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InitialDave posted:Pretty much my thoughts on the matter. They use bevel gears at each wheel with propshafts between them, so I'm sure you could make a disconnect system that'd work. Drive from the powerplant is via the So four clutches, diesel swap, pop-top camper conversion, dazzle camo paint job, divorce, got it. InitialDave posted:Guess for the time being I'll have to settle for getting a 1/35 scale one when I have £100 spare. Stop doing this to me 
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IOwnCalculus posted:A lot of areas only computer-scan OBDII cars, and skip the time / expense of actually sniffing the exhaust. Which means that the people who have the ability to tune their cars to create more emissions, can also tune out the CELs they would normally get, and would only fail on the X-pipe if they get a visual inspection. Yup, this is how I get my Ram to pass. Tuned, high flow cats and Borla exhaust, my CEL stays lit forever. Tried to fix it, no idea why it stays on. Driveability is fine, fluids and temps are fine so gently caress it. I use my tuner to flash the CEL off and drive it for a bit. If I get it to stay off for like 100 miles I swing in and get it inspected. Works like a charm.
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I almost forgot to post this... Last month was the NASCAR finale at Homestead Miami Speedway. Ford Racing wanted to show off the new Shelby Cobras and the 660hp they bring. So the track gives them my friend's number to help Ford put something together. And me, being friends with people in low places, got to join along.... Here are the chariots we were given:   And here is the in-car footage of what 660hp (with straight pipes and smoke screen) looks and sounds like: Yes we were under a giant American flag and by the time we hit the back straight we were going around 160mph (click for video) 'MERICUH!!!!!!   Just found a video from the stands... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3R68Dc4W9Y dandaman fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Dec 28, 2013 |
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Dec 28, 2013 01:05
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That must just feel really awesome.
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Dec 28, 2013 01:14
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Holy poo poo that was AWESOME.
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Dec 28, 2013 01:27
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I don't think 'awesome' is strong enough. Awe-maze-tacular is getting close.
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Dec 28, 2013 01:36
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Nice. I used to live about 6 blocks from John Walker's up there on Phinney (I assume that's where that photo was taken). It was always great walking by to see what was parked outside. Love that generation (or any of them, really) of 911, but they used to have all kinds of great stuff parked there too.
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Dec 28, 2013 18:47
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ABen posted:Nice. I used to live about 6 blocks from John Walker's up there on Phinney (I assume that's where that photo was taken). It was always great walking by to see what was parked outside. Love that generation (or any of them, really) of 911, but they used to have all kinds of great stuff parked there too. 
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Dec 28, 2013 19:01
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NASCAR does a lot of things wrong, but by god they have 'Murica displays down solid.
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A film I art directed last year has just come out. Watching it and it turns out that the Escort Cosworth we hired as set dressing made the cut: But the MP4-12C didn't!  Also nor did a Sierra Cosworth and an old Escort RS2000, but a WRX did. I didn't get to choose where they were parked or they would have done :|
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Dec 28, 2013 21:50
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echoplex posted:A film I art directed last year has just come out.
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Dec 28, 2013 22:35
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InitialDave posted:Should we watch this film? Absolutely not, unless you're real keen on Scott Adkins. The featured (product placement) car is an MG6, and because there was no money, other action vehicles include the designer's Audi:  (RS2?) and my E36 touring. A rubbish film.
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Dec 28, 2013 22:57
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So it's muppet, slaaaag, fight, exposition, fight, betrayal, obvious plot twist, fight? And there's a good woman for which he'll turn his back on this self-destructive life because she sealed the deal with a pointless sex scene halfway through, but first he has to take revenge on the man who did something terrible to him just when it looked like his life was coming up roses? Cor blimey Bob 'Oskins gritty realism Laaahndan?
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dandaman posted:Just found a video from the stands... I watched that video and threw up red, white and blue...is that normal?
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VikingSkull posted:Yup, this is how I get my Ram to pass. Tuned, high flow cats and Borla exhaust, my CEL stays lit forever. Tried to fix it, no idea why it stays on. Driveability is fine, fluids and temps are fine so gently caress it. I use my tuner to flash the CEL off and drive it for a bit. If I get it to stay off for like 100 miles I swing in and get it inspected. Oh, I mean actually removing the code from the computer. My GMC, for example, can't throw a CEL or a DTC for the rear O2s that it doesn't have. Doesn't matter how long I drive it, it will never set that code. Goddamn I want a 911SC in a bad way. Shame that $20k on a car as old as I am is probably not the wisest decision, and I don't have any garage space to put one in.
