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The BMWs in Back To The Future II are an E23 for George McFly, and an E24 for Griff Tannen. But how about that Hill Valley Pontiac dealership, eh?
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TL:DR, already passed them.
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Jan 3, 2015 01:07
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MrChips posted:So I bought a scratch ticket on a whim when I was out buying gas. I just won five grand.  Residency Evil posted:I was flipping through the channels and if you're bored, that horrible Undercover Boss show is going behind the scenes of Maaco. The CEO is absolutely horrified that they're cutting corners sometimes!
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sarcastx posted:Is this true? Is there really no way to actually turn the radio **OFF**? Or do you just turn the volume all the way down, or set it to an AUX input with nothing connected if you just want silence? It was a minor annoyance/weirdness when I first got it, but once you've made it do what you want, you stop being irritated about it not doing it the "right" way. I also suspect that someone could probably change it from "default on" to "default mute" through the diagnostics, if they had sufficient access to it.
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Jan 3, 2015 13:59
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freelop posted:There are times when movies pull things like that and a voice in my head scream about how that wouldn't be possible. Battleship is like Independence Day with a rock soundtrack and naval warfare porn. I loving love it.
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Jan 5, 2015 23:19
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Holy loving poo poo Black Mirror is some of the mos upsettingly bleak things I've ever seen.
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Jan 6, 2015 12:16
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You really should push them hard to do something, a stolen passport etc can make life a bit poo poo for your own foreign travel if not sorted.
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Jan 6, 2015 14:52
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Because copper is loving expensive.
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Yeah. Seriously though, I don't know about the US, but here copper from poo poo like wiring that you've stripped the insulation off or central heating pipes is like $5000 a ton. Edit: rcscott, we had people steal the lead flashing off our factory roof. You know, the factory with a few tons of superalloys lying around in it. 
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Jan 7, 2015 01:00
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Saabs should only be bought if full-house turbo like an Aero, and manual.
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Jan 7, 2015 23:23
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Cakefool posted:I hope for the best for you but I'm fascinated to find out why it's so cheap. cursedshitbox posted:Neighbors bought a Freelander a few weeks ago.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:50
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Turns out someone in Leicester owns a LWB Vauxhall Frontera painted up int the Jurassic Park Ford Explorer colours. 
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Jan 8, 2015 23:21
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meatpimp posted:I'll have to take another look at the E36 M3, I never noticed that they were plastic rattleboxes that felt like they were going to fall apart at any moment.
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Jan 8, 2015 23:41
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I'm biased, because I think E36s are rubbish.
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Jan 8, 2015 23:58
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Try all techniques. Keep aspects that are useful. Throw away ones that aren't. Do what works for your business, not what adheres to a checklist in some bible somewhere. Don't feel smug about being a ________ compliant company. Mock buzzwords mercilessly.
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Jan 9, 2015 20:36
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Cakefool posted:So a workmate is building a kit cobra, slowly, with jag running gear. I asked him about the engine and he told me he's got "a proper American V8, a big one"
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Jan 10, 2015 19:55
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Yes, I had a G13-engined SJ, but I never had to do any major work on it, I'm afraid.
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There are companies who specialise in American car parts and things like crate engines, and while it's obviously nowhere near as cheap as in the US, it's still an economical way to do things. His best bet is likely to be a Lexus, BMW or Mercedes V8 if he's needing to get it from a scrappy, but from the sounds of what he's spending, a new crate engine is the way to go.
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Jan 10, 2015 21:26
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Previa_fun posted:The uproar over PG being an ingredient in Fireball is really funny because enough people choose to vaporize PG and suck it into their lungs all day. It's also used to keep your cigars in comfortable environment in humidors. OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I've never once considered Fireball to be fancy
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Raluek posted:With regards to the Cobra guy overseas, if he just wants something American that sounds like a V8 and makes "some ish" horsepower (like <350) then a 302 is fine. If he wants to spend a bunch of money and wants to keep it Ford, maybe a big block or a 351? Cheap power of course means Chevy. Don't bother trying to get someone to make you one, the machine shop time will cost about as much as a turn-key crate motor; it's not worth it. If he wants to keep it locally-souced, what about 1UZ? That would be pretty wild in a Cobra. But, as far as I know, there aren't a lot of N/A go-fast bits for those. On the other hand, there are quite a few non-US V8s that were sold, if not in large numbers, at least in quantities sufficient to make them relatively "normal". Also, especially with the cost of fuel here, the depreciation on semi-modern stuff with big engines is very high. There's also a factor that the road tax system changed a couple of times, first to emissions-related charging, and then to add higher bands to this scheme. The outcome of this is that something from, say, 2006, which has a stonking great engine (and farts out the CO2 to match) can cost you nearly £500 a year just to use on the road - and that's nearly a ten-year-old car now. Once the thing's only worth a couple of grand anyway, most will balk at spending that much when they can either go older (and not have the punitive tax) or buy something that's either cheaper to tax or is worth enough in the first place to justify it, especially as you now have to tax the car when you buy it, you don't get to keep the few months left from what the previous owner last paid and smoke around in it for a while before reality sets in. My prediction is that over the next five years or so, there are going to start being a lot of higher-end cars being pulled apart as engine donors in the UK. Note that if you put this engine in something predating the tax system changes, you get to keep the car's tax status, which for anything like a kit car should be a couple of hundred a year at worst. BrokenKnucklez posted:How many after dinner beers is acceptable? meatpimp posted:Late reply, but the answer is: All of them. 88h88 posted:Spec creation isn't a thang but what in particular is approvals? Particularly in regard to the automotive industry. If you can tell me and I get the job I will send beer money as a thank you. For instance, were you to work for our quality department and do heat treatment specs, you would: - Check the governing spec as referenced by the purchase order/drawing etc - Either write afresh, or select from existing, an internal document instructing the HT plant operators what to do. - Do the same for testing if necessary - Check for updates to requirements and update internal information to suit. - Ensure required standards and practices are being worked to (e.g. are furnaces being logged correctly, are logs linked to parts treated, are calibrations up to date and correct) - Organise auditing internally - Liaise with external auditing Plus a load of other related stuff. But job specs are usually written/finalised by HR, and HR are exactly as good at this as you think they are.
