@Snuze It. Was. A. Joke.

@Sam-Blockhan Always quite the collection there.

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@ibRAD said in Found on Government Surplus: Pony Killer Edition:

Is it painted under the carpet I wonder. Otherwise, looks pretty nice!

The pictures suggest no.

photo of unpainted trunk under carpet

@Cash-Rewards I'm more disappointed to see old articles get reformatted into slideshows. 😞

@aremmes SS Spoiler with the Hybrid motor, soooper rare

@EssExTee That is OK. Corvette is from another world.

@Green-Truck
Love it! This is a car that won’t get you into to much trouble. Just enough power to put a smile on your face. My first car was a 75 Camaro. Then a 92 convertible. Then a 96 Z-28. The 96 was so much fun. Just an easy car to live with. Like you said they can cruise down the highway just fine but can still get sideways if you want to. Good buy!

@gibbsemphasis

NEED MOAR DRONE GIFS

@barnie Yikes, that's terrible.

@gibbsemphasis I guess I'm glad to be an inspiration despite currently thinking on reverting the Rally Van "back to stock".

I love seeing this car, watching vehicles do things outside their wheelhouse is so much more enjoyable.

@mazda616 Wow, how fast was she trying to turn that it ripped the wheel off??? 0_o

@patbateman nuke it from orbit.

@gibbsemphasis

Well I fouled question #2. It was supposed to be circumference of the earth at the equator. Solid AMA opportunity and I failed.

Good answering though!

@hfv you’re right. That was my least favorite anyway.

@gibbsemphasis it's only 2 hours from me in Costa Mesa. I should head back out there in the S4 and spend a night once it cools off and the smoke clears.

@demon-xanth Oooh I see! That makes much more sense now.
I want that 572 in my C5 now 🙂

@benn454 That yellow guy.... yeeesh

@way2blu nice rig!

@svend I have a hose attachment meant for watering hedges which is maybe 3-4 feet long, and has the nozzle on the end which can point straight up. I use it to de-salt in the winter - this product you've posted is next level. I'll have to keep it in mind if my $8 nozzle quits 😉

Quick not on tire pressures: Non-gravel/rally tires (basically all DOT) need to be high PSI to prevent debeading. But do play around with pressures to see what works best. My first year, I ran +8psi over the factory recommendations. But as I've raced through the years, I've actually set my fronts (in a FWD vehicle) 4psi below factory, and rears 6-8 over factory. I've yet to debead with those settings, and I get as much grip as possible up front while the rear loves to rotate. I never thought I could send a FWD van sideways so easily.

For your RWD set up, try taking a few PSI out the rear until you find a sweet spot between rear grip and good rotation. Most debeads happen in the front tires, but I've seen the rears go as well.

@whoistheleader @Urambo-Tauro It just needs black or silver calipers and good to go.

Not sure about any cars with factory bronze calipers but gold calipers come to mind.

00s 350Z, G35S 6MT Coupe & STi had gold Brembos.

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Later NSXs had gold NSX branded 2-piston sliding calipers.

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@engineer-in-motion still can't get over that funky little rear spoiler, but damn, that's a nice looking C8—best I've liked so far!

@way2blu they’d even look good on a tacoma

@pip-bip 'night, pip! may you rest well on the pillowy fat rear tire. 😛

you're a madlad. I dig it.

@mm54 said in Need to vent.... (Salty language ahead):

@jrc99 The HEI distributor still advances the timing with weights and springs - worth checking it's not stuck.

I second this. Those HEI’s fail in weird ways. I had one go on my ‘66 GMC with a 350 swap. The truck ran great, but every once in a while it would sputter and die on the freeway, only to come back to life and run great again in ten minutes. I was thinking fueling, and insulated the lines, swapped in a holly fuel pump and rebuilt the carb to no avail. Finally swapped in an MSD HEI and the truck ran perfect...until the tranny died...

@flatisflat I feel like this is the best perspective for a gopro:

You can see your steering inputs, the entire left side of the car and the right side front fender

@highlander Sadly no. This is California and there aren’t any highways, just freeways

@pip-bip All the morning people, where do they all come from? All the morning people, where do they all belong?

It's certainly a looker, and the body is in pristine condition! Spotted one the other day that... wasn't such a looker, sitting in an auto shop parking lot (didn't take a pic as I was driving).

@manwich I like this interpretation. Old-school for sure, and a huge aftermarket.

@whoistheleader said in Mad Max takes place in 2021:

Yeah, but the whole "nuke the world" thing

I thought it was end of oil and slow decline of civilization. I don't think it was ever as apocalytic as nukes.

@snakesm13 WAY smaller. That, and the fact that a Mustang’s rear bench is split 50/50 folding, leads to a lot of sales lost to Ford on cargo space alone.

@engineer-in-motion haha judging by that you're likely exactly as far (time wise) from Watkins Glen as I am. Weird.

@Snuze the best track days are spring and fall hehe but it's not like you HAVE to do it this year. I'll be around.

@bison78 said in Have you ever bought a car you consider ugly?:

Nissan Leaf. Definitely ugly.

Ditto. That’s the only one I can think of though - the rest have been at worst bland. Or odd, but I don’t think of odd as being as bad as bland.

Generally speaking, looks are a significant buying factor for me. Call me shallow.

@way2blu This is solid work. Well done!

@s65 it definitely looks fun. My local SCCA chapter is experimenting with offering skilled track photogs the option to shoot photos in lieu of work assignments.

@way2blu just drill it onto the bumper.

@way2blu The one from the front quarter with the sunrise off the wheel flares is a great picture!

Welcome!