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InitialDave posted:So it's muppet, slaaaag, fight, exposition, fight, betrayal, obvious plot twist, fight? And there's a good woman for which he'll turn his back on this self-destructive life because she sealed the deal with a pointless sex scene halfway through, but first he has to take revenge on the man who did something terrible to him just when it looked like his life was coming up roses? Cor blimey Bob 'Oskins gritty realism Laaahndan? Oh so you've seen The Sweeney? Goddamn that movie was loving terrible. Top Gear was right to take the piss out of it. 
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Linedance posted:Oh so you've seen The Sweeney? Goddamn that movie was loving terrible. Top Gear was right to take the piss out of it. Have an Icelandic spider-truck: 
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I was in the US earlier this year and just now over the holidays had some time to go over the photos. Most of these don't have much artistic merit, or are particularly exciting to Americans, but it was fun finally seeing some of the cars we don't get in Europe in person. Surprisingly, not nearly as many Ferraris and other exotics as I'd expect in these places.  Lincoln Versailles  Model S  No Idea  Ford Fairlane 500 1957–1959  Oldsmobile  Mazda RX-2, post facelift  Pontiac Catalina  71-73 Ford Mustang  Cadillac Fleetwood  Fuckin' Space Shuttle  Camero, duh.  Jeep Grand Wagoneer, apparently from the nineties   Triumph Spitfire Mk3  F-body Trans Am Feel free to correct any of my labels, as they are often just guesses.
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to the United States. I think it's a great country and you could spend your life exploring it. The Wagoneer was made until '91. The car is the one that one of the gangs in GTA3 uses (Sabre).  (I think it's an Oldsmobile Cutlass). It's good to see an Rx-2 in good shape in NY.
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The white convertible looks like a 1970 Cutlass. The one you have tagged as a Pontiac Catalina is also a Cutlass.
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mobby_6kl posted:
That butt screams late-60's to mid-70's GM X-body. They didn't make any convertibles, though. Edit: Mister Kingdom is right.  (Not the convertible, but you can see the resemblance.) Sinestro fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Dec 30, 2013 |
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Dec 30, 2013 01:44
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Man the Camaro has the best steel wheel package on the market. GM should offer it on all their cars. 
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Sinestro posted:That butt screams late-60's to mid-70's GM X-body. They didn't make any convertibles, though. Olds made Cutlass convertibles through 1972.
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Tractorbike   Running, but not riding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8C-bdJT9Q este fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Dec 30, 2013 |
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InitialDave posted:I actively avoided seeing it. Regan's been dead for a decade, after all. This is a screencap from one of the "formula offroad" videos on youtube. I'm not sure which but here's a random one I chose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjkDEvV3OM Ever wonder what a 1600hp Nelson Racing engine goes in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqJfSRYWIE They have such insane power/weight ratios and such large tires they can literally drive over bodies of water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qsdy18tiQ None of those hills look all that impressive until you realize the bluff at the top is quite literally vertical or even overhung, and the slope below them is, at the very least, as steep as you can pile sand before it slides, around 40-50 degrees. And they're loving around on them and sidehilling at high speeds with horsepowers ranging into the four figures. mobby_6kl posted:
They made these until 91 (they were the very last domestic carbureted vehicle on the market) and replaced them with the ZJ chassis grand cherokee in 93. They look a lot better with the "rhino" grille:  There are around a dozen grilles you can choose from that were all OEM on that chassis at one point or another.
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mobby_6kl posted:I was in the US earlier this year and just now over the holidays had some time to go over the photos. Most of these don't have much artistic merit, or are particularly exciting to Americans, but it was fun finally seeing some of the cars we don't get in Europe in person. Surprisingly, not nearly as many Ferraris and other exotics as I'd expect in these places. So... what did you think of the luxobarges? And keep in mind, they got bigger than that. Much bigger. Hard to get a sense of scale with those until you're next to them.
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 Here's one I missed, a clean Fox body Mustang. Also my cousin's husband had a hot-rodded Monte Carlo (I think... I'll ask him for some details) but sadly it was unregistered and hidden in the garage under a pile of crap so I didn't get to ride in it or even get a decent photo. Everyone else I met had boring modern BMWs and stuff. Mister Kingdom posted:The white convertible looks like a 1970 Cutlass. The one you have tagged as a Pontiac Catalina is also a Cutlass.  .Throatwarbler posted:Man the Camaro has the best steel wheel package on the market. GM should offer it on all their cars. kastein posted:... 11BulletCatcher posted:So... what did you think of the luxobarges? And keep in mind, they got bigger than that. Much bigger. Hard to get a sense of scale with those until you're next to them. I think it helps that my dad used to have one of these, which in retrospect isn't really that big at all, but used to be the bargiest king of the road 
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mobby_6kl posted:
That's actually a Town Car, mid-to-late 80s from the looks of it. This is a Lincoln Versailles. 
