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So Judge Jonny has moved on to some sort of magazine job, so we've brought in Judge Armand to help keep the Lemons Supreme Court mean! Basically, I've told him that he isn't doing his job if a non-IOE contender gets through the BS inspection with less than 10 laps. Driving a Fiat? Breathe easy! A full-sized Detroit luxo-barge? No sweat! A car built before 1970! You'll cruise right through!
The rest of you? All I can say is: get your lies straight!
Um, crap, where can I find a '69 Fiat Luxo-barge... How about a Montreal... sort of luxo-bargeish, sort of Fiatish, sorta 70ish... should fly through BS, gotta find one for <$500
For Jonny
KT
So Judge Jonny has moved on to some sort of magazine job, so we've brought in Judge Armand to help keep the Lemons Supreme Court mean! Basically, I've told him that he isn't doing his job if a non-IOE contender gets through the BS inspection with less than 10 laps. Driving a Fiat? Breathe easy! A full-sized Detroit luxo-barge? No sweat! A car built before 1970! You'll cruise right through!
The rest of you? All I can say is: get your lies straight!
Hmm.....pre 1970 is a PASS......me likey
Sorry, I'm new to the lingo - what does IOE mean?
Is it possible to take the IOE and overall win with the same car in the same race?
KT
Is it possible to take the IOE and overall win with the same car in the same race?
KT
Someone once suggested that in order for that to happen it would need to be British and Turbocharged...
...I'm working on it.
Is it possible to take the IOE and overall win with the same car in the same race?
KT
In theory, yes. In practice, probably not; the kind of drivers you need to take an overall win tend to be the drivers who shun IOE-type cars.
Jay told me the Charade was too new for IOE now 
Its a Charade with a truck engine!
I neglected to mention we rose 61 places since last race (94th to 33), and our fastest lap time decreased from 2:39 to 2:21.8.
In theory, yes. In practice, probably not; the kind of drivers you need to take an overall win tend to be the drivers who shun IOE-type cars.
By "the drivers who shun IOE-type cars," Judge Phil means "cowards."
British and turbocharged? Hah. I want to see a Renault Dauphine with the 180-horsepower N9T engine from a Fuego Turbo!
Judge Phil wrote:In theory, yes. In practice, probably not; the kind of drivers you need to take an overall win tend to be the drivers who shun IOE-type cars.
By "the drivers who shun IOE-type cars," Judge Phil means "cowards."
British and turbocharged? Hah. I want to see a Renault Dauphine with the 180-horsepower N9T engine from a Fuego Turbo!
I just want to see a sunbeam alpine....
How about a Dodge Dart/Plymouth Valiant?
I've had several and would love to run a slant SIX.
I'd enter one of those.
KT
How about a Dodge Dart/Plymouth Valiant?
I've had several and would love to run a slant SIX.I'd enter one of those.
KT
I raced a Slant Six in a '74 Valiant at a 1/3 mile oval in an Enduro once...I was running flat out, getting passed by everything but the pace car when the crew frantically waved me into the pits (no radios). I figured I had a leak or was smoking, maybe dragging something. Crew chief shouted "What's wrong?" I said "Nothing, it's running fine". He just shook his head and walked away....Next race we showed up with a 318. The Leaning Tower of Power will get you to the finish line, but pack a lunch...
Grew up with a dad that swore that the Slant 6 was the best engine ever made.
To prove his point he threw a rod going up a hill and kept driving 6 more miles to the house.
Damn thing made it, with the coolest cloud of smoke coming out of the back. Dad sure
knew how to entertain us.
I for one would love to see an old 4 door Dodge Dart or Valiant with the Slant six. I would even pay to ride in it, at the track.
We've heard a lot of speculation about Slant Sixes in Lemons, but nobody has ever entered one. Put a Slant Six in an E30 and you'll be an instant Lemons Legend!
And a rolling chicane...
I had a slant 6 in an old dodge tradesman 100. It ran great. The rest of the van was dead around it, though. Rusted to all hell. Drove it once and then scrapped it. It was one of those vans that didn't have any windows in the side.
Why do I bring this up, you ask? Because I discovered years later that the man I bought it from, for seventy-five united states dollars turned out to be this man:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jamelske
So yeah. That's what I associate with the slant six.
Judge Phil wrote:
So Judge Jonny has moved on to some sort of magazine job, so we've brought in Judge Armand to help keep the Lemons Supreme Court mean! Basically, I've told him that he isn't doing his job if a non-IOE contender gets through the BS inspection with less than 10 laps. Driving a Fiat? Breathe easy! A full-sized Detroit luxo-barge? No sweat! A car built before 1970! You'll cruise right through!
So if we dump the 924 turbo for a 68 MGB-GT, we'll cruise?
So if we dump the 924 turbo for a 68 MGB-GT, we'll cruise?
Things will go much easier on you with a MGB-GT, yes. Put the 924 Turbo engine in an MGB and you'll get waved right through!
I had a slant 6 in an old dodge tradesman 100. It ran great. The rest of the van was dead around it, though.
If I ever find an old A100 van, I'm prepping it for Lemons.
OldFart wrote:
So if we dump the 924 turbo for a 68 MGB-GT, we'll cruise?
Things will go much easier on you with a MGB-GT, yes. Put the 924 Turbo engine in an MGB and you'll get waved right through!
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The turbo engine is the root of all our problems to begin with. What about an 1962 buick engine?
The turbo engine is the root of all our problems to begin with. What about an 1962 buick engine?
You mean a Buick/Rover 215, like the MGB-GT V8? Sure, we'd like that. Just don't get too cheaty on the suspension and you'll breeze right through BS.
We're bringing an aircooled bug, next year.
~going for either IOE or 1st OA, not certain which (bwahahaha)
We've one more shot in the Red Mini to get us out of DFL,
~with a genuinely cool theme and plenty of 'color' - and perhaps some creative BS to go with the 'color'... not telling 'til we arrive, hah. (spank's heard, tho')
Hey, just a thought, if we put so many bribes on the hood it's *really* inconvenient to open it, will it still get opened at BS inspection?
Hey, just a thought, if we put so many bribes on the hood it's *really* inconvenient to open it, will it still get opened at BS inspection?
Yes. However, it'll take longer for us to see the engine, so you'll have more time to tell us your carefully-rehearsed story of where you got all those fancy-lookin' parts.
A 924 Turbo-engined MGBGT is a fantastic idea. Not as fantastic as my N9T-Dauphine idea, but pretty damn cool. It'll be as easy to work on as a Porsche, but with all the technical sophistication of an MG. What could possibly go wrong?
As for the Alpine, I considered finding a LeMons-grade one before Jay made me a judge so that I'd be safely away from the track. Unfortunately, I don't have any room. Or money. Or talent. But I hope that someone brings a rusted-out Alpine to Lemons someday... wouldn't it be great if a car was able to win the Index of Efficiency at Le Mans AND the Index of Effluency at Lemons?
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