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Four Ferrari FXX K's tearing up Imola. Speakers UP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ5hALZb6wA
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Jun 9, 2015 04:59
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Falken posted:
What engine is that?
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Jul 4, 2015 23:42
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That's going to be nippy.
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Jul 5, 2015 00:11
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Friend has been visiting his brother in the US who is just finishing up his Datsun Roadster project:  
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Aug 30, 2015 05:25
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VikingSkull posted:this is why I always toss out any opinion of a car beginning with "I rented a x and let me tell you..." Especially those that comment on the condition of the car. "I rented a (usually some domestic junk) and it was falling apart at only 10k miles!". Sure, I bet half of it's falling apart because it's American domestic junk, but on the other hand how many stories are there about how badly people treat rentals? AI: Mini vs SD1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqwsCi17Cgs
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Apr 13, 2016 04:35
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Other key points: there was a turbo version, and the fact that true to its 80's roots, it also had pop-ups.
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Jun 5, 2016 02:34
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nm posted:Didn't come to murica=doesn't count. Ironically, it was designed to, which is why it has front and rear side markers and 5mph bumpers.
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Jun 5, 2016 07:40
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Popped up on the local auction site:       quote:The only HA30 Nissan Gloria in the country. Asking NZ$30k. Never seen one before but oh man I want it.
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Jul 13, 2016 04:48
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Oh I've no doubt it's a hot mess of PO bullshit, same as everything even vaguely modified down here, but just look at the thing!
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Jul 13, 2016 05:56
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I still drive my 96 Maxima. 192,000km when I got it, just rolled over 310,000 today. I drive it like I stole it, barely maintain it (I'm running it into the ground at this point), alignment is shot so both front tyres are currently almost down to the belts on the inside shoulder, blower resistor and blower motor are dead, idle air valve and knock sensor are dead, and it's losing coolant from some metal pipe we tried to fix with Knead-It (JBWeld) but failed a few months later. Oh and it's probably 5000km overdue for an oil change and I recently dropped NZ$500 getting the notorious front radiator support rust cut out. Despite all that, she starts up every time, still spins smoothly to the redline quite happily, and even gets pretty good mileage considering how much I thrash it and how rich it's running with the dead knock sensor. I'm gunna miss it when it eventually dies sometime in the next year. Next time it start overheating because I forgot to top up the coolant I'm probably just going to ignore it and see how long it lasts. I only live 1km from work so who cares. I'd get another in a heartbeat, especially considering they are worthless and I can buy a whole new one for like $1500-2000 tops.
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Jul 21, 2016 03:46
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kastein posted:uhhh, or you could fix all of that for like 200 bucks in parts and keep driving it instead of beating it till it dies like my parents do? I wish. Tiny island at the bottom of the world means NZ$350+ for the IACV valve alone, gently caress if I'm spending that much just so I don't have to give the accelerator a prod as it turns over. Rather put that cash towards a replacement, I've got more than enough value out of it by now. Heater stuff is a pain in the arse too, mine was a NZ assembled CKD model, so for some reason the blower and resistor are different to those put in all other A32's which makes finding the right stuff in junk yards a nightmare - A32's here are either still on the road, or used Jap imports with the non-matching parts. There's method to my madness!
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Jul 21, 2016 05:23
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Fo3 posted:So we didn't get any FWD euro derived fords like escort or sierra in the 80s And yet NZ did get the Sierra, with wagons being assembled locally from CKD kits because there was initially no Telstar wagon. Aussie wagon buyers went for Falcon's but the NZ market preferred the smaller size wagons. The Prime Minister even drove one, at least until he appeared on TV drunk as gently caress and called a snap election. Fuckin' Ford drivers.
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On the subject of V12 Toyota's:  http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/06/rolling-double-six-v12-toyota-mark-ii/
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Feb 8, 2018 12:10
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Spotted on my Sunday drive - a running, driving Biturbo. poo poo was mint.
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Jul 30, 2018 05:22
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I wanna know which costs more, the real Chiron or the Lego one.
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Sep 2, 2018 01:09
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Spotted at the local shops. Sounded ported to hell and back.
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Nov 14, 2018 11:01
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Echotic posted:Looks to be Te Atatu, West Auckland. Indeed. So a few weeks back the local McLaren dealership had an open day, displaying the first Senna in the country. Parked in front of this.  It's certainly not pretty, but it sure is awesome.            This colour is fantastic in real life.    Big Daddy still draws the crowds too.                 Then there was this old jalopy leaking oil on the floor, which claimed to have won the odd race.                        
