#GT-VIII

[lonestarflight]

Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open

"Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful, but early, completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by USAF Pararescuemen Eldrige M. Neal, Larry D. Huyett, and Glenn M. Moore. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid."

Date: March 16, 1966

NASA ID: S66-18602

[the-grey-hunt]

i have covid and must sit in my room all day. it's ghost trick posting hours and i am thinking about a gt major arcana set

These are purely based on my vibes from experience and the little pamphlet that came with my Rider-Waite-Smith deck, so feel free to argue with me, i could really use a conversation to get invested in rn

0 - THE FOOL. Obviously this one is going to be Sissel. The Fool represents setting out on a journey that's gonna take you through the rest of the cards, and it's the zero point, the beginning of the deck (sometimes the end, which is how my pamphlet organizes it). I'd draw him in the junkyard, maybe as the ghost flame.

I - THE MAGICIAN. This one gave me the most trouble. I eventually settled on Pigeon Man, partly because I couldn't figure out a 'scene' i liked for this more than a person. He fits the bill of a man hiding some secrets, but one who's a sort of 'magus' (pamphlet's word) or knowledgeable figure. No idea how i'd draw it.

II - THE HIGH PRIESTESS. I picked the park guardian/Dabira. HEAR ME OUT. The description I have says "tenacity", or if reversed, "passion" and "surface knowledge" (hate to say it but Dabira does not know the lore). Normally this would be a woman, but I ran out of female characters before assigning this one. This drawing would highlight the stars in his eyes.

III - THE EMPRESS & IV - THE EMPEROR. Alma and Jowd, respectively. The Empress is "the unknown, doubt" or reversed, "truth, the unraveling...of matters". More her role in the story than her actual personality, but the game devs didn't give her one, so. The emperor represents "conviction" (lol) and "protection", but also reversed can mean "confusion", "obstruction".

I'd draw Alma in a fake foil-card, where it looks like it's being tilted so some of her is visible through the "foil" but the "reflective" parts are her blacked-out flashback silhouette. Jowd would be at the foot of a ruined throne.

V - THE HIEROPHANT. This one's Kamila. "Captivity" is one of the potential meanings, but reversed it can also be "weakness", which I don't mean as an insult, but she's a little girl who gets physically overpowered. It would be Kamila on a thronelike seat in the red trunk, the hierophant's tools (maybe pieces from the contraption) on the floor before her.

VI - THE LOVERS. Yomiel and FianSissel. "Love" and "trials overcome", but reversed "failure" or "foolish designs". I think they as a pair represent the potential meanings pretty well; there's definitely love, but their love leads them to foolish plans down doomed paths. Drawn as each other's reverse, like a face card in a deck of playing cards.

VII - THE CHARIOT. "Triumph", but reversed, "defeat". I'd draw this as squished Jeego rolling away with the wrecking ball—both a triumph and a defeat!

VIII - STRENGTH. Lynne! "energy" and "action" both describe her. The reversed meanings don't really fit, so I'm ignoring them lol. I'd draw her in her determined pose, maybe from in the Yonoa with the pocket watch.

IX - THE HERMIT. Ray! "Prudence" (the other meanings I'm given don't fit as well), but reversed, "concealment", "disguise". I'm drawing that boy wigglin'.

X - WHEEL OF FORTUNE. "Destiny", "luck". No character fits this as well as the clock from the 'rewind time' cutscene.

XI -JUSTICE. Literally just gonna be the Justice Minister, in one of his slumped-on-the-desk poses. "Executive", but reversed, "law in all departments", "excessive severity".

XII - THE HANGED MAN. This one is Cabanela, and you know he's going in the hanged man pose. "Trials", "intuition" "discernment"— reversed, "selfishness", so the regular and reversed readings are the truth v. how he's percieved.

XIII - DEATH: I think this should be a drawing of a detective's pistol. There's the possibility of getting more metaphorical with this card, but here, I don't think you need to.

XIV - TEMPERANCE. I put Rindge for this one because i wanted to include all the people who get their lives saved by Sissel, and I do think it fits. "accomodation" (of lynne); reversed, "competing interests" (his assignment v. helping lynne). I'd draw him seated at the table in the restaurant.

XV - THE DEVIL. This isn't as much a person (I mean, it's Sith), but I want this card to show as its centerpiece the little grabby thing that takes Yomiel's Temsik fragment out. Both Yomiel and Sith would be visible, to either side, but the meaning of "violence" or, reversed, "fatality", "pettiness", seems best suited by this specific scene.

XVI - THE TOWER. It's already been done perfectly and is tbh the reason I'm making this post

XVII - THE STAR. What else? The Temsik meteorite. Carries a meaning of "loss", but alternately (not reversed, but alternately) "hope", "bright prospects for the future". Two very different scenes in that park...I'd draw it in the crater, where it could be showing either future.

XVIII - THE MOON. Beauty and Dandy for this one, idk how i'd draw them. "Hidden enemies", "danger", "deception", "error".

XIX - THE SUN. Missile! Means "material happiness", "contentment", even when reversed. It's what he is and what he brings to people around him! I'm giving that boy a halo effect.

XX - THE LAST JUDGEMENT. A scene of "the last desperate struggle" (to borrow the soundtrack title) in Temsik Park, the last moment of gameplay in the game. Could be either the fountain with the meteor coming down, or missile in the bullet right before it's swapped. could be a lot of moments!

XXI - THE WORLD. I would do a cool thing with the phone lines and traveling through them for this one. luckily no one can make me draw it, so you're just gonna have to picture the coolness yourself

[canonsinthehead]

What car would RGG/Yakuza/Judgement characters drive?

Kiryu (Your Grandfather’s Minivan):

pic: 1999 Dodge Caravan/ other ex: 1992 Toyota Previa, 1st generation Mazda MPV Even haruka is pleading with him to get rid of it since it almost exploded on the last orphanage trip. Regardless of what anyone says, Kiryu doesn’t want to get rid since he keep saying it’s a good format for the orphans (when they were younger maybe but not anymore) and how this dinosaur was the property of Kazama-San and we’re of good use when kashiwagi and him were watching over younger Kiryu and Nishiki. As always, another thing Kiryu remains hard headed on which doesn’t surprised his sworn brother since he see it as an extension of his lack of fashion sense. Majima keeps clowning him since seeing Kiryu walking out of this atrocity in burning anger is the most hilarious thing ever.

