Automobiles

in the interest of getting this thread back on the track of talking about automobiles that compensate for discomfort with ones own penile length- rather than whatever the fuck that fisher price 1/4 scale postman pat themed isetta toy that Thomas posted is-

i have a few car updates happening. i finally sprung for some seats and a four-point cage. i ordered some 16" Kirkey 55 seats and some FathouseFabrications adjustable morning brackets and their seat back braces. I'm going to have Autopower do the roll bar. We'll probably end up with their race roll bar that has the removable harness bar and diagonal bar. This way with my rear seat delete I'll be able to lug race slicks around and also carry bikes more easily.

i still have to get a spoiler less s197 mustang trunk lid from a junk yard so I can put my weird fivestar giant late model stock car blade spoiler on the car. I did test fit my 18x12 Forgestar CF5 wheels with the Hoosier/Continental 305/685R18 G5000 Superspeedway slicks today and I think they're going to work without having to roll the front fenders or use any additional spacers. I think I fucked with the camber enough to make everything be just right- we'll see though. Nothing like test fitting tires meant to race Daytona at 200+mph on the 805- sure hope it doesn't rain this weekend!

i lucked upon a 2008 Cayman with an automatic transmission, 35,000 miles, and the sport chrono package. I think I'm going to trade our 2011 328i coupe towards it/for it. I've been hankering for a Porsche since I was 8 years old- but I really don't want to give up my GT500 right now for the Porsche I actually want- and this one being an automatic means it can be Kate's car- I think I can get it for about what the Bimmer is worth and it'll be a fun little car. I like Caymans a lot

I'm going to be totally psyched to have no car that can fit more than two people in them AND no one who can't fit in a 16" race seat will be able to get a ride in my Mustang either. It's really mean that I feel happy about this- but I do.

I'm signing up for the American Muscle Cup race series which is a pretty cool race series for lightly modified late model American cars. It's kinda like a time trial version of the American Iron race series. I know my car is really too fat to be competitive in this type of racing- (I'd have been a lot better off building up a Boss 302 or even a GT than a GT500. There's not much way to get around that big iron block 5.4 liter engine with its super hot running super charger- although I am trying!

We're also going to get the thing back on the drag strip in December. I'm excited to see what it will do since we've made the supercharger swap and the all the junk that i did with that. I'm hoping we can get in the high 11s and be competitive on road courses and autocross all in the same big dumb heavy car that says Summer Cycles all over it!

Craig, is the RSV4 not giving you enough thrills in your life? ;)

Spotted on the streets of Maastricht. I don't know much about cars but I know this one has got style.

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Those old Volvos are Mrs. Too's dream car.
OK Craig, this is awesome. I'm not loving the rear wing, everything else is crazy good. That said, I've always come around to digging your aesthetic and maybe a dumb giant useless wing will eventually win me over.
The Caymen is the autocross car, Kate is going to slay you.

For some mindless tire (and wheel and engine) shredding automotive viewing, check out the Gymkhana Files now streaming on Amazon Prime. Behind the scenes making those videos.

There are four up now, two new ones are released each Thursday. The first one is very Pikes Peak centric.

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For some mindless tire (and wheel and engine) shredding automotive viewing, check out the Gymkhana Files now streaming on Amazon Prime. Behind the scenes making those videos.

There are four up now, two new ones are released each Thursday. The first one is very Pikes Peak centric.

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I stumbled upon those the other day and watched the first couple episodes. I found them much more interesting than I expected, particularly given that I'm not much of a car guy (outside of loving to drive my current car).

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Craig, is the RSV4 not giving you enough thrills in your life? ;)

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i LOVE my aprilia. i ride it practically every day. my GT500 is my motorcycle- for occasional fun trips and track days- my RSV4 is my daily and literally my therapy, my best friend, my favorite thing, and a key component to my mental health and happiness. it even keeps me riding a bicycle and not getting fat. (I have a custom Dainese suit that I barely fit in- in other words its perfect- but i have to stay little- so off the plate- on the bike.

I just love projects. i'm excited about my car build- i'm working on an awesome new round tubed carbon Gaulzetti, I'm working on a time trial Gaulzetti- and as of today I'm helping my old man source a Boss302. A man must have projects.

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A man must have projects.

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I know what you mean. I think I'm going to sell '73 Alfa GTV, so my latest Alfa project will be coming to an end, but then I'll have room in the garage to work on my Aprilia.

By all accounts, the cayman is a superior chassis than the 911. However Porsche keeps underpowering just below the numbers of the 911 icon for marketing reasons. Speaking of projects, shouldn't you put the engine of the mustang on a cayman ? I have no idea of the footprint of a mustang engine but I guess it should be doable as long as you don't botch the cooling part.

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By all accounts, the cayman is a superior chassis than the 911. However Porsche keeps underpowering just below the numbers of the 911 icon for marketing reasons. Speaking of projects, shouldn't you put the engine of the mustang on a cayman ? I have no idea of the footprint of a mustang engine but I guess it should be doable as long as you don't botch the cooling part.