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mobby_6kl posted:I was in the US earlier this year and just now over the holidays had some time to go over the photos. Most of these don't have much artistic merit, or are particularly exciting to Americans, but it was fun finally seeing some of the cars we don't get in Europe in person. Surprisingly, not nearly as many Ferraris and other exotics as I'd expect in these places. Exotics really are that for the most part here. Only brought out on weekends or special occasions. The only place I've been in the US where I saw them on a regular basis was Buckhead, Atlanta. One of the wealthiest zip codes in the US. I literally saw two Lambos, a Ferrari, and a Bentley all pull up to a 4-way stop at the same time. It was like an alternate universe. My hotel overlooked that intersection and it was a constant parade of high-rent cars going by. Maybe there was a convention in town or something but I stayed there more than once and saw it a lot. I also find it interesting that foreigners take pics of our land yachts when they are here while I take pics of the Kei Cars when I'm in Japan. What is different and exotic to one person is boring and every day to someone else.
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Kill-9 posted:Exotics really are that for the most part here. Only brought out on weekends or special occasions. The only place I've been in the US where I saw them on a regular basis was Buckhead, Atlanta. One of the wealthiest zip codes in the US. I literally saw two Lambos, a Ferrari, and a Bentley all pull up to a 4-way stop at the same time. It was like an alternate universe. My hotel overlooked that intersection and it was a constant parade of high-rent cars going by. Maybe there was a convention in town or something but I stayed there more than once and saw it a lot. You sir have not been to certain parts of LA. When I lived in Calabasas there was always a gaggle of super cars parked in the local supermarket parking lot.
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Q_res posted:That's actually a Town Car, mid-to-late 80s from the looks of it. This is a Lincoln Versailles. Which is a Ford Granada (American model) with different shiny bits. Amusingly enough, the Versailles' front and rear clips were popular parts to swap onto two door Granadas and Mercury Monarchs. The Granda/Monarch/Versailles were also the last cars in America based on the U.S. market Ford Falcon.
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madeintaipei posted:Which is a Ford Granada (American model) with different shiny bits. Amusingly enough, the Versailles' front and rear clips were popular parts to swap onto two door Granadas and Mercury Monarchs. The Granda/Monarch/Versailles were also the last cars in America based on the U.S. market Ford Falcon. That's right - the Versailles had rear discs on an 8.8 before the Mustang did, as I recall.
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Darchangel posted:With Camaro RS wheels, and painted white inside and out, for some reason. WTF? I think it's some sort of Art.
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ColHannibal posted:You sir have not been to certain parts of LA. When I lived in Calabasas there was always a gaggle of super cars parked in the local supermarket parking lot. I try to avoid L.A. at all costs. It's just a place in my way on trips from San Diego to San Francisco. I can imagine there's some spots there that are like that though.
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For big cars, look at the boat tail Buick Riviera, and pretty much any Cadillac Eldorado From 1980 on back. I think the 30's, 50's, and the 70's were the best year for massive cars. You don't realize how big the pre war cars are until you're next to it and the tires are half your height, and the massive amounts of leg room.
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Darchangel posted:With Camaro RS wheels, and painted white inside and out, for some reason. WTF? Ra-di-a-tion. Yes, indeed. You hear the most outrageous lies about it. Half-baked goggle-box do-gooders telling everybody it's bad for you. Pernicious nonsense! Everybody could stand a hundred chest X-rays a year! They oughta have 'em, too! 
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mobby_6kl posted:Surprisingly, not nearly as many Ferraris and other exotics as I'd expect in these places.
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Fayez Butts posted:I think it's some sort of Art. That was shot right outside of Rockefeller center in NYC, so maybe it was some sort of TV/movie car? Though having been to MOMA, I could see it being a new exhibit there. KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:If you're ever in DC again and want to gawk at some supercars, show up in Georgetown on a Saturday night. One time I saw an F40, a Gallardo, and two Benz SLSes in the space of about an hour. I've heard that Georgetown was pretty nice overall, but couldn't make it there this time unfortunately. Although I think I got most of the touristy stuff done, I wouldn't mind topping by again for a few days!
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