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Sagebrush posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae Yeah somehow I doubt Shadetree McBackwoods is importing fine Brazilian hardwood as a cheap substitute for a fuckin' white-box strut. E: VV heh VV Fender Anarchist fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Apr 14, 2017 |
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Enourmo posted:Yeah somehow I doubt Shadetree McBackwoods is importing fine Brazilian hardwood as a cheap substitute for a fuckin' white-box strut. Seems a Mr. ShadeTree McBackwoods would know quite a lot about that. Unfortunate choice of name, that. But yah, lol.
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Preoptopus posted:A lot of box trucks use wood to thicken the frame in the box section. Citation needed buddy.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:... that looks more like a Ford though.  I honestly didn't even look at it. I could have sworn that someone, at some time, said it was a honda. Welp.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Citation needed buddy. 
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cakesmith handyman posted:Citation needed buddy.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Citation needed buddy. 
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cakesmith handyman posted:Citation needed buddy. 
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This is the highest resolution photo of a Chevy Citation in existence, no one has ever seen a need to take a better one.
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Best forum on the internet.
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This is what this thread needs
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Killstick posted:This is what this thread needs i dont see a problem here.
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There are two of these in this color at a local used car dealership I pass by on my way to work and every day I want to stop and ask if they're BOGO. But it's also one of those sketchy used car dealers and I'm not a fan of looking down a 12ga.
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PCOS Bill posted:There are two of these in this color at a local used car dealership I pass by on my way to work and every day I want to stop and ask if they're BOGO. But it's also one of those sketchy used car dealers and I'm not a fan of looking down a 12ga. Compared to other down-line early to mid 80s compacts, the Citation wasn't terrible looking. But you should hold out for an X-11. 
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It's not an ugly car though, it's very 80's and just needs someone to go bonkers modifying it. It reminds me of the AMC Eagle and makes me want to put big fat chunky tires on it.
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joat mon posted:Compared to other down-line early to mid 80s compacts, the Citation wasn't terrible looking. Is it kind of a Torana? What the hell is it? Please tell me more.
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Memento posted:Is it kind of a Torana? What the hell is it? Please tell me more. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/07/08/lost-cars-of-the-1980s-chevrolet-citation-x-11/ It was a homologation special, and arguably America's first Hot hatch. With a H.O. version of the 2.8 V6 under the hood, driving the front wheels. A 0-60 time of 8.5 seconds might seem quaint, even laughable, but it was quite respectable for the day.
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High output in the world of 1980's Chevrolet Dogshit Specials = 115 hp from a V6. 
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135hp and 165 lb-ft of torque, actually. Again, for the day... not horrible. Of course, that's 81 only. In 82 it dropped to 135/145 and then when they switched to fuel injection 130/155.
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That's really not bad for that era. For comparison, the 351M in my 1980 F-150 was rated at 138 hp.
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The 3800 V6 was making 170hp and 240 ft/lbs in 1987.
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My Rover with the Buick 215ci V8 made 155hp in 1985.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:The 3800 V6 was making 170hp and 240 ft/lbs in 1987. so was the 305 the 4.6 was 280hp in 1993. by the time they killed it in 2014, it climbed to 225hp.
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We're talking about shitbox numbers I thought
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Amazing what fuel injection and advances in technology can do, ain't it?
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In my heady highschool days of me-too cars, I actually dyno'd my 1986 2.8 V6 Camaro. MPFI injection. I had a T-5 in it so it wasn't all bad, but it was 115hp to the wheels and 150lbf of torque. Almost perfectly flat torque curve from 1500 - 4500!
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Amazing what fuel injection and advances in technology can do, ain't it? Similarly, amazing what a bit of panic about fuel availability can do.
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Cool thing about the Citation was it could pull a boat with only 3 wheels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_F2vFfDW0
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The Door Frame posted:Shame that the exhaust didn't have a snorkel, otherwise it could've driven itself out It might be a jeep thing. you might not understand.
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That's returning to the scene the next day, right? Because that dry patch over where the hood should be makes me see two possibilities: someone posed a snorkel and roof rack into a normal ankle deep puddle, or they abandoned ship and mud filled in the hole while they tried to figure out what to do.
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xzzy posted:That's returning to the scene the next day, right? You're no fun.
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130 or so HP from a 2.8L V6 seems positively good when you think about the many '80s Cadillacs afflicted with the "HT 4100" 4.1L V8 that had 130-135 hp in most applications. My dad bought an '87 DeVille that was just a heap.
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Spotted this beauty while in Switzerland.
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Ludicro posted:Spotted this beauty while in Switzerland. Holy poo poo that is terrible. gently caress.
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Number_6 posted:130 or so HP from a 2.8L V6 seems positively good when you think about the many '80s Cadillacs afflicted with the "HT 4100" 4.1L V8 that had 130-135 hp in most applications. My dad bought an '87 DeVille that was just a heap. Meanwhile the mid-late 80s Accord was available with a 160ps 2l four (at least it was in Japan)
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*triggered* The 3rd gen (86-89) Accord ranged from 98 hp to 120 hp in the US. Most had the 98 hp engine (2 barrel carb), the LXi and SEi had multiport fuel injection and got a nice bump up to 120 hp. LXi was basically today's EX - power windows, locks, mirrors, sunroof, and fuel injection (the LX had the same, minus the sunroof and EFI). SEi was essentially the LXi with leather and a Bose stereo. I've owned both versions (both 88s, one DX coupe, one LXi sedan, both 5 speed manual). The carb engine was sluggish, but could still hit 110 (MPH), given a long enough road. The EFI version was considerably quicker. Both had an A20 engine for the US, while the Japanese version likely had a B20 (unrelated to the later B series engines). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 12:32 on Apr 15, 2017 |
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But does it have a parachute?
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neonbregna posted:But does it have a parachute?  is it that time again?
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