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Jan 19, 2013 05:03
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What's winter? (lovely cell pics inc)  
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Jan 19, 2013 20:28
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Carteret posted:What's winter? (lovely cell pics inc) The stores in the background instantly reminded me of this scene from The Other Guys   Very nice car all around though 
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Jan 19, 2013 21:19
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_adam posted:
This is probably my favorite photo of a WRX. Don't know why but I love it;very nice.
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Jan 22, 2013 07:04
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This is winter. 
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Jan 22, 2013 07:10
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I put some RPF1s on my Speed3 last weekend.
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Jan 26, 2013 18:35
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MetaJew posted:I put some RPF1s on my Speed3 last weekend. I like it, but I think gold ones would have looked way better 
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Jan 26, 2013 21:07
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Nodoze posted:I like it, but I think gold ones would have looked way better I totally agree, but the deal I got on these was pretty good and the gold ones don't come up for sale as often.
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Jan 26, 2013 21:57
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All cars should have gold wheels. All. Cars.
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Jan 26, 2013 23:20
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kylej posted:All cars should have gold wheels. All. Cars. As an owner of two cars with gold wheels, and wanting to paint my motorcycle wheels gold, I agree whole-heartedly!
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Jan 27, 2013 00:05
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I am now considering plastidipping my wheels gold.
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Jan 27, 2013 01:05
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Nodoze posted:I like it, but I think gold ones would have looked way better RPF1s in gold are on my wishlist of crazy poo poo to put on my car. Gold rims and a license plate that says "Whatup"
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Jan 27, 2013 03:24
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It snowed the other day. I love my fr-s.  It's so cute.
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Jan 27, 2013 03:47
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Tenchrono posted:It snowed the other day. Something something something COCAINE!
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Jan 27, 2013 03:58
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Jan 27, 2013 05:20
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Tenchrono posted:It snowed the other day. Man they are nice looking cars. Can't wait to buy one in like 5 years.
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Jan 27, 2013 06:26
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Went for a breakfast run with some friends. My lowly Honda tagging along at the back.  But I was at the back for good reason: the Alfa sounds loving fantastic.
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Jan 27, 2013 13:46
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We had an unseasonably warm weekend, so I broke out the Allante' for pictures.   I just like looking at it (and it drives nicely as well).
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Jan 27, 2013 22:58
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Just picked this up for the lady. 2008 Kia Rio, 130k miles, no rust, minimal hail damage. A nice little econobox 5speed to replace the piece of poo poo escort she was driving.
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Jan 27, 2013 23:27
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Goober Peas posted:We had an unseasonably warm weekend, so I broke out the Allante' for pictures. Nice! What an interesting car those were. Any electrical issues?
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Jan 27, 2013 23:47
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angryhampster posted:Nice! What an interesting car those were. Surprisingly few. The convertible top is brilliantly complex and a combination of manual actions and relay controlled automation. I can raise/lower it in about 30 seconds now - the hardest part is doing things in the right order. The relays had started to go bad making the automated parts act weird and raising the top especially frustrating. Fortunately the relays are readily available from most BMW dealers -- they were also used to control the intermittent wipers on most 80s-90s 3, 5 and 7 series. Unfortunately they are $60 a pop. Fortunately only 2 have gone bad so far, already preparing to replace the other 4 in the near future. I had to do surgery on the Bose speaker amps - but that's common to all Bose car audio systems from the 80s and 90s - they undersized the capacitors in the amps and eventually they'll bust. With some patience and a soldering iron I put properly sized caps in for $20. The power antenna died, nylon rope broke inside the motor, was easily repaired for $40. The only unresolved issues are a non-functioning cassette deck (a bummer for iPod integration) -- likely needs a new belt. And the dashboard blackout button doesn't work the way it should. It's supposed to turn all dash/instrument lighting off except for the numeric speedometer readout, wiper controls, headlight controls, and window/lock controls. Currently the tachometer and speedometer also stay illuminated but don't display any data; the radio display stays illuminated if it's turned on. Not a big deal or worth the trouble to diagnose and repair. The car exudes character, that's for sure.
