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Tesla's are the new muscle car IMO. That why they can be so cool to drive - just hit the pedal and whomp you get hit by a bazillion torques. The first Tesla I drove was a Model X P90D and after I hit it with the insane mode switched on I'm at the next set of lights with the biggest poo poo eating grin going "Hooooly poo poo what the gently caress I GOTTAdo that again!!". All the power from basically zero RPM is amazing
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owlhawk911 posted:you know how i said my grandpa would just poo poo if he saw your other truck? my dad would be after this one, it would def end up with a 350 and 4wd if he got ahold of it though. he had a 69 c10 before i was born and it was his desktop background for a long time I think tdi swaps in vans aren't that common though I've seen a few only because I'm a huge TDI nerd. The Scirocco is getting one eventually, I have most of the big stuff already saved up and I should be ready by the time I get bored with or blow up the 8V. EJ swaps are way more common and ejs are way cheaper to get and find parts for these days. Yeah I didn't include synchros at all since they are insanely, unbelievably expensive and I wouldn't spend that kind of money on one then take it off road The C10 gets crazy attention when I'm out with it especially from older dudes, I've had so many offers to buy it but nah, I like it. If I did ever sell it I'd just ask some crazy price that someone would probably pay but I'd be sad if I had to see someone else driving it |
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Car list (well present anyway as AI well knows I had at one point 12 Subarus at once) i missed this yesterday, bringing it to the new page these are some *excellent* cars. i always used to want a rotary, but they're definitely a classic/collector level thing now didn't someone on these forums buy up the last new old stock engine bits? it's hard to pick favourites from this pro of a list but that and the wrx/brz are certainly intriguing szkud posted:I had a 1999 LS I loved and a 1.8L Brighton that was awful, but still fun. Subarus are happy machines there's a poster/project over in ai called "bajaha" you should definitely go check out. there was a beat up old mr2 spyder that got abandoned back home, ran great but was super smashed up and the top was missing. it was way too much fun to drive, and we wrecked it doing the logging road rally thing the same summer that we found it. that is a rad bike and imo you are in the exact right thread to post it, especially such a well-composed picture wow. adventure bikes are my favourite kind but small dirt bikes are the only kind i've ever owned. 1981 honda XL250 s or r or something, and a newer (late 90's i think?) yamaha XT225 CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
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 video time! (TESLONDA)(edit - click to see 4 dudes sound like giddy children driving a dangerous POS super-EV for the first time) Story behind this short video: Getting ready for her maiden voyage - we just finished stuffing the Tesla guts, Chevy Volt pack, etc, into the Teslonda. The goal: JUST DRIVE THIS THING. We'll worry about the details later, we just want to see how this thing does! We have NO idea what to expect. We barely got the wheels to fit over the subframe too - it was grinding but who gives a poo poo, let's just take it for a quick spin and see... So four big dudes pile into a scrapped out tiny Honda Accord and hit the switch....it MOVES. Holy poo poo it is moving...okay, let's open her up and see what she does: (video is us slowly pulling out of a parking lot and then giving her a little goose on the road) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx4UE58OOe8 CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
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i said before how actual wrenching isn't the payoff portion of working on your own cars? that video is. the whole crew can't stop smiling/laughing about the thing they just did and i can't help smiling with them when i watch it. great/highly contagious vibes. for all the non car-touching friends reading, this is the best illustration of what that's all about i can think of
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owlhawk911 posted:i said before how actual wrenching isn't the payoff portion of working on your own cars? that video is. the whole crew can't stop smiling/laughing about the thing they just did and i can't help smiling with them when i watch it. great/highly contagious vibes. for all the non car-touching friends reading, this is the best illustration of what that's all about i can think of Yes so much this I couldnt help laughing along cause Ive been there and its the best |
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it's been a real busy day and i met some people i'm gonna go blaze with tonight, i don't want to rush writing fun facts about my van and posting all the pics but i said i would and i got one ready for ya here it is on a powerline/fireman access trail above la looking out at the ocean. you were NOT supposed to drive up there, this also counts as a picture of a crime!
