tents fingers and cackles evilly
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Hey, Iâve had two reasonably-trouble-free runs. So I got out the Russian-American shitbox company, went new-tech, mixed a newer engine with an older car, re-rolled the team, and Iâm going for possibly having some problems.
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Interesting! Just wondering though, is there a price calculator being used to figure out if a car meets the $500 Requirement? something like this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kC4t4OrTH08vtl5DOCQH-KAopzQrfvwFq89gMhQv81g/edit#gid=0
Nope. Just be realistic when you describe it in your intro. Lots of body damage? Stupid miles? Unpopular piece of crap? Bought from an auction shortly after a hurricane, and has a âfunkyâ odor? Be creative. 
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OK, thatâs a cool approach, thanks! Iâm gonna have to look at Local Classifieds & try to replicate to the best of my ability something that costs less than $640 Canadian (Google currently shows 500 US Dollar equals 639.28 Canadian Dollar)
Iâm wondering If I should actually enter the redneck express from the GAR, with Otis, and Jake⌠his son who was named after the dog, but the V12 in it might not go over well with the rules.
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Maybe the engine blew up, so it got rebuilt with an inline 6 sharing the bore/stroke of the V12? Essentially the V12 cut in half? Alternately, same strategy with a V6?
When he is taking such good care of it running red line for somewhere around 2000+ miles, followed by 20 years on a ranch, that couldnât possibly ever happen. 
Could just drop a V-8 into it too, thatâs pretty common.
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TEAM OUTRIDERS
The Crew:
THE OLD MAN
Name: Blake Worden
Age: 56
Occupation: Retired
Place of Birth: Tatum Heights, MI
Blake Worden is recently retired from the Tatum Heights Motorpool, where he worked since 1991. For the past eight years before his retirement he was the supervisor of the department. His assets include a Petoskey XGV scan tool. This enables him access to the vehicle computer systems of any Petoskey up to 2001. It is also capable of scanning generic OBDII codes of any make or model 1996 or newer.
THE MECHANIC
Name: Luigi Fillipelli
Age: 49
Occupation: Tatum Heights Motorpool
Place of Birth: La Spezia, Italy
Luigi Fillipelli immigrated to the United States in 1989 fearful of a potential Soviet invasion. This never came to pass, but regardless, Luigi came to love his new home. He has been a US Citizen since 2004. Luigi primarily specialized in working on police cars while working for the city. This has given him considerable insight into the workings of the Petoskey Enforcer. With the Enforcer discontinued, he has put effort into learning about the vehicles that replaced it. While he works well with the newer designs, he does have a nostalgic feeling towards the old Enforcers. He and Marc Levinstein often enjoy ripping on each other, sometimes the language gets pretty heated but is always in fun.
THE CHIEF
Name: Marc Levinstein
Age: 53
Occupation: Tatum Heights Chief of Police
Place of Birth: Detroit, MI
Marc Levinstein was recently promoted to Chief of Police. His dedication to a force he served since 1993 made him a strong choice for the job. Marc has a reputation for being the fastest driver in the department. His aggressive driving style is contrary to his often soft spoken manner⌠when heâs not talking to Luigi that is. He will frequently make fun of Luigi for being Italian while Luigi will make fun of him for being Jewish. An interesting thing to note is that they never say anything behind each others backs. He carries a Ruger Security Six at all times. While always prepared to use it, he always hopes he never has to.
THE NEW GUY
Name: Zach Worden
Age: 21
Occupation: Half-assed student
Place of Birth: Tatum Heights, MI
Zach is the oldest of Blakeâs three children. After graduating from high school, he was largely clueless about what to do with his life. He is currently taking college classes, not because he has any specific goal, but because he figures thatâs what youâre âsupposedâ to do. At his mothers insistence, he is going along on this road trip, something he is not looking forward to. Blake is hoping this will prove to be a bonding experience and to also hopefully help him shape up.