Akiyama (A Older model of a regular sedan):

pic: 1989 Honda Civic/ other ex: 2000 Toyota Corolla Regardless his pocket being stacked, he decided to get a regular car that common people get. Partly out of pure laziness, having to deal with expensive cars and their issues but he got it from a client who wanted to get rid of their old vehicle so he jump on the occasion. Hana doesn’t like it since it’s uncomfortable for her (for being so small and barely functioning right). She thinks he could’ve afford wayyyyyyy better than a (probably) discontinued second hand car with inexistent resale value.

  Haruka (A Regular Civilan Family Car):

pic: Red 2012 Toyota Corolla   Even if her uncles wanted to go all in and splurge for a ‘’luxury’’ or expensive a car for her , she refused and decided to go with something more simple. Also the simplicity of her also shows her current life as civilian and desiring a normal life like everybody else. While Kiryu is understanding of her choice, Nagumo and the crew (lowkey) expected her to take a larger (for more kids to come) but Kiryu shut down that idea and how its not happening before Mr.Yuta officially marries Haruka. BY THE WAY HER CAR IS RED just sayin…

80s Nishiki (Retro & Flashy):

pic: 1988 Mercedes 560SL/ other ex: 1988 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, 1988 Jaguar XJsAlong with the other car he had in Y0, he had another red convertible car he keeps for special occasions like showing off to his bosses, impress cabaret girls (remember image is everything) or for laid back road trip with his kyoudai. Slick Back Nishikiyama (Expensive & Conservative): ex: white porche or mercedes Changing his mentality, goals and outlook on life also affected his vehicle choice. Nishiki sold his all retro flashy car to separate vfrom his old image of being easy going and a (bitch) weak boss. By doing that he wants people to take him more seriously so he can climb the Yakuza ladder, so he goes for safe and conservative in many things including his fashion style. Yumi: doesn’t know how to drive.

Saejima (Thick car):

pic: 2005 Ford F-150/ other ex: 2005 Jeep Cherokee, 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser A big Heavy duty weather resistant car to fit his build (since he hates being uncomfortable). Also a big car to transport various things easily from camping equipment, drive well on dirt roads and snow and to carry Majima’s drunk body.

Daigo (what the chairman deserves)

pic: Rolls Royce Phantom VIII In all his Tojo-related activities, he usually get around by his driver in a limousine. He has a Black Rolls Royce that he almost never uses. Even though Mine and many of his subordinates encourage him to use it to match his boss/ex-boss status (or stature as man Mine would say). He doesn’t like too much the negative attention on him especially when he’s visiting Kiryu or doing personal things. All this goes with him being a shit driver (sorry daigo-chan) regardless owning a valid driving license. The brat side of his younger self remained since he prefers having a driver than doing it himself even after the disbandment of the Tojo Clan (which Mine and all his ‘’uncles’’ are glad to do so).

Majima: there are things he is actually cheap and lazy about. Taking after daigo, he doesn’t presently owns a valid driving licence, the one he previously owned (to destroy Shangri-La) got revoked and suspended ever since. He doesn’t want all the trouble and the paper work to get it back. since Saejima can’t drive his kyoudai around town on demand; he elected Minami and Nishida to be his personal drivers. Regardless he still sometimes takes some driving strolls by himself, we he does he takes Daigo’s Rolls Royce, which he himself gave to the fourth chairman as a birthday present. So that’s why he always tells him he has the right to use the car as he pleases. Daigo doesn’t mind and actually thinks his car finds Majima’s style better.

Ryuji (Ryuji being Ryuji):

car: HUMMER H2

motorcycle: Kawasaki VN2000 Class/ other ex: 2022 Indian scout bobberAt some he did own a HUMMER (before when it was still poppin) but Kaoru convince him to sell it because it was wayyyyy too big, waste of (gas) money and in all honestly looked RICICULOUS. He later converted to a motorcycle which he uses all the time.

Minami:

pic: Trap car Couldn’t wait to climb up the rank and earns enough funds to get rid of his trap to replace to his dream car to represent his status.

Nishitani (Wanna ride Majima-kun?)

pic: 1984 Cadillac Eldorado/ other ex: 1965 Pontiac GTO Mine (Bad and Boujee)

pic: 2021 Mercedes Mayback Class/ other ex: 2021 Porche 911Especially got a foreign model to make a statement as an accomplished Japanese businessman, that his pocket are stacked and he is not to be messed with. After surviving a suicide attempt (this is a headcanon remember mate). Now he volunteer to drive Daigo around to Kiryu’s opposition since he believes Daigo should drive for himself. He consider selling his fancy car (he already sold those he doesn’t use) because of Daigo’s desire of being discreet since the Tojo Clan’s collapse.

Tachibana (that car in Y0)

Oda:

pic: 2021 Chevy Express Van CargoWhite Creppy Van. Period. (and that’s canon)

Shimano & Sagawa (Work harder Majima-chan!):

pic: Japanese RickshawAlways used the cars provided by the clan and its drivers, if not he would make long hair Majima take him from point A to point B in a Traditinal Japanese rickshaw.

Kashiwagi (Fancy Refined)

pic: 1991 Lincoln ContinentalAt some point owned a expensive recent car model (Audi A4 2020), but after getting rid of it he dig out a older car who was sleeping in his garage (Lincoln Continental 1991). It is the car he owned while in the Tojo Clan, it would be natural for him to get rid of it but he seems to be satisfied with the older car (he can’t find another one who could as charming as this one). He does most of his travels by foot so its not like he can be seen in his car anyway. 

