This one owner Dodge Colt RS will blow your mind

"GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt" (Gr1vleT-ProudOfCOBALT) 09/24/2013 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

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It is an 8 speed. Rocking a period correct Corbeau racing seat, real minilites, 2bbl carb, intake manifold and a header/exhaust this little thing looked like a blast.

The owner bought the car brand new and did all of the modifications himself. If I could only post more pictures on mobile....

If someone can let me know how to add more pictures from my phone I will reward you with more sweeeeet colt rs porn!

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:47

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I used to have an '80 Plymouth Champ. Kind of a fun car, not fast though. Especially with the 3 speed auto.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:47

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Last I heard you have to do it in replies. But maybe there is other tricks.

Captain_Overboost > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:48

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Wow! I haven't seen one of those (or thought of them) in, well, decades I guess. I remember those Colts from my younger days. What a blast from the past.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 09/24/2013 at 10:49

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I can imagine that being an issue. This car was quickish for what it was. Not competitive in its class though.

McMike > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:50

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I owned a single-year run Turbo 8-speed when I was in high school.

I always wondered if the OD would be handy on single gear autocross courses. You could shift it on the fly, and basically get another half a ratio.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > McMike 09/24/2013 at 10:51

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Now my mind is blown. So that car was a blow thru carb setup?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:53

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His gas cap locks.

Also, I am intrigued by this 8 speed. Does he have a gear splitter, or a true 8 speed?

DasWauto > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:53

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To post more images from mobile you have to use urls and paste them where you would like to have the images. This would require uploading them somewhere (like imgur) and getting the urls, instead of uploading them directly into the post.

Matt Hardigree > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:54

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Just do it in the comments.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/24/2013 at 10:54

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ps, I was hopeful Kinja by now would have fixed annotations, but apparently you still have to click way far away from your intended target to get it to show.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/24/2013 at 10:55

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They were 4x2, and the locking was a standard feature. Remember locking gas caps were all the rage back then due to the recent oil crisis.

McMike > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:56

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No carb, it was throttle body FI.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > DasWauto 09/24/2013 at 10:56

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FT;TMW

Fuck that; too much work, I would go certifiably insane if I had to do all that from my phone and I'm rocking a very recent Motorola with Verizon 4G.

But whoever does go through that trouble, way to be patient! lol.

dogisbadob > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 10:57

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oooooooooooooooooo an 8-speed!

Every Dodge Colt is awesome. Too bad Mitsubishi and Chrysler didn't become permanent. I'd rather see a new Colt than a Dart. Japan > Italy in terms of automotive quality

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 09/24/2013 at 10:59

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Yes I do recall, I remember some cars had the gas cap release somewhere inside the car with no way of doing it from the outside.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 11:02

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Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 09/24/2013 at 11:03

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That is so cool. Personally, I am fascinated by products like gear vendors. I would love to have a vehicle one day with one installed.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 11:05

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DasWauto > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/24/2013 at 11:06

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Yeah, I'm not saying it's worth it, just stating that's how you have to do it.

You could try the imgur app it might make it slightly easier.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 11:07

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Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt 09/24/2013 at 11:11

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Is this the same car?

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php…

Quote: "here's a picture of my dad's RS he took a Solo National title with abouts '84"

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > dogisbadob 09/24/2013 at 11:12

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Yeah, their collaborations were hit or miss, but id love a colt rs rally car!

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/24/2013 at 11:13

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Gear splitter. It was a 4sp manual + the splitter for econ/perf. Pretty neat.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > McMike 09/24/2013 at 11:14

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Sweet little car, I was wondering the same, but I believe he ran the course in 2nd 'performance'

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > DasWauto 09/24/2013 at 11:15

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Haha yeah, and I appreciate you weighing in, I just had an overwhelming urge to point out I'd go nuts if I ever did it that way, lol. And sometimes, maybe it is worth it. I would probably just do a post with a bunch of replies though, haha.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > DasWauto 09/24/2013 at 11:15

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In the comments! Thanks!

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 09/24/2013 at 11:23

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It looks damn near identical minus the minilites. The owner of this one claimed to be the only owner and it didnt look like it had jumped many railroad tracks as he posted on that forum. But you never know! Good find.