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I went and checked out the CoTA motorcycle track day that was held last weekend since I'll be riding there in September. I saw a cool thing while wandering through the paddocks. I think Falken has one of the best modern liveries. (Martini and JSP are still my favorites, though.)   
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kylej posted:Parked next to this. Shipping your grand touring Ferrari from Florida to Boston instead of driving it is terrible car stuff. Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Jun 26, 2014 |
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Linedance posted:Shipping your grand touring Ferrari from Florida to Boston instead of driving it is terrible car stuff. Maybe he drove the Porch?
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Linedance posted:Shipping your grand touring Ferrari from Florida to Boston instead of driving it is terrible car stuff. Fire insurance isnt cheap these days.
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Jun 26, 2014 08:43
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Holy crap I need these like right now.  
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Jun 26, 2014 08:50
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They make a Mini now as well? Ouch, my wallet. E: Stuff.  No idea on the context. 
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https://www.facebook.com/suzukivr6 Guy documents building a slammed, VR6 swapped Suzuki Sidekick
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Unfortunately no picture as I was driving myself at the time, but two days ago when I was driving back home from work I had the pleasure of being passed by and for a while following a yellow Boss 302 Mustang. Keeping in mind this is Belgium so I wasn't really expecting to see one of those around. Looked and sounded pretty great. On the other hand on my way to and from work I've come across a Ferrari 458, a Tesla, various Lotus Exiges and a bunch of Maseratis, as well as quite a few classic cars in pretty great condition. Not just once but numerous times so the owners must be either living nearby or take the same roads I do.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You can run a Subaru transmission too but I think you have to do some internal conversions (to knock out the transfer case/centre diff, as well as reverse the gears). That guy has a MASSIVE overinflated sense of what powdercoat can and cant do... Sanding off zinc coating to replace it with powder coat because its tougher? I've got powdercoated gear on my car thats had a single rock chip and its now flaking powder coat off like mad because surface rust got in below it
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Linedance posted:Shipping your grand touring Ferrari from Florida to Boston instead of driving it is terrible car stuff. having done this myself, i95 is really, really, really boring
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Octopus Magic posted:having done this myself, i95 is really, really, really boring Ferrari = B roads.
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Octopus Magic posted:having done this myself, i95 is really, really, really boring Not to mention that it cuts through three large cities that can get terrible traffic jams. I'd recommend taking I-81 and I-78 through Harrisburg, PA to bypass D.C. and Baltimore (with the added bonus that the speed limit on I-81 through much of Virginia and West Virginia is 70 MPH) and taking the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson to avoid NYC.
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Octopus Magic posted:having done this myself, i95 is really, really, really boring It is incredibly boring. I did CT to Key Largo this past November in about 18ish hours in my car.
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Jun 26, 2014 16:59
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Puddin posted:Holy crap I need these like right now. The van is surprisingly small for the price and you never really see pictures of it compared to other things so the size comes as a bit of a surprise. It's still pretty great though. The amount of detail on it is great down to the 8-track tape and the faucets in the tiny little kitchen.
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Shai-Hulud posted:The van is surprisingly small for the price and you never really see pictures of it compared to other things so the size comes as a bit of a surprise. The van is a lot better than the bug they did a few years prior.. the bug is enormous, fragile, and doesn't look all that good. My favorite detail on the van is the engine.. they did a super job nailing the character of it.
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An oldie but goodie: changing the belt on a VW Beetle in 5 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA
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It's a fun trick but changing the belt is already such a simple maintenance task I'm not sure why anyone would risk their fingers to do it faster. Especially because you really need all ten digits to adjust the valves. 
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xzzy posted:The van is a lot better than the bug they did a few years prior.. the bug is enormous, fragile, and doesn't look all that good. I really want the van, but I guess they stopped making the kit since I can't find it in stores. The Unimog appears to have suffered the same fate. eBay prices are steep too, blech. Looks like they have a new mini one for kids: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LEGO-Creator...85b10bdf&_uhb=1
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xzzy posted:It's a fun trick but changing the belt is already such a simple maintenance task I'm not sure why anyone would risk their fingers to do it faster. Not if you buy an engine with hydrolic lifters!
