"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
02/09/2018 at 17:17 • Filed to: None
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"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
02/09/2018 at 17:17 • Filed to: None | 8
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Turn your speakers down, because here comes the roar of the mighty 22R. Laugh all you want, but it is in the argument for greatest engine ever built. Good mileage, and unparalleled reliability. Ok, I admit you wouldn’t even hear it if my son fired up the T Bird, and nobody ever pined for that exhaust note. But it helped build Toyota into a behemoth.
I am wearing leather motorcycle gloves because I do not have driving gloves yet. Here are my impressions.
APPEARANCE: A+
that thing looks fucking cool as hell. That is all.
It fits the car perfectly. It may be sacrelige to say this in light of my love for keeping my cars stock, the stock steering wheel ONLY had the appeal of being stock. Otherwise, it was a cheap-ass hunk of 80s plastic and rubber, and it was ugly as hell. Hey, I love this car, but I am not going to pretend 80s Japanese interiors rivaled 60s British roadsters.
DRIVING:
Holy shit, this makes a big difference. The wheel has a smaller diameter, which makes it feel like I can just whip the car around like a go-cart.
The bigger difference is that the stock unit was flexible and soft, and muted feeling the car through the wheel. The Nardi is the opposite, wot h the metal and steel transmitting a lot of feel through my hands and making me feel more in control. I really like it. It also has a thicker grip, which feels better in my hands.
Sovande
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 17:46 |
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Honest question, why buy a wood wheel (which is gorgeous and looks great) and then cover your hands with leather while you drive? Might as well have gotten a leather wrapped wheel.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 17:57 |
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That horn button is deeply satisfying to look at.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 17:58 |
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I haven’t had a chance to do my review yet, but the glove I bought from Gentleman’s Gazette and they are the most amazing thing my hand has ever been inside.
Wacko
> Sovande
02/09/2018 at 18:01 |
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Cause some guys like wood, some guys like bush.
Oh wait, this is not what we were talking about....
Urambo Tauro
> Sovande
02/09/2018 at 18:23 |
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Because leather gloves on a wood wheel > wood gloves on a leather wheel.
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 18:30 |
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I half expected you to lay on the horn.
That 22R sounds amazing, though.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 19:26 |
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That’s hot. The thing I will miss most about the VR-4 is my wood rimed Momo wheel.
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> ImmoralMinority
02/09/2018 at 19:47 |
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That’s awesome! Also, how is the T-bird?
InFierority Complex
> ImmoralMinority
02/10/2018 at 01:59 |
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It looks like it belongs there.