7/28/2003: 1951 Chevy Truck-Raft - Page 5

glatt · 02-05-2004, 03:41 PM

Has a little pointy thing in front.

FileNotFound · 02-05-2004, 03:56 PM

They should try that with faster cars.

They only need to go faster than the coast guard.

I doubt that the CG would open fire...well after 9/11 they proably will...still it's worth a shot.

I figure a supercharged ford truck engine or any Hemi could put out enough power to go much much faster.

dar512 · 02-05-2004, 04:05 PM

I don't think so. Not with the drag that something like those floating trucks are going to have compared to the V hulls of the coastguard ships.

lumberjim · 02-05-2004, 04:54 PM

they would have made it easily in one of these:

of course, they'd only be able to fit 5 or 6 immigrants, but they could make 2 trips in this little speeder
more on this

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2004, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by wolf
Wouldn't it have been easier for them to use an original VW bug?

The only one they have left, have rust holes.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2004, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FileNotFound
They should try that with faster cars.

They only need to go faster than the coast guard.

I doubt that the CG would open fire...well after 9/11 they proably will...still it's worth a shot.

I figure a supercharged ford truck engine or any Hemi could put out enough power to go much much faster.

Faster than a speeding f-15/16/18 ?

CharlieG · 02-06-2004, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Faster than a speeding f-15/16/18 ?

f-15/16/18 isn't very good at stopping a small boat like that unless you want to bomb it

However, as someone once pointer out to me - you can't outrun a radio. The just radio ahead, and the cutter waits for you

FileNotFound · 02-06-2004, 12:54 PM

I don't believe that they would have time to deply the jets at these short distances.

If the first BIG truck made it 40miles away from the shore at 8mph, think of what it could have done at 40?

You'll say "But 40 is fast for a boat.." Yeah but they can make it fast! They only need to cover ~200 miles on it, if even that. Supercharge it, water cool it, nitro it, rip off the muffler and the cats, floor it. Who cares if the engine only lasts the day? It's like the F1 engines which only last the race..

I would probably guess that they'd do better using a real speed boat though.

Oh and they just need to put up a big US flag and NOT look like Cubans to make it through. Like maybe not take the shortest route and not during the day?

Here is the magic formula:

Dark grey boat. No lights. Night.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-06-2004, 06:02 PM

The truck made it 40 miles because that's half way and they don't intercept before that. The US is watching ALL the time. Even the drug smugglers in high speed cigarette boats aren't fast enough.

quzah · 02-06-2004, 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by glatt
Has a little pointy thing in front.

This just screams "Condoreman"...

Quzah.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2005, 10:59 PM

They finally made it! Not by sea, but through Costa Rica and Mexico.

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They were held in custody in Brownsville, Texas until Sunday. They traveled to Miami on Monday after being released on parole for humanitarian reasons. They will be allowed to apply for permanent residence in 2006.

I still feel bad about the Chevy Truck.

Griff · 03-26-2005, 06:38 AM

I've got a truck that needs some work. Welcome to America, Boys!

LabRat · 03-28-2005, 09:22 AM

I've hardly been the environmentalist around here, but WTF is with them SINKING the two car/boats that this family had? They couldn't have just sent 'em to a junkyard for crying out loud? For some reason this really pisses me off. Oh, and welcome I guess to the family, if only most americans had that much willpower to get something done....

glatt · 06-08-2005, 02:00 PM

This thread just won't die!

They are back. This time with a modified taxi.MSNBC Story

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2005, 09:55 PM

If they'd had 70HP/Liter, they'd have made it that last 20 miles before the Coast Guard found them.

02-05-2004, 03:56 PM	#2
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	They should try that with faster cars. They only need to go faster than the coast guard. I doubt that the CG would open fire...well after 9/11 they proably will...still it's worth a shot. I figure a supercharged ford truck engine or any Hemi could put out enough power to go much much faster. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

02-05-2004, 04:54 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	they would have made it easily in one of these: of course, they'd only be able to fit 5 or 6 immigrants, but they could make 2 trips in this little speeder more on this __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-06-2004, 12:54 PM	#8
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	I don't believe that they would have time to deply the jets at these short distances. If the first BIG truck made it 40miles away from the shore at 8mph, think of what it could have done at 40? You'll say "But 40 is fast for a boat.." Yeah but they can make it fast! They only need to cover ~200 miles on it, if even that. Supercharge it, water cool it, nitro it, rip off the muffler and the cats, floor it. Who cares if the engine only lasts the day? It's like the F1 engines which only last the race.. I would probably guess that they'd do better using a real speed boat though. Oh and they just need to put up a big US flag and NOT look like Cubans to make it through. Like maybe not take the shortest route and not during the day? Here is the magic formula: Dark grey boat. No lights. Night. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

02-06-2004, 06:02 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The truck made it 40 miles because that's half way and they don't intercept before that. The US is watching ALL the time. Even the drug smugglers in high speed cigarette boats aren't fast enough. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-26-2005, 06:38 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I've got a truck that needs some work. Welcome to America, Boys! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-05-2004, 03:41 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Has a little pointy thing in front.

02-05-2004, 04:05 PM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I don't think so. Not with the drag that something like those floating trucks are going to have compared to the V hulls of the coastguard ships.

03-28-2005, 09:22 AM	#13
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I've hardly been the environmentalist around here, but WTF is with them SINKING the two car/boats that this family had? They couldn't have just sent 'em to a junkyard for crying out loud? For some reason this really pisses me off. Oh, and welcome I guess to the family, if only most americans had that much willpower to get something done.... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-08-2005, 02:00 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This thread just won't die! They are back. This time with a modified taxi.MSNBC Story Attached Images

06-08-2005, 09:55 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If they'd had 70HP/Liter, they'd have made it that last 20 miles before the Coast Guard found them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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