StoleIt
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Let me guess...equipped with the highest hp stock Aventador engines to magically create an extra 20 hp, yet otherwise mechanically identical?
And I like the SV and 50th design much better than this one.
What's the price?
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Congrats! I'm almost positive that's my old '04 that I owned for six years in Oregon. If it is, you got yourself a fantastic car.
Yeap, I think it's your former car!
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Welcome packet is in the mail
Your status has been updated.
Awesome, thanks!
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Thanks!
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Well deserved and a long time coming! Congratulations!!
Thanks!
When do I get the top secret owner's decoder ring?
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Took delivery of a 2004 Gallardo with a 6 speed manual transmission today.
Took her out for a spirited test drive then parked for the near future until the title and tags are finished up.
But here she is along with my buddies 04:
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i can't say for certain. i had a body shop do it only cause they were already working on the car at the time doing all the SL parts: skirts, diffuser, etc.
but again, from what i saw and remember, it was a pretty easy job. do you have the 3rd brake light (OEM) in the upper portion of rear glass?
Yea it has a brake light there.
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i actually got the 3rd brake light installed. i believe there was a DIY thread somewhere or an article about how to wire it up. you use (if you have an earlier G) the 3rd brake light that runs just above the rear window. i used that line and connected to SL wing. i then had my OEM 3rd brake light painted to body color and installed so it blended it and basically made that 3rd brake light a filler piece.
If I am semi handy can I do it myself or is it more of an auto shop type job?
Thanks!
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What did you guys do about the 3rd brake light? Did you guys get a wing without the slot or did you just put a light in there and leave it unplugged? Or, less likely, did you run wires to make the light functional?
Thanks.
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It appears to have sold before I ever heard back from them.
So problem solved I guess, back to searching for me.
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That is hot though but I'd be leery. Someone has to know the car.
That's what I'm hoping for.
I just googled every exotic rental I could find looking for a 2013 Gallardo and couldn't find anything that matches...so that's kind of a good sign I guess.
Looks like I'll be on the phone tomorrow doing some sleuthing.
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Carfax shows a lot of miles put on it in a one year span. It may have been a rental or used at exotics racing or such too.
Yea that is my primary concern.
Carfax doesn't show anything...how else could I find out? I am debating calling the dealership that sold it and asking but I don't imagine I'd get very far.
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http://www.gemotorcars.com/web/used/Lambor...ornia/29330678/
Anyone know this car? The miles are high but if they have service records and a decent clutch snap I'm not too worried about it. Carfax is clean but there is a lack of service history between 5k and 30k miles. This doesn't mean it wasn't done...just that it wasn't at a dealership that talks to Carfax.
And on 2013's...aren't there still exterior badges saying if its an LP560-4 or a LP550-2? I'm thinking because of the year and nose its a 550-2 but I'm not certain on that.
Anywho, I am waiting to hear back from them but in the mean time if anyone here knows the car or any advice on higher miles that would be super!
Thanks.
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Although I'm wondering how you (StoleIt) arrived at these numbers. I can see where (without known angles) measuring these steps could end up with more error and assumptions on those numbers could skew the entire problem. Unless maybe you're using a laser leveler or something to get close. On the lengths/distances are you measuring from up above across the ramp horizontally (120, 48, 91, 106) and then dropping lines down to establish the distances at the various points? All I'm getting at is that this is where the problem will sneak up on you...error in measuring and I realize that it's easy to embrace assumptions on something like this and forget that you made an assumption when you've already moved on to measuring the next thing. Measure twice, drive a Gallardo over it once.
I used a level app as primary and backed it up with a protractor and an eyeball on the vertical to make sure they were both ballpark of eachother. Not very scientific I know...
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You know a simple test would be to just take some measurements with the viper coming in and out. With him at the lowest clearance spot, measure out 4" from the bottom of the fascia and down 1/2", see if you're hitting driveway or not? Obviously you'll need to maintain a pretty tight tolerance of 'level' but it should be pretty obvious if it will work or not.
If he comes in with a C-Hair of gap under the fascia you'll know right away another 4" won't clear it.
His Viper fit and at the "steepest" point I could barely fit my fingers between the nose and the pavement (granted he took it with no angle in his approach so it was a worst case setup).
I just wanted to use the Viper as a control for my ghetto math at the beginning since I knew it fit but didn't have any idea if my math was valid. Obviously, you scienced the shit out of it for me (thanks again btw).
