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Powershift posted:Good looking car. Yeah.. Those 6 lugs are strange. I have been on the lookout for a set of OEM rims too. This car came with two sets of aftermarket rims. The AREs that are on there now were peeling TERRIBLY so I just plasti-dipped em last summer. The other set I have are some really hoopty "Foose Speedsters" that someone bombed flat black and I really dont like them. I may end up doing the 5 lug swap, but I sorta want to keep it stock-ish.. 
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Yeah finding wheels is dumb. STS-V (probably even more rare, haha) shares it though I think, otherwise they're truck hubs. 
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Suburban Dad posted:Yeah finding wheels is dumb. STS-V (probably even more rare, haha) shares it though I think, otherwise they're truck hubs. try finding some for S1 and S2 rx-7s. 4x110 
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Suburban Dad posted:Yeah finding wheels is dumb. STS-V (probably even more rare, haha) shares it though I think, otherwise they're truck hubs. Heh. I seriously looked at a STS-V but lost it when I test drove it. It was slightly beat on when I SHOULD have noticed due do the red plasti-dipped rockers and some trim in the interior. Needed a bunch of work. The SAME DAY, I was on FB marketplace and my 2005 V popped up for cheap. Drove a ways to get it but its been amusing since. Would buy again.
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I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid...   Crappy, just drove it home from being delivered, pictures for now. 1997 Caterham 7 with a RaceLine built Zetec-R on ITBs. It makes glorious sounds, the clutch is very heavy, the brakes are un-assisted and mildly spooky, the transmission tunnel gets very warm and it's stupid quick. Needs some clean up and attention, probably a new battery as well.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... 
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I demand to hear that intake symphony
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Probably similar to this Peugeot 106 with ITBs https://youtu.be/2fYz5UbkYQ4
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... 
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Side pipes!! That thing fuckin rules, do a burnout.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... I tossed around the idea of buying one of these before I did the more sensible thing and got a Miata. Where do you go about finding them?
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... You dolt, you idiot, you utterly magnificent loving moron
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... Get a load of this dumbass lmao MetaJew posted:I tossed around the idea of buying one of these before I did the more sensible thing and got a Miata. Probably buying them sight unseen off the internet like the pros 
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NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... Nice purchase, dumb-dumb.
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Very rad car, but uh, is the shifter under the dash? Do you gotta stretch to reach the odd gears, or does it just look weird in the pics?
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BlackMK4 posted:I demand to hear that intake symphony MetaJew posted:Where do you go about finding them? KakerMix posted:Probably buying them sight unseen off the internet like the pros Voltage posted:Side pipes!! That thing fuckin rules, do a burnout. GOD IS BED posted:Very rad car, but uh, is the shifter under the dash? Do you gotta stretch to reach the odd gears, or does it just look weird in the pics? Before this I had the Locost powered by a Yamaha R1 engine, it was fun but I could never trust it 100% and it was pretty crude even compared to this thing. I had originally been looking for an older more original and lower powered car, wanted something with a Ford Crossflow engine and had passed on a couple with the Rover k-series 1.4L but this one popped up and... Paid a bit more than I planned to spend for a toy, most I've paid for any car in my life to get the least amount of car. This car feels smaller than the Locost even though dimensionally it's nearly identical. I'll probably start a thread at some point for this and other projects. Want to do a full fluid replacement, general clean up and see if I can adjust a few things. edit: shifter... Third/Fourth/First    NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 10:55 on Apr 8, 2022 |
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meatpimp posted:Proper license plate. Ehhhhhhhhh.... I'll allow it, but... THIS is CadZZilla:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CadZZilla hot cocoa on the couch posted:try finding some for S1 and S2 rx-7s. 4x110 I was lucky enough to find a parts GSL-SE and put all the suspension under my '79. Currently putting the *rest* of the SE in it, now. NitroSpazzz posted:I am not a smart man and therefore I did something very stupid... I will have, or at the very least, drive one of those before I die. I'd very much like a rotary-powered one, because rotary. I guess that would actually be a Locost, but still.
