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I got the new suspension and brakes in. It's coming along at a glacial pace.
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Geirskogul posted:That Cadillac with the cylinder deactivation. Newer Escalades have cylinder deac.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 13:42 |
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Still a punishment
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 16:31 |
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Ripoff posted:We need a punishment car to make him drive if he can't get the van together. I have an 89 ltd crown vic with on 2 gears left on the trans. Its got a sweet flowmaster, but only goes about 45mph.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 17:35 |
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Geirskogul posted:Still a punishment As an owner of a couple of old VWs, you should be the expert on the subject.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 18:10 |
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alternate.eago posted:I have an 89 ltd crown vic with on 2 gears left on the trans. Its got a sweet flowmaster, but only goes about 45mph. The milage on that alone is punishment. edit: also joke car suggestion: variomatic volvo; 60 mph, in reverse Cached Money fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Aug 3, 2016 |
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Larrymer posted:As an owner of a couple of old VWs, you should be the expert on the subject. So, go all "Botswana Special" and make the punishment car a beetle?
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 20:39 |
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Cached Money posted:The milage on that alone is punishment. It does have working AC though.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 20:49 |
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This is the van thread. The punishment vehicle has to be the worst minivan possible... although I admit I don't know what that would be. Presumably something made by Chrysler. A Plymouth? Failing that, my vote would be for some miserable 1970s-80s J-body. Geirskogul posted:That Cadillac with the cylinder deactivation. Cadillac Fleetwood V8-6-4
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 20:51 |
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I am unreasonably excited to experience this project vicariously.Left Ventricle posted:Oldsmobile Delta 88 4.3L diesel. Completely unrelated to the van saga, but if you find one of these in the wrecking yard, I may need the serpentine belt drive and accessories/brackets from it. My info says that the 4.3L diesel is a 5.7L Olds-based diesel with teo cylinders whacked off (ala Chevy 4.3 vs 5.7 gas engines). I want that front dress for my Olds 350.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 20:53 |
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Leperflesh posted:This is the van thread. The punishment vehicle has to be the worst minivan possible... although I admit I don't know what that would be. Presumably something made by Chrysler. A Plymouth? There was the era of Town & Country vans that liked to eat transmissions. Early 2000's? My brother had one. Or the Nissan Quest with MOPAR-levels of electrical gremlins.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:09 |
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Leperflesh posted:This is the van thread. The punishment vehicle has to be the worst minivan possible... although I admit I don't know what that would be. Presumably something made by Chrysler. A Plymouth?
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:19 |
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PhotoKirk posted:There was the era of Town & Country vans that liked to eat transmissions. Early 2000's? My brother had one. I'm pretty sure that era is "all of them".
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:30 |
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1991 chrysler lebaron convertible, but it has to be the i4
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:31 |
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iForge posted:1991 chrysler lebaron convertible, but it has to be the i4 Calm down, Satan. You don't want any suicides on your conscience.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:37 |
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I just spotted a fish on dry land.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:38 |
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Unfortunately, if you choose a punishment vehicle which has the major flaws of an unreliable powertrain, you're not actually achieving the desired effect... because if it simply won't run, it stops functioning as a punishment vehicle. So what you want is a vehicle that is miserable to be in, miserable to drive, and has unreliable poo poo like electronics, body work, etc... but will still run and stop. That's of course what made the bug a good punishment vehicle for the Botswana episode: the hosts considered it to be miserable to drive, but it doggedly kept up with the crew and didn't break down at all, so they had no valid excuse for leaving it behind.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:38 |
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So, a beetle, or a pre-2005 kia rio.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:47 |
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Leperflesh posted:Unfortunately, if you choose a punishment vehicle which has the major flaws of an unreliable powertrain, you're not actually achieving the desired effect... because if it simply won't run, it stops functioning as a punishment vehicle. So what you want is a vehicle that is miserable to be in, miserable to drive, and has unreliable poo poo like electronics, body work, etc... but will still run and stop. So something like a Renault Le Car? Or a Chevy Chevette?
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 21:49 |
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It's a shame that you guys never got the Mitsubishi Magna I'm in Dallas btw. Can confirm that STR is in fact a human and didn't kill me. So far, so good.
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# ? Aug 3, 2016 23:37 |
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Can confirm that literally a fish is not a fish at all, with photographic proof
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 02:42 |
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some texas redneck posted:Can confirm that literally a fish is not a fish at all, with photographic proof I'm not convinced: The hair could be hiding his operculum.
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 03:43 |
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Leperflesh posted:This is the van thread. The punishment vehicle has to be the worst minivan possible... although I admit I don't know what that would be. Presumably something made by Chrysler. A Plymouth? The Plymouth Voyager suggestion is good - the first-gen, mid-1980's version with the 4-eyes headlights is pretty high on the list of absolute dogs. The transmission is guaranteed to poo poo the bed, slowly. As in, "That felt like a bit of a rough shift... wonder if something's wrong" followed a day later by "CLUNK" as the planetaries head for orbit. PhotoKirk posted:There was the era of Town & Country vans that liked to eat transmissions. Early 2000's? My brother had one. Leperflesh posted:Unfortunately, if you choose a punishment vehicle which has the major flaws of an unreliable powertrain, you're not actually achieving the desired effect... because if it simply won't run, it stops functioning as a punishment vehicle. So what you want is a vehicle that is miserable to be in, miserable to drive, and has unreliable poo poo like electronics, body work, etc... but will still run and stop.
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 04:02 |
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Geirskogul posted:Calm down, Satan. You don't want any suicides on your conscience. I drove one of those for a while in high school. Fun little piece of junk until I grenaded the transmission at 55 on the highway, having never even driven it in anger. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Aug 4, 2016 |
# ? Aug 4, 2016 04:15 |
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Ripoff posted:We need a punishment car to make him drive if he can't get the van together. How about a hot-pink Twingo with Benneton upholstery? All it needs is a dildo on a bedspring mounted on the hood
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 05:06 |
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PainterofCrap posted:How about a hot-pink Twingo with Benneton upholstery? I have an insane urge to make that car go way faster than intended.
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 15:23 |
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Wrar posted:I have an insane urge to make that car go way faster than intended. So... 40mph?
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 15:25 |
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:So... 40mph? I was going to say off a cliff. Po-tay-toes, Po-tah-toes.
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 15:26 |
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Wrar posted:I have an insane urge to make that car go way faster than intended. Transverse Duramax with a smoke chip and a giant stack sticking through the roof
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 15:33 |
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THE FISH IS HERE
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# ? Aug 4, 2016 17:33 |
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Terrible Robot posted:THE FISH IS HERE Great av/post combo
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# ? Aug 5, 2016 12:58 |
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I just spent the last 36 hours making GBS threads liquid gas station whataburgers: not even once BUT I'M MOSTLY OK NOW.
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# ? Aug 5, 2016 18:19 |
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literally a fish posted:I just spent the last 36 hours making GBS threads liquid Should know better than to eat street food in a third world country.
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# ? Aug 5, 2016 19:39 |
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Siochain posted:Should know better than to eat street food in a third world country. Hey now. We're not Soviet, so we can't be third world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 05:03 |
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I LOVE YOU SNEED (This isn't going on the van this year but oh my god it's so perfect it's bigger than my head)
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 05:18 |
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CAT approved! What's it going on, if not the van?
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 05:24 |
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sharkytm posted:CAT approved! If I know anything about these self-destructive yahoos it'll be whatever mobility scooter holdbrooks/Ken gets their mitts on.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 05:32 |
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sharkytm posted:CAT approved! Oh it's going on the van. That's for sure. Just not yet, because hahahahaha we have like two weeks to make this work Build party at Wes's place (richmond, VA) this weekend and next. If you wanna come help oh my GOD please do come help because we will need all the help we can get. Hit me up in a PM or text me at 4three4-three2six-twosix24 (my US # for this trippe) or wherever else if you need the address and wanna come help out, goons
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 06:23 |
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Someone has clearly spent a lot of time in the Craigslist /m4m section.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 06:54 |
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no i just hate spam
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 09:58 |