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A couple of slightly better photos of my car. Still dirty and still meaning to take some good shots... 
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DropShadow posted:I put my Vorsteiners back on. HOPEFULLY AI APPROVES. My Grand Cherokee is paid off but every time you post it makes me want to get an Allroad and wild out with the mods. I love your car.
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Jun 20, 2017 18:49
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Wamsutta posted:My Grand Cherokee is paid off but every time you post it makes me want to get an Allroad and wild out with the mods. I love your car. oh stop, you. 
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Jun 22, 2017 05:52
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DropShadow posted:oh stop, you. Jesus Christ.
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Jun 22, 2017 06:40
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monsterzero posted:Glad to hear I didn't do too awfully. If you guys live somewhere trucks are cheap send them my way. $2750 seems like a steal for that. Around here that would be priced around 4k, maybe more because its not rotted, especially from a flipper.
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Jun 22, 2017 15:04
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Jun 22, 2017 15:40
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So I bought a thing. The least AI car I have ever owned.   Edit* 2013 47,000 miles, $13,200 out the door. Somehow the previous owners got 34.5mpg on average out of it. 
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Jun 23, 2017 11:49
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ratbert90 posted:So I bought a thing. The least AI car I have ever owned. Not a bad looking car, that grill could use a little black somewhere though. (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) cageeeeeeeeeeeeeee fucked around with this message at 12:59 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 12:56
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cageeeeeeeeeeeeeee posted:Thats a malibu? Is it the same engine as the cruze? If so, oil changes will be such a breeze. I helped a friend out and the filter is a canister type that you access from the top with a socket. Never saw one of those before but I've only been doing fords and oldsmobiles. It's a Volt. It should be getting way better than 34mpg.
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Jun 23, 2017 13:07
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I'd be kind of scared why it gets that low MPG.
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Jun 23, 2017 13:58
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:I'd be kind of scared why it gets that low MPG. I have used 2 gallons in a week. I think the previous owners never EVER charged the batteries and drove it aggressively in town and never on the freeway. So far I have averaged over 100mpg. FlapYoJacks fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 14:34
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ratbert90 posted:I have used 2 gallons in a week. I think the previous owners never EVER charged the batteries and drove it aggressively in town and never on the freeway. Hypermiling is a kind of AI.
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Jun 23, 2017 14:48
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Boys who love boys
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It *is* like some kind of reverse GOP screed. "Less gas for me, gently caress you!"
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Jun 23, 2017 15:10
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Nidhg00670000 posted:It *is* like some kind of reverse GOP screed. "Less gas for me, gently caress you!" All the public charging stations here are free as well. 
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Jun 23, 2017 15:28
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Eh. If I don't charge at all, and drive 80mph to work and back, 90 miles of freeway per day, I average 33mpg in my cmax energi
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Jun 23, 2017 15:39
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So, this happened to my '98 Lexus GS300 a few weeks ago: Parked (legally) outside of my office, truck took a corner too close and did some damage. Initial repair estimate was $4700, Bluebook was $4500. So, I took all the nice parts off of it, trucker's insurance cut me a check for $5000 and I did the only reasonable thing I could think of:  Buy a 23 year old Honda with 246,000 miles for $1700.  Which I promptly lowered 1.5" and threw some JDM Type R Integra wheels on. As well as replaced motor mounts, gaskets, shocks, ball joints and a few other assorted knick knacks. The rest of that sweet, sweet insurance $$ will go to finishing up this:  Which I bought for $500. Picked up from middle of nowhere Georgia from a guy that probably can't buy Sudafed from the local drugstore anymore. Interior is already stripped, just cleaning that up. Removing lots of green spray paint and attempting to fix the complete botch job somebody did of removing the factory sunroof. Actually still runs, but there's a hole in the block about the size of my fist.  So that I can drop in this:  Which is a B20/VTEC that I've been building in my living room since last summer. Set up for N/A now, curious to see how much power I can get out of it.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:08
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I'm honestly disappointed, I thought when you said you'd taken parts of the Lexus and then posted the Honda I thought that thing was going to receive a 2JZ... HOWEVER, any CRX getting love is a loving cool thing so I'm less annoyed now.
