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January 2008 - Posts
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January 10th, 2008 by Shenron
A mustang body kit will transform your putrid excuse of a vehicle into one that has the outward appearance of a mustang, the qualities of these mustang body kits varies from place to place and, well, let’s be honest for a second… it will NEVER be as good as having the real thing. Now, if you do not have the budget to go out and get a Ford Mustang, the next best thing is to take a car that is cheap, has no mechanical faults, and a class in automotive repair. Once you know how to do anything around a car you can go out and look for a body kit that matches the chassis you’re using - like if you have a Honda you many just want to get the mustang body kit made to go on a Honda. Next up, inspect the kit, look it over, visualize it ion your head. Will this really pass for proof? If you have any doubts it is always good to ask someone else who has tried it or to see an actual example before you go off and slap it on your current car.
Now, with all body kits, you need to understand the basics of detailing too - the devil is in the details. If you spend the right amount and take the time, the care, and the absolute devotion in making this body kit transform your crappy ride into one like a mustang you might just come out alright. One of the best ideas is to replace as many parts of your current chassis vehicle with real mustang accessories from ford - like the lights, mirrors, and the seats (if you can afford it). If you make the interior and the exterior match a mustang down to all the little i’s and t’s you might just have a successful conversion that can pass for proof. Plus, it’ll be a heck of a lot cheaper than shelling out for a real one.
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January 9th, 2008 by Shenron
Founded in 1907 and was one of the first to be established in Japan, and this year has turned a hundred years old. The first president was Iyokuma Kurokawa, and soon by the end of the year they had made their first engine, a 6 horse gas engine that was capable of running machinery in factories. By 1937 sales had increased and they found themselves as a very successful engine manufacturer, producing one of the first 500 CC engines that used petrol. In the 30’s they released several vehicles of various makes and models, including the Model HA which was a three wheeled vehicle, in addition to this they also had the FA line completed which was a four wheel car or truck that looked very similar to the Ford Model A. By 1939 their first major plant (called plant 1) started production of more and more as their success grew - however disaster loomed with the beginning of World War II.
After the war they were able to come back and one of their more unique models was the Bee, a three wheeled passenger car that was very economical for the country’s recovering condition. They also began production of three wheeled trucks and four wheeled mini cars that were very popular in the 50’s and 60’s - and after much delay plant 2 opened. With that they began to build more normal sized trucks, cars, vans, and sports cars that could rival others in their classes. In 1988 Daihatsu decided to come to the USA with two great cars, the Charade and the Rocky. In 1992 they shut down US operations and left. In 1999 Toyota came along and decided that it would be a great investment - they invested so much that they ended up owning the company by 51%, and recently have plans to sell it.
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January 5th, 2008 by Shenron
Daewoo was founded in March of 67 by Kim Woo-jung, and it became of the largest South Korean car manufacturers in the country with three others (collectively they were known as the big four). In the beginning they started modestly until they were able to expand slightly and grow some market share… and then they were able to get government sponsored support - and they hadn’t even built a car yet. It was not until the late 70s and early 80s that the country needed to get more business going for electronics and motor goods - and they had a huge labor force potential too. In 1982 the Daewoo group (who had erstwhile been forced into shipbuilding by the government) came into control of what was once called National Motor - and then it was called Naenara Motor - and then it was called Shinjin Motor - and finally it was Saehan Motor. Well, anyways, Daewoo gained control and changed the name to Daewoo Motor and began manufacturing vehicles, and met with great success. So much so that they began to expand quickly and build up more and more - there was no stopping the Daewoo. Well, that’s what they thought.
In 01 GM decided to buy Daewoo by taking all their shares up and then renaming it GM Daewoo, well that worked for a while, until they needed plants. No trouble there though, GM plans to buy back the plants (you see they got the rights for the name and the cars but not the fifteen plants that made the cars and SUVs) in 2008 so that they maintain control over the brand. Recently a few new models were in development and released based on some of the Chevrolet designs along with the GM platforms, enabling the Daewoo brand to live on under GM and keep sales up with better cars that keep up with the current trend in buying and such. The current plants that they have are capable of producing more than 900,000 cars, and with the new plant being bought over a million in capacity can be produced if used at peak levels consistently.
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January 5th, 2008 by Shenron
Every year, the Formula One World Championship Racing season spans from early spring until fall. The races are held in different places all over the world, each following the same pattern. Each of its racing events is held thrice a week–Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Although this is the usual schedule, an exception to this is the Monaco Grand Prix held in Monte Carlo. In here, Friday practices are done instead on Thursday and each driver is allowed to practice twice on Friday and once on Saturday. In addition, a team is also permitted to use three drivers during their Friday practice but they should only use a maximum of two different cars.
Practice sessions are held before the start of the qualifying sessions. In Formula One racing, Friday and Saturday mornings are considered as practice days.
The qualifying sessions, which then follow, are used to organize the participants according to their starting positions during the main event. A “knock-out system” is used for multiple sessions, which eliminates the six slowest drivers in each round. The starting positions are determined in an ascending order. The first six slowest drivers assume the final positions in the line-up until the fastest drivers among the group fill up all the starting positions.
On the race day, a light grid is installed at the starting line to signal the start of the Formula One racing. The race is approximately a little over 190 miles long and the number of laps to be raced varies according to the current venue’s track length.
Before beginning the said event, racecars undergo a warm-up formation lap. This process is used by drivers to be able to place their cars in the correct starting position. This avoids the possibility of getting delayed due to equipment issues when cars undergo their respective pit stops. During pit stops, race cars get their tires changed, tank refueled, and equipments checked and maintained. Work must be done within a few seconds, keeping accuracy in troubleshooting concerns and safety as the top priority. During these pit stops, spectators are highly prohibited from approaching the pit areas.
Throughout the race, audiences will see race marshals waving flags to communicate with the drivers. Each flag has its own specific color to serve a specific purpose. The flags serve as both warning and information for each driver’s status during the race.
As the race comes to an end, the top eight drivers are the ones who receive points. The number of points received ranges from 1 up to 10 in Formula One racing. The first driver to finish receives 10 points together with his team while the one driver who comes in at second place gets 8 points. In Formula One racing, a maximum of two cars are allowed to be entered for a team. In case both cars qualify in the top eight, the points gained by the two winning cars may be added up by the team to help increase their total and their chances of winning.
The points won at each racing weekend are tallied to determine the overall season results. The driver and the team who earns the topmost points are then hailed as the World Champions of the said Formula One race thus capping a season-long event of fun, excitement, hard work, and anticipation.
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January 4th, 2008 by Shenron
Citroen was founded by Andre Citroen in 1919, located in France. They began life with mass produced cars with simple models and designs until it decided to shake things up a bit by creating the first mass produced front wheel car, and until the 1980s was known for innovation and approaching car designs with a unique touch that was and is only seen with the Citroen. An interesting note was that between 1925 and 1934 Citroen used the Eiffel Tower for advertising by employing thousands of lights to spell out the name vertically from the C at the top until the N at the bottom of the towers longest structure.
 
