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BuckyDoneGun posted:Something I always found amusing watching some of the supercar rebuild channels - say B is for Build - not defending some of the jank poo poo they do, but in the earlier days when they were doing more simple rebuilds on Lambos. You'd see commenters in horror at how they were replacing parts of the tube frame, "you can't do it like that!" when in fact, all the were doing was replacing simple box tube sections like for like, with vastly better welds than the boogers Antonio and Lorenzo splattered on one Friday in Sant'Agata. Samcrac and vtuned did replace a part designed to crumple with a straight bar pointing directly at the drivers heart.
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https://x.com/8cyl_/status/1785869710342447316 *edit: it's an improvement at least Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 06:04 on May 2, 2024 |
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Olympic Mathlete posted:https://x.com/8cyl_/status/1785869710342447316 The one case where I'll agree - an LS swap is legit the right way to go.
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# ? May 2, 2024 14:26 |
Yeah somehow easier to work on
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# ? May 2, 2024 15:21 |
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And the electrical system is actually functional
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# ? May 2, 2024 16:14 |
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That’s a Gen II LT1 though, not a Gen III+ LS engine.
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# ? May 2, 2024 16:54 |
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MrYenko posted:That’s a Gen II LT1 though, not a Gen III+ LS engine. Still an improvement, once the Optispark is dealt with.
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# ? May 2, 2024 19:38 |
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Draguar did it better w the blower out the hood!
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# ? May 2, 2024 20:25 |
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amenenema posted:Draguar did it better w the blower out the hood! This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end
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# ? May 2, 2024 21:37 |
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end A bunch of excellent copy-cat shows?
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# ? May 2, 2024 21:46 |
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CommieGIR posted:The one case where I'll agree - an LS swap is legit the right way to go. Because of the huge amount of well-paid engineers around here, there used to be a glut of 10-20 year old Jags that didn't run. Nothing rusts and those cars were always parked in a garage, so the paint and interior would be good. JTR did plenty of business in this town. It was always weird sitting at a light and hearing a small black burble while surrounded cars that shouldn't do that. "Oh, it's the XJS!" On the other hand, our local Super Seven manufacturer put a 4.0 AJ6 in a very much lengthened, pot bellied chassis. That was a bad idea. They knew it was a bad idea. They confirmed it was a bad idea after driving it, once. Proved they could fit anything in the little car though. Come to think of it, there were a lot of rare cars sitting in garages over there where the old mansions and plantation houses are. They never moved, but the bodies looked OK and someone cleaned them. I remember a Jensen Interceptor, a De Tomaso Mangusta, a Sterling 827 (in a town full of Acura Legends), a few XJCs, and a couple V-12 XJs. With the Interceptor and one of the XJCs, I walked by while the old guys were outside and talked about the cars for a bit. What a trip for a middle-schooler, getting to sit inside the vehicles and poke around.
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# ? May 2, 2024 22:48 |
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This post just made me sad at what Roadkill became in the end Roadkill dipped in quality for a sec but is definitely climbing back up. Roadkill Garage is also consistently excellent. Tony Angelo's YouTube channel also has a RKG feel to it that I really enjoy.
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# ? May 3, 2024 04:21 |
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After catching up on the Terrible Car stuff thread, you know what needs some appreciation? Some drat physical switches. Look how good these switches are. Not only are switches good, these are good switches.
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# ? May 3, 2024 04:51 |
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Those switches are old enough to vote. For more switches.
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# ? May 3, 2024 05:04 |
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joat mon posted:Those switches are old enough to vote. Finally a candidate I can get behind
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# ? May 3, 2024 05:05 |
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amenenema posted:Roadkill dipped in quality for a sec but is definitely climbing back up. Roadkill Garage is also consistently excellent. Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. Tony's channel is great.
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# ? May 3, 2024 14:01 |
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Roadkill's biggest problem has always been how to watch it - it was great on youtube but Motor Trend's apps have always sucked. Side note - if you have a Chromecast, Google will let you watch a variety of free streaming TV. There are several automotive channels and one of them is Motor Trend, and plays Roadkill Garage, Engine Masters, and some other shows. It seems like the episodes are on a very slow rotation and there are commercials, but it's a decent way to watch Roadkill-adjacent shows.
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# ? May 3, 2024 18:34 |
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Alarbus posted:Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. Agreed. Why can't it notify me if there's a new episode of a show I follow?
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Alarbus posted:Motortrend got fully incorporated into the Max app (calling it HBO would be so much easier), it's just a pain in the rear end to find out what show has a new release. MT is on Discovery +. A far worse app than Max that I only use because it has MT on it.
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WTFBEES posted:After catching up on the Terrible Car stuff thread, you know what needs some appreciation? Some drat physical switches. After driving this dumb gently caress C300 loaner with the worst “switches” on the planet, I’m gonna rub one out to this pic.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Just walked out of my hotel to go get lunch and I was greeted by royalty Growing up in Madison wisconsin the former home of Oscar Meyer, you'd see these things everywhere all the time. I have a Pic of like 7 of them parked all together with bonus and lesser known mr penut mobile in the OM factory parking lot somewhere. Always funny to me how excited people get when they see their first one. Charrish this moment friend. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 03:29 on May 4, 2024 |
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Preoptopus posted:Growing up in Madison wisconsin the former home of Oscar Meyer, you'd see these things everywhere all the time. I have a Pic of like 7 of them parked all together with bonus and lesser known mr penut mobile in the OM factory parking lot somewhere. I feel the same way any the Goodyear blimp. I grew up near Akron so we saw that thing all the time leaving Wingfoot lake.