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owlhawk911 posted:it's been a real busy day and i met some people i'm gonna go blaze with tonight, i don't want to rush writing fun facts about my van and posting all the pics but i said i would and i got one ready for ya here it is In digging this picture. |
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Professor of Cats posted:Is that a ural?? WANT. it is, and as soon as I'm not traveling and going to school, I'm going to buy [if it exists] or convert to electric 2x3 with a differential if possible. this spring I'm going to put a trailer hitch receiver bike rack on it so I can bike to bike with bikes on my bike owlhawk911 posted:there's a poster/project over in ai called "bajaha" you should definitely go check out. there was a beat up old mr2 spyder that got abandoned back home, ran great but was super smashed up and the top was missing. it was way too much fun to drive, and we wrecked it doing the logging road rally thing the same summer that we found it. that is a rad bike and imo you are in the exact right thread to post it, especially such a well-composed picture wow. adventure bikes are my favourite kind but small dirt bikes are the only kind i've ever owned. 1981 honda XL250 s or r or something, and a newer (late 90's i think?) yamaha XT225 I was not able to find the thread. I lost my mister two in a flash storm on the highway  I'll look again later though if you like adventure bikes you probably already know about Rokon. dad has two (his third [below] with a sidecar was stolen). if you didn't, welcome to your new obsession. UBCO makes the electric sort of rival 'farm bike'  he also has a Honda trike that was converted to 2X2 and I got it airborne despite being not much of a thrill seeker. Behold, HOKON  I have been riding my whole life and have still never rode a dirtbike. it just never came up. I have always been a practical rider though, so that could be the reason |
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szkud posted:if you like adventure bikes you probably already know about Rokon. dad has two (his third [below] with a sidecar was stolen). if you didn't, welcome to your new obsession. UBCO makes the electric sort of rival 'farm bike' the next motor vehicle I want is some sort of dirt/trail bike to toss in my truck so when up way in the sticks I can park and hop on the bike. I was not aware of adventure bikes and now I have some research to do. Is there a thread in AI about these? |
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szkud posted:it is, and as soon as I'm not traveling and going to school, I'm going to buy [if it exists] or convert to electric 2x3 with a differential if possible. this spring I'm going to put a trailer hitch receiver bike rack on it so I can bike to bike with bikes on my bike Holy poo poo that Honda is amazing! Ive got a 1981 CT110 trail bike that I apparently have no pictures of but it rules and even has hi-lo range like a 4wd pickup. A friend of mine that has a couple of them and I are planning a camping trip on them next year driving all back roads from MA to VT. We did it one year with the Subarus and it was awesome |
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szkud posted:it is, and as soon as I'm not traveling and going to school, I'm going to buy [if it exists] or convert to electric 2x3 with a differential if possible. this spring I'm going to put a trailer hitch receiver bike rack on it so I can bike to bike with bikes on my bike our mr2 looked worse than your after picture when we got ahold of it lol. i'm sorry that happened. i'd never thought of motorizing a sidecar, that's a really cool idea. is that a relatively common thing? around here "adventure bike" would just mean one of the larger dirt bikes (~650cc) with saddlebags and boxes and lights and everything stuck on em and dirt bikes are the only semi-practical bike. the doctor in the city near us has a super fancy bmw one that he took from prudhoe bay to tierra del fuego, which is about the coolest trip i can think of taking that doesn't involve the space shuttle. it's kinda weird to me that you'd say you never rode a dirtbike and then post a pic of about the best dirtbike i can imagine and mention jumping it one time  i've seen a few of those, pretty much anyone up here who comes across an old trike ends up building one. the trikes suck and they are awesome so it's kind of a no-brainer. i wanted to try out my newly acquired search feature so i found you the baha build threadHeather Papps posted:the next motor vehicle I want is