Pretty Cool Name posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRg5Sp1iQMc

mobby_6kl posted:

My Summer Car is out for early access! http://store.steampowered.com/app/516750/

The only downside so far is that it seems that we have been lied to, and there's no voiceover by an extremely Finnish redneck like in the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBitEX-8IcM

E: Holy poo poo their website is too: http://www.amistech.com/msc/

BlackMK4 posted:

The best part is DI engines are eventually going to need particulate filters.

KozmoNaut posted:

I hate that, cars should driven, not stored away as "investments".

The same thing has been happening with whisky for some years. Rich people buy up all of these fancy bottlings, and never even taste them. They could just as well have stale tea in them, for all they care.

Drives me mad.

Hugh G. Rectum posted:

Way cooler than some overweight truck masquerading as a cadillac

spleen merchant posted:

Was a bit hard to get decent shot. A unicorn car for me - very tiny, smaller/lower than an NA mx-5. I should have taken some interior shots, it was all toggle switches and diamond quilted leather.

Powershift posted:

It's pretty common on conversions. A lot don't have clutches either. if you're pooting around town you leave it in 2nd or 3rd. hitting the highway leave it in 4th

If you want metal powder, you floor it in high gear at low speed.

Disgruntled Bovine posted:

I'm a fan of this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0nkStZnWo

BlackMK4 posted:

What the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0rAU0or3rQ

hackbunny posted:

Are we still doing dirt wheels on inappropriate cars?

Shot:
"This off-road Alfa Romeo GTV is ready for anything"


Chaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJEH9t7pA9k&t=656s

Humbug posted:

Horsepower in Europe has always been much lower than in the US. We never had a high hp era like the US in the 60's. My 69 beetle with 43 hp was pretty drat quick compared to the other common cars of the era like the morris minor, 2cv or fiat 500. Back in the 80's, my dad had a Peugeot 505 that was 16 feet long and about 3000 pounds with only 79 hp. I'd say 180 hp is quite an improvement, even if i think that's too high for an European average.

hackbunny posted:

I don't know about the rest of Europe, but horsepower is taxed in Italy: you pay extra for each kW above 180, and it adds up quickly. I believe other countries might have the same or similar limits, because I noticed most sporty non-sports cars (like the WRC homologation specials of old) stay just below the 180 kW/240 hp limit

Nidhg00670000 posted:

Stats rules everything around me.

Solus posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DlJWl7IOwg

I normally hate widebody kits but I gently caress with this

InitialDave posted:

I've had worse days.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

What is that pole just doing out in the middle of nowhere anyway? I see another pole at the entry but I have no idea what they were for. Phone, maybe?

DoLittle posted:

There are wires on the poles later in the clip.

Wally Joyner posted:

Its the same 258ci 6-cylinder found in Jeeps of the era.



From what I've read, the draw-back happens to be the rats-nest of vacuum lines involved in the carb setup, but 4.0L HO head, and subsequent FI setup, will swap on with little difficulty so there is nothing to be afraid of just embrace the wagon

DoLittle posted:

Group 2 GTV

GTV8:

Platystemon posted:

Finger Prince posted:

It's odd how in the UK, practically every car, let alone truck, has a dipped/low beam adjustment knob on the dash so that you can always lower your beams to adjust for whatever you're towing (I think the fancier ones do it automatically), but thats not an option I've ever seen on any North American vehicle.

Olympic Mathlete posted:

As a fan of sick interiors and concept cars I give you the Alfa Romeo Delfino from 1983. I has a V6 Busso under the bonnet and we all know those sound the loving tits. It also has one of the raddest interiors ever plus POP UPS. Wingmirrors? No. This concept adheres to the first rule of Italian driving as explained by the late, great Raul Julia from the Gumball Rally in 1976...

IOwnCalculus posted:

There's no shortage of forums out there but why not this one?

73 will be the tail end of the early second generation - IMO the best looking second generation cars since bumper laws did not treat that design well. Factory horsepower levels will already be down from the early cars but that really only matters if you want to keep the car stock. It either already has a small-block Chevy V8, or it's easy to put one in, and that's an engine where the sky is the limit.

At least here the problem is finding one that hasn't been utterly beaten to death by now, but also isn't priced in the stratosphere.

Nidhg00670000 posted:

If it's the car I think it is on Blocket, hooo boy do you have your work cut out. Muscle cars command a big premium, but if you can afford to go to at least 100kkr you'd get something that wasn't a total project.

Also, even though Bilprovningen has been getting more up to date on this stuff, no inspector will tell the difference between two small block engines if you don't start going crazy with tunnel ram intakes and poo poo. My -72 El Camino has had an 80s van engine for (from what I can tell) at least 15 years and no problems with inspection. People put crate engines of varying power levels and sizes in all kinds of old iron and never really run into any problems.

mobby_6kl posted:

I don't mind wrenching occasionally but especially without a garage and lift I much rather just drive than mess with the cars, which is why the miata is still mostly stock. And instead of trying to get an ancient rustbucket to work reliably, I'd probably get the current Mustang once it's a bit cheaper used - I'm sure you could get five hunnet horsepower out of the GT with no impact on reliability, and it will be cheaper in the long term.

Rigged Death Trap posted:

The Hyundai genesis might also be another option. And Japan doesnt have much for recent V8 options that arent SUVs or quite expensive even used. I dont know how the 90s/early 00s used Lexus market looks like where youre at, which is where most of Japan's small car V8 offerings existed.


Theres always the e92 M3 though.....

Grakkus posted:

Your best bet for a cheap V8 will be something European, a BMW 540/740, Mercedes S500/E55 AMG or something like that. I'm personally on the hunt for a Jaguar XJR for the same reasons as you (if you don't care about it being fast then X308 XJs are dirt cheap).

If you're looking for a classic American thing then there's a huge industry in Poland around importing them in all sorts of varying conditions. For example:
https://allegro.pl/kategoria/zabytkowe-amerykanskie-18984?order=p&bmatch=baseline-n-ann-1-2-0131
You can also get great quality bodywork done there for a fraction of the price in Scandinavia (or budget quality work for like €100/body panel), and there's a lot of places that will rebuild hard-to-find mechanical stuff for a good price, I had my W124s automatic variable-slip diff rebuilt by a guy for like €70 plus shipping and he did a great job. The only caveat is that it's a hard (and expensive) industry to navigate without local knowledge and the language. I'm fluent enough to pass as a local and am actually helping a couple of Norwegian buddies get their cars restored, so if you're curious shoot me a PM

xzzy posted:

It'd be an entirely different story if the tires had gone over the car a few inches closer to the driver compartment.

But humans Americans love to attribute survival to some benevolent exterior power.

Finger Prince posted:

Colostomy Bag posted:

Heh. On our expedition (big SUV for those across the pond) the jack is inside a back cover in the rear. One day I decide I better check to make sure everything is there and there was a wrapped condom. The wife was not amused.

The truck had to be the gently caress wagon express.

wesleywillis posted:

SEXpedition.