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#16108 of 19248 Re: Just got a call from my mechanic... [andre1969] by boomchek Dec 11, 2008 (9:55 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 10, 2008 7:20 pm) Looks like your mechanic knows what he's doing with all the welding and stuff. And yeah, those wheels look good on the car.
#16109 of 19248 Re: funny thing about that pale yellow ... [jlflemmons] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (10:01 am)
Replying to: jlflemmons (Dec 11, 2008 8:09 am) Oh it's no myth about various colors causing weird visual effects under certain conditions. If you take a low, point-nose car like a Mazda RX-7 or Porsche 914, in silver, on a bright sunny day, that car is very hard to spot if say you are waiting for traffic to pass at an intersection in the desert, or in flat open country. The car literally disappears into the flattop. I've seen this with my own eyes--it's almost Stealth Technology!   I would think Yellow would be pretty visible at night however.
#16110 of 19248 Stealth Technology myth? by lokki Dec 11, 2008 (3:08 pm)
Here's a stealth legend that maybe ya'all can debunk or prove for me - I heard years ago that the 69 style Stingray Corvettes are almost invisible to radar, because there's no metal body, and the radiator (which hides the engine block) is angled backward.   So.... the story goes, the radar reflection doesn't go back to the radar gun but bounces off towards the moon.   True? Or wistful thinking? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 11, 2008 5:34 pm) jlflemmons (Dec 11, 2008 6:25 pm) srs_49 (Dec 12, 2008 7:36 am)
#16111 of 19248 Re: Stealth Technology myth? [lokki] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (5:34 pm)
Replying to: lokki (Dec 11, 2008 3:08 pm) very debunkable, because there's chrome, a motor, and a steel frame on a Corvette. Glass refracts (passes through) but fiberglass absorbs radar....at least until it hits the engine block.   However, you might not get as strong a signal or as fast a signal from a fiberglass car.
#16112 of 19248 Re: Stealth Technology myth? [lokki] by jlflemmons Dec 11, 2008 (6:25 pm)
Replying to: lokki (Dec 11, 2008 3:08 pm) More stealthy than the vette was the Fiero. All plastic and composite body, radiator angled down, frame made up of 300+ pieces of irregular angles, and the engine in the back. Drove radar nuts, especially if you removed the front plate and bracket. Which I did, of course.   Actually hit a radar trap in Arkansas one day. The big discs hauled it down really quick, and as I went by I could see the deputy pointing the gun and shaking it. A buddy who was a cop said they were tricky to get a lock on, especially if you were hard on the brakes. He would pull one over just to let them know he knew they were speeding, even if he couldn't prove it. Replies to this message: srs_49 (Dec 12, 2008 7:36 am)
#16113 of 19248 Good Fixer Upper? by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (7:17 pm)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/954496424.html   Might be some money left on the table for an industrious lad.
#16114 of 19248 Nice Car but Wrong Price by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (7:19 pm)
I'd love to have this one, but get real seller!   http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/954212435.html
#16115 of 19248 Demo Derby? by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (7:20 pm)
Just show up and the other cars in the demo derby will surrender before the race!   http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/954109807.html Replies to this message: boomchek (Dec 11, 2008 7:50 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Dec 11, 2008 8:00 pm) guss (Dec 12, 2008 6:20 am) and 1 more... andre1969 (Dec 12, 2008 5:03 am)
#16116 of 19248 Re: Demo Derby? [Mr_Shiftright] by boomchek Dec 11, 2008 (7:50 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 11, 2008 7:20 pm) The windows are so hazy in that Chrysler that you can take it and just like in a movie terrorize the local bad drivers with it. N obody would ever see your face behind that windhshield!! Just like the Duel. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 11, 2008 8:00 pm) guss (Dec 12, 2008 6:20 am) andre1969 (Dec 12, 2008 6:44 am) andre1969 (Dec 12, 2008 5:03 am)
#16117 of 19248 Re: Demo Derby? [boomchek] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 11, 2008 (8:00 pm)
Replying to: boomchek (Dec 11, 2008 7:50 pm) It's a *very* rare model apparently. It says it has a door in the trunk. Replies to this message: guss (Dec 12, 2008 6:20 am) andre1969 (Dec 12, 2008 6:44 am)

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