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Jun 23, 2017 19:30
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ratbert90 posted:So I bought a thing. The least AI car I have ever owned. Looks like the perfect thing to commute it. Looking at the dimensions they're actually a lot smaller than thought - I was under the impression it was quite a large car but it's actually smaller than my Mazda 3 in most dimensions. That'd be a good thing because the 3 barely fits in my garage.
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Jun 24, 2017 00:19
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Pre-K Bikini Carwash posted:
That accord is bitching. The crx is more bitching. That motor? Do me. Please. Your build needs a thread. It's pretty similar to an idea I have but can't afford for some time. Sigh.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:35
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I haven't posted a pic of my car in here since I got it 2 years ago so I figured I could do an update. Just got done giving it a light wash, it's real fuckin hot out so I'm not going crazy cleaning.
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Jun 24, 2017 19:23
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Mmm, very nice.
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Jun 24, 2017 19:55
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Buhbuhj posted:I haven't posted a pic of my car in here since I got it 2 years ago so I figured I could do an update. Just got done giving it a light wash, it's real fuckin hot out so I'm not going crazy cleaning. The angle on this photo makes it look biiiiiiiiig. It looks like a shark also though so it's cool. What's with the colour accents, are they dealer options or just personal?
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Jun 25, 2017 18:08
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That's actually one of the cars best angles, it looks super long from the side(it is). I put all the red stuff on the car. I thought it would compliment the white/black of everything else. You can't see if from this photo but I painted the spoiler matte black and the calipers are also the same red as the mirrors.
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Jun 25, 2017 18:30
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Pre-K Bikini Carwash posted:The rest of that sweet, sweet insurance $$ will go to finishing up this: I want to see a whole thread about this ratty-rear end CRX. Is the B20 really an engine worth saving? I thought they were pretty crappy.
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Jun 25, 2017 18:34
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Buhbuhj posted:That's actually one of the cars best angles, it looks super long from the side(it is). I like it. Rims suit it perfectly too.
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Jun 25, 2017 18:46
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I want to see a whole thread about this ratty-rear end CRX. Yeah, not sure why it's not a LSVTEC. Edit* I guess B20's are cheap and reliable. Good for cheap boost as well.
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Jun 25, 2017 19:59
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  So this thing got delivered today. Broken gearbox, no brakes, and hasn't run in years, should be fun to fix up!
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Jun 25, 2017 21:13
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Grakkus posted:
That's a good lookin' car. Good luck with the resurrection.
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Jun 25, 2017 22:03
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Grakkus posted:
I approve of this project. Please create a thread immediately.
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Jun 25, 2017 22:27
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I like it. Rims suit it perfectly too. Just for you I went out and took 2 alternate angles.  
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Jun 25, 2017 22:54
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ratbert90 posted:So I bought a thing. The least AI car I have ever owned. Was it a private sale or from a dealer? I read that a lot of Volts were used as fleet cars and run like a typical hybrid, never being plugged in.
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Jun 25, 2017 23:54
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Aargh posted:A couple of slightly better photos of my car. Still dirty and still meaning to take some good shots... Nice! DSG or manual? I keep going back and forth between wanting on of these to replace my Fiesta ST, or getting an older Forester XT. The Skoda is so cool but I want a wagon to haul bikes/camping gear, and the vRS is just as low as my Fiesta which scrapes everything the moment I leave pavement
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Jun 26, 2017 00:15
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Buhbuhj posted:Just for you I went out and took 2 alternate angles. Man I never actually noticed the body crease over the rear quarter (the one over the gas cap) of the car before now. 