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Nov 19, 2018 05:48
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https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2031658760 20,000km 190E Cosworth ordered with radio, AC, sunroof, power window and badge delete, owner still has the original tires "if the new owner wanted to show the car".  Thing is showroom clean.
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Apr 19, 2019 10:07
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dpack_1 posted:I was about to suggest that an F40, like most of the 'supercars' of it's day was grossly underpowered by today's standards and wouldn't be as thrilling as we all think, but just looked it up and drat, 478-484hp and a top speed of 200mph is not a bad shout for the late 80s. The rumour has always been they all had more power than claimed too, around 500+ depending on who you believe. Remember too it’s less than 1400kg, not a big lump like many of today’s cars. I think in Chris Harris’ F40 and F50 video he says something like “this is utterly mental even by today’s standards, what must they have thought back then?” Also they do in fact have an LSD.
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Oct 16, 2019 09:28
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Dagen H posted:I'm beginning to understand the JDM craze now...the fanbois just aren't going back far enough. The problem is all that old stuff is exceedingly rare and eye wateringly expensive.
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Nov 2, 2019 03:40
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There are two reasons people speed up at passing lanes. Either because they are in fact fuckwits, or, because wide straight roads with more lanes psychologically induce a driver to speed up. https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/69757650/why-do-people-speed-up-in-passing-lanes
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Nov 27, 2019 12:12
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Round here at least, the sections of road that aren’t passing lanes are usually too winding for cruise control.
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Nov 28, 2019 09:41
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You Am I posted:Ford Fairlane, which in itself is a LWB version of the Falcon, however in this case been made into a limo. Indeed. Looks like a Falcon Ute tray on the trailer too? 
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Dec 19, 2019 11:59
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Paul Radisich driving TheLab's Nissan March up the hill at Leadfoot day 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RjeitY5PvU Not quite your regular March as it now has a twin turbo VQ35 mid mounted and 4WD via a custom designed and built transfer box to reverse the direction of drive since the longitudinal engine is now facing the wrong way.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdPGxkiR74
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Feb 14, 2020 09:03
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Bigger clue was there was no way they would have spent so much time dealing with the packaging nightmare fitting the heat exchanger for the intercooler, along with the radiator and AC, nor all the work on the exhaust manifold.
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Mar 2, 2020 23:59
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Went shopping today and parked next to this awesome Suzuki Alto Works with MCM sticker. Even here in JDM rich NZ I haven’t seen one in years. Even better, when I came out, it had been joined by a younger but MUCH bigger cousin. Seriously the size difference was much more than you imagine. 
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Apr 15, 2020 11:34
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I assume you’d start with an Aston that needed a new engine anyway, right? Edit: whoops, I’m miles behind.
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May 9, 2020 12:59
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taqueso posted:What pedestrian safety things in particular? Seems like modern trucks and SUVs would be similar to a Bel Air shape. There’s a bunch of stuff around the front crush structures and how much distance you need between the bonnet and hard unyielding engine components. Like many other standards though, “light commercial vehicles” like trucks are frequently exempted. Smaller SUV’s are likely to be made to meet standards, “shape” doesn’t matter, impact performance does. For example, the above mentioned bonnet to hardpoint distance thing - you can get around that by engineering in other tricks, like the last Jag XK which uses airbag style pyrotechnics to pop the bonnet up a few cm to absorb the impact and reduce the risk of head injury.
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Jun 29, 2020 11:48
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If you read the quoted article properly, the previous model, ‘71 GTHO Phase III that caused the government threat, was a sedan. This one, poised to be the Phase IV, was indeed a coupe.
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Jul 30, 2020 10:19
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You Am I posted:The Falcon ute would be a lot harder to convert to LHD because there was never any tooling for it, compared to the Commodore Isn’t the play that they take a US legal G8 and re-shell it with the ute body? That’s the trick, getting around the 25yr rule, not the LHD conversion. No US legal Falcon to play the same trick. Also from memory there’s certain hardpoints in the Falcon that prevented LHD, at least that was an excuse as to why they never chased the LHD market like Holden did. Lack of tooling isn’t a problem with enough money, we do it the other way all the time here. See also RHD Ram trucks and Camaro. In NZ, the rules are weird. Over 20 years old, fine. Otherwise, you either apply for one of 500 yearly Special Interest permits if that applies, or you spend 50k converting to RHD. quote:Category A: Special interest light vehicles less than 20 years old
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Aug 26, 2020 02:26
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They really improve mobility and balance in general too, not just bike riding skills.
