Post awesome AI car shit:First time Ive seen a Golf with a hole in one like that

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Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

It's pretty amazing how easy it is too. Just cutting and extending the strut tubes and then dropping the cartridge in after a spacer.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:30

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# ? May 29, 2024 20:54

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

The big concern for me, after watching the entirety of project Binky and considering myself now an expert on things like suspension geometry, would be the suspension geometry and how it would affect my CV joints. Might not be that big of a deal, but still something to put on the list.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:33

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

I'm gonna be really honest with you now: it is a Mk4 Volkswagen. Your CVs are hosed no matter what.

But yeah your camber curve probably ends up all kinds of weird. I am sure the Mk4 community already has bump steer and caster kits that you could use to touch up anything weird that happens.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 20:35

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Half-axles are relatively cheap, I'll just keep a couple on hand :buddy:

Time to go to work, I suppose.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 21:05

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

scuz posted:

The big concern for me, after watching the entirety of project Binky and considering myself now an expert on things like suspension geometry, would be the suspension geometry and how it would affect my CV joints. Might not be that big of a deal, but still something to put on the list.

One thing will be that don't forget, larger diameter tyres will change where the suspension geometry puts itself relative to the important bit, the contact patch, so have a good think about what you need to do with balancing things like steering trail, KPI, wheel offset (gently caress "backspacing", that's for hicks wot durnt wanna rub frame with Super Swampers, relation of mounting face to centreline is what matters) and so on.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 21:20

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

A larger diameter tire also applies more torque to the suspension. Think of your contact patch as the end of a lever, with the radius being the length of the lever. increase the radius, increase the leverage it has on what it's bolted to. That's why fred didn't do a burnout in the monster truck, it likely would have snapped the axle shafts or, being a sterling, spun the axle tubes right out.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 21:23

Seizure Meat: Jul 23, 2008; by Smythe

# ? Jun 30, 2016 21:42

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

InitialDave posted:

One thing will be that don't forget, larger diameter tyres will change where the suspension geometry puts itself relative to the important bit, the contact patch, so have a good think about what you need to do with balancing things like steering trail, KPI, wheel offset (gently caress "backspacing", that's for hicks wot durnt wanna rub frame with Super Swampers, relation of mounting face to centreline is what matters) and so on.

what loving pisses me off about offset is that it's measured in mm. Percentage of wheel width would be much more logical.

No matter what though you need two data points (width, offset, backspacing) to truly determine wheel fitment.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 22:37

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

kastein posted:

what loving pisses me off about offset is that it's measured in mm. Percentage of wheel width would be much more logical.

No matter what though you need two data points (width, offset, backspacing) to truly determine wheel fitment.

Well, you also need to know diameter, so percentage of width is meaningless. You want measurements to work out through trigonometry where the intersection points of suspension geometry with the contact patch will be.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 22:41

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

InitialDave posted:

Well, you also need to know diameter, so percentage of width is meaningless. You want measurements to work out through trigonometry where the intersection points of suspension geometry with the contact patch will be.

True. I was mostly thinking of wheel fitment vs the brakes and axle housing, but you're 100% right about needing that info for contact patch/scrub radius and fender + suspension link clearance.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 22:52

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

scuz posted:

Half-axles are relatively cheap, I'll just keep a couple on hand

Time to go to work, I suppose.

Also the only thing I've seen consistently gently caress FWD VW half-shafts is trying to go full throttle at full lock. Most of the rallycrossers here actually fabricate simple steering stops so that they can't quite get full lock when they're donging it up in the mud.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 22:53

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

kastein posted:

True. I was mostly thinking of wheel fitment vs the brakes and axle housing, but you're 100% right about needing that info for contact patch/scrub radius and fender + suspension link clearance.

Mmm, my irritation is the number of people who seem to treat offset/backspacing as a "fit" problem. Worry about whether it works in terms of geometry first, then see how it fits. I think not understanding this is a significant reason for things like death wobble, people thinking that as long as it bolts together and doesn't rub, it's "right", even if your steering trail is hosed and your kpi now intersects a country mile away from where it was on the contact patch before.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 23:24

Queen_Combat: Jan 15, 2011

Except when DED does it, they get a pass.

Using dually hubs as spacers? Wonderful.

# ? Jun 30, 2016 23:42

Gay Nudist Dad: Dec 12, 2006; asshole on a scooter

I saw a beautiful thing today

# ? Jul 1, 2016 05:29

Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

Cage posted:

That truck reminded me of a crazy Icelandic guy with a first gen explorer

46 inches

Crazy? Every other vehicle in Iceland looks like that. :black101:

# ? Jul 1, 2016 06:16

Chris Knight: Jun 5, 2002; me @ ur posts; Fun Shoe

Gay Nudist Dad posted:

I saw a beautiful thing today

Love it

# ? Jul 1, 2016 16:49

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Is that a land rover bed?

