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Nov 28, 2018 13:46:05 GMT
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I kinda like it, infact theres a lot of newer pick ups on the market that I quite like. Like this little Fiat Fullback Wait a second... I've seen that face somewhere before! Why do all new trucks appear to be crew cab short beds? Warning incoming opinion, they are totally pointless, the bed is too small to benefit from and the cab isnt really big enough to comfortably sit 4/5 people. Its literally the worst of all worlds and every time I see one its spotless and never loaded up... /rant
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Sept 11, 2018 23:02:03 GMT
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Generally the price reflects the chemical compound of the rubber. Theres nothing wrong with budgets but it all depends on needs.
A more expensive sportier tyre will generally have a different tread pattern and compound to a budget. The tread pattern is mainly all to do with moving rain from the contact point. The compound will reflect how soft a tyre is, thus how long it will last but also how much traction it provides.
If you drive hard a more expensive tyre will provide more traction but it will wear down quicker. A budget will provide less traction but last longer. Think of driving on plastic vs rubber.
I will say though tyres are the ONLY thing keeping your car on the road, if you have the money I would always go for a better tyre, you might not need R888s but the cheap chinese stuff may see you lose traction when you need it most. I ran the cheapest of the cheap and Yoko S Drives on a 69bhp 106 and a Hyundai Getz, both are incredibly slow and underpowered cars but you can feel the difference immediately in how planted and comfortable the car feels on good tyres.
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Sept 7, 2018 15:48:07 GMT
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Wowzers! I assumed it was quite a well known car, if you like what you see when you look in to it, watch this film... Brilliant. It's not really a film... It's a chance to watch that car get rowdy! Great film, basically Hollywood wouldn't finance this film for him so he went out and made it anyway. I think all the cars are his and he does almost all the driving. But on topic that is a beauty of a car, I want a big American boat so badly.
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Sept 1, 2018 14:42:17 GMT
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Different colours need different resistance
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Sept 1, 2018 10:13:33 GMT
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I would recommend going to Kitronik for LEDs of a known brightness. Ebay is cheap but they never state proper figures. www.kitronik.co.uk/components/leds-and-lamps.html?cat=118&led_colour=143They also have a resistor rating tool to make sure youre not running it too hot as that will increase the intensity and reduce the lifespan. Also be aware LEDs are focused over a few degrees, usually 25 or 60, so if you can angle it you may be able to significantly reduce the relative brightness. And if you are going to cover it don't be afraid to use opaque plastic, a decent LED will still shine through but give a much softer diffuse glow.
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Have a picture of any Retro Rides show ethos Sadly, for a 13B that's not really a very big turbo Not to detract from your argument, however. They are both superb shows that you'd be happy to spend a day at in any context. Just one's held in civilisation and one's held in 1842. Or Worcestershire, as it's also known I didn't write very big, just big. I'll push a couple blue pills into for the next show maybe. Reminds me there was someone in the camp at RRG who said, 'yeah its big but I've seen bigger', cracked me up. Didnt realise I needed to be self concious of my turbo size too! As for which show is best I've camped at them both now and they're about equal, but the weekender has the opportunity to be bigger and better once it finds its feet.
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Aug 23, 2018 11:28:27 GMT
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I haven't got any pics but it looked awesome going up the hill, I liked the lit up tyres in 1st and 2nd I didn't expect there to be so many FC's there this year, made me miss mine for sure! Yeah I had no idea! I saw a couple FBs in the morning and as I came off the hill I asked if they had a space and managed to squeeze in. It was great to park next to a standard FC for comparison and see all the changes, especially as his was immaculate! Quite the difference to my rough and ready old girl. Good to meet you, we saw it at the Weekender and had another look at the weekend.... but as everyone says nice to put a face to a name It was good to meet you too, had a good chat before the tat auction. Unfortunately I missed the buggy going up the hill but I hope you and your son had a great time!
