History How About Some Help With Abbreviations/Acronyms

Why not just use English? Most of our kids and grandchildren can not spell or write in cursive.

 

.......................................................We do have some pretty cool ladies on here, so sometimes we try to keep it civilized.

 

Lots of good ones, as far as I know a bomb is used to blow stuff up.
I always thought that calling a car a bomb was dumb no matter where it originated.

 

Well, you all have pretty much used up my acronym vocabulary.

 

Or the place you go when you want to mail a letter or package....

WTF originally stood for Wisconsin Tourism Federation but they had to change it to Tourism Federation of Wisconsin once it acquired a different meaning. WTF?

 

SFH small fuckin hammer
BFH big ------------- hole
SFH small------------- hole

 

KH = Kelsey Hayes wheels

 

Y'all saw the hells messenger thread.
That's a GFY hot rod.

Go Fnck yourself !

Brb gtp

 

RCH = a tiny measurement of about 0.003" or less
BFG = a gun that weight over 10 lbs.
FTA = Fresno Teacher's Association.
(And you thought I was gonna say "Fock The Army... LOL)

 

bmfh - fine adjustment tool.

 

Sorry Ladies, I'm afraid we have some crude,rude and sociably unexceptionable individuals among our membership..I overlook their shortcomings because they are the only friends I have! HRP

 

When using just an "A" to denote a model A Ford, use a capital "A"
an A bone is a stock Model A
a bone is something I feed my dog

 

also known as a Ford wrench
fits all = adjustable wrench or waterpump pliers or in the salvage yards of Chicago its known as a Immigrant tool set .


MY= model year

 

POV = point of view.

My first ex-wife asked me why I couldn't see things from her point of view (POV) I said "honey I've tried, really I have. But I just can't get my head that far up your ass".

 

Hmmm... haven't thought about that question for a long time (since I started 25 years ago). But it's really a very good question, as for a long time as a FNG I tried to figure out what others were talking about without looking too dumb myself (smile and nod)...

So just to add to this thread:

Acronyms you'll sometimes see in online forums:
TTT = To The Top (same function as BTT or bump)
POS = piece o' poo, or pile o' poo
V8 = 8 cyl, with 4 on each bank, arranged in a V-shaped manner
RB = Chrysler big block wedge with tall deck (440, and some other CID's I'm too lazy to write here)
B = Chrysler big block wedge with the shorter deck
CID = Cubic Inch Displacement
SBF = Small Block Ford (the Ford 265, 289, 302, and 351W)
351W = Ford 351 Windsor
351C = Ford 351 Cleveland
351M = Ford 351 Modified

Car-guy jargon you'll sometimes see:
Rocket = '49-64 Olds 303/324/371/394 V8
cly = cylinder, and no I have never figured out why some folks spell it cly instead of cyl
banger (as in 4 banger) = cylinder (& I've never seen it used for any other # of cyl's besides 4)
inline/inliner = an engine with all cylinders all in one row, like a straight 6, slant 6, or straight 8
wedge = a type of cylinder that is NOT a hemi (not sure if the head is actually wedge-shaped)
FoMoCo = Ford Motor Co.
Merc = Mercury
Mopar = Chrysler (and Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto)
Bellytank = a lakes race car built out of a WWII plane's long-distance fuel tank
Rod = hot rod, street rod. Also = connecting rod
Restorod = a hot-rodded old car that has some more modern mechanics
con rod = connecting rod
head = cylinder head
intake = intake manifold
header = fabricated tubular replacement for exhaust manifolds
zoomie = the type of header you see on supercharged drag race cars

Man, it's really beyond the scope of this thread, but there is also non-slang, more official jargon such as "cowl", etc.
This thread could go on forever, really. All good for the newbie, I guess.

Know what's funny? Some terms mean different things to folks in other fields. I just remembered a guy once invited me to come over and check out his rods. I was expecting a garage full of street rods. Turns out he was into fishing...

 

They are Advance Design trucks, no 'd' at the end of Advance, also include '47, the second half of the year. The first half of 1947 was the last of the Art Deco truck models.

 

The combustion chamber is wedge shaped rather than a hemisphere or poly-sphere.

Also, Mopar includes the Imperial models as well. I don't know if "Dodge Bros" cars are considered Mopar though.

 

Haha, I actually knew all that a few years ago, but when you don't use the info it starts to go missing in your head! I imagine in 20 years I might not remember too much of what I had learned in a 20-year fling with cars. Now I can relate better to all the older guys I met that just couldn't seem to remember stuff correctly.... they had probably not used the info in 20-30 years.

 

MMFIC
Dilligaf
Yolo

 

YGBSM

 

BOHICA!

 

HUAFOB (who-a-fob) - A slow driver (usually with a cell phone) at the front of a line of traffic...
Head Up Ass, Foot On Brake

 

Every car guy or gal should also know SWC.
Stone,Woods & Cook

 

Wouldn't this all be easier if we just spoke English ?

PS I actually learned a few things here............... I think!

 

We were at a car show at a church benefit and one of the parishoners asked my buddy, "Hey, what does that FTF tag mean on your tail light?" after a brief pause he looked at the guy and said "Feed the Faithful", without missing a beat. I think the guy told the entire congregation. Talk about thinking on your feet! Not sure if he ever found out the true meaning!

 

Let's not forget Sled as in Lead Sled
Shoebox as in Ford
Stovebolt as in Chevrolet
Bathtub as in Mercury
Beater as in Daily Driver
F-1 as in Ford 1/2 ton Pick-Up
WWW=Wide White Walls
OEM=Original Equipment Manufacture

 

Bowtie, meaning Chevy.
Blue oval, as in Ford.
SNAFU, situation normal all F... Up

Mill for engine,
Belly button, is what some traditionalist call the SBC, I only use on 350/turbo350 combo.
Retardet, is what Chevy owners call Ford owner, LOL the last one os only a joke.

Wasen't there a guy on here with a signature that read something like;
When it comes to ignition on mustang engines, it's really retardet, just like it's owner.

There has been car rivelery, as long as there been more then one car manufactuer.
And I'm not partisual to one make.

 

DD= Daily Driver
Don't think it's been posted

 

FUBAR????? effed up beyond all recognition. One of my faves.

 

An old Army one: FIGMO
F**k, I got my orders.