Wet Hot American Vantasy: Pursuant To Megan's Law

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iForge: Oct 28, 2010; Apple's new "iBlacksmith Suite: Professional Edition" features the iForge, iAnvil, and the iHammer.

The van was removed from the seller's property around 2pm eastern today. The shipper is meeting me to make the drop-off when I get home from work tomorrow. Stay tuned.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 04:13

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 09:10

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

gently caress yeah, it's in goon hands. It has a bright future ahead of it.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 04:31

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

gently caress yeah, it's in goon hands. It has a bright future ahead of it.

It's gonna lope. It's gonna lope and gurgle.

iForge posted:

The van was removed from the seller's property around 2pm eastern today. The shipper is meeting me to make the drop-off when I get home from work tomorrow. Stay tuned.

iForge, m'friend, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
(also verifiably insane <3)

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

What do you mean?! This van will be treasured forever by AI.

I can't wait to see what kind of murals you guys come up with for it

I think he thinks I'm going to sell it after my trip later this year. FEAR NOT, GOONS! As long as Wes has a backyard, I'm keeping it.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 04:54

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

literally a fish posted:

I think he thinks I'm going to sell it after my trip later this year. FEAR NOT, GOONS! As long as Wes has a backyard, I'm keeping it.

Yeah I just figured you'd keep it for a trip or two, maybe drive it a couple thousand miles in total, and that it wouldn't really even get out of its break-in period by the time you were done with it. I'm glad that's not the case.

Are you doing anything to the short block? Or are things pretty much solid there?

Also, how well does the TBI and computer play with whatever radical cam you're going to shove in there? I assume that sound is more important to you than actual power?

# ? Jan 6, 2016 05:19

iForge: Oct 28, 2010; Apple's new "iBlacksmith Suite: Professional Edition" features the iForge, iAnvil, and the iHammer.

literally a fish posted:

(also verifiably insane <3)

Buying a rape van in an alley behind a housing project and having the title notarized in a shed behind a group of row homes in the adjacent ghetto for someone you never met except over the internet who lives 10,000 miles away is insane? Hmm

# ? Jan 6, 2016 05:24

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

literally a fish posted:

It's gonna lope. It's gonna lope and gurgle.

That is, until the turbo LS swap, right? Or will that be lopey as gently caress as well :getin:

# ? Jan 6, 2016 05:26

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

iForge posted:

Buying a rape van in an alley behind a housing project and having the title notarized in a shed behind a group of row homes in the adjacent ghetto for someone you never met except over the internet who lives 10,000 miles away is insane? Hmm

For unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given

# ? Jan 6, 2016 05:40

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

That is, until the turbo LS swap, right? Or will that be lopey as gently caress as well

No turbo. Blower surge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYwJlgf2KJM&t=37s

# ? Jan 6, 2016 06:11

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

Raluek posted:

Yeah I just figured you'd keep it for a trip or two, maybe drive it a couple thousand miles in total, and that it wouldn't really even get out of its break-in period by the time you were done with it. I'm glad that's not the case.

Are you doing anything to the short block? Or are things pretty much solid there?

Also, how well does the TBI and computer play with whatever radical cam you're going to shove in there? I assume that sound is more important to you than actual power?

to answer your questions: maybe a rebuild if it's hosed, no goddamn clue (we haven't even started it up yet), TBI can work with a megasquirt or flashed PCM through these nerds but i still dunno if i'm gonna do that or throw a 650cfm holley 4150 on top, I'd like it to not suck major balls power-wise but yeah sound > performance because lets be real its a conversion van

it's still getting like a 50 shot of nitrous though
because nitrous

Wes and Cory will use it on occasion I suspect (and I'm open to the idea of lending it to others once i've done my inaugural trip) so it should get a decent amount of miles on it. it will have only the finest parts store oils

if the short block is in good nick then it'll be getting no changes; stock pistons make a 9.6:1 compression with the vortec heads, which is fine.
if it's hosed it'll get rebuilt probably by wes' SMALL BLOCK CHEBBY enthusiast

# ? Jan 6, 2016 06:22

MrsAdiabatic: Feb 26, 2015; Gotta get up to get Down's

How about a turbo?

# ? Jan 6, 2016 06:53

KingPave: Jul 18, 2007; eeee!~

literally a fish posted:

Wes and Cory will use it on occasion I suspect (and I'm open to the idea of lending it to others once i've done my inaugural trip) so it should get a decent amount of miles on it. it will have only the finest parts store oils

So basically, instead of a town bike it'd be a town van? I guess it'd be more of an AI than town thing.

