The Car of the Day(For My Amusement)

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by RetiredHippie, May 4, 2012.

  1. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    Yeah, it's similar to a hydraulic floor jack, but it sits lower, wheels are wider spaced and the pan is wide and flat to cradle a transmission... You do still need to jack the car high enough to get the jack and trans out from under it. Make sure that car is stable... you do not want that thing falling off the stands.



    EDIT: that transmission you have is peanuts compared to a turbo 400. :p
     
  2. Olympic-Bullshitter

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    190-mph, 556-horsepower, supercharged station wagon.
     
  3. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Here's an example, Harbor Freight $139.00





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    Yes this little beauty flies too...
     
  5. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    How about a Raymond Loewy 1962 Studebaker Avanti; with a factory 289 V8, Paxton supercharger option, fiberglass body, and Bendix front discs.
     
  6. Olympic-Bullshitter

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    510-horsepower, all aluminum Brit whoses catlike agility tops its beefier German rivals.
     
  7. 1r0n_0x1d3

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    Honda civic - b18 motor fully built and turbo'ed at 32 psi making 964 horsepower - 9 seconds in quarter mile.
     
  8. zombiewolf

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    The Chevy GT Cheeta was always one of my favorites...to bad it never went into production.
    Most you see are kits.


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  9. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Cunningham was another: Here's a 1952 C3,

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  10. zombiewolf

    zombiewolf Senior Member

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    ^^^Oh yeah, Swayyyt! :2thumbsup: Topless with the single roll-bar
     
  11. Ivory62

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    Can't find pics right now but the Bolwell company did something similar in the 60s down under......fibreglass bodies using big sixes and V8s from local manufacturers....

    Nagari....Mk7 (and earlier Machs too I think) were great cars and very very rare now.
     
  12. Tyrsonswood

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    Love the Cheetah... I think I posted it already in this thread. Not that there can't be repeat posts... The Cheetah is that good! :2thumbsup:
     
  13. zombiewolf

    zombiewolf Senior Member

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    Doh!
    Yeah, it is that good. :cheers2:
     
  14. Olympic-Bullshitter

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    Push the E-boost button and you get a high-tech version of hotrodder's nitrous-oxide tank.
     
  15. RetiredHippie

    RetiredHippie Hick

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    Reply to RH : The reason behind it

    Combination of 'fancy' look represented 'speed' (power) in ole days gone by ya thinks
    Not bad lookin' actually ;)
     
  19. RetiredHippie

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    Ya, but I'd rather have 1 of each. It is a neat looking machine.
     
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    Each hood is tailored by hand and at the touch of a button it retracts.
     

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