not necessarily endorsing but worth a min
didn't know where else to put
http://youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus
gopro bullet-time atmo
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not necessarily endorsing but worth a min
didn't know where else to put
http://youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus
gopro bullet-time atmo
dooktruck, that wagon is awesome. All original inside, or otherwise? I enjoy listening to the stock AM radio when I drive my truck.
yeah it is all original inside
it got repainted at some point but the paint on it is old
it was metallic blue originally
gonna have to rebuild the motor and transmission but the body and interior are pretty decent just a tiny amount of rust
it actually doesn't handle that terribly
the electric back window still works i hope that doesn't break
F-150 lovers, if you want a steel bodied truck, better buy one soon.
700lb weight savings for switching to aluminum tho, for the weight weenies out there.
Next Ford F-150 To Get Aluminum Body For Better Gas Mileage - The Washington Post
Will make for a lovely patina in another 50 years.
I know that our volvo has an aluminum hood and tailgate. They dent at the hint of heavy humidity.
Now we're debating steel vs. aluminum for cars?
Carbon cars for sure. Laterally stiff and vertically compliant.....or whatever.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...or855/audi.jpg
Our BRZ has finally arrived. Will attempt to load my road bike in the hind-quarters tomorrow and report the results.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7...7802ea08_c.jpg
ok, so a 545 ETT road bike (seat at 73cm, front wheel off, pedals installed) fits in the back when the front seat is set to my (5'9") preference...
slid in fairly easily...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7...0cd6fdbc5a.jpg
rear wheel is butted right up against the driver's seat in 5'9" short-legged guy territory
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7...9efba2a188.jpg
Trunk closed with bike and front wheel inside
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7...cf175dc7f0.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7...9bbf741587.jpg
A 56 may go in there with the rear wheel installed, but handlebar width (mine are 40 c-c) and seat height are also going to be factors. I think a 58cm frame with an integrated seat mast could be quite a puzzle.
It's good to be short.
forget the bike
how does it go?
Everything you need, almost nothing you don't -
In our case, I guess we didn't need an audio system? - though it does have speakers.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7...5eb071cbcd.jpg
I'm dying to drive one of those.
We had a pre-production version at my shop and then a very early one on the dyno and it made 166whp. Not bad at all given the weight of the car. On our dyno a 2 liter WRX makes 160ish so if anyone drove that 2002-2005 car and thought it was fast they'd like the power of the BRZ. Yakima is also working on a roof rack now.
I'm with you on the BRZ-STI. Wish the Sub dealer her would get one on the lot! Here's a great BRZ vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jmVHaEjT8A&feature=player_embedded
No radio and plastic still covering the upholstery, but the bike fit check was done. I like your priorities. I used to have a 2002 WRX wagon. Loved that car. Fun to drive and easy storage for bikes and/or dogs.
Our powertrain dept. likes to do a baseline emissions test of our fleet/test cars before they hit the road, so until there is room/time on the dyno for this, it holds down the asphalt in the parking lot. It's killing me.
I'd like to see this 300+lbs. less rather than have more hp.
Damn, how did I miss this thread?
It's nice to see other Miata owners around. This is my '94 back in 2001 with 85k miles, right after I bought it. I put 4k miles on it the first month.
http://christianlalor.smugmug.com/Ot...3_DsSJx-X3.jpg
It has only seen mild mods (shocks, sway bars, some minor cosmetic stuff) since then. There's almost 178k miles on it now. This is from a few years ago, but it really hasn't changed since then.
http://christianlalor.smugmug.com/Ca...19_Nq2Zv-O.jpg
My dad got me started with convertibles. He owned a '72 Triumph TR6 back when I was in my early twenties. I still remember the Easter Sunday when he let me take it for a spin. Top down, pretty girl by my side, it was great.
It might be right then that he's (most likely) going to by the Miata from me. I may be kicking myself for that later. If I could get it on the track without having to install a roll bar, I'd probably keep it.
If I'd have been able to test drive a BRZ, a WRX (none available), or a Mazdaspeed 3 (also none available), I might not have ended up with the snoozer Outback I bought.
WR Blue Pearl BRZs are rad.
I'm pretty annoyed that there are so few "Dad's who like cars but still have to haul kids and stuff" cars. M5, G8 GXP...
Here's my next car.
http://youtu.be/LpSXWOK01Zo
For the mountain bikers...
2013 Subaru BRZ Limited: The Bike Will Fit
I need to reread this thread. E30 sold tonight and cruiser will be ready to list in a couple of days (don't expect it will take long to move it). We need:
manual tranny
room for 4 of us
manual tranny
doesn't need to be fast - just fun
manual tranny
japanese
older than ~2005
Maxima?Quote:
Originally Posted by musgravecycles
A Miata is on the what-if-I-sold-my-practical-car-and-got-something-kinda-insane list. Tops on that list is MGB GT. Preferably with a stupid V8 in it, or one that looks like this:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3144/5...266a5e9351.jpg
British Car Day 010 by Cody Wms, on Flickr
I think of the Miata as the modern, less cranky version of these. I've purposely not looked too much into Miata's, cause I don't really want to start down that road, you know?