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Classic Mini owners, feel free to congregate in my lovely project thread 
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My dad and I taking party in the local club rally.
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Nov 8, 2014 08:55
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It looks like your dad's asleep, you need to speed up!
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Nov 8, 2014 11:57
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Home of the free, driveway of the brave. (thanks SiF)  Oil slick makers unite!
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Nov 10, 2014 21:55
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Home of the free, driveway of the brave. (thanks SiF) ..but those are British (originally). 
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Nov 10, 2014 21:59
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Viggen posted:..but those are British (originally). Like the American V8 under the hood of the classic (Old buick 215) and then all the Ford Engineering in the LR3. If the JJJJJAAAGGGG was there its americanized under the hood with that SBC.
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Nov 10, 2014 22:01
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Like the American V8 under the hood of the classic (Old buick 215) and then all the Ford Engineering in the LR3. If the JJJJJAAAGGGG was there its americanized under the hood with that SBC. Wait- are we fighting, or in agreement?
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Nov 10, 2014 22:04
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I finally got the 56 legal last week so I get about a week or two before the weather gets too bad to drive it anymore.  Ive since taken the pellet stove out of the back. I really wanted to put the dump body up in front of that sign.
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Nov 11, 2014 00:16
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Good lord. That loving truck. 
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Nov 11, 2014 03:21
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Just quadrupled displacement going from a 1.4T '13 Dart to a Hemi/TR6060 Challenger. It's the second-smallest engine available.   It's difficult to convey the sheer size of these cars, but with the Bilsteins, this trim rides and handles far better than it should. Comfortable as hell and that torque curve I do need to get photos that aren't taken with a phone while waiting for Charter.
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Nov 12, 2014 03:49
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I want a scat pack challenger with those wheels. Did hell freeze over? What is wrong with me? 
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Nov 12, 2014 05:30
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Fuelslt1 posted:I plastidipped my WRX today. Yu didn't use rattle cans, did you? I am now a fan of Plastidip. My Accord needs new paint but it will be way cheaper to do it myself.
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Nov 12, 2014 09:38
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OneOverZero posted:Just quadrupled displacement going from a 1.4T '13 Dart to a Hemi/TR6060 Challenger. It's the second-smallest engine available. I had a rented one and was trying to park it in a parking garage in Boston which had the sharpest loving corners to go up and down between decks and I had to INCH that thing around the corners. You can land a 747 on that hood.
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Nov 12, 2014 14:38
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b0nes posted:Yu didn't use rattle cans, did you? No this was done with a kit from dipyourcar.com https://www.dipyourcar.com/Create-Your-Car-Kit.html
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Nov 12, 2014 21:44
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Count Freebasie posted:I had a rented one and was trying to park it in a parking garage in Boston which had the sharpest loving corners to go up and down between decks and I had to INCH that thing around the corners. You can land a 747 on that hood. When I owned my Fit, I once rented a Charger when on vacation. I got it stuck in the rentalship garage on the way out.
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Nov 12, 2014 22:10
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Friar Zucchini posted:Good lord. That loving truck. Thanks! Got a driving video done today. Its slow, very very slow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9xG_HBVkZM
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Nov 12, 2014 22:42
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Fart Pipe posted:Thanks! Got a driving video done today. Its slow, very very slow That was AWESOME. You got some good upshifts in there too. Holy poo poo those brakes.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:31
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Haha yea, Im getting better at shifting it. Those are still the original brakes and the one making the noise is the passenger side rear. It was soaked in brake fluid when I took them apart. I cleaned it up as well as I could with brake cleaner but I think it needs a few "high" speed stops to get it back in order. I have a wicked vibration that I have to find but once I do that Ill take it out and heat up the brakes a bunch of times and hopefully that will get rid of the noise. The brakes work really well right now except for that horrendous noise. If that doesnt work I found a place in CT that can reline the shoes for me.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:50
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coolskillrex remix posted:I want a scat pack challenger with those wheels. Did hell freeze over? What is wrong with me? I think Chrysler went full retard with the car guy mentality and we're only now noticing. I found this in my Viper the other day:  As Easter Eggs go that is pretty awesome. That's in a tiny space on the passenger door rail.
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Nov 13, 2014 06:05
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Goddamnit now we're gonna need a volcano for all these rings. You don't suppose it's in Dearborn do you?
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Nov 13, 2014 06:36
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Count Freebasie posted:I had a rented one and was trying to park it in a parking garage in Boston which had the sharpest loving corners to go up and down between decks and I had to INCH that thing around the corners. You can land a 747 on that hood. I had a similar experience with a rental Camaro convertible, that I was 'upgraded' to, in a Los Angeles parking garage. Never again.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:26
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drat I feel sorry for you guys. I would never buy a land barge but I've driven a friend's 1971 T-bird four door (same platform as the Lincoln Continental, and probably the biggest car I'll ever drive) which at 215+ inches long dwarfs the current Challenger or Camaro and had no problems maneuvering it. Y'all need to skill up, kids. 
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Nov 13, 2014 17:05
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HotCanadianChick posted:drat I feel sorry for you guys. I would never buy a land barge but I've driven a friend's 1971 T-bird four door (same platform as the Lincoln Continental, and probably the biggest car I'll ever drive) which at 215+ inches long dwarfs the current Challenger or Camaro and had no problems maneuvering it. Y'all need to skill up, kids. That's quite the avatar you've got there 
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Nov 13, 2014 18:04
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Finally got a non-poo poo camera. Still taking poo poo pictures though.
