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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:https://twitter.com/Bringatrailer/status/1167177676546658304?s=19 So what you're telling me is that I can just let my crusty E30 rot in my parents' garage for another five years and probably throw it on BaT for $6k? I'm okay with that.
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meatpimp posted:Edit: speaking of deals, one of you guys buy this, put it on BaT, then reap major profit. I don't have the time right now.
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Aug 30, 2019 14:17
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My great uncle is going to sell his 86 Trans Am pretty soon. He bought it new and has the window sticker and a pile of service records. It looks like the day it was made if not better with 40k on it. Even has the original tires still. I'm definitely going to put it on Bat since it looks like that's the best place to get ridiculous money
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Aug 30, 2019 14:31
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BaT is turning into baby Barrett-Jackson IMHO, and it's affecting prices of similar vehicles just like B-J did to classic muscle cars. "Hey this mint Sunburst Yellow '92 Miata sold for 11K on BaT just two months ago, my ragged-out Black '94 is worth AT LEAST 8K!"
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Aug 30, 2019 15:15
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shy boy from chess club posted:My great uncle is going to sell his 86 Trans Am pretty soon. He bought it new and has the window sticker and a pile of service records. It looks like the day it was made if not better with 40k on it. Even has the original tires still. I'm definitely going to put it on Bat since it looks like that's the best place to get ridiculous money Ooooh got any pics? Fire Chicken on the hood? One of my dream cars is a mint late 80's IROC or T/A
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Aug 30, 2019 15:17
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shy boy from chess club posted:My great uncle is going to sell his 86 Trans Am pretty soon. He bought it new and has the window sticker and a pile of service records. It looks like the day it was made if not better with 40k on it. Even has the original tires still. I'm definitely going to put it on Bat since it looks like that's the best place to get ridiculous money Hang on to it and do some fuckin skids
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Aug 30, 2019 16:12
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Dumb question for someone with RHD. Are the pedals still in the same order as LHD? That is, clutch in the left, brake in the middle, accelerator on the right?
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Aug 30, 2019 16:56
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ilkhan posted:Dumb question for someone with RHD. Are the pedals still in the same order as LHD? That is, clutch in the left, brake in the middle, accelerator on the right? Yeah everything is backwards. Even the steering is inverted.
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Aug 30, 2019 17:05
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Yes pedals are the same, blinker stalk is on opposite side. The main surprising thing is the manual gear shift IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS USA. I just assumed they would be flipped. So first gear is way over on the same side as it would be for USA LHD car.
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Aug 30, 2019 17:13
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big dong wanter posted:Hang on to it and do some fuckin skids You can buy a lot of skiddable turd gens with the kind of money a showroom grade TA sells to a late boomer/early X tryna relive their glory days for. Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Aug 30, 2019 |
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Aug 30, 2019 17:39
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Picked up the Lola from fab, have 8.5 weeks to get it race ready for the 50th Formula Ford Anniversary at Road Atlanta. I'll try to get a project thread up this weekend after I go over everything and figure out how everything goes back together.
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Aug 30, 2019 18:42
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Elviscat posted:There's a pretty insane cluster build that Sagebrush did for his old Honda Hawk somewhere in CA, the end product looks like cover art for Gunship, tons of tech links and whatnot in the post that might be a good jumping-off point for building something yourself, there's so many little electronic doodads available nowadays a lot of electronics poo poo is pretty easy, and you can avoid a lot of the programming by buying electrical gubbins that work without being wrung through an Arduino first, if you want to cheat, I whipped up this "magic" box as a sensory toy for my nephew in a out an hour. Oh, that sounds what I'm looking for. Thanks, I'll try to find that thread. Seems like maybe looking at Motorcycle stuff to begin with might be worthwhile, since very few of those have OBD. Seems like every build or tool I find for cars starts with "buy an OBD adapter."
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OH MY GOD IT'S HERE everdave posted:Yes pedals are the same, blinker stalk is on opposite side. The main surprising thing is the manual gear shift IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS USA. I just assumed they would be flipped. So first gear is way over on the same side as it would be for USA LHD car. I thought the blinker stalk varied depending on the car outside of the US? At least on AuDM stuff? The shifter pattern being the same always fucks with me when I'm watching RHD car videos, but at least it seems like it'd make it easier to translate between right and left hand memory.
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Aug 30, 2019 19:32
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STR posted:OH MY GOD IT'S HERE As I came upon this I was listening to "The Pot"  So how is it? [e] streaming it now....