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Darchangel posted:I was lucky enough to find a parts GSL-SE and put all the suspension under my '79. there is a guy around here who collects and strips 70s-80s mazdas and he has a bunch of gsl-se stuff. i've been meaning to do it but time + money
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Darchangel posted:I will have, or at the very least, drive one of those before I die. Good news, some crazy guy went off and built a "bunch" of rotary powered ones called a Rotus 7. I believe they tend to be slightly roomier and pop up for sale once and a while. Seems like a nearly perfect power plant for such a light car. Some good info and discussion on this one that went across BaT in December - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-rotus-super-7/ This one has been for sale for a few months out in Oregon - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/557898818946997
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got my buddy to come up and weld floorpans (will share pics later) and take a look at what i got in my earlier posted '82 rampage. so far it semes like i'm replacing the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one and wire that one to ignition, swapping the distributor with an HEI system, and replacing the pcv valve. lot of poo poo i'm not too knowledgable about yet but will probably need to do to minimize fail points. PO delorted the automatic choke on the carb and installed an aftermarket manual choke. which was a really stupid move. Put in a spring that just kept the choke at full blast. again its stupid. Good thing i know where i can get a parts carb for same engine type. Good tihng is that with welded floorpans I'll have an interior thats more inside than it is outside. I'll cover it with enamel on the inside, do body liner underneath, do that thermal/noise dampening silver matting stuff, and then throw down carpet. Still gotta figure out how to put in holes for seats/weld nuts for seat bolts but that's an order of magnitude easier to handle once you have an interior you can trust. cars are fun to work on.
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It’s been awhile since I posted in the actual forums. I had bought some kooks headers and an off-road xpipe from a friend, was poised to install and the SS all of the sudden had a huge misfire. Lots of troubleshooting, back and forth, ended up taking off the heads and putting new lifters, LS9 head gaskets, CHE trunnions and a bunch of little stuff, including some FIC 800cc injectors. Some drama with a fuel rail popping up on a shakedown (!) but finally got it running fairly well. Still stock cam. We have run out of fuel pump so that and an e85 are “next” but I’m not sure when that will be.  At my buddy’s place, he was a huge help. https://youtu.be/96q4lGM2vAE Idle https://youtu.be/5oubOksxbYY Tuned run by the tuner.
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Best I could do with a pay ‘n spray car wash and a hotel washcloth while I’m on call away from home for the weekend. Not looking terrible for ten years of northeast driving and 115k miles. 
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I never in my life imagined I would buy a new car (or a Hyundai, or a non-manual, or a sedan), but since used car prices are nuts I sold my 2016 Fiesta ST for 4K more than I paid for it 4 years and 40K miles ago and bought an Elantra N DCT. I had actually been looking at getting a Focus RS, but after driving one didn't find it that much more fun than my FiST. Faster, yes — and AWD is great — but driving it around town felt similar... it's just that I'd look down and be going 50% faster than I would've in the Fiesta. That combined with the unforgiving ride quality and not-amazing reliability made me decide to pass. I test drove an Elantra N a few weeks later and had a ton of fun, so I decided if I could find one at MSRP I'd buy it. I think the best thing about the Elantra is the mix of fun + practicality. Leave it in normal or eco mode and I get ~35 MPG on the highway with way better ride quality than the FiST. The interior and cargo space is also huge — I can fit everything in the trunk that used to occupy the hatch + backseat of the Fiesta. The backseat in the Elantra is large as well — I'm 6'2" and can easily have a 6' person behind me. But put it in N mode and it feels just as fun as the Fiesta, if not more. It doesn't have the same frantic go kart feeling, but it's significantly faster, sounds way better, and handles better. The LSD and tires and brakes rule. And I love manual transmissions, but the DCT is really, really fun. I also love how everything can be customized — I can choose how I want the exhaust, engine, steering, LSD, suspension, etc. to behave. I love that I can drive it like a boring car if I want, or like a fun car if I want. Or that I can have everything in aggressive mode but have the suspension on comfort, etc. It's not perfect, though! My list of cons so far: - I wish it was a hatchback or wagon (I don't like the 3-door vibe, which is why I didn't go Veloster) - Annoying that it has a good lane keeping system but