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    Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
    I don't wanna grow up,
    I'm a Jalopnik kid--
    I wanna go fast and I wanna skid
    So I can spin out--
    More smoke, more torque
    More fun, more quick!
    Jalopnik! #soapboxderby
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
    That's insane. I love it. Get wheelbarrow tires for it. Larger diameter, less rolling resistance. Makes for a better ride, as well, so your beer doesn't spill all over the place. #soapboxderby
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
    Ah, the ridiculously quick steering makes up for the tiny wheel. I get it now.

    Well approved, folks. I kinda wish I'd thought to do something like this... and, yeah, I'd probably have lawnmower wheels, too. #soapboxderby
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    Image of skitter skitter
    11/08/09

    @MushyHeirloom: Stump up for what we call 'forklift wheels' at Home Depot or Lowe's. Solid plastic is much faster than tires and the bearings are built for more weight, so they don't get quite as angry in single shear. #soapboxderby
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer

    Hey now, that's a pretty sophisticated steering linkage when it comes to unsanctioned downhill racing. Someone always has the center pivot board, or various bicycle and scooter front ends, or string wrapped around PVC. But the most insane thing I have ever seen, by far, was the guy who rode way at the tips of a pallet jack, steering with ropes tied to the handle.

    Pictured above is the result of one test session where our driver was 'a little uncertain' about the steering. #soapboxderby
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    Image of Anaximander Anaximander
    11/08/09

    @skitter: I sure hope that driver was wearing a cup. #soapboxderby
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/08/09

    @Anaximander: Yeah, but it was on his head. #soapboxderby
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
    My first auto related project involved building a gravity racer with a friend. With no brakes and the steepest hill in town. It's a miracle we're alive. #soapboxderby
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    11/08/09

    In reply to Mystery Seat From 20R Sprite Hell Project Lives On In Illegal Soapbox Derby Racer
    That looks like too much fun...! Of course it would have to be illegal. The seat and the chain steering wheel makes for a classy looking ride indeed. #soapboxderby
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
    The top pic... what a great example of black & white photography at it's best. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/02/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Not enough Megan Fox? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/03/09

    @mr_dude: I was being serious - did you think I was being sarcastic? I think it's a great shot... excellent composition, and check out all the lighting variances on the superstructure. Really dramatic shot. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/03/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: It started as a statement and ended as a suggestion.

    The composition makes me fall out of my chair, bridge is getting its lean on, making me think Tacoma Narrows.

    The red filter certainly creates the bridge/sky contrast, but those shadows are nasty - and it's not like the Bay Area lacks days with even lighting. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/03/09

    @mr_dude: Ah, OK... I see where yer goin' ;)

    As far as the shadows go, that's part of what I like! Yeah, it's drastic differences from one extreme to the other... on the near tower itself, on the upper part of the sky vs the cables... but IMO that's one of the things that B&W really conveys best. To me (apart from the couple of degrees-tilt to the left, which annoys me somewhat) this is one of those great, iconic B&W images that you get a certain sense of scale out of that simply doesn't convey the same way in anykindachrome. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
    Speaking of Life, Google Books now has a virtually complete archive of scanned Life magazines from 1936 through 1972 (the last year as a weekly). An absolutely wonderful resource.

    [books.google.com]

    I can only hope that we'll see Road & Track and Car and Driver archives soon in Google Books. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
    Having grown up in the shadow of the Mackinac Bridge, when I first saw the Golden Gate Bridge in person my reaction was just ... meh. But I do agree that the Golden Gate was an architectural/engineering achievement at the time. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/02/09


    @EdificeComplex: Agree. And I do have a soft spot for the bridge from my own state. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/02/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Yes yes, we'll cover those on the next edition of #bridgelopnik #goldengatebridge
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    Image of OA 5599 OA 5599
    11/02/09

    @mr_dude: You mean we'll cross that bridge when we get to it? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge

    What an awesome bridge. I have a friend on another car forum that had the chance to go up to the top. The view from up there is breathtaking. I wish I was at home so I could post some of my own shots... among other reasons... #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
    I love watching documentaries about old-school bridge building. The workers in the dark, muddy, pressurized caissons (deep below the pillars, underwater) were about as bold as a human being can get. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge
    Still achingly beautiful, and a stunning achievement. Those art deco roadway lamps are just killer. They fit perfectly with all the other riveted plate details. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    11/02/09

    In reply to Adventures In Bridge-Building: The Golden Gate Bridge

    They didn't include this one? #goldengatebridge
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    11/02/09


    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Or this one? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/02/09

    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Thanks, now I've got a bad case of vertigo. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    11/02/09


    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: That's still better than a bad case of Christopher Walken's hair-do, right? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/02/09

    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Point. On the other hand, if it meant that I was Christopher Walken... #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/02/09


    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Christopher Walken and bad hair seem to just go together. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of rb1971 - E39M5'er rb1971 - E39M5'er
    11/02/09

    @Skunky: Does anyone else this it's weird that he has looked basically the same for about 20 years? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/02/09

    @rb1971 - E39M5'er: Maybe he goes to the same salon as Dick Clark? #goldengatebridge
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    11/02/09


    @Skunky: I dunno... his hair looks kinda nice in this one. #goldengatebridge
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    10/19/09

    In reply to A Tale Of Two Fiat 128 Hatchbacks: One Goes To Loving Home, One Gets Crushed
    "'It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?!!' You stupid inside-out monkey!" #fiat128
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    Image of insightman insightman
    10/18/09

    In reply to A Tale Of Two Fiat 128 Hatchbacks: One Goes To Loving Home, One Gets Crushed
    My dad had a Fiat 1500 sports car, the predecessor to the 124 Spider. It's so rare that I've never seen another one. I loved it and I loved my 128 Sport, too. But the best Fiat I ever drove was my Fiat Abarth OT-1000, which was a stroked Fiat 850 convertible (with the covered headlights). #fiat128
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