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SperginMcBadposter posted:I just got this thing: Better than one of those with an automatic. An ex-girlfriend of mine had one and it was a silly/sad thing to dive -- partial throttle tip in off the line and it felt like you were giving it 80% thottle. They had the low gearing and throttle set up to really jump off the line, then go nowhere fast. I would feel quick in a test-drive, I guess... but living with an automatic would be terrible.
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jediguy posted:I finally have something to post in this drat forum. Megane RB8. I think I'm in love. At brands hatch I shared a pit with a guy who drove one of those all the way from Germany, I assumed he was a big Sebastian Vettel fan. I forget if I posted this picture but heres the newest picture of my shitbox.  Shortly after this the turbo decided to develop a load of shaft play on the exhaust side. Ended up finding out it was actualy an old HKS kit from like 1997 and was a mitsu TD05-16G variant. Ended up going to owen developments, who do turbos for lots of proper motorsports stuff and asked if they could improve the spool slightly.  Ended up going with their own design of billet compressor wheel and i'm impressed with the results. Spools up like a std ceramic CT20b but with a much bigger punch. Currently its sitting outside in the rain covered in dust because I dont realy have time to drive it at the moment and the weather is poo poo.  Hopefully I can get one more track day in this year before the weather starts getting even worse.
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Oct 18, 2014 22:20
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meatpimp posted:Better than one of those with an automatic. An ex-girlfriend of mine had one and it was a silly/sad thing to dive -- partial throttle tip in off the line and it felt like you were giving it 80% thottle. They had the low gearing and throttle set up to really jump off the line, then go nowhere fast. I would feel quick in a test-drive, I guess... but living with an automatic would be terrible. I think the manual trans version is setup the same way. It got up to 4k-ish rpm around 60mph. Gear ratios are listed here http://www.feoa.net/threads/the-escort-gear-ratios-thread.66007/ It's pretty drat loud too when you get up to that speed.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:It's pretty drat loud too when you get up to that speed. That means that someone probably removed the tar-and-tinfoil sound dampeners out of the doors.
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Oct 18, 2014 23:40
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Viggen posted:That means that someone probably removed the tar-and-tinfoil sound dampeners out of the doors. It's more of a mechanical sound than a wind wooshing noise. The best description I can think of is it sounds like gears turning loudly. I'll try to record it next time I'm able to drive it because I suck at describing sounds.
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Oct 18, 2014 23:45
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Viggen posted:That means that someone probably removed the tar-and-tinfoil sound dampeners out of the doors. Is this a fix to keep the doors from rusting?
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Oct 19, 2014 02:38
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MetaJew posted:Is this a fix to keep the doors from rusting? Maybe if they would have wrapped the whole car in it. They're cut specifically to fit the holes in the doors' construction where wires and things don't protrude.
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Patina is still in, right? It wasn't $600. It's my granddad's old truck, and has been sitting since his death in 2005. Me and my dad went to my grandma's this week and messed around with it, unsticking the brakes and clutch and carburetor float and so on. That's all it needed except gas in the tank and air in the tires, and I drove it 40 miles home yesterday at 45 mph. It seemed content. 1967 F-100, 98,000 miles, 240 six cylinder, 3-onna-tree, no frills. I'm planning on a light restomod but will probably leave the paint as-is. There are a few real rust spots in the typical places, cab corners and front fenders, but nothing structural. I'm not really worried about them. Right now, it's tires and brakes and shocks and seatbelts. Later, maybe some lowering beams and disc brakes. There are a few EFI 4.9's in the pull-a-part that should bolt right up to the motor mounts and transmission, but that's next year. For now, I'm just happy to have it home.       
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wallaka posted:Patina is still in, right? Nice. Same color as my brother's 69 f100. My grandfather bought his new also. It has the 460 in it though  It's actually in the shop getting a full respray right now.
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A few beauty shots of my 'baby' - the first photos I've taken of the car with the new wheels on it...    Mercedes officially rated the 5.4 V8 in the car at 349HP and 394tq. There's a lot of variability, however, considering the hand built nature of the engines, some end up coming out of the factory with considerably more. I see the factory rating as a guaranteed minimum number - ie: they won't let a car leave the factory with less power than that. I had the car dynoed when I first bought it - it did 342HP and 377tq to the wheels... that's at least 400hp at the crank. As far as quarter mile times go, I have a grand total of 4 runs - best run was a 13.2 @ 106mph. Purchased with 80,000 miles - I have 135,000 on it now. Most reliable car I've ever had - just fluid changes, and basic maintenance so far. Best thing? It's completely boring to look at, built like a tank.. I couldn't ask for a better car. And it was $12,000, 3 years ago.
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veedubfreak posted:Nice. Same color as my brother's 69 f100. My grandfather bought his new also. It has the 460 in it though I think this truck would scare the hell out of me with a 460. It would be ok with double the power it has now, though. 150 gross horsepower when it was new, probably 100 SAE. Now, maybe 70.
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ValleyGirl posted:Best thing? It's completely boring to look at, built like a tank.. I couldn't ask for a better car. And it was $12,000, 3 years ago. Fast, fun, reliable sleeper tank... what more could you reasonably ask for?
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Oct 21, 2014 00:55
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jediguy posted:I finally have something to post in this drat forum. Megane RB8. I think I'm in love. That is a really good looking little car. 
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meatpimp posted:Fast, fun, reliable sleeper tank... what more could you reasonably ask for? BMW 5 series and Mercedes E class are notorious tanks and stupid over engineering. They really have the blend down just right.
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Oct 21, 2014 05:40
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Elmnt80 posted:That is a really good looking little car. Thanks! It still makes me a bit weak at the knees when I walk up to it. So glad I didn't go for a Golf.