Yakuza 7/Like A Dragon Ichiban & The Crew:

pic: Redesigned Volkswagen The VW Van Type 2 It’s the first car Ichiban and Nanba got coming out of homelessness as soon as Ichi got his driving license from the vocational school. They got it from a scrap (a place where they stock old car they think are no good anymore) in almost perfect condition from one of Nanba’s homeless plugs. They got it fixed and upgraded by Sumire Sawa (the repairs chick). While Adachi was not the type to roll around in such flashy car, it officially became the LAD Crew’s official car. Saeko did some touchs up and decoration (with Seonghui funds) and VOILAAA! It’s now a place where they can both drive long distance and sleep (not all 7 but at least a few). Ichiban and Nanba like it the most since it’s reminiscent of their upgrade from the homeless life and can always be an option instead of bothering Kashiwagi at the bar (at least when Adachi does, he pissed him off so many times).

Zhao is less hyped about it. He keeps emphasizing on how he prefers hotels and a warm bed. He keeps repeating how he never been in a vehicle ‘’this cheap’’. He always find excuses to not go in it, deep down he’s just covering the fact that he is very uncomfortable sharing small spaces with many other people. Those scenarios brings up his uneasiness with everything outside the realm of lavishness or the comfort of the Liumang Headquarters. As for Joon-gi, while he constantly complains about not having enough space to breathe or the car being unconventionally ‘’tacky’’ and has never seen anyone in neither Japan or Korea driving a car like this. He low key likes it since it reinforces the family-like bond all the members of the party have. It also feeds into one of the deepest fantasies he had during his younger years which was to have siblings to quench his childhood loneliness.

They use this car especially for road trip and doing camping which ichiban succeeded to being everyone on their last camping trip.

Eri (Common Japanese Box Car)

pic: 2018 Nissan Dayz/ other ex: 2018 Honda n Box It’s the cheapest car, her and her grandmother could afford keeping their whole situation with the business. Since the success of Ichiban Confections, her grandmother moved on to better transportations method, she got a small (but expensive) car for herself, she even offers herself boat rides. On her side, Eri is satisfied with their old car and kept it.   Zhao

pic: Pink Lamborgini Aventador it's not that i needed it or even use it, it’s because I wanted it. AND I COULD AFFORD IT. Matter of fact i use the Liumang's limousine and its drivers for transportation.

Saeko:

pic: Fiat 500 She loves the car she shares with all her friends but for some reason would like to have a small cute car for herself.

Judgement/Lost Judgement/Judge Eyes Yagami (That Skateboard…):

Kaito:

pic: interior of 2019 Subaru ForesterI don’t know the model, but the insides are brown.

Tsukumo (Does he even go out?): mmhhh… just the few times he had to take public transportation since he started college (when he was attending, he then switched to do literally everything remotely, #Unaffected-by-Quarantine), it told him all he had to know about any forms of transportation. If it has to be necessary, then Sugiura will drive him around and is glad to do so.

Tesso (The Finest Electric Bike you can find):

pic: VanMoof X3 Intelligent Electric Bike/ other ex: Cowboy 4He prefers bikes because he thinks they are faster and more versatile.

Akutsu Daimu (I Made It):

pic: Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 / other ex: Orange 2015 Ford Mustang GT Finally realized one of his dreams by buying foreign sports cars to establish his image as a “feared” & accomplished gang leader. As flashy as it comes, Akutsu mostly use them to show off and imitates the rich and famous of the world (fake it till you make it). While his unique extravagance is showcased trough his vehicle choices, they are mostly reserved for a spectacular entry at parties and for the grams. It helps Akutsu since he always fantasized about being a rapper *play Zico’s VENI VEDI VICI* (especially the American ones he sees on TV/online) at least living the hip hop lifestyle (money, power & bitches) and being the face of RK helps him accomplish that goal.

Soma thinks all of this is completely foolish since his cars spend most of their time biting the dust in his garage and most of them are OBVIOUSLY too small for his 6’ 5’’ gigantic frame. WHAT ELSE TO EXPECT FROM A FLASHY IGNORANT FOOL ANYWAY?

[dennyherdipriyatna]

TF 141 and Los Vaqueros Members (From COD MW Reboot) and Rouge Black Ops Members (From Black Ops Origins) x Initial D JDM & Non-JDM Car list (My Version) :

Team : Akina Speed Force 141

John Price - 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür (BNR34)

Kate Laswell - 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi Premium Coupe (GC8)

Alex Keller - 1983 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex 1600 3-Door (AE86) ('95 Corolla Levin GT-Apex 1.8L 4A-GE 20v Silvertop Engine Swap and '13 ZN6 GT86 TRD 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Koenig - 1997 Honda NSX Type S "Zero" (NA1) ('02 NA2 NSX-R 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Simon "Ghost" Riley - 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD3S)

Johnny "Soap MacTavish - 2013 Subaru BRZ Premium (ZC6) ('02 JZA80 Supra RZ Twin Turbo 3.0L 2JZ-GTE VVT-i Engine Swap)

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick - 1999 Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero (S15) (2.8L HKS High Response RB26DETT Engine Swap)

Farah Karim - 1995 Honda Civic SIR-II (EG6) ('18 FK8 Mugen Civic Type R K20C1 Engine Swap and '18 FK8 Mugen Civic Type R 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Nikolai - 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR Tommi Makinen Edition (CP9A) ('05 CT9A Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Mara - 1998 Toyota Supra RZ-S Twin Turbo (JZA80)

Sergei Race Nov - 1991 Mazda Savanna RX-7 Infini III (FC3S)

Team : Los Vaqueros Southern Alliance

Alejandro Vargas - 1995 Toyota Supra RZ Twin-Turbo (JZA80)

Rodolfo "Rudy Vargas - 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 (BNR32)

Team : Team RBO (Rouge Black Ops) 268

Frank Woods - 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II N1 (BNR32) ('01 BNR34 GT-R V-SPEC II N1 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Russell Adler - 1997 Toyota Supra RZ Twin-Turbo (JZA80)

Alex Mason - 1996 BMW M3 Coupe 3.2 (E36) ('04 E46 M3 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Grigori Weaver - 1990 Ford Mustang GT V8 5.0 (Foxbody)

Jason Hudson - 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 (930)

