C'mon, show me your moTah!

[gypseyman]

We had a thread in here (before the merger) where folks could post pic's of their wheels, whatever they may be. Well, guess what, I'm bringing it back! :nod:

Here's a car I own/ed years ago - a Caterham Seven that unusually, bears a Lotus SuperSeven logo (pre-buyout). It's currently being driven by my 70-year old Dad in South Africa who, I'm reliably informed, terrorises his neighbourhood with it! Ah, family! :D And he seems to think that I've forgotten about it... A pity it's too expensive to ship over to London.

[gypseyman]

Let's try that again... HERE it is. Apologies for the poor picture quality (do not adjust your set :rolleyes: ) and BTW, I'm the one NOT doing the Lawrence of Arabia impersonation... :D

[MrP]

ohhhhhh man,

now thats a car i like

for what i would like to own try here (http://www.specialistsportscars.com/), here (http://www.pilgrimcars.com/newmag/pil1.html) or
here (http://www.mg-rover.org/models/?MenuID=17)

for what i currently got try here (http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/car_reviews/main_review.asp?model_id=425&type=buy)

toodles :xsofa:

[Squeaky]

umm.. im not a car person..but if you need to see
Review (http://www.crash.net/roadtests.asp?page=1&testid=135)

http://www.gemir.ru/img/zoom/fiat_marea1b.jpg

Colour is more like this tho..
http://www.carsource.co.uk/used-photos/large/W/F/WF51KNW.jpg

[Snufkin]

yay ive just bought my first car! A 1985 Mazda 323 for 400 quid. Its a saloon, and it may be white :rolleyes: but its the same age as me and only done 50K! Im so going to enjoy thrashing it around. Now I just have to pass my test, damn waiting list!

[speculative]

Originally posted by Snufkin
yay ive just bought my first car! A 1985 Mazda 323 for 400 quid. Its a saloon, and it may be white :rolleyes: but its the same age as me andonly done 50K! Im so going to enjoy thrashing it around. Now I just have to pass my test, damn waiting list!

Congrats Snufkin!! :) If it's a saloon just stick some steer horns on the front and away you go. ;) I actually saw someone driving a boat around (boat = big old Lincoln-like car) with horns on the front! :D

My ride is this w/out the molding high up on the side, and it's white instead of blue:

http://images.cardomain.com/installs/206000-206999/206752_5_full.jpg

w/these rims:

http://images.cardomain.com/installs/190000-190999/190261_6_full.jpg

[Fat Dave]

I've got a mint *ahem* 1987 323 snufkin, and I can assure you that they will take a serious thrashing up to a point, but i'm getting through front tyres like they're made of cheese and i recently had the engine explode while in the drive through queue at McD's. Also, watch out for the price of genuine Mazda parts. Recently a pair of wing mirrors (don't ask) cost me a bargain £180 and the work on the engine wasn't cheap.

And all that with only 48k on the clock. Not that i'm trying to scare you or anything :D On the plus side though, it's extremely reliable and is about as appealing to thieves as a dog turd, particularly if it's a low engine capacity (mines 1.3l)

[phoenix]

ere ya go, tu fur 't price o one, the banger in the back is the wifes motah

[mackerel]

98 Nissan Almera GX 1.6 - the piccie attached is the only one I have on my hard disk at the moment, taken when I was getting some pics of my house. Pretty much standard spec apart from a MD head unit and new front speakers after I blew the factory fitted ones. If I ever have money to burn I want to get alloys, tinted windows, spoiler and a real sound system.

I also need something less practical, having been to the US I feel like getting an old Cadilac, the ones with the big fins on the back. :D

[gypseyman]

Hey, finally got my pic's developed! :yippee:

Here's my current car - '86 944 LUX. No turbo, unfortunately, but it's still sweet. And only 100K on the clock.

Must have a thing for the color, tho'... :rolleyes:

:D

[gypseyman]

Here's my day transport... ;) SOoooo much fun!

