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Hadlock posted:The Germans famously produced unimogs at a teeter totter factory up until the fall of the Berlin wall Uniweebles wobble til the wall falls down?
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A lot of these really point how how the British Paint Colors are absolutely not designed to be viewed in sunlight with no clouds. Also, I would like to know more about "Citroen 2cv kit car"
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:A lot of these really point how how the British Paint Colors are absolutely not designed to be viewed in sunlight with no clouds. The light! It burns! Lomax is still very much around, so where better to go for info than their own website: https://www.lomaxcars.co.uk/range/ Basically, in the early 1980s when Britain had a lot of 10-year old 2CVs and Dyanes with thoroughly rotten bodies but engines, gearboxes and suspension parts with many many thousands of miles of life left in them, someone had the idea of stripping away the standard body and fitting a GRP one. Because of the 2CV's flat-twin air-cooled engine the body looks vaguely like a pre-war Morgan Three Wheeler, with the exposed cylinders poking out the front. Lomaxes have always been available as the 223 (2-seater, 2-cylinder, 3-wheeler) or the 224 (the 4-wheeler). The 4-wheeler pretty much retains the 2CV chassis and suspension 'as is', while the 3-wheeler ditches one of the rear suspension arms (the left-hand one) and moves the right-hand one to the left-hand position so the single wheel now hangs in the centreline. Obviously for the three-wheeler the 2CV's interconnected suspension has to be solid-mounted. Otherwise the engine, gearbox, final drive and steering are all stock 2CV. They weigh under half a ton, and while with 29bhp they're still not fast, they feel insane because you're so close to the ground, there's no cockpit sides and there's usually straight-pipe exhausts. Some builders have really lent into the Morgan emulation and fitted Moto-Guzzi or BMW bike engines, resulting in something with a power/weight ratio of over 200bhp/ton.
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BalloonFish posted:
That is a great selection of cars. I think something like this would be fun to try driving but I've never seen anything that age around here other than Ford Model A or T which are neat but very industrial.
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I'm not sure if BAT stuff is allowed in the thread, but Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his LS3 miata. This was a very meticulous build on youtube years ago, sad (for him) to see it go. IMO it's about as perfect as you can get, everything was "done right".  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-mazda-mazdaspeed-mx-5-miata-19/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDMrJhpeYiE
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phosdex posted:I saw this little truck today, RAM 700. Pulled this pic from dashcam. I was hoping I had seen the same one but it's not. They're very small. 
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BalloonFish posted:
Yep. 1958. dreesemonkey posted:I'm not sure if BAT stuff is allowed in the thread, but Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his LS3 miata. This was a very meticulous build on youtube years ago, sad (for him) to see it go. IMO it's about as perfect as you can get, everything was "done right". Oh, wow, I remember that build!
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Darchangel posted:Oh, wow, I remember that build! Yeah me too! Does anyone know what's the tupperware on the front bumper? I messed up the bottom of the bumper cover a while ago and this would do a good job of covering it up, plus give it a bit of a visual update. Also check out this Mazda mini-truck!  Well not so mini  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZduvVZx02s
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah me too! Does anyone know what's the tupperware on the front bumper? I messed up the bottom of the bumper cover a while ago and this would do a good job of covering it up, plus give it a bit of a visual update. Check the vids but I'm pretty sure he started with a MazdaSpeed turbo Miata. Yeah was a really neat build, shame to see it going. Dude has wicked attention to detail and a spotless garage, from memory almost every single component was brand new. Wonder if it means he's clearing space for another project?
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StormDrain posted:I was hoping I had seen the same one but it's not. They're very small. Yay it's a fiat strada!  It's made in brasil both for the US and LATAM markets, US has the RAM branding, LATAM uses fiat. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 06:15 on May 23, 2023 |
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SlowBloke posted:US has the RAM branding Mexico, it's not sold in the US. Yet.
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Q_res posted:Mexico, it's not sold in the US. I feel like it's a matter of time with the maverick making waves.
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Given how long the new Dakota has been in development hell and how long it took to get the Wagoneer to market, we might get its replacement but probably not that truck itself.
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Not if it's built in Brazil, the chicken tax will make it non-viable for import.
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JohnCompany posted:Not if it's built in Brazil, the chicken tax will make it non-viable for import. As a 4 door vehicle with a tray, surely it's a passenger vehicle, not a light truck, therefore not covered by chicken tax. You know, just like the passenger Transit Connects Ford imports before ripping the back seats and glass out.
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dreesemonkey posted:I'm not sure if BAT stuff is allowed in the thread, but Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his LS3 miata. This was a very meticulous build on youtube years ago, sad (for him) to see it go. IMO it's about as perfect as you can get, everything was "done right". I freaking loved that build and his channel. Sad no real new content in years.
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I don't endorse this, but I think it loosely fits under the label of 'awesome' Someone else suggested using a bottle jack as a belt tensioner
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Hadlock posted:I don't endorse this, but I think it loosely fits under the label of 'awesome' Nicholas Moran comments on r/lawncare? Wait. That's exactly what that is, isn't it? Looks suspiciously like a standard Ford jack.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:https://twitter.com/EzraDyer/status/1661543772738469888 I need to hear this
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Enos Cabell posted:I need to hear this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vaTGn3WSJk
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Dick Trauma posted:https://twitter.com/GeorgeCochrane1/status/1661341680765681667?s=20 If that thing ever hits 88 mph, you're gonna see some serious poo poo!
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bennyfactor posted:If that thing ever hits 88 mph, you're gonna see some serious poo poo(ted pants)!
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 Photo my dad took, pulled up outside a pub my parents were visiting
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I would actually have sex with that car.
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Hadlock posted:Imagine having a car like that with a great big white number dot on the front, and making the conscious decision to not put 69 on there before leaving the garage it's a hard choice between that and 420
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wesleywillis posted:I would actually have sex with that car. I'm the dude in the World of Warships t-shirt.
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Hadlock posted:Imagine having a car like that with a great big white number dot on the front, and making the conscious decision to not put 69 on there before leaving the garage And nobody there is seizing the opportunity to do it for them, smh
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Did your dad at least get to meet ace and Gary?
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Well, its the best one IVE ever seen
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Yeah that thing rules. I want one but made up like the A-Team van.
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"Pagano 2" home built Engine alfa 3,0 24v from 166, gearbox 75TS with LSD. Driveshafts alfa gtv v6. Steering alfa gtv -77. No power steering or brakes, just a light car with 260bhp.     
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