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DropShadow posted:Can someone explain how you cut a hood this precisely around such an irregularly shaped object? I've always wondered how they do this. Lots and lots of cardboard templates. That one looks close enough that it looks like it would hit when the hood opened on it's arc.
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DropShadow posted:Can someone explain how you cut a hood this precisely around such an irregularly shaped object? I've always wondered how they do this. Alt Answer: Photoshop
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Measure 10 times, cut once.
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MrYenko posted:...only 1,800 G8 GXPs. (gently caress me I should have bought one. I was standing right there with my GTO keys in my hand, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot.) I wonder how many of those were manuals. It really is amazing that if you bought a G8 GXP manual new, near the end when they were offering crazy deals on them, you could probably sell it today for nearly as much as you originally paid for it.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I wonder how many of those were manuals. It really is amazing that if you bought a G8 GXP manual new, near the end when they were offering crazy deals on them, you could probably sell it today for nearly as much as you originally paid for it. 841. Roughly 46%.
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I promised another photo post, so here we go. I've previously posted photos of one of the engines, my ships have all been diesel-electric (or hybrid if you prefer) so this is a post on one of our generators. As I mentioned previously we had a major overspeed incident which necessitated taking apart the generator to make sure it hadn't torn itself to pieces. I'm sure you can imagine a 6600V generator with close to a thousand amps is NOT something you want arcing out. You will have to forgive the quality of these images, they are taken with my old cellphone camera which was not the best. So, this is the generator with the front off, showing the rotating assembly (or rotor if you want to be pedantic).  Another view:  Setting up to pull the rotor out:  And out it comes:  Windings:  Raised up on jacks so we can access the pedestal bearings:  Inside the pedestal bearing:  Seems I didn't take as many photos as I thought. But that's the generator open. I'll have a think about what to post next. I have a ton more photos including our drydock and overhauls of various equipment, but at some point I'll need to be explaining what the equipment is and why it's there, so the posts from now will be a bit more in depth for me.
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City17 posted:Lots and lots of cardboard templates. If you could set up a nice guide for a plasma cutter, you'd be able to cut the whole thing in one go and clean it up after with hand tools. I've never had any training and only self taught myself with one at my old job, but if you've got a good guide, with how thin a bonnet is you'd have it cut in about 30 seconds and that's being generous. Also plasma cutters are probably one of the most awesome things to use. Cutting half inch steel plates like they are butter with next to no effort.
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Two Finger posted:Seems I didn't take as many photos as I thought. But that's the generator open. So awesome. Keep 'em coming. 
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My brother and I decided to head to the mountains for a road rally. Got canned due to snow on the way so we decided to check out the dragon since we were near by and had never been.        And the one from the last autox of the year. 
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I love the vinyl on the Miata headlights... It just looks grumpily astonished at everything.
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Our local Snap-on guy rolled up in his new truck recently. Notice the vanity plate.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Our local Snap-on guy rolled up in his new truck recently. Notice the vanity plate. Tool salesman. Extortionist. Same difference.
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Today on Jalopnik's Nice Price or Crack pipe, they have one of my all-time favorite cars, a Zil. Nothing else quite has the same presence as those. Show up in a Rolls, yeah, you have money. Show up in a Zil, yeah, you probably have your own country whose people you oppress from time to time. I think I like it better than the Mercedes 600. 7.7L V8, 311 HP, 11,000 lbs 
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I would be interested to hear who paid to import it, and why. $990k for that is ri-loving-diculous
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 Never change, TaxTheRich. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VlAzVqm2HQ
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I'm not sure where else to post this, but for anyone else in the NYC-Long Island area, there's a silver Mclaren P1 at Long Island Sports Cars in Roslyn. I drove past and it's really stunning. Plus they might still have a BAR-Honda F1 car in the showroom. And they're totally cool with people coming in and taking pictures.
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InitialDave posted:
Empty quoting for later enjoyment.
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I love that they just tied on the tow rope to the spoiler... Apparently the buzzkill police are investigating it:quote:A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: 'The footage showing the wakeboarder and the Ferrari has been brought to the attention of Lincolnshire Police. Tax the rich replied: quote:It would have been a crime not to do it! Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 10:17 on Nov 26, 2014 |
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Your car's engine is 6 liters? That's cute. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/26/hacking_luxury_cars/?page=1
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88h88 posted:I love that they just tied on the tow rope to the spoiler... Apparently the buzzkill police are investigating it: Tax the Rich for Top Gear host please.
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88h88 posted:Tax the rich replied:
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Wasabi the J posted:Tax the Rich for Top Gear host please. He's a better Stig than the actual Stig, because he's been anonymous for longer. (though googling it, it appears a few people have decided who it is)
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Collateral Damage posted:Your car's engine is 6 liters? That's cute. There a bloke who put one of those into a rover sd1, and had to send the v5 into the dvla 3 times as every time they "corrected" the new engine capacity down and refused to believe the claimed new capacity.
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Cakefool posted:There a bloke who put one of those into a rover sd1, and had to send the v5 into the dvla 3 times as every time they "corrected" the new engine capacity down and refused to believe the claimed new capacity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BnhZsS8a0
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Collateral Damage posted:Your car's engine is 6 liters? That's cute. The writing is quite British. Mark Whitehorn posted:Of course, the Meteor produces less power than the Merlin but most people would consider 660bhp and 1,650ft/lbs of torque adequate for road use. Mark Whitehorn posted:Behold my saviour: the MIGHTY CENTURION'S SHAFT
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88h88 posted:I love that they just tied on the tow rope to the spoiler... Apparently the buzzkill police are investigating it: It looks fast in the video but I'm wondering if its mainly the camera angles used? As someone who wakeboards you really don't want to go too much over 22mph, but with still water like that and not doing any jumps I can imagine going a little faster is fine. I doubt they got up to 40 or anything like that. Being reckless with expensive cars you have the money to write off is fine but wakeboarding in shallow water with no helmet can go bad quickly.
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Collateral Damage posted:Your car's engine is 6 liters? That's cute. the obvious solution to his high-torque transmission woes is to fit beautiful polished fender flares, wide drag slicks, and a Lenco CS1 five-speed four-lever transmission. 
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e: oh bugger; waaay late.
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TurboPup needs to be our new mascot!
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He compresses doggy biscuits into doggy doo.
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Bolt it on to any motor for an instant 50 D'awwwwpower. 
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88h88 posted:I love that they just tied on the tow rope to the spoiler... Apparently the buzzkill police are investigating it: Tax the rich is the guy who started foxtons estate agents. The police won't do anything.
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Bape Culture posted:Tax the rich is the guy who started foxtons estate agents. The police won't do anything. I think it's more likely that that it's his kids. But they're probably his cars and most of their videos are certainly heveningham hall. Also there's nothing really on the videos that would conclusively give speed away. There's a 10 knot speed limit on windermere yet they still wakeboard on it.
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Too new...  http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-oral-history-of-an-amazing-1930-ford-model-a-off-ro-1588212852
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Colonel K posted:I think it's more likely that that it's his kids. But they're probably his cars and most of their videos are certainly heveningham hall. Also there's nothing really on the videos that would conclusively give speed away. There's a 10 knot speed limit on windermere yet they still wakeboard on it. His son is pretty poo poo hot at rallycross yeah, but since the laferrari pic on the way back from collecting it, I'm convinced he's definitely involved. Top lad.
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