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Bashr52
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California wildfire aftermath.
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DrHAX
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NOOO NOT THE METH LAB! 
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rgdedge
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It is rear engine , body only was shortened 8" (stock length pan ) |
Hi Hals. Good to hear from ya.
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GeorgeL
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VWs built for Wasteland Weekend, a kind of a post-apocalyptic Burning Man for Mad Max fans held in the California high desert:
http://wastelandweekend.com/
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shano63 
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That guy must not like his wife very much..
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GeorgeL
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| shano63 wrote: |
That guy must not like his wife very much.. |
I think that she gets to use the flamethrower when it is mounted as in the top photo. |
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awreed
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That guy must not like his wife very much.. |
I think that she gets to use the flamethrower when it is mounted as in the top photo. |
Getting to use the flamethrower doesn't sound so good to me when it also necessitates that you become the new front bumper. Try explaining that injury to her family at the wake.
Love the helmet, though. That'll totally save you from being slammed between several tons of steel in a collision. |
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GeorgeL
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...or protect her if the thing rolled! Not sure if I would want to be strapped in that securely!
OTOH, I'd rather look at her legs than his.
Most of these cars are built to mimic or pay homage to vehicles in the Mad Max movie genre. I doubt that the seat is occupied for anything beyond photo opportunities. |
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awreed
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Mad Max was a kind of a cult movie, so I get the tribute-type vehicle....but look at that front seat  That's no cheap, slapped together shit. Looks like a racing seat welded onto the Baja frame with a 5 point harness. Whoever built that fully expected to roll with an insane passenger riding shotgu.... sorry, flamethrower. I would not put my wife, goldfish, or favorite plush toy in that seat.
And if I remember correctly, didn't most of the guys in those Mad Max movies who were riding on the outside 'gunner' positions on the cars die horrible deaths? Hmmm. If you wanna really pay a proper tribute to the movies......
"Hey, honey, I see a small mound up ahead; hold on, I'm gonna try and take it in 3rd gear. This is a rear engine car, so I'm pretty sure it won't nose down on landing and turn you into a dusty blood stain. Love you!" |
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[email protected]
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| awreed wrote: |
Mad Max was a kind of a cult movie, so I get the tribute-type vehicle....but look at that front seat That's no cheap, slapped together shit. Looks like a racing seat welded onto the Baja frame with a 5 point harness. Whoever built that fully expected to roll with an insane passenger riding shotgu.... sorry, flamethrower. I would not put my wife, goldfish, or favorite plush toy in that seat.
And if I remember correctly, didn't most of the guys in those Mad Max movies who were riding on the outside 'gunner' positions on the cars die horrible deaths? Hmmm. If you wanna really pay a proper tribute to the movies......
"Hey, honey, I see a small mound up ahead; hold on, I'm gonna try and take it in 3rd gear. This is a rear engine car, so I'm pretty sure it won't nose down on landing and turn you into a dusty blood stain. Love you!" |
Maybe if he had take out a big life insurance policy when they first got married. Then just claim it as an unforeseen accident. |
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awreed
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| awreed wrote: |
Mad Max was a kind of a cult movie, so I get the tribute-type vehicle....but look at that front seat That's no cheap, slapped together shit. Looks like a racing seat welded onto the Baja frame with a 5 point harness. Whoever built that fully expected to roll with an insane passenger riding shotgu.... sorry, flamethrower. I would not put my wife, goldfish, or favorite plush toy in that seat.
And if I remember correctly, didn't most of the guys in those Mad Max movies who were riding on the outside 'gunner' positions on the cars die horrible deaths? Hmmm. If you wanna really pay a proper tribute to the movies......
"Hey, honey, I see a small mound up ahead; hold on, I'm gonna try and take it in 3rd gear. This is a rear engine car, so I'm pretty sure it won't nose down on landing and turn you into a dusty blood stain. Love you!" |
Maybe if he had take out a big life insurance policy when they first got married. Then just claim it as an unforeseen accident. |
Bingo. "I don't know what happened. It had a 5 point harness and a racing seat. She should have been perfectly safe! Oh well. When do I get the check?" |
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vdubyah73
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Ya right, a flame thrower blowing right back in her face! Wicked smart.
