Is there a small detail on any car that you like/love? It could

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would the gear-driven engine on the Enzo count as a small detail? no one would ever see it except in a shop

>>17805102
That is going to look like shit after the first rainy day.

>>17805127

the Vulcan isn't street legal, so it will never see the rain

>>17805102
That looks cheesy as fuck.

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This shift linkage set up. Can anyone explain whats going on? is it just to bring it closer to the driver or?

>>17805122
beautiful. but yeah the small detail doesnt need to be an exterior part.

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The entire car is a work of art, but the suspension in particular is cool as fuck.

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>>17805175
I feel like you would enjoy this entire article

http://jalopnik.com/going-inside-porsches-secret-vault-left-me-on-the-edge-1798658991

pic related is a rolling chassis for the 918 Spyder made from 997 body parts

>>17805209

>rolling chassis for the 918 spyder made from 997 body parts

that short of shit gets me hard. automotive engineering is the tits

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>>17805209
Having read the whole thing, you were very much correct.

Pic related intrigues me, it has no description and looks like some kind of widebody Boxster prototype.
On bright red steelies.

>>17805102
Should've used Lego chainsaws.

>>17805102
That looks cheap as shit. Not to mention horrid.

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>>17805287
Welp, I know what I'm using if I ever decide to make a Vulcan Lego model.

>>17805122

Beautiful.

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>>17805296
fuck year.

those tail lights are fucking hedious though.

>>17805122
Woah...

probably the FB's buttons around the gauges.

>>17805518
post some pics anon

>>17805132
what if you wanted to track it in the wet

>>17805569
you don't.

>>17805576
whoever can afford that car doesn't give a shit about your opinion though

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>>17805102
The theft prevention on Rolls Royce hood ornaments.

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>>17805584

>>17805587
I don't know why the fuck this is so funny.

>>17805587
is hood ornament theft a common problem?

>>17805587
No one is just gonna touch it and let it disappear. If I were gonna steal it I'd latch on to it right there. Is the motor strong enough to rip it out of your hand?

>>17805625
yes especially with Mercedes Hood Ornaments.

I mean its not a huge problem but it happens now and then for some people.

>>17805626
>implying anyone would know it would shoot down.

>>17805629
why, are they actually valuable or is it just to fuck with the owner?

>>17805158
>is it just to bring it closer to the driver

I thought this was obvious.

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>>17805626
>>17805637
It's strong enough to prevent theft even with force. Webm looks like shit because I quickly converted it, but it gets the point across.

>>17805625
Yes its a major problem in places like San Francisco

>>17805626
You're supposed to do that yourself before you leave this in a parking garage or somewhere similar

>>17805638
When I was a young kid someone stole the hood ornament off of the family Dodge Intrepid when we were at some steakhouse in a quiet little suburb. My brother had a Plymouth Neon as his first car and someone stole the emblem on that too.
Clearly its not because of the value. They steal it just to steal it.

>>17805638
Envy is an ugly and petty thing.

>>17805625
>>17805638
So after looking up another video on this theft prevention thing, the Rolls Royce hood ornament costs 10K to replace. 50K if you have the golden one.

>>17805122
Why aren't all engines gear driven? What do we even still have timing belts and chains for?

>>17805738
Probably faster to machine and install wheels and belts.

>>17805738
Belts are cheap, simple, lightweight, and work essentially perfectly as long as you keep up with the maintenance interval on them,

>>17805625
it's an old school crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awcF-TTFQo

>>17805731
holy fuck what is the standard one made of

>>17806376
I think it's just hand cast in some special way.

>>17806376
Brand

>>17805638
Retarded subhuman fucks steal hood ornaments from Rolls and Merc and hang them on their wall.

>>17805724
I used to steal gt/turbo/whatever badges out of junk yards and put magnets on the back of them then place them on shitboxes. Elantra gt turbo ect...

Also used to turn the Ps upside down on jeeps, jeed.

>>17806453
do the p's just rotate?

>>17805102
That's fucking disgusting

>>17806464
No, retard. He took it off and turned it upside down

>>17806484
sounds like a lot of work to pry them off and glue them back on

>>17805625
yeah people like to steal them to put on chains or w/e

or just for fun

its usually shitheaded teenagers who do it, just for a laugh. kinda like stealing street signs

>>17806543
stealing street signs is fun for all ages

>>17805518
The FC has the same thing, few things feel better than turning a knob and having your headlights go up.

>>17805102
This looks cheesy as fuck.

I bet they break like popsicle sticks too,

>>17806912
shut up cuck

>>17805702
>>17805587
These guys are lightly diddling the ornament. I want to see how this system reacts to someone yanking as if to actually remove it.

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>>17806918
why the salt friendo?

>>17805738
cost
when gear driven stuff wears out you have to replace every gear
almost the same with chains and sprockets
with belts it takes a while for the pulleys to wear out

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>>17805102
Imagine if one of those things snaps off.

That'll be $6000 please.

>>17805268
those look like spare tires lmao
80 kmh max?

>>17807056
That is a lowball figure

>>17805122
OMG i'm a cam gear.

>>17805132
It would see the rain if you pissed all over it, amirite?

>>17808709
Golden idea.

>>17805738
the uneven "hitting" forces due to the cams fuck up the gears sooner than you would think and then you might as well use a chain.

>>17805287
>>17805296
>>17805449
first thing I thought of when I saw this thread

>>17805587
BMW got RR right. Kudos to them.

>>17805738
im pretty sure making cogs with that much precision and accuracy is super expensive

>>17809049
I figure if bike chains/sprockets are anything to go by, it's almost always preferable to replace the drive sprockets and chain as a single maintenance item as the teeth tend to become bias to one direction due to torque.
Replace just the chain and the worn sprockets will prematurely stretch the chain.

>>17808903
130k km on my SV1000 before the main shit the bed.

I guess the chain absorbs some of that lash, because the cam gears may as well have been brand new. Mind you, when you're pushing almost 10krpm on a 6L V12, routine maintenance is probably as important as orange peel on the pain.

>>17806418
>>17806429
Both of these, they hand cast them for the sake if adding prestige to the brand

>>17807386
No idea, there was no info on that prototype in the article.
It looks almost like a turbo Boxster or something though, the bumpers are definitely 996 Turbo-like.

>>17805587
>know of this anti-theft mechanism
>touch ornament
>throw the handful of gravel you had ready in your hand down the hole

>>17805587
>be 'merican
>have rolls royce
>thief attemps stealing ornament
>gets fingers stuck and broken in the hatch
>is eligible to sue you

fantastic

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I really like the eclipse boot. I love the 3rd and 4th gen tail lights and I love it when people customize them. They're quite versatile. I really also just love when people rice the shit out of eclipses and put body kits and neon and shit.

>>17806963
The hood cracks open and a black fist punches you right in the nutz. German engineering.

>>17809634
Oh, so that's how they're planning on putting those migrants to work.

>>17805122
I'm surprised something this practical would be in a Ferrari.

>>17805629
Happened to My 97' SL600. had some Dindu grab the Mercedez logo out of the grill

>>17807056
Good thing it's a track car, since you probably couldn't leave it in a parking lot without a salty nigger/poorfag snapping some off.

>>17810160
kek