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Aug 30, 2019 19:35
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everdave posted:Yes pedals are the same, blinker stalk is on opposite side. The main surprising thing is the manual gear shift IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS USA. I just assumed they would be flipped. So first gear is way over on the same side as it would be for USA LHD car. Not true on the stalk. It can be either side
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Aug 30, 2019 19:39
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Applebees Appetizer posted:As I came upon this I was listening to "The Pot" It's good. It's very good. And the sound quality is a lot better than older stuff (probably because the studio equipment is lightyears ahead of what they used for everything except maybe 10,000 Days, but that's still 13 years ago), despite me using a CD player older than a lot of forum members (late 80s Sharp 3 beam CD player that someone left next to their garbage a few years back). Running through a low end Onkyo receiver with 90s Infinity speakers...I forgot I'd ordered the special edition with the little LCD screen inside. "Why the gently caress is there a USB port on the album cover? *opens* ohhhhhh" randomidiot fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Aug 30, 2019 |
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Aug 30, 2019 19:40
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I completely missed pre-ordering the special edition, guess that's never going to happen. I was underwhelmed by the title track anyway, but I'll give this a shot.
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Aug 30, 2019 19:41
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I was just gonna say, I'm sure it's still on Amazon. Then I checked. Yeah, it's on there.. for $180. What the gently caress. It's $400 on eBay. Holy poo poo. I regret not ordering 2 copies now...
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Aug 30, 2019 19:52
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I drove an IS-F First impression, i dont know how to use paddle shifters. So the car was insanely good. Unreal power on demand, I hit it and was clocking 60 in what felt like a heartbeat. The exhaust was noticeable when the windows were down but the engine noise was kind of not a thing? Didn't really take any reckless turns so I cant really assess how it performs there. It was on aftermarket suspension but I didn't find out what make. Felt very good on the road, bumps didnt jar me much. I only had his lunch break to gently caress around so I didn't get to do too many crazy things. As a drivers car, very cool. But man, the seating position was not great. I couldn't find a good spot that worked for me. Also the interior, while high quality was a bit dated but the car is 9 years old so not that odd. He also tells me this is not a cheap car to own. Yes it has Toyota reliability but when something needs replaced it isnt cheap. He said he has no regrets owning it but he's sunk a solid chunk of cash into it since he bought it new. He also advised me to buy the newest model possible but 2013s are still running big bucks. Overall it's a solid 9/10. I'm not sure if I'm a luxury muscle car guy but I wouldnt hate finding out.
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Aug 30, 2019 20:01
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What's on the screen inside? Halfway through and so far it's really good.....The song Invincible is amazing.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Picked up the Lola from fab, have 8.5 weeks to get it race ready for the 50th Formula Ford Anniversary at Road Atlanta. I'll try to get a project thread up this weekend after I go over everything and figure out how everything goes back together. What project is this? How many project race cars do you have now? Are you ready to cash in your blue chips on the E28? Rhyno posted:I drove an IS-F Was it a first or second gen? As I understand it the first gen was bone jarring harsh in the ride. They were the sensible persons M3, or at least that is who they were targeting. The first gen auto was a letdown (again quoting early journalists) but the second gen was supposed to be very nice. Their red and blue paint colors were very striking and they are good looking cars. I think the problem is now they are too bland and are easily mistaken of F sport IS250 and IS350 cars. They need to stand out a little more. So you should just buy the M3 we have been telling you to get.
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Props to Maui Jim sunglasses. Had a couple pair that I've had for years (one I keep in the daily use vehicle, 1 for other use) and finally, one of the arms gave way and fell off. The lenses are very tough and scratch resistant, but the lenses on both were scratched enough to be a distraction so I sent both of them in to get repaired. They were many, many years out of warranty so I had to pay for the repair. So old, the model/serial #s were completely worn off of the arms on both pairs. So, for the grand sum of $15 inspection fee and $100 for new lenses on a pair, today I received via Fed Ex 2x brand new pair ($230+  ea) of glasses, complete with hard and soft cases.Also bought some groceries at noon and stopped by the next door local pizza joint for an awesome $3 slice. Its been a good day so far.  Probably get in a fatal wreck on my way back to the office... good days don't happen to me anymore 
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STR posted:I was just gonna say, I'm sure it's still on Amazon. I sort of regret not getting it because I'm a completist, but m preference is for their heavier work anyway. I'm working through it on streaming now and sometimes I get the sense that songs are building to a crescendo "Eulogy" style ... but they never quite get there.
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Rhyno posted:I drove an IS-F Man, I miss being a lot rat back when these were new when I worked at a Lexus dealership, we had an Ultrasonic Blue demo unit, which we used as defacto runner cars for any errands. So many burnouts and power-slides in that thing. I pity whoever bought that unit when we retired it... E: Now I'm remembering when the super shady GM let some fancy lawyer friend borrow it for a week and told me to go pick it up the following week from his downtown office. That exhaust going down like 9 floors of parking garage and hauling rear end between all of the downtown skyscrapers 
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meatpimp posted:I bet more. Clean CRXs were picked over a decade ago. Fun car at the time, pretty much defined the segment. I wouldn't be surprised with $25k+ Interestingly enough, I know a guy in that area who buys & renovates classic cars of all types. I emailed that to him, here's one of the things he's selling right now... 
