EXPlosive performance and styling!

And I quote directly from the omnipotent Wikipedia:

"Its styling was stale, and for a sports car, its performance was generally regarded as less than adequate. Build quality and refinement were also inferior to Japanese competitors such as the MR2 and Honda CRX."

bbhenry2000 I will purchase an OSU knickknack and place it in my new pinball palace if you edit this line and send me proof. Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EXP#Second_generation_(1985%E2%80%931988)

If the 23 lb doors kill the frame, I deserve all of your scorn.

I already regret typing this.

You know who also approves of my pegboard? THE PEGBOARD NERDS!

I'd be proud if this project turns out half as decent as that EXP!

I wish I didn't get the reference. So badly wish that...

Ditto:

O-H-I-Oh no...

"Ford had produced lame vehicles for so long that when they finally produced a quality vehicle in the EXP, people weren’t ready to take a chance on Ford." This is good stuff. Too bad the Wikipedia police have already removed your changes. #Fakenews

If it was a Chevy operator, I'd totally understand.

Aw, man.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pool-remodel-sure-why-not

PACMAN - so jelly.

Does anyone know what the reward is for getting 25 people to favorite a thread?

Asking for a friend.

I look forward to another, inevitable loss this November.

I had a sad

Apparently, it is a set of steak knives.

I was told that the prize depends on the quality of the followers. o-din got a Caribbean cruise.

PACMAN has inspired me with his redonculous pool renovation thread (https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pool-remodel-sure-why-not) to consider adding a water feature here.

I've learned that I can't do another poll, but here's what I'm considering:

1. heated by nature
Pros: inexpensive
Cons: hard to get my laps in

2. You run, you slide, you hit the bump and take a dive
Pros: inexpensive; shark is cool
Cons: I'd have to comandeer my wife's parking spot to install; overshooting the pool lands you on concrete

3. Ahhh...peaceful
Pros: serenity after SDTM
Cons: I already have a lot plugged into my one outlet and 75 feet of extension cords;

4: Riiiiide the whirlpool!
Pros: thematically appropriate
Cons: just having the topper would make me sad; too on the nose?

Happy to hear thoughts...

Ummm...yes, please!

Screw my man cave, I may get one of these for my desk at work.

STEP 12:

Hire a real electrician.

Lots of helpful suggestions from everyone here about running extension cords directly off of the electrical panel, going solar, ending this futile experiment altogether, etc., etc., but I’ve come to realize that if I’m going to spend real American currency on a pinball machine or two, perhaps a professional electrician might be whatever the opposite of “penny wise, pound foolish” is.

Speaking of that, here’s me yesterday:

*turns on CNBC*

*sees this*

Maybe Venezuela is on to something

*Questions the validity of being in this hobby when I might need some liquid assets to feed my family*

Side question: Is Stern “Too Big to Fail?”

Anyway…what were we talking about?

Where were we?

Oh...right. Electrical.

Not sparky

Feel the power

As it turns out, my electrician is here on Pinside (@franksisko18) if you are into someone who legitimately knows what he's doing and limits the use of extension cords in his work. I'd be happy to share his info to anyone in the "Southland" (as the local TV newspeople stupidly call it.)

I've known Frank for a long time...much longer than I've been into pinball. None of my properties have (yet) burned to the ground as a result of his work. That he also happens to have a respectable pinball collection is just a happy coincidence.

As Frank explained to me, he did four "pulls" so I have a circuit for my pending electrical garage heater, space for four to five games and then some extra for TV, lights, etc. He even added a switch so I can turn the heater on/off from the wall. How awesome is that? He also (well, to be fair, one of his guys) ran some Cat 6 from my main switch to several locations in the garage because I like to keep my MySpace profile current and I plan on spending a lot of time in here.

Because I was hoping to get rich on an elaborate insurance scam due to shoddy wiring, I find this result to be less than satisfactory.

I think this reference should be posted in one of the wood rail forums.

Psych was awesome

Gross.

I'm just enjoying basketball right now.

Considering how much I'm in love with my carpet tiles, this would have been a problem for me.

Gotta get my summer body first!

The pink won't work with my all-white color motif...but I like where your head is at.

One word: Goodcleanliving!

It depends. Did you purchase the Lynx new? If so...

A 1%-er

Right now, it is probably in my top 30. Maybe top 20.

There are at least a dozen threads about Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (Pro) that are better.