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Sep 11, 2016 00:06
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Stick some wheels on that, bolt a chair to the top of the transmission, and I'll drive it
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Sep 11, 2016 01:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jresu2xAKKk Goodwood Revival races are on their third day and being live streamed on youtube. Lots of awesome old cars.
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Sep 11, 2016 13:58
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So are there still roads in NT without speed limits ? I thought I heard rumblings in that area a year or two ago.
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Sep 11, 2016 20:28
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When you're that far away from civilization, if you can't see any other cars, there's no speed limit. 
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Sep 11, 2016 21:13
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Qmass posted:So are there still roads in NT without speed limits ? I thought I heard rumblings in that area a year or two ago. Only for a few more weeks. The new government mentioned in passing during the election campaign that they're reinstating speed limits and have cherry-picked that promise from their whole promise portfolio of "not being Liberals" to implement. If you're going to go there, do it soon.
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Sep 11, 2016 21:50
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xzzy posted:When you're that far away from civilization, if you can't see any other cars, there's no speed limit. When you're that far out though, you've gotta figure out how bad the speed is gonna kill your range. Roughly, twice double-nickel speed limit halves your fuel mileage and quarters the amount of time it takes to run your tank dry. Some back of the envelope math: 15 gal tank & 25mpg @ 55mph; yields 375 mi range, 6h 45min drive time 15 gal tank & 12mpg @110mph, yields 180 mi range, 1h 30min drive time The ute would make a fantastic support vehicle to refuel along the route, though!
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Sep 11, 2016 22:03
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From the Comics thread:
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Sep 11, 2016 22:18
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Ooooooh so THAT'S how the did it. Altho not in the FC, that's quite well known for having a very tough IRS that handles spectacularly well on dirt. That AWD would work on a FB nicely
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Sep 11, 2016 23:50
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Guess what entered Drag Week.   5 dollars says the guy driving looks like Grandpa Munster article about the car http://bangshift.com/general-news/car-features/car-feature-the-176mph-lsr-1970-cadillac-coupe-de-kill-caddy-powered-and-homebuilt/ Another article about what's entered in Drag Week in case anyone's curious (someone entered a Geo Tracker in Unlimited) http://www.hotrod.com/articles/9-days-hot-rod-drag-week-watch-hell-week/
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Sep 12, 2016 01:07
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The Coupe-de-Kill has been a favorite of mine ever since I first saw that article a few years ago. I do believe he's since crossed the 200mph barrier.
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Sep 12, 2016 01:59
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  Saw this thing today.
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Sep 12, 2016 02:17
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Ooooooh so THAT'S how the did it. Altho not in the FC, that's quite well known for having a very tough IRS that handles spectacularly well on dirt. That AWD would work on a FB nicely Yeah, that's driveline is actually supposedly from one of the FBs. Weird mishmash of parts. There's actually rally classes you could build something like that for in the States, but putting effort into a rally car build in the States seems like wasted effort.
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Sep 12, 2016 03:23
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razorscooter posted:
Holy fuckin poo poo. What motor is that?
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Sep 12, 2016 03:30
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Dannywilson posted:The Coupe-de-Kill has been a favorite of mine ever since I first saw that article a few years ago. I do believe he's since crossed the 200mph barrier. Same.  That particular image was my laptop's background for the longest time, too.
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Sep 12, 2016 03:31
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Raluek posted:Same. It's been a back and forth between that pick of CDK, this pic of the Gigahorse, and this pic of Darkness on my work comp for a long time.
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Sep 12, 2016 03:44
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razorscooter posted:
Literally drooling. I want a caddy so bad, that's so pretty.
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Sep 12, 2016 03:50
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BlackMK4 posted:Holy fuckin poo poo. What motor is that? I think it all came out of a B5 Passat, so the 1.8 turbo? It had four cylinders.
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Sep 12, 2016 03:58
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razorscooter posted:I think it all came out of a B5 Passat, so the 1.8 turbo? It had four cylinders.  ]) but it looks like that trans is a bit weird, I dunno. And what's that hole in the hood? Is that the new gas tank?edit; That's a VAG transmission, alright. What an inspirational wizard that guy is.
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Sep 12, 2016 04:04
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Marauder Stig posted:Guess what entered Drag Week.  That Tracker is fully sick. Has to have rails on the back, right? A 90" wheelbase with a 454 and a 150 shot of nitrous should do backflips!
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Sep 12, 2016 04:25
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Nvm.
