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While it blows that you lost a bud, it rules that he was quite clearly loved by a lot of people.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:So a friend passed away at only 37 from a particularly vicious cancer. I went to the funeral, and as he was a massive rotary guy, his club mates put on a big turnout for him, loaded up his casket in the back of a rotary swapped Mazda Bongo van and took him for a final cruise. I have never seen so many rotaries where every single one of them started first pop like a brand new car. I'm also pretty sure my ears are still ringing from the 2-steps. RIP Bezza. I'm sorry about your friend. It was a great send-off. Edit: Removed quoted post since it's below. It's a lot of scrolling. AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 12:46 on May 6, 2022 |
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BuckyDoneGun posted:So a friend passed away at only 37 from a particularly vicious cancer. I went to the funeral, and as he was a massive rotary guy, his club mates put on a big turnout for him, loaded up his casket in the back of a rotary swapped Mazda Bongo van and took him for a final cruise. I have never seen so many rotaries where every single one of them started first pop like a brand new car. I'm also pretty sure my ears are still ringing from the 2-steps. RIP Bezza. Woah, the mount! It's rare to see local stuff here in these threads, let alone so close to home. I grew up in Whakatane so used to see most of these cars around. I remember dudes back in high school used to swap rotaries for a box of beer, or similar. That woulda been almost 20 years ago. Sad to hear about your rotor bro. Did he also own an RX2 by chance?
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BuckyDoneGun posted:... I can't make it out. Did he replace the swastika with... something else?
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Powershift posted:Apart from the marble slab and bathroom fixture, the door is all Lincoln. Like you would kn... oh, right.  I was thinking Lincoln Mark IV when I first saw the pics. BuckyDoneGun posted:So a friend passed away at only 37 from a particularly vicious cancer. I went to the funeral, and as he was a massive rotary guy, his club mates put on a big turnout for him, loaded up his casket in the back of a rotary swapped Mazda Bongo van and took him for a final cruise. I have never seen so many rotaries where every single one of them started first pop like a brand new car. I'm also pretty sure my ears are still ringing from the 2-steps. RIP Bezza. Some loving awesome rotaries there - they say your life can be judged by who shows up at your funeral. Looks like this guy did something right - I like every single one, but I have to call out that American '56 Chevy there. How rare is something like that there? Blue Footed Booby posted:I can't make it out. Did he replace the swastika with... something else? Looks like he obscured it with the camo.
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https://www.holley.com/blog/post/dyno_tested_holley_sky-ram_intake/ edit: Gobs of low end, runs out of breath. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 18:40 on May 6, 2022 |
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Thanks for the kind words everyone.Thorbeef posted:Woah, the mount! It's rare to see local stuff here in these threads, let alone so close to home. I grew up in Whakatane so used to see most of these cars around. I remember dudes back in high school used to swap rotaries for a box of beer, or similar. That woulda been almost 20 years ago. Might have before I knew him but I don't think so. Blue Footed Booby posted:I can't make it out. Did he replace the swastika with... something else? You know to be totally honest I didn't even take that in. Yeah it fades out into the camo. I'm certain he's not one of those people, we do have them here but they wouldn't hide it like that. Poor judgement maybe, like mine in including it. Darchangel posted:Some loving awesome rotaries there - they say your life can be judged by who shows up at your funeral. Looks like this guy did something right - I like every single one, but I have to call out that American '56 Chevy there. How rare is something like that there? I wish I got a pic of that Chev, it was really beautiful and super clean. They're certainly rare here, but probably still more common than the vintage RX2/3/4/5's. More likely to be a Boomer driving it though, not younger guys like this crowd.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:You know to be totally honest I didn't even take that in. Yeah it fades out into the camo. I'm certain he's not one of those people, we do have them here but they wouldn't hide it like that. Poor judgement maybe, like mine in including it. I think we're adult enough to appreciate the skill involved in the airbrush detail work while recognizing that just maybe doing your car up in a 109 livery may be problematic. You're good. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, but that looks like a sendoff any car lover would appreciate.
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Elmnt80 posted:I'm sorry to hear about your friend, but that looks like a sendoff any car lover would appreciate. Echoing this and as a Bannerman of house Wankel, I can only hope to receive such a send off. Condolences and may your friend ride eternal shiny and chrome.
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That was really interesting, thanks! McTinkerson posted:Leave it to Australia to solve everything that's wrong with a Subaru. I bet that car is very confusing when it fires up. Love it.
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McTinkerson posted:Leave it to Australia to solve everything that's wrong with a Subaru. It's still going to blow a headgasket somehow
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big dong wanter posted:It's still going to blow a headgasket somehow Also it will blow a bearing if it revs about 20k RPM
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big dong wanter posted:It's still going to blow a headgasket somehow It's got a turbo so it'll be blowing seals.
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Large Testicles posted:It's got a turbo so it'll be blowing seals. Esp that series of Borg Warner. I sold my 9180 due to overspeed warnings from BW/several shops who had tried this frame size on a medium-ported 20b. So, seals first or turbine wheel? 
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I know RCR Can be a bit polarizing, but in honor of the thread title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG9Yn3b4SuI
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Jimong5 posted:I know RCR Can be a bit polarizing, but in honor of the thread title: What do you mean? There is the side that likes them, the correct side. And then there are brain-dead mouth-breathers. 
