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[Julian5]

Just now, ColonelThunder said:

You up for a race ? 

 

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At least when i get time to put an engine on ... 

Nice fraame, atleats compared to my homemade one, I had a 200cc engine before and Im waiting to buy a new one since this one is fucked up. Im expecting 40km/h max and I dotn want to push it further with this shit frame.

[Mr.Dingle]

2 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

Nice fraame, atleats compared to my homemade one, I had a 200cc engine before and Im waiting to buy a new one since this one is fucked up. Im expecting 40km/h max and I dotn want to push it further with this shit frame.

Im getting a 500cc inline twin 2stroke for it ... Wish me luck not wrappin it around the nearest tree .

[carguy86]

8 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

Nice fraame, atleats compared to my homemade one, I had a 200cc engine before and Im waiting to buy a new one since this one is fucked up. Im expecting 40km/h max and I dotn want to push it further with this shit frame.

i used to have a big 1000cc briggs & stratton v-twin on my race mower (chassi and engine is gone now, engine blew up and then i sold the chassi) and i have a "new" 1980s murray that im going to try to modify into a decent racing mower, my racing mower with the v-twin used to hit 100+ kmh, it was crazy!

[carguy86]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Time for a drift mower?

maybe, i have a 12hp 500cc briggs motor that i could build but idk, if i build a new mower i would kinda want it to have propper atv suspension up front and something to allow the seat to also cussion a bit.

[DutchTexan]

31 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

this has allways confused me though, why not just make a fake bodykit and drive it without the obvious HEY GUYS IM A CONCEPT CAR wrap stuff?

Because they are testing the car. They can’t make fake parts, because then what’s the point of testing? They do a lot of testing before the car even looks like a car or before the car makes it to ‘real world’ testing. When they drive around in public or on a track with that funky paint job, its because they don’t have a choice. 

[carguy86]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

 

well..... i could just put the engine, rear axle and front wheels on a little tiny (but massively weghed down) "tug" and hang this behind it as a sleigh to use it instead of walking everywhere during winter time:

(yup that is a recliner on skiis that i built for school`s sledding competition a year ish ago, wasnt allowed to compete because injury and fun levels were high with it)

[pagani123]

52 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

What's the point of that black and white stuff?

camo, it makes cameras have a hard time trying to focus on the subject and it also distorts the shape of the car to a human eye to hide minor features. There is a whole art around prototype car camo. 

[terrytek]

so it seems like i won't drive for a LONG time. under my parents' insurance, for them only, it's 2 grand total, but when they add me on, it's 5 FUCKING GRAND. what the fuck.

[Julian5]

48 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

i used to have a big 1000cc briggs & stratton v-twin on my race mower (chassi and engine is gone now, engine blew up and then i sold the chassi) and i have a "new" 1980s murray that im going to try to modify into a decent racing mower, my racing mower with the v-twin used to hit 100+ kmh, it was crazy!

 

48 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

i used to have a big 1000cc briggs & stratton v-twin on my race mower (chassi and engine is gone now, engine blew up and then i sold the chassi) and i have a "new" 1980s murray that im going to try to modify into a decent racing mower, my racing mower with the v-twin used to hit 100+ kmh, it was crazy!

Im on the cheap and its donna be either this http://www.ebay.es/itm/EBERTH-6-5-CV-4-8-kW-Motor-de-gasolina-benzina-4-tiempos-1-cilindro-20mm-arbol-/151948049643?hash=item2360cf3ceb:g:BikAAOSwHaBWlU7M

 

or any used engine I can find for under 100$, tbh I will probably ride it for a week and forget about it in the garage for 10 years.

[AlwaysFSX]

6 minutes ago, terrytek said:

so it seems like i won't drive for a LONG time. under my parents' insurance, for them only, it's 2 grand total, but when they add me on, it's 5 FUCKING GRAND. what the fuck.

That's a lot.

[RevoltTrain]

11 minutes ago, terrytek said:

so it seems like i won't drive for a LONG time. under my parents' insurance, for them only, it's 2 grand total, but when they add me on, it's 5 FUCKING GRAND. what the fuck.

With what car were you being added?

[carguy86]

8 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

 

Im on the cheap and its donna be either this http://www.ebay.es/itm/EBERTH-6-5-CV-4-8-kW-Motor-de-gasolina-benzina-4-tiempos-1-cilindro-20mm-arbol-/151948049643?hash=item2360cf3ceb:g:BikAAOSwHaBWlU7M

 

or any used engine I can find for under 100$, tbh I will probably ride it for a week and forget about it in the garage for 10 years and then sell it on ebay as "vintage racing cart" for 900$.

fixed that for you.