William "Case" Calderon - 1998 Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD3S) ('04 SE3P RX-8 Mazdaspeed 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Bell (Male) - 2003 BMW M3 CSL (E46) ('04 E46 M3 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Bell (Female) - 1991 Nissan 180SX Type II (RPS13) (Getrag 420G 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Troy Marshall - 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BNR34)

Lawrence Sims - 1992 Honda NSX-R (NA1) ('02 NA2 NSX-R 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Helen Park - 2000 Mazda RX-7 Type RZ (FD3S) ('04 SE3P RX-8 Mazdaspeed 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Elazar Azolay - 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR FQ-360 (CT9A)

Sevati Dumas - 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V RS (CP9A) ('04 CT9A Evo VIII MR FQ-360 6-Speed Manual Swap)

Felix Neumann - 1993 Nissan Silvia K's Aero (S13)

[dynamite-derek]

RIP Akira Toriyama

It was the summer of 1996. A younger version of myself waltzed into a rip-off blockbuster, one of those family owned joints that often gets conflated with Hollywood Video, and was struck by the cover artwork of one game in particular. Chrono Trigger. It drew me in like a siren's song. It just looked so cool. I had experience with Earthbound, Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy III at this point so I wasn't unfamiliar with the Japanese role playing game genre, but that isn't what brought me to the dance. It was the art.

Chrono Trigger would go on to become a major part of my personality as a youth. There was about a week straight where I would go around talking to nobody in particular using old English, like my favorite character Frog did. Thank you Ted Woolsey for that. CT would go on to form the basis for a lot of my video game opinions.

I remember getting Chrono Trigger for Christmas randomly in 1997. It had yet to become the holy grail of eBay, it was just a random gift from my uncle who knew how to use the Internet. I spent so long just glancing at the instruction manual and thinking the characters looked so cool. It's one thing to see a little pixel version of Lucca convince Crono that hopping into a teleporter is a good idea, it's another thing to see a fully illustrated version of the same character.

Don't even get me started on how I felt watching those anime cutscenes that came with the PS1 version for the first time. I consider Earthbound to be my favorite game ever, but Chrono Trigger is really what started my JRPG fix. Would I have gotten as deep into JRPGs as I did without Chrono Trigger? Would I be writing this right now? One of the first things I talked to my wife about was the Final Fantasy franchise, specifically my cat named Quistis. Would I have even grabbed that appreciation for Final Fantasy VIII without having been exposed to Chrono Trigger?

Fast forward to 1999. I had just moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado as a sixth grader. I had no friends. I didn't know anybody. It felt like the world had aged up around me. Everybody was using swears and talking about mature topics and I felt so out of the loop. In our temporary hotel housing I vividly remember turning the channel to Cartoon Network and stopping because the art style interested me. It looked kind of like that game I played back in 1996. Dragon Ball Z.

I can see it now. Vegeta was fighting against Recoome while Gohan and Krillin looked on exhausted. Things were looking bleak but some guy named Goku was on the horizon. I had no idea who any of these characters were but I knew they reminded me of something I loved with all my heart. From that point, Dragon Ball would go on to be something I absolutely cherished. Just like Chrono Trigger, it would help define my taste for years to come.

I remember being in high school wearing ridiculous looking Dragon Ball shirts because I thought the sleeves were really cool, I remember going to Toys R Us and seeing a damn near immobile Vegeta action figure that lacked his Saiyan-saga armor and I was so excited to bring it home. I remember hopping on limewire and downloading fansubs of Dragonball Z movies where the subtitles had characters swearing up a storm just because they could. How would I know any better? I didn't speak Japanese! I even downloaded all of Dragon Ball GT because I wanted to see where this wacky thing would go.

That specific anime would define a wide portion of my Internet life. I would post on the Funimation forums talking about whatever episode of the dub was most recent. It was there that I made a lot of my first Internet friends, including girlfriends. It was that forum that led me to create my own little Internet forum called Lindblum, a place that I still remember fondly to this day. I didn't have a lot of friends. I was an Airforce brat who moved around all the time, so it was hard for me to chat with people who knew each other for their entire lives. Lindblum was where I socialized and grew up as a person. Where I learned how to socialize and talk to people from all walks of life.

Writing on forums is what got me into writing in general. I was a lazy kid in school. I didn't care about anything except for video games. Writing was the exception to that, it was the only thing I considered myself actually decent at. I didn't understand math but I understood how to communicate what I felt to others. I work in journalism to this very day because of that fascination with writing. I have this dinky little blog I maintain because of that. Thanks to Internet forums. Thanks to Dragon Ball Z. Thanks to Chrono Trigger. Thanks to Akira Toriyama.

Toriyama, indirectly, helped shape me as an individual. A guy thousands of miles away from me who I had never met before, who didn't know my name, who didn't know I existed, had a hand in helping to shape the person I am today. The world can be a beautiful place sometimes.

RIP Akira Toriyama. Thanks for everything.

[groovytripz]

GT Ai 255 Rollercoaster VIII [4K]

[vehicle-research]

This was an early concept for Viking II. Still quite handsome today.

One of the most difficult problems for limited production car design and a key factor that defines the fundamental shape of a vehicle is the windscreen.

The designer can either borrow an existing production windshield and accept the compromises of that shape and incorporate them into his design, or bite the bullet and design a shape from scratch and then have a custom windshield made, not an inexpensive undertaking.

Cars designed at the VRI went both ways. Viking I used the Toyota E20 (Corolla) windshield that came with the donor car supplied by Toyota. Viking II used a custom shape, the glass being made by a specialist company in Mexico City. The shape was defined by a wire matrix, shipped to Mexico and six months later, a heavily boxed windscreen came back.

The next generation of Vikings would use a single hatch entry system, with the windshield incorporated into the hatch structure. This required a compromise of an aerodynamic shape and low weight (glass is heavy). Vikings IV and V used a cut-down Opel GT windshield, where about 4cm of material was ground off of the lower corners. This allowed a more extreme rake and provided for a more slippery shape, but the yield for the grinding job process was about 3 to 1 (one good windshield achieved out of three grinding attempts). /1

Viking VI used the Opel windscreen, but the cowl shape of the hatch was redesigned to be slightly more upright so the Opel GT windshield could be used without modification. A higher rake is achieved as the lower corners are slightly embedded in the body and then faired in with filler.

