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theylovebats · 1 year

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!SPOILERS FOR BOTH THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES AND RIDE THE CYCLONE AHEAD!

Okay! Here is my group of elaborate Magnus RTC crossover concepts (Some are more in depth than others)

Karnak: An avatar of the end; An avatar of the web; An avatar of the eye, skipping all this cause Karnak’s would be super long!

Ocean: An avatar of the eye, some random teenage girl interning at the institute, everyone (especially Jon) kind of hates her and finds her to be a nuisance, there’s a twist and she turns out to be Mary Keay’s assistant, works HARD to become a favorite of the eye, abuses her omnipotent powers like crazy (usually just to show off), Gerry HATES her, Mary thinks she’s perfect and complains about how he “Could’ve been more like her; An avatar of the web, I don’t have much for this it just also made sense but I like the first one better-

Noel: An avatar of the desolation, doesn’t get involved in the Lightless Flame, just does his own thing, evil life destroying drag show; An avatar of the corruption, similar to Jane Prentiss but he is a minor in canon and I’m running with him being a minor so it’s more of a performance art experience that lures you in by being interesting, I feel like him and Prentiss are very close (she views him as her adopted son), drag show vibes either way, Basira and him get along oddly well, I feel like he gets an intern job working for the ghosty podcast so him and Georgie are buddies, Melanie and him have banter but not as much as him and Basira do, they’re the only ones who know they’re joking, everyone else thinks Basira and Noel hate eachother

Mischa: An avatar of the hunt, he’s part of a ridiculous SoundCloud rapper gang that consists of a bunch of other hunt avatars, you make fun of him for a bit and then him and his pack of buddies destroy you; An avatar of the desolation, he sort of accidentally wrecks the lives of tragic souls he hyper-fixates on, he doesn’t realize that the entity he works for is feeding on his pain as much as his victims, random but I feel like him and Tim are besties, he’s friends with Sasha too, after things don’t go well with Talia or they decide to be friends Sasha and Tim try to set him up with Noel, pummels the HECK out of NOT Sasha with Jane/Penny’s help

Ricky: An avatar of the spiral, he gets all creative and hypnotic with his wacky psychedelic cat visuals, Michael was afraid of him and so is Helen, he confuses you with sermons from the Bachelor Man Bible, Tim and him are best friends in both versions; An avatar of the vast, SPAAAACE, he terrorizes astronauts and Simon Fairchild is also afraid of him, him and Daisy are buddies and joke around about the dogs and cats stuff, Daisy carries him around a lot, Georgie is his friend and they learn ASL together, they find his cat stories very interesting

Jane/Penny: An avatar of the stranger, she canonically is beheaded and brought back as Jane Doe, she TERRIFIES everyone from her fear group, Jon pretends to be neutral her but he’s very attached and views her as his niece, can often be found watching National Geographic in the room Martin sleeps in for a hot sec (reciting facts, requesting to play dolls, just generally scaring him and the whole of the employees), the entire institute goes from being afraid of her to loving her over the course of the plot, quickly becomes the golden child of the Magnus institute as she’s not actually that harmful; An avatar of the spiral, Michael and Helen love her, confuzzles you with her weird decapitation tricks, animal facts, identity crisis hypnosis abilities, another interpretation could be actual Penny Lamb with spiral avatar traits and stuff

Constance: An avatar of the vast, CLOUD MAGIC, she definitely has a lil sugar cloud clump she floats on, spends a lot of her time just hanging upside down and doing silly little sky tricks, she for a while doesn’t realize that her spooking of human people is very harmful but after she does she gets a bit of a devious side, she has tea with Simon a LOT and they poke fun at each other for being a “Gen Z hormonal beast” and a “Silly old British man” but neither have the heart to get too mean, I have so much for the final few seasons with this one-; An avatar of the lonely, this one was too sad, I changed it so she’s still vast but she hangs around Martin in his lonely era and makes Blackwood (same last name) jokes, they poke fun at Peter for his multiple divorces with Elias, her and Martin have an adopted sibling relationship, she introduces Martin to the family before the world ends and they love him

BONUS

Ezra: An avatar of the spiral; An avatar of the web

Virgil: An avatar of the end; An avatar of the corruption

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jdsmineralwater · 11 months

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Welcome... To Love Island

You might have seen my post about a Ride The Cyclone Love Island AU and Ive decided to make it a thing. So this is my official introductory post to this AU.

