?!

That's OK. I wanted to get a custom license plate, but I didn't feel like paying the extra.

Shame on you guys. Pimpin' ride, btw.

Thank you!

ViperGTSR01
I noticed the Photoshoped number plate.

Close, it was Microsoft Paint. :sly:

a6m5
Knowing MrktMkr, that's probably his bumper sticker!(and also his favorite movie)

It is my favorite movie! That, and Superfly are my favorites... (from the 70s/80s).

Danny · Aug 13, 2005

That's a lot of quotes!

niky · Aug 14, 2005

ultrabeat
That's a lot of quotes!

No kidding!

MrktMkr1986 · Aug 14, 2005

ultrabeat
That's a lot of quotes!

niky
No kidding!

There is a reason for that. I don't want to "ignore" anyone. :dopey:

Anyway, pictures to follow tomorrow... I'm finally going to remember to buy batteries and take more pictures.

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