[dnar]

I have only just managed to get my home pages uploaded to my new ISP...

My toy (http://members.iinet.net.au/~dnar/wb_caprice.html)

[gypseyman]

Originally posted by dnar
My toy (http://members.iinet.net.au/~dnar/wb_caprice.html)
:eek: :eek: :eek:

That's no car - it's a small country! ;) :worship:

Impressive..!

[dnar]

Originally posted by gypseyman

:eek: :eek: :eek:

That's no car - it's a small country! ;) :worship:

I was begining to wonder about the 5 million screaming people in the back seat.... They where demanding handouts and all sorts of stuff... :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes:

[TheGreystar]

My Pride and Joy.

MGF VVC 1.8. (In classic British Racing Green :)) Handles like a dream, but eats tyres (driving it the way I do)

[Talon]

Originally posted by MrP
ohhhhhh man,

now thats a car i like

for what i would like to own try here (http://www.specialistsportscars.com/), here (http://www.pilgrimcars.com/newmag/pil1.html) or
here (http://www.mg-rover.org/models/?MenuID=17)

for what i currently got try here (http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/car_reviews/main_review.asp?model_id=425&type=buy)

toodles :xsofa:

That ZT 500 is sweet lookin!

Currently I drive a 1988 Ford LTD Crown Victoria..no pictures yet, but it is really a sweet car. Power everything, Auto Kill-Switch for anti theft, Remote Start, Remote Keyless entry, Auto Headlights, Heated Windshield for the winter, and brandy new Air Conditioning..Transmission only has 4,000 miles on it, and half the engine is rebuilt, so even with 123k on the clock, it still has a long life left..next thing to get replaced is the stereo system..

[Farabomb]

This is kind of my ride. Minus the big hellas on the bottom and all the extra black plastic. It's a 96 imprezza 5 spd that's sorta stock. I've owned 3 camaros (80-85) and a 79 firebird w/ 454 and now I will allways have a subaru. They are so much fun to drive. I'm waiting on the driveline from a WRX to put in my ride now. The thing drives like it's tail is on fire :D

MrP one of the rides you're lusting after looks like an AC cobra. That's a car I WILL own before I die.

[bubbadog]

This is what I drive, except the picture is a 2002 and mine is a 2000. (I know, if I had really tried, I could have found a picture of a 2000, but I'm just too lazy to look! :D)

[Mark Wells]

Well this is my car, :rolleyes: the compromises you have to make when you have a family!

[Jules]

this is what I prefer to drive...

97 F150 XLT 4x4 Off Road, 17" wheels, towing package (yes to pull around the cattle trailer)automatic, 5.4L V8...ehh that's enough.


(same everything...only mine doesn'thave the flare sides on the bed..and no bed rails)

http://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1997_f150_15-1.jpg

[Jules]

This is my work car...much much better gas mileage :p

('cept mine is teal)
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/pictures/119554.jpg

[dicki]

here's my little baby... i also have a dodgy old VW scirocco but i don't drive it anymore so it's just sitting on my drive all day

[mackerel]

Jules, your second pic is broke, I believe this is what you were trying to show...

http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/119554.jpg

[Jules]

Thanks Mackerel...I got lots of things broke..glad to have help with at least that :)

[RanGer498]

mine!

[Gservo]

OK, Here is my wicked MOTAH

a 1985 MONTE CARLO:sunshine:
with a GM 305, about to get new headers and a Dual exhaust put on
Throw in a BOOMING system
get some body work done
and be NAUGHTY

[gypseyman]

Ranger and GServo, those are both sweeet motors! :thumbsup: Living in London, I never get to see any Cadi's, although the odd Supra does swing by...