Also, have you organised the plates for it like we discussed in IRC? And the stickers, you cannot forget the stickers.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 07:00

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

So who's gonna shine a black light in it first :v:

# ? Jan 6, 2016 07:04

8ender: Sep 24, 2003; clown is watching you sleep

leica posted:

So who's gonna shine a black light in it first

I'm excited to see what horrors await Adiabatic inside this thing

# ? Jan 6, 2016 07:12

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

KingPave posted:

So basically, instead of a town bike it'd be a town van? I guess it'd be more of an AI than town thing.

Also, have you organised the plates for it like we discussed in IRC? And the stickers, you cannot forget the stickers.

Unfortunately to order the plate I first must have a virginia title, so I'm leaving that part to TerribleRobot. The stickers will happen.
(I forgot what stickers)

MrsAdiabatic posted:

How about a turbo?

We have to save SOMETHING for 2017

# ? Jan 6, 2016 07:48

Echotic: Oct 20, 2013

There is absolutely no way this could ever end badly. Nope. Never.

This thread and the motive behind it is absolutely perfect. I shall live out all my vantasies vicariously through you.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 12:38

keykey: Mar 28, 2003; Â Â Â Â Â

All I need to know is, when do you plan on airbrushing it?

# ? Jan 6, 2016 15:06

iForge: Oct 28, 2010; Apple's new "iBlacksmith Suite: Professional Edition" features the iForge, iAnvil, and the iHammer.

The van has been unloaded and the shipper paid. I have permission to park it in a neighbors vacant driveway for a few days so tomorrow I'll fill the coolant and try to make it go.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:18

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

iForge posted:

The van has been unloaded and the shipper paid. I have permission to park it in a neighbors vacant driveway for a few days so tomorrow I'll fill the coolant and try to make it go.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:20

SlimManFat: Nov 12, 2010; RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST RUST

iForge posted:

The van has been unloaded and the shipper paid. I have permission to park it in a neighbors vacant driveway for a few days so tomorrow I'll fill the coolant and try to make it go.

We need a video of first start!

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:21

alternate.eago: Jul 19, 2006; Insert randomness here.

iForge posted:

The van has been unloaded and the shipper paid. I have permission to park it in a neighbors vacant driveway for a few days so tomorrow I'll fill the coolant and try to make it go.

If you need a stopping point south of Baltimore, PM me. You've been to my house before, I have tools, and fluids. And one of my new roommates is a welder. He also loves working on GM anything. Let me know if there is anything you guys need from me. This seems like fun.

I need to start being more active in NEAI.... :sigh:

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:26

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

I'm British, so if you need any exotic teas sending over then let me know.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:29

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

This thread is awesome, and now I need a conversion van for hauling and road trips.

Fo3 posted:

LAF when are you going over there?
Back in the day I had a dream about taking over my own aussie PANEL van (drifter or sandman), but unless I had contacts or a lined up buyer I would do what you did, ie get a US van to travel and sleep in.

E: For non Australians*, those vans are like ute+van, ie car like front seats and hood/bonnet.
GM holden sandman

Chrysler drifter

E: Ford made them too

* Apologies, Brits had the almost as good ford escort panel van, smaller, but not crazy small like the mini, and other europeans had crazy small panel vans.

I want an XB Falcon panel, done up like the Mad Max Black on Black. Because. It'll definitely be different, especially in the US.

Raluek posted:

No turbo. Blower surge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYwJlgf2KJM&t=37s

I love how the engine noise makes the video shake.

# ? Jan 6, 2016 22:53

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

iForge posted:

The van has been unloaded and the shipper paid. I have permission to park it in a neighbors vacant driveway for a few days so tomorrow I'll fill the coolant and try to make it go.

I'd try cranking it over by hand... who knows if the coolant from that "blown head gasket" is pooled in a cylinder.

I mean, a whole Vortec will cost us $300 at the yard instead of $50 for a pair of heads, so it's not a big difference either way, but why blow up a possibly good bottom end?

# ? Jan 6, 2016 23:52

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Darchangel posted:

This thread is awesome, and now I need a conversion van for hauling and road trips.

I want an XB Falcon panel, done up like the Mad Max Black on Black. Because. It'll definitely be different, especially in the US.

I love how the engine noise makes the video shake.

The US got little ones that you can go out and buy and drive right now for next to nothing

pinto cruising wagon.

vega panel express

There were also aftermarket kits for the corvette and mustang.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 00:18

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

Powershift posted:

are you serious.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 00:40

Gingerbread House Music: Dec 1, 2009; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

are you serious.

