• Aaaaand added to my watch later! Those foiled suits were/are commonly used for high temp, non-wicking firefighting. Military Airport Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) suits were commonly foiled until a few years back.
  
  Next time I’m back in that area, I’ll definitely swing by. That whole museum sounds like a blast!

Nice win!!! Are we sure Fancy K doesn’t use a burner account? 

Haha now that’s just ironic. I’m prior Air Force Fire Crash/Rescue. And there’s a Maltec next to what looks like an ARFF firefighter and an old rig. This... This tells me it was meant to be.

Joking aside, the Maltecs are very cool machines. I’m kind of jealous / super happy that you got to see one in person.  

Just realized this could loosely be called a crossover..

Does.. Does that make it a CrossFit?! 

The most expensive small camper ever but.... I want one so badly for Overland stuff!

Please sweet Lord let this monstrosity be in the next season of the Grand Tour. 

Early 20th century racers. Look up some early Formula 1.

@AlcSyn Structural body work and experience is one thing. Along with that comes the wisdom of when a project is feasible and when it’s not. The Abarth was never made to be lifted like that and I’d be surprised if the structure of the vehicle could support it for any real off-road use.

I see where you’re coming from.…

Haha I’m glad I gave ya the opportunity to use it. I’m familiar with lifted builds lol. But this guy, wow. That said, no one got hurt in the end. 

Ideally lol. Unless you’re driving a Trabant. It does none of things properly, if at all. But! It’s a Trabant, it makes up for it by being itself. Personal projects should definitely keep their basic functions safely at the least. 

Wow... A lot of these are just.. Mean.. The majority of us here enjoy your articles and the work you do. Keep it up!

Agreed.

Ya know what...... I’ll eat some crow here and agree with you. I don’t agree one bit with what the kid did but... That’s also coming from someone who’s spent many a night under or in my next “project”. I’ve yet to find a gear head who hasn’t had one hair brained, ridiculous, and possibly dangerous idea they haven’t…

Not kicking the article, David. It was well done and is a good example of exactly what not to do. Safari builds themselves aren’t a problem. The mindset some people have is. Enjoy what you want. Camber all the things ya feel the need lol. But when a project has this many shortcuts and gets that dangerous... It’s time…

I can back that. Done right, it’s absolutely cool and surprisingly functional. Done like this? Nope. That was a half-baked and very dangerous attempt.  

I am all for letting people enjoy things. However, when those things endanger others? It’s time to pull back a bit and question your reasoning.

I’m usually fascinated by off the wall projects but... Thus was dumb. No amount of “money, a welder, and knowledge” will save you from decisions like this. If you have to take dangerous shortcuts to make something work, it’s time to stop.

There are cheaper ways to learn how suspension geometry works. This wasn’t a…

4WD+ low range+lockers+CTIS=win

This Safari car thing needs to stop. 

Is it bad that I like that murdered out test GT as much as the production GT?