Firstly, this AU will NOT be sexual. Im going to rate it Teen And Up on ao3 and the challenges, content etc. will not be of the sexual nature of the show. These characters are minors. However, due to the premise of the show, everyone has been aged up five years from their age as of the January prior to the musical. Ocean is 22 (having been 17 as of the january), Ricky is 21 (having been 16 as of the january) etc. This does not change that the fic will not be nsfw. I'm only ageing them up for the sake of the fic making sense. On the note of ageing up characters and nsfw, Ezra will not enter the villa at any point in the fic. He's thirteen/fourteen during Legoland/RTC and I don't feel comfortable writing him in this context aged up or not. However, if Penny happens to last until the final week, he might make an appearance when the families visit the villa.

This post and the first four polls (who our original islanders will be coupled up with initially) will be main tagged, but i know how annoying it can be to find tonnes of AUs clogging up the main tag, so nothing will be main tagged past that point. These first few posts have only been main tagged as to get the word around. If you have an interest in the fic, every poll will be tagged with the character in question and the tag 'Love Island Sask: The RTC AU'.

Every poll will be released at 12am of the day after the fic updates, and will run for a week. The polls will be taken down after theyve closed, as to prevent 'spoilers'.

When voting, please be aware of the additions to the options, (romantic couple) and (friendship couple). If you want to vote for a romantic ship, be sure to vote for the option marked (romantic couple). If you want to vote to get your favourite rtc besties in a friendship couple, vote (friendship couple). Most characters will have both options available for every pairing! However when voting for Noel only male characters will be marked (romantic couple), so keep that in mind when voting.

All that aside, stay tuned for 12am TONIGHT for the first four polls go live, and we prepare to welcome Ocean, Noel, Penny, and Ricky into the villa.

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yumicasts · 2 years

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🟨 Black Adam (Spoiler-free review) ⚡️⚡️ I'm going to be honest, ever since Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and Whedon's Justice League and a couple of other films - I have had serious trust issues with DCEU films. I walked in to Black Adam expecting a complete disaster - but it ended up being way better than I expected. Pierce Brosnan was phenomenal as Dr. Fate! I need a solo Dr. Fate movie ASAP. Pierce stole every scene he was in, and I was basically fan-girling throughout the movie - the effects, his suit, the fight sequences were perfect. Aldis Hodge shone as Hawkman as well. I wasn't underwhelmed or disappointed with any of the major characters portrayals - I will withhold the minor reservations I had with Atom Smasher and Cyclone until I hopefully see more of them in future projects. I loved that Henry Winkler (from Barry and Parks & Rec.) was the Uncle Atom Smasher - it was a pleasant surprise. Black Adam was an explosive (literally) action-packed film with some comedy thrown in (which did not feel forced or overdone, in my opinion). Dwayne Johnson's stoic portrayal of the anti-hero was consistent and decent. The movie has paved the way to hopefully solidifying that DC movies are finally going towards an upwards streak now. The mid-credits scene had me screaming despite The Rock spoiling it for me literally one week before the movie release. I am excited and looking forward to even better DC films now. The Batman was the best superhero film release this year so far, and Black Adam was better than a lot of the other hero films I've seen this year. P.S. If I look at this movie as more than the action-packed ride it was meant to be and focus on its flaws, I'd still not go any lower than a 7.5. Its not a masterpiece but it was an enjoyable experience. The disparity between the RT critic score and audience score is seriously appalling. #blackadam #therock #dwaynejohnson #piercebrosnan #drfate #kentnelson #noahcentineo #atomsmasher #dc #dceu #dccomics #superman #henrycavill #justiceleague #jsa #amandawaller #aldishodge #hawkwman #henrywinkler @therock @piercebrosnanofficial @ncentineo @violadavis https://www.instagram.com/p/CkHDsw1tRai/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#blackadam #therock #dwaynejohnson #piercebrosnan #drfate #kentnelson #noahcentineo #atomsmasher #dc #dceu #dccomics #superman #henrycavill #justiceleague #jsa #amandawaller #aldishodge #hawkwman #henrywinkler