My conclusion: if the Gallardo nose is 4 inches longer than the Viper then there isn't a snowballs chance that it will fit.
But, it would seem that an 05+ with a nose lift would clear it since it would raise 2-3 inches up based on your calculations of an 04 barely scraping. -
I seriously owe you a beer (or twelve) emanon.
So the garage is 141 inches wide at the narrow point between the posts between the 90 degree turn going up hill.
The ramp is 233 inches wide at the narrowest points and grows another 11 inches on the left and 9.5 on the right once you are past the posts.
The garage door is located 16 inches from the left wall and 67 inches from the right wall and was 167 inches wide.
Note: this was done with a tape measurer by myself and I'm sure all measurements are off +/- 1 inch at the minimum.
Just got word from my buddy with the Gen 5 Viper, its 34.5 inches from axel to nose and 5 inches of ground clearance.
At the top corner looking down.
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I'll get measurements of the width and I have a buddy that is going to get me the dimensions of his Viper to also work as a control.
I always assumed the Pre-LP Gallardo and Viper had a similar nose length...I might have been wrong.
If only those damn chicks would get out of the way so I could get a better comparisons of the noses...
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Wouldn't some modification to your driveway's grade be cheaper then some of the options you're looking at? Between lift systems or replacing your front bumper / splitter etc., could it be more feasible to have the driveway re-surface with a smoother profile?
Keep in mind I don't have any knowledge of the design or scale of the driveway in question.
Regards,
Adam
It's a communal garage, I live in a loft in Wichita's "downtown," so no modifications sadly.
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I'd be curious to get the dimensions of a Gen 3 or Gen 5 Viper and compare since I know those worked.
I wonder if angling it would make a significant difference...I'd assume so. Crunching the numbers is a worst case heads on approach which I don't do since I swing wide to mitigate scraping/high centering.
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Thanks! Sucks, but it's better than finding out the hardway I guess.
What program is that?
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Give me a few, I've got this under control.
haha thanks.
And there is no distance for Section 1 because it's probably like 10 feet in length so I just did that as a constant.
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So...I'm trying to add some 6th grade math in my quest of figuring out if I need a nose lift to get into my garage or not. Now, I didn't do too well in any of my math classes but, I did do well in art. Thus, I present you with my quickly thrown together photoshop of the issue I'm having.
Hoping someone smarter than I can double check this. Also, the picture is of an LP Gallardo but the measurements are for a Pre-LP when it came to nose to front wheel distance and then calculating the angle. So don't jump on my nuts for that, if I can figure out the formula then I'll do it again to see if an aftermarket LP560/570/GST nose would also work.
Also, the car isn't to scale but the actual angles of the lines are drawn correctly, the distances are a full decimal/factor/power less (so 48 inches is illustrated as 4.8 inches in the picture). Not sure if that matters.
Without further adieu my art project:
Thanks!
Neal
Edit: My 06 Viper at stock ride height would clear going down without issue, occasionally I would high-center on something when going out (uphill) especially if I had a passenger in the car. Tested with my buddies 2013 Viper and he made it as well. I can't find any dimensions for either of these cars online to serve as a base for my math experiment though. And I wont even fathom asking my buddy with an 04 G to try it out since his is slammed and has an LP nose, last thing I want is to scrape the crap out of HIS car...thus this post.
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I had my fears about Affleck being Bruce Wayne/Batman but I think he pulled it off very well.
Overall, I liked the movie and don't really understand why it is getting destroyed by critics. Is it Oscar worthy? No. But it was still rather enjoyable.
I think it could have easily been two different movies though. I'm betting the DC figures these comic book movies have a shelf life that will soon expire so they needed a way to jump start the other spin off solo movies since Marvel has such a large lead over them.
Custom Motorcycle people
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Anyone knowledgeable on custom motorcycles? I have, what I think, is a good buy as a toy or to flip as an investment. But I don't know jack about motorcycles let alone a highly custom/1 off build bike.
Details:
Built by Quality Tech Machine Shop, Kansas
Harley Evo engine
Baker Transmission
Big Dog Mastiff frame
250 back wheel/tire
~500 miles
Custom paint job in a P-40 Warhawk theme (WWII airplane)
Anyone venture what it would be worth? My buddy is saying $15k on the market.