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1966 Citroën DS21 Decapotable  
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Jan 30, 2013 21:38
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Even has what would now be called 'adaptive headlights'. 
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Jan 30, 2013 22:14
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Decapitable? 
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Jan 30, 2013 22:19
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Oh poo poo, look at the placing on the rear blinkers.  As my father gets older and continues to look at these (none convertible - it's too loving hot here) I have a hope that one day dementia will take hold and he will buy one without thinking.
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Jan 30, 2013 22:54
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I posted one for $3250 in ultimateforce's thread. I want it so bad.
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Jan 31, 2013 03:34
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In France you can get a rust-free running one for about $5000. Brother has one with an EFI swap and it's a riot. A former boss has one in tempest gray, which is the best color by far.
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Jan 31, 2013 14:28
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It's a cold winter in Scotland this year with some very severe storms. Drivers are advised to check the seals around their windshield. Yep, looks okay. Link
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Jan 31, 2013 17:41
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9c2Y8_2TH4
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Jan 31, 2013 22:56
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Feb 1, 2013 17:16
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Feb 1, 2013 17:18
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Sweet Jeebus... Is there any more info?
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Feb 1, 2013 17:21
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This is without question one of the greatest uses of the .gif format I have ever seen.
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Feb 1, 2013 17:48
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CommieGIR posted:Sweet Jeebus... Quick google of "radial engine beetle" pulls these up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP2JvWVPbY0 http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/10/prop-driven-vw-beetle-hopes-to-land-in-bonneville-w-video/
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Feb 1, 2013 18:07
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Awesome AI poo poo: a recent conversation between my wife () and myself ( ): There isn't enough room in our car for all our diving gear. The trunk's too small and I hate station wagons. We need an SUV. Yeah, I've been thinking the same thing. Maybe an XTerra or something? I love XTerras, I've had two of them. But it has to be a manual. Cool, well let's look into trading the Beemer in. And on a related subject, I've noticed that Testarossas are in the price slump that all the 12-pot Ferraris go through. I've always wanted one and... Oh, we're getting a Ferrari? Nice. ... When? They're pretty expensive to maintain, right? ...well, we'll need to move, I need a garage so I can do the work on it. The parts for a major service are only $1,500 or so but you have to pull the engine to do it and... Ok, great. Well let's figure that out and you can get your car, and then you can work on the bikes too. And we'll have the room we need for all our poo poo. How often do you need to do a major? ...I... Um. Every five years or 45,000 km. Oh! That's not bad then. Are you excited? ... What? Um. You'll drive it too, right? Nah. I'd rather ride my motorcycle. But I'll come with you!  Context: My wife is loving rad. We already own Ducatis. Apparently I'm a glutton for Italian mechanical / electrical punishment and roadside assistance. And being very, very poor. Oh god.
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Feb 1, 2013 19:31
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I wish my wife gave a poo poo about cars other than as a conveyance from A to B and a money sink. 
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Feb 1, 2013 19:33
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sofullofhate posted:Awesome AI poo poo: a recent conversation between my wife (
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Feb 1, 2013 19:42
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Hog Obituary posted:This sounds like a positive feedback loop that spins out of control. Hopefully you have parents or children or relatives who are able to intervene before you're up to your ears in broken italian machinery and also debt.  .If you can afford fine Italian machinery AND have the wife's blessing, go for it! And if something bad happens in the future, blame her! How can this go wrong?!
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Feb 1, 2013 19:46
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sofullofhate posted:
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Feb 1, 2013 19:53
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Speaking of Hennessy and SRT8 Jeeps: A 1230hp Grand Cherokee that wasn't built by him. http://www.fearless904.com/brick/   
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Feb 1, 2013 20:01
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Where is the wheelie bar? This car would not be able to move under its own power without tipping over backwards on the first pull and sheering off the fan. Also, radials sound like rear end when they idle, is that normal?
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Feb 1, 2013 20:36
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veedubfreak posted:Where is the wheelie bar? This car would not be able to move under its own power without tipping over backwards on the first pull and sheering off the fan. I think the intention was to throw a reverse prop on the back and power it that way. Zero drive-train.
