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A classy RR owner
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 04:48 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 17:00 |
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As a rabid mopar fan, i must say this does not belong here
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 04:48 |
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Raw_Beef posted:As a rabid mopar fan, i must say this does not belong here As a fellow Mopar fan, I tend to agree, but the cell-phone pics thread has been rolled into this, so Also, the old white car in my post is a mopar as well (I think).
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 05:15 |
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Terrible Robot posted:As a fellow Mopar fan, I tend to agree, but the cell-phone pics thread has been rolled into this, so Cell phone pics can go in either one - it just didn't make any sense when half the posts in either thread were cell-cams anyway.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 05:24 |
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Terrible Robot posted:As a fellow Mopar fan, I tend to agree, but the cell-phone pics thread has been rolled into this, so I cant tell what it is, but i know Chrysler/Dodge was wild with the fins in the late 50's, so it could be. Might also be Imperial. Its just too old for me to know based on that one picture. I'll just put it down as a Chryslis Highwayman.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 06:52 |
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I'm sure LobsterboyX will be along to set us straight at some point. In the mean time, I'll just cross-post them to the other thread where they deserve to be. edit: It's a 1959 Buick Electra Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Aug 22, 2012 |
# ? Aug 22, 2012 06:58 |
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Ad here: http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-Vehicles-cars-BMW-Ian-SCHKETER-SPEC-W0QQAdIdZ406444124 Ad Text posted:BMW 320D one of a kind,Immaculate condition.r15000 (~$2000) wrap(still under warranty) Green, done by legendry international racing driver Ian Schkter. This car has not been raced at all, it is a show car which has been featured in many magazines including speed and sound on a regular basis. Full body kit done as well. The car has r150000 ($18000) worth of modifications, including 19" schkter rims valued at r62864 ($7500) WITHOUT tyres and R74864 with tyres. Performance chip and engine upgrade still under warranty. Smoked lights and matching green interior. Please no joy riders or time wasters. This car attracts attention everywhere you go.Viewing by appointment only. Bold mine. This guy is obviously smoking crack. And Ian Scheckter was the brother of Jody Scheckter. One of these scored zero points in the F1 championship, while the other is a legendary F1 champion. There is no big enough. I'm almost convinced this ad is a troll, but I've verified that the car exists and is driven daily.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 09:46 |
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Raw_Beef posted:Is it because of visual impairment of other drivers due to reflection that they wont allow metal finish in deutschland? Yeah. Its cause you can pretty much blind someone on a sunny day. Afaik there is no clear wording as how much of a car can be reflective and it probably depends a bit on your TÜV or the cop who stops you. But the whole car definitely doesn't fly.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 16:59 |
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I assume the only thing "terrible" about this was the price tag?
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 17:21 |
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Captain McAllister posted:You'd have to treat it, or keep it polished. While aluminum doesn't 'rust', it does still oxidize...
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 18:53 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:Its a near instantaneous oxidation meaning that you can't actually find a chunk of aluminum that doesn't have a layer of oxidation. we here in the rust belt have more words for rust and oxidation than eskimos have for snow. There are many kinds of aluminum oxide... the shiny kind that you're talking about, which is an invisible thin layer of oxide that protects the base metal, the crunchy white powder kind that jams steel bolts into aluminum parts so badly the heads twist off, the slightly greasy feeling white growth kind that appears on a cast aluminum part left out in the rain. The list goes on.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 19:45 |
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kastein posted:we here in the rust belt have more words for rust and oxidation than eskimos have for snow. There are many kinds of aluminum oxide... the shiny kind that you're talking about, which is an invisible thin layer of oxide that protects the base metal, the crunchy white powder kind that jams steel bolts into aluminum parts so badly the heads twist off, the slightly greasy feeling white growth kind that appears on a cast aluminum part left out in the rain. The list goes on. MadScientistWorking fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Aug 22, 2012 |
# ? Aug 22, 2012 19:58 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:You actually are right there are multiple forms of corrosion. Though why the hell would anyone be stupid enough to join steel parts with aluminum. Aluminum bolts work wonders
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 20:18 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:You actually are right there are multiple forms of corrosion. Though why the hell would anyone be stupid enough to join steel parts with aluminum. Why indeed?
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 20:50 |
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quote:Why indeed?
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 21:41 |
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You might say it was ... littorally disintegrating.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 21:43 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:What sort of insanity was that? Corrosion chemistry has been around since the turn of the century. Its not like its a novel concept that the boat was going to rust without intervention at that point. Well, they said the Navy opted not to go with the standard preventative measures, and the contractors would likely be OK with that as it means more money in maintenance/up-keep contracts. Not a good business model I imagine...
