Sunday Question: Road Warrior edition.

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 02/04/2018 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

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OK. Here we go. If you had a $20,000.00 materials budget to buy a car of Craigslist and outfit it for post nuclear warfare, what would you do? Lets keep labour rates out of it.

Show your work! Enjoy this Sprite with machine guns.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:35

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I mean, as a Canadian, there aren’t really any weapons available to mount on a vehicle.

I’ll probably just die in a nuclear apocalypse, so no worries about what I’d need to drive after.

WRXforScience > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:39

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Killdozer, the answer is always Killdozer .

As long as you don’t high-center on the interstate, it’s pretty much unstoppable.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 02/04/2018 at 14:41

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As Canadians, the best we can do is a hunting rifle tied to a Miata.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:43

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Rifle holder on a motorcycle sounds better.

InFierority Complex > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:46

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https://www.machinio.com/cat/fire-truck-spray-truck#quickview/23610323

This’ll do.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:53

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Jeep for the big stuff, and a grom or two for lighter work.

Ash78, voting early and often > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 14:58

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Some kind of 2500-series 4wd pickup with a rail conversion

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 15:02

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Just convert an 80s wagon/light or medium duty truck to run on wood gas. Sure you’re going to have to chop down trees, but by the time you’ve got the whole thing going, you’ll have heat and fuel. Tweak it to have a range for you to cook your food on (whatever that may be) and it’s the all in one survival solution.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 15:08

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Buy an M35 cargo truck for $5k since it can drink almost anything flammable for fuel, spend $5k armor plating the thing, then spend the rest on weapons and ammo

boxrocket > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/04/2018 at 16:05

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Ford Super Duty (or Econoline/E-#50 heavy duty van or ambulance, or even a smaller RV, or possibly an Econoline with the 4WD conversion, but all the same basic vehicle) with the last 7.3L International-made PowerStroke diesel. If the truck, then preferably an ex-military one so I don’t have to paint it myself, but it is what it is. I’d rather have a newer one, but the 7.3L has the odd honor to be well-suited for this thought exercise: fairly common, stupendously reliable, takes modification well, can be made to run on propane, natural gas, and/or waste vegetable oil, in the event diesel is somehow unavailable, and it doesn’t need DEF. It’s tough enough to take a beating, and the aforementioned modifications can make it pretty quick, though not necessarily fast. You can add weight to it like armor and attack/defense fittings with little problem, since it was designed for it. Plus many newer parts are backwards-compatible, so if I find an abandoned EarthRoamer or something I can scavenge some sweet upgrade parts for it.

gmctavish needs more space > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/04/2018 at 16:43

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This is the correct answer

gmctavish needs more space > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 02/04/2018 at 16:44

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This is the nonviolent correct answer

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 17:07

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See, I keep telling people Maine is just a budget Canada.

gmctavish needs more space > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 02/04/2018 at 19:46

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I’m pretty sure Maine was almost part of Canada at one point

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > gmctavish needs more space 02/04/2018 at 23:25

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The French wanted half, the British wanted the other. The British had more guns.

At least, I think that’s how it went.

Maine would have been part of Massachusetts had it not been for some geniuses in Boston having screwed up big time. They couldn’t afford to keep Maine so they just went independent and begged for statehood in 1820.

VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/05/2018 at 06:03

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Probably be most anything carbed, 4x4 in good shape with an awesome BBQ setup. Better to make friends with the wasteland goons than fight them. My plan would always to be an asset to someone.

Die-Trying > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/06/2018 at 13:07

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i hate it when i miss these topics on the day that they come out...... Classic Truck - $3000 (Lubbock)

with a tow behind.... 1952 Jeep Willys CJ3A - $5000 (Boerne)

and with the leftover monies, tool it out, with torches and tools. maybe a couple of guns, and have THE Wasteland Recovery Rig........