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beercheck
10/20/09

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[jalopnik.com] #alternativeenrgy
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
10/20/09

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Wish the limo was based on a Checker airport taxi, but this is more open minded and diverse than I would have expected. None are particularly practical, but showcase interesting development trends. #alternativeenrgy
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Tanshanomi
10/20/09

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Sorry, but not including Electro-Automotive's E-Sports Racer = epic fail. It was a custom, 100 MPH electric racecar...a decade and a half ago. #alternativeenrgy
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Ben Wojdyla
10/20/09

@Tanshanomi: how is that a customized car? It's a one-off race car. #alternativeenrgy
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Tanshanomi
10/20/09

@Ben Wojdyla: How is electrifying a Super Vee less "custom" than electrifying an S-10? #alternativeenrgy
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Skunky
10/20/09

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I like the Duramax idea. I wonder exactly how hard a swap that is. Would like to do that to a Camino or maybe even a Nomad. #alternativeenrgy
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logruszed
10/20/09

@Skunky: It's not an easy engine swap, not so much because of the engine but because the massive torque made the installation of a Allison tranny necessary. That meant cutting the firewall and the floor panels, plus all kinds of cutting and replacing of the original hard mounts.

Still, it's a 65 Impala that destroyed a Lambo in the 1/4 mile and is street legal.

You can find the episode online by looking for "Earth Day Impala Pimp My Ride", but look for the full hour long video, not the one hosted by MTV. #alternativeenrgy
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Elhigh
10/20/09

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Bolting a roofrack to an S-10 and covering it with a solar array is stupid-smart. It's stupid nobody's much done it yet, and smart - it verges on a half-assed perpetual motion machine. The longer it stays parked, the farther it'll go when you need it. And the truck chassis has the capacity to really load on the batteries so you can have a pretty long range, and still some left for payload when you need it.

The grass-covered Volkswookie is just too much. It is in desperate need of the Volkswacker. #alternativeenrgy
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Tanshanomi
05/28/09

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Impressive skill and effort, but I'd rather have a Wombat.

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Elhigh
05/28/09

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I hear lots of bitching and crying how it isn't a good copy, how it's not a decent chassis for offroading, yadda yadda yadda bullshit bullshit bullshit.

How many cars have the whiners built? Was that a perfect copy of something original? Or did you cut corners, take advantage of preexisting hardware, turn a blind eye etc.

The guy likes Humvees. He built one. It isn't a perfect copy but I'm confident that if he wanted to he could've built that. He brings a mountain of skills to the party and has wrought what $75,000 can't even buy anymore, and he's done it with a strong eye for detail without letting the concours d'elegance ruin his goal of achieving a roadable machine.

What do any of you care whether it has portal axles or not, a diesel or not? He's building his own truck, almost from scratch. He doesn't care for GM, which sells the AM General-built Humvee, so he's using Ford mechanicals. He's blazing his own trail.

That's Jalopnik, folks. I got nothing but respect.
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Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
05/28/09

@Elhigh: + 1
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
05/28/09

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If I'm going to go to this much trouble, which I never will because I don't have the time or money and probably won't for the next 30 years, I would at least do an up-armoured version with a 50 cal in a roof ring mount.
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
05/28/09

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Christ, I need to do something with my life. This guy has hand-built a Hummer. I've spend most of if sleeping, studying working, or Jalopniking. I feel worthless. .
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Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
05/28/09

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Well.... He built it 'cuz he wanted to. Never claimed it was a real Hummer, built it with materials and parts that were in his budget, looks like he's treating it as a hobby,

has some fantastic fab skills. So it doesn't have full independent (does have TTB front axles, though)and geared hubs.... Who cares? It's got a serious cool factor because it's hand built, and he probably could care less what the rest of us think.

Hummer guy - this beer's for you!
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Elhigh
05/28/09

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I'm glad to see he took his inspiration from the actual Humvee instead of the poseur Hummers.

This will never have quite the backwoods capability of the real deal, considering its civilian origins, but there's so much added-value aftermarket gear out there that the actual limit of its ability may be beyond the reach of mortal drivers. And if it ever breaks down, I trust the builder can set it back to rights.
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thunder; now eta-powered
05/28/09

@Elhigh: x2. If he had, I guess it would've been a poseur poseur.
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DMANbluesfreak
05/28/09

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Am I wrong is this 2wd? Whats the point of a non-4x4 hummer?
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Ben Wojdyla
05/28/09

@dmanbluesfreak: er...

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egoods
05/28/09

@Ben Wojdyla: exactly, judging by the paint, he never intended to take this off road. Put together a jeep if you want to go off roading!
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RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
05/28/09

@egoods:

Exactly what?

He's showing a pic which clearly shows the front diff (which means it is 4x4 as you appearantly don't realize).
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tonyola
05/28/09

@RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: No, no, no - it's really front wheel drive! (well, it's kinda sorta possible, isn't it?)
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
05/28/09

@tonyola: A certifiably-nuts buddy of mine once blew the rear axles out of his father's late-'80s F150 4x4 (literally).. so he just shifted it into 4-low and drove the last mile home dragging the assend down the road. (I wonder if I'd be black-flagged at LeMons for trying that in my F150?)
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thunder; now eta-powered
05/28/09

@tonyola: Sure it's possible. I've seen lots of car haulers like this:

Hack off the frame behind the cab, tack on a low-profile car trailer, and keep it in 4-high all the time. Not sure how well that sits with the transfer case, but it seems to work.
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
05/28/09

In reply to Man Hand-Building Hummer H1 From Ford Scraps
I knew it; I knew the "junker" F150 would be in ten times better shape than the one I've been driving for the past three years... and my sticker runs out Sunday, too. Quick: stop that guy before he crushes that Ford body.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/28/09

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YOU CAN'T DECEIBE ME! I KNOWS ITS A FAKE HUMMOR!

I WILL KICK YOR INVOLENTED ASS ALL OVER THE PLACES.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS PUT TOGETHER WITH GALVENIZED NALES AND SKREWS.
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beercheck
05/28/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: You spelled cant wrong, idoit.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/28/09

@beercheck: danm. Aye alwees spel cant rong.

Seriously though, I was just mocking Tucker a little, but his rants are awesome.
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beercheck
05/29/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: I was trackin'.
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Mobius
05/28/09

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I don't get it, is the H1 like really, really expensive or exotic? (Not up-to-date on this stuff) I mean, a Countach is like exotic and getting an old one in a good condition is going to break your bank, but is an H1 worth that much over a Ford truck?
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