:cool: That car of yours just gets better by the day, Ranger! :nod:

[dicki]

woah... you could probably get my car in the back of that :eek:

[Snufkin]

Originally posted by Fat Dave
I've got a mint *ahem* 1987 323 snufkin, and I can assure you that they will take a serious thrashing up to a point, but i'm getting through front tyres like they're made of cheese and i recently had the engine explode while in the drive through queue at McD's. Also, watch out for the price of genuine Mazda parts. Recently a pair of wing mirrors (don't ask) cost me a bargain £180 and the work on the engine wasn't cheap.

And all that with only 48k on the clock. Not that i'm trying to scare you or anything :D On the plus side though, it's extremely reliable and is about as appealing to thieves as a dog turd, particularly if it's a low engine capacity (mines 1.3l)

Yeah mines a 1.3. I've already experienced the parts price! I managed to replace the rear light block from a scraped car, but I I had to get the shockes replaced for the MOT. NEVER get your mum to handle garages. The two rear shocks cost £80 each. She thought the dude said £8 each! Still I didn't pay for it but thats like the quarter of the full cost of the car. Its funny, I was thinking only yesterday that the front tyres were gonna wear quickly. Dave, Im getting my arms pumped up from just manouvering the thing! :D

[JoshmkII]

Hey, nice rides folks!

I picked up the link to this forum, from a link posted in the rx7 forums in the topic about the stolen ride. I got the link for the rx7 forum from the vwvortex, so .... :P


time to see if I can figure out this forum and post a picture or two.


its an 87 vw scirocco with around 310hp :D

more pictures and mod list = http://users.tunerswanted.org/displayauto.php?user=JoshmkII

http://www.parts4vws.com/images/members/JoshmkII/P5160011.jpg

[Fat Dave]

Dicki, I think it's time to bring the scirocco out of retirement after seeing Josh's beast, a few mods and it could be ready to roll once again :D .

Snufikin, I hear what you're saying about the steering, it's quite a monster to get used to handling around the car park, butI've got to say i'm getting strangely attached to mine now, and i will be sad when it goes (even though i'm hoping to have a VW Corrado lined up soon). Saying that though, i still can't understand quite why the tyres wear so quickly, i'm just glad that they're one of the things that is fairly cheap to replace.

[gypseyman]

:wave: Hiya Josh! Always great to meet new names and new machines!

Aah, the Scirroco - a whole loada fun! I remember when my dream car was very many years a Corrado! :thumb: Couldn't afford one at the time and then they stopped making them (or, at least, exporting them to South Africa, where I lived for 18yrs). Then they stopped producing them altogether... :( No market, they said - which I could hardly believe..! :mad:

Sweet to see the likes still being looked after so well! :thumbsup:

[WesM63]

How's it goin guys.. Nice cars peps. Especially ranger. Oh man i love those. Details Ranger!!

Well this is my current hand me down ride..(not "mine" but identical) and in my next post you'll get to see my ride i'am picking up later this week!! I'am so excited i've wanted one eversince i liked cars.

[WesM63]

And my new ride..

I really wanted a gt but for what i'am paying for mine i don't care. This pic ain't "mine" but mine is identical but red.
Hmm first mods include:
Gt-40p heads
B-303 cam
2 Chamber Flowmaster exhaust
3.73Gears
B&M Ripper shifter

[daver]

This is one of my cars in action.

[dnar]

Damn thats nice. My favourite saying "Real men smoke rubber". :D

I have a nice video of my tank doing a massive burnout just prior to a drag race at Ravenswood International Drag Strip, I need to sample that video and push it up here. Smoke and the sound of a thundering V8, I'm in heaven. :D I can do without my sex, I can do without my beer, I can do without my Mom, but I cant do without my V8.

Alright, I cant do without me Mom. :D

Oh BTW, you have a brake light out.... (install a front brake line locker mate, saves the back brakes when doing burnouts).

[daver]

Originally posted by dnar


Oh BTW, you have a brake light out.... (install a front brake line locker mate, saves the back brakes when doing burnouts).