some sort of dirt/trail bike to toss in my truck so when up way in the sticks I can park and hop on the bike. I was not aware of adventure bikes and now I have some research to do. Is there a thread in AI about these? they have a whole subforum called "the cycle asylum" but i've never really read it. i'd check there. people that build the kind of bikes i like don't really seem to be big internet users lol, i'm assuming there will be a lot of crotchrockets and stuff. the one dude just posted built from an old trike would be the perfect thing for what you're talking about imo shy boy from chess club posted:Holy poo poo that Honda is amazing! Ive got a 1981 CT110 trail bike that I apparently have no pictures of but it rules and even has hi-lo range like a 4wd pickup. A friend of mine that has a couple of them and I are planning a camping trip on them next year driving all back roads from MA to VT. We did it one year with the Subarus and it was awesome i've ridden a bunch of trail 90s, they were super common in mexico for some reason. not the most capable offroad bike tbh, kinda underpowered and not a lot of travel in the rear but they're so light and manageable. trying to load one up with camping gear sounds... interesting to me, but i'm sure the 110 is better suited for it and nothing is impossible. i don't know the area at all or what kind of road conditions you're expecting, but getting over a log with one of those lil guys loaded down sounds sketchy as hell. racks/bags would probably help a lot, i always had to just wear my backpack and it was pretty sketchy even on the much newer 225 with a monoshock and everything
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 I LOVE THAT FARM BIKE. I'm sending this to all my friends holy poo poo. owlhawk911 posted:i said before how actual wrenching isn't the payoff portion of working on your own cars? that video is. the whole crew can't stop smiling/laughing about the thing they just did and i can't help smiling with them when i watch it. great/highly contagious vibes. for all the non car-touching friends reading, this is the best illustration of what that's all about i can think of shy boy from chess club posted:Yes so much this I couldnt help laughing along cause Ive been there and its the best You friends get it; everytime I rewatch that it puts a smile on my face. My friend's laughter is extremely infectious. We felt like kids that built a magic vehicle or something; like watching Frankenstein's monster come to life. ---------------- |
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Heather Papps posted:I tell him to get a sledge, he takes a picture of like, a geologists rock hammer and asks if that'll work.  I love it.Heather Papps posted:Anyways, dude borrows a sledge from his neighbour and then posts a video of his noodle arm smackin the tire till it pops off and his cheer of surprise and joy made my year. I gotta see if I can find the video it's the funniest loving thing.  Hahaha hell yeah. I usually default to "hit that poo poo with a hammer" fairly quickly due to my impatience.
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owlhawk911 posted:i've ridden a bunch of trail 90s, they were super common in mexico for some reason. not the most capable offroad bike tbh, kinda underpowered and not a lot of travel in the rear but they're so light and manageable. trying to load one up with camping gear sounds... interesting to me, but i'm sure the 110 is better suited for it and nothing is impossible. i don't know the area at all or what kind of road conditions you're expecting, but getting over a log with one of those lil guys loaded down sounds sketchy as hell. racks/bags would probably help a lot, i always had to just wear my backpack and it was pretty sketchy even on the much newer 225 with a monoshock and everything Oh yea its super slow and we arent like off-roading just normal maintained dirt roads with houses on them and stuff, there were a few small hairy places we got into but nothing too bad for the little bikes. Ive got a bunch of racks that they use in Australia for the posty bikes to hold lots of stuff and Im going to get stronger shocks for the back so it can hold the weight Heather Papps posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMDzyyBf2Ho hahaha man this is so great |
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Professor of Cats posted:steam car pics: was this a sema thing too or what? i have never even thought about steam racecars before, but it makes sense that it would have been a thing lol do you have any more info o nthis?
