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And if it looks like THAT, i'd had to see the lake it came out of.
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angryrobots posted:Of course I know you're an engineer and I could be completely wrong! Just because I have a piece of paper doesn't mean I can't be completely wrong, either.  Drivetrain isn't really my specialty (if I even had a specialty...).
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let's get custom https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5935072078.html 
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My favorite thing in the world: Engine partially disassembled. "Hmmm, I took this weird stuff off, this is is really hard... hummm what do I do? Oh man, the Dukes of Hazzard are on!" *proceeds to leave everything open to the elements for the rest of eternity*
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Dr.Caligari posted:That is more of an art installation than anything isn't it? Why not? V8, body on frame construction, it's just a low truck really. Slow af I'm sure. Now imagine it with a supercharged motor with a blower through the hood....
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$11,500 for a 1988 fiero with 134,000 miles   
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Not sure how you got to that, but that article is two years old.
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Larrymer posted:Not sure how you got to that, but that article is two years old. I'm aware. The Ebay link doesn't even have pics up anymore.
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I would restomod that, put in an LSx, and drive it all over the US. Way more interesting than a newer motorhome, and probably rides better. Would definitely get better fuel mileage. The camper is in surprisingly good shape. StormDrain posted:Why not? V8, body on frame construction, it's just a low truck really. Slow af I'm sure. Oh, now THERE you go. Though even a stock 5.3 is going to have more grunt than the original 365 Caddy engine.
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gently caress, thats probably the nicest condition fiero I've ever seen.
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that owns
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Cop Porn Popper posted:gently caress, thats probably the nicest condition fiero I've ever seen. Yea seriously and there's one that someone drives to my cemetery almost every day that I thought was the nicest one left. This one is better too because of the year. I'd drive that and I really don't like fieros that much.
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The interior on that thing really lets the rest of the car down, it's like GM ran out of effort and decided a bunch of poo poo out of their compact car parts bin would work great. I mean I know that's how the rest of the car was designed but by 88 you'd think they would have improved it somewhat
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rscott posted:The interior on that thing really lets the rest of the car down, it's like GM ran out of effort and decided a bunch of poo poo out of their compact car parts bin would work great. I mean I know that's how the rest of the car was designed but by 88 you'd think they would have improved it somewhat Same year Countach for reference: 
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80s lambos weren't really known for their interior fit and finish but at least that doesn't look like the cabin of a Silverado
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Same year Countach for reference: Those enormous side-sills, and the way the footwells narrow down. Not sure how my size 13 feet would fit in there. Still want.
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Bad, rear end.
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Yea that fuckin rules except for the wheels. Omg those wheels are so bad.
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Has that guy ever seen what a real 917 looks like? I don't even know what the worst part of it is, it's all so bad.
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I like the teeny wing on the whale tale that's too short. And to be fair, none of those Laser kit cars look good. Examples:   
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So... what are those kits based on? Probably not the usual beetle or Fiero if it's got a V8, although I guess I've heard of people swapping Fieros. Or are they completely custom kits like the FFR cars or a Locost or something?
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Eh, some people have dropped SBCs into VW based kits before.
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Why do so many of those kit cars have that terrible carnival ride sparkly paint jobs?
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People like some really weird poo poo
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Breakfast Feud posted:Why do so many of those kit cars have that terrible carnival ride sparkly paint jobs? Dude what? Carnival rides have some sweet paint jobs.
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Breakfast Feud posted:Why do so many of those kit cars have that terrible carnival ride sparkly paint jobs? If you're gonna make something that gaudy and over the top, mind as well go whole hog.
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ExplodingSims posted:If you're gonna make something that gaudy and over the top, mind as well go whole hog. Please, she has feelings.
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Breakfast Feud posted:Why do so many of those kit cars have that terrible carnival ride sparkly paint jobs? Bass boat paint rules, though. If I had the money and an excuse everything would be either that or colour-shift. Big thick flakecast. Maybe a little pinstripe or lace work.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Bass boat paint rules, though. If I had the money and an excuse everything would be either that or colour-shift. I always wonder how "bass boat" paint became a thing on, well bass boats. It's so ubiquitous now, when was it decided that all bass boats get painted like a coffin tank on a 52 panhead chopper from 1977?
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I don't know, but its a beautiful thing.
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Just like a flashy paint job gets all the bitches, a flashy boat gets all the fishes.
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Q_res posted:Eh, some people have dropped SBCs into VW based kits before. That doesn't make them any better really. Kit car owners are a weird breed of hobby dudes. Not enough balls to race, not enough money to buy the real thing, and enough cheap property to store it without the windows installed, baking under the sun or under a pine tree for 15 years. I feel like there's a lot of cross talk between kit car guys and old men with really really chromed out Harleys.
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Larrymer posted:Just like a flashy paint job gets all the bitches, a flashy boat gets all the fishes. Shiny car gets rear end and shiny boat gets bass?
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Octopus Magic posted:That doesn't make them any better really. My point was only that V8 swapped VW kit cars are far from unheard of.
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Raluek posted:So... what are those kits based on?
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Kit cars and bass boats are fiberglass which gets a gel coat rather than paint. Gel coat is much much thicker so it holds more flake and has really great depth.
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angryrobots posted:Shiny car gets rear end and shiny boat gets bass? There's at least one more joke in there about them both smelling like fish.
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drat, based on what my wife's been turning up it looks like January is the best time to buy a classic car. Paying off Christmas bills? http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/5954582404.html  http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/5955781435.html
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Buy that International. Buy it nau. Look how cute!!
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