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Jan 28, 2013 01:14
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Goober Peas posted:Allante' That is a fine looking automobile. I especially like the instruments - so many buttons! And is that a transverse V8? I didn't know anybody did that.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:44
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ExecuDork posted:That is a fine looking automobile. I especially like the instruments - so many buttons! For a long while, the Northstar V8 was FWD-only, AFAIK.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:51
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ExecuDork posted:That is a fine looking automobile. I especially like the instruments - so many buttons! The oval Taurus SHO also had a transverse V8, designed by Yamaha. The Pontiac Grand Prix GXP and the later Impala SS both shared the LS-based 5.3 V8.
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Jan 28, 2013 13:21
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I also believe that the XC90 V8 is mounted transversely. And gently caress em.... All transverse V8's should be banned. Though the northstar isn't to awful to work on, you can at least access the rear spark plugs by laying across the engine.
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Jan 28, 2013 16:01
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The late 90's lincoln continental had the 32v modular in transverse fwd.
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Jan 28, 2013 16:18
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The LS4 in the mid-2000s Impala SS is a transverse V8.
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Jan 28, 2013 16:47
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Yeah, transverse V8s are not one of the better ideas. It makes the turning radius super wide and spark plugs tough to change. On the Allante you have to remove the upper strut brace, the intake runners, crawl onto the engine and still have gumby arms to change the rear bank. I'm trying to find a cameraman to make a video of the Rube Goldberg top design. It really is fascinating, clever, and ridiculous.
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Jan 28, 2013 18:38
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Did somebody say V8? 96 Grand Marquis LS and 1963 Impala sedan
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Jan 28, 2013 18:50
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11BulletCatcher posted:Did somebody say V8? Its great when every thing you own is powered by V8's 
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Jan 28, 2013 18:56
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Its great when every thing you own is powered by V8's   It Sure Is! 11BulletCatcher fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Jan 28, 2013 |
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Jan 28, 2013 19:05
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Tenchrono posted:It snowed the other day. In my opinion, every FR-S is begging for a drop and some better looking wheels.
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Jan 28, 2013 19:49
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GramCracker posted:In my opinion, every FR-S is begging for a drop and some better looking wheels. You wouldn't drop a baby, would you?
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Jan 28, 2013 22:33
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Not on purpose...
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Jan 28, 2013 22:43
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My new-to-me 2004 Infiniti G35. Couldn't be happier with it so far, that was baby's first fill up. Unfortunately the next day it snowed so the car is now very dirty, once I detail it I will be sure to get some better non-cellphone pictures.
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Jan 29, 2013 05:01
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sports posted:You wouldn't drop a baby, would you? If dropping a child fixed leg gap and put some nicer shoes on it's feet, then yeah.
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Jan 29, 2013 23:19
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Transverse V8s go back at least as far as the 1966 Toronado. The early 80s Rivieras had that layout too, as well as Cadillac's entire lineup from 1985-2002 (except for the Brougham/Fleetwood/Catera, which were RWD). I've driven the Northstar Eldorado and it surprisd me, not too much torque steer at all.
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Jan 30, 2013 20:47
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The Chrysler LH cars are surprisingly easy to wrench on for a FWD car... the longitudinally mounted engines are kinda nice to work with. The lack of torque steer is mostly related to equal length half shafts and the front end is pretty balanced. I am surprised as to how little torque steer my STS has as well.
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Jan 30, 2013 21:54
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My wife has my old 2002 Concorde LXi, I still really love that car. I feel like the 3.5L has some pull even though I'm used to the Hemi in my 300.
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Jan 30, 2013 21:58
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AdmiralViscen posted:Transverse V8s go back at least as far as the 1966 Toronado. The early 80s Rivieras had that layout too, as well as Cadillac's entire lineup from 1985-2002 (except for the Brougham/Fleetwood/Catera, which were RWD). The Toronado was longitudinal FWD, wasn't it?
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Jan 30, 2013 22:01
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