So much car debt!!!!!

[rusty ol ranger]

You think car/truck prices are insane, this thing cost me $25K cash:

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I paid close to 10k for this. I decided to indulge a little

 

[Chapap]

Once upon a time I had a Yamaha Blast with a 650cc, 6-speed Suzuki engine hacked into it. Had to take your foot off the peg to shift. No clue the speed, but never got to the shift point out of 3rd. Wish I still head it, of course I’m still alive so it may have been a good thing.

 

[ryan]

I’m thinking about putting a Bronco II body on it and registering it. It will do 75mph (closer to 90, if I get a tune to remove the speed limiter.)

throw some body panels and you'll be good. NJ doesn't do anything for historic vehicles right? I can't remember now

 

[Snoranger]

throw some body panels and you'll be good. NJ doesn't do anything for historic vehicles right? I can't remember now

NJ doesn’t inspect 95 and earlier... that’s good enough for me.

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I paid close to 10k for this. I decided to indulge a little

 

[Snoranger]

Once upon a time I had a Yamaha Blast with a 650cc, 6-speed Suzuki engine hacked into it. Had to take your foot off the peg to shift. No clue the speed, but never got to the shift point out of 3rd. Wish I still head it, of course I’m still alive so it may have been a good thing.

That sounds like it was a fun toy. I had a worked Quadzilla (LT500r) that was clocked at 92mph. I had to get rid of it before I killed myself.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

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I paid close to 10k for this. I decided to indulge a little

Too many tires.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Too many tires.

Nahhhh. Id kill myself on a bike.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Nahhhh. Id kill myself on a bike.

Not enough tires on a bike...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Not enough tires on a bike...

Ahhh. I see where your going.

I bought it for lengthy trail rides. I dont know if id wanna run 100 mi of trail on a 3 wheeler lol.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ahhh. I see where your going.

I bought it for lengthy trail rides. I dont know if id wanna run 100 mi of trail on a 3 wheeler lol.

The way this is going you are going to be prius shopping before the day is over...

 

[racsan]

I loved my 3-wheeler. ‘82 200 honda atc. could drive across stuff you couldn’t walk on.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

The way this is going you are going to be prius shopping before the day is over...

Easy now....

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Eh. To each their own on that. Id rather have something that wont get tottalled by hitting a squirrel. Id rather have nice thick body panels bolted to big steel rails.

Id also rather take my chances with thr steering wheel then having a bomb go off in my face.

Where's that video of the '59 Impala VS a newer car..... (The Impala was literally DESTROYED, including the passenger cabin). The newer car, the front end was in rough shape, but the passenger cabin was intact. That video was what they call frontal offset. Essentially a head-on crash, but offside.

That's my 2004 Ford Focus. Equivalent to a frontal offset crash, except that she rear-ended a stopped car. What I want you to notice is that the

You'll notice that the interior is ENTIRELY intact. That crash was at about 40MPH. We both walked away. Try doing THAT in one of your precious antiques.

Oh, here it is:

The driver of the Impala would likely have been severely injured, and likely lucky to be alive. The driver of the Malibu would have walked away. Why? Not because of airbags, but because the PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE MALIBU REMAINED INTACT.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

but the gearing might be because of the drag the truck produces between its shape and the parasitic stuff like the mirrors, underside, and low pressure area behind the cab when on the highway.

the cars using the 3.0 might have a lower rpm on the highway?

At 70MPH, the Vulcan equipped Taurus's I had turned over at about 2500. At 60, they were around 2250.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Where's that video of the '59 Impala VS a newer car..... (The Impala was literally DESTROYED, including the passenger cabin). The newer car, the front end was in rough shape, but the passenger cabin was intact. That video was what they call frontal offset. Essentially a head-on crash, but offside.

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That's my 2004 Ford Focus. Equivalent to a frontal offset crash, except that she rear-ended a stopped car. What I want you to notice is that the View attachment 72255

You'll notice that the interior is ENTIRELY intact. That crash was at about 40MPH. We both walked away. Try doing THAT in one of your precious antiques.

Oh, here it is:

The driver of the Impala would likely have been severely injured, and likely lucky to be alive. The driver of the Malibu would have walked away. Why? Not because of airbags, but because the PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE MALIBU REMAINED INTACT.

They picked that specific year of impala exactly to prove a point. 58-62 (IIRC) used an "X frame" chassis that offered almost 0 structural intergrity in any kind of offset crash...

Pretty easy to see why they picked that specfic model year.

Had it been a 69 impala, or even a 79 the results for the modern malibu would of been much, much worse.

I took an "offset" type wreck from drunk a grand prix one time in a 79 F150. His car basically exploded on impact and i coulda pulled out my bumper, tossed the spare on and drove home. Granted both of us didnt have a scratch, but i would definantly say i came out on top.

Had i been in a 77 or eariler F series without the notched fenders or hood im pretty sure i could have brushed it off and drove home.