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I need to pay rent this weekend, can someone else buy a bunch of "GNX - GOD'S OWN CHARIOT" av's?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sff7Kc77QAY This is a pro Grand National video. Hang out for a while and recharge.
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Hadlock posted:Quick! Probate everyone who hates the GNX again! Am I the only one that thought the GNX looked cool? Killer Mike thinks they're pretty cool. 
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Jul 29, 2022 23:52
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StormDrain posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sff7Kc77QAY Don't forget about Yankee and the Brave, where it's featured prominently in the lyrics and the animated video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWtsM2hvdYU
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MetaJew posted:Am I the only one that thought the GNX looked cool? Killer Mike thinks they're pretty cool. Smoke coming off the front wheel is kinda funny
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Jul 30, 2022 03:09
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The only thing that makes that photo cool is the Return of The Jedi license plate (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Large Testicles posted:Smoke coming off the front wheel is kinda funny The caliper seized like gm poo poo do
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MetaJew posted:Am I the only one that thought the GNX looked cool? Killer Mike thinks they're pretty cool. The exterior yeah.
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Jul 30, 2022 04:08
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There was probably a better/faster/more powerful car than the GNX in Australia. Therefore it sucks fuckin poo poo.
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Jul 30, 2022 04:36
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:There was probably a better/faster/more powerful car than the GNX in Australia. Hot poo poo in '88 was the VL Commodore SS Group A SV "Walkinshaw"   5.0l V8, 242hp/380Nm, manual. Only did about 15.2 quarter mile but likely did outhandle the GNX.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Hot poo poo in '88 was the VL Commodore SS Group A SV "Walkinshaw" Absolutely loved these as a young tacker. Shame they're ludicrously expensive.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Hot poo poo in '88 was the VL Commodore SS Group A SV "Walkinshaw" I do love it, but in the design room: "which panels should we beef up?" "yes"
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Hot poo poo in '88 was the VL Commodore SS Group A SV "Walkinshaw" The original proposal was to have the C-Pillar window covered and a Ferrari F40 style rear monster wing as well as a more interesting intake and other suspension / body tweaks. The FIA said no. Which given some of the other cars that were allowed to be homologated like the 190E Evolution and the Cossie RS500 was frankly buuuuuuuullshit. It could outhandle plenty of other cars and the bodykit is 100% functional and makes very good downforce. Hard to say whats a more iconic car from the late 80's here - the Walky or the VL Turbo. 150Kw with 300Nn was pretty good int he day buuuuuuuut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVfjDLz-s0 They could be boosted to the loving moooooon and the chassis utterly overpowered all too easy. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 07:40 on Jul 30, 2022 |
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:The original proposal was to have the C-Pillar window covered and a Ferrari F40 style rear monster wing as well as a more interesting intake and other suspension / body tweaks. The FIA said no. Which given some of the other cars that were allowed to be homologated like the 190E Evolution and the Cossie RS500 was frankly buuuuuuuullshit. I swear I've seen a version of the covered C-pillar, but I don't know if it was a render/artwork, something someone heard and decided to make their own version or what, or maybe I'm getting confused with the E30 M3 which has a whole funky C-pillar/rear window panel thing going on. I fuckin love that Evo II wing though. The Walky vs Turbo thing is tricky, I guess it comes down to the Walky being 'The One' but also it was always a super expensive limited run homologation special that was hugely controversial, while the Turbo was an achievable thing. $32k for a VL Calais Turbo vs $45k for a Walky, $108k in todays dollarydoos.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:I swear I've seen a version of the covered C-pillar, but I don't know if it was a render/artwork, something someone heard and decided to make their own version or what, or maybe I'm getting confused with the E30 M3 which has a whole funky C-pillar/rear window panel thing going on. I fuckin love that Evo II wing though. HSV #001 - I believe it's the only one officially built with the covered C-Pillar. It's in private hands and that must be worth 7 figures now, esp as it's the actual first HSV of them all? https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/feature-cars/1504/1988-hsv-vl-ss-group-a-walkinshaw-review-hsv-part-1 Also HSW #001 was a giveaway car so some lucky rear end in a top hat won it. quote:The Walky vs Turbo thing is tricky, I guess it comes down to the Walky being 'The One' but also it was always a super expensive limited run homologation special that was hugely controversial, while the Turbo was an achievable thing. $32k for a VL Calais Turbo vs $45k for a Walky, $108k in todays dollarydoos. Interestingly, the last few Walkys sat in showrooms for quite a quite as they couldn't sell them, despite the initial 500 selling real fast. But yep, even if the Calais was too expensive, there were the cheaper manual VL turbo "Police Pack" you could get for somewhat cheaper. A far better motor than what the VN / VP got and probably a better driving car too. Just dont get into a crash as the shell had the torsional rigidity of wet noodles. I know someone with a stock(!!!!!!) VL turbo with even rear window blinds. How many actually stock ones would even be left...?
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Yeah, stories of dealers repainting and taking off the body kits. Lotta guys must be kicking themselves now! I know it's not quite their style, but I'd love to see MCM build a "Fully Sik"-spec VL with max choochoo noises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq2ekzptguo
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Double post, but I went shopping. Only one VL Turbo (not RB25 swapped) for sale in the country right now:  Fresh build 10k old, engine built by Possum Bourne's engine builder, 240kw @ 10psi, 110km, factory manual, rear venetians, NZ$40k. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/holden/commodore/listing/3634585161
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Yeah, stories of dealers repainting and taking off the body kits. Lotta guys must be kicking themselves now! In related videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8HOjthz4oI
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Unrelated to actualyl interesting old Holden talk, I've been drinking with some people at Holden and I think my best option is to buy a known good engine and swap into one of my cars, then take the time doing the timing chains on my two. I REALLY want to do the chain(s) swap myself as a learning experience seeing they aren't getting any younger and going to be a niche thing. The parts list alone is north of AUD$600 for 'german quality' parts.
