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take a look
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~shane/stasj/div_bilder/26.html
As I sit here in my infamous combat boots scarfing down a box (of my stock of 5) of good and plenty's.
by hal 9000
by lordinfidel
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~shane/stasj/div_bilder/26.html
I tiny url'd them
SysAdmin Page
http://tinyurl.com/k14t
Main Site
http://tinyurl.com/k14w
by hal 9000
by oz_media
by oz_media
A few I liked.
3 - Very convincing isn't she
147, 149, 170
204 - NEVER get your back tatooed
209 - I wish I was fishing
221 - Fits into some of our discussions quite well
Good find LordInfidel, your cheering up these discussions has worked well. I can tell you're getting a little (if not a lot) tired of these pissing contests.
Thanks,
OM
by lordinfidel
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~shane/stasj/div_bilder/
This is loads and loads of fun
by mrbill-
by lordinfidel
That one is priceless.
God I love the USofA....
I've said for years, since I was in the army, that the middle east should be turned into one big parking lot.
Do you guy's watch 60 minutes. There was the GM special again last night about hydrogen gas powered cars. What will the oil barons do then?
I would personally drive one of the hydrogen cars. They said it can go about to 150mph.
As long as I can cruise at 90-100 and if it has some get and go, then I would trade in my mustang. For the good of the enviroment.
by oz_media
As a former FORD mechanic, I love thier attention to detail and thier engineering is top. Unfortunately, I despise Mustangs made after '58. Like I said, I'm a Fordaholic but just don't get off on the Mustang, no big deal, it's a great car but highly overrated.
ANYHOW....
in Port Hardy (Northern Vancouver Island) I've seen them testing a Toyota Hydrocar up and down my street.
The thing has made it no more than three blocks on half dozen occasions that I've seen it. The car idles along at about walking speed for almost a block, seems to get quicker and slower for the next block and then finally gets towed away.
I finally went and talked to the tester about a month ago and he said it is almost a hopeless scene at this time and they just can't keep it going for more than a few hundred feet if they exceed 30Kmh (what's that about 15Mph?)
We have Ballard Fuel cell buses but they have HUGE storage areas for all those batteries.
Bottom line, is that car manufacturer's REALLY don't want to change the existing internal combustion engine design. It will upend the nechanical repair trades ad well as parts trades. Even though a Hydro car would still break down, from what I've seen more often than not, the parts would be low cost plastic and would require a more technical knowledge as opposed to mechanical. There are LESS parts so that industry gets squelched, the main reason whay cars are designed to last 4-5 years now before falling apart (along with your warranty).
Just a few cents.
It would be nice, but it is not practical nor favored by the manufacturers at this time.
by lordinfidel
The 1st time was a year ago when they were just announcing the break thru.
This time, they actually showed the cars in action. They also showed a building that was powered solely by hyrdogen gas.
It was cool. They showed the chassis of the car, and let you see inside of it. The engine is spread thru the entire chassis. Which allows them to design different shells that sit on top of the one chassis. They also let the reporter drive the car.
There were no break/gas pedals. It was all driven by hand controls.
They even had forklift's, drills, saw's, all running on hydrogen.
GM said that they have spent 1 billion on research and plan on having them in mass production by 2010. And that they are not backing down from it's devolpment.
--Mustang... i'm on my second one. Not because the 1st one died. I test drove the 2002 Rouche and loved it. So I traded my old one in for a Rouche Stage 3. I'm one of those speed freeks that has to be able to go really fast. Plus the inside is all decked out in chrome.
My theory is if no one is near you they can't hit you. Then if you hit something it's your own damn fault.
by road-dog
and the best ones were the early '70's Mach I. I believe that the GT's now come with the 289 as opposed to the venerable 302. They are still rated well on speed and acceleration, so I suspect that technology allows for doing more with less.
As for the hydrogen vehicles, I think that they will take off well here in the US after they improve performance and range. I do a LOT of driving, but if I were a simple commuter of shorter distances, I think I'd like to try one. Most of us have been raised after the years of the American musclecar, and won't miss it. Those of us who have owned a few won't adapt so easily.
I remember fondly my '73 Cuda with the 340. I had to sell it when the gas bills got too high. The guy I sold it to then sold it to his 17 year old cousin, who rolled it off a mountain side and spent a year recovering. A tragic waste of both man and machine.
I've still got the power plant from my '86 mustang GT. I might drop that bad boy into a Ford Ranger and use it to terrorize the local kids with their low riding, neon plastered, 4 cylinder, boom boxes. I'd love to have a sleeper that would remind me of my younger, stupider days......
by lordinfidel
All started.