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Sep 12, 2016 05:26
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I was driving east on the North Cascades Highway in Washington today (from Mazama/Winthrop back to Seattle) and we noticed an uncommon amount of old European cars cruising by. A Mercedes 280SL. A Porsche 356, an old 911. Two red Austin Healeys back to back. Some other curvy old Britishy things we didn't recognize. A Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 (which neither of us could identify in the half-second we saw it). And they all had matching rally-type badging on the side, but we didn't get a clear look because they were all going the other way. Eventually we stopped at an overlook and found some fellows in an 80-series Land Cruiser with GB plates with the same badging and asked them about it. They were very British and clearly wearied of being asked about it, but we got the story: they were a support vehicle, the drivers were all from England, the cars were shipped over in containers. Then we saw this:   This is the event: Pan American Friendship Rally 2016. The Aston had other event stickers on it, from '08 and '12 including Panama to Alaska. These guys do a big trip every few years. Look at this loving entry list. Definitely AI.
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Sep 12, 2016 06:48
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razorscooter posted:
 I had always wanted to make one of these into RWD, had never thought about doing it that way.scuz posted:Is that the 4motion transmission? That's the 1.8T, alright, but I'm curious about the gearbox. I haven't a lot of experience with 1.8T Passats (only the W8 [
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Sep 12, 2016 13:32
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The FWD version of the passat and A4 would have had that transmission with the engine in front of the front axle.
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Sep 12, 2016 15:31
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Timmy Cruise posted:The FWD version of the passat and A4 would have had that transmission with the engine in front of the front axle.
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Sep 12, 2016 18:08
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If it's already been posted, I apologize. But in the spirit of the thread title itself, here is what Fury Road looked like before they added CGI. (THEY DIDN'T FUCKIN' ADD MUCH) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfm4gvxNW_o
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Sep 12, 2016 19:47
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Welp. Now I have to watch mad max again. Thanks.
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Sep 12, 2016 19:55
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Phy posted:If it's already been posted, I apologize. But in the spirit of the thread title itself, here is what Fury Road looked like before they added CGI. (THEY DIDN'T FUCKIN' ADD MUCH) Next car I get might have to be a V8...
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Sep 12, 2016 22:14
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MrYenko posted:Welp. Now I have to watch mad max again. I dvr'd it when it came on one of the movie channels a month ago and it's been getting some pretty high rotation while I work on things or clean the house. Such a loving great film.
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Sep 13, 2016 00:46
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Memento posted:I dvr'd it when it came on one of the movie channels a month ago and it's been getting some pretty high rotation while I work on things or clean the house. Such a loving great film. I was honestly expecting a decent action movie. It turned out to be a legitimately GREAT loving movie.
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Sep 13, 2016 00:47
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It seems like everyone I know either loved it or hated it. The haters I've talked to primary complaint is "Well they went one direction, turned around and ended up right where they started." all while ignoring the intricate world building, amazing practical effects, and glorious cinematography.
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Sep 13, 2016 00:56
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That argument is so stupid. Here, let's try some others: "All they did was plow into an iceberg and sink, and everyone knew it would happen." ~Titanic "3 loving movies for that? They just walked to a mountain and chucked in a piece of jewlery!" ~Fellowship of the Ring series
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Sep 13, 2016 01:01
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MrYenko posted:I was honestly expecting a decent action movie. It turned out to be a legitimately GREAT loving movie. We fellate the gently caress out of that movie around here because we're the exact target audience, but it goes beyond a "car guy" movie. My wife went to see it with me and then a few weeks later, we went out with three other couples to get dinner and a movie. Me and another guy were hyping up seeing Mad Max to the two dudes who hadn't seen it, and my wife convinced the girls that we should all just go see it together. We did, and everyone loved it. Even the distinctly non-car people. 2015 was insanely good for movies in general but Mad Max was head and shoulders above the pack.
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Sep 13, 2016 01:03
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MrYenko posted:I was honestly expecting a decent action movie. It turned out to be a legitimately GREAT loving movie. This was where I was when I saw it. Figured it'd be good fun... but it was loving epic.
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Sep 13, 2016 01:05
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Best part of the deployment was when the naval outdoor theater got us Mad Max a few weeks early. I spent 100% of my free time watching it.
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Sep 13, 2016 01:10
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Some friends of ours are taking their 92 Celica on a $1000 car challenge much like our bachelor party. The only difference is, theirs started off as a $400 car and then they painted it.    Not bad for a garage paint job.
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Sep 13, 2016 01:15
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This trailer is better than most movies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c
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Sep 13, 2016 01:15
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My only issues with mad max is the ridiculous tone mapping they did to it. Looking at the pre-processed stunts it wouldn't have been any better to do zero processing (solid white sky is pretty bad to look at in a theater), but they should have gone for something in the middle.
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xzzy posted:My only issues with mad max is the ridiculous tone mapping they did to it. Looking at the pre-processed stunts it wouldn't have been any better to do zero processing (solid white sky is pretty bad to look at in a theater), but they should have gone for something in the middle. The much-storied black and white version came up in the chat thread the other day. I looked for news on it and apparently the Germans are getting a box set on their Amazon that includes it, so it exists, it's coming, and it's my fervent hope and prayer that we get it before the end of the year.
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