Spocom Auto Show 2008 (Car Pictures)
Here’s some pictures from the 2nd Annual Spocom event that took place June 22nd, 2008 at the Long Beach Civic Center in California. Music: MF Doom – Rhymes Like Dimes Subscribe to be the first to see more Car events from around Southern California. Thank you.
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69 GTO Judge Drag Car Pictures & Video
This is the GTO I built and raced between 1984 and 1992. Anyone know where it is? I sold it to a guy in Memphis TN when it got to the point that you couldn’t be competitive without a trans break and delay box. The picture of the baby blue 68 Tempest is how it was when I bought it from a guy named Lowel in central FL. The Dorn Brothers in Sanford did the body work and awesome Orbit Orange paint. Ken Wells built the TH400. I built the engine and rear end etc. The car weighed 3500 lbs with driver. Best ET/Speed: 1/4 mile 10.36/132mph, 1/8 mile (set up for the 1/4) 6.55/103mph, 1.48 sec. 60 foot. This is the first and only Pontiac I ever built. It was a stock bore and stroke 455 with cast rods and crank. “62″ D-port heads, measured 11.2:1 compression ratio using TRW forged flat top pistions. Torquer intake, 850 Holley. Crower mechanical cam. TCI 5000 stall 8″ converter. 9″ Ford with 4.10 gears, Strange spool and axels. Shifts were at 5500 rpms and it went through the 1/4 mile traps at 6200 rpms. The rear tires were 14 x 33 MT (I hated the MT’s, Firestones and Goodyears hooked better). I fabricated the headers from a Headman Hustler (flat collector) kit and they were worth .2 sec off the ET. The first time out, I had 00 in the car and ran in the 10′s off the trailer with a Quadrajet. By the time I sold it, I had better than twice the money in it and had tuned 6/10th off the ET. I raced it all over FL, GA and TN and had only good times with great friends. Like they say, a …
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Funny Car pictures
A collection of funny car pictures, and a suprise at the end. Andy Walton singing the backing track Lady in Red.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Sit Up Straight and Read This Article!
Stand up straight. Don’t slouch. Even if you didn’t attend finishing school, chances are you’ve heard these statements sometime in your life. If you’re a parent you might even use them yourself. From the time we are young we’re told that it’s important to have good posture, but did you ever wonder why? In the next few pages we’ll talk about posture and how it affects your health.
What does posture mean, exactly?
Posture is a word that refers to the position of your body. Your posture is related to the shape of your spine. Because your spine can move, your posture can change.
What determines posture?
Two things determine the position of your spine: bones and muscles. The bones that make up your spine, or vertebrae, are designed to support the weight of your body. Your muscles have to work together with your bones to control and balance your body position. If either part of the system isn’t doing its job, your posture can become a problem.
What does good posture look like?
Ideally, your spine should have three separate curves. These curves develop during childhood when we learn to hold our heads up, to crawl and to walk. The picture below shows the curves that you should have in your neck, upper back and lower back.
Pic of skeleton.
When your spine is in proper alignment, your muscles can support your position without much effort. If you’re not in alignment, your muscles have to use much more energy to hold your body upright. Poor posture can lead to other problems like back pain, headaches and arthritis.
When do you need to worry about your posture?
Posture is something you should pay attention to all the time! There are some situations, however, in which many of us tend to forget about our body position. In the following examples, we’ll go over several bad postural “habits,” the problems they can cause, and how to correct them.
Sitting Posture
If you’re like many people, you spend a lot of time sitting. We get out of bed in the morning, sit at the table for breakfast, sit in the car on the way to work, sit at a desk all day, sit in the car on the way home, sit at the table for dinner, and so on. Without the right posture and support, all of that sitting can put a lot of pressure on the low back. Here are some mistakes people make with their sitting posture.
Mistake #1: Slouching
Slouching is what happens when you lean into the back of your chair and allow your low back to flatten out.
*Picture slouching*
Slouching is bad because it puts more pressure on the ligaments and discs in your spine, which can increase your risk for injury.
Correction: To avoid slouching, sit away from the back of the chair. Use your core muscles to make an abdominal brace to support your low back in the proper position. If you have to sit for too long to be comfortable in this position, you can use a back support, or lumbar roll, to maintain correct positioning while leaning against the back of the chair. These products are particularly helpful in the car.
*Picture sitting properly*
*Picture with lumbar roll*
Mistake #2: Crossing your legs
Sitting with one leg crossed over the other is a common habit. Many people who sit with their legs crossed also have a tendency to slouch.
*Picture slouching with legs crossed*
Sitting in this position for a long time puts torque (a twisting force) on your low back and your hips. Over time, your muscles can become unbalanced and it can cause pain and even effect the way you walk.
