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BigPaddy posted:It is just like an Olds Toronado right? No, that's the Riviera.  Actually, it is - same chassis, but Pontiac went RWD on it.
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Olds, Buick and Pontiac used the same platform but Olds went FWD because.... it was cool or something?
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BigPaddy posted:Olds, Buick and Pontiac used the same platform but Olds went FWD because.... it was cool or something? in complete earnestness: yes, it was cool and futuristic
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Apr 9, 2020 22:32
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:in complete earnestness: yes, it was cool and futuristic All of the futuristic technology of a 1937 Cord.
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StormDrain posted:All of the futuristic technology of a 1937 Cord. or a Traction Avant but FWD was not really mainstream at that point
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:or a Traction Avant There wasn't any real advantage to it with body-on-frame construction. Early versions like Cord's were complicated and unreliable. The move to unibody in the 50s got everybody to start taking another look at it. The Toronado was a niche market car that could afford to take a chance on something unique.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:or a Traction Avant As the name suggests 
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Deteriorata posted:There wasn't any real advantage to it with body-on-frame construction. Early versions like Cord's were complicated and unreliable. yes, aren't you agreeing with me here? FWD was seen as exotic and high tech so it made sense to roll the dice with one of the stablemates
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StormDrain posted:All of the futuristic technology of a 1937 Cord. I don't think that the Cord had a chain-driven transmission. Let's not forget Cadillac got in on the fun as well.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:yes, aren't you agreeing with me here? FWD was seen as exotic and high tech so it made sense to roll the dice with one of the stablemates Yes. I was just adding to your comment. Sorry if it appeared adversarial.
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Yeah, FWD was pushed as a selling point over "old tech" RWD in a lot of markets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fj3zxnR6NM
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InitialDave posted:Yeah, FWD was pushed as a selling point over "old tech" RWD in a lot of markets. Or, I guess not worse, because you can turn around and back up the hill, and you have the advantage of the weight over the drive wheels at that point, but ... eh. Still.
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Saddens me that also the Chevy Citation can also drive on 3 wheels while towing a boat trailer.* *Of course the trailer/hitch is holding it up. FWD baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_F2vFfDW0
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So do horrible deliveries count? Thanks to poor packaging by Cardone which left the ends of my replacement driveshaft completely unsupported and unprotected, the joint got overextended and jammed into each other when it was delivered with the box standing up and the shown end on the bottom. I would sling some blame to FedEx too but I can't really blame them when nowhere on the box mentions not to lay the box upright. So as you can see, the finish where the joint made contact is ruined which has me concerned about corrosion since this is Jersey and we do salt. At least the season for that is over for now. So do I actually need to be concerned and if so what is the proper way to patch it up. I do have access to an automotive paint department at work that can probably patch it correctly although the facility is currently shut down and won't start to reopen until next month at the earliest. Edward IV fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Apr 13, 2020 |
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Apr 13, 2020 21:01
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Hit it with some chassis paint or por-15 and send it. It'll be fine.
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Now I don't live somewhere with epic rust like I've seen on here, but I do have a truck that was/is crumbling before my eyes. Nothing on the driveline really rusts away the same way as sheet metal or frame does, since it doesn't get caked in and holding moisture. Plus it'll likely get some grease on it which will displace water anyway. And it rotates so fast it should toss anything off of it. At the most I'd give it the krylon touch.
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I'm a big advocate of sending it. I'd splash some paint on it first.
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Elmnt80 posted:Hit it with some chassis paint or por-15 and send it. It'll be fine. Pomp and Circumcized posted:I'm a big advocate of sending it. I'd splash some paint on it first. Just to make sure, you're both telling me to paint it and then sand it down. I'm assuming you both saying send it was just autocorrect being stupid. Because sending makes little sense in this context aside from returning it which seems overkill for such superficial damage. And thanks. I'm annoyed that I have yet another thing I'm going to have to buy since I still need to buy sockets, wrenches, a jack, ramps, and jack stands. At least it's something that can be fixed with little fanfare and better to have this dealt with before installing it.