After my repeated attempts to have the 2 idiots stop the slander. I got fed up and started to rip into them. Wasn't the most mature thing to do.
My fav's...
I'm a very naughty boy, I will gladly go to her room..........(-=;
Spank me harder with Perl......
PHP is so HOT!!!
4 Hot Chicks a walkin in shiny rubber (i'm a huge freak)
Are we noticing a trend yet???????
LordInfidel is a huge perv who loves hot chicks.
by road-dog
by lordinfidel
thx....
i love hot chicks in shiny rubber/vinyl
by lumberjack
Recently seen a driving report in Iceland.
Hydrogen powerred buses and municipal veheicles are about to hit the streets there. The hydrogen is obtained by using hydro-thermal power from thier geysers (very cheap and renewable) and thier own geyser wateer - already heated therefore cheaper again!
The report stated that all municipal vehicles are expected to be H2 powerred within 5 years. ALL vehicles on the island within 15!
by lordinfidel
by oz_media
The 2001 Volvo wagon (750DL?)(with less than $300 aftermarket) will leave the Mustang at the line. I have a buddy with one, we often drive to the Mainland and cruise up and down Robson st in Vancouver looking for 5.0's to laugh at.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great car with a nice power plant (good ol 302's) FORD's diehard.
It's just so highly overrated and ,here at least, EVERYBODY's GOT ONE. It's like the whole MCSE thing, they're a dime a dozen and everyone has one.
I drive a '70 Charger RT with a 440 Magnum, a '74 Cougar with a 351 and am restoring a '71 Cuda with an over-bored (.202" intake valve) 340 designed to eat the 360's. I'm not a huge MOPAR fan but they sure made some nice muscle in the late 60's early 70's.
But hey, the quick volvo, safe AND fast.
by lordinfidel
I'm sure that it will beat the standard mustang.
That is non-GT, automatic, no frills.
Now I admittedly really don't know anything about cars. I fair better at performing neuro surgey on myself then trying to replace anything other then a tire.
With that said, the 5.0's are fast. but I have easily beaten them in my Roush (took it to the track once and raced).
But we are also talking about 380hp and a racing machine that rivals the cobra. When I step on the gas my head basically snaps back like I am in a fighter jet.
by oz_media
You're right about the basic 5 litres bein quite slow (it's only a small block 302)but even the GT's stand still when faced with the new Volvao Turbo wagons. That's really funny to watch by the way, a kid with his baggy jeans and backwards baseball cap looking at a VOLVO's tail lights, especially when theyr'e trying to show off, it's a real giggle to say the least.
As for HP, I still prefer a big block. Nothing like an automatic 440 magnum glugging past in 1st gear while the mustang is floored with it's little purple lights flashing underneath. I think the problem is that kids these days don't know how to build real cars (another example of how trade skills have been left behind for IT), as a result, they take all thier money (or thier dad's money) to Hop Sing's race shop and tell them to make the stock 5.0 faster. $10,000 later, they've runined the suspension by dropping the car, this takes all geometry out of the car, and still get beaten by a 35 year old boat. Gotta be a real piss off for them.
by road-dog
and too many folks have them as to render them ordinary. That doesn't take away from performance, however. I liken it to those clowns with the SUV's without a single mud stain or branch ding on them. Most Mustang GT owners never even come close to the top end, to the relief of their fellow travelers.
You can buy performance, but it never comes close to the satisfaction of building it.
I'd love to pick up a Harley, but I'd rather buy a basket case and build it myself (when I have the money and the time at the same time). There are too many folks out there who buy a Harley, put on $300 worth of chrome, and think they have a custom bike. The real bikers just laugh at them.
It's like that old comedy bit; "don't be that guy"!
by lordinfidel
I'll have the OCC guy's build me a custom bike.
(huge fan of the american choppers show on tlc)
Those bikes are bad ass. Not that I know anything about bikes. I'm still admittedly "vehicaly illiterate". I don't know a valve or piston from my ass.
In any case, I would'nt want a stock bike either. Which is one of the reasons I splurged and bought the roush. And I drive it the way it was intended, hard and fast.
by oz_media
As far as NEW cars are concerned, the 'stang is a quick factory build, but it stops there. I have made my little sisters Pinto outpace a GT(Got drunk with shop buddies one night, pulled her 2.3L, cut the firewall and fenders to drop in the old 351 from my Cougar) should have seen her face when she left for school the next morning!
as far as harleys you're BANGON, too many Starbucks biker wannabes in the world these days. they go out and spend 35 grand on a new soft-tail or that ever so faggy sportster and consider themselves bikers. When it starts to sprinkle rain, they sit in Starbucks waiting for the tow truck, pussies.
