Ford engineer:

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/27/2017 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

“We have this floppy garbage chassis, what can we do to make it uglier and also floppier?”

Other Ford Engineer, holding Sawzall: “HOLD MY MILLER LITE”

DISCUSSION (31)

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:23

Convinced the Fox body platform is actually made of these

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CB > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:28

I gather that this was the original Ford Flex?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CB
04/27/2017 at 11:28

heh

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > CB
04/27/2017 at 11:29

As somebody who has owned five Fox Mustangs, I believe this to be an excellent comment.

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:30

“Pffff, we’ll just let the aftermarket pick up where we left off.”

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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nibby
04/27/2017 at 11:30

Kinja'd!!!

also you failed by posting 3.5" floppies. 5.25" bruh. Or 8". Actually floppy.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CB
04/27/2017 at 11:31

HAHAHAHAHA

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:31

wanna know what else is floppy ;)

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:34

I had never fully understand chassis flex until the first time I drove a Mustang GT convertible. I just remember punching the throttle and looking in the mirror and seeing the back half of the car twisting a different direction than I could feel the front half twisting. Freaky.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 11:50

Torsional Rigidity value: a wet newspaper

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > CB
04/27/2017 at 11:51

Son...

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TheHondaBro > Nibby
04/27/2017 at 11:52

Kinja'd!!!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CB
04/27/2017 at 11:56

There is a reason subframe connectors are the first mod most owners do.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nibby
04/27/2017 at 11:56

A pool noodle?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nibby
04/27/2017 at 12:16

an AOL cd if you get it warm enough

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/27/2017 at 12:17

It’s only $60 for weld-on subframe connectors and I’m really considering it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 12:17

The flex is so bad the doors just rattle in the doorframe and it’s infuriatingly annoying

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Urambo Tauro
04/27/2017 at 12:18

“Hey we made this sweet unibody car, it doesn’t have a frame”

The aftermarket: “lol ok”

Jayhawk Jake > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 12:18

You know, I’m kinda getting tired of your disdain towards engineers.

Engineering is HARD. There are so many things to balance and so much noise from various sources. You have to worry not only about function but also maintainability, manufacturability, cost, weight, supply chain concerns like lead time or material availability, and even marketing. Oh, and you only have so much time to do so because there’s a schedule to keep.

If your point here was that the convertible is floppy, how is that the engineering teams fault? I almost guarantee the convertible was an afterthought by marketing. The car had probably been developed and a higher up came down and said “Hey, make this a convertible. And do it in a way that lets us build it on the same production line with similar parts for a similar cost”. The engineers made it happen, and while it probably wasn’t the best outcome I’m sure they tried.

So back off and show some god damn appreciation instead of acting like you know better than they do.

awmaster10 > Jayhawk Jake
04/27/2017 at 12:23

Yes but the regular fox was floppy too, and engineers should be judged relative to other engineers in the same industry, correct?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 12:27

Still considering it? Huh? Do it. DO IT NOW!

I would expect all of that flex would cause numerous other components to get overstressed and wear out faster than necessary, so $60 is just cheap insurance and should add to the longevity of the vehicle as well as making it much more pleasant to drive. Unless you don’t like corners and enjoy that nostalgic floppiness...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 12:36

Types of bending: Longitudinal, torsional, compound, Earth, Air, Fire, Water, dealership bendy guy, and Mustang.

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Steve in Manhattan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/27/2017 at 12:37

“Hold my Bud Light Lime ...”

Fixed.

Jayhawk Jake > awmaster10
04/27/2017 at 12:38

I suppose?

I’m not saying engineers don’t deserve to be judged, but the whole attitude Jake tends to take is LOL THESE GUYS ARE IDIOTS without considering the challenges of the design job itself.