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BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

My grandfather had a V8 SD1 when I was about 5-6 years old and it was amazing to me then. Of course in retrospect it was a terrible piece of British Leyland crap but ehh. You must have heard about this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BnhZsS8a0

# ¿ Apr 24, 2015 13:35

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 07:33

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

If a Deytona came in dog turd brown and you squint you can just about see it.

# ¿ Apr 24, 2015 16:41

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Octopus Magic posted:

at gratuitously over steering at any given time

The TVR ~experience~

# ¿ Apr 27, 2015 19:41

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

razorscooter posted:

I do miss my R32 GTR a bit despite it being rough at the edges compared to my R34 GTT. It is a shame that finding a clean one is so hard now as most of them have been messed with or are just in bad shape.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2015 13:28

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Panty Saluter posted:

These are awesome as far as I'm concerned

On a cappuccino those are perfect.

# ¿ May 5, 2015 14:20

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

MetaJew posted:

A friend just imported an R32 GT-R to the States under the 25 year rule.

I love body shape of 90s coupes, and suddenly miss my s14.

Just make sure he has the engine checked out (what sounds like tappets maybe the bottom end) and if it does need a refresh then get a crank from a 1993 or later RB26 since it is stronger than the earlier ones. I am tempted to call a few people back in the UK to find a nice R32 and get it over to the US now I can.

# ¿ May 11, 2015 15:55

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

"Chrysler by Maserati"? So it sounds amazing but you need to off load it before the warranty runs out?

# ¿ May 13, 2015 18:17

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

stump posted:

BMW is parked legally, we don't have any rules about parking opposite to the flow of traffic in the UK.

I believe there is it is only enforced when the Old BIll want a reason to nick you as they can't make anything stick.

# ¿ May 18, 2015 14:39

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Looks like a Veilside or at least a replica since genuine kits are not cheap.

The 90's were great for stylings, look at this beauty.

A Rover 25 with a Mynheer kit in resale silver.

:barf:

# ¿ May 20, 2015 20:50

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Sigma X posted:

I really do love the movie, it's the car-guy movie of this, generation, but AI is all

So normal operating procedure for Goons then?

# ¿ May 29, 2015 16:06

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

stump posted:

But FWIW that looks like a UK plate on the rear.

Almost certain it is since German plates are metal and UK ones are plastic.

# ¿ Jun 6, 2015 10:42

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

xzzy posted:

Goddamn that is one grumpy German.

AKA a German

# ¿ Jun 15, 2015 22:36

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Butt Wizard posted:

This thing was passed in at 19K USD. I don't understand people.

Because it is a GTR :awesome:

Real answer, the US has not been able to get them for years due to import restrictions and now people are going mad for them. I am interested to see how it jacks up R34 prices in a few years since those are still about $45k right now. I expect the prices to go down again in time since there are tons of R32s about ,they made about 43k of them, however R33 and R34 production numbers were a decent chunk lower. Also the R33 GTR is viewed to be a bit :mediocre:

while the R34 is :perfect:

so it is all a crapshoot.

If you seriously want a R32 GTR I would give it a few years and get a 93 model year car as it will have the improved crank that has a bit more meat on it unless you are going to get the block rebuilt then just make sure a 93 prec crank goes in.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2015 15:47

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

You can also get Stageas with the R34 GTR front

# ¿ Jun 19, 2015 15:57

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Forgot about this but I went to Muscle Car City in FL last month to look at many shiny cars

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...UNXWUZpME5XcjN3

# ¿ May 27, 2016 14:19

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

wargames posted:

What makes a track fun?

If you ever get to drive Spa then Eau Rouge will teach you what a fun track is.

# ¿ May 31, 2016 18:48

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

88h88 posted:

Has it ever actually been a car movie? I mean it's not like any of it was ever remotely realistic in any manner anyway!

Tokyo Drift was the closet to a car movie IMO.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2016 18:37

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

The v8 stagea gives me the James May fizz.

# ¿ Jun 30, 2016 17:54

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

That fuckin' Celica :dukedoge:

# ¿ Jul 10, 2016 22:27

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Terrible Robot posted:

That's some goooooood schadenfreude.

Almost as good as watching videos on youtube of rich teenagers buying super cars and then either sticking them into ditches or complaining about the service costs.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2017 14:07

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Smaller capacity engines with turbos are crap on fuel if you rag them everywhere. If you are just trundling along and not spooling the turbo up then they are great. Same thing with turbo diesels which always amuse me when people drive them like they stole them and wonder why their fuel costs are higher than their old petrol car.

VVV That is good to know about modern turbo engines. It makes more sense than just throwing a snail on it so you can quote higher power figures at the top end.

BigPaddy fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Jan 10, 2017

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 14:45

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Wistful of Dollars posted:

Dunno about the full on racing ones, but the road versions are getting slapped with the gas guzzler tax. Don't the 6.4 Dodges manage to dodge that with the 8-speed?

Correct. In MA the tax is $1000 which is the same as paying for the 8 speed upgrade so it works out that no matter if you choose a manual or an auto the price is the same.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 15:54

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Wistful of Dollars posted:

I mean, a bloody Charger R/T is rated at 25 mpg on the highway as it stands today.

