"roflcopter" (roflroflroflcopter)
01/22/2014 at 23:48 • Filed to: None
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"roflcopter" (roflroflroflcopter)
01/22/2014 at 23:48 • Filed to: None | 1
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We are racing at the Barber LeMon's event next weekend, I just had a friend offer to find me tires to run in a drift event this weekend in the LeMon's car... 4cyl Mustang + open diff + barely working hand brake + zero drift experience... how bad of an idea is this Oppo?
Agrajag
> roflcopter
01/22/2014 at 23:52 |
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Safe enviroment? Beater car? Do it.
Alex Murel
> roflcopter
01/22/2014 at 23:52 |
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Horrible idea, you should do it.
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roflcopter
> Alex Murel
01/22/2014 at 23:53 |
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We do have a spare engine in the garage... it's kinda in pieces though...
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roflcopter
> Agrajag
01/22/2014 at 23:53 |
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But big race next weekend...
Montalvo
> roflcopter
01/22/2014 at 23:54 |
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What could possibly go wrong? Seriously if you have any interest I say go for it. You are at a place that I assume is sanctioned and properly prepared if something does go wrong. Everyone has to start from the ground up at some point it is just a matter if you have to guts to take it by the scruff of the neck and run with it.
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Agrajag
> roflcopter
01/22/2014 at 23:55 |
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If you're not required to do a set amount of runs at the drift event, it could be a good shakedown for the car.
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roflcopter
> Montalvo
01/22/2014 at 23:56 |
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Yep, completely sanctioned on a course they made for drift events. My only big concern is if we break something on the car and have 4 days to fix it before Barber... haha
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roflcopter
> Agrajag
01/22/2014 at 23:57 |
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We're doing an autoX test and tune on saturday for that purpose... and there is no set number of runs, just practice then an open format drift competition later in the day.
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Agrajag
> roflcopter
01/22/2014 at 23:59 |
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Save it for LeMons then. That will probably be a more memorable experience.
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roflcopter
> Agrajag
01/23/2014 at 00:01 |
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I'm having a tough time being rational right now, I mean if it breaks doing a few drift runs, it's probably not gonna hold up to Barber anyways...
desertdog5051
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 00:09 |
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Go for it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. At worst, you will learn how to put an engine together in record time.
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Agrajag
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 00:11 |
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Time for a coin toss.
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roflcopter
> Agrajag
01/23/2014 at 00:12 |
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I think I'm leaving it up to my friend.
If we have tires, we'll do it, otherwise spectate.
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Agrajag
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 00:17 |
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Sounds like a plan.
*puts coin away
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roflcopter
> Agrajag
01/23/2014 at 00:18 |
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By all means, flip away sir.
911e46z06
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 00:26 |
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You'll never know just how bad of an idea it is unless you give her a shot. And I couldn't live with not knowing.
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roflcopter
> 911e46z06
01/23/2014 at 00:29 |
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You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
Best logic I've heard all year.
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911e46z06
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 00:45 |
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I have my moments
Slow4o
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 01:08 |
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Depends how serious you are about doing well at lemons or if you can get your money back if it breaks. I'm gonna tell you now though that it'll be hard to drift with that open diff, but if you do try clutch kicking it instead of e-brake.
SubiSanchez
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 01:40 |
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Think of it as a "shakedown" for the car and "warm up" for your wheeling skills.
Stef Schrader
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 02:24 |
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AWESOME idea.
Kind of...close to LeMons, eh? I'd be worried about breaking the car, but as long as he's comfortable that whatever mechanicals might fail could be easily kludged back in time for the LeMons race, shoot, do it.
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roflcopter
> Stef Schrader
01/23/2014 at 07:29 |
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We have a spare engine torn down in the garage... And a spare tranny, albeit the wrong one... And spare diff internals. 4 days is plenty of time to build an engine, right?
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Stef Schrader
> roflcopter
01/23/2014 at 09:06 |
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Haha, okay.