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[nfpgasmask]

I'm a HUGE Mad Max fan as well and can't wait to see your project come to life and <hopefully> get to see the completion of it.

ME TOO.

I do have a die-cast collectible of the interceptor (numbered collectible) that came from Australia via Ebay that sits proudly on my display shelf! This was the very reason I bought the SC for my VX as I never had a SC'd vehicle and longed to hear that blower whine that has haunted me since seeing 'Mad Max' for the first time (can't even say how many times I've viewed it since!)

I've seen that die-cast model and on several occasions I almost bought it. But stopped myself and said, "no, I'm gonna wait for the REAL thing". The super charger and blower unit will be the final piece of the puzzle for me. The body kit alone is going to run me about $4000 that I don't have at the moment. There are 2 options for the blower, a working unit (that gives the car somewhere around 500/600 horsepower, so I've read) or a phony unit (as was used in the films). Obsioulsy, the working unit is NO JOKE when it comes to price and I have read that you really need to "beef up" the frame much like drag racers do to their cars to handle the power that Jack thinks muscle cars can't have. (sorry, kid, I couldn't help it)

Those are referred to as collectors....(IIRC sometimes called 'zoomies')

if the ones in the pic aren't simulated (fake), their purpose was to hook up directly to the header pipes coming off the engine... so in effect each pipe is exhausting each cylinder independently. That's why there is (actually) 4 pipes on each side of the car (V8). You see the same thing on FunnyCars (NHRA dragsters).

That is correct. You will notice in the pic there are no rear exhaust pipes. That particular car has working zoomies, I have a couple more pics of it where you can see the exhaust coming out. I will be buying these eventually:

Zoomies

It's gonna be a crazy summer.

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

sure, im well aware of the drag and funny car reasoning behind it...but they also pump 16 gallons of fuel in 1/4 mile....they need to get all that out...

Don't forget that this car was made for a movie, and a lot of the mods were fake or not necessary and just done for looks...looks that I admire quite a bit as well.

Bart

[pbkid]

[" the frame much like drag racers do to their cars to handle the power that Jack thinks muscle cars can't have. (sorry, kid, I couldn't help it)

no no....i didnt say that they cant produce power, i know they can produce power... i just think that they are over-rated and far out-dated. and i prefer to get power out of something that can also take corners and stop as well as it can go forward

Don't forget that this car was made for a movie, and a lot of the mods were fake or not necessary and just done for looks...looks that I admire quite a bit as well.

Bart

ahhh, ok...now it makes more sense, see i wasnt aware that it was a car made for a movie..i thought the one you pictured was the stardard version of that car...

[Cobrajet]

...and i prefer to get power out of something that can also take corners and stop as well as it can go forward...

Cornering and stopping is for wusses! It's a pure adrenalin rush to get one of these 4000 pound musclecars into the triple digits when you are riding on skinny bias-belted tires (what's a speed rating??), non-power drum brakes (the brakes don't fade 'cause there ain't no brakes to start with), and a suspension lifted from the 50's (minimize that unspung weight.) What fun is it if the car can do everything better than the driver?

[pbkid]

Cornering and stopping is for wusses! It's a pure adrenalin rush to get one of these 4000 pound musclecars into the triple digits when you are riding on skinny bias-belted tires (what's a speed rating??), non-power drum brakes (the brakes don't fade 'cause there ain't no brakes to start with), and a suspension lifted from the 50's (minimize that unspung weight.) What fun is it if the car can do everything better than the driver?

see, that doesnt appease me much for a daily driver...drag strip car...thats a different story, but thats not the discussion

[nfpgasmask]

ahhh, ok...now it makes more sense, see i wasnt aware that it was a car made for a movie..i thought the one you pictured was the stardard version of that car...

Dude, on your way home today, stop at your local Blockbuster "Media" and rent The Road Warrior. Please, just do it!

Bart

[WormGod]

Dude, on your way home today, stop at your local Blockbuster "Media" and rent The Road Warrior. Please, just do it!

Bart

I still prefer Mad max.

"Night..... Riiiideeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr!"

I always wanted to fight Jonny the Boy. Even as a 10 year old, I hated that pansy.

[CrnCnn]

I still prefer Mad max.

x2 but the road warrior was good.

[nfpgasmask]

I still prefer Mad max.

"Night..... Riiiideeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr!"

I always wanted to fight Jonny the Boy. Even as a 10 year old, I hated that pansy.

Well, I say Road Warrior only because I think Jack needs to be eased into it properly. Mad Max was pretty low budget and it is dated. I wouldn't want Jack thinking it is "too outdated" to even like. The Road Warrior however had a bigger budget and is a little more polished. Plus, its the Road Warrior version of the Falcon I will be building.

Bart

[Triathlete]

Here is one to take camping!

[technocoy]

Since we were talking about this classic.... They stand to possibly rape our childhoods again.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41453

[pbkid]

no no bart...i try to give everything i come across a chance...even low budget movies

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

You will notice in the pic there are no rear exhaust pipes. That particular car has working zoomies, I have a couple more pics of it where you can see the exhaust coming out. I will be buying these eventually:

Zoomies

It's gonna be a crazy summer.

Bart

WOW...those are nice and really not priced bad at all. I paid like $474 for 'shorty' headers from Summit for my Ram....those Mad Max Zoomies are listed as $400...surprised they aren't ALOT more!

x2 but the road warrior was good.

X3 and ditto on 'Road Warrior'....never cared for 'Beyond Thunderdome' though.

[nfpgasmask]

Since we were talking about this classic.... They stand to possibly rape our childhoods again.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41453

Yeah, read about that yesterday. Absolutely absurd. Can't we do anything original?

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

X3 and ditto on 'Road Warrior'....never cared for 'Beyond Thunderdome' though.

A lot of people don't like the Thunderdome, and even though it is my least favorite of the three, I still like it...It just lacks the car porn the other 2 had but imo, it is still a really fun movie to watch.

Bart