GTO – Oddball Update

My Kingdom for a Visor

February 16, 2012March 2, 2012 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Oh, faithful GTO. For what do your initials stand? Ay; for thou would have me believe your name is “Gran Turismo Omologato”, I suspect truly that thy moniker be “Gets Troubled Often.” Or perhaps it is I to whom that nomenclature refers?

A No-Drill Front Plate Solution for SAP GTOs

January 9, 2012September 25, 2012 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

This quick how-to demonstrates how I used a mid-'90s Ford Explorer license plate bracket (of all things) to quickly and painlessly mount a front plate on my GTO's Sport Appearance Package front fascia extension.

Successes Both Mechanical and Technological

November 12, 2011December 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

The weekend isn’t even halfway over, and already I’ve achieved two significant project successes — or at least, I hope I have. (One of them has yet to be proven out). Since at least one of these has been something I’ve tried to achieve for a long time without any success, I thought I’d post how I got it done in case it helps others.

Keeping Busy (with New Problems)

November 6, 2011November 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Another busy weekend under the belt. Somehow, I guess I expected to have a few somewhat less hectic weekends between the conclusion of our Saturday childbirth classes and the birth of our baby, but as they say, nature abhors a vacuum.

Oddball Review: JVC KW-XR810 Car Stereo

November 6, 2011May 29, 2014 Chief Oddball 21 Comments

The JVC KW-XR810 is an apt replacement for the GTO's factory stereo and offers improved sound with a wider range of equalization options and two different (and very effective) loudness modes that the original system lacked.

Exorcising the Goat Gremlins

October 23, 2011October 25, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I’m never a happy camper when my car starts giving me crap. So I was none too pleased by my GTO’s behavior over the last few weeks, during which time it started displaying myriad symptoms of some unidentifiable illness or another, all of which seemed infuriatingly unrelated.

Out of the Frying Pan

August 31, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Finally got my car out of the hot Texas sun and into the office parking garage. $25 per month well spent.

Weekend Warrior

April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Ever since I was a kid, I relished the weekend as a time when I could retreat even further than normal into my own mind, whittling away hours drawing, writing, recording radio shows and playing games. To this day that hasn’t really changed.

I Knew It Would Work Out As Soon As I Complained

April 2, 2011April 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

It looks like my rant from a few days ago has been nullified — my GTO was picked up in Florida today by the auto transporter. Yeah, the same one that I originally hired. It all came together at literally the very last minute, but the courier managed to get somebody over to pick up the car with only hours to spare.

Imagine a World Where People Actually Do As They’re Told

March 31, 2011September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could count on people to do their jobs properly? In the modern world, simply expecting people to do what they’re paid to do is, sadly, often expecting too much. What’s worse, sometimes this happens despite all of your careful and meticulous planning and research, the point of which was to avoid getting shafted by incompetence.

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