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Aug 20, 2018 23:01:36 GMT
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My first car was a 106 so I'm a bit fond of that whole family, was good to see this going up the hill! Someone needed to represent the true french hatches otherwise people might start thinking they all have twin engined V6s lol
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Aug 20, 2018 20:23:07 GMT
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Was great to see you going up the hill in this man, love it sell it to me please Thanks man, appreciate it! Sorry far too much time and money in the old girl now! Also, damn havent updated this since April. Honestly not a lot has changed, its been chasing issues and tidying it up. Had a lot of electrical gremlins that may or may definitely have been my fault... I pulled the resistors off the fans and it kept blowing fuses. Lost the alternator belt on the way home as well so that was two tow trucks in as many days. Paint was all sanded down and buffed, while not perfect the difference is huge so I'm happy to rock the rough and ready look for a bit longer. Finally finished up the front splitter which improves the look of the front end so much and started filling the rear bumper where the license plate lights used to be. Did some general clearing up of rusty parts nobody will see. Made some repairs to the spoiler, had to put in a new thread (yes I cut the bolt down) and replaced two clips with locating studs. This works well for keeping everything centered where it should be but it sits proud by a couple mm and squeaks like a curse word when it moves so I need to find a way to secure the corners. Found yet ANOTHER hole. Spent a weekend fixing an exhaust blow (its still blowing though so some fancy manifold is in the future plans) Got the FC rev gauge working with the FD coils and changed to everything LED inside. Removed the rear wiper blade and 3D printed a bung. Really happy with this design, fully printed thread with easy hand turn nut. No finishing required but I sanded and painted the external part for looks. Went to the weekender (before a lot of the above work!) Went to a friends house (I just like this picture, yellow headlights are best headlights) Went to a local show (broke down 5 times in 10 miles, for the outlined above resistor removal idiocy) Finally, the gathering! So that near enough catches us up, its not everything but its what I remember! The car still isnt perfect, I need to do ALL the suspension and related items and I need to sort out airflow because under bonnet temps are ridiculous. So looking at a V-mount intercooler setup and a whole new exhaust. If you have any pictures or videos please let me know! Especially off the start line, I want to see how sideways it was outside the car because first and second were not hooking up!
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Last Edit: Aug 20, 2018 20:25:42 GMT by sb
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Aug 19, 2018 20:55:33 GMT
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Sorry I didnt take my spot in the end, I was waved down by some fellow RX7 owners and couldnt resist lining up with a standard FC for comparison!
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Aug 19, 2018 20:51:44 GMT
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This was my third year, but first time camping and first time on the hill. Everything was smooth and had a great time so thanks to all the organisers and everyone giving up their time to plan and pull it off!
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Do you have a spot for an rx7? I'm camping and on the hill in the morning.
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Jul 25, 2018 21:58:43 GMT
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Updated my details, I'm camping as well so is there a call on the Saturday or do we need to track someone down?
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I would go for 'whats in the box?', bonus points if it's engine swapped
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I use all three, desktop, tablet and mobile. Happy to help out.
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May 22, 2018 14:33:41 GMT
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Yay my MDF made it in!
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May 21, 2018 13:14:06 GMT
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That thing is pretty damn cool. We were the idiots stood behind it when you started it, that was a surprise!
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Seriously it was a great time, a massive thank you to all involved in organising. Plus considering it was the first year I think it went very well!
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Apr 29, 2018 20:55:29 GMT
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Ive realised I havent uploaded any pictures of the new big **** off turbo, how rude of me! And one for comparison Unfortunately all is not good in dorito land as its now developed a fairly serious oil leak, runs low after 30 ish miles and I happened to find this out 70 miles from home! That was nervous drive. So clock is ticking to get it sorted before the weekender. It looks like the sump is the issue though which I don't have the access to sort so need to find a garage happy to fix it or get it back down to reading to the guy who built the engine...
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Bit late now, but as an alternative I think you can leave the headlight covers on, but remove the plastic trims to change the bulbs.. Glad to see you've got this back and on the road, I do miss mine! Yeah I did think I could do it that way but I would rather know this was sorted for the future and makes roadside repairs easier if I ever have to. Plus the terminals were pretty crusty and I don't think I wouldve get enough force on it from the side. Thanks, got 200 miles on it, and its already cost me over £100 in fuel!
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