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GTI "Fire Sale"
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:48 pm
by ambradley
I saw an ad on craigslist for a VW GTI. "Fire Sale!" the seller wrote, meaning a great price. It instantly reminded me of the black GTI that went up in flames:
http://www.wildboston.com/w1nov05/movie ... 463855.wmv
I searched for that video and also found this one:
http://www.wildboston.com/w1nov05/movie ... laming.wmv
Quite a setup to go up in smoke!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:07 am
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
the first one is sad.... a late model GTi burning
..... the second one, they should have known a ghetto car like that will have problems!!!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:17 pm
by ambradley
A ghetto with twin turbocharged and nitrous injected engines? There was a LOT of money put into that to make it work. Though that rear engine shakes too much for my tastes. Well, before it goes kaboom.
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:46 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:32 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
hahahahaha, that was SO cold!!! That red roadster was on cardomain's coverage of a car show, who owns it? my use of "ghetto" was referring to flames.... a well tuned car wouldnt do that!!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:45 pm
by Dave
Whatever you do, Evan, don't dare refer to that car as "old school." Mark really hates it when people misuse that term...
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:56 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
lol..... dave, have you ever drag raced your SR20-ed roadster? if so what did it run?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:18 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
[quote="ambradley"]A ghetto with twin turbocharged and nitrous injected engines? There was a LOT of money put into that to make it work./quote]
My dad has a 78 camaro that has probally 1/4 the money in it and it runs low 9's in the 1/4....... and it aint never caught on fire!! (except that one time the carb blew back a 4 foot flame, but a quick hefty blow from my dad and it was out
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:18 pm
by Dave
Sorry Mark, I just couldn't resist. The set-up was sooo perfect!
Evan, no, I have not drag raced the roadster yet. I've blown up the diff once already and I'm in no hurry to do so again! IF I had a real diff, IF I could get traction, and IF I could drive, I'd imagine it would be solidly in the 12s.
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:19 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
time for that nice little 4link/ford 9" setup from Summit racing, and tub the rear.... then you could slap on a set of 10" slicks!! sry, I was at the drag strip last night!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:47 pm
by Dave
time for that nice little 4link/ford 9" setup from Summit racing, and tub the rear.... then you could slap on a set of 10" slicks!! sry, I was at the drag strip last night!
I hear ya! That would probably be a good project for next winter. Minus the 10 inch slicks. I like having the car look like nothing but a nice condition, 37 year old, Datsun. From the outside, there's no way of knowing what's lurking under the hood!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:39 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
very good point, stick with the libres (spelling??), but maybe m/t drag radials? or nitto drag radials in the back?
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:13 pm
by Import_sounds-of-mid-GA
my car was blowing flames out of the carbs today..... it was ghetto b4 now it is really ghetto