Other cars designed around the VRI had similar design choices to make. Bill Brown's B1 and B2 also used an unmodified Opel GT windshield. The Avion uses a second-generation Toyota Celica production windshield.

The next generation of Vikings would move away from the single hatch and so a more aerodynamic, yet economical solution was sought as the cost of custom windshields had risen spectacularly. One day a student at the VRI was thumbing through an old Road and Track and saw an advertisement for a Manta kit car. The Manta was a fairly accurate interpretation of a McLaren M6 GT, but designed to be built on a humble VW beetle or tube frame chassis. Kit prices were kept low, so a Manta windshield was available as a replacement part for a very reasonable price. So Viking VII and VIII used the Manta windscreen.

Time moved on, and the 70's and 80's kit car market slowly declined. After making over 1000 Manta kits, Manta went out of business in 1986 and with it a VRI source of inexpensive aerodynamic windscreens. So going forward, replacement McLaren M6A windscreens had to be sourced at McLaren M6 GT vintage spare prices.

That said, Opel GT windshields are very dear these days, and are available only through enthusiast clubs and cost a pretty penny.

The side windows of Viking cars are made of Abcite coated polycarbonate which can be heat-formed.

You can see the various windscreen shapes in their original applications below:

Opel GT

Manta Montage

McLaren M6 GT

The extreme nature of the Manta windscreen can be appreciated by looking at the Manta's fiberglass molded cockpit frame.

/1 Grinding the corners of a stock Opel GT windshield was about a six-hour process. Grinding the first corner was usually always successful, and now with some process confidence under one's belt, one would throw caution to the wind and a crack would nearly always appear when grinding the second side.

Viking V broke its windshield en route on the SCORE trip. So taken by Viking V, a Detroit auto glass replacement shop's most enthusiastic and youngest employee stayed up all night grinding a new one. He had success on only his second attempt. The nice folks at the shop didn't charge for the first attempt.

[varlysuperfan]

Nissan Silvia, Honda CRZ, Honda Integra, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII and Toyota GT-86

[personal-reporter]

Auto d'élite: Le vetture più esclusive e performanti del momento

Le auto d'élite sono le vetture più esclusive e performanti sul mercato. Sono realizzate con materiali di alta qualità, equipaggiate con tecnologie all'avanguardia e offrono un'esperienza di guida unica e inimitabile. Ecco alcune delle auto d'élite più iconiche del momento: - Bugatti Chiron La Bugatti Chiron è una supercar che può raggiungere una velocità massima di 490 km/h. È alimentata da un motore W16 da 8 litri che eroga 1.500 CV di potenza. La Chiron è una vettura estremamente lussuosa e costosa, con un prezzo di partenza di oltre 2,5 milioni di euro. - Lamborghini Aventador SVJ La Lamborghini Aventador SVJ è un'altra supercar che può raggiungere una velocità massima di 490 km/h. È alimentata da un motore V12 da 6,5 litri che eroga 759 CV di potenza. La Aventador SVJ è una vettura estremamente sportiva e dinamica, con un prezzo di partenza di oltre 500.000 euro. - Ferrari 812 Superfast La Ferrari 812 Superfast è una supercar che può raggiungere una velocità massima di 340 km/h. È alimentata da un motore V12 da 6,5 litri che eroga 800 CV di potenza. La 812 Superfast è una vettura estremamente elegante e raffinata, con un prezzo di partenza di oltre 350.000 euro. - McLaren 720S La McLaren 720S è una supercar che può raggiungere una velocità massima di 341 km/h. È alimentata da un motore V8 da 4 litri che eroga 720 CV di potenza. La 720S è una vettura estremamente leggera e agile, con un prezzo di partenza di oltre 250.000 euro. - Porsche 911 Turbo S La Porsche 911 Turbo S è una supercar che può raggiungere una velocità massima di 330 km/h. È alimentata da un motore biturbo da 3,8 litri che eroga 650 CV di potenza. La 911 Turbo S è una vettura estremamente versatile e sportiva, con un prezzo di partenza di oltre 200.000 euro. Queste sono solo alcune delle auto d'élite più iconiche del momento. Ci sono molte altre vetture di lusso e sportive che meritano di essere menzionate, come la Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, la Bentley Continental GT Speed, la Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII e la Koenigsegg Agera RS. Le auto d'élite sono un sogno per molti appassionati di motori. Sono vetture che offrono un'esperienza di guida unica e inimitabile, e che sono un simbolo di status e di ricchezza. Read the full article

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Nissan Silvia, Honda CRZ, Honda Integra, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII and Toyota GT-86

[lonestarflight]

"The Gemini-8 spacecraft, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer USS Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini-8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission."

Date: March 16, 1966

NASA ID: S66-18613, S66-26037

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2023年6月13日

【Phobia】 KISUIさん「Phobia/abyssの集い https://t.co/0NVKwc1VbS」https://twitter.com/KISUIxxx/status/1668093315231920129

yura 🌠Lem「Quintet」6/5 Release🌠さん「収録曲のサンプルはこちらから👇 (サンプルの為実際の音質に比べ劣っています🙇‍♀️) https://t.co/fh6MsPFxRL Lem「Quintet」 1. Sublimation ray 2. bianca 3. Pala pluie 4. NiGHTPiA 5. 5つの矢が君をつらぬいて 渾身の１枚！是非CDで聴いてくださいっ⭐⭐⭐￥2500(tax in) チェキは5枚￥4000です❣️」https://twitter.com/yura_voxxx/status/1668098468592877569

yura 🌠Lem「Quintet」6/5 Release🌠さん「🌠告知まとめ🌠 limited project 『 Lem 』 Vo：yura (ex.ピュエラ/ yura) Vo：Hitomi (ウミユリ/ 雨や雨) Gt：舜 (NEiN/ 覇叉羅) Ba：YOU (THE SOUND BEE HD/ MARY RUE) Ds���拓馬 (NEiN) 1st mini album 「Quintet」 サイン🖋️チェキセット 通販⏩ https://t.co/RyIsvVfvUC 💿のみ各会場物販あり！ https://t.co/hd1L2jKji1」https://twitter.com/yura_voxxx/status/1668098465950502912