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Feb 1, 2013 20:40
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veedubfreak posted:Where is the wheelie bar? This car would not be able to move under its own power without tipping over backwards on the first pull and sheering off the fan. I think they're using the fan to propel the car, so maybe it wouldn't tip. It definitely wouldn't be super stable. As far as radials sounding like rear end at idle... I think thats personal preference, but I don't think the 9cyls sound great.
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Feb 1, 2013 20:48
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Tusen Takk posted:Speaking of Hennessy and SRT8 Jeeps: A 1230hp Grand Cherokee that wasn't built by him. I love everything about this.
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Feb 1, 2013 21:07
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davebo posted:This part wasn't very AI. Well I happen to love wagons. And that's why she mentioned that we weren't getting one. 
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Feb 1, 2013 21:49
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veedubfreak posted:Where is the wheelie bar? This car would not be able to move under its own power without tipping over backwards on the first pull and sheering off the fan. Yes, radials hate idling because they're designed to be run at high power for most of their lives (they're airplane engines after all), so their carbs and cams are geared to high power output and nothing else. And forget about the wheelie bar, that thing needs training wheels. The first time you get into the power, the motor has so much torque you'd practically roll that Beetle over on its side.
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Feb 1, 2013 22:11
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 It's a Metro.
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Feb 1, 2013 23:25
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Tusen Takk posted:Speaking of Hennessy and SRT8 Jeeps: A 1230hp Grand Cherokee that wasn't built by him. God drat that is awesome. I love the screamer pipe and exhaust, I'll bet when you're on it at night a nice blue flame shoots out of the hood.
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Feb 2, 2013 01:32
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Das Volk posted:God drat that is awesome. I love the screamer pipe and exhaust, I'll bet when you're on it at night a nice blue flame shoots out of the hood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEetUnG1CqI Looks like it does a pretty good job venting nitrous juice. Makes nice noises too. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Feb 2, 2013 |
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Feb 2, 2013 04:55
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The new Mercedes CLA (the ad, not the car): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWjycKOsI2o God drat I love Willem Dafoe.
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Feb 2, 2013 05:05
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Tusen Takk posted:Speaking of Hennessy and SRT8 Jeeps: A 1230hp Grand Cherokee that wasn't built by him. Holy crap! I am insanely conflicted by GC SRT-8s. It's a Jeep, so it should go off-road - but the SRT-8s are So. Freaking. Awesome. I didn't even notice the open exhaust through the hood until Das mentioned it. Wow.
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Feb 2, 2013 07:35
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Upon watching the video of it, I can say with certainty that I WANT a Jeep.
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Feb 2, 2013 08:51
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Feb 4, 2013 21:18
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Unfortunately not an actual swap but at least we know it will fit.  
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Feb 5, 2013 17:12
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Gorilla Salad posted:It's a cold winter in Scotland this year with some very severe storms. Drivers are advised to check the seals around their windshield. Guy drops his car off at the mechanics saying it is leaking something. He notices an ice cream shop across the street by the bay. He goes and gets a cone and comes back. Mechanic looks at him and says it looks like you blew a seal. He say nah it is just from the ice cream.
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Feb 5, 2013 17:22
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Throatwarbler posted:Unfortunately not an actual swap but at least we know it will fit. time to start trolling some friends with this
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Feb 5, 2013 20:27
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Throatwarbler posted:Unfortunately not an actual swap but at least we know it will fit. What? Someone is putting a Honda engine in a vette?
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Feb 5, 2013 20:29
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veedubfreak posted:What? Someone is putting a Honda engine in a vette? It says right above the pictures it's not an actual swap. They just dropped the LS2 and then dropped the body on a Honda motor for the photo.
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Feb 5, 2013 20:31
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Actually, given the opening in the grille and what appears to be the edge of a Z06 badge poking out from under a shop cloth, that would actually be a LS7 shortblock being pulled out. Which makes the troll even better. 
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Feb 5, 2013 20:41
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Throatwarbler posted:Unfortunately not an actual swap but at least we know it will fit. Wasn't someone here putting a 13b into a C4 Vette? How'd that ever turn out? (except the 13b is a marked improvement over the dog of an engine the C4 had, rather than trolling...whatever)
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neckbeard posted:time to start trolling some friends with this I neglected to add the disclaimer to the pictures I showed to my shop and I've had one of my coworkers bitching about it for 15 minutes now.
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