I just thought this convo with a friend would be funny to share...

yea, it's a car nerd convo... hahaha

dorifutobushido (1:09:47 AM): http://adcache.exotic.collectorcartr...9/80786179.htm
dorifutobushido (1:10:07 AM): ralph lauren is selling his 288gto
dorifutobushido (1:10:07 AM): why would he even bother selling it?
FreeThoughtDean (1:10:56 AM): seriously
FreeThoughtDean (1:11:00 AM): so beautiful
FreeThoughtDean (1:11:15 AM): and its nto like hes strapped for cash
dorifutobushido (1:11:16 AM): the first modern supercar i think
dorifutobushido (1:11:58 AM): hmmm
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:03 AM): nah
dorifutobushido (1:12:04 AM): maybe the miura was first
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:06 AM): not modern
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:12 AM): 959 was the first modern one
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:18 AM): fuck you,
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:23 AM): i was gonna say teh miura
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:25 AM): !!!

dorifutobushido (1:12:27 AM): haha
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:33 AM): damnit u read my mind sometimes
dorifutobushido (1:12:39 AM): well, the 288 was a twin turbo v8
dorifutobushido (1:12:42 AM): thats pretty modern
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:43 AM): yea
FreeThoughtDean (1:12:50 AM): but it's like a 70's can-am car
FreeThoughtDean (1:13:09 AM): ferrari was still building spaceframes when porsche was doing monocoques
FreeThoughtDean (1:13:23 AM): it translated directly into their road cars
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:07 AM): that's teh only kit car i would ever do
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:09 AM): 288
dorifutobushido (1:14:12 AM): i figured out why he is selling it, he bought 2 new from the factory
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:19 AM): i would most likely get a 308
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:29 AM): and do what ferrari factory built
dorifutobushido (1:14:37 AM): theres one down the street from me like that
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:46 AM): yea?
dorifutobushido (1:14:48 AM): a 328 made to look like a 288
FreeThoughtDean (1:14:50 AM): stretched 308 ?
dorifutobushido (1:14:58 AM): i dont think its stretched
FreeThoughtDean (1:15:03 AM): you have to lengthen teh wheelbase like 10 inches
dorifutobushido (1:15:05 AM): it just has the same looking front end
dorifutobushido (1:15:18 AM): i didnt realize it was that much longer
dorifutobushido (1:15:30 AM): ive never seen one in real life
dorifutobushido (1:16:06 AM): i gotta get to bed
dorifutobushido (1:16:10 AM): i have class at 8
dorifutobushido direct connection is closed (1:16:16 AM).
dorifutobushido (1:16:32 AM): and thinking about it more
dorifutobushido (1:16:44 AM): maybe the 250gto was the first real supercar
FreeThoughtDean (1:16:46 AM): 4 inch stretch google says
FreeThoughtDean (1:16:52 AM): nah
FreeThoughtDean (1:17:05 AM): porsche still beat them
FreeThoughtDean (1:17:13 AM): 907
FreeThoughtDean (1:17:16 AM): i mean 904
dorifutobushido (1:17:27 AM): it was just a rebodied 250swb but that car set sttandards
FreeThoughtDean (1:17:44 AM): it had a solid axle
FreeThoughtDean (1:17:48 AM): boooo
dorifutobushido (1:18:08 AM): its also from 64
FreeThoughtDean (1:18:18 AM): it's hilarious how were tlaking about cars over 40 yrs old
FreeThoughtDean (1:18:31 AM): and bitching about how crappy a solid axle was
FreeThoughtDean (1:18:37 AM): and look at the brand new mustang
dorifutobushido (1:18:40 AM): haha
FreeThoughtDean (1:18:42 AM): Ford = Fail
dorifutobushido (1:18:49 AM): really, its quite pathetic
dorifutobushido (1:19:08 AM): the crown vic is running on a platform from the early 70's too
dorifutobushido (1:19:21 AM): but thats another ball game
dorifutobushido (1:19:27 AM): thats a passenger car
dorifutobushido (1:19:44 AM): you think ford would have stepped up finally and went with irs standard
FreeThoughtDean (1:20:00 AM): ya
dorifutobushido (1:20:05 AM): maybe they thought the retro solid axle works better with the retro styling
FreeThoughtDean (1:20:07 AM): for a 'sportscar'
dorifutobushido (1:20:39 AM): shit, they may as well carburated it
dorifutobushido (1:21:08 AM): fail indeed, gotta love the look of that plastic intake manifold






-Sean

 

Blah, while I never owned a Stang, I had enough friends with them that I feel like I did the Mustang thing.....

Lightweight yes, good for drag.. sorta, but breaking blocks at 500hp is lame, you have to get a Windsor or Cleveland just to hang with the BowTie guys.

As much as I loathe GM, I would take a Camaro over a Mustang any day...

It's always opinion, but get some subframe connectors, a good weld-in cage, and find a SHO V6 or even V8...

now that would be a rad domestic drifter.


-Sean

 

UM THE CORVETTE only has a leaf spring in the back, in the front it has conventionl coilover shocks. i give ford credit for atleast stepping into the 20th century with OHC's and some IRS. but chevy is just DERK! pushrods and leaf springs are doomed to failur. the corvette is still "whipe your ass in fiberglass" i'd have amustang before a really crappy camaro. but then again i hate most american cars, i just like mustangs because their wheels fit on my 240, and ofcoarse Caroll SHelby!

 

z51 is a suspension option for the vette. it only has leaf springs in the back, and its only one in a transvers location. i know this because i've worked on vette's. in the front it has double wishbone's and a coilover shock. so what chevy gets 500hp out of 427ci. i can get 500hp out of 2.0L's. your point? i think i just proved my point that pushords suck.

 

After readling all of that crap, I've realized that you have no clue and have no idea what you're talking about.

And while you're improperly hating on solid axles, tell me again what the AE86 is running and then get back to me on that one.

I want my 5 minutes back for reading this ignorant crap.

 

Don't start that arguement, Bill. Sure, it has 4 less cylinders, but it needs a turbo to get to those power levels. So I would say that a n/a v8 and a 2.0L turbo 4cyl are about on par with one another. The cool thing about the v8 is that you've got a warranty and it comes like that from the factory. Keep in mind that even the GTO's and base Vettes have 400 hp and aren't overworked at all. I love little turbo 4cyl's, but at those high power levels, they aren't going to be as reliable. That's a fact.