pc picture rant

[danny_galaga]

WHY do people have pictures of their pcs on their mame project sites? surely we all know what one looks like by now, and besides which what does it matter since its not going to be seen anyway.
 almost as pointless is seeing pics of your new buttons/ joysticks etc straight outa the box.
you want your site to be informative on the subject of mame and the cabinet you build, so forget the pic of a pc. you might as well post a pic of bill gates. i mean, MAYBE theres someone who doesnt know what he looks like...

[danny_galaga]

and just in case that someone is reading this...

[Zakk]

I just gave that fella a chunk of change for my xbox and copy of Halo 2...

As for the concept of the computer pics, I dunno, I don't mind it.  Kinda like if I took a Chevy and actually made it cool by putting a Ford engine in it, I'd like to see a picture of the engine before it goes in the chassis.  The "horsepower under the hood" as it were.


(Oh and yes, I'm just trying to get the GM crowd worked up, it might lead to as big a debate as the election!)  

[paigeoliver]

Engineswapping brands of V8 engines just to be cool is stupid.

Now, I could see doing it if you had an engineless 36' Chevy and you already had a nice rebuilt Ford 302 laying around.

[danny_galaga]

I just gave that fella a chunk of change for my xbox and copy of Halo 2...

As for the concept of the computer pics, I dunno, I don't mind it.  Kinda like if I took a Chevy and actually made it cool by putting a Ford engine in it, I'd like to see a picture of the engine before it goes in the chassis.  The "horsepower under the hood" as it were.


(Oh and yes, I'm just trying to get the GM crowd worked up, it might lead to as big a debate as the election!)  

yeah, mebbe if its all shiny and polished and has chrome bits hangin off it. but a pic of a plain pc case?

PS: putting a ford motor in a chevy is just plain wrong!! never the twain should meet!! fords are good for something though.  those 9" diffs are pretty tough...

PPS: although im sure at least ONE model a was improved greatly by dropping a 350 in it  

[paigeoliver]

Yeah, that is because there was always a surplus of Chevy engines around since the REST of the cars would fall apart quickly!  

My Ford has 270,000 miles on it.

[Thenasty]

MOPAR RULES  

[danny_galaga]

forget ford, chevy or chrysler. you need something bigger than that. you need allison!!:

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/sub_coll_leno/2004/5/hot_rod/print.phtml

[allroy1975]

There are different ways people mount computers in their cabs.  Mine is just a PC sitting in there.  Some people mount a board and run DVD drives in the coin door.  I don't know about you guys, but I don't expect you to check out my page.  I expect my family and friends to do it, and they think it's amazing that the PC is in there.  

I also don't mind it, and sometimes I actually enjoy it.  That being said, I don't think I have any pics of mine..cuz it's nothing specail.  

Allroy

[RacerX]

My whole cab isn't really anything special compaired to a lot of the ones on the examples page.  But to people I know, it's the baddest thing on the planet.  

[Stingray]

V8? Feel the thunder of my 998 cc Mini engine.  



Oh and, yep on my site you'll find a picture of the computer that I gutted to become the heart of my cab.

-S

[Dartful Dodger]

V8? Feel the thunder of my 998 cc Mini engine.  



Oh and, yep on my site you'll find a picture of the computer that I gutted to become the heart of my cab.

-S

cc?!?!

A car's motor should be measured by Cubic Inches or in some cases Cubic Dollars.

[danny_galaga]

well then, its about 60 cui  

and that allison in the link i provided would be about 1000-1500 cui...

[Tailgunner]

PS: putting a ford motor in a chevy is just plain wrong!! never the twain should meet!!

I have two Fords ('57 T-bird and a '39 coupe) that are sitting on late model Corvette suspension, does that count? The T-bird is betting big block Ford power, though the '39 will likely get a Corvette motor.

[paigeoliver]

Dude, even in America we have been measuring engines in cc's for over 20 years, no one realized it though because we instead call it liters and move the decimal point over.

[danny_galaga]

y'see? it's not so hard to be metric!! oh, and the convention is (generally) under 1 litre, measure in mL or cc's. ceptin fer motorbikes...

[Stingray]

Alrighty then, she's just shy of a liter and probably produces all of 30 HP. The power! The ultimate power!!!  

-S

[danny_galaga]

Alrighty then, she's just shy of a liter and probably produces all of 30 HP. The power! The ultimate power!!!  

