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Old 11-06-2015, 04:17 PM   #1
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http://www.news.com.au/technology/in...-1227393166419
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Old 11-06-2015, 05:05 PM   #2
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"The 50-year-old film fanatic, who designs and builds weapon systems for the US military"

Can you imagine how much money he'd earn though?
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Old 11-06-2015, 05:20 PM   #3
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160k seems a bit steep. someone should build a replica of the bare metal hardtop from fury road while it's still new and fresh. every ******* and his dog has a pursuit special replica these days.
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Old 11-06-2015, 09:27 PM   #4
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But is the supercharger real or not!? for 160k you would bloody hope so!
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Old 12-06-2015, 12:19 AM   #5
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But is the supercharger real or not!? for 160k you would bloody hope so!
450 Horsepower is hardly incredible
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Old 12-06-2015, 06:09 AM   #6
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The car used in Fury Road has a Chevy engine. You can see a picture of the engine in the book The Art of Mad Max Fury Road, and the Chevy valve cover is very visible. (And it has what looks like a turbo toward the rear.)
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Old 12-06-2015, 07:35 AM   #7
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You blokes sound like a bunch of newbies, non of you guys have obviously ever played with a X-series Falcons, especially a coupe, $160K is hardly surprising.


And yes 450HP from an N/A clevo is pretty dam stout.
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Old 12-06-2015, 11:39 AM   #8
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But is the supercharger real or not!? for 160k you would bloody hope so!
Not if he wanted it like the original in the movie
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Old 12-06-2015, 03:40 PM   #9
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You blokes sound like a bunch of newbies, non of you guys have obviously ever played with a X-series Falcons, especially a coupe, $160K is hardly surprising..
especially when you're doing it half a world away.
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Old 12-06-2015, 03:58 PM   #10
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Good on him, have always wanted one but never had the money.
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Old 12-06-2015, 05:46 PM   #11
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http://youtu.be/HDofB_KJTNA
I came across this a while back.
Theres a few youtube vids on it

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Old 13-06-2015, 08:37 AM   #12
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you would think for $160k he would have got the paint right !!!!!
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Old 13-06-2015, 08:47 AM   #13
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$160.000 on the project (good on him)

$7.95 on the pants.
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Old 13-06-2015, 12:44 PM   #14
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There's a nice replica shown in this video:
http://www.amazon.com/WELCOME-WHEREV...erever+you+are

(I'm having trouble finding it on Amazon's Australian site, but I'm somewhat drunk at the moment.)
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Old 15-06-2015, 11:43 PM   #15
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Yet another destroyed coupe lost to yankland.
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Old 16-06-2015, 12:54 AM   #16
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good on him , it looks the part.
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