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VikingSkull posted:This is loving awesome. The scary thing is, I don't think you're even close to being the first person here to crack 200mph. Not many forums can say that. At least not with any honesty/way to back it up. It's not called insanity for nothing.
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Mistayke posted:I love the way those hatches look, and I love that color. Dark metallic brown is the best. e: Get some nice wheels on it! I haven't seen a versa hatch with any kind of alloys, I don't think they make one. They really should.
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They DO make a version with alloys, the SL. I have the S. It's on my list of things to do eventually. Right now I'm concentrating on the window tint and some things on the inside. I found this Versa site, and some of the mods look awesome. 
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Here's my 2008.5 Mazda3s. Completely base S model. It's up to 54500 miles from 11 when I it. It's reliable as hell, will easily get 34+ mpg, and the 5 speed is a blast to drive. Click here for the full 1600x899 image. Clearly though, it's just way too practical. So two weekends ago I drove 14 hours round trip to Arkansas from school to pick up something a little less practical! 1995 miata, 5 speed with the popular equipment package (woo torsen!). It's got 142k on the clock and the only problem with it is a tiny leak from the rear main seal and the tires on it were very very bald. So, I bought the rear main seal, and hopefully will find time soon to throw it up on the lift and replace it. Also bought some direzza star specs for its baby 14" wheels. I'll be putting them to use next weekend at the Terre Haute autocross.   Click here for the full 1600x899 image. They both sit at the end of a parking lot together. Next to my 3 is my roommate's 95 M3. He bought an M3 in february, and then shortly after buying it hit black ice and threw it into a telephone pole... It hit the driver's door right in and tweaked the body real good. However, the drivetrain and suspension where seemingly unaffected. So, he bought a rolling chassis after that and in april we swapped both subframes, engine, tranny, etc from the crashed one into the roller. With all the work I helped him do on it, it's basically my car too. I have a key for it, so it's all good.   Click here for the full 1600x899 image.
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Mistayke posted:They DO make a version with alloys, the SL. I have the S. It's on my list of things to do eventually. Right now I'm concentrating on the window tint and some things on the inside. Welcome to the Modern Hatchback Family.
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CCCP posted:
Details? I love yoyo's.
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Was this 90 VW Corrado with a VR6 swap. Fast as hell when it decided to work right, and looked great. Eventually did a whole slew of modifications to it and it got even faster and more fun to drive, but then got backed into and totaled. Ruined my fun. Then this  89 Honda Civic hatch with the d15. Slow as poo poo, got 42MPG even with me flooring it all the time, sounded like hell but never broke, and cost me a whopping $300. Now this  96 Audi A6 Quattro Boring but it works perfectly and is very comfortable and versatile. God I can't wait to sell this car and get something more interesting. edit OH MY GOD THE TABLES intheflesh fucked around with this message at 05:28 on Oct 3, 2010 |
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Oct 3, 2010 05:24
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My two: 
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Details? I love yoyo's.  Click here for the full 648x484 image. 1991 DLX (above baseline, but not SR5) Single Cab, Short Bed. 22-RE 2.4L 4x4 with 31 Radial SXTs, Ultra rims, and I'm pretty sure a 3" suspension. This was the final model year before the 3rd rear brake light became mandatory by law, as well as also the last year to boast the Toyota name in the grille, as opposed to the 'T' logo starting in '92.  Click here for the full 648x484 image. Just replaced the shifter seat (due to it popping out of gear), windshield, and had to replace inner door handle. (Headers will be next, as it already has one locker) The bitch thing is, I live in SF, and have to take the wheels off every time that I want to put it in 4x4, which has pretty much been monthly for trips to Humboldt/Mendo. CCCP fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Oct 3, 2010 |
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If you're like me, you browse this thread but have little to contribute because you've already posted your ride. But! A stupid project idea occurred to me this weekend, driving past an art shop... Post your ride with its namesake!  Yes, I am easily amused.  \/\/\/ Puns and re-interpretations are allowed and encouraged. Photoshops too, if you have too. I'm curious what the owner of an RX-7 or a Corolla can come up with... ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Oct 5, 2010 |
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ExecuDork posted:If you're like me, you browse this thread but have little to contribute because you've already posted your ride. But! A stupid project idea occurred to me this weekend, driving past an art shop... I would do this but I can't seem to find an Escort service that advertises like that.
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Oct 5, 2010 05:57
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I really don't wanna drive my Taurus to a rodeo.
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Good idea, ExecuDork. Sadly I don't know when the next solar or lunar eclipse will be.
