it was found under a tarp in 1990, and restored
Saturday, July 01, 2023
I went out and played with my old car today, (jfcoac those drum brakes are useless) to get the "before upgrade" info
it turns out that with a full tank of gas, it weighs 4200 pounds
in this photo you can see 4 splotches of white paint where I hauled it down from 60 mph, it was surprisingly consistant, as the 3 marks on the far right oh the photo show that on the last two stops it was inches different.
I used 60 mph as the speed for the brake test based on what I remembered from the Edmunds.com care reviews, and a 2018 Charger, for a similar car example, stopped in 102 feet. https://www.edmunds.com/dodge/charger/2018/review/ and weights 4060 pounds curb weight, also very similar
So, I measured these distances, and since 3 of the 4 tests were nearly identical, I'll ignore the one, and let you know that at best, this 69 Dodge R/T stops in 220 feet, when carefully only using brakes, in neutral, without letting the tires lock up.
Being curious, I then tested my commuter, a 2015 Hyundai Veloster Rally, as it's as close to the best modern tires, disc brakes, suspension, and soft compound tires with ABS made I suppose, oh, sure, anything 5 times more expensive might stop 10 feet shorter, Corvettes, Porsches, etc, but, for a 25k priced car, I think it does quite well. It stopped in 90 feet.
These tests aren't the most scientifically conducted, I used a speed limit sign as the marker to start putting on the brakes, and opened the door and reached down with a can of underground utility marker spray paint to mark where it stopped... but these are decently done to see what the brakes can do in a panic stop situation, and I hope you test yours too... or if you're in a car club, get the whole gang together and use this testing to see who needs to adjust, upgrade, etc their tires or brakes
I hadn't seen Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in decades, it was better than I remembered
After its movie appearance, the car spent years stored in Japan before being bought from a Christchurch dealer by New Plymouth builder Mike Brouwers two years ago.
Friday, June 30, 2023
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
the epitome of play stupid games, win stupid prizes
https://www.tumblr.com/periperico59/721479920027664384?source=share this idiot does the "my car drives soooo slow that I can get out, walk, sit, do push ups, then get back in... except he forgot one thing (or fakes it convincingly to try and get a video to go viral that no one would care about for any other reason) it's that the door would lock when driving over 8 mph (my car does this, many do, to prevent car jacking, car doors will lock when you start driving so no one can walk up to your car at a stop and open your door)
Maybe, I was wrong. Maybe that isn't as stupid, as this macho moron, who brought a gun he wasn't going to use, to a bus fight that the bus driver CERTAINLY WAS going to use, and the bus driver won that fight, by about 15 tons.
https://www.tumblr.com/periperico59/721458134881828864?source=share
I think we can see from that, it's better to have a bus, than a gun, AND, don't start shit you can't win.
there once was enough demand for a clock in a car, that the aftermarket started selling ones that would lock onto your steering column, as dash mounting was much more of an involved process
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211292315260599&set=p.10211292315260599&type=3