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owlhawk911 posted:our mr2 looked worse than your after picture when we got ahold of it lol. i'm sorry that happened. i'd never thought of motorizing a sidecar, that's a really cool idea. is that a relatively common thing? around here "adventure bike" would just mean one of the larger dirt bikes (~650cc) with saddlebags and boxes and lights and everything stuck on em and dirt bikes are the only semi-practical bike. the doctor in the city near us has a super fancy bmw one that he took from prudhoe bay to tierra del fuego, which is about the coolest trip i can think of taking that doesn't involve the space shuttle. it's kinda weird to me that you'd say you never rode a dirtbike and then post a pic of about the best dirtbike i can imagine and mention jumping it one time you're totally right about 'adventure bike'. I should know better, I'm an ADV member and my first leaning sidecar rig was a GS. rokons just don't register as a dirt bike to me. it's much more like a two wheeled tractor that's a cool Baja, but I meant baja, like Baja California race car. Specifically though, I mean an MR2 version of Matt Farah's Safari Porche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTl4iK0AuVU Professor of Cats posted:
It is very loud. that is a downside for me, not everyone though. the Ubco fixes that and accelerates better Heather Papps posted:the next motor vehicle I want is some sort of dirt/trail bike to toss in my truck so when up way in the sticks I can park and hop on the bike. I was not aware of adventure bikes and now I have some research to do. Is there a thread in AI about these? Iunno, I've never been to AI. you will want to get a really heavy duty ramp. there's just no tossing a Rokon or Hokon. if you want to lose a few hours, watch Rokons riding in water the hubs are sealed, so you can leave them empty and the bike is boyuaunt (the sidecar is boyant while ridden) or put extra fuel in them to extend your range... or as my dad always suggests, beer. shy boy from chess club posted:Holy poo poo that Honda is amazing! Ive got a 1981 CT110 trail bike that I apparently have no pictures of but it rules and even has hi-lo range like a 4wd pickup. A friend of mine that has a couple of them and I are planning a camping trip on them next year driving all back roads from MA to VT. We did it one year with the Subarus and it was awesome I rode a Puch moped once and decided that I was better off bicycling. maybe that ct110 would change my mind |
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My Van Is Rad, and I Thought You Should Know this is my van. i lived in it for a few years until i was offered a good job, then broke my back doing said job. don't work, bosses suck and living in a van is rad. i have way, way more pictures but they're on a computer at a buddies place. these are some i sent to someone during my first big trip with it and i'm gonna see what fun facts they remind me of    this is a picture of my van all set up for staying chill in the desert. big ol fulsize awning from a winnebago, airplane blanket covering the window, sunshade up front. there's a camp pad covering the back windows too, i didn't realize just how hot it got in the desert. it's probably low 90's in that pic and it's the middle of dang winter. what's up with that? this is near slab city, after i moved out but before i found my good spot next to a wash and dug a firepit and everything. dfw a squat gets too organized  all those phony part-time "artists" out in east jesus are ruining the place, i never would've thought gentrification could apply to an abandoned military base but in 2020 it does. the tire is on the back because 1. it's too big for the normal place underneath and 2. there is a water tank there now. the back part under the bed is the truck bed zone where tools and parts and stuff live, house storage and batteries are inside/under the bench. the shovel is the bathroom, later i put a nail through the handle near the end so it would hold a roll of tp but this is before that inspiration struck  these are some pictures of inside, it's still pretty rough at this point. i built everything alllll by myself with no real idea what i was doing, and it shows. the walls turned out super well and those are still in there. filled up the airspace with good ol fiberglass insulation, then covered em up with those panels. 1/4" marine plywood with carpet padding and some kind of easy chair style fabric my buddy had covering them up. the kind where you can smooth it down one direction and then write on it with your finger the other way, you know what i mean. the flip up seat thing really didn't work very well and i tore it out about a month after this. replaced with benches/storage that reached to the fridge and a drop-in table part in the middle instead. the house batteries/inverter/charger are under there by the fridge, and food is on the other side. the whole floor is one giant piece of oak plywood, i really scored on that. cut it to fit and notched it right in, which was a pain but very worth it. the swivel seat is from a chevy gladiator conversion van and super comfy. the guy i had weld the adapter plate to it kinda hosed up so it's harder to turn around than it should be (got to make sure it's in the right place first) but hey, what can you do. most of the time i left it facing backwards and kept water behind it before i got the tank in. the laptop is sitting on a 2 burner stove with a nice glass lid, i think the fridge/stove assembly came from a westfalia but i'm not sure  this is a pic of the front axle, i guess to show how ruff and tuff it is? 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Good god man that van is incredible and exactly what I want to do to something, fuckin wicked looking forward to seeing more pics whenever you get them, holy poo poo. Im really really sad about slab city, it was on my list for sure but why does gentrification have to happen to everything, that SUCKS, so disappointed. Love the story about the hot chocolate rescue, thats some good poo poo there, you seem like a good person and I LOVE THAT VAN |
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This is where my truck sat since I think around 1982 that was the last year on the tag, it might have been moved around some before all the stuff became derelict but for the most part it just sat there and sunk into the luckily pretty dry soil inside the greenhouse, this was 2010   Tried getting it out with the tractor but no dice  My Ram (the Beast) to the rescue, that truck did some WORK   The right front brake was locked up so it wasnt easy   Luckily I had been pouring oil down the carb on this truck over the years every time I had a chance so it wasnt stuck. There was something wrong with one of the valves cause the rocker was cutting a hole into the valve cover, I think it dropped a valve when I was doing the burnouts at like 5k rpms, found a piece of valve at the end of the y-pipe! lol  Then just a pic at a show with the F1 a few years ago 
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shy boy from chess club posted:
Looks like you got the F1 up and running! Right? That last pic is amazing. Man it sounds like you have a Roma spirit in you. I'm sure you have some stories. Have you picked up hitch hikers? (have any of you?)
