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Drifting With A Mechanic; Where’s The Craftsmanship?
Drifting With A Mechanic; Where’s The Craftsmanship?
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About this episode
A deep dive into the world of drifting and automotive craftsmanship unfolds as Hamilton, a mechanic managing a private supercar collection, shares his journey from childhood car enthusiasm to building his own drift car. The episode explores the intricacies of working on exotic cars, the resurgence of drifting culture, and the unique characteristics of iconic models like the Nissan S-chassis. The conversation also touches on the evolution of automotive technology and craftsmanship, contrasting modern vehicles with classic builds, while offering insights into reliability and maintenance from a mechanic's perspective.
Topics:
drifting culture
car craftsmanship
exotic car maintenance
s-chassis models
reliability of modern cars
automotive technology evolution
mechanic experiences
project car builds
supercar collection management
Cars:
Alfa Romeo Milano
Alfa Romeo Tonale
Aston Martin DB5
Bentley R-Type Continental
BMW 3 Series
BMW 6 Series
BMW M3
BMW M5
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette
Chrysler Pacifica
Dodge Hornet
Ferrari Dino 208 GT4
Ferrari Testarossa
Fiat 500
Ford GT40
Honda NSX
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Compass
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Wagoneer
Jeep Wrangler
Lincoln Navigator
Mazda Flair
Mazda MX-5 / Miata
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz EQS
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Nissan 300 ZX
Nissan 350Z
Porsche 944
Ram 3500
Subaru WRX
Toyota Camry
Toyota Grand Highlander
Toyota Supra
Volkswagen Beetle
Analog & Grit member Hamilton Pool joins the show along with Mainstay Dylan. We discuss drifting cars; which Nissan’s are the best to drift? Hamilton manages a collection of exotic cars that he also works on as a mechanic. Find out which car brand Hamilton believes is the most unreliable and worst to work on. Ferrari’s, vintage Bentley’s and classic European cars, where has the craftsmanship gone? Dylan is taking his Storm to Radwood next month and my Alfa Romeo Spider left me stranded in the most embarrassing way.
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Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Aston Martin DB5
"...also work on our Ferrari Tester Rosa Aston Martin DB5 Ar1 Zagato, oh, oh, yeah, okay, so it's not just..."
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Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands (CC BY 2.0)
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Nissan 300Zx
"Pretty much at all. Yeah So I used to own a 300zx twin turbo, okay, right which it has Four-wheel ..."
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TTTNIS (CC0)
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Honda NSX
"And we were saying like because we were talking about cars that we think are gonna go up in value that no one really is talking about right now Um, you know, everyone's talking about mark four Supras and nsx's and things like that But we were like, okay"
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
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Toyota Supra
"... Um, you know, everyone's talking about mark four Supras and nsx's and things like that But we were like,..."
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Car
Mazda Flair
"...'s so 90s like, you know Econo box but with some flair Totally, you know, because it's a coupe, right? ..."
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Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Camaro
"... And then it has some characteristics of like the camaro of its time and Yeah, it's it's a cool car. I me..."
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MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Mazda MX-5 / Miata
"...r control If you wanted to kind of spice up your miata a little back in the day Uh"
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Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
E-Class Mercedes E63
"So there's one more car on cars and bids right now. Yeah. Yeah, we have a car right now. That's uh live on cars and bids It's a 2013 mercedes e 63 amg and it's kind of a special car it's um"
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
G-Class G Wagons
"...ery many designos. I feel like I see him a lot on g wagons Yeah, you might find them on more of like the be..."