The brake lights aren't even hooked up,that is a marker light for when I am drag racing on the strip at night.:D

[Chelle]

OMG that car is on fire :scared: and it has no front end! :D

[Rids]

Doesn't need one hon, it's rear wheel drive :roflmao:

[CyberdynSystems]

Hey, RanGer498,. (go back a page)
Nice ride,..BUT tell us about the Mustang Fastback in the background!!!!

lol

[dicki]

Originally posted by Fat Dave
Dicki, I think it's time to bring the scirocco out of retirement after seeing Josh's beast, a few mods and it could be ready to roll once again :D .

the scirocco is officially out of retirement! it is fighting me all the way though! damn thing... yesterday the alternator fell off in haslemere! so how do we go about getting 310bhp out of it then???

[speculative]

I posted some pics of my rig in a separate thread; Subaru.com had a better quality pic of the wagon so I'll post it here - same color, minus ski rack. Subaru '02 WRX sport wagon:

[TheGreystar]

Just been reminded that I've changed car, so ought to post a pic of it here. I've found a pic of my cars twin, as I've not yet got round to taking any shots of it..

Still, now I can fit a passenger (or even more than one) and luggage :)

G*

edit: Spec, I want that Scoobie :) :drool:

[krucibus]

Ya'll are interesting folk- At the risk of getting laughed at (Like I care!):D I drive a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, a '71 plymouth Road Runner, and a 2002 Dodge Durango with the works- Redneck style, plus leather and 'lectronics. They're all big block and Magnum V-8 engines and noisy as all-get-out. :givebeer: And yes, I'm a geek, too.
Funny, huh?
Vroom, vroom!

"Don't die on me, boy! Marines don't die on Army helicopters!"-
"Purple Hearts".

[gypseyman]

Originally posted by krucibus
Ya'll are interesting folk- At the risk of getting laughed at (Like I care!):D I drive a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, a '71 plymouth Road Runner, and a 2002 Dodge Durango with the works- Redneck style, plus leather and 'lectronics. They're all big block and Magnum V-8 engines and noisy as all-get-out. :givebeer: And yes, I'm a geek, too.
Funny, huh?
Vroom, vroom!

"Don't die on me, boy! Marines don't die on Army helicopters!"-
"Purple Hearts".
:lol: We never laugh at cars, m8 - it's all seriously good stuff! ;)

Hey, how about some photo's..? :nod:

[CyberdynSystems]

Uhh,.. anyone that would laugh at that kind of serious muscle is Brain Damaged! By reckoning,.. those are the two most serious peices of Iron on the thread! (note Dodge Avatar) So where's the Pics!!!! And details,... Road Runner,.. 383 or 440 ??? 'Cuda,.. 340? or a big block??? cough it up!

[Fireblade]

The only online pics of my actual car require a password t' access, but this (crap) pic is exactly the same car, in exactly the same colour:

http://www.carsource.co.uk/used-photos/large/V/6/V631HKV.jpg

It's a Mitsubishi Legnum V6 2.5ltr VR4 Estate ('Legnum' is the Japanese name for the more common 'Galant' brand name). Mine is a 1998/'R' reg model.

Specification

Engine: 2.5 litre (2498cc) Intercooled Twin Turbo V6

http://www.fto-web.org/JapPerformanceCars/VR4_Engine.jpg

Power: 276bhp @ 5500rpm
Torque: 267lb ft @ 4000rpm
Automatic 5 speed 'INVECS-II' Transmission (it's the Mitubishi version of a 'Tiptronic'-style gearbox... which includes a handy semi-automatic mode)

Performance: 0-62mph = 6.4secs. Top Speed 152mph

I use it mainly for transporting all my gear when I go fishing! :thumb:

[Fireblade]

BTW Liz... I like the new MG range meself ;) in fact I considered the ZT+ 190 'Tourer' when I woz lookin' fer an estate, but if were t' buy an MG saloon, it'd have t' be the 'XPOWER SV'...

http://www.mg-sportcars.co.uk/XPOWER/images/new%20pic%20SV5.jpg schweeeeeeet :thumb:

[CyberdynSystems]

:jawdrop: wow,... there is a "Saloon" in there?

