Why did you choose your Avatar ?

[tcmtech]

I am still new here. what do you all think would be a fitting avatar for me? I am open to sugestions. Real life? abstract? humorous? dull and uninteresting? historical?

To HITech: The most educational and inspirational people I know are often viewed as low tech and simple. I aspire to be that way too. I know many that take the littlest actions and make them look like it took a monumental effort to acomplish.
But the ones I respect and admire the most are the ones that truely take monumental tasks and make then look like nothing.

 

[kchriste]

Since TCM can mean trichloromethane, you could have this for your avatar:

 

[Boncuk]

It's always nice to have a cool drink around.

Therefor my avatar is a desert sun powered fridge.

Boncuk

 

[striker_24]

just like it..

 

[Sceadwian]

Whatever suits your mood TCM =)
Mine's the cat from the movie the last Unicorn. He talks with a pirate accent, which is where my signature comes from too. It used to be a Lynx, I've always been a fan of everything feline in nature.

 

[tcmtech]

Still thinkin about it! But thanks for the tips!

 

[tcmtech]

Finnaly got it! I have had TCMTEK1 as a license plate on my truck for a year and a half. So I figured sure why not.

Even came up with my own signature too!
I figured its a fun little way to take a poke at the posters that are trying to reinvent the wheel without using something round!

 

[Andy1845c]

Mine's the cat from the movie the last Unicorn.

I have been wondering what that was. I could tell it was a cat, but the eye patch looks just like a tennis raquet, so I was thinking it was some kind of huge wall art.

I have had TCMTEK1 as a license plate on my truck for a year and a half. So I figured sure why not.

Lets see the truck

 

[Sceadwian]

Yeah, it's not the greatest pic Andy, it's digitized from a VHS tape, and the animation style of the movie was very hand drawn. Some really nice animation though, that's why I liked it.

 

[tcmtech]

It just my 1999 Ford F-250 Super duty lariate.
I had to get a better pickup two falls ago. Earlier that summer a little old lady took the front off my old pickup. Then that fall my mercury grand marquis got rearended and shoved into another pickup.
I put the insurance money towards this.

Its got the triton V10. I am very disapiointed in its power and fuel mileage.
Everyone said I would be thrilled with the power they have.
I'm not! My old pickup had a built up 460 with a heavy towing cam and a built up E4OD electronicaly controlled transmision. It would easily pull twice its own wheight (12000 #) in overdrive and still get 10 mpg on propane!
14 -16 empty!

My big red pig is set up for propane too but gets around 9 mpg unloaded and about 5 pulling. Same milage on gas too. Even with a power programmer and aftermarket intake and exaust. Its all RPM's and no torque!

I am trying to get it payed off inthe next year if I can. Then I will retrofit the 460 into it. I built it for towing so it was all torque. 500 + ft/lbs from 2000 - 3600 RPM and around 400hp at the wheels on propane.

I love this pickup looks and all around build and feel, just not its power or mileage.

 

[Andy1845c]

Yeah, it's not the greatest pic Andy, it's digitized from a VHS tape, and the animation style of the movie was very hand drawn. Some really nice animation though, that's why I liked it.

Yeah, after looking it up on youtube its as clear as can be now.

 

[Andy1845c]

Thats a nice looking truck, tcmtech.

I've owned 2 Fords, a bit older then that though. 1979 and a 1980 F350.

Last summer I bought a 91' Dodge 1 ton with the Cummins diesel in it. I really like that truck. I have not had a chance to pull anything super heavy with it yet, but had 2 tons of gravel on its back a couple times and it doesn't mind that a bit.

Stock engine has 400 lb-ft torque, mine has had some mods done to it (not by me) no idea what its at now. For a big old truck it really gets up and goes. My milage record is 19mpg - mixed city and highway. more normal is 15mpg.

 

[tcmtech]

Stange how they advertise that the newest engine lines they produce are the most efficient and powerful ever. yet the old boys from 30 + years ago were and still are doing way better even with carburators or with all mechanical fuel injected diesels!
Still makes me wonder.....

Thanks for the compliment too! When I bought it there was some serious jelousy in the local family!
I like yours too. I got a good friend thats a real dodge nut. He has the passion for them and I have sort of picked up on there finer points from him.