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May 9, 2022 19:25
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Found Mr Regular's forum account.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Found Mr Regular's forum account.  The channel is fine, the writing can be great but his automotive knowledge is very lacking but told with authority.
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KakerMix posted:The channel is fine, the writing can be great but... knowledge is very lacking but told with authority. On a YouTube, you say?
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But it’s sooooooo fancy
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:RCR has stated many times they know poo poo about cars and dont watch their channel for facts The AE86 Corolla video was 100% actual and factual.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:RCR has stated many times they dont know poo poo about cars and dont watch their channel for facts
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It's very much a "car culture as viewed through the lens of townie Pennsylvania in the 90s", which doesn't seem to be much different through the 00s, 10s, or 20s. Because it's townie Pennsylvania, and that resonates with townie car culture all over places that are kinda backward. Caveat, I've never been to the backwaters of Pennsylvania, but I'm from Canada, and we've got plenty of backwaters up here.
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When he is combining literary theory to explain why a car is the way is the channel shines, but when they dive into something they are way out of their depth for (mentioned it before but the 'straight six engines are inherently unbalanced thing from when they reviewed a 4.0 Jeep) it takes them down. Whatever that one video was where he talked about oil weights that was so, so wrong that they actually took the video down to edit it out. Not really liking the 'win this car!' thing they've been doing lately as well, I haven't looked into what the contest is but it very much reeks of 'pay a fee and enter a raffle' sort of vibe.
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Finger Prince posted:It's very much a "car culture as viewed through the lens of townie Pennsylvania in the 90s", which doesn't seem to be much different through the 00s, 10s, or 20s. Because it's townie Pennsylvania, and that resonates with townie car culture all over places that are kinda backward. Caveat, I've never been to the backwaters of Pennsylvania, but I'm from Canada, and we've got plenty of backwaters up here. Counterpoint: I live in extreme backwater PA
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Counterpoint: I live in extreme backwater PA Is it more like  ? Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 03:35 on May 10, 2022 |
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KakerMix posted:When he is combining literary theory to explain why a car is the way is the channel shines, but when they dive into something they are way out of their depth for (mentioned it before but the 'straight six engines are inherently unbalanced thing from when they reviewed a 4.0 Jeep) it takes them down. Whatever that one video was where he talked about oil weights that was so, so wrong that they actually took the video down to edit it out. I'll get hung up on say Docrap Media or that Demuro douchehead (Or Hagerty) when they get poo poo wrong because they try to pretend they are factual channels - there's not much excuse esp for Hagerty to get things wrong esp when you have staff to fact check. And boy do those get it *wrong*. RCR is just him and Roman doing Automotive Shitposting in video form. It wanders off in all sorts of weird rear end directions and you might get an well informed essay on some obscure fact on the English language, a exceptionally well done rap or you get some idiot yelling HOT DICKS for a minute before ending the review with a truly savage takedown. Sure I get mad AF when he gets Group B totally wrong or that GF WRX heater controls dont work the way he says they do but in the end he's still a shitposter and thats pretty much that's all they aspire to be so..... eh. I'll say that for all his lack of automotive knowledge his reviews on the actual car are more accurate than the usual rotten jizz spewed out by "journalists". That says plenty for the "automotive journalist" and none of it good.
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Finger Prince posted:Is it more like Yeah, if Mr. Regular is Skinner in this analogy.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I'll get hung up on say Docrap Media or that Demuro douchehead (Or Hagerty) when they get poo poo wrong because they try to pretend they are factual channels - Doug DeMuro is JUST this side of consumer reports in terms of automotive knowledge. He’s perfectly qualified to talk about cupholders, but holy gently caress if you’re whining about the cup holders in a mid-engine supercar, you may be missing the point.
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DeMuro is such a stooge, dude never has anything bad to say about anything and lmao at a 'doug score'. I'm glad he's found great success because he seems like a good guy but that role could be filled by someone so much better.
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I like Dougs 'bit'. If only because of those weird things he points out about unobtanium or interesting cars. Anyone can discuss the power figures and top speed. Doug will go on and on about some tiny little quirk/feature that would be completely unknown without owning one.
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Humphreys posted:I like Dougs 'bit'. If only because of those weird things he points out about unobtanium or interesting cars. Anyone can discuss the power figures and top speed. Doug will go on and on about some tiny little quirk/feature that would be completely unknown without owning one. Yeah, honestly, learning about dumb idiosyncrasies in super cars kept me from going broke trying to own a secondhand one. Car entertainment can be illuminating without being educational. I also think any of these dudes have the issue where they have reviewed too many cars to give them all an objective score; Doug I think tries to lampshade this, and just give a barometer of how much little annoying factors would prevent him from enjoying it. Wasabi the J fucked around with this message at 12:21 on May 10, 2022 |
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Humphreys posted:I like Dougs 'bit'. If only because of those weird things he points out about unobtanium or interesting cars. Anyone can discuss the power figures and top speed. Doug will go on and on about some tiny little quirk/feature that would be completely unknown without owning one. I just wish he could do it without saying quirks so much.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Found Aging Wheels' forum account. fixed
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Dave Inc. posted:I just wish he could do it without saying quirks so much. Oh yeah nothing I said changes the fact that Doug talks like an old Tom Green bit.
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This is neat old tech. Never saw these before. From an 88 town car. https://rochester.craigslist.org/cto/d/rochester-1988-lincoln-town-car/7481843600.html  Apparently they work like garbage though.
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