When they had been marketing cars for quite some time, their stuff was seen as old, and behind the times, so that’s when they decided to create something no one else could top… it was called the Traction Avant, and it had features on it that none could claim to have at one time - a uni-body, independent suspension on the front wheels – and front wheels that were the main drive of the vehicle. Unfortunately this proved to be costly and lead them into a black hole of fiscal nightmares – so in 1934 they were bought by Michelin.
 
They kept their innovations going even under NAZI occupation in WWII – and after the war ended unveiled them in an attempt to shock the markets – which they did. They also, after the war ended, become one of the first to use a wind tunnel to ensure all their cars were and are streamlined and efficient. Unfortunately more fiscal problems arose in the late 60s and then the 70’s with the restructuring and selling of Citroen to Fiat.
 
Then arrived much worse market conditions with the fuel crisis of 73-74. Finally they were forced to pull out of the U.S. market and out of many other markets. Thus the company went into the red until it was taken over by PSA and became known as PSA Peugeot Citroen. PSA killed off the ambitions of the Citroen staff of designers and their innovation; instead they shut it off and created a bland cheap-car company out of what had been an intellectual marvel. However, recently, the innovative nature has come back again slightly with some newer and better designs – but the radical element is long dead and finished.
 
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January 3rd, 2008 by Shenron
Chrysler is a dual manufacturing company – meaning they produce their own car models (and have been since 1925) along with making them for Dodge (since 1914) and have recently had their share of troubled times. The manufacturing company was brought into this world by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925 when another company, the Maxwell MC, was restructured into the Chrysler name and family. Walter assumed command of the company and then continued to manufacture the vehicles for many years to come, with the first innovations to hit the market in streamlined cars to increase efficiency and reduce drag and other problems.
They also had other brands under them for a vehicle parts brand, and a few others such as Airtemp for Heating and Cooling of buildings and also cars. In the 60’s they incorporated a drastic and new design concept involving the UniBody – a car that was made with a full body rather than just a frame and then built up; in addition to being stronger, safer, and more crash resistant it made production costs a whole lot cheaper to do. By this time Chrysler was one of the “Big Three” in automotive construction, having just Ford and GM as their competitors.
In the 70’s Chrysler had a crisis in which their profits were not enough to keep the company afloat for very long, and risked having to go bankrupt – during the recession this would have had a drastic impact upon employees and the entire economy. To save the company they rallied for a load, in which they received 1.5 billion dollars. After that, and with the innovation of several new platforms and the minivan, they slowly regained their hold and by 1985 were repaying the loan quickly. With sales of their Dodge and Jeep and their own Chrysler branded vehicles on the rise they expanded to Europe – and then ceased to exist as a company in 1998. How? They were bought by Daimler-Benz, creating Daimler-Chrysler. Then, this year, they sold the major stake in Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, at a hefty price. Further developments wait to be seen, but all vehicles are still in production and are releasing new models.
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January 2nd, 2008 by Shenron
Chevrolet started out as its own brand of automobiles and was founded by William Durant and Louis Chevrolet (Durant was also the founder of GM – but had been kicked out). 1911 saw Chevrolet rolling out vehicles to compete with the classic Model T, and within a year they had the Classic Six on the market. Within just a few years the company was making mass profits that allowed Durant to reclaim his original company by buying back all the shares he needed for a majority stranglehold – and with that he once again was the owner of the conglomerate company GM.
With that he began to buy other firms and brought Chevrolet under the same team. In addition to all of this the Chevrolet manufacturing departments and innovators came up with an engine that has come to be a dominating standard in the industry, the Chevrolet 265 cube engine V8 was unveiled, and in lead to – within two years, and engine that was 283 cube inches that could launch out 220 horses, with the ability to add a bigger and better carburetor to bump that to 245, and then also a fuel injected version rated at 270 – but after testing was found to be 290 horses, more than one hp per cubic inch.
Currently Chevrolet offers many different models of vehicles with five cars, four trucks, five SUVs and two vans, with the future plans to include more and less with an ongoing restructuring of their production lines and their other brands (as they are under the control of GM – and this is a GM wide structuring). They are planning to redesign the Malibu car and will introduce it to the markets next year along with a new Camero. They also manufacture busses, and have manufacturing plants along with distribution centers in Latin America, Europe, Asia Australia, and Africa (primarily South Africa) along with selling many vehicles as re-brands by other companies (such as Daewoo in Russia).
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