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meatpimp posted:Fast, fun, reliable sleeper tank... what more could you reasonably ask for? Monoblocks, but seriously I wouldn't call an AMG Merc with chrome wheels a sleeper. But I guess it depends on what other vehicles are prevalent in that town.
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 Peugeot 306 GTI-6 First fwd, first non-japanese and first 6 speed car I've bought. Needed something fairly cheap quickly but wanted something a bit fun.
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Oct 21, 2014 14:31
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My brand new BMW on an inaugural road trip to Maine. Props to the weather for being dramatic today. Click for huge. 
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Oct 23, 2014 02:49
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My new car is either really happy with me or really angry at me. I can't tell which. But hatchbacks are awesome so who cares.  Also I suck at adjusting .arw files.
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_firehawk posted:Monoblocks, but seriously I wouldn't call an AMG Merc with chrome wheels a sleeper. But I guess it depends on what other vehicles are prevalent in that town. Incidentally, I traded the factory monoblocks for those wheels that are on the car now... marked improvement in handling and ride quality. The Monoblocks were something like 34 pounds per rim, and the new ones are 26-27 per rim. So, it made a big difference. Though, if I had bought those wheels new, I wouldn't have gone for chrome. I prefer matte/painted, like the factory Monoblocks were... And it's Los Angeles. I read an article a while back where a Mercedes VP mentioned at 85% of worldwide AMG production is sold in Southern California... I believe it.
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:My brand new BMW on an inaugural road trip to Maine. Props to the weather for being dramatic today. Click for huge. Where are you starting off from? What route? Got a radar detector?
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This junk is my daily driver all summer.   
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Oct 24, 2014 23:04
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Is that your driveway? I used to work for FedEx and it was always a fun little adventure whenever I came across a driveway that was so long I couldn't even see the house. Neat truck!
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Oct 24, 2014 23:17
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God dammit I love that truck so much.
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Oct 24, 2014 23:22
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Thanks guys! Its not my driveway though, just one of the few dirt roads around me.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:God dammit I love that truck so much. I save almost every picture he posts of it, because it is absolutely gorgeous. Also because I'm a bastard and torture my best friend by sending the pics to him (his first vehicle was a '68 C10 swb, was stolen a couple years ago  )
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Terrible Robot posted:Also because I'm a bastard and torture my best friend by sending the pics to him (his first vehicle was a '68 C10 swb, was stolen a couple years ago drat, thats sad I found this truck when I was like 14 and was pining for it until 4 years ago when I got to pull it out of the barn and get it running. My great uncle wouldnt sell any of his stuff when he was alive and Im kinda glad about that cause I would have ruined it when I was a shithead teenager. It became my truck at just the right time and I love it.
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Been holding off cause I wanted to take better pictures, but the weather is unrelentingly gross soooo 91 325ix
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Going to get this registered on Tuesday for real this time! Im putting the leaf sucker back on my daily dump truck since Im doing leaves next week and it will be nice to have a backup dump truck during that time. That and Im going to drive it every day until the weather gets bad because why the gently caress not.  
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Oct 26, 2014 22:59
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Time for me to take that "Nice truck!" taste out of your mouth.   I just got the transmission rebuilt, and the tires that were on there were mismatched so I threw these one just to play it safe. I think...I will be shopping for some used tires for the stock wheels. Heres what she used to look like: 
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Fart Pipe posted:Going to get this registered on Tuesday for real this time! Im putting the leaf sucker back on my daily dump truck since Im doing leaves next week and it will be nice to have a backup dump truck during that time. That and Im going to drive it every day until the weather gets bad because why the gently caress not. Love this.
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Cage posted:Time for me to take that "Nice truck!" taste out of your mouth. You might want to look into some Soft 8 steelies or alloy clones. They look really good on anything 15-18-5x4.5 especially in flat black (or whatever nonsense you decide to plastidip them).
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spleen merchant posted:
Nice! My first "expensive" car was one of those, a long time ago, although I had a gold metallic phase one. Noticed the difference in turning radius between left and right yet?
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Nice! My first "expensive" car was one of those, a long time ago, although I had a gold metallic phase one. Noticed the difference in turning radius between left and right yet? 
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Dannywilson posted:You might want to look into some Soft 8 steelies or alloy clones. They look really good on anything 15-18-5x4.5 especially in flat black (or whatever nonsense you decide to plastidip them).
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Fart Pipe posted:Going to get this registered on Tuesday for real this time! Im putting the leaf sucker back on my daily dump truck since Im doing leaves next week and it will be nice to have a backup dump truck during that time. That and Im going to drive it every day until the weather gets bad because why the gently caress not. Does it still sound like a diesel when putting around? Because it sounded bad rear end.
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I just picked up this Japanese Disney Monorail Reject for two $600 bills. My brother and I are going to be converting it to a tiny hobo house and he's going to be taking it to costa rica next year. I'm jealous, but at least I get to drive it until then. I'll post a thread when it gets interesting. First project is to get the dash minifridge working. The sideways headlights are the jam. I had never driven a car with them before.  The PO gutted the interior and added miles of mystery wiring and dozens of switches. None of them seem to do anything. 
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Neat van! Wonder if the switches control the automatic transmission, I know I've seen a two-switch setup before for the shift solenoids. Not sure why there'd be an audio jack. Pull that centre console and let's get a look see under the dress.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Not sure why there'd be an audio jack. Pull that centre console and let's get a look see under the dress. I'm placing my bet on this being a 9v same-3.5mm jack adapter so they can play handheld games of the 80s while driving. E: Latest ride  
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Get the air conditioner fixed and the dash minifridge will work too. they're plumbed together.
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