THE CAR
1997 Petoskey Enforcer "Missy"
If this car looks familiar, thatâs because it went through the Roulette Runner challenge and the Kinda Grand Tour.
The Enforcer first rolled off the assembly line in 1992. The car was received with mixed reviews as it still used the same engine as the outgoing Gran Romero. It wasnât until 1994 when the 301 TriForce made its debut that the Enforcer really took off.
Initial sales were strong in the civilian market, but the car really hit itâs stride when sold as a fleet vehicle. The Interceptor variant featured more aggressive gearing and a tougher suspension setup.
While sales tapered off over the years, the Enforcer remained a strong seller as a police car. Major design updates were done every five years to keep the car competitive. Unfortunately even these periodic updates couldnât outrun time forever, and the archaic body-on-frame sedan was finally axed in 2012.
This particular Enforcer was purchased from a city auction and was claimed to be an administrative vehicle. After some problems that should never have occurred at the 150k miles, a check of the vehicle computer showed the car had over 400,000 miles on it, not the 150,000 that the odometer showed. As a result, during the first run, two fuel injectors went bad, and another two were unplugged to keep the engine firing at a balanced pattern. Despite the weakened state, the car soldiered on to the finish. Even a valve dropping out of the head and rattling around the cylinder didnât keep this car from finishing the run.
During the Kinda Grand Tour, the car was again used, this time using an engine and transmission from a 1995 Petoskey Stag Big Chief. The car did not finish with any notable place, but it did go through the whole trip without mechanical incident.
Which brings us to present day:
Car: 1997 Petoskey Enforcer
Engine: 432 CID V8 SFI*
Transmission: 4RE7*
Modifications: Engine and transmission swapped from a 1995 Stag Big Chief*, Dana 60 rear axle with Detroit locker, Ventnor hood ornament, Used push bar from a retired police interceptor, Undertray was removed due to stripped bolts, 17" wheels from a Gen IV Interceptor*, Brakes from a Gen IV Interceptor*, Aftermarket audio system, First Gen Tail Light Assemblies.
*Modifications came from previous run
In the months before the GW Tour, the old girl was looked over. An inspection of the rear differential showed some severe damage due to the factory gears not being able to handle the extra torque from the 432. Thanks to the use of city discounts and junkyard searches, Luigi managed to come across a Dana 60 axle to be used in the back. With a new ring and pinion set installed, the axle was ready to handle anything the car could throw at it. While at the junkyard, Luigi acquired a Ventnor hood ornament which was affixed to the car. The city recently replaced old car 109, since that was the last Enforcer, a lot of the equipment used on the car could not be carried over to the replacement. This included the push bar which wouldâve been scrapped had Luigi not picked it up. Problems arose when removing the undertray in the form of a couple stripped bolts. It was decided to leave the undertray off for good. Finally, after a purchase on E-Bay, Luigi and Blake installed a custom audio system. One of the tail lights was smashed so a pair was also purchased from the junkyard. These were from a Gen I Enforcer but still fit in the car. With the mileage on the powertrain, an oil change was done as well as a filter and fluid change on the transmission. The car was greased up, lubed up, gassed up, the pisser fluid tank was filled, and the Enforcer was ready to go.
P.S. The car is named Missy because Marc named it before anyone else could.
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Team Mountain Pass
Despite having failed spectacularly both times theyâve attempted competitions like this before, Pierre Mountbatten and Andrew Morgan have returned for a third attempt at Junkyard Racing gloryâŚ
The Team
Pierre Mountbatten, 53, is an Australian journalist who founded Mountain Pass, a magazine dedicated to cars that loved hitting the twisty âBâ roads over bloated V-max queens and hyper expensive exotics. Pierre loves to attend ameteur hillclimbs where his heavily tuned Peugeot 205 GTi gets regularly thrashed by Mk 6 Golf GTiâs and RS Focuses. Pierre wants to win REALLY bad and is hoping their wildcard entry will see team mountain pass be third time lucky and take home the trophy!!!