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I'd park the  in front of one of these if it actually ran  
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Four replies, all lame excuses!Rhyno posted:I would do this but I can't seem to find an Escort service that advertises like that. nerdly_dood posted:I really don't wanna drive my Taurus to a rodeo. Super Aggro Crag posted:Good idea, ExecuDork. Sadly I don't know when the next solar or lunar eclipse will be. Bulk Vanderhuge posted:I'd park the
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Picked it up yesterday. Of course had to immediately go play softball at a park with a gravel lot, so much for the fresh wash from the dealer. But then again, it is a 2004. 
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ExecuDork posted:Field. Stockyard. Rural gravel road. Slaughterhouse. Neighbour's Lamborgini. Neighbor's lamborghini?!  I live on a college campus, and if anyone had a Lambo, I'd know about it. (And I only moved here at the end of August... A Lambo would stand out like a sore thumb here)My college is in the Washington DC burbs... There are no fields, no stockyards, no slaughterhouses, no rural gravel roads... no gravel roads at all, or anything rural for that matter. Burbs, and lots of it. Where I come from, it's much easier to find something on your list, with two exceptions: One, i don't know of any slaughterhouses (I'm sure there are some...) and two, if I go to a "rural dirt road" then 4x4 is absolutely necessary, and my car... ain't 4x4. Friar Zucchini fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Oct 6, 2010 |
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Hey guys! Click here for the full 2048x1536 image. 1978 Oldsmobile Starfire with Firenza package. 305cu.in. V8
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Blow Dog posted:A video I took starting the car up the other day: If I ever come visit my cousin in England, can I pay you to be in the same room as your car when it is fired up  ?
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nerdly_dood posted:two, if I go to a "rural dirt road" then 4x4 is absolutely necessary FALSE (unless the road's turned into a bog) Seriously, dirt roads don't require 4x4 capability because it's hardpacked dirt and not the kind of poo poo you'd normally walk on in a rural area. Where I live the dirt roads are often smoother than the gravel ones. Besides, just go driving around and find a farm fence or something. I'm totally doing this with my car before I start my pub crawl tomorrow night. Professor Bling fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Oct 8, 2010 |
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nerdly_dood posted:Neighbor's lamborghini?! First, google tells me the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has its headquarter's in D.C. Take a picture of your Raging Bull in front of their building. Second, I've got worse suspension, less power, less torque, shittier tires, and lower ground clearance than you, but I put more kilometres behind me on gravel and dirt than I do on any kind of pavement:  Click here for the full 1140x748 image.  Click here for the full 1200x527 image. A public road is a public road, any street-legal car* should be able to get down it as long as it's open and not flooded. * With the obvious possible exception of exotic supercars, which you have just explained do not live near you.
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ExecuDork posted:Yeah, you're not convincing anyone with those arguments. ...Yeah, that's not what I'm thinking of. How many creeks do you drive through on that road? The road I'm thinking of crosses seven, if I remember correctly. Very rocky, nothing a Ford Taurus could handle. A pickup should handle it just fine though, even without 4x4, as I didn't use 4x4 when I drove my dad's Silverado across it a few months ago. All that's really necessary is decent ground clearance like what most stock pickups have. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...021136&t=k&z=16 Friar Zucchini fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Oct 8, 2010 |
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Scottish_Loser posted:Hey guys! That's a pretty cool looking car, I'm not sure if I've ever seen one on the road before.
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My planet killer:   
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Scottish_Loser posted:Hey guys! You know what you need? You need the built to the hilt 406 small block I have in one of my trucks. You would be able to sneak up on just about anything out there and give it a BIG ol' surprise when you absolutely fly away like your rear end was on fire and a bee were chasing you.
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Grimster posted:You know what you need? You need the built to the hilt 406 small block I have in one of my trucks. You would be able to sneak up on just about anything out there and give it a BIG ol' surprise when you absolutely fly away like your rear end was on fire and a bee were chasing you. I don't know it's very tight in there as is. I can't even reach all the spark plugs 
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Scottish_Loser posted:I don't know it's very tight in there as is. I can't even reach all the spark plugs A 406 is no larger than a 305. Same external size. It's just a .030 over (I think) 400cid SBC.
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Raluek posted:A 406 is no larger than a 305. Same external size. It's just a .030 over (I think) 400cid SBC. Grimster posted:You know what you need? You need the built to the hilt 406 small block I have in one of my trucks. You would be able to sneak up on just about anything out there and give it a BIG ol' surprise when you absolutely fly away like your rear end was on fire and a bee were chasing you. Well then, have a link for this thing?
