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Hadlock posted:Quite possibly the most French thing you'll see all day Needs a riot
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Backing that thing into a parking spot looks like a pain in the rear.
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Apr 3, 2023 13:57
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Lowclock posted:Backing that thing into a parking spot looks like a pain in the rear. 
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Apr 3, 2023 13:58
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It has begun. https://twitter.com/ESBmotoring/status/1642532406380101632?t=S9KAvzIFFnz9oKFCTEIbhQ&s=19
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Apr 3, 2023 14:26
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i cant tell but is there a baby stance on those wheels? either way looks 
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Apr 3, 2023 15:21
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Lowclock posted:Backing that thing into a parking spot looks like a pain in the rear. 
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Apr 3, 2023 16:35
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Hadlock posted:Quite possibly the most French thing you'll see all day No white flag.
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Apr 3, 2023 17:15
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Lowclock posted:Backing that thing into a parking spot looks like a pain in the rear. Fantastic.
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Apr 3, 2023 19:09
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TehRedWheelbarrow posted:i cant tell but is there a baby stance on those wheels? either way looks It's in the weeds. Watch the video and hear it scraping along the road lol.
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Apr 3, 2023 19:23
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Olympic Mathlete posted:VIP sat in the back like wtf? 1) the Tweet appears to have been deleted. 2) The Twitter icon is now Doge. I'm assuming that was for 4/1, and they either forgot to turn it off, or can't. 
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Apr 3, 2023 20:17
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This is my uncle's RV that he travels the country in. He put a Cadillac 500 in it, front wheel drive.     He bought it with a blown motor, originally an Olds 455. So he got a Caddy 500 for it. Story with the motor is, there was a 500 specialist in California so he sent the motor there to be rebuilt. Well the old codger at the shop that did the work had a stroke right when he started work on the motor. He lived, but they found tumors in his brain and gave him 3 months to live. My uncle offered to take the motor back, but the guy insisted on doing it. As my uncle put it "so he rebuilt my motor after having a stroke and tumors in his brain" and when he got the motor back it knocked straight away and was no good so he sent it back. By then the original guy had died so someone else did the work. He got it back again and this time it was burning shitloads of oil and had no power. Sent it back again, got it back, and again it was poo poo. So he just said gently caress it, took the loss on what he paid them already and rebuilt the motor himself. He's put over 40k miles on it since then. And oh yeah he tows a mint condition 1989 Civic Si behind it, he didn't have it with him at the time tho.
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Apr 3, 2023 21:04
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Darchangel posted:1) the Tweet appears to have been deleted. 1) unfortunate, it was some Japanese guy drifting one of those huge modern Rolls Royces round a cone drift track. 2) I believe he did it because he's being investigated in a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit. But the other thing is equally as likely considering how poo poo that site has become. 
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Apr 3, 2023 21:29
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Applebees Appetizer posted:This is my uncle's RV that he travels the country in. He put a Cadillac 500 in it, front wheel drive. So that's neat, but I'm confused and know jackshit about RV's. Its got dual axles in the back, but it's front wheel drive? I know Caddy 500's came front wheel drive (I think all of them?), it just seems weird to me that it wouldn't be the double axles in back that'd be powered. Was it front wheel drive from the factory or did your uncle convert it?
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Apr 3, 2023 21:38
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boxen posted:So that's neat, but I'm confused and know jackshit about RV's. It was FWD from the factory with a Toronado motor and front end. This is the rear suspension 
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Apr 3, 2023 21:43
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Applebees Appetizer posted:It was FWD from the factory with a Toronado motor and front end. Ooooh, red calipers, it's the performance version  Cool, the RV world is completely different than anything I've dealt with. Kudos to your uncle for keeping it going, cool story.
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Apr 3, 2023 21:46
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That's just an image I took off the internet to show how the rear suspension works. It actually came stock with drum brakes lol. My uncle put discs on the front of the dual rears of his, but left drums on the far rear because he said he didn't need discs on all four. He also mentioned it rides much better than most other truck based RVs, easy to see why.
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Apr 3, 2023 21:52
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Yeah it's just a TH425. These things have an absolute cultlike following. The owners claim they're fantastic drivers. Because of the front drive and independent rear air suspension the holding tanks are right at the rear axle's centerline putting the center of mass pretty low for a rv.
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Apr 3, 2023 21:55
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He said between the RV and the Civc he gets a lot of attention and people asking him questions. Some random guy at a gas station offered him 12k for his Civic, and when he declined the guy asked him what will happen to it when he dies
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Apr 3, 2023 22:08
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If that 500 ever takes a dump, LS4 is always an option
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Apr 3, 2023 22:28
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What color are your uncle's plaid pants? That thing owns and your uncle owns.