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Change an engine, from old engine being turned off, to new engine in and 10 metres travelled- in 42 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te48ucoEvFI
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I really want the van, but I guess they stopped making the kit since I can't find it in stores. The Unimog appears to have suffered the same fate. eBay prices are steep too, blech. It is out of production, but it's still readily available. I've seen it at my local lego store every time I visit. Big chains tend not to hang on to the top tier sets because they don't move very fast. Amazon has a bunch available. The mini bus was a promotional item last year.
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It's been a long time since I promised some more pictures, but I deliver today!   And a not so great clip taken using an iPhone from the passenger seat. http://vimeo.com/98952339
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My co-worker showed this to me yesterday, after I asked him why on earth he was watching a video of someone's fart-canned Civic. Dude is good.
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Pshhh, please. That guy is no match for Leo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9coH3WGSkAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_R_w3AB288
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DesperateDan posted:Change an engine, from old engine being turned off, to new engine in and 10 metres travelled- in 42 seconds. Are the motor mounts really fully tightened down and all that? Is the guy just pulling the axles out with his hands? What about the hood? Also they get in and out of that thing like a clown car!
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Preoptopus posted:Ferrari = B roads. B-roads in rural areas are completely impassable in a Ferrari. They signify minimum maintenance dirt roads here in Iowa.
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https://goo.gl/maps/VnqIS "The Scenic Route" But I guess if you've got a Ferrari 599 and a GT3RS, time is money.
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CharlesM posted:Are the motor mounts really fully tightened down and all that? Is the guy just pulling the axles out with his hands? What about the hood? No, it's loving stupid. They spent 100 hours prepping a car so it can be motor swapped in 42 seconds.
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Linedance posted:https://goo.gl/maps/VnqIS Man, if you are going that far out of the way and not hitting the Tail of the Dragon in your Ferrari, you are doing it wrong
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LloydDobler posted:No, it's loving stupid. They spent 100 hours prepping a car so it can be motor swapped in 42 seconds. Time it from engine-off to engine-start (cranking doesn't count) and drive it to the next town to prove you did it right.
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Yeah that video looks more than a little bullshit. Quick swaps are certainly possible, if not necessarily cost- or manpower-effective. My dad and his buddies used to all drive Corvairs back in the day, they practiced and got to where they could have a car driven fresh off the street, have the engine and transaxle completely out, and bolted back in and driving away in under fifteen minutes.
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Why would anyone willingly practice doing that poo poo on purpose just for shits and giggles? I seriously don't get it; I hate doing engine swaps when I'm getting paid.
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Carteret posted:Man, if you are going that far out of the way and not hitting the Tail of the Dragon in your Ferrari, you are doing it wrong
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Slavvy posted:Why would anyone willingly practice doing that poo poo on purpose just for shits and giggles? I seriously don't get it; I hate doing engine swaps when I'm getting paid. This was back in the day when the royal marines did stunts like this in order to come across like some kind of masters of everything as opposed to a fighting force trained to just murder people in the most efficient manner possible.
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Didn't they do some stunt where they completely disassembled a car (land rover maybe?) in short time as well? Of course it was prepped too, with only a few bolts left holding the body to the frame and so on. edit: Found it, it was canadian army engineers disassembling and reassembling a jeep in 4 minutes. Still obviously prepped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBtYXFXa5Ig
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bung posted:I won't disparage the participants of Gumball for being rich. But it is an incredibly narcissistic event and pretty much every entrant looks like a complete douche bag. 
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Cached Money posted:Goonball 3000?? Sub-$500 jalopies, first car to make it from one end of town to the other wins.
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Goonball $3000. Coast to coast on $3,000. Car, fuel, and repairs included.
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