noddaz
noddaz SuperDork
8/6/16 4:48 p.m.
RevRico wrote: Sometimes I'm jealous of my friends job at the Nissan dealership.

The only racecar things we have had at the Nissan dealership I work at are 1/4 mile Camaros...

bigdaddylee82
bigdaddylee82 SuperDork
8/6/16 5:11 p.m.

We've all been there...

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
8/6/16 6:40 p.m.

bentwrench
bentwrench Dork
8/6/16 8:27 p.m.

I keep thinking Oldsmobile 88?

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/6/16 8:42 p.m.

In reply to bentwrench:

What's the word?

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/6/16 8:48 p.m.

And then NASCAR said "no OHC engines".

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy PowerDork
8/7/16 12:45 a.m.

Perhaps they need divine intervention?

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 8:05 a.m.

Probably the only good metal album to come out of the 1990s.

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 10:33 a.m.

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 10:35 a.m.

RevRico
RevRico HalfDork
8/7/16 10:36 a.m.

In reply to Knurled:

I think you're forgetting one

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 10:40 a.m.

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 10:40 a.m.

This is post 80586.

bentwrench
bentwrench Dork
8/7/16 11:49 a.m.

Is that EGR or a maniifold heater plumbing? EYuck!

bentwrench
bentwrench Dork
8/7/16 11:56 a.m.
Knurled wrote:

Lovely suspension geometry, that thing must have been a handful to pilot.

Do at least 2 of the wheels point the right/same direction?

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
8/7/16 12:13 p.m.

In reply to bentwrench:

My gut feeling given the angle of the tube is that it's a crankcase evacuation system. Notice that it apparently has SIX valve cover breathers. Seems to disappear under the carb, so maybe it could be carb heat or choke heat?

When you look at the Vauxhall bear in mind that it is powersliding and countersteering... Haven't driven one in anger but they looked to do quite well in their day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ6HrwIlzXQ

Manx Rally is a fun watch because it's a tarmac rally with lots of grip, but so rough/jumpy that the teams would run gravel suspension. So they do a lot of bouncing and sliding and the cars really move around on the suspension.

Donebrokeit
Donebrokeit Dork
8/7/16 5:14 p.m.

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
8/7/16 8:09 p.m.

paranoid_android74
paranoid_android74 SuperDork
8/7/16 10:03 p.m.

Jumper K. Balls
Jumper K. Balls UberDork
8/7/16 11:24 p.m.
Knurled wrote: This is post 80586.

Back in the 90's my computer repair shop had a contract with a national warranty company and I must have replaced 300 of those Pentium 60 CPUs when the faulty math coprocessor scandal happened

That t-bird deora pshop needs to happen

slefain
slefain PowerDork
8/8/16 7:30 a.m.

slantvaliant
slantvaliant UltraDork
8/8/16 8:20 a.m.

 photo Mantis_zpsb6zihy3p.jpg

The good news: That's a cool bug.

The bad news: That's my paint.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
8/8/16 9:00 a.m.

Hellafunctional popup lights. Take that, minimum headlight height requirement!

etifosi
etifosi Dork
8/8/16 9:22 a.m.

Happy Birthday to Nigel Mansell!

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette UltraDork
8/8/16 9:25 a.m.

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