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Everything else aside, I can't wait until the fetish for those stupid little chrome fender vents dies a violent death. I hated them on Fords, and I hate that GM picked up the trend. They're a lazy little tacked on styling choice. *Functional* vents are tolerable. These things are dollar store stick-on crap level. edit: even body-colored ones would be better.
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Darchangel posted:Everything else aside, I can't wait until the fetish for those stupid little chrome fender vents dies a violent death. I hated them on Fords, and I hate that GM picked up the trend. They're a lazy little tacked on styling choice. *Functional* vents are tolerable. These things are dollar store stick-on crap level. Aren't the brake vents on the SS functional? Edit: Oh, was that some Holden V6 version that has non-functional ones?
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davebo posted:Aren't the brake vents on the SS functional? Dunno, but I wouldn't expect brake vents to be way up on the side of the fender, which is the thing I'm complaining about. Back in the day, that would have been an engine compartment vent, but with a unibody, who knows?
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Oct 12, 2017 18:59
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Sagebrush posted:this is the dumbest poo poo Yup, price tag also is F-22 inspired.
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Darchangel posted:Dunno, but I wouldn't expect brake vents to be way up on the side of the fender, which is the thing I'm complaining about. Back in the day, that would have been an engine compartment vent, but with a unibody, who knows? drat you're right, it's just a stick-on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhDXkKGH6FU Gross.
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Oct 12, 2017 19:07
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Sagebrush posted:this is the dumbest poo poo Can it drive in the rain?
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Darchangel posted:Dunno, but I wouldn't expect brake vents to be way up on the side of the fender, which is the thing I'm complaining about. Back in the day, that would have been an engine compartment vent, but with a unibody, who knows? An actual vent on the back of the fender helps with aerodynamics by reducing pressure in the wheel wells. That means less front end lift, better airflow through the the heat exchangers, and less air going under the car. So less drag, less overall lift, better cooling.
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Oct 12, 2017 20:42
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Someone totally ripped off the eagle i-hammerthrust    It's shipped as flat-pack, has a 148hp fiat diesel. Also it's $58,000 and has a 100 year warranty
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So are the bungees holding the doors closed included?  I can't imagine how painful that is with 148hp (but certainly less painful than the i-hammerthrust!), but Google is saying they'll put almost anything you want in it.
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iospace posted:Yup, price tag also is F-22 inspired. TBF, it was an auction for charity.
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nm posted:TBF, it was an auction for charity. Alright, that's excused then.
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Oct 13, 2017 06:06
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Powershift posted:Someone totally ripped off the eagle i-hammerthrust 
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Powershift posted:Also it's $58,000 and has a 100 year warranty $58k and all you get is 45º and 90º angles. Are the rest in some sort of option package?
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Oct 13, 2017 07:02
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metaxus posted:$58k and all you get is 45º and 90º angles. 100 year warranty...hmmm. Who's going to support it? Acme Girder Company?
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Oct 13, 2017 09:12
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All I see is the pallet racking from my warehouse on a set of wheels
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Oct 13, 2017 15:16
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I'd drive that. Much better styling than that other thing.
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Oct 13, 2017 16:41
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I'm the guy driving a 150hp diesel in 2057 It's cool guys the water pump is covered, let's just call the self-flying tow plane
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Powershift posted:Someone totally ripped off the eagle i-hammerthrust Not as cool as Gordon Murray's flat pack truck. http://www.gordonmurraydesign.com/n...ping-world.html
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thechalkoutline posted:I'm the guy driving a 150hp diesel in 2057 The real Mad Max.
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And in 100% wrong thread not terrible stuff! Binky is back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR1nU9IJsoM
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International dateline my arse, you're so far behind the times humpreys 
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Those two rods on the hood are totally impaling the driver and passenger in a collision, right?
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Coydog posted:Those two rods on the hood are totally impaling the driver and passenger in a collision, right? Besides dying in my sleep or having a heart attack in the act of coitus, getting impaled by square tubing that looks like it came off of some office desk is the way I would want to go. But it's probably not for everyone.
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wesleywillis posted:That square poo poo on the hood looks like table legs. I think you're right, they even look like they're hinged on one end.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3803558/his-stereos-so-loud-he-was-basically-banned-from-driving-then-he-doubled-its-power/ It's basically terrible car stuff bingo, he's going for gold.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:https://globalnews.ca/news/3803558/his-stereos-so-loud-he-was-basically-banned-from-driving-then-he-doubled-its-power/ It's a PT Cruiser. It'll fall apart soon enough.
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Coydog posted:Those two rods on the hood are totally impaling the driver and passenger in a collision, right? Pretty sure the idea is whatever you hit is your crumple zone.
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'Partisan' makes me think of something that's built to be a technical. Which this clearly isn't. I suppose the roof is whatever you strap onto it.
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Inescapable Duck posted:'Partisan' makes me think of something that's built to be a technical. Which this clearly isn't. It looks like a safari truck built for driving well heeled tourists around to see and/or shoot exotic animals.
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:https://globalnews.ca/news/3803558/his-stereos-so-loud-he-was-basically-banned-from-driving-then-he-doubled-its-power/ What’s worse is that he claims to be a car audio installer, yet that system looks like a complete pile of random cheap poo poo poorly cobbled together.
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metaxus posted:What’s worse is that he claims to be a car audio installer, yet that system looks like a complete pile of random cheap poo poo poorly cobbled together. About right for a car audio installer.
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metaxus posted:What’s worse is that he claims to be a car audio installer, yet that system looks like a complete pile of random cheap poo poo poorly cobbled together. I feel like he's missing the point of having an audio system.
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CommieGIR posted:I feel like he's missing the point of having an audio system. Quantity over quality! 
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metaxus posted:What’s worse is that he claims to be a car audio installer, yet that system looks like a complete pile of random cheap poo poo poorly cobbled together. That's what I was going to say. As a former mobile electronics installer, I take offense to this classification. spog posted:About right for a car audio installer. Hey! I'll have you know that while my poo poo isn't anything approaching show quality, everything is securely fastened and cleanly routed. I could use some right-angle adapters for my RCA cables to make them a bit neater, though. I definitely don't have a pair of flooded-cell batteries just hanging out in the back of my car... Jesus that's scary.
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 Oh THATS why the car suddenly got a lot louder after changing the muffler. I wonder how long that bolt has been missing. The pipe was just waiting for some bump to break free.
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Shai-Hulud posted:
Bonus points for having the GM mark of excellence in the picture.
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Shai-Hulud posted:
You don't have enough rust to hold that spring bolt in there. I can still see a head with wrench flats on the other bolt.
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 From Houston Chronicle, location: Beltway 8 westbound, just past US59 before the JFK Boulevard exit Surprisingly level; one unintended benefit of ever shrinking sidewalls
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