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The 5.0 TVR lump is about 340bhp, and taking into account he could break the car and sell off the other parts, there's a fair chance it'd cost less overall than getting that much out of a regular Rover V8. It's no secret that I really don't like the engines much, but other than wanting to spend £500 or so for an engine you are intending to use as-is (which doesn't sound like his plan), I don't see any reason to bother with one. Raluek posted:Did you guys not get the small SUVs like Explorers there? I guess the truck/SUV fad thing didn't really make it across the pond.
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Jan 11, 2015 22:59
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freelop posted:Saw what I think was an Aston Martin on the way home, can anyone help identify it?
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Jan 13, 2015 19:59
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Cakefool posted:I've been banned from using the trainer 88H88 gave me (thanks fella) until I put a slick tyre on it, apparently it sounds like a chainsaw when I run it up.
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Jan 13, 2015 22:41
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Not to sound  , but too many people lack an understanding of the value of physical labour. To actually do something.
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Jan 15, 2015 23:03
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Some people think I'm strange because I don't have a TV or a landline phone. Why bother? I can watch anything I want online, and for years I've just used my mobile anyway.
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cursedshitbox posted:Put the motor in your rrc.
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Jan 16, 2015 19:43
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It's even better for me, because not having a TV means no TV licence, which pays for my Netflix twice over.
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Jan 16, 2015 21:39
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Cakefool posted:I have virgin without a landline, in fact tomorrow I'm canceling the tv/tivo part so I'll just have fibre. There are cheaper ways as you say but I'm not starting a new contract while I'm trying to sell a house.
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For years, I clearly misunderstood what people meant about Jack Russells being surprisingly fast movers.
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Jan 17, 2015 23:01
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No, not an E30! At least you should be able to part it out if it's terminal. What's the insurance situation?
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Jan 17, 2015 23:27
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Then rebuild it. If it needs a shell, there's got to be a mechanically shot one around somewhere.
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Jan 18, 2015 00:57
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Well, that was easy.
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It's not like most of the civilised world seems to have enough backbone to actually ban it, though. Seriously, Zundfolge, why would you go anywhere near that?
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Cage posted:What, circumcision is rare or something these days? I don't have much of a sense of humour about it. People who think it's A-ok to cut of part off their child's penis for no reason are barbaric monsters, and need to be stopped. VVVV: poo poo, man. I'm lucky that it's very much fallen by the wayside in the UK. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Jan 18, 2015 |
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meatpimp posted:I'm cut and it's never caused me the slightest bit of issue, nor have any of the recipients ever had any issues with it... Edit: VVVV meatpimp posted:It's not like parents of that age were horribly mutilating their children, it was the accepted medical practice and was SUPPOSED to be better for the person in terms of cleanliness, healthiness, etc. But yes, American parents have for years been pushed down that road because of medical advice and it being "normal", and that isn't really their fault. However, the "well I had it and I'm fine" attitude plays a part in letting this farce continue. If someone chooses to do something themselves, that's fine, but to needlessly do it to a child is morally wrong. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 22:53 on Jan 18, 2015 |
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I think one of the problems in many countries is that if you are classed as a minority, while you may not get any kind of preferential treatment from the system, you probably are more likely to have a support/lobby group to help you navigate the vagaries of the system itself. There's nothing wrong with that, but it can mean if you don't have something like that, it can be artificially difficult to get what you're entitled to. If Fo3 had someone he could call whose job was to help him sort out all the bureaucratic nonsense and hoop-jumping, it would probably be a lot less poo poo for him.
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BraveUlysses posted:gently caress thieves Just shoot the fuckers.
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Jan 19, 2015 23:28
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Is there any possible way in which that thing isn't going to end up as a LeMons racer?
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An auto 4-pot 190E? They're somewhat less than exciting.
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Yes, the threads past the locking hole are of much lower importance. A small file should let you straighten them up enough to get a nut on them if you don't have a die the right size.
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