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My wife bought a 30 year old industrial sewing machine over a brand new industrial because the old one was made in Japan and the new one was made in China. The old one (Juki) has a remarkably better action and sound compared to the new Chinese one (highlead). Coincidentally, my Ibanez S prestige made in Japan is a level of quality far surpassing my made in USA Gibson Les Paul Standard. Japan has some serious master craftsmen.
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japanese kitchen knives are dope too
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Apr 17, 2017 13:56
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BraveUlysses posted:japanese kitchen knives are dope too I got 2 sets of these as wedding gifts and they are great. No food can resist my Hanzo Steel!
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Apr 17, 2017 14:50
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J vin or no vin. I want my digital clock to be made with craftsmanship!
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Apr 17, 2017 16:33
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The funny thing is that a large amount of the skill the Japanese developed in working steel was likely due to having fairly poo poo metal to work with in the first place.
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Apr 17, 2017 20:05
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My mazda was made in michigan. It makes me happy.
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BloodBag posted:My wife bought a 30 year old industrial sewing machine over a brand new industrial because the old one was made in Japan and the new one was made in China. The old one (Juki) has a remarkably better action and sound compared to the new Chinese one (highlead). I wish you had let me know you wanted a Juki, I have one in my garage I don't want. It's the industrial one that has its own bench/table.
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Apr 19, 2017 19:08
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alternate.eago posted:I wish you had let me know you wanted a Juki, I have one in my garage I don't want. It's the industrial one that has its own bench/table. What do you have, and what would a goon price be (assuming you're looking to sell)? The wife sews a ton, and her "new" sewing machine is pissing her off compared to her mothers old one she used to use.
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Apparently, the 348 snuck into the shoot for some new online F1 video series. Looks cozy in its new home: https://www.facebook.com/tachyonmotorsport/photos/a.328468653830448.87231.193843210626327/1499346603409308/?type=3 Still no update on damage to the motor yet.
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Apr 19, 2017 20:33
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Siochain posted:What do you have, and what would a goon price be (assuming you're looking to sell)? The wife sews a ton, and her "new" sewing machine is pissing her off compared to her mothers old one she used to use. Do you have pm? I'm not really sure what it is, my dad bought it years ago, it is one of the industrial machines used in a prison or something, the state of Maryland used to own it, so it was incredibly well maintained. Also I'm in the Baltimore area, so shipping could be a bitch.
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Apr 21, 2017 14:22
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BloodBag posted:My wife bought a 30 year old industrial sewing machine over a brand new industrial because the old one was made in Japan and the new one was made in China. The old one (Juki) has a remarkably better action and sound compared to the new Chinese one (highlead). my ibanez pf200 is a pretty well built guitar considering its nearly 40 years old and ive been beating the poo poo out of it for almost half that time
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Apr 22, 2017 19:16
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I, uhhhhh, started bidding on this: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2014-ultima-gtr/ An open seater with only an LS3 went for 70, so I don't think I'll be able to hang with bidding by the end.
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Apr 22, 2017 20:01
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Well to run one of those you'll definitely need to afford a large life insurance policy. 
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Apr 22, 2017 20:08
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I know very little about how auctions outside of eBay or a candle work, so maybe dumb question: why the 30k jump? I mean, wouldn't you rather get it for 50k, if you could? (Not that it would happen, just ... seems worth a try.)
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Apr 22, 2017 20:38
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kimbo305 posted:I, uhhhhh, started bidding on this: This is almost undoubtedly going 100+ it looks like
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Apr 22, 2017 20:40
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everdave posted:This is almost undoubtedly going 100+ it looks like Yeah, I'd be bidding against my own interests if I weren't sure it's still way under reserve or what it's going to sell for.
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kimbo305 posted:Yeah, I'd be bidding against my own interests if I weren't sure it's still way under reserve or what it's going to sell for. You could have had that maclaren for that  But seriously, what a shitpile that auction was from start to finish and I'm glad the loudest idiots in the comments had to eat poo poo when it sold.
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Apr 22, 2017 23:14
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Yeah, I'm on board with the common opinion that Ultimas really aren't all that pretty, but they're a very proven platform at this point, and if people are bagging on it being a kit car because they can't separate them from a fibreglass-on-a-Fiero lashup, that's their problem. Personally I'd have an SLC over an Ultima, but both are a moot point from a  perspective.I don't get the Cleco fasteners comment someone made. What else would you use for holding panels together for riveting?