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Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Mercedes-Benz Eclass
"Yeah, you might find them on more of like the bespoke mercedes But to find a designo like e-class or s-class is is a little bit less common and they came with some cool features In fact, my mom had one"
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Mercedes-Benz Sclass
"Yeah, you might find them on more of like the bespoke mercedes But to find a designo like e-class or s-class is is a little bit less common and they came with some cool features In fact, my mom had one"
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Crisco 1492 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Mercedes-Benz Cclass
"amgs or four door, right? So like an amg Sedan that's an e-class which is not your entry level, you know c-class at the time Like it's a luxury performance car. It's a muscle car in a tuxedo. Right is what it is. He's always he's always got the best metaphors"
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Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Testarossa Testarosa
"...different. Yeah, okay, but we also I work on Our testarosa. Okay. All right. There you go. So that's still t..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Jeep Wrangler
"...s tell me the horror stories Which we're talking Wranglers or we're talking like four cylinder jeeps Wagone..."
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HJUdall (CC0)
Car
Jeep Wagoneer
"...nglers or we're talking like four cylinder jeeps Wagoneers Like the new ones. Yeah, really the wagoneers ar..."
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Car
Dodge Hornet
"...id that their problem cars are the wagoneers The hornet Which is like shared with the alfa Romeo the ton..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Alfa Romeo Tonale
"...net Which is like shared with the alfa Romeo the tonale or the toenail as I call it For a new supra that..."
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Bull-Doser (Public domain)
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Chrysler Pacifica
"... And um all of like the hybrid minivans like the pacificas in the cross countries. I love that minivan It's..."
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Mr.choppers (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Car
Jeep Cherokee
"...linder jeeps like the compass the patriot the the Cherokee Those were all trash. Um really really bad cars...."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Jeep Compass
"... I always knew like four cylinder jeeps like the compass the patriot the the Cherokee Those were all tras..."
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Jeep Grand Cherokee
"...our jeeps good, you know I always say just go to grand Cherokee or a wrangler, you know, like the wranglers are p..."
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Kevauto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Lincoln Navigator
"...that car. Yeah It's like more than like a like a navigator, you know, like they made the The funny thing is..."
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S5A-0043 (CC BY 2.0)
Car
Toyota Camry
"...eah Oh another car. I will say for reliability a camry I love I love camry. Well, that is the like when..."
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MrWalkr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Bentley Rtype
"Bentley mark 6 which has the right hand drive and then our Bentley r-type which is very special because that was owned by jackie o nazis Which was married to jonah kennedy's wife"
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car
Chevrolet Corvette
"...ur dad's working on like old american cars, right corvette Yeah, corvette 944 racing. So I spent a lot of t..."
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Lothar Spurzem (CC BY-SA 2.0 de)
Car
Porsche 944
"...old american cars, right corvette Yeah, corvette 944 racing. So I spent a lot of time trackside as a k..."
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Bull-Doser (Public domain)
Car
3500 Dodge 3500
"91 s 13 I had a 2020 wrx. I had a 2021 Dodge 3,500 and I got a 2015 for that 350 and then sold"
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TTTNIS (CC0)
Car
Subaru WRX
"sold Everything but the wrx the dodge blew up And then I got the Ford and th..."
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RaxelX (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Nissan 350 Z
"...ld the wrx got the g20 and then Sold the e46 got 350 z and just got rid of that and I have an s 14, whic..."
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No machine-readable author provided. Luc106 assumed (based on copyright claims). (Public domain)
Car
Ferrari Dino
"...ight? That's a good rule of thumb Yeah, with our ferrari dino if he gets under a half a tank and you take a sha..."
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Elise240SX (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Toyota Grand Highlander
"... a hundred percent reliable even toyotas I got a Grand Highlander 2025 after driving it for 20 minutes all the sens..."
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Pava, Milano ( it.wiki ) (CC BY-SA 3.0 it)
Car
Alfa Romeo Milano
"...ally where the problems happen like my alpha male Milano They say is the last real alpha male because it ..."
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Palauenc05 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Volkswagen Beetle
"...m the little Cinquecento Was like the Volkswagen Beetle for Italy, you know, it took people everywhere T..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Mercedes-Benz EQS
"Kind of I like the eqs. I mean, but are they selling I see him on deal a..."
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