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BuckyDoneGun posted:Something I always found amusing watching some of the supercar rebuild channels - say B is for Build - not defending some of the jank poo poo they do, but in the earlier days when they were doing more simple rebuilds on Lambos. You'd see commenters in horror at how they were replacing parts of the tube frame, "you can't do it like that!" when in fact, all the were doing was replacing simple box tube sections like for like, with vastly better welds than the boogers Antonio and Lorenzo splattered on one Friday in Sant'Agata. Samcrac and vtuned did replace a part designed to crumple with a straight bar pointing directly at the drivers heart.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:https://x.com/8cyl_/status/1785869710342447316 The one case where I'll agree - an LS swap is legit the right way to go.
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Yeah somehow easier to work on
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And the electrical system is actually functional
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That’s a Gen II LT1 though, not a Gen III+ LS engine.
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MrYenko posted:That’s a Gen II LT1 though, not a Gen III+ LS engine. Still an improvement, once the Optispark is dealt with.
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Draguar did it better w the blower out the hood!
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amenenema posted:Draguar did it better w the blower out the hood! This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end A bunch of excellent copy-cat shows?
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CommieGIR posted:The one case where I'll agree - an LS swap is legit the right way to go. Because of the huge amount of well-paid engineers around here, there used to be a glut of 10-20 year old Jags that didn't run. Nothing rusts and those cars were always parked in a garage, so the paint and interior would be good. JTR did plenty of business in this town. It was always weird sitting at a light and hearing a small black burble while surrounded cars that shouldn't do that. "Oh, it's the XJS!" On the other hand, our local Super Seven manufacturer put a 4.0 AJ6 in a very much lengthened, pot bellied chassis. That was a bad idea. They knew it was a bad idea. They confirmed it was a bad idea after driving it, once. Proved they could fit anything in the little car though. Come to think of it, there were a lot of rare cars sitting in garages over there where the old mansions and plantation houses are. They never moved, but the bodies looked OK and someone cleaned them. I remember a Jensen Interceptor, a De Tomaso Mangusta, a Sterling 827 (in a town full of Acura Legends), a few XJCs, and a couple V-12 XJs. With the Interceptor and one of the XJCs, I walked by while the old guys were outside and talked about the cars for a bit. What a trip for a middle-schooler, getting to sit inside the vehicles and poke around.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end Roadkill dipped in quality for a sec but is definitely climbing back up. Roadkill Garage is also consistently excellent. Tony Angelo's YouTube channel also has a RKG feel to it that I really enjoy.
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After catching up on the Terrible Car stuff thread, you know what needs some appreciation? Some drat physical switches.  Look how good these switches are. Not only are switches good, these are good switches.
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Those switches are old enough to vote. For more switches.
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joat mon posted:Those switches are old enough to vote. Finally a candidate I can get behind
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amenenema posted:Roadkill dipped in quality for a sec but is definitely climbing back up. Roadkill Garage is also consistently excellent. Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. Tony's channel is great.
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Roadkill's biggest problem has always been how to watch it - it was great on youtube but Motor Trend's apps have always sucked. Side note - if you have a Chromecast, Google will let you watch a variety of free streaming TV. There are several automotive channels and one of them is Motor Trend, and plays Roadkill Garage, Engine Masters, and some other shows. It seems like the episodes are on a very slow rotation and there are commercials, but it's a decent way to watch Roadkill-adjacent shows.
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Alarbus posted:Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. Agreed. Why can't it notify me if there's a new episode of a show I follow?
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Alarbus posted:Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. MT is on Discovery +. A far worse app than Max that I only use because it has MT on it.
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WTFBEES posted:After catching up on the Terrible Car stuff thread, you know what needs some appreciation? Some drat physical switches. After driving this dumb gently caress C300 loaner with the worst “switches” on the planet, I’m gonna rub one out to this pic.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Just walked out of my hotel to go get lunch and I was greeted by royalty Growing up in Madison wisconsin the former home of Oscar Meyer, you'd see these things everywhere all the time. I have a Pic of like 7 of them parked all together with bonus and lesser known mr penut mobile in the OM factory parking lot somewhere. Always funny to me how excited people get when they see their first one. Charrish this moment friend. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 03:29 on May 4, 2024 |
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Preoptopus posted:Growing up in Madison wisconsin the former home of Oscar Meyer, you'd see these things everywhere all the time. I have a Pic of like 7 of them parked all together with bonus and lesser known mr penut mobile in the OM factory parking lot somewhere. I feel the same way any the Goodyear blimp. I grew up near Akron so we saw that thing all the time leaving Wingfoot lake.
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Nocheez posted:I feel the same way any the Goodyear blimp. I grew up near Akron so we saw that thing all the time leaving Wingfoot lake. Did it ever read "Ice Cube's a pimp"?
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Ether Frenzy posted:I think this qualifies for this thread simply by the model name alone? oh lmao a 207 pickup E: apparently built off a 206+ Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 14:13 on May 5, 2024 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:This one is a no brainer I think you'll find that in this context they're called "brollies", not "umbrellas".
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Ether Frenzy posted:I think this qualifies for this thread simply by the model name alone? Reminded me of this car for sale near me, it's an import and looks to be a DIY conversion cuz I've never seen or heard of these before, based on a 96 Corolla 
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Reminded me of this car for sale near me, it's an import and looks to be a DIY conversion cuz I've never seen or heard of these before, based on a 96 Corolla Not even Australia got these things in a ute version, so must be custom.
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