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 21:58 |
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Isn't the entire LCS concept kind of a clusterfuck at this point, anyways? I seem to remember a big discussion about it in AI about half a year back.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 22:17 |
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DropShadow posted:You might say it was ... littorally disintegrating. No. No I wouldn't.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 22:17 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:You actually are right there are multiple forms of corrosion. Though why the hell would anyone be stupid enough to join steel parts with aluminum. well, I hear aluminum engine blocks and transmission housings are the bees knees, but at some point you need to bolt them to a steel frame somehow... or for that matter bolt them to anything! Proper e-coating the bolts with something can help (iirc, subaru uses cadmium plated bolts, and those seem to come out quite nicely) and using improper coatings can really make things worse (like whatever they use on the bolts holding an air conditioning compressor down on a jeep, based on color I'm guessing regular zinc plate.)
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 00:23 |
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It also matters a lot on a vehicle if the entire frame including engine block serves as a ground for electrics, hence the possibility/consideration for galvanization. Edit: Agreeing with you!
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 04:40 |
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Snapped this on the way home today. You could see the cuts in the wheelwells so the tires didn't rub on them. I like some lowered cars but all the cliches on this one were just too good to pass up.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 05:36 |
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http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-Vehicles-cars-Toyota-MR2-Turbo-T61-for-sale-or-to-swop-W0QQAdIdZ406150282
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 07:46 |
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Hello Spaceman posted:http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-Vehicles-cars-Toyota-MR2-Turbo-T61-for-sale-or-to-swop-W0QQAdIdZ406150282 This is amazing. Especially the standard exhaust that hasn't been removed.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 11:13 |
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MadScientistWorking posted:You actually are right there are multiple forms of corrosion. Though why the hell would anyone be stupid enough to join steel parts with aluminum. Ask Oberon Performance about their motorcycle bar end mirrors. They were smart enough to join together an aluminum arm and a brass pivot for the mirror with a stainless bolt, screwed directly into the aluminum. In theory, the corrosion worked for them, as a kind of ghetto super-powered loc-tite. Not so good when you need to tighten the bolt because the mirror is slightly loose and vibrates like hell when you're riding. At least I got a free replacement mirror from the dealer who sold me the first one
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 11:20 |
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Kachunkachunk posted:It also matters a lot on a vehicle if the entire frame including engine block serves as a ground for electrics, hence the possibility/consideration for galvanization. quote:well, I hear aluminum engine blocks and transmission housings are the bees knees, but at some point you need to bolt them to a steel frame somehow... or for that matter bolt them to anything! MadScientistWorking fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Aug 23, 2012 |
# ? Aug 23, 2012 16:05 |
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I don't even know...
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 17:14 |
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I've seen this driving around town a few times recently, finally caught it yesterday. The back is just as bad and it has some of the ugliest wheels I've ever seen, but the owner was walking towards the car as I was taking this shot so I didn't try to get another. The entire rear window is covered with a big ad for some "tuning" shop. Good job guys, that crapbox will sure get you customers (unfortunately I'm sure it actually will).
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 20:07 |
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Tindjin posted:Snapped this on the way home today. You could see the cuts in the wheelwells so the tires didn't rub on them. I like some lowered cars but all the cliches on this one were just too good to pass up. This would be better without the lovely lowering, the blacked out tail lights, the roof rack, the exhaust and the drift charm.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 20:53 |
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Zeether posted:This would be better without the lovely lowering, the blacked out tail lights, the roof rack, the exhaust and the drift charm. The same can be said about 99% of the 240s in the Seattle area. Roof racks haven't caught on as much in my area, but there are three 240 sedans in my small neighborhood/development that are so badly riced it makes me sad inside.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:08 |
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Code Jockey posted:Roof racks haven't caught on as much in my area, but there are three 240 sedans in my small neighborhood/development that are so badly riced it makes me sad inside. Are they Volvos? moloo fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Aug 23, 2012 |
# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:15 |
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We plate our steel bushings in cadmium that go into aluminum drag lings fwiw
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:17 |
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I don't think I had fully realized how little difference there is between the front and back bumper until I saw this. I spent a good 30 seconds staring at what I at first thought was a replacement rear bumper, wondering a) what was wrong with the old one and b) why they both had license plates on them.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:28 |
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moloo posted:Are they Volvos? Oh fine coupe :P I ain't good with the words 'nsuch
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:34 |
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Terrible Robot posted:As a fellow Mopar fan, I tend to agree, but the cell-phone pics thread has been rolled into this, so '59 Buick Invicta. Neither car is anywhere near terrible.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 21:50 |
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Zeether posted:This would be better without the lovely lowering, the blacked out tail lights, the roof rack, the exhaust and the drift charm. "Drift charm"... the gently caress? Thats what that is? I thought it was some import version of truck nutz or similarly dumb idea.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 22:12 |
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Fermunky posted:"Drift charm"... the gently caress? Thats what that is? I thought it was some import version of truck nutz or similarly dumb idea.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 22:56 |
I wonder who thought cadmium coating bolts was a good idea?
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 23:10 |
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JP Money posted:I wonder who thought cadmium coating bolts was a good idea? Marvin Udy?
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 23:33 |
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JP Money posted:I wonder who thought cadmium coating bolts was a good idea?
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# ? Aug 24, 2012 00:28 |