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cdennisg
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| awreed wrote: |
Mad Max was a kind of a cult movie, so I get the tribute-type vehicle....but look at that front seat That's no cheap, slapped together shit. Looks like a racing seat welded onto the Baja frame with a 5 point harness. Whoever built that fully expected to roll with an insane passenger riding shotgu.... sorry, flamethrower. I would not put my wife, goldfish, or favorite plush toy in that seat.
And if I remember correctly, didn't most of the guys in those Mad Max movies who were riding on the outside 'gunner' positions on the cars die horrible deaths? Hmmm. If you wanna really pay a proper tribute to the movies......
"Hey, honey, I see a small mound up ahead; hold on, I'm gonna try and take it in 3rd gear. This is a rear engine car, so I'm pretty sure it won't nose down on landing and turn you into a dusty blood stain. Love you!" |
You can't really be serious. Do you understand fun? Fantasy? Fiction?
That car was built with these things in mind. If you are honestly concerned about safety in this situation, you have completely given into the "nanny state" way of thinking about life. I bet you're a blast at parties.
Time to hop on my 250 Big Red and grab a fresh beer...
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shano63
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Time to hop on my 250 Big Red and grab a fresh beer... |
Too funny!
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awreed
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| awreed wrote: |
Mad Max was a kind of a cult movie, so I get the tribute-type vehicle....but look at that front seat That's no cheap, slapped together shit. Looks like a racing seat welded onto the Baja frame with a 5 point harness. Whoever built that fully expected to roll with an insane passenger riding shotgu.... sorry, flamethrower. I would not put my wife, goldfish, or favorite plush toy in that seat.
And if I remember correctly, didn't most of the guys in those Mad Max movies who were riding on the outside 'gunner' positions on the cars die horrible deaths? Hmmm. If you wanna really pay a proper tribute to the movies......
"Hey, honey, I see a small mound up ahead; hold on, I'm gonna try and take it in 3rd gear. This is a rear engine car, so I'm pretty sure it won't nose down on landing and turn you into a dusty blood stain. Love you!" |
You can't really be serious. Do you understand fun? Fantasy? Fiction?
That car was built with these things in mind. If you are honestly concerned about safety in this situation, you have completely given into the "nanny state" way of thinking about life. I bet you're a blast at parties.
Time to hop on my 250 Big Red and grab a fresh beer... |
Wow. A little hostile are we? I don't believe I've ever met you before, yet you felt it was necessary to launch an ad hominem attack on my character?
Since you lack the ability to critically analyze the written word, I'll go ahead and spell it out for you one more time: I understand the desire to build one of these fantasy vehicles for something like burning man, but DUDE- that seat has a 5 point harness on it! What the hell was that guy planning on doing with his girl strapped in there? One bad bounce or rollover and she is fucked up.
That's all I was saying, bro.
I haven't given into any nanny state bs. If someone wants to build a dangerous fantasy vehicle, go for it. I still reserve the right to criticize their engineering from my laptop. We all do it on this site, so don't bother getting all sanctimonious on me.
And yes, actually I am quite pleasant to be around at parties. |
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GeorgeL
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| that seat has a 5 point harness on it! What the hell was that guy planning on doing with his girl strapped in there? One bad bounce or rollover.... |
Actually with the harness the only thing that would hurt her is a rollover. Without the harness, it would only take a "bad bounce" to put her into a world of hurt. Seems that the harness was the prudent thing to do.
All of life is risk. Some choose to experience more, some less. Simply being on this forum indicates a strong likelihood that one is driving around in a 40-year-old car without airbags, crush zones, or anti-lock brakes, a wildly dangerous thing from some people's point of view! |
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cdennisg
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All of life is risk. Some choose to experience more, some less. Simply being on this forum indicates a strong likelihood that one is driving around in a 40-year-old car without airbags, crush zones, or anti-lock brakes, a wildly dangerous thing from some people's point of view! |
This.
It is funny to me how people perceive and accept risk.
AWREED, I did not intend to attack your character, only your perception of a risk someone else is taking. Some would never consider sky diving, others do it every day. Some people like to build goofy cars to parade around the desert and role play with other folks of like mind. Others buy a new car every year after researching to find the one with the top safety ratings. So be it.
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Time to hop on my 250 Big Red and grab a fresh beer... |
Too funny! |
No joke, I bought a storage unit today and it had a "big red" front fork! I was so excited to see it, I wish the rest of the frame was there...
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