Andrew Morgan, 42, joined Mountain Pass just as Touge in Japan was gaining traction with Western audiences and became their patron saint in the Mountain Pass offices. Andrew is an avid track day enthusiast and hillclimber who competes in an old, beaten up, S12 Gazelle which has been given a Panda Trueno paintjob. Needless to say he doesnât win much! Andrew also really wants to win so he can get a raise and afford to build a replica FJ24E w/ turbo so his S12 can finally kick some ass!!!
The Car
Andrew has a mate, who knows a guy, who is related to guy who is a collecter of obscure race cars. In return for printing a softball story on the high value of the cars in his collection (which he is conveniently selling) the gentleman sold the keys to his most outlying shed for $499, thinking it was full of old Znopresk parts. However, when the boys came over and opened it they found, buried under old Italian radiators and alternators, a genuine Leeroy Racing Le Mans spare car!
The car was coated in a thick coat of dust, the fibreglass body had some crazing but the car was surprisingly complete. The gentleman wasnât too happy with this result but he knew he couldnât back out of the deal; besides the car had no provenance since it never raced anyway. Pierre and Andrew pushed the car out of the shed and loaded it up onto the waiting tilt tray.
Upon getting the car back to Andrewâs workshop/garage, the pair set about servicing the old girl. The oils and fluids were drained, genuine oils and fluids replaced them and all the filters were replaced. All the brakes were pulled apart and inspected with the wheels taken off, new rubber installed and the bearings regreased. All the visible wiring was checked and a new battery installed. The fuel tank was drained, cleaned out and filled with fresh 91RON unleaded. The exhaust was checked for holes and the cabin was thoroughly vacuumed. The fan belts were replaced and all the bulbs were checked with blown bulbs and fuses replaced. Finally the car was washed and then the big moment arrived⌠Would it start?
It took a few goes but in a surprisingly short time the V12 fired up and the garage rang to the sound of 12 angry, carb fed cylinders. Andrew and Pierre took turns driving the car up and down the street. Since the car was in Le Mans trim the clutch wasnât too heavy and the interior was surprisingly comfy given itâs racing specs.
The biggest problem? There was no way to legally get this car registered so Pierre visited a wrecking yard and sourced a V12 engine plate from an old Ambassador, then he bought a '79 Coyote off Gumtree and re-birthed the Le Mans racer as a limited edition V12 Coyote! The transport department were fooled and the car was now, theoretically at least, registered and ready for action!!!
So will Team Mountain Pass finally win? I certainly hope so!!! 
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Just under a week left for submissions.
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I still plan on submitting, just havenât changed the truck to fit the rules
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Iâm also planning on submitting something to this challenge with a band of 3 characters.
Itâs a car in AEA lore, but the one I havnât told about⌠The great '90s crap-fest! The decade in which quality steadily declined for AEA. But itâs an âalmost but not quite definition Lemonâ with AWD and 300hp and a host of quirks, crap, and previous ownerâs abuse.
Stay tuned⌠for the next episode of Pit Stop US right here on Automation Discourse!
[Editors Note: Show Title not finalized until I post the first RP chapter]
[Editors Note 2: Decided on official Title, updating now, just before I leave for work]
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Can it be in UE4, Kee wonât work for me and no challenges use UE4.
Unfortunately, I have the reverse problem. UE4 is so unstable on my system that I have a difficult time completing one single car. So this has to be Kee.
Welp so much for that, I hope some other challenge like this comes by.
Team Kim and his Comrade
The Guys
Owner, operator
Kim âFat Kimâ Kessling
Age: 42
Occupation: Manager at a local restaurant.
Kim works as a manager at the local posh restaurant. Heâs been a gearhead since he was born. But his particular preference is not of expensive, luxurious or cool automobile. He prefers the car that can only be describe as either a real hooptie or a proper autoshite. His current collection of automobile is indeed worth about jack fucking shit. Heâs also quite fat.
Tagged along amateur mechanic.