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i love and appreciate the van. the truck is also nice it has a nice face. why are trucks so mean and angry looking now
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owlhawk911 posted:My Van Is Rad, and I Thought You Should Know yeah, that is rad hot drat ---------------- |
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shy boy from chess club posted:Good god man that van is incredible and exactly what I want to do to something, fuckin wicked looking forward to seeing more pics whenever you get them, holy poo poo. Im really really sad about slab city, it was on my list for sure but why does gentrification have to happen to everything, that SUCKS, so disappointed. Love the story about the hot chocolate rescue, thats some good poo poo there, you seem like a good person and I LOVE THAT VAN thanks man, it'll be a while before i'm back around more van pics though. it does really suck about slab city. i deleted this once and am trying again, it was a pretty intense time for me and i'm really sad to see it get assimilated. when i was first there the cops weren't allowed in and if someone was a piece of poo poo their camp would get burned down. didn't need money for anything. painted up school buses full of hippie kids gave out soup and sang songs. a guy grew weed in an old swimming pool or basement, all by hand, tarp up top for light cycle control. people looked for rocks and brought them to people who cut/polished them who gave them to people who made jewelry. that's where my chain is from. people scavenged the old base dumps for materials to build shelters, and some of them were absolutely incredible. my thing was setting up solar systems, there was a big solar installation going in nearby and someone showed up with a truckload of panels. last time i was through there were a bunch of nice cars at the "bar", which didn't serve alcohol anymore because they didn't have a license, and some band playing that had brought out lights and a nice pa system and everything. got me kinda bummed about the slabs/tucson crew/society in general stuff tbh. i have never felt as at home anywhere else as i did there, it was a whole city that operated the way we do in little trailers in the woods and i didn't realize that was possible until i was there. i hadn't heard about it when i found it, a girl i picked up in joshua tree led me there and really my thoughts about it are mostly the angry kind of nostalgic about that way of life being assimilated into greater society but only the aesthetic bits not the principles same as with weed legalization and i really don't want to break the cool and good no politics rule so that's it for now Professor of Cats posted:That last pic is amazing. Man it sounds like you have a Roma spirit in you. i stop for literally every hitchhiker i see, that's the rule if you ever want to get picked up. i won't always pick them up but i stop to see what's up at least. pro tip, roll your window down to say hi and if they talk about where they're trying to go/seem cool go for it. if they grab for your door handle right away that's a bad sign imo, i don't like pushy people though. it's only gone badly once, someone kept poking around in my poo poo and after the 3rd strike i left them by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere to City of Glompton posted:i love and appreciate the van. the truck is also nice it has a nice face. why are trucks so mean and angry looking now thanks. it's not just trucks it's all cars imo and i think it's cause people are scared these days and want to feel tough. even the subarus now are all angular and sharp. look at the dang beetle even, friendliest car there ever was  i think the fiat 500 is the friendliest car still being made, but the older one is just plain adorable  i really liked the truck pic where it was all tucked in the bushes waiting to be rescued. driving something that was that close to going back to the earth has to feel good. shy boy's farm is a place i'd like to visit, every pic i've seen so far is filled with good vibes and i've never gotten to pet a skunk before.
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the farm truck pics made me think of this car at my grandparent's farm. i'd love to save it someday, but the engine isn't in the car right now and looks like it's in pretty bad shape so driveline swap is the way forward and i can't afford that. no rust beyond cool looking surface stuff, no dents, needs back glass but it's flat so should be easy. all the cloth in the interior is gone but everything else is still there. all you'd need is an engine... and trans... and fuel system... and electrics... probably steering... some seats... the cool guy option would be electrifying it like professor of cats's crew does. at the point where you need new everything anyways it might not even be that much more expensive. from what i understand heavy vehicles aren't ideal for that though, and i'm sure this thing is massive
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