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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12/01/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    This is groundshakingly cool. Yay! More! Howzabout a smaller Cummins in the back of a Corvair?

    Also, "Ryan Lusk" must be the most Iwegian name I've ever come across.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    Hacking up a C3 - any C3 - isn't really sacrilege. The early ones were crap (so bad Car and Driver sent their test car back early) with good engines, and the later ones were okay, with smog choked engines. Unless he used a ZL1, it's not that rare or special, just sexy. I salute this man of genius.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    These guys suck at dragstrip video. Not a single shot of the timer at the end. C'mon guys, drop the other shoe!

    How the hell fast is it?
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    Subscription only, hell, you can get Farm Show at the newsstand at Tractor Supply Company.

    Man, that's my favorite store. In one place you get the smell of fresh manure, new hydro oil, new tires and feed corn. Hot damn I love being a native midwesterner.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    That is bitchin'.

    12V Cummins, tweaked significantly, in a vehicle you'd never expect, FTMFW!
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    No E.T.s on the vid, but the 'Farm Show' page from the link claims 7.87 for the 1/8 m, which extrapolates to somewhere in the 12s for the quarter. It should be noted, however, that the same 'Farm Show' article informs us that "Lusk plans to ........boost his power to 55 to 65 hp in the near future", so either 'Farm Show' isn't the end all/be all for news of record, or that motor has an insane hp/torque ratio.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    It's so unholy that you can clearly see Death literally trailing his Corvette wherever it goes.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    I may have to rethink my previous boredom with the model of Corvette.
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    Image of pres pres
    11/30/09

    In reply to Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette
    Ron is an idiot.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/30/09

    @pres: Ryan, on the other hand, is a freakin' genius.
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    Image of spiegel1 spiegel1
    11/30/09

    @pres: Stupidity my friend, is the mother of invention (or in this case innovation?)

    Take for example, the simple porn magazine. An homage to the female figure, now completely rendered obsolete.

    Why you may ask?

    It was hard for men to hide their collection of pornographic paraphernalia from the missus and others while maintaining his status in the family and/or community, much worse to find a quiet place where to *ahem* "read the articles". Many men were emasculated when found by his significant other in the bathroom with a handfull of prell and his nether parts foamy with the look that resembles a deer caught in headlights.

    To fix this, three men created the basis to what we now call the internet for one single purpose...porn.

    Just like three horny gods created the internet to avoid stupidity and ridicule, ron has created this monstrosity to avert women and thus fulfill his ultimate goal.

    Jack it to pixelated chicks.

    You say idiot. I say pioneer.
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    Image of pres pres
    11/30/09

    @spiegel1: So lemme get this straight, a '68 Vette is a magazine and a Cummins is internet porn?

    Ugh.

    You know, a better platform for this weapons grade insanity would have been an AMC Eagle. I've never been too keen on hacking up '68 Vettes for shits and grins. At least he could have used a late disco-Vette.
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    11/30/09

    @Alfisted: Caught that too. *shrugs* Multi-tasking makes me quite the fool.
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    11/30/09

    @pres: The cummins and porn joke was supposed to be subtle :(
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/30/09

    @pres: I'm not gonna be bothered by the extreme modification of an old 'vette that sounds like it was totaled to begin with.
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    11/30/09

    @Alfisted: Anything can be saved. And like I said, disco-Vette. Hack up a '78 for all I care.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For
    I'd have included the corncob car in the list. It's light, aerodynamic, has a pedestrian-friendly skin, and can be constructed from renewable materials.

    Best of all, any cornfed kid in the heartland can make their very own car.

    Not so sure lemon wheels would be good for an open-air car -- at least without wearing goggles.
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    Image of bittday bittday
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For
    As much as I enjoy all the fun and silliness you guys get up to at Jalopnik, it is the genuine love of cars epitomized by this selection that has made me a fan. Great choices - an instant short list for any car loving lottery winner (maybe the Roadster/MX5/Miata over the RX8 but kudos for at least mentioning the STi)- and great writing (I almost started to get choked up reading some of it). You made my day.
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    Image of superbmtsub superbmtsub
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For

    What's with the mismatching wheels on the RX-8?
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    Image of Michael Banovsky Michael Banovsky
    11/26/09

    @superbmtsub: I took this photo…not mis-matched. I think the aperture value and focal length makes it look a little…off.
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    Image of Fitty7lax Fitty7lax
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For
    I would add the new SHO to the list. I've gotten to drive one on a long trip. It's as good as anything I've ever driven. Better, in fact. Don't count America out.
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    Image of ozyran ozyran
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For

    So, how come Gawker got the nice car and Jalopnik gets the corncob?

    Oh wait, never mind.
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    Image of MySe7enCanBeatYour911 MySe7enCanBeatYour911
    11/26/09

    In reply to Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For
    I'm going to say raise your glass to Sir Colin's "Add Lightness" that brought to spots to your list... but don't drink too much, you'll through the weight distribution off for the ride home.
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