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How are they meant to get the jam off, then?
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Jun 6, 2018 00:14
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https://shopgreddy-com.myshopify.com/products/17040206
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Jun 6, 2018 21:04
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Wrong thread.
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Jun 6, 2018 21:10
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Anything that removes pop-up headlights is heresy that I won't stand for
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Jun 6, 2018 21:12
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*Not* RADL approved
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Jun 6, 2018 22:44
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Man, I WANT to like it, but a normal FD still looks so damned good I can't support a body kit. If one existed for the RX8, on the other hand...
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Jun 6, 2018 22:50
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I think it'd work better with the more squared off FC roof anyway.
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Jun 6, 2018 23:19
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Yeah, it's the roof line that really kills it. That exact kit looks excellent on the S chassis, the roof line works better with the styling and you end up with a second generation Camaro. Pretty sure that was actually the first version, which was later adapted to the FD.
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Jun 6, 2018 23:25
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boxen posted:Man, I WANT to like it, but a normal FD still looks so damned good I can't support a body kit. If one existed for the RX8, on the other hand... Agreed, if you could make the RX-8 look like...well, not a giant penis it would be worth it.
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Don't put [img] or [timg] tags on an mp4 (or gifv). Just post the link.
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Jun 7, 2018 04:21
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I've been seeing this parked outside my main grocery store for months: I see it so frequently I'm convinced somebody who works in the strip mall is commuting in it. And that rules. Today it even had the little roof thing on it.
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Jun 7, 2018 06:16
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FBS posted:I've been seeing this parked outside my main grocery store for months: Meh. I see people commuting in slingshots pretty regularly. I came drat close to buying one when they first came out, but decided an Abarth cabrio would be a better use of my money (and every Polaris dealer wanted added markup over msrp). Every time I see a dorky guy uncomfortably sipping along in his slingshot I feel good about my decision.
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Jun 7, 2018 06:28
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 Live your best life, courier truck driver.
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Jun 7, 2018 07:08
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FBS posted:I've been seeing this parked outside my main grocery store for months: I saw one at a cars and coffee with a hitch receiver. That's dedication. But also this is Charleston, SC. There's a solid 40% chance of rain every day in the summer, so this is the least practical thing ever. 
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Jun 7, 2018 14:01
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Dave Inc. posted:I saw one at a cars and coffee with a hitch receiver. That's dedication. But also this is Charleston, SC. There's a solid 40% chance of rain every day in the summer, so this is the least practical thing ever. My plan was to build a bike mount onto one if I had bought it. I put a roof rack and hitch on my cabrio instead. Only bummer is that I can’t close the top with the rack installed.  
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I'm not usually a fan of retro body conversion, but I'm going to be the dissenting opinion here. That looks damned good. Too bad it's such a pain to do rear sheet metal as well. boxen posted:Man, I WANT to like it, but a normal FD still looks so damned good I can't support a body kit. If one existed for the RX8, on the other hand... Ooo, that might work even better. I like the stock FD. A lot of the body kits are not an improvement. Given TRON styling of the car, that's the way it should have been from the start.
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Darchangel posted:I like the stock FD. A lot of the body kits are not an improvement. It doesn't help that the FD is pretty drat close to a perfect looking car right off the bat. The only things that I've seen improve them are bumpers that get rid of the lovely central license plate mount point that were the scourge of the UK/Japanese market FDs. Subtle changes that work with the lines of the FD rather than stupid over the top stuff like bolt on wings, vented hoods, overfenders and complete front/rear light changes. The RE Amemiya Porsche conversion looks kinda cool butttttttttttt an FD looks better stock and that's not even a debate. Styling wise, this is a nice FD (ignoring the huge chromies): 
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Every time I see one I wish they did mx5/miata hardtops as a regular overseas option because their styling is on point but not everyone wants a convertible.
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Jun 7, 2018 17:05
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Dunno, I'm taking about the early pop up headlight ones and I don't mean convertible with a hard top, I mean hard top like fixed roofs, like coupes used be called in the 70s (at least by mazda and in au).
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Yeah, FDs are really beautiful, sleek cars. I always find it interesting that the hero car for The Fast & The Furious is the Supra, but everyone seems to forget Vin Diesel had an FD initially.