Benigno âPinoy Blancâ Vega
Age: 36
Occupation: IT Tech Support
Benigno Vega, also known as Pinoy Blanc. Heâs Filipino as the name suggested. Works IT during weekdays, heâs a keen mechanic during weekends. He also has an appetite for absolute hooptiefest of an automobile. He also likes to drink the particular type of wine so much that his friend call him Pinoy Blanc. He appears to like the idea of putting a tank in a mall very much.
The Car
1988 Bonchon Masterpiece. Also known in South Korea as Bonchon Exempla. Itâs the first luxury Korean automobile to be sold in North America.
This particular example is incredibly special. Itâs the rare, 2 years only trim. The Bonchon Masterpiece Turbo. Itâs a 2.5-litre Inline 4 with turbo forced induction blowing through a single SU type carburetor. Producing a hot for itâs day 130hp and incredibly unreliability reputation.
The Masterpiece is a really rare automobile. At least most of the engine parts can be sourced from a much more common Mitsushita Lorux Compact Truck. But the previous owner (who happens to also be a hooptie enthusiast) thrown in a lot of spare parts thatâs unique to this car as well.
Not many of these are left in the country. But Kim and his mate really wanted one of these just to show that thereâs one still exist. Most of these have been scrapped since before Clinton administration. They totally donât expect the car to finish, let alone win. But the crap cans community theyâre in already is in the process of betting on where theyâll be stranded.
The car cost them 350$.
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Team BuzzBomb
The Team
Driver: Katie Ng
Age:22
An enthusiastic, if over eager, Tech student from Van Nuys, California. Katie is a lover of athletics, movies, and all things quirky and curious.
Passenger: Melissa Kim
Age: 20
Katieâs room-mate and best friend, Melissa is a History student, originally from Springfield, Illinois. Probably the more level headed of the two, Melissa is also an avid golfer and pianist.
The Car
1985 ZAF 1000
A communist relic from the former Yugoslavia, this 1.0L I3 two-stroker was built between 1965 and 1990. this particular model is from towards the end of itâs life, and features such modern luxuries as a 2 barrel carburetor and some semblance of power steering, but thatâs it.
the total cost for this beast was $75.
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Hey, itâs almost my first car! Lol⌠$75 for a '76 Subaru 1400. Except I didnât have the luxury of power steering.
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Team Kent Croissants
A group of South-Eastern Brits on a holiday driving a 90âs French hatch-back in a short space of time what could possibly go wrong.
Damien Taylor - navigator on the trip only because he did the Duke of Edinburgh, has a tendency to glaze over when he isnât directly involved in the conversation. Sleeps like the dead and will not be happy if woken up from his slumber by anyone other than his girlfriend who for this trip is at home.
Aaron Robinson - skeptical of the car choice, actually remembered to bring tools unlike the others, best of the lot with any kind of mechanical savvy. Glad to make conversation with other teams, designated support for when things get a bit tipsy at the camp site.
Jordan Hopkins - studies art at university and regrets it, he was the person who brought up the idea of the challenge and helped liked the car mainly because it was yellow and matches his jumper. Dislikes sitting in the back of the car and gets surprisingly drunk considering his awkwardness.
1993 Ceder Friala MK4 1.7 SE
A rather bright yellow example of a pre face lift MK4 Friala will be taking the 3 boys across 2000+ miles (hopefully). Chosen by Jordan because of its fuel economy and spritely engine it should prove itself on this voyage. Unknown to the 3 boys it was the 5th 12 valve Friala sold in England hence the limited edition yellow paint.
The milometer says it has done 95,000 miles however Aaron isnât sure on that one due to the slightly squeaky interior and the fact that the rear left door handle didnât work amongst other things. But engine wise everything seems fine, heâs also glad that he picked the slightly sporty model over the other options that were available because of the sunroof (even though it doesnât fit quite right).
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A blanket has been put in the rear of the car so the air pushing through the leaky sunroof doesnât freeze whoever is in the back seat to death, pasta in the boot and the music playlist is set, the 3 are ready to go.
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