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Nocheez posted:I feel the same way any the Goodyear blimp. I grew up near Akron so we saw that thing all the time leaving Wingfoot lake. Did it ever read "Ice Cube's a pimp"?
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# ? May 4, 2024 16:30 |
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Absolute and complete insanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgM-ahm5Akc
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# ? May 4, 2024 16:54 |
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I think this qualifies for this thread simply by the model name alone? https://twitter.com/Channel205UK/status/1786442923233464362 This one is a no brainer https://twitter.com/midnightdorifto/status/1786469057958453655
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# ? May 5, 2024 14:07 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:I think this qualifies for this thread simply by the model name alone? oh lmao a 207 pickup E: apparently built off a 206+ Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 14:13 on May 5, 2024 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:This one is a no brainer I think you'll find that in this context they're called "brollies", not "umbrellas".
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Ether Frenzy posted:I think this qualifies for this thread simply by the model name alone? Reminded me of this car for sale near me, it's an import and looks to be a DIY conversion cuz I've never seen or heard of these before, based on a 96 Corolla
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Reminded me of this car for sale near me, it's an import and looks to be a DIY conversion cuz I've never seen or heard of these before, based on a 96 Corolla Not even Australia got these things in a ute version, so must be custom.
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# ? May 6, 2024 07:26 |
Yeah that's not a factory ute. It's cool but bloody exxy for what it is.
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# ? May 6, 2024 10:55 |
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Hilux taillights. It's a nice job whoever did it, but yeah that's a lotta money. If it were me, slap in the available 4WD drive train and a 20 valve Silvertop.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Reminded me of this car for sale near me, it's an import and looks to be a DIY conversion cuz I've never seen or heard of these before, based on a 96 Corolla ili posted:Yeah that's not a factory ute. It's cool but bloody exxy for what it is. This looks so cool at a glance but the closer I look the more suss it becomes. I cross-posted it elsewhere and others came to the same conclusion, also the price of that and other listings on that site seem impossible. If you click through to the listing they have two clips of it driving, one going one direction with sound and the other driving back but no sound for some reason? I want it to be real but thanks to AI bullshit I don't think it is
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# ? May 6, 2024 13:47 |
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Pile Of Garbage posted:? ...you think it's generative AI? It's a real, physical vehicle, poo poo like this is common as hell. If you mean the price well yeah that's how dealerships like this work. Ask impossible prices but lots of times it works. I don't think this is particularly something that someone will pay but I'm also not that dealership. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 14:33 on May 6, 2024 |
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It's two cars welded together, for all you know they were worth $7500 each before they were totalled. 2/3rds of $15000 is $10000. How much cheaper should a custom job that took someone a few hundred hours for the lol's be?
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# ? May 6, 2024 14:45 |
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KakerMix posted:...you think it's generative AI? It's a real, physical vehicle, poo poo like this is common as hell. Nah I meant more that I'm second-guessing myself more since generative AI poo poo came out. Clearly that's a real car or at least part of it is a real car. KakerMix posted:If you mean the price well yeah that's how dealerships like this work. Ask impossible prices but lots of times it works. I don't think this is particularly something that someone will pay but I'm also not that dealership. I thought the price seemed suspiciously low. However... Ether Frenzy posted:It's two cars welded together, for all you know they were worth $7500 each before they were totalled. 2/3rds of $15000 is $10000. this tracks and makes sense!
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Pile Of Garbage posted:Nah I meant more that I'm second-guessing myself more since generative AI poo poo came out. Clearly that's a real car or at least part of it is a real car. It's low because it's a custom thing is my guess, yeah. I guess if you really love the Corolla but otherwise if you were going to import a small truck from Japan you'd be worlds better getting something purpose-built for that, like a LiteAce or HiAce or even a 2WD Hilux.
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KakerMix posted:It's low because it's a custom thing is my guess, yeah. I guess if you really love the Corolla but otherwise if you were going to import a small truck from Japan you'd be worlds better getting something purpose-built for that, like a LiteAce or HiAce or even a 2WD Hilux. That is loving awesome and we can't have nice things.
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# ? May 6, 2024 15:06 |
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When I was a kid our family car was a Toyota Tarago and god drat does that have an almost identical front-end to those.
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# ? May 6, 2024 15:11 |
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Pile Of Garbage posted:This looks so cool at a glance but the closer I look the more suss it becomes. I cross-posted it elsewhere and others came to the same conclusion, also the price of that and other listings on that site seem impossible. If you click through to the listing they have two clips of it driving, one going one direction with sound and the other driving back but no sound for some reason? I could go drive it for the LOL's and just to get a good look at it, I've got time on my hands this week [e] Knowing the Japanese, if it was in fact done there it's probably done really well but I'd have to see it in person.....then offer them $5k for it lol Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 17:39 on May 6, 2024 |
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lmao in what world is a 30yo 1.5l Corolla and a couple of ute panels from the junkyard worth 7500 bucks each?? E100's in almost as good a condition as you like, let alone "lets chop it into a ute" condition are $1500 all day long over the last 2mo of Japan auction sales I just spent 2mins looking up.
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