[Sirius]

Here's my car parked in the new "women only" car park in Croydon.

Nice of the council to make a safe car park for us girls......

[gypseyman]

:roflmao:

[Ian Newson]

Originally posted by Sirius
Here's my car parked in the new "women only" car park in Croydon.

Nice of the council to make a safe car park for us girls......

:rofl: Looks like my last attempt at 3 point parking :D

[Squeaky]

Originally posted by Sirius
Here's my car parked in the new "women only" car park in Croydon.

Nice of the council to make a safe car park for us girls......

LOL.... I'm surprised you all found your way to the car park? ;)

[Sirius]

Originally posted by Squeaky


LOL.... I'm surprised you all found your way to the car park? ;) [/B]

I would just like to point out here that the only reason men release around 100 million sperm when only one is needed to fertilise an egg is because none of them will stop and ask for directions!!!

And as for 40 days in the wlderness.....should have asked for directions

[RanGer498]

http://supra498.homestead.com/files/mygifs/all_my_cars_and_bikes_one_gif.gif

[jonshepptwo]

:cool: My Hyundai XG350L :cool:

See Attached I think... Mine is Evening Fog, This one is Silver.

194 hp 212 lbs of torque w/ 5 speed steptronic transmission and overdrive and stock aluminum rims and michelin energy tires.
Fully Loaded. I love this car
:D

[SJBv]

Here's my current three:

1996 BMW 540i V8 Touring:
4.0 32v V8, 286 Bhp, 295 lb/ft. Good fun :)

http://www.steve.dwest.dsl.pipex.com/osf1.jpg
http://www.steve.dwest.dsl.pipex.com/osr1.jpg

1990 Volvo 440 GLE 1.7i
Bought for £100 from work with MOT :)

http://www.btinternet.com/~steve.dwest/frontlights.jpg

1994 Cavalier GLSi 2.0 16v:
Actually my brothers old car (he just got an Impreza) but I'm looking after it till its sold.

http://www.btinternet.com/~steve.dwest/m1.jpg

[EDillio]

My Lil Baby

http://www.munrocadets.org/images/mitsu_small.jpg


I atlered the Picture a bit to give it a 3D look

[Farley]

Nice work on the pic...

Sweet ride :thumbsup:

[Chatmoca]

i don't have any pics yet (and even if i did, i don't know how to post them on here) but my ride:

2003 Hyundai Tiburon GTV6.
black leather interior/sunroof
silver exterior

i'm saving right now for rims and a body kit.

btw Ranger, LOVE THE SUPRA!

[Farley]

Theres a Manage Attachments button on the bottom of the reply. Browse to you piccy and upload. :D

Image must be 50k or less

:D HTH

[shamend143]

Sorry guys i got no picture , i sold both my ferraris last week, please wait for my new one ...
tnx

:tomcat:


:rolleyes: :D :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes: :D

:bah:

[Farley]

:lol: Tuff luck...

[Tweety]

Hmm... Ok... Car No.1... No Piccy...:) (or lots of them... but they are all to crappy to post...) But I do have a vid somewhere of me (hrhm) rubbing in the tires...

Car No.2... (well actually not mine... just borrowing it) no piccy's... but as it's an Porsche GT2 -03 it shouldn't be needed...:D:D:D

Car No.3... crappy Golf III (named rabbit in the US?)... won't bother to post a picture of that...:D

And then bike...:D again.. no piccy's (crappy phone camera only...) but a vid...:D

Grrr obviously the forum doesn't allow vids as attachments...:(

Ok... try this then... linky... (http://tweety.pointclark.net/albums/album01/playtime.mov)

Ok... seems to work... that be car No.1 then...:D Only sligthly modified at around 720Bhp and set up for 24h racing...:D unfortunately it's no longer street legal as them dumb politicians has decided that it's illegal to have more than a certain amount of Bhp/kg... so driving it on the street as it is means up to 2 years in prison...:(

[Farley]

didnt work for me :(

[Fireblade]

Nor me Tweety :(

[Tweety]

Hmm... the only thing I can see that would cause it to not work would be that it requires quicktime?

