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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnHaPVP-opw
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what are the chances of one falling off, hitting another and you getting 2?
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 02:01 |
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Powershift posted:what are the chances of one falling off, hitting another and you getting 2? Less than one falling off, getting wedged between the glass and the platform, and no amount of kicking the gently caress out of the building or banging on the glass will dislodge it.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 02:43 |
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I went to the car vending machine and wanted a Volkswagen GTI. It was labelled AA so I hit A twice. A fuckin' Mini Cooper S fell out! Apparently there is an AA button I didn't see.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 03:17 |
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Mini Cooper S' are fine but I was in the mood for a GTI and now I REALLY want that GTI and the Mini ain't cuttin' it.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 03:35 |
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Can't get my car, vending machine wouldn't take the last of the 21,000 one dollar bills I put in
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 03:42 |
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You go to the store with your buddy to help buy a candy bar, but it's taking forever arguing over the kinds of candy bar, because the salesman's girlfriend keeps breaking up and getting back together with him, and you're getting so bored you just need to go for some top down motoring. So you go to the waiting room and spy a Saab 900 convertible in the vending machine. You put your money in, and it gets stuck. You go find someone who can help, and when you get back, you catch the maintenance guy driving off in a Saab 900 convertible! So you come up with an elaborate ruse to prove that the maintenance guy stole your Saab.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 04:03 |
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Previa_fun posted:I went to the car vending machine and wanted a Volkswagen GTI. It was labelled AA so I hit A twice. A fuckin' Mini Cooper S fell out! Apparently there is an AA button I didn't see. You need to practice your aa bb cc's. God god dammit dammit.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 04:34 |
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Interlaced video? Imperador do Brasil posted:Yesterday was almost 60 degrees so I took the death kart out of the garage for some fun and GoPro mount testing. Did one on the helmet and one on the front frame then took a few runs. The last run of the day ended in spectacular fashion due to the melting snow/wet tires. I couldn't stop laughing, and I was digging snow out of every crevice in the kart. You have all the cool toys, man.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 07:12 |
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CharlesM posted:You have all the cool toys, man. well of course he does, he's the emperor of brazil
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 07:23 |
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From that R63 home rebuild thread, the coolest wrench ever:
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 10:28 |
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CharlesM posted:You have all the cool toys, man. The benefit of living out in the country I suppose; room to play.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 13:19 |
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Hugh G. Rectum posted:From that R63 home rebuild thread, the coolest wrench ever: I googled because I was curious. Pretty interesting story but I haven't read much of it. Dude buys a rare Mercedes (like <50 in the US), gets a $57k repair bill for the engine, decides to do it himself. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/r63-amg-the-unicorn-of-my-destruction/110824/page1/
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 13:38 |
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Larrymer posted:...gets a $57k repair bill for the engine... howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww??????
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 13:54 |
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Remove oil cap. Replace all components under oil cap. Oil cap installation is reverse of removal.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 14:03 |
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Imperador do Brasil posted:The benefit of living out in the country I suppose; room to play. Here here. I had my quad out pulling my son behind on a sled, and then had some fun 3rd gear drifting through the yard. I need more toys, though.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 14:31 |
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Olympic Mathlete posted:
Superior German Engineering
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 14:42 |
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honda whisperer posted:Remove oil cap. Replace all components under oil cap. Oil cap installation is reverse of removal. And don't even ask how much it costs if you ever have to replace the oil cap.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 15:14 |
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As mentioned in the thread where it came up recently, it's not an engine repair, it's an engine swap. Bolts are popping their heads and instead of fussing with it Mercedes replaces the whole drat thing.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 15:25 |
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Olympic Mathlete posted:
AMG crate motors are like $40k?
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 18:29 |
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There's one of those automatic parking garages near me, but all the parking is under ground so you don't get to see it move.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 18:44 |
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xzzy posted:As mentioned in the thread where it came up recently, it's not an engine repair, it's an engine swap. Bolts are popping their heads and instead of fussing with it Mercedes replaces the whole drat thing. It's something that affects all of the early *63 AMG cars, doesn't it? I know my dad was paranoid about it but his C63 is just new enough to have the upgraded head bolts.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 19:00 |
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xzzy posted:As mentioned in the thread where it came up recently, it's not an engine repair, it's an engine swap. Bolts are popping their heads and instead of fussing with it Mercedes replaces the whole drat thing. Bloody hell.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 20:55 |
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Yep, it happens, I've seen bolts designed by very big names in the aero engine business that fail in the same way.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 21:03 |
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InitialDave posted:Yep, it happens, I've seen bolts designed by very big names in the aero engine business that fail in the same way. You'd think by now this is a solved problem and we'd all just use a lookup table to choose standardised bolts but noooooooo. It's not like we've been building stuff like this since the age of steam or anything?
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 21:33 |
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Price point engineering knows no bounds.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 21:34 |
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skyrender posted:https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/r63-amg-the-unicorn-of-my-destruction/110824/page28/ (I too have witnessed this ethos)
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 21:42 |
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Guinness posted:Price point engineering knows no bounds. yeah this are they failing due to corrosion? looks like a bit more than light surface rust
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 21:46 |
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I fail to see the purpose of this when there's a parking lot right there?
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 22:02 |
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meltie posted:You'd think by now this is a solved problem and we'd all just use a lookup table to choose standardised bolts but noooooooo. "Standard" parts really aren't up to snuff for dedicated roles. A lot of standardised parts are used, but a lot of the time, they want precisely what they want. Guinness posted:Price point engineering knows no bounds. BraveUlysses posted:are they failing due to corrosion? looks like a bit more than light surface rust The corrosion may well be a red herring rather than a factor in the failure.
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 22:32 |
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BraveUlysses posted:are they failing due to corrosion? looks like a bit more than light surface rust Ah ha ha ha ha, where do you live?
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 22:37 |
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It's heat-fatigue. With the torx head there's very little material left between the head and the actual bolt. AFAIK the "fixed" bolts are simply reverse torx...
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# ? Feb 13, 2017 23:01 |
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Crustashio posted:I hate FB links but I couldn't find this on YT. Guy drives the hell out of an EG civic at bathurst. Jesus. He's using every bit of that little Honda's weight advantage in late braking and diving into corners. Impressive. Too bad the Celica had to tap out. That was a race.
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 01:01 |
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I love plucky little civics. Someone uploaded a rear-facing camera of that car and it's awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bQ1UGLLLg
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:21 |
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That's the Phillip Island gp circuit. It appears to be all of the same cars but on a flatter circuit. Phillip Island is pretty cool though cause it's super fast and the drivers risk getting hit by a seagull along one of the straights.
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 09:33 |
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Crustashio posted:I love plucky little civics. Tripodding Civics are best Civics, there's one of those Nurburgring videos featuring a friend of mine in his tweaked EP3 going round a corner with his left rear a solid foot in the air... Numberplate K20 GAY.
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 10:19 |
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Darchangel posted:Jesus. He's using every bit of that little Honda's weight advantage in late braking and diving into corners. Impressive. Too bad the Celica had to tap out. That was a race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCeF-bZK684 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRKxkxegEbM That Civic is truly insane
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 11:02 |
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http://i.imgur.com/y7ND3ZG.gifv
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# ? Feb 14, 2017 13:31 |
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Daily driven McLaren 650S. Parks with the plebs and doesn't even go out of his way to park in a corner of the garage or anything. In this picture he's at least at the edge of the row, but most days he's crammed in between two big SUVs with like 4 inches of clearance on both sides.
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