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pennys in trunk Trick
Ok guys, I have one for you. Whats the deal with the pennys in the trunk trick? I was cleaning out the trunk in my new 92 svx and found about 150 or more pennys in the trunk. They were placed in all areas. They did show oxidation so i am thinking that the previous owner put them there thinking that they will stop the trunk area from rusting. I have a boat that uses a Zink plate to stop other parts on the boat from rusting, Will copper do the same thing? The car is from Ma. as you know and there is alot of snow in that country. Oh and the hell of it is that it seems to work.. The car has no rust In the trunk or any where for that matter. Was the guy nuts or is he on to something? Jim Stanley
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jim, it sounds like the previous owner was the one that kidnapped the tooth fairy. guess that's her stash of cash for teeth.
sorry i really don't know, just trying to be stupid . |
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lmao. pennies are mostly made of zinc.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Maybe the PO hated pennies as much as me but instead of throwing them in the parking lot for 5 year old kids to find and swallow he just tossed them in the trunk
<--- Still remembers being able to get a gumball for a penny
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hmm..how serious are you matt when you said kids swallow pennies. i surely hope that you are joking because i've never heard of such things. |
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When I was young I took ****s that could buy a dozen gumballs.
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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i remember when coke in a can was for $0.15 in a machine. and i remember tranzor Z's partner, the missle breast'ed female robot. and you wonder why i'm so screwed up .
hehe...what's bad was that tranzor z was a cartoon on tv. damn perverted cartoonists. Last edited by Noir; 01-09-2004 at 08:49 PM. |
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TMI
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Assuming the pennies were in contact with the metal, the copper coating acts as a corrosion inhibitor via cathodic protection (dredging up inorganic chem knowledge here), and once the zinc was exposed, it would do the same thing, as would anything with a higher standard reduction potential than the car frame. Not a bad idea, creating a mini battery in the trunk.
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I remember paying a nickel for a coke, and Taylor's Drug Store sold Coca-Cola syrup in gallon jugs so's you could buy your own soda water and mix your own at home. I also remember that cokes used to taste so much better at the Drive-in Movie.
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I'm not going to think about what they would buy, now that you're older. I'm not going to think about this subject any more . . . at all.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Thank you Aredub for this good will gesture! I figured you would take it right to the gutter as usual.
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Whut? Whut? Whuddaya mean?
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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