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Old 08-29-2007, 09:03 PM
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Batmobile Camaro on Mythbusters

Any one see the Mythbusters otnight where they took a thirdgen 'maro and made it into a Batmobile. Had the afterburner and all lol. Only thing I didnt understand is that it couldnt do a 90 degree turn at 30 mph
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It looked like an 88 or 89 RS, could have been a V6 or a TBI V8. It also looked beat to hell with worn out parts. That, plus a novice driver, would explain a lot.
Have you tried to make a right hand turn to the inside lane at 30 mph? I usually slow down to 15 or 20, and accelerate at the apex.
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Old 08-30-2007, 01:43 AM
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Nasty tires will make it push like that, it didnt look like it had led a very charmed life either, kind of makes me sad to see a thirdgen abused like that....
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well, if you guys watch the show, we all know none of them can drive.. lol... so when she got behind the wheel... i knew there was going to be some problems with her driving.. lol

in anycase, what they were doing was cool, but they need to move the cable to be infront of the CG of the car... just behind the front wheel should work.
with the cable being where it was at.... it was trying to stop the car, not turn it....

then again.... think about this.. its enough force to snap that cable... we know thirdgens, so my question is... what did they weld it to?! LOL i bet that floorpan is a bit.... distorted. LOL
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Re: Batmobile Camaro on Mythbusters

anyone got a pic of it for those of us who didnt see the episode?
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anyone got a pic of it for those of us who didnt see the episode?
discovery dot com slash mythbusters.
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well, if you guys watch the show, we all know none of them can drive.. lol... so when she got behind the wheel... i knew there was going to be some problems with her driving.. lol

in anycase, what they were doing was cool, but they need to move the cable to be infront of the CG of the car... just behind the front wheel should work.
with the cable being where it was at.... it was trying to stop the car, not turn it....

then again.... think about this.. its enough force to snap that cable... we know thirdgens, so my question is... what did they weld it to?! LOL i bet that floorpan is a bit.... distorted. LOL
I agree, I was thinking they should of mounted it more towards the center of the door. I couldnt find any pics on the website but maybe theres a video of it http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/my...thbusters.html
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yea the car was kinda beat, but damn i would think they would find some more beat up cars for some of the myths ........... LOL o well i wonder what they do with all them cars when they are done?!?!?!?!
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