[terrytek]

7 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

That's a lot.

it is. i'm persuading my dad to change his insurance.

 

2 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

With what car were you being added?

2010 toyota corolla. i don't wanna drive a minivan to school, and i can't drive the protege because i can't drive stick (yet).

[Julian5]

Just now, Strando123 said:

fixed that for you.

xD, I need to look for another engine though since it has a 20mm shaft and 20mm clutches are a pain to find

[RevoltTrain]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

it is. i'm persuading my dad to change his insurance.

 

2010 toyota corolla. i don't wanna drive a minivan to school, and i can't drive the protege because i can't drive stick (yet).

That's ridiculously expensive 

[RevoltTrain]

You guys have a favorite car wash soap? If I pick up the Saab I'm gonna a be looking into getting an electric power washer and a foam cannon, along with some microfibers and stuff to dry, but do you guys have a forfeited soap, club bar, or wax? Want to try to get this thing looking as new as possible 

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

That's ridiculously expensive 

us teenagers can't catch a freaking break with insurance, especially in california. honestly i can't believe insurance companies can't trust teenagers at all. like just trust us a little.

 

Just now, vinyldash303 said:

Y'all take drivers Ed (usually a decent discount) and a good student discount (another decent discount) 

 

i have the good student discount and it's only $50 a month for me..

but that 5 grand was AFTER discounts, which were the 2 u just stated.

[carguy86]

@terrytek wat da faak?

my 500 ish weel horsepower 1970 MUSCLE CAR COSTS 1700 USD A YEAR IN INSURANCE...........

[terrytek]

4 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

@terrytek wat da faak?

my 500 ish weel horsepower 1970 MUSCLE CAR COSTS 1700 USD A YEAR IN INSURANCE...........

i'm telling you, american insurance companies can't trust teenagers AT FUCKING ALL. and if trying to get a 2010 corolla insured for me costs 5 grand every 6 MONTHS, imagine trying to get a 2003 400hp bmw m5 insured under me. i can imagine banks closing and the stock market crashing trying to get it insured.

[Mr.Dingle]

13 minutes ago, Julian5 said:

xD, I need to look for another engine though since it has a 20mm shaft and 20mm clutches are a pain to find

If you know any local scrapyards , or a bike service shop , you can look around for used dirtbike engines ... Has the clutch / gearbox all in one , and usually with alot more power than one of those industrial engines .. 

[carguy86]

Just now, terrytek said:

i'm telling you, american insurance companies can't trust teenagers AT FUCKING ALL. and if trying to get a 2010 corolla insured for me costs 5 grand every 6 MONTHS, imagine trying to get a 2003 400hp bmw m5 insured under me. i can imagine banks closing and the stock market crashing trying to get it insured.

my car is insured through dad with me as "co-owner" though... (i pay him what it costs him so im paying for it but it is cheaper)

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

i'm telling you, american insurance companies can't trust teenagers AT FUCKING ALL. and if trying to get a 2010 corolla insured for me costs 5 grand every 6 MONTHS, imagine trying to get a 2003 400hp bmw m5 insured under me. i can imagine banks closing and the stock market crashing trying to get it insured.

Our insurance went down after I was added and that was with the truck and Mustang on it with full coverage. We only paid ~$2,200 a year. You guys got reamed, hard.

[terrytek]

Just now, Strando123 said:

my car is insured through dad with me as "co-owner" though... (i pay him what it costs him so im paying for it but it is cheaper)

dafuq, even if i was an occasional driver i'd still be over 4 grand per 6 months.

 

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Our insurance went down after I was added and that was with the truck and Mustang on it with full coverage. We only paid ~$2,200 a year. You guys got reamed, hard.

what the fuck.... i'm almost considering switching insurance companies. AAA doesn't seem to be teen friendly. nationwide seems kinda enticing, maybe liberty mutual?

[RevoltTrain]

@AlwaysFSX thought you'd like to know that the last little while been remarathoning that 70s show as of late. Girlfriend has never seen past season 2 or 3 before. She's been so confused with some of the ways it's thrown curveballs

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

what the fuck.... i'm almost considering switching insurance companies. AAA doesn't seem to be teen friendly. nationwide seems kinda enticing, maybe liberty mutual?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm sticking with Geico, they haven't been dicks to us.