RYUICHI KAWAMURA INFOさん「【アーカイブ視聴券本日6/12(月)21:00まで販売中！】 e+ Streaming+ Ryuichi Kawamura Live2023「Home」#32 “Complete Album VIII 深愛〜only one〜” ※アーカイブ視聴は本日6/12(月)23:59まで ※ライブ音源の中から3曲をもれなくプレゼント！！ https://t.co/WPswj10i0a https://t.co/NMGa3CUrgg」https://twitter.com/RYUICHIinfo/status/1668109231306993664

RYUICHI KAWAMURA INFOさん「【アーカイブ視聴券明日6/13(火)21:00まで販売中！】 e+ Streaming+ Ryuichi Kawamura Live2023「Home」#33 “Complete Album IX〜Close to you〜” ※アーカイブ視聴は6/13(火)23:59まで ※ライブ音源の中から3曲をもれなくプレゼント！！ https://t.co/0yGOVPzYdd https://t.co/AuBadRz44p」https://twitter.com/RYUICHIinfo/status/1668109318728876033

鳥を見た toriwomita 公式さん「2022年7/13発表、『鳥を見た』初のスタジオ録音アルバム【ソヨ風ニ躰ヲ揺ラシテ】。 全国CDショップ、ライブ会場にて販売中！ dick unionでは特典CD付。 サブスクでダウンロードもしていただけます。 💿Apple Music https://t.co/GLyZobKWQ9 💿Spotify https://t.co/Z4mysVRBBW」https://twitter.com/toriwomita/status/1668167762542473216

覇叉羅-vasalla-さん「明日正午よりチケット発売です。 よろしくお願いします。」https://twitter.com/vasallaofficial/status/1668166636841443329

舜6/16NEiN吉祥寺さん「勝手に弟子のギターをケースから引っ張り出して記念撮影(*´﹃ `*)✨ 16日の為の打ち合わせを一瞬だけやって、あとは呑んでる。 https://t.co/uyOXFdI5Bb」https://twitter.com/shun_thefuzzbox/status/1668171703237898241

nao 首振りDollsさん「スピリットの問題です！！ えがっちょさん！！ ありがとうございました！！」https://twitter.com/kubihuri_nao/status/1668176060071182339

EGACCHO_SHIMAさん「首振りDollsに会ったの何年振りや。 naoから『エガッチョさんLINEで敬語な感じやめてくださいこわいです』と言われた。 理由を説明したら 『分かりますけどこわいです、北九州の後輩ですよ？先輩の感じで来てください』 と言われた。 俺出身鹿児島やしな。 naoの出身は福岡の春吉だった。 何やねん！笑 https://t.co/tum2psPec0」https://twitter.com/EGACCHOSHIMA/status/1668174847271395328

Ryuichi Kawamura officialさん「『レコーディング』 #アメブロ https://t.co/Q6l3osyqR9」https://twitter.com/RyuichiKawamur2/status/1668177317548666891

中島卓偉さん「ANOTHER OF GREATEST SONGS TOUR！ 仙台、埼玉、名古屋、大阪 セットリスト1曲も被らず2パターン！ 10月15日(日)東京LIQUIDROOM TAKUI SONGS ONLY 1999〜2005 TAKUI THE BEST！ツアーと全く被らないセットリストです！ #中島卓偉 https://t.co/FdH9zWS2rZ https://t.co/w6jgMri8Gc」https://twitter.com/takuinakajima/status/1668181379056807938

中島卓偉STAFFさん「#中島卓偉 #YouTubeメンバーシップ 第9回振替配信は【6/19(月)20時から】 第10回配信は【6/28(水)20時から】 ・アコLIVE&ぶっちゃけレアトーク生配信 ・次回放送日までの期間,前回放送視聴可能 ・月額2,990円 ▼メンバー登録 https://t.co/xuSnGqcIYR 第9回(振替) https://t.co/QSM7ITEptZ https://t.co/fEjW0igHc9」https://twitter.com/helter_takui_st/status/1668181352188112896

音楽と人さん「【音楽と人.com】 〈アーカイヴ〉 【特集】吉井和哉20th × 音楽と人 ｜ AL『Hummingbird in Forest of Space』INTERVIEW（2007年10月号） 20th企画の第4弾。アルバム『Hummingbird in Forest of Space』のインタビューを公開！ #吉井和哉 @441108official https://t.co/suQd6vRlHm」https://twitter.com/ongaku_to_hito/status/1668181356520804354

Hydeさん「[STAFF] 明日よりEdyh和グッズの新商品が発売開始！ [販売開始] 6/13(火)18:00〜 ご購入はこちら↓ https://t.co/mVDXT6toPl #HYDE #Edyh #ゑでゐ https://t.co/ZrzThKsNof」https://twitter.com/HydeOfficial_/status/1668181707483385858

株式会社WOWOW　広報･IRさん「第13回#衛星放送協会オリジナル番組アワードにおいて、2作品が最優秀賞と審査員奨励賞を同時受賞しました！ #VIKTORIAMODESTA @VIKTORIAMODESTA #YOSHIKI #HYDE #SUGIZO #MIYAVI @LAST_ROCKSTARS @YoshikiOfficial @HydeOfficial_ @SUGIZOofficial @MIYAVI_OFFICIAL https://t.co/3X5z7Xd1G9」https://twitter.com/WOWOW_Inc/status/1668177368584966144

NAOKIさん「本日までだってよーーー！ε≡≡ﾍ( ´Д`)ﾉｲｯｿｹﾞｰｰｰ🍒🐆」https://twitter.com/official_NAOKI/status/1668185138596020224

こもだまり𓃦昭和精吾事務所｜ACM:::さん「亀ちゃん！手刀対バンに続き、見てもらえて嬉しいです。 編��で色が変わるのがACM:::の特色だと思います。いつでもfeat.●●。 いつもの楽曲も違う衣装を着るようで、このへんもっと細やかに感じて返したいなと思いました🔥」https://twitter.com/mari_air/status/1668186735766036480