Correction: Although crossing your legs for a short time isn’t terrible, it’s better to sit with both feet on the floor whenever you can. You can make this position more comfortable by making sure your chair isn’t too high or too low for you. If you’re not sure, you may need an ergonomic assessment of your workstation.
*Picture sitting with both feet flat*
Mistake #3: Rounded shoulders/Forward Head
When you’re sitting down, there is often something in front of you that you are doing with your hands. Whether we are working on a computer, reading, writing, or doing something else, we tend to bring our bodies closer to our work rather than bringing our work closer to our bodies.
In the first picture, the model is holding a book away from the table where she can read without bending over:
*Picture of girl at desk holding book at eye level*
Although her posture is excellent, her arms are going to get tired quickly.
More often, we do what she does in the next picture: we leave the book on the table and lower our body toward the table so that we can see it.
*Picture of girl at desk with shoulders rounded and forward head*
In the second picture, the girl has her shoulders rounded forward and her head is too far forward also. Although this position makes it easier to read her book, it can cause lots of problems. Her neck and upper back muscles have to work overtime in this position to hold her up, and that can lead to neck pain, upper back pain, trigger points, and headaches.
Correction: The best way to fix this posture problem is to bring your work up to eye level. Whether that means using a book stand, raising the height of your monitor, or rearranging your whole workstation, it’s a change that your neck and back will thank you for later!
If you can’t make all the changes that you would like, you can compensate for this position by using a regular postural stretching program. These exercises can help to keep you from getting stuck in a bad position all of the time.
How Can We Help?
If you think that poor posture is causing you pain or other problems, a visit to the rehab professionals at Performance Spine & Sport Medicine could be just what the doctor ordered. Our integrated treatment model combines physical therapy and chiropractic care to bring you the best possible results. From restoring the proper curves in your spine to strengthening weak muscles, we can help to correct your posture now and prevent your pain from returning in the future.
Researching used car prices consist research on the Internet
No sooner have you started searching for car prices on the Internet, your head will be spinning with competitive car prices and promises of prompt delivery, dedicated customer service response, and huge discounts. Are all of those promises and claims to be believed? Your guess is as good as mine, if you want the truth. But then, there are ways to help you find the less unscrupulous ones on the Internet and bring you honest-to-goodness car prices that are well worth your time and money.
There is tons of cars and used car Webster where you can research on car prices on the Internet. Some of the more popular ones are www.cars.com, www.invoicedealers.com, www.autoweb.com, www.carsdirect.com, www.edmunds.com, www.autos.com, www.car.com, and www.autousa.com. These Webster are, essentially, Webster that lets car sellers and dealers post their cars and used cars for sale together with the car prices that they are willing to sell the car for. Car buyers will log into the Webster looking for the car that they want and when the sale goes through, the car seller and car buyer will perform a transaction and the Webster gets a cut and the car seller gets the rest. The car prices consist of the price of the car, the commission of the seller and the commission due to the listing Webster. Well, that’s if we assume that there are no other parties involved in this transaction. If there are more people stuck in the middle trying to make a quick buck out of the car sale, the car price will hike up accordingly.
If you already know the make and model of the car you’re interested to purchase, the only thing left to do is to go to those car listing Webster, search through their database, check out the car prices they have there and compare the car prices they have with the ones in other Webster. Don’t forget to compare the car prices with the local car dealer and used-car dealer too, just for good measure. You’ll be surprised, sometimes, the local car dealer may have better car prices for you. If not, perhaps the used car dealer may have a fabulous deal in store for you with a car with an unbelievable price and in perfect condition (not the banged-up, knocked-around, and shabbily fixed-up) kind.
Comparing car prices is important. You can do this with a spreadsheet like Excel file. This is easy but if you are going to take your own sweet time researching the car prices, make sure you mark down the date you extract the prices. Car prices go up and down faster than you can imagine. Try finding car prices at http://search.ebay.com/car_eBay-Motors_W0QQsacatZ6000
when researching car prices, the more important thing to ensure is the condition of the car. One of the ways to determine if the car price is worth it is to take a look at the picture of the car, if personal examination is not possible at that point in time. However, pictures can be manipulated. And some pictures are not genuine, i.e., the picture is not the real car picture of the car that is for sale. So, be wary, keep in touch with the seller and if the seller sounds dodge, dodge him…or her.