Still looks better than the before picture.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 00:48

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

are you serious.

Completely.

I never joke about sexwagons.

look at that cavernous fuckpit.

padded for maximum protection while practicing all 6 sexual positons.

And that's not a fire extinguisher, it's a giant can of scotch guard.

That particular one was selling for $27,000 with a 572 crate engine

http://bangshift.com/general-news/e...hp-crate-motor/

# ? Jan 7, 2016 00:55

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

Bangshift.com, lol

# ? Jan 7, 2016 02:20

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

My phone browser squished the images, making the car look at least 30x more awesome:

# ? Jan 7, 2016 03:20

sharkytm: Oct 9, 2003; Ba

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Raluek posted:

No turbo. Blower surge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYwJlgf2KJM&t=37s

You call that blower surge... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7Q8F3l5y0

# ? Jan 7, 2016 04:04

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

A car that can only light up the tyres. No more. No less. This is what the van needs to become.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 04:18

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

Powershift posted:

look at that cavernous fuckpit.

New favorite phrase.

ShittyPostmakerPro posted:

A car that can only light up the tyres. No more. No less. This is what the van needs to become.

It's also gonna light up the eyes of goons. But yeah, it's getting a junkyard posi (with any luck) solely to do better burnouts.

sharkytm posted:

You call that blower surge... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7Q8F3l5y0

That's loving amazing. 11/10. I am so hard I could cut diamonds.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 05:43

cursedshitbox: May 20, 2012; Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.; Fun Shoe

sharkytm posted:

You call that blower surge... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7Q8F3l5y0

Jesus donkey loving christ.

I just floated the heart valves, stroked out, and shattered my dong to that.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 05:58

8ender: Sep 24, 2003; clown is watching you sleep

The lumpiest

# ? Jan 7, 2016 06:40

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

sharkytm posted:

You call that blower surge... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7Q8F3l5y0

Not to derail, but as a non-mechanic, I have never understood this kind of operation. What kind of modifications do you have to do to get a vehicle to run like this? Why do it? Does lovely low-RPM performance imply better high-RPM performance?

# ? Jan 7, 2016 14:19

Gingerbread House Music: Dec 1, 2009; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Not to derail, but as a non-mechanic, I have never understood this kind of operation. What kind of modifications do you have to do to get a vehicle to run like this? Why do it? Does lovely low-RPM performance imply better high-RPM performance?

Basically. It's sucking in and lovely out the air so fast, the lower RPMs can barely handle it.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 14:21

Pomp and Circumcized: Dec 23, 2006; If there's one thing I love more than GruntKilla420, it's the Queen! Also bacon.

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

What kind of modifications do you have to do to get a vehicle to run like this?

A reeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllly big cam.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 14:59

IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

It's because the airflow is so irregular at low RPMs that the engine is flipping between rich and lean over and over. Idle drops -> low airflow -> mixture becomes richer -> idle raises -> mixture leans out again -> idle drops again...

A big lumpy cam is going to lope a bit at idle anyway. Adding a big roots blower means a small RPM change results in a big airflow change.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 15:20

CannonFodder: Jan 26, 2001; Passion’s Wrench

Tyro posted:

This thread is going places.

Possibly mood lit places, but I look forward to it.

Ftfy

This is amazing and I wish you well on your endeavor. Also search the thing for hidden drugs, you never truly know what secrets may be waiting for you.

# ? Jan 7, 2016 15:21

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Fo3: Feb 14, 2004; RAAAAARGH!!!! GIFT CARDS ARE FUCKING RETARDED!!!!

(I need a hug)

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Not to derail, but as a non-mechanic, I have never understood this kind of operation. What kind of modifications do you have to do to get a vehicle to run like this? Why do it? Does lovely low-RPM performance imply better high-RPM performance?

It's valve timing. I don't know how much you know about cars, but say for example with ignition timing spark you always set the spark before it's due; you don't want the spark before top dead centre (that's predetonation and trying to reverse engine direction) but you send it before that so by the time it gets there it's "the right time". That's ignition timing, and valve timing works the same way, you open them early so they are open more or less the right time. More or less because valves are slower to move and weren't variable* in old motors. So you get overlap - air can flow striaght through the inlet and out the exhaust instantly, doing nothing because overlap both valves are open - but it has to be that way so the valves are timed right while springing open and closed so fast for the upper range to flow at peak power/rpm.

* Of course one of the biggest advances in modern motors is variable valve lift and duration (yes vtec, but every manufacturer has a system like that now).

Fo3 fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Jan 7, 2016

# ? Jan 7, 2016 15:29

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