-S

ha!! i can outsmall you:

22cc (1.34 cui)

1.2 h/p

[paigeoliver]

Dude, that is a weed whacker engine inside a plastic boat.

I did a 30 mile daily commute for 3 months on a 70 cc motor scooter (in the middle of the midwest, in winter) because my car died. My good old 1983 Honda C70 worked like a champ, nearly killed me from exposure a few times though.

[GGKoul]

Dude, that is a weed whacker engine inside a plastic boat.

I did a 30 mile daily commute for 3 months on a 70 cc motor scooter (in the middle of the midwest, in winter) because my car died. My good old 1983 Honda C70 worked like a champ, nearly killed me from exposure a few times though.

Reminds me of the scene in Dumber & Dumber

[HaRuMaN]

Dude, that is a weed whacker engine inside a plastic boat.

I did a 30 mile daily commute for 3 months on a 70 cc motor scooter (in the middle of the midwest, in winter) because my car died. My good old 1983 Honda C70 worked like a champ, nearly killed me from exposure a few times though.

Reminds me of the scene in Dumber & Dumber

That's what I was thinkin...  

[Floyd10]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


I dont really mind. some people are interested in that crap. so post it.

[Stingray]

Alrighty then, she's just shy of a liter and probably produces all of 30 HP. The power! The ultimate power!!!  

-S

ha!! i can outsmall you:

22cc (1.34 cui)

1.2 h/p

Okay, but I can drive mine to work.  

Plus the chicks all tell me how cute my car is.  

-S

[patrickl]

Alrighty then, she's just shy of a liter and probably produces all of 30 HP. The power! The ultimate power!!!  

-S

ha!! i can outsmall you:

22cc (1.34 cui)

1.2 h/p

Okay, but I can drive mine to work.  

Plus the chicks all tell me how cute my car is.  

-S

It's not the size that matters ...

[Stingray]

That's what I keep trying to tell 'em.    

-S

[DrewKaree]

My philosophy is, if it reaches my body, it's big enough  

[rchadd]

i agree - that is why i only posted pictures of my project when it was finished.

[dreamcastninja]

wow so off topic

[danny_galaga]

Dude, that is a weed whacker engine inside a plastic boat.

I did a 30 mile daily commute for 3 months on a 70 cc motor scooter (in the middle of the midwest, in winter) because my car died. My good old 1983 Honda C70 worked like a champ, nearly killed me from exposure a few times though.

ha!! and i can out- poor you as well!! what i didnt mention was that the engine in my boat used to drive the front wheel of my bike! i used it for a while when some idiots stole my car  

[Edgedamage]

F - found
O - on
R - road
D - dead

F - fix
O - or
R - repair
D - daily

[delta88]

oH oh! MY TURN MY TURN. can I play. I only have a 3.8L and a 403 CID 4BBL

[danny_galaga]

and full circle back to the topic. im thinking of posting this on my website. its a pic of the box that the motherboard for my mame cab came in...

[DrewKaree]

make sure you label it as

"and of course the requisite shot of the innards and the packaging it came in - YOWZA!"

[Zakk]

F - found
O - on
R - road
D - dead

F - fix
O - or
R - repair
D - daily

Hmm, now didn't I DRIVE up to your dust covered chevy in my ford?  Yes, I think I did now that I think of it..
heh heh heh

[danny_galaga]

i see you're running with scissors again, drew. weird al will be proud  

[DrewKaree]

i see you're running with scissors again, drew. weird al will be proud  

Just for you buddy!  Not many can appreciate it, but those that do.... ....you hold a special place in my heart....the sub-cockels, I believe they're called.  

[Mameotron]

hehe, a local band here did a version of Van Halen's "Runnin' with the devil", but changed it to "Runnin' with a pencil".

[Mameotron]

forget ford, chevy or chrysler. you need something bigger than that. you need allison!!:

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/sub_coll_leno/2004/5/hot_rod/print.phtml

DROOOOOOL!!

[danny_galaga]

forget ford, chevy or chrysler. you need something bigger than that. you need allison!!:

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/sub_coll_leno/2004/5/hot_rod/print.phtml

DROOOOOOL!!

good to see it's not just me 'n' jay leno who appreciate this machine  

[Floyd10]

Iknew I saw that somewhere before