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Aug 28, 2020 22:13
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Growing up, for a while my mum had a JDM ‘81 Mitsubishi Sigma Turbo. Almost identical to this one, but stripper model, no headlight wipers, manual windows and steelies with chrome trim rings and everything. I’m willing to bet is was like a WRX RA edition or whatever, you know the basic model designed to be turned into a race car or whatever. Anyway it was cool as, and once I learnt about Equips, I think they (or any of the contemporary Work wheels) would be perfect if I wasn’t gunna run widened steelies for super stealth.
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Unf https://youtu.be/XSv5aXS7IHw
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Sep 16, 2020 23:08
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Can’t post P76 and not show the people its famous party trick:
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Sep 23, 2020 11:32
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Arishtat posted:Whoa whoa whoa, story time? Is this really a public works vehicle or is that just a sticker for sticker's sake? From a quick Google it appears to be related to a South African Burning Man style event. That said, double cab utes are the work truck of choice across...well, the entire world where F-Series/Silverado trucks simply don’t exist, or where a Hiace or Transit van makes more sense.
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Bape Culture posted:
Awesome! Great to see this still kicking. Tell us more about the concrete trim, and have you got a closer pic of the switch mounts?
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AntherUslessPoster posted:Shun me all you want but I always thought and will think that welding XX engine on a subframe to metal cage that is welded onto chassis with front cut off is not interesting. In this case the body can be any, it just needs some 'flesh' to be soldered or bolted onto. Yeah, it's a great amount of work and dedication (and money) but still isn't the same as a swap. Many swaps do require welding at least new engine mounts, sometimes cutting existing chassis parts but the overall structure and suspension can be left almost same (adjusted for weight and performance of new engine ofc). It's not like a 'purist' thing, just seeing something like M73B54 crammed under MB hood is one thing, almost drift-like front 'carriage' swaps is totally another one. Build your car how you like op. I’ve looked on in horror at some of the things B is for Build does, but always thought the criticism on his Lambo build hilarious. People complained that he just welded a bunch of alloy box section on front and rear - ignoring that he had a whole other intact car to copy from and simply replicated most of what Lambo did from the factory!
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I know plenty of places let you register almost anything with wheels, lights and indicators, but as an example, in NZ’s most recent round of changes to LVVTA (Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association) rules have some interesting changes around structural modifications. Any vehicle under 14 years old may NOT modify any part of the front crash structure. In practice, this means no aftermarket front mount intercoolers and definitely no drilling holes for piping. Over 14 years, you’re allowed “minimal trimming” to allow piping, but if you drilled a whole 3 or 4 inch hole, you’re probably not getting that street registered. If you could get an engineer to sign off proving your mods don’t affect the original crash performance you’d be OK, but about the only way you’re doing that is by doing your own crash testing. No certifying engineer is putting their career on the line for a front mount.
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So we have what’s called a Warrant of Fitness, same as a roadworthy or MoT. Safety inspection every 12mo for post-2000, every 6mo for older. For modified vehicles, you need LVVTA certification - basically a certified engineer sign off. Once you’ve got that, a plate with the mod details is affixed to the car and if the WoF guys give you poo poo about your mods, you point to that. The vast majority of stuff that needs sign off is incredibly practical and what anyone with half a brain would do anyway. Non standard engine or gearbox? Are your mounts designed properly and welded properly? Modified crossmember bolted to factory mount points good. No you cannot just shove a bolt through the floor pan without reinforcement. Want to fit a Jag IRS to your hot rod? There’s actually a whole info sheet that tells you everything you need to do to make it pass. For the most part, read the rules before you start cutting and talk with an engineer, you’ll be good. Heaps of the stuff they get a hardon for is actually a direct reaction to real world examples of poo poo going wrong. There’s lists of “don’t use these components they’re poo poo and you’ll fail” for eg a whole bunch of stuff about Chinesium bearings. There’s a bunch of stuff about “use reputable recognised aftermarket components”. This doc tells you everything about the thresholds for needing certification: https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/suplementary_information/LVVTA_LVV_Cert_Threshold.pdf The most anal it gets from my point of view is height adjustable coil overs need certification. Seats can be a trap too unless you can say “OE seat fitting in OE manner to OE mounts”. Certifying basic mods like that would be around $400. There’s also some dumb stuff like exhaust cutouts. Factory fitted like modern cars with valves the open in SPORT MODE is just fine, but you can’t fit an identical system to a car that didn’t come with it. Oh and while typing this I discovered that chipping/tuning a forced induction vehicle technically needs certification, haha I bet NO ONE bothers with that, since no one would ever know. Also no emissions testing. There are standards cars have to meet to be imported, but the only thing ever checked during WoF is “are there still cats installed?”. You could gut them happily.
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