I used to ride an FLXHF but sold it for an 83 fatty (too much bike for me) before wiping it out and settling for my cars.
As for yuppies and the SUV's, it's nice to hear I'm not the only one who sees it. I've even seen guys add the 6" Rancho 5000 body.suspension lift kit and NEVER go off road. My opinon is that Nobody would buy a new 4X4 for off road anyway, what a waste of money. you're better off with an 78 Bronco frame lifted with a slight suspension kick. now you can get muddy, roll over and hit rocks all for the price of a $5 dollar can of spray paint to touch it up.
now that's fun!
by oz_media
The Mustang came out in '64 1/2, My old boss had one of those in immacualte condition, ka-ching$!
I was trying to figure out what your point was and realized I said '58 instead of '68, oops my typo.
The Mach 1 was ruined for me by all the (slightly brown people we fought against in school) had one.
It was pretty damn ugly too, unless you like wierd lines, don't ever try to do any body work!
As for the 340 cuda, NICE CAR I MUST SAY, I am restoring a 74 with a 360. I overbored by 60 thou, and did the grind to get those fat .202 intake valves from the 340 to fit. So now the 360 is gonna drink like its 340 cousin, and gas keeps getting MORE expensive, maybe not a smart move but a nice one.
I made up some header dumps that are really neat and scare the crap out of people (used to have them on my Cougar). Simple 2 1/2" T-pipes about 30" long that sit behind the header collectors, with a cable controlled butterfly valve on the T.
If you start it up with the valves open, you get the flames shooting out under the doors (Not to mention the extra noise from the open headers), IT scares the CRAP out of people at the bus stop.
A lot of fun for free.
As for the Mustang engine in the Ranger, if the Ranger is newer than '89, you'll twist it almost instantly. The OLDER 302 Rangers, had lower RMP, high compression 302's. Similar to the difference between the 351 Windsor and Cleveland's.
Have fun, safely.
by road-dog
with my proposed Ranger GT ptoject, is that the Rangers were made for the 4 and 6 cyl engines. I will have to reinforce thh front end with some crossmembers to prevent frame twist if I get enough traction at the back end. My uncle had a '70's Vega that he put a 350 in, and he bent the windshield out of it.
He used to do crazy stuff like that all the time, like putting a 400 in an AMC Gremlin. He was playing on Interstate 81 passing my dad and me in our POS carpet installing Dodge Tradesman van.
He sheared off the axle on the drive wheel and his tire passed him doing about 90 MPH. He slowed down to the side of the road before the back end dropped onto the ground. He left about 100 yards of trenched asphalt and sparks before sliding to a halt. The look on his face when he got out of the car was priceless; a mixture of horror and amusement....
by oz_media
My earlier POST titled So True mentions an engine swap my drunk friends and I did to my little sisters car some years back.
After the first week she stopped driving it because it was too fast. My neighbour builds 2500HP quarter cars so we took the Pinto to Mission raceway just outside Vancouver. I got the left front and right rear wheels off the ground at the same time (picture it yet?)the little draught windos popped out of the back before the main hatch (all glass) blew out.
Even after the car was shut down, didn't go 15 feet, the front left wheel was 3" off the ground! Talk about pretzel. We did build another, this time with some forged I beams under it, but it didn't do much better, almost a Junkyard Wars episode.
Have fun and keep saving for that HD frame to get you started. The old pan heads are fun to build but a bitch to idle and ride, as are all hogs tho.
by lordinfidel
was my hummv. Not the pansy ass 100k hummer with a/c and leather seats.
But the ones I drove in the army. Those things were amazing off-road vehicles. There was nothing I could'nt take that thing up, thru or over. And it was suprisingly fast.
those were the days.... it is actually one of the few things I miss about the army.
by oz_media
That's about the ONLY thing I can appreciate about the US Army, damn nice Hummers!
I know what you mean about the pansy hummers, they're all over Vancouver, not to mention the ever so plastic H2, now there's a real crapo buggy.
I would love to buy an ex USArmy hummer one day, what a project, virtually unlimited as to engine upgrading and suspension tweaking, I guarantee I could make one go faster and stronger than they do now. Just a few bushing changes and bottom end motor tweaks, one day I'll have the cash.
One day I'll win the lottery too.
by road-dog
to power the $4,000.00 stereo, amplifier, equalizer and the 25,000 watts worth of speakers.