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itsworn · 7 years

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Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II That Got Its Owner Into the 150mph Club At Bonneville

Michael Callahan from Cincinnati, Ohio, always dreamed about going to Bonneville with a street car and getting into the 150MPH Club. Or should we say, drive a car to Bonneville, make his passes, and then drive home. A few years ago he got into the 130MPH Club with a 1999 Ford Crown Vic that was a Bondurant Driving School car set up by Jack Roush with a 1999 Mustang Cobra valve train. He got into the club with it, but he knew it couldn’t go 150mph, and you know that higher speeds are addicting. After he retired from the printing business the search for a 150mph street car commenced. He wasn’t after any specific car, with his parameters being for something he could easily modify aerodynamically, and performance-wise too. In 2015 he found the car he thought would work for sale in California, this 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II. It hit him that this would be the perfect type of production car to make an attempt for his dream.

Cyclone Spoiler IIs were originally made to fight the aero wars in NASCAR, where a 500-production run available to the general public was necessary to homologate the cars for racing. In all 503 were said to have been built, all with 351 Windsor engines, C4 automatics, and all painted white with either blue or red accents. What made it such a perfect Bonneville car was the factory aero aids almost hidden from a standard Cyclone. The noses were extended about six-inches and lowered, and a flush grille was added. Ford Torino Talladegas were built in a similar fashion. The front bumpers were modified rear bumpers, V’d in the center, and capped to help aero. Also, the rockers were modified to roll into the frame higher; to cheat the NASCAR rules stating stock ride heights determined minimum racing heights. NASCAR measured at the rockers, so if they are higher the car can be lower, for a lower center of gravity and better aero. Get it?

Rumors over the years have speculated that actually only 351 Cyclone Spoiler IIs were built, and that Mercury assembled “503” Spoiler IIs as verification for NASCAR, with the cars further back of the assemblage actually being standard Wimbleton White Cyclones. Supposedly NASCAR didn’t notice the difference when doing a quick count.

What Michael got when he bought the Merc was a modified Spoiler, set up basically like you see it here. Painted a non-stock black, it also has a 1970 stock block 351ci Cleveland with 4bbl heads and single 750 Holley, hooked to a wide ratio Top Loader 4-speed trans. Out back a 2.75 Detroit Locker rear also got Michael a few steps closer to Bonneville. So the mods and improvements sealed the deal and he drove it home from Torrance, California, with a list of things to fix with every mile driven. Over the last two years of ownership Michael has made substantial small fixes and improvements to ready the car for its salt assault, but the mods made by previous owners proved to be well executed, saving Michael both time and money from his original plan to change out the engine and driveline for something more substantial. He lucked out.

Some ply the salt of Bonneville to build a better mousetrap in any number of classes to break that category’s top speed, and the pride and sense of accomplishment that goes with beating a standing record. But you can also choose to achieve a personal best by picking a speed and then attempting to hit it. No categories, no record breaking attempts, just setting a series of parameters and then pursuing your own private conquest. For Michael that meant driving to Bonneville, hopefully exceeding the 150mph magic mark, and then driving home. Speeds are determined by making a pass on the 2½ mile course, then making a return pass within a certain time, and averaging the two speeds.

Michael’s changes to meet SCTA specs to race the course included a 4-point roll bar, driveshaft loop, V-rated tires, 5-point harness and seat brace, and a handful of other additions. When he put it on a chassis dyno a few other changes were deemed necessary to surpass 150mph at Bonneville. Beehive valve springs with titanium retainers were added, an Edelbrock air-gap intake replaced the single plane manifold, 16-inch rear wheels were added to gain speed, an aluminum driveshaft replaced the clunky original, and many minor changes were made to the Holley. But keep in mind that this car runs a mechanical fuel pump, stock pistons, rods and bottom end. With those changes the Merc ran 168mph simulated on the chassis dyno at 5900rpm.

