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Kill-9 posted:Not all of us. I've gone the last 3 summers in a car with no A/C. I also just bought another classic car with no A/C. It's a convertible so it'll not see a lot of time on the road in summer. It's fine if you're moving but sitting in traffic in 105degrees sucks balls. I know Indiana doesn't get as bad as Texas but I went without working AC in a black car for 8 years. These last two summers have been heavenly.
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Rhyno posted:YOU SHUT UP. If UF wants to build an Atom then by God we will encourage him. I am more or less saving my truck shell for this same purpose. I just want a roof.
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EightBit posted:Lol what? I drive all summer with the doors off of my TJ, and it has working A/C, in San Antonio. I would love to own an Atom, I'd be able to drive it nearly all year. There's a big difference between having shade (bikini top) and nothing. I drive my Miata all year round in FL without using the AC, but during the summer the top is up with the rear window down, no way I could do it with the top down exposed to the sun.
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heh. Seriously? Also good post / username combo. I really have to wonder if that was the work of a disgruntled repair manual author.
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ultimateforce posted:I am more or less saving my truck shell for this same purpose. I just want a roof. You're building an Atom out of a truck shell? I WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW.
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leica posted:There's a big difference between having shade (bikini top) and nothing. I drive my Miata all year round in FL without using the AC, but during the summer the top is up with the rear window down, no way I could do it with the top down exposed to the sun. I do have a bikini top (really a Rampage top with the sides and door tops off), but I also used to own an RX7 convertible, which I always drove with the top down. I've spent so much time with lovely manual labor jobs in the heat that driving around really doesn't bother me any more.
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Kill-9 posted:Found this at Cars and Coffee in Austin. I'd never seen one in person. It had a for sale sticker on it: $73K and it was yours. If this is the Atom that's owned by the exotic rental company in South Austin, I've driven it. It's got some 2-litre Honda engine with a supercharger and was by far the fastest thing I've ever driven. Of course, you are also completely invisible to other cars, only have tiny motorcycle mirrors, and no suspension travel. It was a lot of fun, but a complete and utter ripoff-- and definitely not usable on public roads. That being said, I want it.
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Don't mind me.
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jonathan posted:The JK which is 2007 has a longer and wider wheelbase, longer axle control arms (huge benefits), Gen II Dana 44 axles, and the sway bar disconnect. I remember when those first came out, there was an error in Mopar's system for the sway bar disconnect assembly which priced it at $80; they actually go for $1500+. 
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beedeebee posted:I just got back from Paris and saw some pretty exotic cars, sadly I got no pictures. here's my guess: 
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MetaJew posted:If this is the Atom that's owned by the exotic rental company in South Austin, I've driven it. It's got some 2-litre Honda engine with a supercharger and was by far the fastest thing I've ever driven. It most likely was. It had the supercharged 4-banger. My son was disappointed it wasn't the V-8 Atom 500 but only an Atom 3. I'm turning my kid into a car snob. I'm so proud.
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Parked next to this nice Typhoon yesterday: The calipers had 'Corvette' on them but looked small. Is it a possible swap? Also it had something hanging down, maybe fuel? Looked thick 
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Linedance posted:here's my guess: Yes! That's it! I knew I had seen it before. The good news is I can now stop wondering what it was, the bad news is I didn't see a Reventon in person.
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EightBit posted:Lol what? I drive all summer with the doors off of my TJ, and it has working A/C, in San Antonio. I would love to own an Atom, I'd be able to drive it nearly all year. Before I got the gently caress out of Texas, my first car was a 68 bug, no A/C for 2 years. I grew up in Houston. Most of the cars my parents owned were VWs with no A/C. My 2nd car was an 85 Accord that had A/C for 3 days before the compressor poo poo itself. My next car had A/C for about 4 years before the compressor on that blew up. The job I was working at I drove a lovely mid 90s Ford diesel van with no A/C and had to load 100s of old 17" crt monitors and computers in the middle of the summer. gently caress all yall talking about Texans who can't deal with the heat. There's a reason I no longer live in the hellhole. Meanwhile in Colorado, winter still hasn't bothered to come around 
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beedeebee posted:Yes! That's it! I knew I had seen it before. The good news is I can now stop wondering what it was, the bad news is I didn't see a Reventon in person. The good news is that you saw a McLaren in person, which is cooler.
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MetaJew posted:If this is the Atom that's owned by the exotic rental company in South Austin, I've driven it. It's got some 2-litre Honda engine with a supercharger and was by far the fastest thing I've ever driven. Of course, you are also completely invisible to other cars, only have tiny motorcycle mirrors, and no suspension travel. It was a lot of fun, but a complete and utter ripoff-- and definitely not usable on public roads. I believe that in America they used the supercharged LSJ used in the Cobalt SS and Ion Redlines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Atom#United_States_licensing I've always wanted to drive one of those things, but yeah, they're extremely rare. edit: woops missed this part quote:A limited run of approximately 10 US built Atom 2 cars, manufactured in 2006-2007, were powered by imported Honda K20As. FAT32 SHAMER fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Dec 3, 2012 |
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Saw this rad Land Rover at Lowes. 