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I think its interesting how AI will rank some cars based on performance at the time and other cars as performance vs current standards. We should also rank based on what a normal person or shop could do at the time with mods. A huge part of what made the grand national, mk4 Supra, evos, eclipses, (anything late 80s to early 00s with a turbo and MAF) SO POPULAR was you could boost them to the moon without actually deeply understanding tuning and having a stand alone ecu and dyno. At the time it didn't matter if it was the right way because nobody outside the manufacturers and pro racers knew what right was. A 99 civic si with a turbo, rising rate fuel management unit, and msd boost retard box made 200whp while the above did 500-800whp. In closing the grand national was a mk4 supra for people that liked domestics. Also I'll have a baconator and a medium fry.
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 Keep seeing an add to win a wilkinshaw. I blame you lot.
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Suzuka circuit has been host to the 2022 Ene-1 race challenge, your vehicle must be powered by 40 (rechargeable) AA batteries. Seems to be car and bike classes. Delightfully daft. https://twitter.com/suzuka_event/status/1553559524094595072?t=dFzbEHuQFa5tIdcK5YtsJw&s=19 https://twitter.com/suzuka_event/status/1553539888552693761?t=7TW0cqYSA8HkHnbb7hKr_Q&s=19 https://twitter.com/suzuka_event/status/1553561870568529920?t=BcUbUt_tCGYeEtfRgbj2Ig&s=19 https://twitter.com/suzuka_event/status/1553620268693610496?t=BSfsp5cETPI867e5c3zgZQ&s=19 Link to the livestream which is just under 10 hours of the slowest laptimes of Suzuka you're ever likely to see.  https://youtu.be/fux9AwxEKYY Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 12:07 on Jul 31, 2022 |
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They should do this to all of them imo. https://twitter.com/RoadandTrack/status/1554108184180264960?s=20&t=yneLgOoWR9H0-8fuSs8TOw
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honda whisperer posted:A huge part of what made the grand national, mk4 Supra, evos, eclipses, (anything late 80s to early 00s with a turbo and MAF) SO POPULAR was you could boost them to the moon without actually deeply understanding tuning and having a stand alone ecu and dyno. 80s turbo Chryslers used MAP sensors and they could also crank the boost with limited parts and even less knowledge.
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Anyone posted this yet? https://i.imgur.com/894BAgd.mp4
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lmao it just kept going
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honda whisperer posted:I think its interesting how AI will rank some cars based on performance at the time and other cars as performance vs current standards. We should also rank based on what a normal person or shop could do at the time with mods. That, and they tended to overbuild the base engine in the absence of advanced computer modeling. Look at how much you could add externally to the 2JZ without touching the bottom end. Now they build everything to be juuuuuust sturdy enough to handle the factory power. BuckyDoneGun posted:Yeah, stories of dealers repainting and taking off the body kits. Lotta guys must be kicking themselves now! Sure wish we got more turbo-6 cars over here in the land of bald eagles.
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Apologies if this has been posted already https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1554112216328294402
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Saw the world's best grandpa driving a 1960 MGA to drop off a kid at school this morning.
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Teach posted:Anyone posted this yet? lmao this is extremely good
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Where I work our national account manager drifts on the weekends and it's pretty AI, IMO:   
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I went to a local 'car + bike meet in a field next to a pub' sort of thing this evening. It was extremely busy and had a good variety of stuff. I've made an album of my photos - click the picture of the 2CV in a field to get there: 
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BalloonFish posted:I went to a local 'car + bike meet in a field next to a pub' sort of thing this evening. It was extremely busy and had a good variety of stuff. ^ some very cool poo poo there. some very cool poo poo here too v https://twitter.com/Ishy_5/status/1554498703112564736?s=20&t=AtqgQ4eAnXIKzW3qPj8jow Also I have found a car that is so incredibly specific and weird that I just love it. A USDM styled Crown with a Jet Set Radio paintjob. https://twitter.com/BNE404/status/1305831076460290048?s=20&t=ZIYOLuR5RsI4gSskDXdf7A https://twitter.com/BNE404/status/1554818503642755074?s=20&t=ZIYOLuR5RsI4gSskDXdf7A https://twitter.com/BNE404/status/1555108966937821184?s=20&t=ZIYOLuR5RsI4gSskDXdf7A Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Aug 4, 2022 |
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BalloonFish posted:I went to a local 'car + bike meet in a field next to a pub' sort of thing this evening. It was extremely busy and had a good variety of stuff. That is a cool collection of stuff, thanks for taking pictures. What is this little blue thing? 
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NitroSpazzz posted:That is a cool collection of stuff, thanks for taking pictures. What is this little blue thing? Is it a mini marcos?
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Glad people are liking the pics  Crankit posted:Is it a mini marcos? It is. A racing kit car that's a GRP monocoque body using Mini subframes, powertrain and running gear. Very ugly but very successful in competition.
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I never quite understood how the F1 turbos worked, thread is a nice concise explainer, account is pro follow for F1 tech. https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/status/1555244468055539713
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