こもだまり𓃦昭和精吾事務所｜ACM:::さん「今日は先生の日で、さっそく上がってきたデモを聴きながらの埼京線。授業終えたら体力全振りで糸地獄です。 しかし今日の授業も繊細なやつ（独白シーンの演出）なんで体力勝負なんだな…！ みんなのパワーを分けてくれ！！」https://twitter.com/mari_air/status/1668193536808992770

Billboard JAPANさん「＜ライヴレポート＞tetsuya（L’Arc～en～Ciel）率いるLike～an～Angel、【1st LIVE】を開催　“賽は投げられた” https://t.co/KjPnkyMQTn https://t.co/fwive6yuL5」https://twitter.com/Billboard_JAPAN/status/1668196723645386752

西山小雨☂️さん「そして今週もendBGMは #MIMIZUQ 『アイラブユーの世界』です！ 昨日 #水槽のたゆたう でご一緒したseekさんのバンドの1曲。 7/14(金)には #雨先案内人 のレコ発ライブにもゲスト出演いただきます！ そちらもお楽しみにお聴き下さい🎧✨ #ラジオ高崎 #西山小雨の音楽食堂 https://t.co/spf9L4Lgoj」https://twitter.com/cosamesaboten/status/1668148287843749889

アプレゲール編集部さん「【MIMIZUQ Book 会場特典公開！】6月17日から、ライヴ会場での販売を開始します。会場販売の特典は、撮影の合間のリラックスした表情をとらえたspecial photoです。seekさんのこの満面の笑顔！　翼さん、AYAさん、pocoさんの笑顔は、ぜひ渋谷PLEASURE PLEASUREで確認してください。 https://t.co/HK7Qp7ZQMM」https://twitter.com/info_a_g/status/1668198283238608897

アマミツゝキofficialさん「明日のライブ情報 6/13(火)渋谷DESEO BadeggBox Presents「BATTLE BOOST」03 アマミツゝキ / The Benjamin / 怪人二十面奏 / heidi. OPEN/START 17:30/18:00 ADV/DAY ¥4,500/¥5,000 ※当日券有り、 https://t.co/OXaBGA1GAE」https://twitter.com/mayonakarecords/status/1668200466877136896

Jさん「今夜もマジでヤバい!!!!必聴です!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎」https://twitter.com/J_wumf/status/1668202123341996035

SOPHIA_OFFICIALさん「復活FC【Eternal】初イベント ＜Eternal presents Dear SOPHIAns＞ YouTube 【配信開始】時間決定‼️ 📣6/13(火) 18:50〜配信開始📣 ライブ配信リンクが変更となりました↓↓ https://t.co/vKojBIVaxw 💡既にご登録の方には大変恐れ入りますが再度リマインダーのご登録をお願いします🙇‍♀️ #SOPHIA」https://twitter.com/SOPHIA_OFFICIAL/status/1668210141286768640

HYDE CHANNELさん「HYDEに直撃！？ #TAKINGTHEMDOWN MVメイキングを公開！ 開幕直前の #HYDEPARK2023 も徹底解剖！ 「TAKING THEM DOWN」RELEASE SP! 【6/16(金)20:00〜放送】 https://t.co/P8qErKnpnY @HydeOfficial_ #HYDECHANNEL #BEAUTYANDTHEBEAST https://t.co/WJA37M5MRT」https://twitter.com/HYDECHANNEL/status/1668211551231426566

森 翼Tsubasa Mori/MIMIZUQさん「【6月】 14(水)高円寺二万電圧🦉 17(土)渋谷pleasure pleasure🦉 20(火)おひとりさま配信。 24(土)栃木イオンモール佐野新都市 28(水)原宿RUIDO 30(金)岐阜マーサ21 【7月】 1(土)名古屋パーチ 2(日)大阪梅田SOC 5(水)板橋ファイト！ 7(金)原宿RUIDO 11(火)池袋手刀🦉 14(金)池袋emo🦉 21(金)柏PALOOZA https://t.co/lJsJYBWT4W」https://twitter.com/mori_tsubasa/status/1668212119085678593

森 翼Tsubasa Mori/MIMIZUQさん「◆2023年6月20日(火) ツイキャスプレミア 「おひとりさま配信。」 22:00スタート。 💁‍♂️🎫 https://t.co/JeLIDB34iD https://t.co/5B9kdGGRHG」https://twitter.com/mori_tsubasa/status/1668214006421794816

都 啓一さん「リハーサルでしたぁ〜^_^ https://t.co/h22xjWnicH」https://twitter.com/Rockparty71/status/1667926418918105099

mitsuru matsuokaさん「SOPHIA 13日の為のリハーサル リハも打ち合わせも メンバー皆んな嬉しそう(*≧∀≦*) 当日が楽しみ(^^) 晴れそやな #SOPHIA #Eternal https://t.co/8O1EjAEEO6」https://twitter.com/mitsurumatsuoka/status/1667838486341353472

Karyuさん「今やってみたい事をこっそり実現する計画を練る😏」https://twitter.com/karyu_official/status/1668216762217943040

楠瀬"poco"タクヤ🌞さん「今週末6/17は渋谷でMIMIZUQ5周年ワンマン！！ 後方席はビギナー用のLEAFチケット！他のライブの設定よりお得な4,000円で観ていただけます！ 是非会場へお集まりください！」https://twitter.com/takuyakusunose/status/1668215562164658176

AKIRA兵士長さん「シングルではないがミニアルバムでもないやつ。 5人になっての初音源、心して音と声を吹き込みますので皆様に聴いて頂きたい。 RENAMEとしてリリースする以上は"屁"みたいな音源は作らないのでご期待あれ。 リリースライブも多くはないが決行するのでよろしくお願いします。 https://t.co/iFG6PC0PDd」https://twitter.com/akira_RNM/status/1668212559554707457

seekさん「seek 水槽のたゆたう 第四十二回 guest piano/西山小雨（雨先案内人） SET LIST公開！！ 配信アーカイブ 6月25日まで https://t.co/jDzAtRCKzV 次回公演 7月8日名古屋鑪ら場 7月9日なんば紅鶴 チケット発売中 https://t.co/Tq2GJwng5d https://t.co/9PuGhboHo1」https://twitter.com/seek_bonshisya/status/1668218030026018816

