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Seat Safety Switch posted:To this very day I have never gotten more hateful comments than I did from that one.  glorious as usualOne of my first and most terrifying times instructing was in a first gen Viper owned by a guy in his late 20s. He had decided that the car didn't make nearly enough power so it was fit with a supercharger but no improvements to brakes, tires or safety because that's not something a Viper owner would do. Brainerd International Raceway is known for it's mile long straight away that also serves as a drag strip. Anyone who's drag raced knows about the various traction compounds they put down to help cars launch and may know that stuff impregnates the track and is the slickest substance known to man when wet. This being Minnesota in October it was raining and cold (~50f) for the first session. Somehow we only spun once (not on the drag strip portion) and weren't one of the cars that pinballed down the front straight. What a car 
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... is it wrong that this is making me check classifieds for Viper prices?
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Larrymer posted:Early vipers have pretty much no driver aids. Or A/C until 1994. 
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They most certainly had A/C prior to 1994 because you couldn't even get one with a roof until 1996. Hot? Just drive faster.
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xzzy posted:They most certainly had A/C prior to 1994 because you couldn't even get one with a roof until 1996. I love the wiki description of pre 94 cars quote:The car is spartan, although it features inflatable lumbar support and adjustable seats. Along with the absence of exterior door handles, the vehicle lacks side windows and a roof. Although a soft top cover was available, it was designed primarily for indoor vehicle storage. Side curtains of fabric and clear plastic operated by zippers can be inserted into the door and hand-bolted when needed. All of these decisions were made to reduce weight. The battery is located in the sealed compartment over the rear wheels to increase rear-end weight and traction. The car shipped with a tonneau cover and video tape on soft-top assembly (the soft top is removable and folds to fit in the trunk). In 1994 the car came, for the first time since release with several options available to the buyer. These included air conditioning, adjustable suspension, larger diameter wheels to accommodate larger brakes, and a fiberglass hardtop for the roof. A "video tape" hahaha
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xzzy posted:They most certainly had A/C prior to 1994 because you couldn't even get one with a roof until 1996. Or external door handles. Or windows. And you're gonna get hot because the pipes will do their damnedest to poach you like an egg.
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Aug 31, 2016 18:59
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:And you're gonna get hot because the pipes will do their damnedest to poach you like an egg. A worthy sacrifice because side pipes are loving awesome. Though I remember thinking the body styling was perfect when the Viper was new, it really hasn't aged well at all. The gen 2 body is when they really nailed the look.
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SRII's were great. I can't really get behind the 03-08's. It's just so Chrysler. Loved the reboot third gen SRT's tho.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The first Viper was as true to the Cobra formula as they could make it. Big fuckoff engine in just about the minimum amount of car needed for said engine. Hope you don't die on the test drive. ...and side pipes. e;fb I'm still unsure if the car has aged terribly or if I'm approaching midlife crisis where I view everything 90's through I still like it the best. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Aug 31, 2016 |
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Aug 31, 2016 19:31
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xzzy posted:A worthy sacrifice because side pipes are loving awesome. Its really the 3 spokes wheels on the original viper's that aged poorly. With more modern wheels they still look real good.
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Aug 31, 2016 19:59
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Yeah those rims were 90s.txt. Just needed some pastel geometric shapes to seal the deal.
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Don't pretend like you wouldn't drive the loving balls off of a trapper-keeper style Viper 
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Gimme a Lisa Frank-esque water transfer graphic paint job on a Viper and I will die in it, laughing.
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Figured I'd contribute for once. From the dirt track last week.           And after sitting in one...Yeah I can completely see why/how Tony Stewart hit that dude.  Also saving and will hopefully be doing a sprint school in December!
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scuz posted:Gimme a Lisa Frank-esque water transfer graphic paint job on a Viper and I will die in it, laughing. Best I got is a 911  Slightly related: Travis Pastrana's  NASCAR
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Sep 1, 2016 07:18
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It looks like a can of Rockstar energy drink and I'm still cool with it.
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Wasabi the J posted:Travis Pastrana's As a non-american who understands NASCAR, I still love/cringe-at how they persist in trying to pretend that they are real cars by adding headlight/grill stickers. I'm a real boy! A real boy!.
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ReelBigLizard posted:headlight/grill stickers. How does the engine slurp air and bugs if the air/bugs holes are stickers?
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Sep 1, 2016 12:09
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I think I found the Jon Benet killer.
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Sep 1, 2016 13:11
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnCCz1qOs4
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Sep 1, 2016 13:33
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It's Perrito, the mascot of AI.
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supermegaultra posted:How does the engine slurp air and bugs if the air/bugs holes are stickers? See that spot right above where it says Mustang, and below the 'grill'? Right there.
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To be fair, it's so rare for a nascar vehicle to get through a race without ramming something that having actual headlights would be a significant hazard when they spray glass and shrapnel all over the track and pierce everyone's tries.
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xzzy posted:To be fair, it's so rare for a nascar vehicle to get through a race without ramming something that having actual headlights would be a significant hazard when they spray glass and shrapnel all over the track and pierce everyone's tries. Oh yeah, I get that. What I'm saying is that persisting in the pretense that these identical, completely purpose built, tube frame, spec racing cars have anything whatsoever to do with real cars is extremely silly.
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Sep 1, 2016 15:00
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Y'all motherfuckers don't understand.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Oh yeah, I get that. What I'm saying is that persisting in the pretense that these identical, completely purpose built, tube frame, spec racing cars have anything whatsoever to do with real cars is extremely silly. Literally no one does except for Internet autists.
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iwentdoodie posted:Literally no one does except for Internet autists. Not true. This annoyed me before the internet or modern autism were things.
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What I never understood about NASCAR is why the companies would choose their boring 4-door sedan names to represent the stock cars. Like even if you did think they bore any resemblence to their production equivalents, why would you want to see an '04 Impala race a Taurus? I guess if Ford has switched from the Fusion to a Mustang they've changed that around. Follow-up question: that "Mustang" looks a lot more like a Charger. Do all these cars just use the exact same shell now and they just paint it differently, or is that just the same shell they used when it was a Fusion?
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Sep 1, 2016 16:05
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davebo posted:What I never understood about NASCAR is why the companies would choose their boring 4-door sedan names to represent the stock cars. Like even if you did think they bore any resemblence to their production equivalents, why would you want to see an '04 Impala race a Taurus? I guess if Ford has switched from the Fusion to a Mustang they've changed that around. Follow-up question: that "Mustang" looks a lot more like a Charger. Do all these cars just use the exact same shell now and they just paint it differently, or is that just the same shell they used when it was a Fusion? NASCAR has used spec bodies and chassis since the mid 00s, prior to that the cars were at least much closer in general shape to their real-world counterparts.
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Terrible Robot posted:NASCAR has used spec bodies and chassis since the mid 00s, prior to that the cars were at least much closer in general shape to their real-world counterparts. Oh wow, that long? I always liked the old Monte Carlo's and even the general shape of stuff like Lumina's in the Days of Thunder age, but I thought there were at least a few subtle differences aside from the decals still kicking around. I guess not. Well clearly I think the next step is to make NASCAR more fuel efficient by having them race on an electrified track. And since crashes are obviously a huge mess, to increase driver safety we should just have the drivers stand on the infield and control the cars with yellow guns hooked up to the track with an analog trigger. Also add loop-the-loops.
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davebo posted:Oh wow, that long? I always liked the old Monte Carlo's and even the general shape of stuff like Lumina's in the Days of Thunder age, but I thought there were at least a few subtle differences aside from the decals still kicking around. I guess not. This, unironically. I'd love giant, life size slot car racing. That would own so hard.
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Not cars, but still awesome. 2 stroke bike with a clear head. https://youtu.be/BrWpF6YiSDs
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iwentdoodie posted:Not cars, but still awesome. 2 stroke bike with a clear head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrWpF6YiSDs
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The latest episode of Roadkill (on MTOD) is really great stuff. Freiburger and Finngan plus Tony and Lucky go to an awesome junkyard in Colorado, and put a Cummins diesel in a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. The Broughammer 
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KozmoNaut posted:The latest episode of Roadkill (on MTOD) is really great stuff. Freiburger and Finngan plus Tony and Lucky go to an awesome junkyard in Colorado, and put a Cummins diesel in a Cadillac Brougham. That was an amazing one
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 A Pontiac dealer called "Gay Pontiac" would be childish to find humor in. Same dealer using rainbow livery however, is some solid gold camp.
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KozmoNaut posted:The latest episode of Roadkill (on MTOD) is really great stuff. Freiburger and Finngan plus Tony and Lucky go to an awesome junkyard in Colorado, and put a Cummins diesel in a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Yeah, that's a pretty great new episode. They had a dud a few months ago with that Buick and the "I know what I got, no lowballers" dipshit with no good cars, but the last two have been top notch.
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donut posted:
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Sep 2, 2016 22:31
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Not just Dickinson, but it's in the violently conservative hotbed of Texas. At what point did 'gay' start to mean homosexual?
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iwentdoodie posted:Not cars, but still awesome. 2 stroke bike with a clear head. xzzy posted:Not just Dickinson, but it's in the violently conservative hotbed of Texas.
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Bad Angus! Bad!