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Jun 26, 2017 01:55
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I approve of this project. Please create a thread immediately. Second
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Jun 26, 2017 02:18
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I want to see a whole thread about this ratty-rear end CRX. ratbert90 posted:Yeah, not sure why it's not a LSVTEC. I could be misreading your comments, so if I'm just stating what you already know, forgive me. The motor he's built is a b20 vtec hybrid. "Hybrid" because he's putting a vtec head where there wasn't one before. Very similar to the lsvtec, just a bigger displacement starting point.
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Jun 26, 2017 02:54
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sadnessboner posted:Nice! DSG or manual? It's a DSG, I briefly considered the manual but realistically I drive it for work 90% of the time in city traffic. I haven't scraped anything yet but the most off road it's been is parking in a paddock / construction site. I've added the mudflaps too which I would've thought would increase the ground clearance issues too.
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Jun 26, 2017 03:12
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Beverly Cleavage posted:I could be misreading your comments, so if I'm just stating what you already know, forgive me. The motor he's built is a b20 vtec hybrid. "Hybrid" because he's putting a vtec head where there wasn't one before. Very similar to the lsvtec, just a bigger displacement starting point. That makes a lot more sense to me, thank you. Never assume that I know anything about Hondas, the one in my driveway is fun because every time I mess with it I get to learn new poo poo. I know that LS/VTECs historically(?) have been based on a B18 but is that just because of availability or was that something they just now figured out with the slightly larger B20 from a CR-V?
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Jun 26, 2017 05:24
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Seat Safety Switch posted:That makes a lot more sense to me, thank you. Never assume that I know anything about Hondas, the one in my driveway is fun because every time I mess with it I get to learn new poo poo. Right re:availability. And just so we are on the same page...Ls/vtec is exactly what it sounds like too. Non-vtec b18 (so a b18a or b18b) with a vtec head thrown on. Both motors really started taking off right around 2000. The b18 option probably tended to be a little more popular due to availability (more integras in the LS trim than crvs across the board, I think because that motor was out for longer) and cost (with the b20, you have to do more potential internals work to get a reliable build). The cool part of these motors is that depending on build, you would probably get a little more torque out of one than the b18c counterparts - the a/b had a longer stroke because they weren't revved to the comparative stars to get the rippums for their HP output. And the b20 was also just a straight up larger displacement, not just stroke. My dream build is a ef chassis with b20vtec. JRSC(Jackson racing supercharger) would be a nice bonus, but probably not possible due to space/packaging constraints.
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Beverly Cleavage posted:I could be misreading your comments, so if I'm just stating what you already know, forgive me. The motor he's built is a b20 vtec hybrid. "Hybrid" because he's putting a vtec head where there wasn't one before. Very similar to the lsvtec, just a bigger displacement starting point. Pretty much this. The original plan was an LS/VTEC, but a complete B20 bottom end popped up on Craigslist for $100, so... The LS Block would have been ideal, the sleeves are a weak point in the B20, but the whole idea behind this was to try and build an entire car for less than what it would have taken for me to turbo the Lexus. For how cheap all of this has been (relatively, at least) I don't mind testing the limits of the stock B20 block for curiosity's sake. Honda stuff is so ridiculously cheap. The entire engine so far has come out a little cheaper than just a 2JZGTE and transmission would have been for the GS300. I'll put together a build thread eventually, I really just wanted to get the CRX a little further along before I started posting about it. I still have to get the blown stock motor out, rebuild the b-Series transmission sitting on my porch and work out a few other odds and ends. This is also the first time I've built an entire engine from scratch, so there is a possibility it just explodes the first time I try and fire it up. Cross that bridge when I come to it, I guess.
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Just picked up this 03 Tahoe with 110k miles from a fire dept. Will be using as a weekend warrior work truck. A/C started working with a recharge cannister. I'd like to throw some money at it because it was so cheap, but I don't know what. New shocks maybe? 
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