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Joe Handley

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  1. Which facility did you use Harry? When they probed the pre-OBD2 cars with and without the dyno, I took my Lebaron and Shadow to one in Aurora until they died. Once I bought the Jeep and had to get it scanned instead, I've gone to the one in Naperville instead. A lot of the time, I've turned the Jeep off while wating in line (and will do the same with my 200 when that needs it), but was always afraid to do so with the turbo cars since they had to have the actual emissions tested and wanted to keep their cats as hot as possible prior to the probing. I do think we have it a little easy here in Ilinois though, no state inspection, $100 or so per vehicle for yearly registration (no matter the age or mileage, only thing that matters is GVW and not even until you get into bigger trucks), even state gas tax is only $.20 a gallon compared to toll road less states (Iowa is cheap at $.21 for gas for comparison)! We do have a pretty high population density here too, wouldn't be surprised if 1/4-1/3 of all motor vehicles in the state are registered between the Lake and Dekalb Co. either.
  2. Well, it shouldn't have less structural rigidity than a wet noodle then!
  3. I like the new look, but the hood vent reminds me of the one my Lebaron had............
  4. I don't mind the reissues, at least if those that might be some of the more wanted kits and can be put back into production at a reasonable cost, that will at least give a war chest for them to fix tools that need more work to make useable, expand their catalogs by purchasing and reviving other old tools, and hopefully getting the rights to produce new kits that aren't unassembled promos.
  5. I have to exactly wonder how many of those old Pyro kits found their way into Lindberg's catalog over the years....... I'm pretty sure we have some of those kits on the shelves at work in newer packages!
  6. They have limited the range to ensure the packs last the whole warranty period. IIRC, the car only uses half of the available power from the battery for that reason. They also have the ESC programed so that the car behaves like it has a normal engine in it vs violent low end grunt the moment you tough the pedal. Wouldn't put LS motor in one, that kinda defeats the purpose of having an electric car........not to mention how much work it would take to fit one in the Volt/Cruze/Verano platform.
  7. I'd be surprised if there isn't a way to crack the computer to bump voltage, extend range, alter generator settings, ect to get more out of a stock Volt. Even if they went as overboard on encrypting the ECU as Chrysler apparently has on the Pentastar equipped cars, there could be as much if not more of a desire to retune these as there is for my 200 (for example). Most would probably want to extend battery operation range (GM has left a lot on that table) or set it up to burn a higher percentage of ethanol to use even less gasoline than they already are...........however, somebody will probably want to disable the mph limiter (which is set at 101mph), bump the voltager running to the motor, then fiddle with the speed control and throttle curve settings like you can with some R/C's to get better power and responsiveness out of them. I figure it's only a matter of time............
  8. Before somebody does this in real life......................... I put this together on Forza 4 for the heck of it, fully built suspension, front aero splitter, bigger rolling stock, better electronics and hot rodded the generator. So.................Anybody else wondering how long before somebody does something like this in real life?
  9. I like the looks of these retro E-Types, but I'd take that Eagle first for that kind of money!
  10. I'm thrilled that Round 2 has bought Lindberg, I'd love to see the kits from the last 20 years or so come back! As for the 1/20 kits, Those actually scale out nicely to Losi's Micro Rock Crawler and Trail Trekker R/C's and RC4WD's Micro Scale Axles and Tires. So long as those are available, there will likely be some interest in them from that portion of the R/C Crawling hobby.
  11. If I remember right, there's signs something like 1/4-1/2 mile from there with plenty of chance to stop and turn before the buildings those cameras are in.
  12. The cameras don't belong to the city, they were set up by an recently immigrated (Western Europian, can't remember where exactly) employee of the company that owns the buildings those cameras are in. He hadn't been there long when he found that somebody hit that guard atleast once a month.......and that it was a great source on entertainment for the people he now works with. He's done research on the bridge's history as well as shot videos of idiots hitting it. The reason the bridge or the road is left alone is that it costs way to much for infrastructure changes for more clearance. To raise the bridge would require at least a couple miles worth of elevation changes to the track that runs over it and then going deeper to lower the road would require reworking underground pipes and other infrastructure. The costs severely outweigh the benifits of changing at least one if not both of the above, plus the city probably gets ticket money from said idiots, the rental companies get refurbashed or new trucks, and we get the videos to laught at!
  13. That guy has a Youtube page, always love getting those updates! It's not that this bridge is that strong, the railroad has installed what is basically a giant submarine bar made from girders, that's what slices and dices those rigs
  14. Just had a chance to play that again on Friday, first time since August! I've already recreated the Road Anvil and my all black Javelin from Horizon in it, even bought the Gremlin and Omni GLHS and will buy the Hornet and '40 Deluxe once I get more credits built back up...........then build them up too
  15. I don't drink, but just might go and licquer up my 200 tomorrow, it's pretty fond of whiskey
  16. I was able to get a year membership for $45 through Target about a month ago vs the $60 I paid for my sister's for Christmas.
  17. I've done a few of the Vandura's now. One is now mechanically built and painted a dark blue, but haven't done any graphics on it yet so there are no "pics" of it. This one is the sleeper van, full weight reduction, biggest and stickiest rear tires available, full on drivetrain and brakes, while it's otherwise stock. Then there's my Hooligan or Hoon Van, Same mods as the Sleeper, but mid range suspension mods, no sway bars, and big and bigger Fiske wheels with stock compound tires. It's built just to screw around with! This one is available on the store front too Then there is the road anvil, went full on "Street Fighter" with this one. Built it to the max, over 500hp and capable of 150+ mph Then there's the van from my first post on the topic, fairly wild mechanically, but not as while as the Anvil and has the A-Team van bumpers. Drop a 6.0l LS motor and 4L80E, this would make a pretty sweet cruiser in real life!
  18. Wow, looks great!
  19. Very Nice! Believe it or not, the cargo version of these vans are now available for down load on the Forza 4 and Horizon games for XBox!
  20. That's another one that would be good for the song "My Ride from Outer Space" from Phineas and Ferb!
  21. Wait, if the wax has gold in it, wouldn't that scratch the paint?
  22. Hopefully the cage they claim is in there would be sufficent enough, still wouldn't want to be in one and get hit by a semi with the push bars ment for hitting things like Deer, Cattle, Kangaroo, ect!
  23. I haven't spent that much on all of my cars combined!
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