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Any one ever use a Suicide Steering Knob?

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Old 06-14-2016, 10:15 AM
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Haha, this made me laugh. My first car was a bench seat, and while it wasn't too many years ago she did the shifting, but it isn't called Necking nowadays. My Exploder I have now has that darn center console that gets in the way!!! I feel I was born in the wrong era, I would love to have been around in the 50's and 60's, going "steady", drive in movies, ect...
+1 on being around in the 50's-60's-70's... I hear ya on that. I am only 33 and wish I could of been around when things ment something.
 
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+1 on being around in the 50's-60's-70's... I hear ya on that. I am only 33 and wish I could of been around when things ment something.
Exactly!!!
 
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Cory, you mention Drive In Movies (known as the "Passion Pit"). Yep, Wed night was Buck Night, a whole car load for a dollar. On other nights we might put a couple of guys in the trunk if they had no coins to get in. From 16 to 19 I delivered Dry Cleaning for my parents with an International Metro Mite. Took the the Metro on one Wed Buck Nite, they didn't want to let us in, said we'd block others view. Told em I'd park in the back row and would be no trouble. They let us in and many other times too.
 
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Cory, you mention Drive In Movies (known as the "Passion Pit"). Yep, Wed night was Buck Night, a whole car load for a dollar. On other nights we might put a couple of guys in the trunk if they had no coins to get in. From 16 to 19 I delivered Dry Cleaning for my parents with an International Metro Mite. Took the the Metro on one Wed Buck Nite, they didn't want to let us in, said we'd block others view. Told em I'd park in the back row and would be no trouble. They let us in and many other times too.
Great story, I love hearing about how good the times were. They still have a few drive in near me in the Pennsylvania, Delaware and Jersey area. They even have new movies shockingly enough. Good stuff!
 
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Cory, you mention Drive In Movies (known as the "Passion Pit"). Yep, Wed night was Buck Night, a whole car load for a dollar. On other nights we might put a couple of guys in the trunk if they had no coins to get in. From 16 to 19 I delivered Dry Cleaning for my parents with an International Metro Mite. Took the the Metro on one Wed Buck Nite, they didn't want to let us in, said we'd block others view. Told em I'd park in the back row and would be no trouble. They let us in and many other times too.
Times have certainly changed, its around $14 for a movie ticket and I don't even think you can get a candy bar for a $1 let alone admission. Ive been to the Mansfield Drive-In once, but wasn't the same as back in the day I'm sure. Thanks for sharing the story!
 
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Feedback on Johnnylawsmotors.com *****, totally not worth the $49 + shipping. The adapter for the steering wheel was over a half inch too big, the quality of the **** was a 6 out of 10 but the shipping time was good. I hate to be negative, I would not recommend purchasing one. Lesson learned by me.
 
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Old 06-22-2016, 11:53 AM
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My cheapo I put on my trail rig seized up. Still works as long as you relax and don't hang on so hard, but... I just highly recommend a good one!
 
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My dad uses one on his 62 F350 and wouldn't drive without it. I broke down and got one for my 73 and now I too am hooked. My steering box is so worn that my steering wheel never resets to the same spot so it moves all over the place but the **** makes maneuvering much easier for me.
 
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Originally Posted by mountain dewd
My dad uses one on his 62 F350 and wouldn't drive without it. I broke down and got one for my 73 and now I too am hooked. My steering box is so worn that my steering wheel never resets to the same spot so sometimes it ends up in a different spot all the time, but it makes maneuvering much easier for me.
That sounds a bit dangerous... maybe a rebuild is in order?
 
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Originally Posted by ihcc104
That sounds a bit dangerous... maybe a rebuild is in order?
Very much so. I also just realized how stupidly worded my post is, I better go edit that...
 
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