流血ブリザードのミリー・バイソン🎸🦬Milly Bison(RYUKETSU BLIZZARD)さん「最近おとんともおかんとも色々話せるようになった😀 二度とウチの敷居をまたぐな！なんて言われてたのがウソみたいに仲良くなってきたと感じる。もし親にやりたいことを反対されて険悪になってる子がいたら、応援はされないとしてもいつかわだかまりが解けると言いたい。15年かかったけどさっ🥹」https://twitter.com/ryuketsumilly/status/1668147624854306817

木村世治さん「6/15木曜日ツイキャスやります！ お時間ありましたらぜひ。 Naked Songs 2023/6/15(木)19:00スタート どなたでも観覧可能です。こちらから投げ銭くださった方には新しいデザインの画像付きお礼メールが後日届きます。 https://t.co/02MR3GQJrO」https://twitter.com/sayzee_hgpg/status/1668210703700996096

LIZA🩸IX🪓さん「窃視症と言う病が存在し非常に 世の中に認知されるには困難を極める 心の病がありました。当人にとっては 相談さえも打ち明けるのに苦痛が担い 責任と状況があれば更に 負担が掛かります https://t.co/iVnSwmdhs0」https://twitter.com/310_odas/status/1667120396410454019

LIZA🩸IX🪓さん「理性が効かない病であることから 大病になりうる病の1つで生命をも 脅かし兼ねないと推測します。 早い段階の処置が求められ 当人への環境作りも困難であるのが 想像できますが、自身で行動し 理解と処置を促せられる道も 存在します。 https://t.co/s6MAc1pFBi」https://twitter.com/310_odas/status/1667120402987110400

LIZA🩸IX🪓さん「Würst Vacation - Drum Cam (Hamburg, Germany - 5/28/23) https://t.co/i354TXKAsx @YouTubeより 👆�� 🩸INKのドラマーであり Night Rider&LowistではRickyと 共作しVocalを務める Patrick🥁の YouTubeチャン��ルにて ドイツハンブルクの会場にて行われた ドラム演奏の模様です🥁🔥 #ICENINEKILLS」https://twitter.com/310_odas/status/1666756017303191554

大山まき Maki Oyamaさん「東京、最高の共鳴をありがとう！ 今週末の名古屋 首を洗って待ってて⚔️ #Valkyrie #UnchainedTour2023 2023.6.10 Tokyo https://t.co/1fpiEDRNd8」https://twitter.com/hangyooodon/status/1668202088269225984

SEXX GEORGEさん「大阪梅田ポテトキッド45周年記念Tシャツ 梅田ポテトキッド店内のみにて本日より発売✨ 色　黒 / 白 サイズ　S / M / L / XL ¥4,000(税込) 薄利多売です マジ卍買ってね🥰 https://t.co/hUAWwWUF1I」https://twitter.com/abikoshinonkai/status/1664535471941382144

威舞すーた ㍘さん「間接的にいつの間にか誰かを救っている音楽って絶対ある！って思う。 俺も薬になる音楽こそ音楽だと思ってる✨」https://twitter.com/suuta1322/status/1668198454349406209

零より出 Vo.政輝さん「@suuta1322 音を楽しむと書いて音楽ですが、正に「音で心を楽にしてあげる」ですね！ 捉え方も様々な中、素敵な解釈！何だかおれも嬉しいです(^ふ^)！！」https://twitter.com/masaterry/status/1668200176652255232

横山企画室さん「YokodieSです＾＾／」https://twitter.com/yokodile01/status/1668115152355606528

KING OFFICIALさん「【NEW LIVE】 2023.9.13(水)CLUB CITTA' CHAIN THE ROCK FESTIVAL 2023 test-No. Gargoyle SEX MACHINEGUNS KING dieS UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ ARESZ ■入場チケット 受付：本日6/12(月)~12:00~6/19(月) 23:59 https://t.co/NJCc1ftbuu https://t.co/Mmp8H5wptJ」https://twitter.com/KINGOFFICIAL114/status/1668119445808775169

KING OFFICIALさん「【NEW LIVE】 2023.7.21（金）上野音横丁 『UNDER EDGE presents Live vol.3��� 開場18:30 開演19:00 ■入場 各アーティスト予約 KING予約：https://t.co/fVrWiN5YHk ※入場順 開場30分前　上野音横丁入口にて抽選 　 ■配信 開始　6/25 10:00 https://t.co/pLFAQ4nDzX ※お目当て購入お願いします https://t.co/Eqt7hLe6Wr」https://twitter.com/KINGOFFICIAL114/status/1668119475663826946

[sanguisfulgur]

Pokemon Home has consumed me since it’s the only way to access the GTS lmao. On the plus side I’ve managed to snag a bunch of Gen VIII Shinies so that saves me some hassle breeding/chaining for them.

[kbinitiald]

The Chimichangas and their cars part 3! This time featuring Avery Buttowski with her White 1997 Nissan Skyline 2.6 GT-R V Spec BCNR33, Annabelle with her Sebring Silver Metallic 1990 Honda NSX 3.0 5-Speed Manual E-NA1, Gwen Axle with her Solid White 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR RS 6-Speed CT9A, Johnny Test with his Velocity Red Mica 2003 Mazda RX-8 Type S 6-Speed Manual SE3P, Tutenstein with his 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type RA Version V GC8, and Kouichi Matsuzaka with his Circuit Blue Pearl 1999 Honda NSX 3.2 Type S Zero GH-NA2. Avery and Annabelle are belong to @sarispy56 , Gwen Axle belong to phoenix-lol, Johnny Test belong to Scott Fellow, Tutenstein belong to Jay Stephen, and Kouichi Matsuzaka belong to me.

[psychic-emotion-consumption]

I think Noibat and Noivern have become my favorite Pokémon and uhhhhh I can’t play any Pokémon game without having at least one PC box full of them

[plentyofplumbobs]

Nissan GT-R & Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII