Nickel test...so what's your best? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Peaven · 02-18-2007

Was bored today and it had been a while since Blue has gotten to stretch her legs, so I warmed her up and did the nickel test. Out of 6 tries, 3 were about 3-5 seconds, 2 were about 8-10, and 1 was about 16 secs. I think my garage floor needs leveling.

tccrab · 02-18-2007

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Originally Posted by Peaven

Was bored today and it had been a while since Blue has gotten to stretch her legs, so I warmed her up and did the nickel test. Out of 6 tries, 3 were about 3-5 seconds, 2 were about 8-10, and 1 was about 16 secs. I think my garage floor needs leveling.

Steve

Try using a brand new shiny nickel with a nice crisp edge, they work best.
Different places on the plenum give different results. I found that toward the back of the plenum and just off to one side the nickel would just stand there and just look at you.
My best time was about 1.5 minutes.

TomC
'90ZR1 #792

Peaven · 02-19-2007

I wondered about that, thanks for the tip Tom...I kept trying to stand the .05 up right in the middle of the plenum, I'll have to try towards the back next time.

BBBAD94ZR1 · 02-19-2007

Here is http://www.corvettevalley.com/galler...o/2659/cat/548a video of the nickel test I did last year.http://www.corvettevalley.com/galler...o/2660/cat/548
Ray

GrayZ · 02-19-2007

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Originally Posted by Peaven

I wondered about that, thanks for the tip Tom...I kept trying to stand the .05 up right in the middle of the plenum, I'll have to try towards the back next time.

Saturday Night Fun in Nebraska

keep it up peavs...and you're gonna over take cow tipping
and out of state license plate counting

Dandy97 · 02-19-2007

I got one to stand for over an hour last night... now I'll have to start it and see how it goes.

Peaven · 02-19-2007

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Originally Posted by ITLGO2

Saturday Night Fun in Nebraska

keep it up peavs...and you're gonna over take cow tipping
and out of state license plate counting

Cow tipping is reserved for Friday's, on Saturday nights I go in the back yard and try to pee the ZR-1 logo in the snow until the #@!% crap is gone.

flibblenibble · 02-19-2007

im a newbie what is the nickel test?

WB9MCW · 02-20-2007

yeppers i got it to stay for a long while at least several min---actually got bored and pulled it off myself didnt even think to wait till it fell on its own---i did do a good 10min warm up b4 trying and i had only one in my pocket at it seemed to be new and had good edges--

GrayZ · 02-21-2007

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Originally Posted by WB9MCW

yeppers i got it to stay for a long while at least several min---actually got bored and pulled it off myself didnt even think to wait till it fell on its own---i did do a good 10min warm up b4 trying and i had only one in my pocket at it seemed to be new and had good edges--

yeppers??! ok...for that one word and one word alone...
you win...the Tom Cruise- Lookalike..Buttplug Award

yeppers...

you're the hands down winner...today, and today only

02-18-2007	#1
Peaven Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 322	Nickel test...so what's your best? Was bored today and it had been a while since Blue has gotten to stretch her legs, so I warmed her up and did the nickel test. Out of 6 tries, 3 were about 3-5 seconds, 2 were about 8-10, and 1 was about 16 secs. I think my garage floor needs leveling. __________________ SteveB '94 ABZ Lucky #13-SOLD

02-19-2007	#3
Peaven Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 322	Re: Nickel test...so what's your best? I wondered about that, thanks for the tip Tom...I kept trying to stand the .05 up right in the middle of the plenum, I'll have to try towards the back next time. __________________ SteveB '94 ABZ Lucky #13-SOLD

02-19-2007	#4
BBBAD94ZR1 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 298	Re: Nickel test...so what's your best? Here is http://www.corvettevalley.com/galler...o/2659/cat/548a video of the nickel test I did last year.http://www.corvettevalley.com/galler...o/2660/cat/548 Ray __________________ [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=5][COLOR=black][I]:dancing[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Last edited by BBBAD94ZR1; 02-19-2007 at 09:12 AM.

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Dandy97 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tax Hell, Wisconsin Posts: 53	Re: Nickel test...so what's your best? I got one to stand for over an hour last night... now I'll have to start it and see how it goes. __________________ 1991 ZR-1 #526 White/Red 1997 A4 Coupe [url]http://www.dd-designgroup.com/studio409/studio409.htm[/url]

02-19-2007	#8
flibblenibble Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ft. myers, florida Posts: 8	Re: Nickel test...so what's your best? im a newbie what is the nickel test?

02-20-2007	#9
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