no automatic cruise control - It has wireless charging so I wish it had wireless CarPlay (I did buy an adapter which seems to work fine) - The stereo sorta sucks - Interior quality is definitely budget, however I love that it has physical HVAC controls (this alone made the Mk. 8 GTI/R a no-go for me) and the seats are nice (though not as nice as the Fiesta's Recaros) - It's big! Like it's wide and long. Great for interior space, but I like driving a little car - It's sorta ugly! The N stuff helps a lot, but still. I don't love black cars, but here I think black is the least offensive color - I wish it was on 18s, not 19s - Edit: also the gas tank is too small Overall I love it. It's a really impressive car for the money. All of the compromises are worth it for how fun it is to drive. I really was not expecting to like it as much as I do, but was genuinely impressed after the test drive, and even more so after almost 1000 miles of ownership. The only changes I'm going to make are minor and aesthetic — I'm adding mud flaps (these sticky tires fling up so much!), switching out all of the gross old interior lights and turn signals for LEDs, and tinting the windows. That said, if I can get a GR Corolla Circuit Edition at MSRP... I might. That car seems almost perfect, except for the rear seat legroom, which I found out is even less than the Fiesta ST's (lol how is that possible). The hatch volume is also really small. That may or may not be a deal-breaker. I'd also consider the Civic Type R — again, only if I can get it at MSRP. Even at MSRP, both of those cars will likely be 6-10K more than the Elantra, and I doubt they'll be 6-10K more fun. I think for me it'll really depend on how I get along with driving a sedan vs. a hatchback long term. Some pics!   
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I'm so happy they fixed the heinous flat fish headlights for the N line. That looks awesome.
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Lane keep assist but no adaptive cruise control? That’s bizarre.
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I still love my Stinger GT, but there was one other Stinger GT in my neighborhood and a month ago it was gone, and in its place was a bright blue Elantra N. So I can only assume it's in the same range of fun+practicality, which is excellent.
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Black looks much better on that car than that awful gold color I keep seeing. The red accent is a really nice touch.
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bird with big dick posted:Lane keep assist but no adaptive cruise control? That’s bizarre. Yeah I don't get it! I'm guessing either chip shortage, or they're going to add it in a year or two and raise the price by like $1K. Or both! davebo posted:I still love my Stinger GT, but there was one other Stinger GT in my neighborhood and a month ago it was gone, and in its place was a bright blue Elantra N. So I can only assume it's in the same range of fun+practicality, which is excellent. I almost bought a grey GT1 with like 20K miles for $28K before the covid insanity started, but I wanted to bargain him down even more lol. Wish I would've got it. They're rad cars, especially for what you used to be able to get them for.
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bird with big dick posted:Lane keep assist but no adaptive cruise control? That’s bizarre. Lane keep assist is camera based and piggybacks off the same hardware for the forward collision alert. It’s a nearly no cost feature to add for the mfg. Adaptive cruise on the other hand uses radar sensors that have to be added. That means more cost and more chips.
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That's a great looking car and an excellent review!
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kill me now posted:Lane keep assist is camera based and piggybacks off the same hardware for the forward collision alert. It’s a nearly no cost feature to add for the mfg. Not always. Subaru does adaptive cruise based solely on their eyesight camera system.
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My current rental is an Elantra and it's a very nice little car. Well done.
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Just got these guys out of the garage for some exercise today. The S2000 has only been driven <500 miles since its last safety inspection in May ‘21.
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Nice! As I read this I was comparing to my experience with the Sonata N-line and it seems like they have avoided some of the criticisms of that with yours. The lack of wireless CarPlay/Android Auto is mystifying since their base model infotainment has it but the premium doesn't for some reason.
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 Easter family tour completed. The Busso engine sounds completely ridiculous, love it.
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weirdly chilly pussy posted:
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:gently caress yeah That thing is just rude in all the best ways.
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