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Also not pictured: the shelf full of wheel bearings you'll need to keep it driving.
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Memento posted:Also not pictured: the shelf full of wheel bearings you'll need to keep it driving. And turbos, waterpumps, front diff.
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I'm in Berlin at the moment and oh God it's loving freezing, but some oval office is driving around in this thing.  
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The F1 version needs to be a thing https://youtu.be/RyS1LnDodu8
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It does at least seem to have the rich person doors:
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The Door Frame posted:Those look like cartoons! They liked the little things enough to throw a 4 speed onto that tiny engine, and I love the little blurb there about performance Wonder if a modern 3-cylinder would fit and get that little sucker tearing around good, looks like it'd be a blast and I'd drive the hell out of it 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You should fix that poo poo because stuck ports totally suck on an FC. I remember driving my buddy's before and after we got his fifth port unstuck. Even with the sixth port still stuck it woke that little bastard up.  Raluek posted:While you have it all apart, there are other things you can swap out. The 5.4 doesn't fit under the hood. I'll settle for a Cobra supercharged 4.6L 4-valve, though.
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Puddin posted:I'm in Berlin at the moment and oh God it's loving freezing, but some oval office is driving around in this thing. It certainly looks better than the abomination of a mall it's parked next to
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wayfinder posted:It certainly looks better than the abomination of a mall it's parked next to It's funny that I've never been to Berlin, but I was able to find exactly where that twizy was parked on google maps street view based solely on your description!
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The full video of this is even more magical. That dude's little personal parking spot owns, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWmClXfqKU
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It's too bad it's not a little higher or he could use that ramp to change oil too. I guess you could still try it if you removed the front bumper first.
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BigPaddy posted:And turbos, waterpumps, front diff. I guess this explains why all the ones I can find on the market could be better described as "spare parts sets"  That power-to-weight ratio though  No idea about the reliability, but in the same class of 90s fun-to-car ratio:  If I had "historic car" kind of money, either of these would be my first purchase
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hackbunny posted:I guess this explains why all the ones I can find on the market could be better described as "spare parts sets" Took me a minute to realize it wasn't a BMW 318ti
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wayfinder posted:It certainly looks better than the abomination of a mall it's parked next to Every building, actually everything here looks just so German. The mall is hideous, but inside is just a plain old mall.
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hackbunny posted:No idea about the reliability, but in the same class of 90s fun-to-car ratio: I got to ride in one at an autocross about 10 years ago. Didn't realize it at the time but it was one of something like 15 that were imported to North America. The owner had it kitted out like a rally car too. Based on the that experience I don't know if I'd want to DD one, could have been the way the owner had it configured but it felt like your options are to park it or constantly drive at 9+/10. Geoj fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Feb 7, 2017 |
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spleen merchant posted:Oh yeah the turbo, awd familia. Japan really did produce an endless array of fun cars in the 90's - too many to remember. Holy poo poo, I need to know more about this immediately
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Terrible Robot posted:The full video of this is even more magical. That dude's little personal parking spot owns, I think you meant this video: ' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_kDNjPAjJI
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Puddin posted:I'm in Berlin at the moment and oh God it's loving freezing, but some oval office is driving around in this thing. They've got a bunch of these things -- branded as Nissans, I think -- for rent in San Francisco now, because of course they do. You see them around now and again.
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Puddin posted:Every building, actually everything here looks just so German. Well, we are Germans so that's okay!
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slothrop posted:Holy poo poo, I need to know more about this immediately Seconded, it looks rad as gently caress.
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Puddin posted:Every building, actually everything here looks just so German. It looks German, or it looks East German? I haven't been to Berlin but those apartment buildings make me think of the ones in Dresden and Prague, although freshened up quite a bit.
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Puddin posted:Every building, actually everything here looks just so German. Slab apartment blocks, lots of pedestrian space, light rail, general grey miasma, compact orange service vehicles. Germany!
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CharlesM posted:It looks German, or it looks East German? I haven't been to Berlin but those apartment buildings make me think of the ones in Dresden and Prague, although freshened up quite a bit. meltie posted:Slab apartment blocks, lots of pedestrian space, light rail, general grey miasma, compact orange service vehicles. Germany! This is it in a nutshell. Not that there's anything wrong with anything. It's just so efficient at what they do.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:newbaby.jpg  Best Christmas cards.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:newbaby.jpg they have monster energy in Australia now?
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That... is a big turbo. A Garrett GT4508R capable of pushing 1100 hp. 
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Octopus Magic posted:they have monster energy in Australia now? That crap is everywhere, Also that turbo is only a tiddler 
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hackbunny posted:No idea about the reliability, but in the same class of 90s fun-to-car ratio: It's hard to explain how influential the Cossie is here. It was the hero car if you grew up in the 90s, and to have one was similar to being able to say you had a Hemi in the 60s USA. In todays world of 200+bhp, factory-warranty Fiestas, it's hard to remember how much of a thug something like an Escort Cosworth was.
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There's another Corvette that runs in the same class that's yellow, but I don't think he has chunky tires yet. I need to do one of the rally-x's one of these days.
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InitialDave posted:They're pretty durable, and all the bits are relatively simple and proven. The engine is effectively a 16 valve 2.0 version of the 2.3 turbo Lima from the Mustang/XR4Ti. It's the 2.0 Pinto shortblock though, actually. Given the displacement potential on the Lima, that would have made the Cosworth YB even more monstrous.
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mekilljoydammit posted:It's the 2.0 Pinto shortblock though, actually. Given the displacement potential on the Lima, that would have made the Cosworth YB even more monstrous. Yes, there were aftermarket kits to take the YB out to about a 2.4.
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InitialDave posted:I assumed if I said "Pinto", it might confuse people who associate that with the car model - over here, Pinto is the engine, nothing else. It isn't actually called the Pinto engine by Ford, but every single Ford guy calls it that, so they'll just have to lump it. Right, but I mean, it's not the same engine family as the Lima, the YB isn't even the same bore spacing. And Millington advertises... well, sorta-YBs (I mean I know Millingtons are YB based but is it still a YB if every part is new?) up to 2.7, but still, another 4mm of bore spacing like the Lima would mean just that little bit more potential.
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mekilljoydammit posted:Right, but I mean, it's not the same engine family as the Lima, the YB isn't even the same bore spacing. And Millington advertises... well, sorta-YBs (I mean I know Millingtons are YB based but is it still a YB if every part is new?) up to 2.7, but still, another 4mm of bore spacing like the Lima would mean just that little bit more potential.
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