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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Well I figured out where the speedo needle went... It snapped off and was laying in the bottom of the gauge cluster. I've got it all apart, and the actual shaft that the needle attaches to is broken. I've got a little stump of shaft still stuck to the needle and the rest running down into the actual speedometer mechanism. All I need is the mechanism itself or at the very least a new shaft and needle. I'm having no luck at all tracking down anything less than an entire new speedo for $200+. Anyone got any ideas? JB weld.
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I went to an outdoor screening of Back to the Future last night and was surprised to see a big turnout of a local DMC club. It was really cool seeing this many DeLoreans in one place.   And they had one all done up in the BTTF garb for photos which looked pretty darn authentic. 
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teaser pic for a thread I'll be posting soon.
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Gwamp posted:teaser pic for a thread I'll be posting soon. Do all of the hornets live in it?
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I know this isn't a car, but I want to use this as a segue: This is the BV-141. I remember some photos posted earlier in this thread in regards to a race car builder/driver who had a few designs 'inspired' by having encountered one of these during a sortie in WWII. What was the guys name, and can you post some pictures? Edit: someone posted in the other thread, Good Ol' Smokey Yunick.  
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Seeing as people seem to be obsessed with firing orders at the moment, next time you're watching Cars, pay close attention to the neon lights for the spark plugs on top of the canopies at Flo's V8 Cafe.
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Gwamp posted:teaser pic for a thread I'll be posting soon. Screenshot from the new Fallout game?
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Jealous Cow posted:Screenshot from the new Fallout game? Needs a radiation gauge and a green monochrome CRT.
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YF19pilot posted:I know this isn't a car, but I want to use this as a segue: What was the thought process that went behind this plane?
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veedubfreak posted:What was the thought process that went behind this plane? "poo poo, we forgot to make room for the pilot!"
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veedubfreak posted:What was the thought process that went behind this plane? Mainly due to visibility, I think. I've been reading comments ranging from RADAR displays (navigator doesn't need glare on the screen) to reusing old airframes.
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Ran across a matte silver E63 AMG Wagon last night.
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veedubfreak posted:What was the thought process that went behind this plane? IIRC it was a recon plane with a downwards facing camera that needed a wide angle to take pictures. I think the cockpit was separated so that the camera's wouldn't be affected as much by engine vibrations, but I could be talking out my rear end. Germans also had a bunch of weird designs that would go to great lengths to avoid the dual prop setup as seen on the Lightning because someone had a hardon for low drag coefficients. The name eludes me now, but by the end of the war they had some crazy fast push/pull prop setup plane. edit: (not my pic, still awesome) 
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Jealous Cow posted:Screenshot from the new Fallout game? Pretty much. Mummified mouse carcass in the glove box to make things extra special!
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Nubile Hillock posted:IIRC it was a recon plane with a downwards facing camera that needed a wide angle to take pictures. I think the cockpit was separated so that the camera's wouldn't be affected as much by engine vibrations, but I could be talking out my rear end. Germans also had a bunch of weird designs that would go to great lengths to avoid the dual prop setup as seen on the Lightning because someone had a hardon for low drag coefficients. The name eludes me now, but by the end of the war they had some crazy fast push/pull prop setup plane. Blohm & Voss, who were actually a shipbuilder, and their primary designer was Richard Vogt, who is a pretty big name in aeronautics. You are correct that part of the reason the fuselage is that way is for recon visibility, but also because the requisition required the airplane be single engine. However, the BMW engine (see, this is AI related) sourced for the BV-141 was in short number, so the winner of the competition was actually the twin-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 189 which had the fuselage set up to maximize visibility for the cameras as well. A nice side effect, of course, is the reduced drag, which is what caught Smokey Yunick's attention. edit: to stop posting planes in the car thread and cars in the planes thread, have a BMW 318i. I suddenly want one after reading the latest Road & Track... 