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ha! i actually think putting something like a Ford Alluminator 5.2L ALUMINATOR 5.2 XS CRATE ENGINE| Part Details for M-67-A52XS | Ford Performance Parts in an earlier Cayman or 996 911 that'd suffered an IMS bearing failure would make for a pretty bad ass car. the engine in my GT500 is an iron block 5.4 liter monster pig that also sits its weight really high. honestly- it's too heavy an engine to base anything other than a drag car build off of. my project of trying to make a great handling road course car out of a 2008 GT500 is an odd one even among the SVT Mustang/Shleby world. (These folks are more into modifying than any car group i've ever been even on the periphery of. they don't ever leave good enough alone.

the 2008 Cayman is going to take the place of the 2011 328i coupe we have now. it's going to be Kate's daily driver so she needs something reliable, safe, and with an automatic transmision (I know, I know. Cayman with a slush box...yuck.) The Bimmer has the sport package which is super nice on these things. it's got a brushed aluminum finish and red leather sports seat that are actually skinny enough for my chest and ribs that seemingly came off an 11 year old girl. the nice thing about this 328i is that to me- it and the 128i of the same generation, are the kast "real" BMWs. They were the last ones to get a naturally aspirated straight six engine. Most got an N52 engine which is a peach. It's got a magnesium block, variable valve timing and i think it has alusi lined cylinders like an f1 car. it puts out about 230 horsepower which is good for this chassis i think. ours does not have this engine. it has the California N51 which is a "super low emissions" version. I think it is lower compression even though it has the same hp and torque ratings. They lose power because of the lower compression but they gain it back by using a different intake manifold that can adjust and ket more air in when the engine needs it. The California engine also gets far shittier mileage if you drive the car in a spirited way at all because of the Intake Valve that can adjust to let a lot more air in- which means more gas.

the hot thing to do with these cars was to put the intake manifold from the CARB cars on a non-CARB car. This'd get you about 270hp with a tune. we did this on my old 128i- which I orcdered and had built specifically for us. it was really funny because they'd never had a request for an N52 engine versus an N51 engine before. (Someone from BMW Germany actually called me to verify the note- and told me I havw a very smart idea whenI told him that I basically wanted to make a modern "tii" out of 128i.) I think some of the X5s actually came this way stock- which is why some N52 SUVs showed a 268hp rating. It's amusing how BMW went to the parts bin to make SULEV cars out of the base 1s and 3s.

i will say- our 328i gets horrendous mileage for a a small, light "regular" car. It's under twenty mpg just driving around and Kate has never used "sport" mode because she doesn't like the way it feels. i'm sure the Cayman won't be much better- but who knows. It is lighter and it is not a SULEV car.

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I know what you mean. I think I'm going to sell '73 Alfa GTV, so my latest Alfa project will be coming to an end, but then I'll have room in the garage to work on my Aprilia.

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it's not done yet! you need some Panasport wheels and you need to paint some alfa thing or a crest on the front quarter panels.

Just finished reading The Reckoning by David Halberstam, and now I want a Datsun 510.

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it's not done yet! you need some Panasport wheels and you need to paint some alfa thing or a crest on the front quarter panels.

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My first Alfa (a Spider) had some Panasports.

Not a picture of the wheels on my GTV, but note what's stamped on the rim around 10:00:

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By all accounts, the cayman is a superior chassis than the 911. However Porsche keeps underpowering just below the numbers of the 911 icon for marketing reasons. Speaking of projects, shouldn't you put the engine of the mustang on a cayman ? I have no idea of the footprint of a mustang engine but I guess it should be doable as long as you don't botch the cooling part.

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I just sold my '17 Cayman S PDK. The 4 banger S was quicker than the previous non turbo 911 S. But the Porsche people constantly ragged on this car. I sold the car because the tire noise on trips made the car unbearable to live with, but driving by myself in the foothills of Northern CA the car became a revelation. But considering my wonderful experience of owning Porsches in the 70's and 80's and memories of PCA autocrosses and runs, I just couldn't stand the current Porsche social scene. Porsche has become a scene for the "BIG hat, no cattle" people. I have tossed all my Excellence and PCA magazines. Over and out.

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I just sold my '17 Cayman S PDK. The 4 banger S was quicker than the previous non turbo 911 S. But the Porsche people constantly ragged on this car. I sold the car because the tire noise on trips made the car unbearable to live with, but driving by myself in the foothills of Northern CA the car became a revelation. But considering my wonderful experience of owning Porsches in the 70's and 80's and memories of PCA autocrosses and runs, I just couldn't stand the current Porsche social scene. Porsche has become a scene for the "BIG hat, no cattle" people. I have tossed all my Excellence and PCA magazines. Over and out.

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Have heart, locally the scene is very grassroots. I've found a PCA group who work on each others cars and are the opposite of what you describe....otherwise I'd do same as you.

You guys drive a Porsche because of the local PCA ? I drive mine because it's great.

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You guys drive a Porsche because of the local PCA ? I drive mine because it's great.

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What's that quote from Groucho Marx about club membership?

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You guys drive a Porsche because of the local PCA ? I drive mine because it's great.

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Yah missed the point.

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You guys drive a Porsche because of the local PCA ? I drive mine because it's great.

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I don't always agree with Lionel, but he's spot on with this comment.

You do you baby. Who cares what anyone else does.

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You guys drive a Porsche because of the local PCA ? I drive mine because it's great.

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Do you ride a custom bike(s) because of V-Salon?