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Apr 22, 2017 23:40
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InitialDave posted:I don't get the Cleco fasteners comment someone made. What else would you use for holding panels together for riveting?
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Apr 22, 2017 23:54
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kimbo305 posted:Clamps? Silicone sealant? I mean, it's clearly a good build, but it was just such an oddly specific thing to comment about. Like saying the guy used Snap-On tools.
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Yeah, I didn't think that was a particularly impressive thing to note. In the sense that anything but exceptional build quality could make you feel safe in a 700hp kit car. I drove a base Noble M12 once and that scared me enough.
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Apr 23, 2017 00:12
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Weird comparison of the hate on the McLaren versus people worshipping the Ultima guy
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Apr 23, 2017 00:27
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Ultimas are cool  Only the Ariel atom or Radical SR8 are cooler. Those two got me through PGR3
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Apr 23, 2017 11:47
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Apr 28, 2017 19:32
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That one's been on eBay for 14kish, but is the worst looking of the 7 clones. I went as far as I could on the Ultima, but got solidly outbid. http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2014-ultima-gtr/ Can't believe reserve was only 100K.
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Apr 28, 2017 21:30
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For me, Toyota stopped selling great vehicles in North America in 1995, but I'm crazy.
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Apr 29, 2017 01:30
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Fermented Tinal posted:For me, Toyota stopped selling great vehicles in North America in 1995, but I'm crazy. While I tend to agree with you, I have a couple cars that existed after 95 that were typical Toyota tank great: FZJ80 Land Cruiser / LX450 FZJ100 Land Cruiser / LX470 IS300 GS300 / GS400 LS430
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BlackMK4 posted:While I tend to agree with you, I have a couple cars that existed after 95 that were typical Toyota tank great: I'd add 2nd gen prius to that list. Those things just keep going (and being lovely gondolas in the process)
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^^ What brought on Toyota chat? Wrong thread?kimbo305 posted:That one's been on eBay for 14kish, but is the worst looking of the 7 clones. I saw that. I couldn't believe you were only $5k off. That's got to smart a little. I hadn't put it together, until that one commenter mentioned at the last minute, that the windows in a GTR don't open. I'm not sure how that'd go for me TBH. But then again you get to swing your sweet rear end billionaire doors anytime you need to do anything outside the car. One thing I've really come to love about BAT is the clear, up close pictures of the mechanicals I'd never see under otherwise. Just think, for the money you scraped together for the GTR you could buy BOTH of the 7 clones on BAT right now and still have a solid chunk of change left over.
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glyph posted:I saw that. I couldn't believe you were only $5k off. That's got to smart a little. The winner came on really strong, so I don't think I woulda won, just pushed the price up for the seller. Not that that's a bad thing for the seller, just that I wouldn't want to be winning at 110k or higher. There are some super cool exotic cars out there, and I can't e: stop thinking about owning one some day. I'm sure it'd be amusing to go to a drive-thru and have to pop the door open just to get your burgers and drink . kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Apr 29, 2017 |
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It gets old pretty fast imo. Driving through Europe with a RHD car and coming to the tolls was a real pain.
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BigPaddy posted:It gets old pretty fast imo. Driving through Europe with a RHD car and coming to the tolls was a real pain. Luckily for us, Massachusetts did away with toll booths. EZ Pass only boys
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Beaten to it by New Hampshire :v I am looking forward to going through a Dunkin drive through in something JDM and the staff being met with the dog.
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BigPaddy posted:Beaten to it by New Hampshire :v I am looking forward to going through a Dunkin drive through in something JDM and the staff being met with the dog. No, you can still pay NH tolls with cash.
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Ever thought of picking up a proper classic Italian car that has something of a reliable drivetrain? Like a DeTomaso Pantera? I would both hate your guts for buying my dream car and live vicariously through you. No high strung Italian idiocy for an engine, just a nice Ford Cleveland or Windsor V8 with a Ford GT40 transaxle.
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Apr 30, 2017 10:51
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Someone post the build log of that engineer who meticulously restomodded his Pantera
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Pantera? http://www.hemipanter.se/ Pantera!
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Pantera? And this is what you do when you can afford 20.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Pantera? Replaced the flip up headlights with fixed and covers. 2/10.
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I feel like Panteras have really good cachet, that is, I'd pay a premium just for the name. Are they even well engineered for driving? Whereas there's not nearly as much demand for some no-name exotics.
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