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Rhyno posted:YOU SHUT UP. If UF wants to build an Atom then by God we will encourage him. 
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Safety Dance posted:The good news is that you saw a McLaren in person, which is cooler. I've seen six separate mp4-12cs over the past two months... total Reventons: 0.
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rear end in a top hat Bicycle posted:Saw this rad Land Rover at Lowes. If you're interested, that looks to be a Series 2, from between '58 and '61.
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InitialDave posted:If you're interested, that looks to be a Series 2, from between '58 and '61. In the US it's probably a Series IIA. I had one for about 3 years. This one does have the rare PTO capstan winch up front which is kind of sweet. And great for hurting yourself badly on.
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Kill-9 posted:In the US it's probably a Series IIA. I had one for about 3 years. This one does have the rare PTO capstan winch up front which is kind of sweet. And great for hurting yourself badly on. I was wondering about that. It looks like something you'd moor a ship to.
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Kill-9 posted:In the US it's probably a Series IIA. I had one for about 3 years. This one does have the rare PTO capstan winch up front which is kind of sweet. And great for hurting yourself badly on. - 3x3 spoke wheel - Body-colour instrument panel - Proud headlights. The capstan means I couldn't use the front dumbiron panel to gauge it.
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InitialDave posted:Hmm, are US details different? I was basing it on: You could be right. The '63 I had had all those details too though. 50 years on, these trucks are such a mishmash of parts you can't tell without looking at the build plate. Kill-9 fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Dec 3, 2012 |
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Collateral Damage posted:Only if he creates and keeps a project thread updated about it. Don't be silly.
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netwerk23 posted:Parked next to this nice Typhoon yesterday: Well, those are Z06 wheels, I suppose it's possible.  Sy/Tys
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This passed me on the freeway yesterday. Kind of a WTF moment. The  was unintentional.
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SyHopeful posted:Well, those are Z06 wheels, I suppose it's possible. Apparently, the 17x8.5 is a good fit for the SyTy.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:This passed me on the freeway yesterday. Kind of a WTF moment. I was thinking 40mm gun but this looks a bit too small. It's not this one but look at those casings eject from the front. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4PcsTfvueE
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Back in the 90's when street racing was still a non mainstream thing, there was a Jimmy or blazer that had a body kit on it and that horrible purple/green changing paint and giant banner that said "Typhoon Type ZR" It was pretty ugly, and fake, and the driver looked like Billy Gibbons. But what was neat about it was the Safari Van AWD transfer case he installed, the drag radial tires on all 4 corners and the built Chevy small block stroker with wet nitrous kit. I think he went low 10's at the drag strip while letting off at the end due to safety equipment.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:This passed me on the freeway yesterday. Kind of a WTF moment. poo poo, I know drivers on the 10 are assholes, but that's taking it a bit far!
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IOwnCalculus posted:poo poo, I know drivers on the 10 are assholes, but that's taking it a bit far! He was hauling rear end too. I was doing 80 on the right and blew by me like nothing. I guess if you're pulling a privately owned howitzer you do what you want.  Edit: And 10 isn't that bad. Spend a career on 17 and then we'll talk. :P Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Dec 4, 2012 |
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boxen posted:You're building an Atom out of a truck shell? I WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW. Ha ha, look at this fool.
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All these pictures of Lambos has got me all hot in the pants. I really like their styling these days. When Top Gear did the challenge where they Clarkson drove the Aventador I remember swooning hard when they showed this scene of him walking around the car in the garage. Just look at that side profile.
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Fuuuuck, so this flew by me in traffic today: (e: imgur is down, you may be able to see them if you click but I'm not rehosting them right now... if they aren't back up soon, I will) Alright, that's an awful view. Here's a picture I took last week when I saw it on the street:  It's a Veyron, and I believe a Grand Sport Vitesse. It's everything awful and everything awesome all in one. $2.5m, nearly 1200hp, 0-60 in 2.4s, and so on. Here's another from today just before the first picture (when we were stuck in traffic).  Having said all of that, it was gorgeous. http://imgur.com/a/MZaeg
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 e: found some more. Scorpio Land Yacht:    angryhampster fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Dec 4, 2012 |
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:All these pictures of Lambos has got me all hot in the pants. I really like their styling these days. When Top Gear did the challenge where they Clarkson drove the Aventador I remember swooning hard when they showed this scene of him walking around the car in the garage. Just look at that side profile. What is this still from?
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It's from this: 4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:All these pictures of Lambos has got me all hot in the pants. I really like their styling these days. When Top Gear did the challenge where they Clarkson drove the Aventador I remember swooning hard when they showed this scene of him walking around the car in the garage. Just look at that side profile.
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BMW M6 converted to a GAZ-21 for some reason... http://englishrussia.com/2012/11/13/bmw-into-gaz/ NO LEECHING  
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