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It's not quite AI *car* poo poo, but it's still rad as gently caress. https://i.imgur.com/xQ2z7cR.mp4
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iospace posted:But is it a diesel? It's as slow and smelly as a diesel, close enough.
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Memento posted:It's not quite AI *car* poo poo, but it's still rad as gently caress. It's always wonderful to see something like this done purely mechanically. One motor and a crankshaft and some carefully measured linkages. Not that it wouldn't be cool to do it the modern way, with stepper motors and a microcontroller and solenoid valves and so on, but this way is just really elegant.
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kimbo305 posted:Is that loving drillium on the rim barrels? Hang on. Independent front suspension? I thought that they used the straight axle from a Cherokee. Interesting.
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Jun 15, 2018 18:19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:reposting this in here because the Italian thread ignored it and it's honestly too cool to ignore...  "Aristotle Onassis attempting to resolve a breakdown" You can't take the fiat out of the
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Jun 15, 2018 18:22
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I want the elusive 87 Eagle Eagle Wagon in brown
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Jun 15, 2018 18:31
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Darchangel posted:Hang on. Independent front suspension? I thought that they used the straight axle from a Cherokee. Interesting. Pretty modern setup, going by the underside pics.
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thechalkoutline posted:
It's interesting that they are looking underneath, as the engine should be easily accessible in the back. Axle? Suspension?
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Jun 15, 2018 22:42
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Nah someone dropped the 10mm.
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Jun 15, 2018 22:44
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Did something happen that made people buy up all the AMC eagles all of a sudden? I have a saved CL search that used to bring up a bunch of good results and now there’s almost nothing. This one is nice https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/1983-amc-eagle/6597876473.html
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Jun 15, 2018 22:48
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If Eagles are anything like my dad's Hornet they stop running and never get fixed, eventually disappearing forever (in a cloud of rust).
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Jun 15, 2018 22:51
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xzzy posted:Nah someone dropped the 10mm. When I sold my last car, I found a 10mm that had just been in the engine bay for at least months, most likely years. Never rattled loose. It didn't explain everything, but it explained a lot
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I've been on the low-key search for a 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 for quite a while. It would make a very interesting land-speed racing car.
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Snowy posted:Did something happen that made people buy up all the AMC eagles all of a sudden? I have a saved CL search that used to bring up a bunch of good results and now there’s almost nothing. The prices over the last 5 years have definitely jumped. I've been low-key keeping an eye-out for a good example here in MN and there are certainly opportunities that spring up from time to time between here and WI, but they're often pretty beat up. I think it's primarily because 1) their rarity outside the mid-west 2) low survivor rate and 3) quirky unrivaled American product! (produced in Kenosha WI)
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Ford was working on radar cruise control and lane keep assist in 1969 In 1965, advertising new engines for your 10 year old car in the local newspaper was just normal poo poo, probably because metal and oils sucked 
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Powershift posted:Ford was working on radar cruise control and lane keep assist in 1969 I honestly want to see the semi trailer that Ford was going to put that computer into
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I bet those engines were the epitome of "pull it apart, scrape the chunky bits out, run a dingle ball down the bores, and slam it together with a fresh coat of paint".
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Jun 16, 2018 04:57
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I'll dingle ball hone your bore
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Six-Of-Hearts posted:This is some of the raddest poo poo ever.  and could let you ship more stuff per truck due to the length limits.
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Jun 17, 2018 18:29
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Probably because you end up with a non-standard cargo container than can't be used on train cars or container ships.
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that would be the most unnerving thing to drive ever but holy poo poo it rules
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mobby_6kl posted:Surprised this never took off as it's Suspension, less space for engine, safety and comfort of driver are probably reasons which translated into money which translated into "no". Would love to live in that kind of world though. Imagine the second hand market for these!
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It's probably super hard to judge heights and see around other cars. I could see a fully autonomous truck being basically that with batteries where the driver sits though.
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Jun 17, 2018 19:30
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I just want that super low tow vehicle from the second pic. So sexy.
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Snowy posted:I just want that super low tow vehicle from the second pic. So sexy. Airplane tugs are pretty neat looking sometimes. Seen Aliens? Their APC is a decommissioned tug, on the outside mostly.
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madeintaipei posted:Airplane tugs are pretty neat looking sometimes. Seen Aliens? Their APC is a decommissioned tug, on the outside mostly. Mostly
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The Door Frame posted:Mostly Lol
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mobby_6kl posted:Surprised this never took off as it's is that a Ferrari logo, because that would be a bad idea for shipping, you need to remember that you can not spell Ferrari without FIRE.
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madeintaipei posted:Airplane tugs are pretty neat looking sometimes. Seen Aliens? Their APC is a decommissioned tug, on the outside mostly. They also consume multiple gallons of fuel per mile regardless of load, if you're thinking of getting one.
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cakesmith handyman posted:They also consume multiple gallons of fuel per mile regardless of load, if you're thinking of getting one. But on the other hand they got enough torque to pull a priest off a choirboy
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https://twitter.com/vespertinena/status/1005817607340077058
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Saturday was hot as gently caress and made me hate the midwest even more, but at least the soundtrack was nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X9PL9web0I Impossible not to smile every time they went by.
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xzzy posted:Saturday was hot as gently caress and made me hate the midwest even more, but at least the soundtrack was nice. Blackhawk Farms is a super fun little track, but it's kinda far for me to get to. I volunteered at a couple NASA events there.
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xzzy posted:Saturday was hot as gently caress and made me hate the midwest even more, but at least the soundtrack was nice. Oh hey, BHF! i get out there periodically with Midwest Council. Just out spectating?
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Yeah, I dig it because it has no modern safety features so you can watch cars without a face full of chain link. Corner marshals even let me chill out in their box for a while.  mekilljoydammit posted:Oh hey, BHF! i get out there periodically with Midwest Council. Just out spectating? Yea, I try to hit the VSCDA event because the old cars loving own. I took a zillion pictures that I'm still editing.
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The Door Frame posted:Mostly
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Sam Smith from Road & Track was at Ebisu a couple days ago. His Instagram posts belong here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkEX0NmggkB/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=tdvsezjana2x Edit: One more https://www.instagram.com/p/BkEa6oHgi8h/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1thp08bdx7ltc There are more, I just didn't link them. McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Jun 19, 2018 |
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McTinkerson posted:Sam Smith from Road & Track was at Ebisu a couple days ago. His Instagram posts belong here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkEX0NmggkB/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=tdvsezjana2x The first one I was like oh those look like Ram vans. But then I thought, how many of those could there be in Japan? The answer apparently is quite a few, all of which are drift-ready and I love it.
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Noriyaro was at that event and he says he'll be doing a new video about it because everyone loved the last one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U2BC5sOltU He says they were originally used to transport motorbikes to the track for racing. ...but then they decided to race the vans too.
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