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Apr 3, 2023 22:29
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Applebees Appetizer posted:This is my uncle's RV that he travels the country in. He put a Cadillac 500 in it, front wheel drive. I want to see the interior in that fuckin thing
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Apr 3, 2023 22:30
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Google maps error, near perfection.
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Apr 3, 2023 22:32
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:What color are your uncle's plaid pants? He's an OG AI dude. When he was young he worked at a speed shop building funny cars and dragsters in the 60's, then went on to teach auto shop at a high school until he retired. He's also an OG Honda fanboy, he got a first gen Civic when they first came out and has owned and worked on Hondas ever since. I remember as a kid watching him rebuild Honda motors and being in awe of his knowledge.
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Apr 3, 2023 22:50
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Hell yeah Zabar's owns
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Apr 3, 2023 22:50
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Applebees Appetizer posted:This is my uncle's RV that he travels the country in. He put a Cadillac 500 in it, front wheel drive. I had just one question and you mentioning how popular this rv was I knew there was going to be something out there to answer, how the hell do you get the motor out of your living room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FRaGqvHD4 I really empathize with this man's plan of trial and error. It pays off.
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Apr 3, 2023 23:30
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I could be wrong, but I think I remember him talking about dropping it down, if you have the means to do it that way it's gotta be way easier than that
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Apr 4, 2023 00:13
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Applebees Appetizer posted:He said between the RV and the Civc he gets a lot of attention and people asking him questions. Show the civic! One of my current Civics has gotten many people following it into gas stations and with flatbeds asking to buy it. Kind of unnerving.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:If that 500 ever takes a dump, LS4 is always an option Actually, that may not be the small block you want to go with in this setup.
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Apr 4, 2023 03:13
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Applebees Appetizer posted:I could be wrong, but I think I remember him talking about dropping it down, if you have the means to do it that way it's gotta be way easier than that It's not that bad in the GMC. You can almost walk the engine & drive train out through the front by removing the panels below the windshields. These GMCs were designed as RVs off the drawing board, not converted truck chassis or built on a cutaway. Low center of gravity. They have a well-deserved cult following. I've wanted one for years but lack the room and the supportive spouse. You uncle rules.
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Apr 4, 2023 03:42
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Really cool video on making DIY graphene in reasonable quantities. They only do a few flexural strength tests using it as filler in epoxy and it does much better than graphite or carbon black, so it seems promising maybe as an addition when making fiberglass or carbon-fiber parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hHoL77QDkg
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Apr 4, 2023 13:38
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:If that 500 ever takes a dump, LS4 is always an option Q_res posted:Actually, that may not be the small block you want to go with in this setup. Yeah, interestingly the Cadillac (et al) FWD cars of the 70's used a longitudinal engine setup like that picture shows, the LS4 is the transverse LS. I mean you COULD do it, but you'd be going through extra work for no benefit. Best spend that extra effort/money on a twin turbo setup 
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Apr 4, 2023 16:50
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Maybe a ZZ632 would fit.
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Q_res posted:Actually, that may not be the small block you want to go with in this setup. Well that just opens up more options then, doesn't it?
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Q_res posted:Actually, that may not be the small block you want to go with in this setup. Maybe you could put the new corvette engine/trans in ... backward?
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Apr 5, 2023 04:03
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1960 Microbus Spotted today. The one with all those windows and the split front windows that can open
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Apr 5, 2023 05:57
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In our wild world that is easily a six figure car.
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Apr 5, 2023 06:17
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DJ Commie posted:In our wild world that is easily a six figure car. I think 21/23 windows have been for a while now, even in USD. https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/valuation/1950-67-volkswagen-bus-values-continue-to-impress/ quote:The record price for a Type 2 is $302,500 for a 1965 21-window Deluxe at Barrett-Jackson’s 2017 Scottsdale auction. The customized bus was featured on the Velocity Channel’s Bitchin’ Rides. Top price for a non-modified Type 2 is $291,500 for a restored 1961 23-window Deluxe at Barrett-Jackson’s 2017 Palm Beach Auction.
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bennyfactor posted:Maybe you could put the new corvette engine/trans in ... backward? That looks exactly like what I need here mobby_6kl posted:So I got a stupid idea while chilling on probation yesterday. Doing an engine swap on an old
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car that my dad used to own. It came with a neat aircooled V4 rwd setup, but sadly had the service intervals of a motorcycle due to lovely materials and machining quality. 
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 Tag yourselves, I'm the girth bitch BuckyDoneGun posted:It's not gunna turn the right way. You'd be able to go hella fast backwards though.
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