# ? Jul 1, 2016 17:17

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Cakefool posted:

Is that a land rover bed?

I think it's a standard FJ40 one. Definitely not Land Rover though.

# ? Jul 1, 2016 17:19

neckbeard: Jan 25, 2004; Oh Bambi, I cried so hard when those hunters shot your mommy...

Happy Canada Day!

# ? Jul 1, 2016 17:46

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJCkHPU8ko

That's a Mk3 Fiesta. :staredog:

# ? Jul 1, 2016 21:56

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Kawasaki H2R Proves It Really Can Go 249 MPH On A (Closed) Public Road

:staredog:

# ? Jul 2, 2016 12:45

BlackMK4: Aug 23, 2006; wat.; Megamarm

Meh, this is a much cooler H2R video, anyone can pin the throttle in a straight line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqSmEfeV1k
It's at Isle of Man.

Also, from the rider

quote:

Hi all, some great comments here. For the record This was display lap on closed roads during TT 2015 and I saw 218mph on the clock that day but I took my iphone in my leathers used the strava tracking app. This logged me at a max of 206.9 mph!
This is one incredible motorcycle , and something I will never forget! ✊🏼

BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Jul 2, 2016

# ? Jul 2, 2016 17:27

Deeters: Aug 21, 2007

I'm really surprised I haven't seen this linked on every car culture site yet: https://youtu.be/4DV55mp7TGI

# ? Jul 3, 2016 21:01

wargames: Mar 16, 2008; official yospos cat censor

El Scotch posted:

Kawasaki H2R Proves It Really Can Go 249 MPH On A (Closed) Public Road

I wonder if you could fit the engine in an az-1.

# ? Jul 4, 2016 21:18

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

I wonder if the GTR LM team would take offers on their car deskinned:

and ruining all the aero effects, I'm sure.

# ? Jul 5, 2016 02:04

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

kimbo305 posted:

I wonder if the GTR LM team would take offers on their car deskinned:

and ruining all the aero effects, I'm sure.

Slam a truck bed on it and I'm there.

# ? Jul 5, 2016 02:07

BlackMK4: Aug 23, 2006; wat.; Megamarm

How long until someone thinks that's the back of the car

# ? Jul 5, 2016 02:22

Ygolonac

Nov 26, 2007

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kimbo305 posted:

I wonder if the GTR LM team would take offers on their car deskinned:

and ruining all the aero effects, I'm sure.

# ? Jul 5, 2016 02:22

F1DriverQuidenBerg: Jan 19, 2014

BlackMK4 posted:

How long until someone thinks that's the back of the car

Pretty sure Sniff Petrol had an article joking that Nissan figured out that the easiest way to fix the car was to drive it in reverse.

# ? Jul 5, 2016 03:31

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!

Ygolonac posted:

Just gonna set this HDR slider to "Pro"

# ? Jul 5, 2016 16:46

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

https://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_o9qagjL8Dv1s6441y.mp4

the parking enforcement team has arrived

# ? Jul 6, 2016 03:44

T1g4h: Aug 6, 2008; I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

Maker Of Shoes posted:

Just gonna set this HDR slider to "Pro"

To be fair, that is one of the least offensively tacky HDR shots i've seen. And I speak from experience, having abused the gently caress out of HDR when I was still learning photography :v:

# ? Jul 6, 2016 05:38

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle

I think it looks kinda 50s in a painterly way.

# ? Jul 6, 2016 07:46

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

is that from a movie being filmed? it has it all, boat chase, car chase, car crash, car splash :v:

# ? Jul 6, 2016 16:42

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

That's actually what I was wondering. Mostly because of the boat.

# ? Jul 6, 2016 17:26

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

Yes, it's from a film shoot. But supposedly the smart wasn't supposed to end up in the drink.

# ? Jul 6, 2016 17:32

Falken: Jan 26, 2004; Do you feel like a hero yet?

Replace the Smart with a Morris Marina and you've got pre sex offender Top Gear.

# ? Jul 6, 2016 18:05

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

I posted this in the subaru thread but I'll link it here because bruh

literally a fish posted:

Fuuuuuuuuck.

So the place that's currently got my Legacy for tuning just finished running this around Philip Island for Subinats '16, came 2nd (time trial event iirc):

Click on the photos for full-rez.

Video of a lap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5XLl70acGA (I may have posted this already)

EG33 turbo impreza. Holy poo poo. This thing is insane.