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Gwamp posted:teaser pic for a thread I'll be posting soon. So you're either going 0 or 65  (I really like that font) BlackMK4 posted:Ran across a matte silver E63 AMG Wagon last night. Awesome car, even more awesome parking job, Mr Average 7139 Goober Peas fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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YF19pilot posted:
Thanks for the facts! I always wondered why they didn't make more of those planes. Now, back to cars: does Smokey's design actually decrease drag? From what I understood with the plane is that a single engine setup like the BV 141 would reduce drag by having a single prop. The propellers 'spoil' the airflow (I forget the actual term) and induce a lot of drag. Since the car doesn't deal with that, wouldn't what essentially amounts to a sidecar increase drag? Content: If we're talking bizarre designs, my favourite has to be the auger instead of tracks: 
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Nubile Hillock posted:Thanks for the facts! I always wondered why they didn't make more of those planes. Now, back to cars: does Smokey's design actually decrease drag? From what I understood with the plane is that a single engine setup like the BV 141 would reduce drag by having a single prop. The propellers 'spoil' the airflow (I forget the actual term) and induce a lot of drag. Since the car doesn't deal with that, wouldn't what essentially amounts to a sidecar increase drag? The idea is that two bodies of diameter 'x' produce less drag than a single body of diameter '2x'. So instead of having one very large main body, you have two smaller ones, less frontal area, and less "wet" skin area as well. To put into perspective, a 2 inch hole leaks more water than two 1 inch holes. Whether or not this was intentional when Vogt designed the BV-141 is unclear from what little I've dug up. While not knowing too much about it's performance, Yunick's car seems to also play into his placement of the driver directly behind the front wheel, which will have a wake effect, further reducing the drag "felt" on the car by the driver's position (the idea originating from the same principles that led to the creation of the Tyrrell P34). So basically, it's not "adding a sidecar" but rather moving the driver/pilot from "on top" to "alongside" the powerplant. Also, some side cars are very aerodynamic: 
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Honda also had a concept open-wheeler that had a motorcycle engine with the driver sitting next to it, but damned if I can recall the name. e: for compliance 
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emf posted:An Italian with that car would never drive like that. Even the poors in Italy have more class than that dumbass. Yup, definitely Andorra. gently caress that place; I nearly died there because of the rear end in a top hat drivers (my wife and I were on motorcycles). Kid who almost t-boned me at 100+ km/h (on surface streets, running stopsigns) was nice enough to stop and help me pick up my bike though. In summary: gently caress Andorra and the self-centred assholes who live there. They still smoke in restaurants, even.
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New bits for the wagon: New, stock turbo and Wagner manifold:  Wagner intercooler: 
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I had no idea Wagner made an IC for the RS2.... Here, have some non-derailed content:   Mmmm Velocity Stacks!     And finally, peak AI: 
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GramCracker posted:I had no idea Wagner made an IC for the RS2.... They sure do! Biggest that will fit without cutting the stock bumper Five cylinder pornography:                
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I was also going to post some 5 cylinder pr0n, but you posted all the awesome shots. fake edit: found a few         I had a real life encounter:    
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Nubile Hillock posted:If we're talking bizarre designs, my favourite has to be the auger instead of tracks:
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So I'm watching Iron man 3 and about 1:00:00 in I caught a glimpse of a familiar farm truck: Funny.
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angryhampster posted:So I'm watching Iron man 3 and about 1:00:00 in I caught a glimpse of a familiar farm truck: I'm missing something, could you clue me in? Not that a Chevrolet Silverado that can do wheelies isn't awesome, but obviously there is a connection I'm not getting.
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YF19pilot posted:I'm missing something, could you clue me in? Not that a Chevrolet Silverado that can do wheelies isn't awesome, but obviously there is a connection I'm not getting. A video of it launching is mixed in with clips of social unrest and protests and stuff when the TV stations are being hacked.
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tonedef131 posted:Augers: gently caress the Earth. 1924 Fordson tractor, Chevrolet sedan retrofitted with screws Chrysler Marsh Screw amphibian Russian ZIL-4906
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GramCracker posted:I had a real life encounter: Hoooooooooooooly poo poo. A friend of mine has one of those, exactly the same as that. It's a £200k car over here!
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Dzus posted:No pictures of the yellow Auburn next to it? 
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angryhampster posted:So I'm watching Iron man 3 and about 1:00:00 in I caught a glimpse of a familiar farm truck: I remember catching that in the theater. I turned to my wife and said "Did you see the farm truck from youtube?!" She was clearly not as excited as I was.
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YF19pilot posted:I'm missing something, could you clue me in? Not that a Chevrolet Silverado that can do wheelies isn't awesome, but obviously there is a connection I'm not getting. I assume you were asking for a link...?! http://youtu.be/zcPHHEea3lE
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88h88 posted:I assume you were asking for a link...?! From the related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt8w3qlzZhs
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Is that Stewart? He's my fav. I loved this show about him, although the parts with the chef are boring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M09A3Iu-qfk The little lake he has with a park bench dedicated to all his friends who died is like, wow.
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88h88 posted:I assume you were asking for a link...?! Is that the same "Farmtruck" from that bullshit Ohio street racing reality show on one of the supposed "educational" networks?
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88h88 posted:I assume you were asking for a link...?! Ah, yes, okay. I must have missed this when it was first making rounds. And I haven't seen Iron Man 3 yet either, so there's that.
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