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, FDs are really beautiful, sleek cars. My favourite bit in FnF is when they roll the Supra in and pop the hood, Jesse goes "2JZ no poo poo!" and the camera cuts to a bog standard NA variant that's not even a VVTI. Building that thing into a 10 second car would've been insanely expensive. 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My favourite bit in FnF is when they roll the Supra in and pop the hood, Jesse goes "2JZ no poo poo!" and the camera cuts to a bog standard NA variant that's not even a VVTI. Building that thing into a 10 second car would've been insanely expensive. Nobody said overnighting parts from jay-eh-pan was cheap.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My favourite bit in FnF is when they roll the Supra in and pop the hood, Jesse goes "2JZ no poo poo!" and the camera cuts to a bog standard NA variant that's not even a VVTI. Building that thing into a 10 second car would've been insanely expensive. The 7+ speed non turbo Eclipse in the opening scene? You can even see it has the base model manual window cranks when it pans through the interior.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Nobody said overnighting parts from jay-eh-pan was cheap. I recall the gang was stealing poo poo like microwaves and toasters from those trucks... Must've done that a whooooooooooooooooole lot! Maker Of Shoes posted:The 7+ speed non turbo Eclipse in the opening scene? You can even see it has the base model manual window cranks when it pans through the interior. Ha, I remember Jesse's car not having any front brakes in the drag race against the S2000. I may go look into these bloopers.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My favourite bit in FnF is when they roll the Supra in and pop the hood, Jesse goes "2JZ no poo poo!" and the camera cuts to a bog standard NA variant that's not even a VVTI. Building that thing into a 10 second car would've been insanely expensive. Also see Thunderbolt where Jackie Chan can race a standard Mitsubishi FTO against a modified R32 GTR, thanks to the performance-enhancing capabilities of a big bag of Mitsubishi's cash.
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InitialDave posted:Also see Thunderbolt where Jackie Chan can race a standard Mitsubishi FTO against a modified R32 GTR, thanks to the performance-enhancing capabilities of a big bag of Mitsubishi's cash. i give this a pass because the fto is real pretty
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Maker Of Shoes posted:i give this a pass because the fto is real pretty I haven't thought about the FTO since Gran Turismo 2. Neat.
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I haven't thought about the FTO for ages, nice looking, but pretty slow. Reminds me I need to catch up with a mate that had a supra 20+ yrs ago (so even before the first F&F). He had it in storage in a shed and got pissed off if anyone dare touch the car cover on it.
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My garbage-rear end city got a Speedhunter's article (helps it had a whole bunch of rad cars racing round it tbh). http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/06/her-majesty-approved-motorsport-on-englands-streets/    This dude drove his white soft top E-type all the way from loving Norway for the occasion. He then drove it round the sprint circuit a whole bunch before driving it home again. Legend.  Whole load of photos in the article. Like, a LOT. It was a great weekend.
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eyebeem posted:I haven't thought about the FTO since Gran Turismo 2. Neat. Jackie Chan was big into the FTO and iirc he had a  Evo before the FnF series was a thingthey'd probably have a better following if they were RWD. unlike Mazda, Mitsubishi is kind of a joke but i've always thought that stuff ljke the FTO and GTO/3000gt/Stealth or wtfever its called was up there with the FD in terms of amazing 90s sportscar stylings if long term ownership didn't seem like such a nightmare it'd be a neat car to daily.
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Thief posted:Jackie Chan was big into the FTO and iirc he had a
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I recall the gang was stealing poo poo like microwaves and toasters from those trucks... Must've done that a whooooooooooooooooole lot! i forget sometimes how long ago that movie was this is the ADD kid's supra design and his compaq computer  this is what they were stealing 
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I really appreciate how they set up the boxes in the truck so as soon as you open the door you have a sample of what you're stealing front and center. Some real attention to detail there, makes window shopping easy.
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I thought it was DVD players all this time, I never realized they were goddamn VCRs. edit: I'm pretty sure we had that exact VCR at some point too.
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Thief posted:Jackie Chan was big into the FTO and iirc he had a I wish mits made and priced the gto /3000 to compete with the nissan 300zx or other similar coupes instead of stupid high and rare. But I also wish the mazda gtx gearbox wasn't glass, the mx5 was hardtop coupe, the rx8 was the car with a piston engine etc Mits do some crazy things (like loving carbs), but I had mates with 80s galants and another with evo4 and I rate them pretty well. An evo 5 or 6 would be pretty sweet in my garage.
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We had an infestation of FTO imports here. Oddly expensive to insure, apparently. Seemed to attract the sports car buying equivalent of the people who bought import Hilux Surfs and Pajeros, so I think they mostly got abused to death.
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InitialDave posted:Well, why do you think they were so shirty about Mr "more than you can afford pal"?
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