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Nov 13, 2014 18:24
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HotCanadianChick posted:drat I feel sorry for you guys. I would never buy a land barge but I've driven a friend's 1971 T-bird four door (same platform as the Lincoln Continental, and probably the biggest car I'll ever drive) which at 215+ inches long dwarfs the current Challenger or Camaro and had no problems maneuvering it. Y'all need to skill up, kids. My personal favorite is a friend of mine that looks down on full sized cars, station wagons, and sixties/seventies cars especially for being "too big," and "Jew Canoes." He used to drive a long bed 1500. That was different because it was a "work truck." He's in IT. 
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Nov 13, 2014 19:00
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MrYenko posted:"Jew Canoes." Nice friend you got there.
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Nov 13, 2014 19:23
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GramCracker posted:That's quite the avatar you've got there Yes it is.  Performs a valuable function by letting me know which posters are capable of reading my posts and formulating an articulate reply and which ones I can safely skim past because they're incapable of contributing beyond "hurr BRT avatar".
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Nov 13, 2014 19:38
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Fart Pipe posted:Thanks! Got a driving video done today. Its slow, very very slow Ah, the days when half your suspension was in the seat <boing, boing, boing>. Also, what the hell is that on your head? MetaJew posted:I had a similar experience with a rental Camaro convertible, that I was 'upgraded' to, in a Los Angeles parking garage. Never again. My '70 Cutlass is 210" long, and I don't have any problems maneuvering it around. 'Course, I've been driving it since 1990. It also weighs less, and has a smaller turning circle than a Charger (the front wheels have more room to turn, so it turns sharper), amazingly.
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Nov 13, 2014 20:14
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Darchangel posted:My '70 Cutlass is 210" long, and I don't have any problems maneuvering it around. 'Course, I've been driving it since 1990. It also weighs less, and has a smaller turning circle than a Charger (the front wheels have more room to turn, so it turns sharper), amazingly. You made me look it up. The 2014 Camaro has a 190" length, and a turning radius of 37.7". But, I'm talking about maneuvering in a cramped and narrow parking garage in a car with terrible visibility. I think everyone will get the hang of where their car is after owning and driving for a while, but as an unfamiliar vehicle it is terrible car stuff.
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Nov 13, 2014 20:53
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MetaJew posted:You made me look it up. The 2014 Camaro has a 190" length, and a turning radius of 37.7". But, I'm talking about maneuvering in a cramped and narrow parking garage in a car with terrible visibility. I think everyone will get the hang of where their car is after owning and driving for a while, but as an unfamiliar vehicle it is terrible car stuff. I'm with you on the visibility. How does anyone see anything out of the mail slots in a Camaro? My Cutlass has nice, big windows. Bit of a blind spot due to the fastback-style C-pillar, but overall not bad.
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Nov 13, 2014 21:10
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On the topic of "Hugest car you've ever driven", I recently had a 2014 Taurus as a rental car, 202 inches long, zero visibility out of any window except the front one, with a ride height that puts the seating position at roughly the same height as a F-150 cockpit. It's basically an SUV that looks like a sedan. I could see the entire roof of normal-sized cars (Altima, Accord) while seated with the seat as low as it would go. I don't know how it felt so much bigger than the late 70's land barges I grew up around but it does. I do have to commend the backup/parking sensor as there's no possible way you could ever parallel park it without that. I honestly believe a 1980's Lamborghini has more rear visibility. 
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Nov 13, 2014 21:15
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Darchangel posted:I'm with you on the visibility. How does anyone see anything out of the mail slots in a Camaro? That's by far the most common complaint about the new gen Camaro; it's a side effect of putting what was a concept car into production without really changing anything other than the scale.
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Nov 13, 2014 21:37
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The biggest reason why I love Land Rovers. The loving greenhouse. I swear there's not one blind spot. And if anything I just turn my head a little and bam! More glass to see out of.
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Nov 13, 2014 21:51
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Darchangel posted:Ah, the days when half your suspension was in the seat <boing, boing, boing>. Its a Husky hat, as in the Uconn Huskies (I live in CT). Yea the seat is hilarious but necessary, I forget which thread I mentioned it in but the rear suspension is about 100 leaf springs and no shocks at all so all I have is the seat, haha.
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Nov 14, 2014 04:42
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You guys seriously love to bitch about visibility. Its really not as a bad as you complain about. If you have side windows and mirrors you shouldn't have a problem parking it in any situation. Backup cameras and sensors are nice but absolutely not necessary even with modern cars like the charger or Taurus. I've driven 5th gen Camaro's and you get used to it after a drive or two and that's about the worst offender visibility wise.
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Nov 14, 2014 05:12
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OneOverZero posted:Just quadrupled displacement going from a 1.4T '13 Dart to a Hemi/TR6060 Challenger. It's the second-smallest engine available. Red interiors best interiors. 
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Nov 14, 2014 08:26
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Confirmed
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Nov 14, 2014 15:40
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Counterpoint:MiniFoo posted:BROOOOOOOWWWWWN
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Nov 14, 2014 19:51
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Terrible Robot posted:Confirmed Yerp:  (original red dash was mangled and I couldn't find another one reasonably priced, so it's black for now.)
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Nov 14, 2014 20:11
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Home of the free, driveway of the brave. (thanks SiF) How terrible are LR3/LR4s? I want a rugged SUV to replace my Wrangler because its poo poo on the highway, they entice me but scare me at the same time.
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