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I'd wager there was something majorly wrong with the 850 that prevented it from being registered/sold for regular on-road use, despite its obviously good frame. That said I was on the other side of pretty much exactly what they show in that video and drat if that hasn't been going on since they started their safety kick. 1986 Subaru GL: Destroyed entire front end, radiator literally snapped in two. Barely limped to the side of the road. Volvo 240 DL: Cracked headlight lens. Could barely tell it had been in an accident.
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travisray2004 posted:Yeah that definitely seems like a waste of a perfectly good 850. I'm pretty sure he had enough fun doing it that it felt justified to him.
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True enough. Especially when it you own or work at a junk yard.
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Friend spotted this at the track. I spotted (well, my ears spotted it first. THAT NOISE) this in Phoenix today. 
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Friend spotted this at the track. Its awesome...if it works. But how?
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CommieGIR posted:Its awesome...if it works. But how? Oh it works but nobody thinks it's going to work for any measurable length of time.  (Lemons)
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This has pry been posted before but it's worth posting again.       
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Friend spotted this at the track. What the christ....
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Jesus Christ. The weight distribution on that thing.
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Dec 29, 2012 06:06
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So apparently Ronal are making Teddy Bear wheels again... The most panda Panda 
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travisray2004 posted:Jesus Christ. The weight distribution on that thing. If the stock engine and electric motor are gone, I don't see this hurting weight distribution that much.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Friend spotted this at the track. There's build photos here: http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/Spank226/vehicles/71076/photos/5563094
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Lurch posted:There's build photos here: http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/Spank226/vehicles/71076/photos/5563094 Could this website be any more cumbersome?
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ultimateforce posted:Could this website be any more cumbersome? A midi version of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNn4bbbgSw could be embedded into the page
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Lurch posted:There's build photos here: http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/Spank226/vehicles/71076/photos/5563094 All I can figure out is, while neat and creative, that was an utter and total waste of time and effort.
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CommieGIR posted:All I can figure out is, while neat and creative, that was an utter and total waste of time and effort. 
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Dec 29, 2012 18:06
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A 5 cylinder radial airplane engine in the back of a fiero?
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rscott posted:A 5 cylinder radial airplane engine in the back of a fiero? MR2  It made it around the race track once before breaking.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:MR2 I wish I could hear that run, that must have been fantastically loud.
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CommieGIR posted:I wish I could hear that run, that must have been fantastically loud. Here ya go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc5BbgwpV4Y
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This is magical. 
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That is awesome. Wonder what they were using as far as transmission?
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That looks safe and really well built. To me.
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Update on the Prius:quote:Its still turning laps! Slowly, and I think its in last place, but still going!
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Just checked race monitor, it's not in last place, but it does have the slowest best lap time. 1:58 vs 1:25.
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A bit rich. Reminds me of when I was trying to sort out some issues with the VW engine. http://youtu.be/Ak4bCzydp0Q It took months for that grass to grow back.
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Final Prius updatequote:It made 79 laps today, and hadn't broken.  
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So apparently Mazda made a W12 engine in the late 80's/early 90s. And when I say W12, I don't mean it in the VW-two-VR6s-slapped-together way. I mean a loving W. http://www.mazdaworld.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t671.html
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2ndclasscitizen posted:So apparently Mazda made a W12 engine in the late 80's/early 90s. And when I say W12, I don't mean it in the VW-two-VR6s-slapped-together way. I mean a loving W. Magnesium heads? 
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Why not? Porsche and BMW have used magnesium blocks (although tbf the BMW blocks had aluminum sleeves).
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Magnesium oil pan, too. Magnesium isn't a problem in large blocks unless you really, REALLY pour a lot of heat into it. Like say an engine compartment fire that's been going for a few minutes. Other than that it's pretty reasonable stuff.
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CommieGIR posted:Magnesium heads? I missed that.  Engine cases are one thing but heads? What in the hell were they thinking?
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That magnesium is underrated as a material and deserved another look.  You can get some crazy high specific strengths from it, you just need a huge volume to make it as strong as a steel or alu part. To get it to burn it has to be at melting point and if your cylinder heads have made it there already then you've already got issues. (Just don't run it for so long that it creeps and all your preload comes off the head studs)
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kastein posted:Magnesium oil pan, too. Oh I'm quite aware it won't just burst into flames, but it causes issues and seems like overkill outside of racing special build.
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CommieGIR posted:Oh I'm quite aware it won't just burst into flames, but it causes issues and seems like overkill outside of racing special build. An experimental 12-cylinder engine doesn't sound like a special racing build to you? Somehow I don't think it was meant for a GLC.
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I hope I didn't post this earlier and it's not technically a car but I thought it was cool. Took this pic last year or something like that. I like how it looks like someone built a shed on a machine. 
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Spied this sweet old yacht motoring up King St a week or so ago. (click for big)
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Sagebrush posted:An experimental 12-cylinder engine doesn't sound like a special racing build to you? Somehow I don't think it was meant for a GLC. The timing would be about right for this to have been a potential engine for the 787B before they settled on the 4-rotor, wouldn't it?
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Spied this sweet old yacht motoring up King St a week or so ago. nice. Also eat me sushi 
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General_Failure posted:nice. Also eat me sushi It's highly appropriate for the area.
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