Lightning

it's telling me I need something to upload, but I guess I'm putting it in the wrong folder or something...please help! EDIT: ok, I'm logged on and all...i'm still figuring this stuff out...

well, I can't post it in the news forum, so this is the closest thing to it.

I kinda like the idea about the blue line on the front lighting up when you turn it on.

please watch.........and laugh (you had better think too!) http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php (just replace "Steam Forums" with "Macross World Forums"......you get the idea)

Likeness....?....oh! you mean all those stickers on the front! NASCAR's suffering from that sickness right now...

can we ban MGREXX first?? Isnt Macross World fun?!

can we see one of these in Millia's paint?

dont bash the F4.....it's a nice fast airplane....

well....looks like he didnt insert his foot this time. So, do you have the Drift Bible DVD?

I'd love a better look at the footwork that guy is putting into producing that run. I'll admit you've got to give anybody mad props when they can throw the rear out past the "limits" of adhesion and manage to keep it there w/out cracking it up, especially w/in 3-4ft of another car. So what kind of compounds are used for drifting? I'd imagine it's got to be a pretty hard compound; how do they avoid blistering the be-jeezus out of the tires? Do they begin their runs on cold tires? Heat cycle them before a drift run? Do they customarily run shaved DOTs or slicks (I'm guessing a resounding NO to slicks, lest they chunk and blister the treads)? just like with usual race runs or track days, they heat the tires up by going slowly faster. As far as the slicks vs treaded tires go, they usually run R-compound treaded tires, but they get kinda close to slicks. Typically on a D1 Grand Prix day they go through a TON of tires, for the US D1 series, Rhys Millen with his GTO went through 16 sets of rear tires either in a day or a two-day event.

well, change of plans for the LeBaron, drivetrain-wise: I'm not going to put a small block in the car, instead I'm going to go for a 440 Six Pack, but I'm still debating on keeping it an auto or going for the 4-speed. I'm still going to try to go autocrossing or drifting with it, I'll just have more torque to play with!

Dude, it's all good. You probably could run that LeBaron in that series, if you wanted to do full competition with it. You could always contact the series tech people and ask. If you're gonna race it, hell, strip that sucker down to the bare shell, put in a cage and go full boogie with it! http://www.nasaproracing.com/rules/American-Iron-rules.pdf "Eligible Manufacturers/Models/Configurations a)all 1960 through present, American made sedan vehicles certified by the United States Dept of Transportation for street use at their date of manufacture..." guess it depends on how they interpret "sedan"... Probably would be at a distinct disadvantage in Auto-X. But if you keep the skinny rear wheels and doughnut rubber, you'd be an absolute drift king! that platform should be good for many a lurid "80s TV cop show" slide. more to drifting than just slapping used tires on the back and just going for it....the car has to handle first, then you work on breaking the rear loose, not the other way around, and I want to do that without needing to stomp on the gas in the middle of the corner like now.

Of course something great is happening, just lookit Gordon! lol. anybody seen the trailer for the new Herbie movie yet? I'm not really a fan of bodykits, but that one they have him ending up with looks pretty good on that Bug.

I'll agree with that one...

that's the problem, they are too rounded...

Me at a SFR event at Oakland coliseum last November. I love RX-7s. that generation of RX-7's I love the most.

well, of all the places I've checked, it says that the car weighs 3,500 pounds, and that American Iron series is for 2-doors only...so there goes that Idea, that's kinda why I'm wanting to do Autocrossing and Drifting (drifting just looks so cool, lol). The main problem I'm facing right now is money....

Myself and I lot of people I race with autocross their daily drivers, and it's actually pretty common. Usually the autocross cars that get trailered in are the ones that are in a class like Street Mod, and are no longer street legal. Lightning06, why'd you pick the LeBaron as a base for a race car? I don't mean that in a negative way, just curious. simplest reason: it's the only car I own for now, so I know it's weak points in the suspension, and I have the part numbers to fix them, plus I have the part numbers to make it a 4-speed. As far as I know, none of the early ('77-'80) M-body 4-doors were offered with a 4-speed. Now all I need to do is save the money for the stick conversion, and to find a beater (hopefully a AE86 if I'm lucky) to drive while I'm fixing my car.

look at what I found, lol that's my daily driver, just it's blue. Weird start for a race car, hunh? EDIT: it doesnt have those gaudy wire hubcaps, btw.

I'm missing that bowing emoticon from the Dodge Charger forums for the Superoo and that Civic (and this is coming from a guy who rips over-done ricer-ed out cars). Have any problems with getting that VTEC Engine in that old Civic? EDIT: It's really stupid, but I'm falling in love with dual-purpose cars. Hence, I'm going for AutoX-ing and Drifting with my LeBaron, later this year I plan to put a 4-speed in it, or I might try to pirate a 5-speed out of a Mustang or Camaro....

you know, some of the retailers in So-cal have the Kei Office Suspension now..maybe try that to help out the car.

I'll take that motorsport company.

Yamato vs Toynami? hmmm.....let's see......Toynami sucks, period. Their only decent idea is the light up eye/camera sensor.

Well, there's something to be said for an under-stressed motor. The bigger the engine, the less it has to work hard to get the power the more reliable it becomes, at least in theory. Plus there's the "brag factor" of saying you have a crazy motor with x amount of cylinders. High HP numbers can be misleading too, take the Toyota Supra for instance. There are Supras that make 900+ HP, but because of the relatively low weight of the car they can't get traction for poo meaning that in situations like drag racing, they pull substancially lower times than they should. Hence the nickname "dyno queen." one big thing: Horsepower sells cars, but Torque wins races! It's the top end torque that matters most in big track races, and low-to-midrange torque everywhere else.

SCCA has a production class just for them I think.