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Going camping this weekend. Have a very old tent and a bedtent for the truck. Bought a new tent for the teenager to sleep in. Its big enough to fit the air mattress we bring for the wife and I for the bedtent. We may swap. The tent is pretty drat big and comfy. Either way, gonna be a good trip.everdave posted:Yes pedals are the same, blinker stalk is on opposite side. The main surprising thing is the manual gear shift IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS USA. I just assumed they would be flipped. So first gear is way over on the same side as it would be for USA LHD car.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:What project is this? How many project race cars do you have now? Are you ready to cash in your blue chips on the E28? E21, E30 and E28 get rotated for weekend duties and at least for now I have no plans of selling them off. E21 rust is getting bad so I may end up transferring all the good bits to a clean shell in a couple years.
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I want an IS-F. Yeah, they're expensive to jeep going for a lexus, but when you compare to m cars, amg, and audi s cars, they are so much cheaper to own.
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Aug 31, 2019 00:04
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You can't put a price on pussy shrapnel.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Ooooh got any pics? Fire Chicken on the hood? No chicken on the hood, sadly. No t-tops which I'd prefer since they are cool but always leak and suck to deal with, had 2 t-top thirds and nah. A lot of them crack at the corners of the roof since thirds have a floppy chassis. It has the worst engine, 150hp 305 and a 700r4. Otherwise it's fukkin loaded. Has some kind of weird pleather seats that I've never seen in another third and the overhead console with the flashlight that's still there. I dont have any pics and he just put it back in storage. Next time I work on the Olds or if he decides to sell it soon I'll get some pics. If anyone is interested pm me. It'd fuckin rule to have it go to someone here for the LS swap thread.
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STR posted:It's good. It's very good. And the sound quality is a lot better than older stuff (probably because the studio equipment is lightyears ahead of what they used for everything except maybe 10,000 Days, but that's still 13 years ago), despite me using a CD player older than a lot of forum members You fucker! I wanted that LCD version but it was sold out like instantly! Show pics! Humphreys fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Not true on the stalk. It can be either side And sometimes it gets hilarious. German cars are always on the left. Other European cars are mostly on the left too, eg Focus, Mondeo, but the new Commodore isn’t. US cars are a crapshoot of factory built RHD vs converted. Eg the current Holden Barina is the Chevy Spark, and it has a right hand stalk. Japanese cars are always on the right. Except for some weirdness like the first diesel Subaru’s we got, which were all UK spec, so had left hand indicator stalks while ever other Subaru didn’t 
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Aug 31, 2019 05:04
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Well... good news is the issue with the bursitis in my shoulder has cleared up completely after around 3 years... Just to be replaced with a strained rotator cuff! 
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Aug 31, 2019 05:06
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STR posted:The shifter pattern being the same always fucks with me when I'm watching RHD car videos, but at least it seems like it'd make it easier to translate between right and left hand memory. I mean, it makes sense. The shifter is in the middle of the car, regardless of which side the driver is on. They're not going to make a different transmission with everything mirrored.
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Well on my way back home. It's certainly been a hell of a August for me. Dunno how the gently caress we're gonna get this visa poo poo done given how notorious Dept of Immigration here are but..... we'll work through it. Living in Canada for a while might actually be on to satisfy the "live together" requirement. Oh and the 7 grand to apply. Well we knew that but GG it's just ridiculous all the same.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Well on my way back home. It's certainly been a hell of a August for me. Dunno how the gently caress we're gonna get this visa poo poo done given how notorious Dept of Immigration here are but..... we'll work through it. Living in Canada for a while might actually be on to satisfy the "live together" requirement. So, 11 months ago, I booked a trip to hong kong, the cancel fee was outrageous, so here I am. This is outside my hotel. Cool. 
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nm posted:Just move to canada. Coastal BC barely has winter. Buy me cheap electronics components!
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nm posted:Do you mind if they smell like tear gas? Not at all. Smells like freedom in motion.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Well on my way back home. It's certainly been a hell of a August for me. Dunno how the gently caress we're gonna get this visa poo poo done given how notorious Dept of Immigration here are but..... we'll work through it. Living in Canada for a while might actually be on to satisfy the "live together" requirement. Sorry to have missed you while you were here. C'mon back soon so we can drink beers! nm posted:Just move to canada. Coastal BC barely has winter. Holy poo poo. Do please get involved. The protestors there need support.
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