As for the car’s road manners, it’s been driven thousands of mile to different events including the Aero Warriors event in Talladega, Alabama. It’s tight, squeak free, and surprisingly docile on the open highway and around town. No bump and clang, squeaky urethane suspension, or microwave interior manners. It’s that perfect combo of sitting right, looking and performing well, and 4-speed fun to drive.

After all of the thrashing to prepare it for its maiden runs on the salt the 2015 Bonneville meet was rained out, so the wait began for 2016. When it finally arrived Michael drove the Spoiler 1800 miles to Bonneville. Getting there for Tech Day, he passed tech and the next day ran 154mph on his first pass, with a backup pass of 153mph, making it into the 150MPH Club no problem. This was done with windshield wipers and side mirrors, the tune he drove it to Bonneville with, and a mix of 91 octane gas the car had for the trip to Utah, and some 100 octane gas he picked up on the course. He told us the passes were exhilarating, except for the skating on the salt surface as speeds increased. For that you need some mental and physical restraint. If you don’t back off and don’t over correct, you’re positioned to complete the pass short of breaking a part. Backing off or slowing down induces the car to swap ends. If you turn the steering wheel too much one way or the other to try to correct for the skating, you can also swap ends or lose control. Your best reaction is to stay on the gas, and read the feedback the car gives to determine whether you need to correct steering or just forge ahead. Michael settled in and forged.

When he’s telling the story it seems so simple; just drive your street car to Bonneville from Cincy, go 150mph, and then drive home. Of course we know that any effort like this required plenty of planning, thought, time and money. Still, Michael got into the Cyclone really reasonably, and though he expected he might have to rebuild the engine and do other major mods, it ended up being one of those happy ending stories that greased the skids to fulfilling one of the most improbable dreams a hot rod enthusiast could have. Congrats to Michael and to his murdered out Cyclone Spoiler II.

Deception and speed were what led to the limited production, wind cheating 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler IIs. 502 were produced to homologate them for NASCAR racing, as the sanctioning body required a minimum of 500 cars be made available to the general public to be eligible to race in the NASCAR series. Michael Callahan’s Cyclone was built for a completely different purpose.

Cyclone Spoiler II noses were extended about six-inches and dropped to help increase aerodynamic flow and downforce. A flush grille was also utilized, which is the easiest way to identify these rare Cyclone’s from their more pedestrian brethren. Callahan added the spoiler below the bumper to avoid lift from air running under the bumper.

All Cyclone Spoiler IIs came with small block Fords. When Callahan purchased his, it already had this stock block 1970 351ci Cleveland engine, along with a wide ratio 4-speed Top Loaders and Detroit Locker rear. All were built well and required only limited refinement to satisfy Callahan’s mission. He added an Edelbrock Air Gap intake, and made minor changes to the 750 Holley carb, along with upgrading to beehive valve springs and titanium spring retainers.

Left mainly as it came from Mercury, Callahan did swap out a no-name racing seat and 5-point harness, and built a roll bar per SCTA regulations for the 150mph attempt. Callahan says reading the requirements and following them before landing at Bonneville made for an easy tech inspection. Riding in the Mercury it lacks the rattles and bangs typical of this era car, instead expressing a tight but firm attitude on the highway.

From the rear it’s hard to tell this is no ordinary Cyclone. Many came with goofy rear wings for show, but Michael’s rear spoiler mimics those found on NASCAR racecars, to aid in added downforce for better traction on the oval. Cyclones shared the same basic body as 1969 Ford Torinos, and came only in white with either blue Dan Gurney stripes or red Cale Yarborough stripes. There were no options.

Though a bit hard to see on a black car, another factory modification made to all Cyclone Spoiler IIs was the raised rockers, done not for an aero advantage per se, but rather done when NASCAR measured minimum heights, measured at the rockers. By raising them the car could race lower than non-Spoiler IIs and Torinos, aiding in lowering the center of gravity and also lessening potential lift.

A closer look reveals a sloping hood, longer fenders, and flush grille, all modifications done by Mercury to help cheat the wind. Front bumpers were actually rear bumpers that were V’d and had their ends modified to tuck in and capped to close off the transition from bumper to sheet metal for better aero.