I swear, these kids are pounding their eardrums into mush. Buy stock in hearing aid companies now. This is the growth sector of the economy when these kids hit their 30's and are 50% deaf.
by oz_media
I used to manage a stero store (when I was just a wee lad) and we sold carver , Harman Kardon B&O etc. I'd demo an HK car deck (passive deck with a 30 watt [high current]amp) to these kids and they'd almost crap when they realized it was louder and cleaner than the Alpine they just blew $3000.00 on.
Others would come looking for a flashy receiver and when they sat in my sound room and I showed them the HK amp with a simple power button and Bass/treble controls they'd chuckle at the WHOPPING 35W per side {again High cuuernt of course}. Until it was turned on.
I would then do the same test with a top of the line JVC amp and you could watch the lights flicker to the beat (not the EQ but ALL the lights would flicker as the power was literally sucked from every pore in the AMP to try aand reproduce loud sound, not to mention the distortion.
I say a decent Head with a low power high current amp, who needs the added wattage, wattage doesn't produce volume or clarity if it isn't moving.
by jardinier
When I feel so inclined, I can burn anything off at the lights in my 1982 Volvo 244 GL efi ... something to do with high torque at low revs I guess.
I too have been a Ford person, my first ever vehicle being a 1938 Ford V8. And (especially for the music man, OzMedia) have you ever heard a more beautiful sound than the deep throated gurgle of the good old Ford V8? While Mustangs have no doubt been a dime a dozen on the North American continent, they have been pretty rare in Australia, and I must say that they at least LOOK mean and hungry.
SUVs are becoming a serious pain in the arse in Sydney. Because the traditional family car shrunk and shrunk, these are rapidly replacing the family car. Initially they were purchased as a status symbol, but now people are bying them because they are roomy and safe. Never mind the fact that if you are sitting beside one at an intersection you can't see what's coming.
I, too, have yet to see one with mud on the tyres.
by oz_media
Anyone know how to grunt in chat? Oh, OH , OH!
(sounds pornographic!)
But yes Jules, the old Ford V8's! Can you beieve that Chrysler actually came up with a V10? How desperate to knock out Ford can you get? It wasnt successful though, Ford is still top of the truck pile. :-)
The new Mustang is the worst though, it isn't only a Mustang it's a damn UGLY one! God, when will they learn, flare the fenders, add the expensive and heavy chrome, spend all your money on gas and smile all day.
by lumberjack
Ford V8 - pah!
Volvo - molvo
My first ford was the ...... Orion!
4 cylinders with 1.4 litres!
Top speed an alarming 85mph (downhill (assuming it got up) and wind assist)!
0-60 if you were lucky!
It even once climbed up my local hill at an amazing 10mph!....ooooh frightening!
pseudo stereo fitted - ie passenger speaker worked and i sang along!
It ran on a 50% Petrol 10% oil and 40% engine coolant mixture!
Now thats motoring!
(currently drive Renault Espace V6 3L)
by mrbill-
I like hot chicks out of the shiny rubber/vinyl better!
In the early 80s I had a chevelle(SP?), stock with the 350 4bbl auto and I would walk all over the little fords. They would pull up to a lite and rev up, look at my old clunker and luagh, then when the lite changed I would walk on em. At the next lite they would pull up with that whipped look on their face, priceless.
by oz_media
Yay for Euro buggies, in schoold I drove a Volvo (think it was a 75)240 DL crap box junker, laughing stock, box on square wheels. BUT I LOVED IT!!
A few years back, I helped my son rebuild a 1985 Poo-got (which he wrote off in less than a month).
My mum used to drive a mini (the oriinal ones not the BMW's) and my dad had a Morris Marina.
Funny little boxes but I'm sure most of them are still running today, you just can't kill'em.
Speaking of BMW's -
What's the difference between a BMW and a Porcupine?
Porcupines have the pricks on the OUTSIDE. :-)
by jardinier
Perhaps you gained the impression that I considered Ford V8s to be the ultimate car. But not so .. they were just a lot of fun. I learnt to drive on a Morris Minor side valve which could reach 50 MPH flat out. Before the Volvo I drove a 1.3 litre Ford Escort panel van, and most of my cars have been economical small 4 cyclinder models. By sheer conincidence I stumbled across a
Volvo at a price that I just could not pass up. Like it or lump it, but the Volvo is the best car in the world. I have concluded that all the snide remarks directed at Volvos and their owners derive from envy, because most people can't afford to own one.
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