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

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Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

SlimManFat posted:

Hopefully I'm not late or repeating this, but this is loving awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCPODjJO7s

Where did the last two hours go? Those vids were awesome and hilarious. My favorite is when he's poking through the rust holes.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2014 04:14

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 05:34

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Edit: replying to old rear end post in thread. whoops

# ¿ Feb 13, 2015 21:40

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

If it's got enough camber that you can see it with your naked eye, you're either driving an F1 car or you're a douchebag.

Pretty neat car though the owner sounds like a tool regardless. Not how I would do it but I bet it's still a fun car.

# ¿ May 13, 2015 23:37

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Ozz81 posted:

Both cars are gorgeous

You guys are talking about an ugly 80's shitbox. :lol:

I love cool wagons ~~as much as~~ more than the next guy but that's absurd.

Great condition, sure. Pretty? Not so much.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2015 18:38

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Powershift posted:

Probably a good thing they would never repeat that same mistake under the new GM.

99% chance you've never even been in one, driven one, let alone seen one in person (unless it's at a dealership). :v:

I have, and they're a pretty nice car (much, much nicer than a Volt) but were silly expensive initially. Still seem high to me but that's my brain saying "you can get a Corvette for that" which isn't really a fair comparison.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2015 17:09

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

MA-Horus posted:

So I've been given carte blanche to drive a Mclaren 650S whenever the wish strikes me.

Catch is, this offer is being made by my girlfriend's dad.

In my mind, this is danger. "You can drive my supercar" is among the same lines of "You can be inside my daughter".

This happened to me with a less cool/expensive car. The first time I met the father of my girlfriend (now wife), he offered to let me drive his cherry 911. I didn't want to hurt anything so I declined, and regret doing so. Not long after he sold the car and hasn't replaced it with something as cool.

Learn from my mistake and get the gently caress into the driver's seat.

# ¿ Dec 7, 2015 19:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Whatever happened to him (I don't read the mustang thread, maybe he's still around) and his car? I remember the divorce and stuff but not sure if it was ever finished.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2015 20:39

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Holy poo poo, I didn't even see the school bus until the comments below. :vince:

I knew those things were big but goddamn.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2016 04:10

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I wish I could find an old video of an MR2 turbo just taking off like a jet in a similar style video. Has to be at least 10 years old at this point.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2016 14:32

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

^ But it's not a GTi or Subaru in the US, it doesn't make sense!

# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 14:00

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Sigh.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2016 16:19

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Neo Mara posted:

You can easily make an LSx spin 9k. LS7 valve trains are stable till about 7800 stock. Sleeve an LS block, open to 4.185, custom 3" stroke, Al or Ti rods, Ti valves, shaft rockers, solid roller cam, spin past 9k all day long. Probably make north of 700bhp.

Still just a single cam, but you were just joking anyway so

Sounds super easy, just custom everything. :v:

# ¿ Mar 23, 2016 13:05

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Holy poo poo, team racing with ratchet strapped together cars. :swoon:

# ¿ Apr 4, 2016 17:27

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Motronic posted:

http://www.callawaycars.com/homepage/cars/callaway-corvette/callaway-aerowagen-package/

I thought I saw somewhere that this was like $22k to convert. All it is is a replacement carbon fiber hatch that isn't even painted. Cool idea but holy poo poo that's insane.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2016 19:20

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

xzzy posted:

Brembo does a cool comparison of F1 and MotoGP braking:

http://www.brembo.com/en/company/news/austin-circuit-formula1-versus-motogp

loving

engineers.

"The only aspect in common between the two categories at Austin is the effort required by the braking systems: Brembo engineers have classified both as medium difficulty"

# ¿ Apr 12, 2016 18:30

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Farmland Park posted:

http://petrolicious.com/he-raced-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-with-no-license-and-no-experience

That was an awesome story. :allears:

# ¿ May 20, 2016 14:14

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

88h88 posted:

Death Fiero video is up.

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

"oh cool, a 4g63 in a fiero!...Oh, that's Matt Farah."
*closes window

Dunno what it is about him that I can't stand but I just can't listen to him talk.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2016 17:02

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

SilvergunSuperman posted:

I'm posting this here because I lived, which is pretty awesome imo!

Driving on the highway back home from a pleasant weekend yesterday, about to take an exit on a windy day and a transport ahead of me somehow kicks up a roughly 3x3 piece of what looked like sheet metal 8-10 feet in the air, which then ninja-stars at the front of my car and chops the motherfucking bumper clean in half.

Not sure what would have happened if that hit the windshield, but Final Destination feels right.

Jesus tittyfucking Christ, glad you're ok.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2016 13:54

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Looks like concrete, not asphalt.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2016 17:00

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Wrar posted:

So if it's just surface rust:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8q3DZB_l6M

I want one. Couldn't find pricing on the site but I'd guess it's crazy money even if it's only surface cleaning.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2016 18:29

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Early vipers have pretty much no driver aids.

E: f;b

# ¿ Aug 31, 2016 14:22

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Seems very strange that it's connected to that pulley and then the shaft/outer casing leading off of it isn't straight. Seems like a recipe for wearing out whatever the gently caress is turning inside (?) it.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2016 18:45

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

IOwnCalculus posted:

I'm not sure what's more surprising, that this didn't end in death or that Viking Skull didn't post it.

Haha this was my same thought. Even scrolled up again to see if it was him.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2016 17:58

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

NitroSpazzz posted:

I've always wondered about taking one of those and setting it up for road coarse racing. They're fast, light, cheap, plentiful and easy as hell to get parts for and work on.

