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Anyone get a Fusion yet?

Emil — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:43:38 GMT

Just wonderin'

2010 COTY :)

2003 Acura RSX Roof Molding Coming Loose.

mischa316 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:33:24 GMT

I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Where the rubber roof molding comes loose and you could tear it off. Also I found 2 on Parts.com for 39.98 and the bracket is 4.45 for one. Would I need 2 or 4 for the brackets? It has something to due to the hot weather here in FL I know man you should see what it did to my steering wheel it's so ugly looking. Thanks for the help.
Mischa.

CEL on again (my 2001.5 Passat)

admo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:48 GMT

Back again. A while ago my CEL was on, and cleaning the MAF sensor solved the problem.

This morning on my way to work, the light came on again. Read the code once I got to work, and it was P0135 O2 Heater Circuit Bank 1 Sensor 1.

From reading around a bit, it seems like this is the easier of the 2 to replace (this is the sensor before the cat, not the one after). But is also seems that access to this is from under the car. I have no way to work under my car, so it seems like I need to bring it to my mechanic again.

Anyone here replace their O2 sensor theirselves and can offer any advise to see if I should even try?

Five new camaro concepts for 2010

Lee Stewart — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:03:56 GMT

FIVE NEW CAMARO CONCEPTS FOR 2010

http://www.competitionplus.com/index...cepts-for-2010

1966 Bizzarrini Strada 5300 GT Coupe Sells for $500,000+

Lee Stewart — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:58:13 GMT

1966 Bizzarrini Strada 5300 GT Coupe

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The 1966 Bizzarrini Strada 5300 coupe offered here is a stunning restoration inside and out. Finished in silver with a black suede interior, this 5300 Strada represents the ultimate in period Italian automotive styling, with the bulletproof reliability and proven performance of the Chevrolet small-block. Inside the low-slung doors, the interior is finished in fine black suede, cloth, and carpet set off only by a few instruments and a beautiful wood steering wheel.

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While it�s easy to think the Strada 5300 is identical in appearance to the Grifo, in reality the overall shape is the same, but many details differ, with the Bizzarrini a bit rounder and much more aggressive in aspect. The Corvette 327, while sharing the same four-barrel Holley carb and 365-hp rating with the Grifo, is tuned to give additional torque, and the competition option brought four Webers and 400 hp to the party.

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/Profi...1/Alfa%20Romeo

The car sold at the Russo and Steele auction for over $500,000

I never heard of this car before.

Cars together (My Car and Wifes Car)

Indpowr — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:55:15 GMT

The wife now owns the 2010 Camaro that you guys have seen in the prior post. I had a chance to clean both cars. So, took a few photos afterwards..its also nice to see the styling cues of each car.

Little Red Wagon Wheelstander - Trivia

Lee Stewart — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:42:22 GMT

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Prior to striking out on his own, though, Howell worked for Dick Branstner at Branstner Enterprises in Troy, Mich. Branstner and driver Roger Lindamood had just won Top Stock at the 1964 Nationals with their Color Me Gone Dodge, and Branstner hired Howell to run the operation, which built engines and did chassis work for Super Stock and A/FX cars.

Among the company's major contributions to drag racing lore was the refinement of the Little Red Wagon wheelstander, which didn�t actually begin life as a wheelstander; Howell's contribution is that he took it on one of its groundbreaking "flights."

"The Little Red Wagon was conceived and built by two engineers at Dodge Truck, Jim Schaeffer and John Collins," recalled Howell. "It was powered by a 426 Hemi on gas and carburetors, with a rigid rear suspension. We were playing around doing neutral starts -- transmission in neutral, go to wide open throttle, and punch the Drive button! -- and it would pick the front wheels up maybe a foot or two. Spectators loved it. The truck was more or less being passed around to various teams, and it ended up at Branstner's after the rear suspension had been improved. It was assigned to me for some 'development work.' I ordered a roll cage to be installed and replaced the stock 426 engine with an injected engine on nitromethane.

"It was late '64, and we were at Motor City Dragway outside of Detroit. I pulled up to the starting line to make a pass, and in the right lane was my friend Tony Knieper in his GTO. The injected nitro motor didn�t require a neutral start to pick the wheels up, but this time, it went up and kept going! The truck always had a tendency to drift right, and, true to form, it proceeded to do its thing. I�m now on the tailgate, and somewhere underneath the front wheels is my buddy Tony. I stayed in it until I saw him drive out from underneath me. I lifted, and it came down like a ton of bricks. It was quite a day. Dodge PR had a photographer there, and one of the local TV stations got it all on film. It made the 11 o�clock news. The rest is history -- well, almost."

According to Howell, the truck was funded by Dodge PR, and Frank Wylie assigned the truck to Bill "Maverick" Golden to campaign nationally.

Continued Howell, " 'Maverick' arrived in town for 'driving lessons' about the time I finished the install of a nitro-fueled, supercharged 426. It was late fall when we all returned to Motor City, and it was cold. I made a couple passes but couldn�t get it anywhere near hooking up. Late in the day, I made a pretty good pass and mentioned to Branstner, 'I think it�s carrying the front end in the lights.' We had a rather vigorous discussion, which I concluded by saying something stupid like, 'Fine, I won�t lift, and we�ll see who�s right!' Next pass, straight up, 147 in the lights. 'Maverick' opted not to drive it that day. I reinstalled the injected engine, and 'Maverick' went on his way.

http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/

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Volkswagen Self-Parking Car

Lee Stewart — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:06:26 GMT

Volkswagen Self-Parking Car

http://gizmodo.com/5390845/self+park...?autoplay=true

Daniels leads dutch classic hemi challenge field with record

Lee Stewart — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:22:31 GMT

DANIELS LEADS DUTCH CLASSIC HEMI CHALLENGE FIELD WITH RECORD

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Written by Darren Jacobs Friday, 23 October 2009 18:33
Jim Daniels left no doubt he is once again the driver to beat at the 2009 Mopar� HEMI� Challenge Race Series Dutch Classic event at Maple Grove Raceway, after setting a Super Stock/A-HEMI National Record to lead qualifying heading into Saturday�s scheduled eliminations.

The Bristol, Pa., dentist qualified at the top of the Dutch Classic field in his Ray Barton-built 1968 HEMI Dodge Dart with a record run of 8.331 seconds at 157.96 mph on his first pass Thursday, bettering the 8.38/157.08 mark set by Charlie Westcott Jr. of Parma, Mich. at this event in 2008. Daniels, who also led qualifying for last month�s Columbus, Ohio event, backed up the record with an 8.37-second pass later in the day.

Ray Barton�s son, David, of Robesonia, Pa., will begin eliminations from the second spot, trailing Daniels with a best of 8.445 seconds in qualifying. Annandale, N.J. driver Gary Wolkwitz is third, followed by Stephen Hebert of Westlakes, La., and Jim Pancake of Delaware, Ohio. A total of 14 SS/AH 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracudas made qualifying runs.

Rain is expected throughout much of the eastern U.S. on Saturday. In the event race activities are washed out tomorrow, final HEMI Challenge eliminations will begin at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

The Dutch Classic is the largest all-sportsman event on the east coast, with the Mopar HEMI Challenge taking Saturday�s center stage. Participants will vie for the $5,000 winner�s purse at the final Mopar HEMI Challenge event of the 2009 season.

http://www.competitionplus.com/index...ld-with-record

Un-friggin-believable :eyecrazy