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Apr 14, 2020 02:13
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No, "send it" is a slang term meaning do it or go for it.
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Memento posted:No, "send it" is a slang term meaning do it or go for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzOUgwsQ_hM
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It’s not like that he remanufacturer really prepped, or even primed that part. That’s a 20 mile paint job.
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Memento posted:No, "send it" is a slang term meaning do it or go for it. ...without any regard for the consequences! 
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Edward IV posted:Just to make sure, you're both telling me to paint it and then sand it down. I'm assuming you both saying send it was just autocorrect being stupid. You've not met a Canadian, eh?
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Crunchy Black posted:You've not met a Canadian, eh? My supervisor from one of my past jobs is Canadian but he's a Quebecois so that probably doesn't count. Don't have a lot of Canadian media under my belt either but I've watched clips of Letterkenny and never heard that turn of phrase or at least never picked up on it.
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Edward IV posted:My supervisor from one of my past jobs is Canadian but he's a Quebecois so that probably doesn't count. I've only heard it for ordinance.
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very common in skiing/riding, surfing, powersports, other XTREEM sports
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"Full send" is another permutation and may or may not have ended up as someone's vanity plate
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:very common in skiing/riding, surfing, powersports, other XTREEM sports Shows up anywhere you get paramilitary fetishism.
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Midjack posted:Shows up anywhere you get paramilitary fetishism. That explains why I've only seen it in commercial-pilot-related shitposting.
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Crossposting from my thread.EKDS5k posted:Then it should be a simple matter to pop the bearing cover off to change the seal and, "clunk"? Nothing should go clunk....
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EKDS5k posted:Crossposting from my thread. Subscribed 
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Hopefully this link works - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2909805182432797 Otherwise this article has some pictures - https://www.thedrive.com/news/33006/this-sketchy-dodge-hellcat-frame-job-is-the-most-dangerous-repair-of-2020-so-far
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NitroSpazzz posted:Hopefully this link works - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2909805182432797 B is for Build strikes again
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Powershift posted:B is for Build strikes again Linked Article posted:A used car dealer by trade, Routier was attending a Columbus, Georgia-area tow-and-recovery yard auction when he spotted this Yellow Jacket 2018 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, which he was tempted to buy and flip until he looked at it more closely, and discovered "some alarming hidden flaws." lmao
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Yeah a pro sailboat racer friend of mine is where I picked it up.
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The supermoto guys in my area use send it too
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The best part of that Hellcat article is the related project which they mentioned: https://www.thedrive.com/tuned-af/12476/these-guys-are-swapping-a-1000-hp-hellcat-engine-into-a-prius-because-why-not That's certainly one way to send it.
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BigPaddy posted:Olds, Buick and Pontiac used the same platform but Olds went FWD because.... it was cool or something? KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:in complete earnestness: yes, it was cool and futuristic Cadillac used the same chassis, FWD, in the Eldorado. Pontiac didn't have an E-body at the time. Or, apparently, ever. The Riv did go FWD in 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_E_platform NitroSpazzz posted:Hopefully this link works - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2909805182432797 What in... WHY. Pomp and Circumcized posted:The best part of that Hellcat article is the related project which they mentioned: Maybe that one will get finished, unlike the LSx one and the GM turbo-4 one I was folloing on, I think, Hotrodders.com.
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Edward IV posted:So do horrible deliveries count? On certain un-fun, awful replacement projects I've damaged paint jobs more than that before the part even got fully bolted in place. I live in the depths of the rust belt. It'll be fine.
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Not "horrible" by any means but a fun example of F=ma. I got a bit too brave trimming around a steel drainage pipe with a push mower instead of a proper trimmer and set the blade down on the pipe. Engine stopped instantly. Blade is hosed.  Impressive bite taken out of the steel pipe  Fortunately I had a backup blade I swapped on to the mower and it ran fine afterward so hopefully no damage to the flywheel key or crank itself.
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