I get 28 MPG from my Challenge R/T 392 :getin:

until I decide to overtake :v:

# ¿ Jan 11, 2017 14:07

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Not like I can floor it everywhere on a 30 mile highway commute. Not with those sneaky charger driving state troopers hiding behind billboards.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 04:41

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

xzzy posted:

I'm super curious about her wreck. Did she intentionally bin her ride to try and get this dude in jail?

I mean the simple explanation is that she's just so stupid it was a run of the mill accident but the fact she took his plate and it happened shortly after an altercation is pretty suspicious.

It is Cobham which is NW Surrey and if you live there you either work in London making a ton of money or you are scum who clean the riches bogs. It would not surprise me if she tried to get him in trouble but it would make her one of the more higher functioning morons since it would take 2-3 brain cells firing to come up with the plan to begin with.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2017 15:06

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

You could just buy a Chevy SS like everyone said they were going to :smug:

# ¿ Jan 31, 2017 17:41

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

hackbunny posted:

Surely it runs on road wheels, right?

Nope, you can even privately own a tank in Britain and drive it to work if you want. As long as you have a license to cover the weight.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 13:56

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Replace Austin Maestro with Morris Marina and you would be correct. At least the Maestro had the turbo one that would do crazy 0-60 times... once before it blew up.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 23:14

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

cakesmith handyman posted:

With the wording of #5 it sound more like ejected passengers being squashed by the car they were thrown from, how does thicker pillars help there?

Unless it means the mass of the overturned vehicle crushes the occupants against the ground(via the roof)?

The latter, car pillars used to not be able to support the weight of the car when rolled over so they would flatten and crush the occupants. Now they need to be able to support the weight and be strong enough to not distort in a crash so the passenger cabin remains the same size. Minaly to stop things like the 106/Saxo where if you had a front end crash the engine would be pushed past the firewall into the lap of those in the front.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2017 15:03

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

spleen merchant posted:

Here's something not Japanese:

Rhyno if you like some speedy Japanese hatches you need one of these

* not responsible for it being an unreliable pos most of the time and bankrupting you from repairs so you can throw an mini gtr around like a loon.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 13:32

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Memento posted:

Also not pictured: the shelf full of wheel bearings you'll need to keep it driving.

And turbos, waterpumps, front diff.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 13:48

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Octopus Magic posted:

they have monster energy in Australia now?

That crap is everywhere,

Also that turbo is only a tiddler

# ¿ Feb 7, 2017 19:30

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Memento posted:

That's insane in the best way. Those GT-Rs are classics now, right?

1989 to 1992 are. However if you wanted an R32 GTR I would recommend getting a 1993 onward model due to an improved crank.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2017 00:46

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Rhyno posted:

I'm sitting here trying to figure out if I could learn to properly shift with my left hand. But seriously, if I was gonna own a RHD car I'd at least do it the right way

When I used to do Track Days back home and the RS Owners club were going to be there I used to make sure my track time was before them so I could get my fun in before I had to dodge all the pools of oils at the apex they would inevitably leak. I mean they are cool in a 80's kind of way but I wouldn't go through the hassle of importing something you might as well get something that will have seen less hedges.

As for switching the side of the road you drive on, I have done it so often now that it is not an issue. When I passed my drivers test at 17 (first time, look at me fighting the statistics) I almost immediately started going on road trips in continental Europe so got used to swapping. Now if you have never done it and you have been driving the same side for decades then yeah it will be a bit of an adjustment like my old man when he rented a car in Ibiza and went around knocking off car mirrors for 2 hours before dropping it back to the rental place before he killed himself.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2017 18:06

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Saly the american version of that is just straight and 25mph speed limit.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2017 14:20

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Top fuel is ok but jet cars is where it is at for a pure wall of noise.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2017 18:35

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

They should just give Azn and Farmtruck their own show already.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2017 17:40

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Rhyno posted:

Didn't some dude build the NISMO Mustang from Tokyo Drift and it got vandalized?

I want to get an old 50s pickup with a straight 6 and drop and RB25 in it just for the seething rage it will drive people too.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 19:35

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Powershift posted:

i've often wondered how much of an r32 GT-R drivetrain would fit into an AMC eagle.

It should fit but it depends if you want the 4WD system or not. The RB25 out of a R33 GTST or R34 GTT (not an R32 GTST as that is an RB20 and a bit gutless) with the standard box should slot into anything that is RWD.

Edit: While there are places in the US who will sell you a JDM engine including an RB25/RB26 I am not sure if the thing is road legal as I can't find anything about that engine being sold in the US so it doesn't have type approval. You might be able to drop it into something that is old enough to not have to worry about smog in some states. Why does this have to be so hard?

BigPaddy fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Mar 27, 2017

# ¿ Mar 27, 2017 19:57

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 07:33

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

Godholio posted:

That's pretty awesome, but everyone in that story is a dick.

It sounds about right for a small village in England. Full of wankers.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2017 16:55

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