Research on the Internet
No sooner have you started searching for car prices on the Internet, your head will be spinning with competitive car prices and promises of prompt delivery, dedicated customer service response, and huge discounts. Are all of those promises and claims to be believed? Your guess is as good as mine, if you want the truth. But then, there are ways to help you find the less unscrupulous ones on the Internet and bring you honest-to-goodness car prices that are well worth your time and money. There is tons of cars and used car Webster where you can research on car prices on the Internet. Some of the more popular ones are www.cars.com, www.invoicedealers.com, www.autoweb.com, www.carsdirect.com, www.edmunds.com, www.autos.com, www.car.com, and www.autousa.com. These Webster are, essentially, Webster that lets car sellers and dealers post their cars and used cars for sale together with the car prices that they are willing to sell the car for. Car buyers will log into the Webster looking for the car that they want and when the sale goes through, the car seller and car buyer will perform a transaction and the Webster gets a cut and the car seller gets the rest. The car prices consist of the price of the car, the commission of the seller and the commission due to the listing Webster. Well, that’s if we assume that there are no other parties involved in this transaction. If there are more people stuck in the middle trying to make a quick buck out of the car sale, the car price will hike up accordingly. If you already know the make and model of the car you’re interested to purchase, the only thing left to do is to go to those car listing Webster, search through their database, check out the car prices they have there and compare the car prices they have with the ones in other Webster. Don’t forget to compare the car prices with the local car dealer and used-car dealer too, just for good measure. You’ll be surprised, sometimes, the local car dealer may have better car prices for you. If not, perhaps the used car dealer may have a fabulous deal in store for you with a car with an unbelievable price and in perfect condition (not the banged-up, knocked-around, and shabbily fixed-up) kind. Comparing car prices is important. You can do this with a spreadsheet like Excel file. This is easy but if you are going to take your own sweet time researching the car prices, make sure you mark down the date you extract the prices. Car prices go up and down faster than you can imagine. Try finding car prices at http://search.ebay.com/car_eBay-Motors_W0QQsacatZ6000 when researching car prices, the more important thing to ensure is the condition of the car. One of the ways to determine if the car price is worth it is to take a look at the picture of the car, if personal examination is not possible at that point in time. However, pictures can be manipulated. And some pictures are not genuine, i.e., the picture is not the real car picture of the car that is for sale. So, be wary, keep in touch with the seller and if the seller sounds dodge, dodge him…or her.
No sooner have you started searching for car prices on the Internet, your head will be spinning with competitive car prices and promises of prompt delivery, dedicated customer service response, and huge discounts. Are all of those promises and claims to be believed? Your guess is as good as mine, if you want the truth. But then, there are ways to help you find the less unscrupulous ones on the Internet and bring you honest-to-goodness car prices that are well worth your time and money.
There is tons of cars and used car Webster where you can research on car prices on the Internet. Some of the more popular ones are www.cars.com, www.invoicedealers.com, www.autoweb.com, www.carsdirect.com, www.edmunds.com, www.autos.com, www.car.com, and www.autousa.com. These Webster are, essentially, Webster that lets car sellers and dealers post their cars and used cars for sale together with the car prices that they are willing to sell the car for. Car buyers will log into the Webster looking for the car that they want and when the sale goes through, the car seller and car buyer will perform a transaction and the Webster gets a cut and the car seller gets the rest. The car prices consist of the price of the car, the commission of the seller and the commission due to the listing Webster. Well, that’s if we assume that there are no other parties involved in this transaction. If there are more people stuck in the middle trying to make a quick buck out of the car sale, the car price will hike up accordingly.
If you already know the make and model of the car you’re interested to purchase, the only thing left to do is to go to those car listing Webster, search through their database, check out the car prices they have there and compare the car prices they have with the ones in other Webster. Don’t forget to compare the car prices with the local car dealer and used-car dealer too, just for good measure. You’ll be surprised, sometimes, the local car dealer may have better car prices for you. If not, perhaps the used car dealer may have a fabulous deal in store for you with a car with an unbelievable price and in perfect condition (not the banged-up, knocked-around, and shabbily fixed-up) kind.
Comparing car prices is important. You can do this with a spreadsheet like Excel file. This is easy but if you are going to take your own sweet time researching the car prices, make sure you mark down the date you extract the prices. Car prices go up and down faster than you can imagine. Try finding car prices at http://search.ebay.com/car_eBay-Motors_W0QQsacatZ6000
when researching car prices, the more important thing to ensure is the condition of the car. One of the ways to determine if the car price is worth it is to take a look at the picture of the car, if personal examination is not possible at that point in time. However, pictures can be manipulated. And some pictures are not genuine, i.e., the picture is not the real car picture of the car that is for sale. So, be wary, keep in touch with the seller and if the seller sounds dodge, dodge him…or her.
Cool Car Pictures Slide Show
This is a video of some cool car pictures and Rascle Flats song (Life Is A Highway)
Nice Car Pictures
Lots of beautiful car pictures