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Not up on body filler tech, and perhaps my comments are out of date...but when I watch other shows where they basically layer on an entire layer of filler to "make her straight" before paint I cringe.
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Data Graham posted:OK that's awesome but I have like 100 logistical questions. Yeah. But as we discussed in some other thread, sometimes you have to let things go and appreciate it for what it is and not get hung up on the 100 things to happen for this shot to take place.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:It's probably not that complicated, they're Ford UK promo shots. To take that shot involved probably 10+ different departments, purchasing, a few hundred emails, permits, accounting (Who approved the photograph PO nonsense), lawyers, etc.
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MotorTrend opened up all their digital issues for free for 75 years...hopefully I'm not late to the party on posting this. I basically created a simple account and was able to access. https://www.motortrend.com/plus/magazines/motor-trend/8469 With that said, I enjoy history...warts and all...and it is fun to take a spin back in time and look up your childhood favorites, read the reviews, pricing, advertisements, etc. A time capsule. Lots of good stuff. And of course, bad stuff depending on which year you read/skim through.
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WTFBEES posted:Oh man, Freiburger-era Car Craft set the course for everything car related in my life. I am going to spend so much time going back through those issues. For some reason I cannot stand Freiburger. I appreciate and respect him of what he does and what he has done...and the shows he is on and brought forward...but man something about him just irritates me.
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Scam Likely posted:It gave me a sudden urge to check if mymechanics has posted any updates on their 240Z resto. lol, had that same thought a few hours ago. Almost like my brain demands a dopamine hit with that thing. While I like the "Sitting here 50 years, will it run?" type stuff there is a certain pleasure watching someone who knows wtf they are doing and not sparing any time to half-rear end something or over the top dumbass presentation is so nice. Another favorite of mine is watching Kurtis/Cutting Edge Engineering from Australia and what he can do with a lathe is amazing.
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My first thought was dealing with the DMV.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:This makes me wonder, if you were trying to get the absolute maximum horsepower out of the minimum possible displacement, would there be benefits to using high toughness steel tooling alloys like CPM-10V? I assume it's probably too brittle, but you mostly see performance engines made from aluminum rather than steel and I'm just curious if budget was no concern whether you could run higher boost with a steel super alloy. You are battling heat dissipation vs detonation vs ductile strength of the block and reciprocating mass that you alluded to. As well as machinability to tight tolerances along with expansion rates of dissimilar metals. Al is a nice compromise. Older (not real old) F1 type stuff where they started getting into nutso type alloys and that rabbit hole if you are curious are always a good read. As for your heavy boost question, BMW back in the 4 cyl turbo days would crank out 1,500HP or so out of 1.5L. And the blocks weren't really anything special (they were "seasoned" from an E30 M3). Wasn't pump gas and wouldn't last 60K miles if you know what I mean.
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Yeah, hard to wrap your head around a top fuel engine. Basically one cylinder from idle to full out...approaches hydrolocking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTbQuhhluY Edit: The real mind f*ck is how few RPMs that engine does to take it down 1000 ft. Colostomy Bag fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Jan 7, 2024 |
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I wonder if they will budget in a nitrous bottle blanket.
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Sometimes two wrongs do make a right.
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Yeah, 14K for a set of rims...
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I was more intrigued on where to buy tires for 10" rims.
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Well great those pics made me read up on the car and then stumbling on its predecessor...the Medusa. 
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The rim/wheel combo is what sets it apart. That's why it slaps.
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Finger Prince posted:Ah, I think I get it. Mickey Rourke cool. Sure. Thread title potential.
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Darchangel posted:Oh, wow, Tweels still exist in the wild? I remember when that was the craze.
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You know, honest question on where we converted to CUV status. Obama admin?
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slidebite posted:After training last night and a young woman and I were chatting (young=20ish) and she obliterated a stereotype that I had. Dear Penthouse, ...
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Data Graham posted:Ha, this is the only reason I knew about the Tyrrell P34 at age 10. The Tyrrell P34 sits amongst the top 5 (top ten now that I think about all the other crazy poo poo...but probably top 5 just from an ingenuity standpoint) in the nusto-cars hall of fame.
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evobatman posted:A friend works at a recycler, and they just had this customer come in There are some that use car as designed.
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The 4x4 drag cars were always a disaster...yet so so so captivating. Can't go in a straight line and tends to kill the driver.
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Yeah I just watched that one two days ago and was trying to find it to post it. Twin motor one was interesting...just basically surmising it couldn't cover the additional weight of the motor. It's a good watch, especially the roll cage shot.
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Which hell finding a decent beetle body now...
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I like how its come full circle...during the earlier kit car craze 90% of them used the beetle chassis and pitched the body.
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Finding nuts in the bay aren't nothing. Wait until you get you live poo poo that hangs out.
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Powershift posted:Watching No Man's Land. In all honesty, thank you for that clip. lol.
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Powershift posted:Watching No Man's Land. Just to add, if you want to see some action with a Dodge Diplomat cop car starring Dabney Colman...Short Time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100604/ A few weeks ago, I was thinking to myself how I did not know about this masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlSMrxXrba0
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Powershift posted:They're fine, maybe you're just blurry. Cut up beyond belief. They were the poster child for that type of stuff.
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The everyman's supercar back in the day. And when you spot one in person it still is a timeless design.
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