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Saw this in Costa Mesa today. It was amazing. The owner apparently started the meet that became the Cristal Cove C&C.
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nm posted:Saw this in Costa Mesa today. This makes me miss oxbrain.  And now for something completely different:    416hp, 4.5L 1962 Aston Martin DB5 race car.
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Were aston and jag engines of that era related? They look almost identical.
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I'm no AM expert, but google tells me they had their own engine designer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadek_Marek Also that AM bought lagonda just for engine technology.
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The same way that all the big American V8s look the same, I would think -- they're both based on some ur-engine from way back, but not related per se.
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Darchangel posted:You'd have to pick a Camry. Even there, the current model is huge compared to the 80s-90s. The Camry hasn't really grown that much compared to other models - a modern one is 35mm longer, 50mm wider and 70mm higher than an early 90s model
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Gap between positions 8 and 3: 0.77 seconds Gap between positions 3 and 2: 0.17 seconds Gap between positions 1 and 2: 1.15 seconds 
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NoWake posted:Gap between positions 8 and 3: 0.77 seconds Senna 
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Terrible Robot posted:Senna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShPc3nY5m5w&t=1165s
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http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z Guy makes a dohc v10 with a bridgeport and a lathe
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rscott posted:http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z Wow that's outstanding. I hope there's a video in the works somewhere. e: This looks like his v8 on megasquirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGXo5HwIHk Colonel K fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Dec 21, 2014 |
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rscott posted:http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z Does it run?
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rscott posted:http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z Want that in a motorbike.. It would sound glorious!
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Those need to go into scale model hotweels cars.
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rscott posted:http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z Fan-loving-tastic.
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rscott posted:http://imgur.com/a/Utc6z These are both awesome. And they both make me feel like I have done nothing cool in life.
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Colonel K posted:Wow that's outstanding. I hope there's a video in the works somewhere. Where does one buy tiny spark plugs for tiny engines like this? I assume those spark plug wires are not just for looks, unless it is somehow dieseling...
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MetaJew posted:Where does one buy tiny spark plugs for tiny engines like this? I assume those spark plug wires are not just for looks, unless it is somehow dieseling... There are a lot of wee plugs available for model engines. http://sparkplugs.morrisonandmarvin.com/index.php In the beginning, model aircraft engines were ignition, and did not have glow plugs. These days we are starting to see some more really good gasoline engines in the 15cc and even 10cc size range, so we are starting to see more plugs available for them.
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MetaJew posted:Where does one buy tiny spark plugs for tiny engines like this? I assume those spark plug wires are not just for looks, unless it is somehow dieseling... A quick google shows model shops seem to have pretty small ones. seems like 1/4" is a common thread. 
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Colonel K posted:A quick google shows model shops seem to have pretty small ones. seems like 1/4" is a common thread. OMG 
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gently caress your spark plugs. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-194...%3D251753684968 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-Airpl...=item4ae1e9287d http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russian-vtg...=item20f29e84de ~1-2cc single cylinder miniature aircraft diesel engines.
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kastein posted:gently caress your spark plugs. Pfft, get those huge rear end thumpers out of here, what you need is one of Ronald Valentine's .4cc 4 cylinder diesel boxer engines, to power around a micro Subaru for lesbian mice http://www.ronald-valentine-engines.com/47_Power_Max_4_Cylinder.html
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150+ mph on 1.5 cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUYfCyIbg9A
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joat mon posted:150+ mph on 1.5 cc I bet he talks about beating land speed records and "scale speed" with all his
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That's a pretty wicked all wheel steering test.
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Blew out right rear suspension. Have co-driver sit on front left to get the weight off the tire enough to drive back to a repair stage. Bonus: get credit for completing the stage!
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I guess they're just trying to keep the weight off that clearly hosed back corner by having the codriver sit on the opposite corner? Still not as hardcore as the one who crawled under the hood to operate the throttle after the cable snapped.
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// edit: or ^^^ that ^^^ I seem to recall that's the driver on the hood manually pulling the throttle cable and the co-driver steering. Can't find the story now, but there's another shot from this rally that was immortalized as the "this isn't my blanket" meme that failed to take off. Artemis J Brassnuts fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvZu6e5vrQA (cable snaps at 1 minute, dude climbs under at 2) edit: it's apparently not a new thing, either.  aaand the one artemis was talking about. 
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No big deal, just 5 A350 XWBs formation flying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI4jWYZLeHQ&t=215s
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Warning: Contains Sulfites.
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Years ago a friend of mine had one of these, a freshly done replica based on a C4 corvette (he still has it, does parades and poo poo). I was never a fan of the old Batman stuff but it was goddamn sweet. One evening at a Christmas party gathering of friends, just after he got it, we were out in the driveway admiring it and another friend's replica of Herbie the Love Bug. As we stood there appreciating it, the Batmobile's parking brake popped, and it rolled backwards. Everyone lunged for it, trying to slow it enough for the guy to get inside and get on the brakes but alas. It was too much and kept rolling, crushing Herbie. The hill was steep enough that if Herbie hadn't sacrificed itself, the Batmobile would have rolled down the hill and probably into a neighbor's house. The damage to both turned out to be relatively minor, fortunately, and for a long time we were making jokes about Herbie saving Batman, but it was sort of loving surreal.
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