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Scottish_Loser posted:Hey guys! That car is an exact match for this old photo from GM's photostore. http://www.gmphotostore.com/1978-Oldsmobile-Starfire-Firenza-Hatchback-Coupe/productinfo/53218820/
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Scottish_Loser posted:Well then, have a link for this thing? Here's a pic and some info, this motor in that car would be just stupid fun. Considering what it does for a big full size long wheelbase truck.  509 casting 400 block (2-bolt main) with ARP main studs and head studs. Eagle 4340 crank and eagle H-beam rods. Speed-pro flat top hypereutectectic pistons (.030 over). Rotating assembly internally balanced. Pro Topline 220cc heads with 72cc cylinders. Lunati cam 07104LUN - 235/240 @.050 duration with PBM lifters. Cloyes double roller timing chain. Victor Jr. intake and holley 4 barrel (in the barn I have a dual plane intake with an edelbrock 750 with electric choke on it for easier winter driving). Generic deep sump oil pan, and a melling high volume oil pump. The 700r4 quit shifting into 4th roughly 200 miles after I put the 3.73 eaton in to replace the 2.89(?) ratio single wheel peel. Doesn't like all that torque I guess
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CharlesM posted:That's a pretty cool looking car, I'm not sure if I've ever seen one on the road before. I remember my mom had a Starfire when I was a little kid. Not this particular one but I remember it clearly. It had an 8-track.
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Got my new wheels mounted. 19" Rotiform BLQs. 
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DropShadow posted:Got my new wheels mounted. 19" Rotiform BLQs. Goddamn, I literally just stared at those photos for like a full minute. Pure sex.
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DropShadow posted:Got my new wheels mounted. 19" Rotiform BLQs. I'm at a loss for words here. My mouth fell open when I saw these two pictures. MAGNIFICENT.
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 Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. (seller's pictures) Just got my new toy insured and plated, got to go for my first real drive. Never drove a stick before, so its a bit of a learning experience. 1984 Camaro Z28 5.0 HO with 5 speed and 3.73 rear (no posi  ) A previous owner installed American Racing Torque Thrust D's in the 80's but strangely downgraded from the stock 15" rim to 14". On the plus side, tires are pretty drat cheap. Paint is definitely a 10 footer but original and nearly rust free. Spent most of its life in Southern California before coming to AZ in 2005. Click here for the full 1024x768 image. 190hp and 240 ft pounds of mullet flappin', tire burnin' fury.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. Blue interior, all business. Very well preserved for its age, needs headliner recovered, some trim bits and a new stereo. Currently has a barely working crummy RAMPAGE by Audiovox tape deck straight out of a mid 90's Pep Boys. (installed by hacking off the stock plug and twisting wires together with electrical tape )For now the plan is to learn to drive it and do a resto-mod as funds and time permit. I've always wanted a thirdgen and am now living the dream. It's so much goddamn fun. Turns heads and attracts attention with lots of "I used to have one of those" stories.
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Nice, I am jealous! I've been looking for an early F-body and the high output carb engine, 5 speed manual, and 3.73 gears is at the top of my list. Do you mind if I ask how much it cost?
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DropShadow posted:Got my new wheels mounted. 19" Rotiform BLQs. This is why I hate vwvortex.
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Seller was asking $3300 a month ago, then $3000 obo recently. $2300 brought her home, pretty fair price for the condition and very desirable option combo. Mileage is a bit higher than I wanted at 176,000, but it runs strong and looks like it was decently taken care of. Not a sign of sludge when peeking in through the oil filler hole. No smoking and it fires up the first try. Windshield has a crack (drat gravel trucks) and the tires are 11 years old, so those will be getting replaced soon. A/C is intact but empty of refrigerant. Will try getting some r134a conversion fittings and see how that goes. The window sweeps and rubber seals have seen better days, but it rains like 5 days a year here so its not a major priority. A year of Hagerty collector insurance cost me $245. Normally 1967 and newer has to be smogged in Phoenix, but a recent provision allows exemptions for vehicles with collectors insurance, so no inspection for me. $31 at the DMV got it registered and plated for two years.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. Wacky '82-'84 dual needle speedometer, Pegging the thing at 85 is hillarious (highways near here have 75mph speed limits)  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. T tops, sun/tobacco smoke ravaged headliner/visors and the pimp roof console with clicky wheel message center, swivel map light, leather sunglass pouch and a removable Camaro flashlight (still works!). Mike_P fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Oct 11, 2010 |
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