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You'll be fine, considering the age that thing is nicer than most new cars these days.
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Holy poo poo that FB is clean as hell. Only $200 for that? I kinda hate you guys right now. Best of luck to everyone, this is loving amazing.
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Feb 28, 2016 06:31
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The Nakusp hot springs are definitely a test of the average person's car. I'm so surprised when I see the people who have made it up there. Halfway used to be really cool but I've heard it'd really not open to the public at all now. When I went it was definitely not being advertised but it seemed like people were generally cool with respectful visitors.
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Feb 28, 2016 06:53
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Terrible Robot posted:Holy poo poo that FB is clean as hell. Only $200 for that? well, the motor is currently a spectacularly inefficient blower fan right now, so we will need to do something about that but the important parts (steering, brakes, suspension) are a few notches above "dangerous", so it's a start 
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Feb 28, 2016 07:25
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That interior looks incredible. Usually when someone says $200 sports car I have an image in my mind of bloody shirts stuffed throughout the interior and questionable stains. Do I dare ask what the exterior looks like?
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Feb 28, 2016 16:29
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Beaucoup Cuckoo posted:The Nakusp hot springs are definitely a test of the average person's car. I'm so surprised when I see the people who have made it up there. Halfway used to be really cool but I've heard it'd really not open to the public at all now. When I went it was definitely not being advertised but it seemed like people were generally cool with respectful visitors. Really? I thought it was a good road with a small hotel and serviced camping? Or is there maybe some other private water hole the locals use? Also for $200 that interior looks great. Exterior shots?
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Feb 28, 2016 17:16
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slidebite posted:Also for $200 that interior looks great. Exterior shots? Ask and ye shall receive.          There is zero rust in the actual fender wells themselves. The rockers are all solid as are the rear suspension pick up points. The car is a US car and based on the UCLA decal, possibly/probably Californian. We also managed to snag this for $100 on Saturday:   We're very confident that $150 universal Z flares off ebay can hide all of the fender lip rust / drivers side dent.
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Feb 28, 2016 18:22
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Congrats, you stole it.
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Feb 28, 2016 18:30
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slidebite posted:Really? I thought it was a good road with a small hotel and serviced camping? Getting to the springs I'm thinking of in Nakusp involves going 18k up a lovely, rocky road. You eventually get to a plateau with a trail that drops in elevation in a big way until you get to a few man made pools and a few that are just rock basins full of water in varying temperatures. It's right next to the river, so you can hop in and out. I wouldn't recommend going in August before or after Shambhala.
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Feb 28, 2016 19:46
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What's cooler than being cool? Allow myself to introduce... myself. Good. Okay. Now, onto the machine our team is going to use for this adventure. Let the suspense build:   Okay, so it's another RX7. Ours is a 1980 SA. It has a 12A that runs, a sunroof, So far all we've done is disconnect the battery after realizing the aftermarket alarm was going to 'boop' every single time we hit a bump while towing this thing home from Calgary, give it a GRANDPA'S HOME!   This is it's bad side. Well, they're all bad. But this one's the baddest.  
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Feb 29, 2016 02:46
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Hey you guys, it's my thing to buy cars with drivers' front fender dents and ignore them for the entire lifetime of the car. I don't think I've ever owned a car without one, and the one time I fixed it, the car got totalled on that corner.
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Feb 29, 2016 04:26
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I think damaged fenders is an Alberta thing. The Scirocco has that as well from when some genius figured running a tow strap over the hood was a good idea.
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Feb 29, 2016 04:38
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So SeatSafetySwitch and Slung Blade, the ball is in your court. What are you guys going to end up with?
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Feb 29, 2016 23:46
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I'm hoping it's an RX-7...having one of those on this challenge would be so cool! 
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Feb 29, 2016 23:55
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LOL Maybe go outside the box and try to find an XR-7
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There have been a few sub thousand 80's Cougar's actually. Most were autos though. It's also ridiculous that the only manual rwd coupes under a thousand are RX7s. Rusty as gently caress mk2 celicas start at double that.
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Mar 1, 2016 05:33
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I have been offered a bunch of XR7s over the years and they've all been autos.
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Mar 1, 2016 05:58
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McTinkerson posted:So SeatSafetySwitch and Slung Blade, the ball is in your court. What are you guys going to end up with? You should see the g-chat thread between the two of us. Literally hundreds of kijiji links and one of us saying "DUDE THIS IS loving PERFECT".
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Mar 1, 2016 22:11
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Slung Blade posted:You should see the g-chat thread between the two of us. This is pretty much the entirety of the fb chat between me and my wife. And we already own three vehicles.
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Slung Blade posted:You should see the g-chat thread between the two of us. Yeah but the problem is it's only one of us. Maybe we should run two cars and really full retard this bitch out.
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Mar 2, 2016 20:04
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah but the problem is it's only one of us. Nah, we've had total agreement on at least 10 options. Usually the seller turns out to be a complete rear end in a top hat or won't actually return calls / emails.
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Mar 3, 2016 03:17
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Oh yeah, right. We're still dealing with sub-$1000 Kijiji here. I am sort of shocked the LS400 guy is still trying to rope you in. Maybe we can soften him up big time and just drive it with the windows rolled down. Well, worst case the Civic will probably be ready. We can put fancy new seats in it and try to cover the rust holes with Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Mar 3, 2016 |
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Mar 3, 2016 03:56
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The big lincoln is gone from Bow Island, but Ski Coach is still available
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Mar 3, 2016 06:34
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Yeah, go for the LS400. 1UZ's sound great, plus the GRM Challenge has proven them to be worthy. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/willrunifchaseds-1995-lexus-ls400-build/105072/page1/
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Mar 4, 2016 02:00
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I would accept an LS400 as worthy non-Dorito competition
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Mar 4, 2016 16:17
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Don't want to jinx it but we may have something fine and two-door lined up. Spoiler alert: it's a childhood dream car
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Mar 4, 2016 17:36
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I hope it's a Supra.
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Mar 4, 2016 17:41
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Bucephalus posted:I hope it's a Supra. Keep in mind switch's various mental perversions. His dreams are.... different from those of polite society.
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I hope it's a Biturbo. E: Citation X-11? Dagen H fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Mar 4, 2016 |
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Mar 4, 2016 17:48
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Mar 4, 2016 18:00
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Renault Fuego.
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Mar 4, 2016 18:02
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Turbo Peugeot hatch? Merkur?
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Mar 4, 2016 18:06
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Le Car.
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Mar 4, 2016 18:08
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Escort EXP
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DrakeriderCa posted:Firefly Turbo? His tumblr mentioned winter beaters.....but there's a point penalty for AWD. Points bonus for turbo though. We really need to assign points to all of this. I'll update the OP with a somewhere to start. Edit: OP updated - input on points values needed! Also, more challenge ideas and vehicle point bonuses / penalties AI! McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Mar 4, 2016 |
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Mar 4, 2016 19:27
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Ooooh I hope Switch pulls this off, it'll be crazy! Also I see no points awarded for burnouts, McTinkerson...I'm just going to say that was an oversight and nothing more, right? 
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MrChips posted:Ooooh I hope Switch pulls this off, it'll be crazy! Let me put it this way, there may or may not be a repurposed rear washer pump, tubing going to the rear wheel wells and bleach involved. ( So yes, totally an oversight.)
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MrChips posted:Ooooh I hope Switch pulls this off, it'll be crazy! Yeah I've certainly never done anything cool or interesting. 
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You guys need a team name. Since I doubt your chariot is powered by magic spinning triangles, Doritos flavors are out, so what's it going to be? Or would that give away too much? Keep in mind this will also be your CB handle.
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