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boxen posted:So, I don't have a source for this that's not Anyone who reads this thread and considers themselves a car nerd but doesn’t know who LJK Setright is is either a: a poser not a car nerd or b: in desperate need of spending some time reading.
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, but for anyone who likes goofy engine designs, look for a book called "Some Unusual Engines" by an author with the last name of Setright.
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Godholio posted:I'd lean more towards the latter, but wouldn't be surprised at all at people not knowing about an English author who did most of his work half a century ago. Many of us were burned after reading "Lucas: A Study in Quality Control for Electrical Components".
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Godholio posted:I'd lean more towards the latter, but wouldn't be surprised at all at people not knowing about an English author who did most of his work half a century ago. His stuff used to appear in American mags regularly. In the 1990s, too. Anyway he’s worth checking out.
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drgitlin posted:His stuff used to appear in American mags regularly. In the 1990s, too. Another automotive writer worth checking out: https://seatsafetyswitch.com/
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I feel one needs to add Elon Musk in that category as well.
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I have Setright's Guinness book and his Turbocharging and Supercharging book... somewhere. Possibly at my mother's house.
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drgitlin posted:Anyone who reads this thread and considers themselves a car nerd but doesn’t know who LJK Setright is is either a: a poser not a car nerd or b: in desperate need of spending some time reading. ok pistonheads boomer
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drgitlin posted:His stuff used to appear in American mags regularly. In the 1990s, too. So....25 years ago.
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drgitlin posted:Anyone who reads this thread and considers themselves a car nerd but doesn’t know who LJK Setright is is either a: a poser not a car nerd or b: in desperate need of spending some time reading. I dno man. When posed with the hypothetical question of if he could spend a very specific 540,000 dollars on cars, what would he get? He blew it all on a Bristols and Hondas. https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/opinion/ljk-setright/how-ljk-setright-would-spend-540000-on-cars-car-magazine-archive-june-1994/ Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Nov 10, 2019 |
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Preoptopus posted:He blew it all on a Bristols and Hondas. Exactly. Mad bugger used to try driving with his left foot doing the accelerator and brake, and the right foot doing the clutch, too. If that’s not automotive insanity I don’t know what is.
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Holy poo poo that rules. I must build one.
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1964 Volvo 122s with a Cummins diesel. Click for huge
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I live this, but oh my god, those windscreen wipers are tiny.
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Finger Prince posted:https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/547052439209984/
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Qmass posted:wrong thread, IMO. 
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Chunky tires on small cars is always awesome, hth.
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Qmass posted:wrong thread, IMO. Yeah nah this is the right thread for that
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Wrar posted:Offtoady Miatas are a blast It's kinda like an updated version of a Baja bug
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https://twitter.com/ferio_252/status/1196687375394467843 THAT INTERIOR
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I'd have to put the KITT lights in the front of that thing. I'd also probably be making laser shooting sounds constantly while driving.
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Powershift posted:needs more buttons IMO Paging... well, you?
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Thor24 is finally done. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/18/thor24-3400-horsepower-semi-truck-custom/  
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I doubt it actually gets driven much, but the view out the windshield has to be pretty much non-existent.
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And somehow, exactly what i want to see when i look out a windshield.
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Craptacular posted:I doubt it actually gets driven much, but the view out the windshield has to be pretty much non-existent. According to the article it has cameras and screens inside the cab to see where you are going. I got a chuckle with what they used for an APU. As in, gently caress it, rest of it is over the top, let's toss a turbine in. Along with Lambo doors.
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Powershift posted:Thor24 is finally done. I assume that the stacks are the exhaust for the turbine, since the engine has FREAKING ZOOMIES THAT APPARENTLY BREATHE FIRE. Also: official site: http://thor2471.com/
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"property developer" ... tax the rich.
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I'd have a lot less problem with the rich if they did cool poo poo like this with their money instead of hiring underage hookers for their private jets.
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