Callahan added to roll bar per SCTA requirements for a 150mph attempt. This plus the Monte Carlo bar in the engine compartment between the shock towers make for a solid car on the highway. Mostly the interior is stock Mercury, which remains taxicab simple.

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itsworn · 7 years

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2017 Power Tour Cyclone Spoiler II That Got Its Owner Into the 150mph Club At Bonneville

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If you think that Power Tour is just for rocking chair cruisers, think again. Michael Callahan from Cincinnati, Ohio, always dreamed about going to Bonneville with a street car and getting into the 150MPH Club. Or should we say drive a car to Bonneville, make his passes, and then drive it home. A few years ago he got into the 130MPH Club with a 1999 Crown Vic that was a Bondurant Driving School car set up by Jack Roush with a 1999 Mustang Cobra drivetrain. He got into the club with it, but he knew it couldn’t go 150mph. He retired from the printing business and the search for a 150mph street car commenced. In 2015 he found the car he thought would work in California, this 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II. These cars were originally made to fight the aero wars in NASCAR, where a 500-production run available to the general public was necessary to homologate the cars for racing. In all 502 were built, all with 351 Windsor engines, C4 automatics, and all in white with either blue or red accents. The noses were extended, lowered, and a flush grille was added. Ford Torino Talladegas were built in a similar fashion. The front bumpers were modified rear bumpers, V’d in the center and capped to help aero. Also, the rockers were modified to roll into the frame sooner, to cheat the NASCAR rules about stock ride height. NASCAR measured at the rockers, so if they are higher, then the car can be lower, for a lower center of gravity and better aero. Get it?

What Michael got when he bought the Merc was a modified Spoiler, set up basically like you see it here. Painted a non-stock black, it also has a 1970 351 Cleveland with 4bbl heads and single 750 Holley, hooked to a wide ratio Top Loader 4-speed trans. Out back a 2.75 gear and Detroit Locker rear also got Michael a few steps closer to Bonneville. The mods and improvements sealed the deal and he drove it home from Torrance, California, with a list of things to fix with every mile driven. Over the last two years of ownership Michael has made substantial small fixes and improvements to ready the car for its salt assault.

Changes to meet SCTA specs to race the 2-1/2 mile course included a 4-point roll bar, driveshaft loop, V-rated tires, 5-point harness and seat brace, and a handful of other additions. When he put it on a chassis dyno a few other changes were deemed necessary to surpass 150mph at Bonneville. Beehive valve springs with titanium retainers were added, an Edelbrock air-gap intake replaced the single plane manifold, 16-inch rear wheels were added to gain speed, an aluminum driveshaft replaced the clunky original, and many minor changes were made to the Holley. But keep in mind that this car runs a mechanical fuel pump, stock pistons, rods and bottom end. With those changes the Merc ran 168mph simulated on the chassis dyno at 5900rpm.

After all of the thrashing to prepare it for its maiden runs on the salt, the 2015 Bonneville meet was rained out, so the wait began for 2016. When it finally arrived Michael drove the Spoiler 1800 miles to Bonneville. Getting there for Tech Day, he passed tech and the next day ran 154mph on his first pass, with a backup pass of 153mph, making it into the 150MPH Club no problem. This was done with windshield wipers and side mirrors, the tune he drove it to Bonneville with, and a mix of the 91 octane gas he came to Utah with, and some 100 octane gas he picked up on the course. He told us the passes were exhilarating, and that towards the top end it skated quite a bit. But if you don’t back off and over correct you’re positioned to complete the pass short of breaking a part. When Michael is telling the story it seems so simple; just drive your street car to Bonneville from Cincy, go 150mph, and then drive home. Of course we know that any effort like this required plenty of planning, thought, time and money. Still, Michael got into the Cyclone really reasonably, and though he expected he might have to rebuild the engine and do other major mods, it ended up being one of those happy ending stories that greased the skids to fulfilling one of the most improbable dreams a hot rod enthusiast could have. Congrats to Michael and to his murdered out Cyclone Spoiler II.

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