Somebody has a death wish.

angryhampster posted:

In the state where I live in the US (Iowa) all you need is a title to show the vehicle is legally yours. No safety/emissions inspections. It's quite funny some of the stuff that makes the road.

It's pretty ridiculous in most states, no inspections or emissions in Michigan either. But we can't take away anybody's right to drive just because their car isn't safe! :bahgawd:

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Oct 12, 2016

# ¿ Oct 12, 2016 12:36

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

redgubbinz posted:

Probably the same reason the USPS still uses those shitheap LLVs, easier to deal with terrible economy than a more complicated (and expensive) machine.

Fuckers keep leaking oil in my driveway for the 30 seconds they pull up to drop off my mail. :argh:

# ¿ Nov 14, 2016 19:32

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Alonso got a 45 place penalty for parts swaps, it's just stupid what the sport has turned into.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2016 19:52

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Powershift posted:

I don't see any nitrous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AruYItSTE6M&t=15s

# ¿ Dec 20, 2016 14:59

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Can't imagine a V6 TT is any better on fuel than a V8. I'd bet worse, especially on a race car that's constantly at high load/boost where things get very hot and more fuel (oddly) is what cools things down.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 14:17

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

BlackMK4 posted:

The best part is DI engines are eventually going to need particulate filters.

And sooner than you'd think...

Powershift posted:

And as we know from experience, your personal beliefs are often completely wrong.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 20:46

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

drgitlin posted:

You'd be extremely wrong then. The Ford GT's biggest advantage over the naturally asiprated Corvette and the turbo 488 GTE was its fuel mileage, particularly under part throttle.

As stated in the racing regs above, well, yep. On the road though where they aren't constrained by class rules, I'd still stand by what I said.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2017 14:49

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Coredump posted:

The Chevy SS is $50k though. Its overpriced as all get out, especially considering that you can get drat near the same car for $36k, its just called a Caprice. Oh and you have to be a municipality.

Lol, look at the interior and exterior of both cars. One looks like a generic car with a good engine and plastic garbage interior, the other actually has some design work put into it (well, a little). The SS is a nice place to be and comes in a manual. Not worth the cost for you? That's fine. Don't buy one like everybody else. :v:

# ¿ Jan 31, 2017 22:11

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

jamal posted:

The TI rods in the z06 have a fun tendancy to gall on each other and seize when you drive on a track.

The new z06 can't handle a 15min session if it's like 80 degrees or warmer.

I think the rod thing was fixed later on the newer LS7s. I agree that the LT4 is aggressive with the spark retard, but that sucker makes a lot of heat. I think it'll eventually get remedied as well.

Every car has issues, tracking is the worst case scenario too. Most boosted cars will overheat, subaru pickups will break off, etc. It's a tough environment, especially with a lot of power. I like the new vettes (since the C5z, except the garbage interior) but would really love a C7 Z51 or GS.

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Feb 9, 2017

# ¿ Feb 9, 2017 01:21

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

kimbo305 posted:

I think the discussion here is from doubts over whether Das Volk just had bad luck or if he did more than the average owner to rough up the cars.
The Viper was for sure a common issue with their motors.

Jamal was talking about cars (C6z, C7z) that I don't think DV had. I think he had a normal C6 and his issues were with with the targa flying off and some interior poo poo.

However, DV seems hard on cars but I agree some of those are known issues. I had a CTS-V and the wheel hop was pretty bad but nothing broke in the short time I had it.

Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Feb 9, 2017

# ¿ Feb 9, 2017 13:52

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

jamal posted:

GM doing all those endurance races isn't marketing the corvette as being a reliable track-ready car?

Yet ferrari's still catch fire, too.

To be fair, the endurance car is far different from the street car. Different engine, suspension geometry (no leaf springs), etc.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2017 22:15

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Hugh G. Rectum posted:

From that R63 home rebuild thread, the coolest wrench ever:

I googled because I was curious. Pretty interesting story but I haven't read much of it. Dude buys a rare Mercedes (like <50 in the US), gets a $57k repair bill for the engine, decides to do it himself.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/r63-amg-the-unicorn-of-my-destruction/110824/page1/

# ¿ Feb 13, 2017 13:38

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

That's awesome(ly terrible). I can't imagine the plastic panels are bullet proof, though.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2017 14:06

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

That's pretty awesome. If he's getting paid to do it I guess it's a lot better than taking out the springs and measuring a billion things.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2017 19:59

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

SSTs on road courses is one of the best things to have happened to racing in a long time.

If you've never seen it in person, you definitely should. I was loving giggling the entire time and it was pouring rain miserable all day.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2017 02:39

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Lime Tonics posted:

�The Barn Find of a Lifetime�: Two matching cars, window stickers still attached, gathering dust for 30 years, and sequential VIN #�s too.

Buried beneath dust and old leaves, a couple of Buick Regal Grand Nationals, test driven only, never purchased, the sticker still in the window.

And here's the kicker.

The vehicle identification numbers, or VIN's, are in sequence.

http://kfor.com/2017/04/19/the-barn...tial-vin-s-too/

I don't get why this matters. "These cars...they're...brothers."

# ¿ Apr 27, 2017 20:43

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 05:34

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

This whole thread is turning into the terrible car stuff.

Supras, bros, burnouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tbTa5fUO6E

# ¿ Apr 28, 2017 19:01

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