Greatest auto accessory that never caught on

[LuauLounge]

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

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Oh several members have one

 

[TimeBandit]

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and after..... (same artist for the New Yorker, Sanford Tousey)

 

[WYRD]

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Still here it's called the brown bag

 

[cofooter]

Most everything from Pep Boys, haha!

 

[zhandfull]

The full length Wink mirror was popular 30 years ago. I never had one by the way.

 

[LuauLounge]

The full length Wink mirror was popular 30 years ago. I never had one by the way.

How come the only place you see them are on golf carts?

 

[Kachina26]

Body shop manager used the windshield cleaner fluid bladder rerouted to the glove box. (old VW)

 

[zhandfull]

How come the only place you see them are on golf carts?

They were the in thing for mini trucks too in the late 80’s

 

[rivermobster]

Most everything from Pep Boys, haha!

You spelled JC Whitney wrong.

 

[Markus]

In CA, it is the turn signal.

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

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Never did the pony keg to the drive in

 

[76 Hondo]

‘70’s Hamms 2 gallon tapper!

 

[RiverDave]

That turbine that hooks to the driveline and made sub 10 second cars I thought was pretty cool..

GM was experimenting with eductors back in the 40’s and 50’s.. I built one for my car when I was a kid because I couldn’t afford a turbo. I always thought these with a small 12v 3-5000 psi compressor and filament would tanks would be epic for small displacement motors like SXS and import carts..

 

[rivermobster]

That turbine that hooks to the driveline and made sub 10 second cars I thought was pretty cool..

GM was experimenting with eductors back in the 40’s and 50’s.. I built one for my car when I was a kid because I couldn’t afford a turbo. I always thought these with a small 12v 3-5000 psi compressor and filament would tanks would be epic for small displacement motors like SXS and import carts..

I had to look that up. Never heard of one before.

Is this the same principle behind a fluid (compressed air) extraction pump?

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[RiverDave]

I had to look that up. Never heard of one before.

Is this the same principle behind a fluid (compressed air) extraction pump?

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No they are basically a high pressure low volume converter to low pressure high volume. The way it works is you have a series of jets facing down a tube.. You can input say 10CFM at 150 psi, and you will end up with 1000 CFM (varies) at 2-3 PSI.. upside is though because of the gasses uncompressing in the jets it generally makes for a very cold intake charge. If you introduce any water on the jet side you can literally freeze an intake tract in seconds.. Pretty cool stuff. I'll take pics of the first prototype I had on my car when I was a kid.

When you go down the rabbit hole of eductors, there is some very bizarre and very very cool shit.. They make some that shoot into a tube 90 degrees and output hot air on one side and cold on the other etc.. The general purpose they are mainly used for though is converters, and to haul things like grain through tubes.. They will suck media up, and carry across tubes and deliver to a location. Think plastic injection molding pellets etc..

RD

 

[JBZ]

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When my Dad was in high school
He took the window washer hose and fished into the glove box.
Filled the reservoir with Booze
Pushed the button and booze was dispensed

 

[rivermobster]

When my Dad was in high school
He took the window washer hose and fished into the glove box.
Filled the reservoir with Booze
Pushed the button and booze was dispensed

Your dad is a Fucking genius.

:bowdown:

 

[RiverDave]

When my Dad was in high school
He took the window washer hose and fished into the glove box.
Filled the reservoir with Booze
Pushed the button and booze was dispensed

In Carlsbad there was a few kids with that setup. I actually put a "temp" pony keg C02 Keg setup in the back of my integra.. Back when the drive thru's would fill a giant plastic box up full of ice for free.. .

RD

 

[The Prisoner]

Record player?

 

[Orange Juice]

Try finding a drive-thru liquor/package store in most states across the USA.

 

[timstoy]

In Carlsbad there was a few kids with that setup. I actually put a "temp" pony keg C02 Keg setup in the back of my integra.. Back when the drive thru's would fill a giant plastic box up full of ice for free.. .

RD

‘70’s Hamms 2 gallon tapper!

Coors party balls!

 

[Kachina26]

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Try finding a drive-thru liquor/package store in most states across the USA.

I think AZ still has them. I remember hitting one up after work every day on my way to night school.

 

[WYRD]

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Try finding a drive-thru liquor/package store in most states across the USA.

In Georgia there was one that would even do mixed drinks. Would get a gallon of margaritas or long Island ice tea on the way home Fridays

 

[PlumLoco]

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Try finding a drive-thru liquor/package store in most states across the USA.

We had been out racing the Grand Prix (including mud hole) all day and on the way home we were driving through 29 Palms and passed one. We went back as we were still dressed in all of our gear and didn't want to go into a regular store dressed as we were. We drove through the designated lane, pulled up to the window, and ordered some beers.

Then they told us we had to get out, walk around the building, and come inside to pay. Stoopid execution on a great idea. Thanks California.

 

[Sherpa]

I helped my buddy set up the windshield cleaner tank, pump, and lines also into the glove box.

Worked great…

 

[jetboatperformance]

Someone once told me the "Aussies" were responsible for invention of the trunk /hatch releases cause their drive through must put it in the trunk?

 

[endobear]

Body shop manager used the windshield cleaner fluid bladder rerouted to the glove box. (old VW)

Vw bug windshield squirter ran off the air in your spare tire. Clean windshield, flat spare!

 

[bilz]

They were the in thing for mini trucks too in the late 80’s

They were popular in the car clubs.
People put the car rally dash lock across the back side.

 

[Kachina26]

Vw bug windshield squirter ran off the air in your spare tire. Clean windshield, flat spare!

Forgot about that. I’m sure he was always airing that thing up.