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Powershift posted:
One might even say worlds apart.
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i would even say one of them is streets ahead
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Wistful of Dollars posted:that booty Swiggity swooty.
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ThirstyBuck posted:One might even say worlds apart. Looking into it, they both would have been around $11,000 new. Granted $11k in 1973 would be about $29k in 1987. Darchangel posted:Interesting - I don't think my SR-5 wraps to 4000 at 75, and it's had 4.10 rear gears from an automatic car swapped in (standard gearing for a manual is 3.909 IIRC.) I mean, my redline is 5K, I think (fake edit: nope, 6K!.) I actually don't recall what the cruising RPM is, though. It may be 4K and I just accept it, because that's what it is. It's got 4.30s because race car so even with a 0.861 overdrive it's at 3.70:1 in 5th. Even with no overdrive the lincoln sits at 2400rpm, but then again it will also do 75mph in first.
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Got some nice outdoor shots of the 996 today.   This is the best view for sure 
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Got some nice outdoor shots of the 996 today. A very fine automobile.
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Sir Mix-A-Lot would approve. Because he is into cars.
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Powershift posted:Very high on the list for me once i get to cosmetics. I can feel how cold it is where you are
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 Bought it 4 months ago, fixed a bunch of things, now learning how to drive it and what still needs fixing.
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New wheels…who dis? Also the amount of St. Patrick’s comments I got this morning was silly. I reminded folks that St. Patrick was Italian. davecrazy fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Mar 17, 2024 |
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Terrible night shot because the car is filthy thanks to it constantly raining Oem performance pack brembos fitted with some PMU Clubracers, a bunch of stiffer drivetrain mounts and an oilcooler fitted. Now ready for it's first track outing.
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heffray posted:
Hell yes to this.
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davecrazy posted:New wheels…who dis? lol you too huh
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The weather broke 70 for the first time this year, I had to take it out and drive it. And get a little photoshoot in. 21 year old car, which I got at 10 years old, with transplanted drivetrain I've had for almost 17 years. I still absolutely love it. I have photoshopped out the paint chips on the front bumper so you all can see it how I see it.    I finally did paintless dent removal on it last year and it really came out nice.  It has its defects but I'm planning on fixing them. Here is the un-re-touched truth of the front end. Very frustrating, in that this was a factory painted bumper I paid around $800 for, and the first time I power washed it, paint flaked off like a motherfucker. The white scuff in the center is from my now-deceased brother being careless around it. Also frustrating.  I'm currently trying to decide whether to go all in on getting it repainted vs DIY vinyl wrapping it. I think I'm gonna try wrapping it myself and if I screw it up then pay someone to redo it. Either way is cheaper than a repaint, and with how seldom I drive it these days, even vinyl should last a decade. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Mar 18, 2024 |
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LloydDobler posted:Beauty FWIW even w a few bumper chips it's amazing. Excellent work - I think I remember the transplant thread.
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Good lines defy time.
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dope as gently caress, that's a real good shitbox you got there
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yolo or something   
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loving hell I think you just won the thread. Goddrat dude.
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Taking “simplify and add lightness” to it’s logical conclusion
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You glorious bastard
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Been thinking of getting an Elise myself but a good street one is still $40k and I’m a cheap bastard despite what my fleet says about me.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Been thinking of getting an Elise myself but a good street one is still $40k and I’m a cheap bastard despite what my fleet says about me. I swear the Elise has been $40k for the last 12 years. I love an angry pumpkin. The Exige S of a former coworker was such a memorable experience.
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They were $30K for a good while
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Yeaaaa, I let the ship sail on getting a 996 GT3 when they were in the 40s and 50s so I figured I'd finally grab an Elise after not getting one when they were in the 20's. I don't have any real firm plans with it yet, I'd just been looking for one to hang onto as a future track car for about six months. This one popped up and I had to have it after I realized it was one of the VSA built Lotus Cup cars - my friend owns one of the sister cars, so I knew build quality would be high, which it is. The previous owner handed me a 2" thick binder of receipts, I stopped counting at $80k. It wasn't cheap, but it'll get a K24. Transmission is the real question, I'd like to do a VW DSG and run everything on MaxxECU but we will see. General idea is that this thing should be significantly less tire dependent than my K BRZ and it won't need to fit such a restrictive ruleset so more fun can be had from the builder side of things. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Mar 20, 2024 |
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Hell yeah, and that color is awesome too.
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Mmmm sequential gearbox 
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BlackMK4 posted:Yeaaaa, I let the ship sail on getting a 996 GT3 when they were in the 40s and 50s so I figured I'd finally grab an Elise after not getting one when they were in the 20's. I don't have any real firm plans with it yet, I'd just been looking for one to hang onto as a future track car for about six months. This one popped up and I had to have it after I realized it was one of the VSA built Lotus Cup cars - my friend owns one of the sister cars, so I knew build quality would be high, which it is. The previous owner handed me a 2" thick binder of receipts, I stopped counting at $80k. T H R E A D
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Run the 2ZZ into the ground first IMO, fellow chrome orange owner.
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Put on the summer 18s and ran through a car wash. Coming from driving on studded Hakka 9s mostly on wet asphalt since we bought it last October, it was like getting a completely different car! 
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evobatman posted:Put on the summer 18s and ran through a car wash  It just snowed this week. It was high 60ºF earllier this month. Can't wait to get the summer wheels on and stop needing to wash all the salt brine off.
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Octopus Magic posted:Run the 2ZZ into the ground first IMO, fellow chrome orange owner.  it's a cool engine and finicky enough it's only a matter of time if you drive the piss out of it.
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Hell yeah.
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  Need to take some new pics but it needs a wash first!
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Nice color, good wagon.
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priznat posted:
Would.
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Sometimes I think about trading in my E91 for a V60. They look so drat nice.
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It is stupidly quick when you want it to be with the rear electric motors and turbo ice up front. No more supercharger in these, probably thankfully. Or just toodling around on electric when dropping off kids etc, I love it. It’s super practical but also fun as hell. If BMW had the wagons in north America I might have had a harder decision but sadly not anymore.
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It is also dog approved! Would like to perhaps get a better liner and bumper protector mat.. thinking weather tech but any other good options would be welcome to know
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