It would be this page, the movie clip titled "me playing"

[Fallguy]

I would post a pic of my car here,
but it ain't really defined as fast by any stretch of the imagination.... as those folks who have seen it will undoubtedly testify! And I couldn't possibly post off topic now could I? ;)

Imagine, if you will, a battered old dark grey 1993 phase 2 Renualt 19 TD RSi (why they called this car "Renault Sport injection", I will never know - injection yes, sport no) with 165,000 miles on the clock, a slightly buggered clutch, a very lean running primer, and possibly 80BHP if you are lucky and have a trailing wind. Imagine an engine so loud that at motorway speeds you can't even hear your own voice, and internal trim that rattles irritatingly even at slower speeds. Imagine a car where the central locking isn't central. Or locking. A car where turning the headlights on causes the glove compartment to open, and turning the heater on causes the dashboard lighting to dim. A car with a stereo that can eat tapes for breakfast. A car that despite lacking any kind of sporting capability, manages to end up in the same insurance group as a BMW 318 and a Toyota Celica..... :confused:

Thats my car, and the only advantage I have yet to find in it is that it does fantastic motorway mileage (50 to 55MPG, say 550 to 600 miles on a tank), which isn't shabby given it supposedly rated on 45MPG extra-urban. Given the current extortionate price of fuel, I am more than willing to forgive all of the above failings for as long as it doesn't cost too much to maintain.... hopefully another 40,000 miles at least!

Fallguy

[Tweety]

Heh... I have driven a Renault 19 and a 19 RSi... and I can tell you honestly that the RSi is strickly "sticker trim" and has no actual difference in real performance...:D

BTW is my link working or not???

[Barbo]

BTW is my link working or not???
It is not working. I get a message that data that the plug-in requested is not available. The file it's looking for is "playtime.3gp".

[Fallguy]

Heh... I have driven a Renault 19 and a 19 RSi... and I can tell you honestly that the RSi is strickly "sticker trim" and has no actual difference in real performance...:D

BTW is my link working or not???

Yeah,
the difference is not huge, but then it didn't cost any more to buy when I got it.... ;)

Although the Renault garage it was originally bought from kept insisting that it be fitted with really expensive tyres rated to 140mph, and kinda got very irritated when I pointed out the car is only rated at 119-120 before you bounce off the rev limiter, and so could take much cheaper sets without any danger at all..... :rolleyes:

I have to say this being my first car, I have learned alot, notably that I won't ever buy from a Renault or Peugeot dealership again, what a rip off! In fact the only honest dealers round my way are the 2 brothers running the Skoda garage.... any wonder that all the taxis are Octavias. :)

Fallguy

[Tweety]

Grrr dang nabbit... It's the codec giving me trouble... the vid is captured with my "3G" Sony Ericsson phone and uses a wierd codec that apperently only quicktime can view/convert... (if I can get the settings rigth that is...)

Lets try again... this time I clicked the box "make standalone movie file"... DUH!

Argh... it multiplies filesize by 10 and divide quality by atleast 5 and then it has the gall to say "thank you for encoding in our new, small and portable video format..."

[Tweety]

Hmm... this seems to work...:)

And for all I know it IS a "selfcontained/streaming" movie...:)

And it's not huge... even fg's poor modem should be able to handle it at 1Mb...:D

http://tweety.pointclark.net/albums/album01/playtime.mov

[Barbo]

Hmm... this seems to work...:)

And for all I know it IS a "selfcontained/streaming" movie...:)

And it's not huge... even fg's poor modem should be able to handle it at 1Mb...:D

http://tweety.pointclark.net/albums/album01/playtime.mov
Worked for me. Nice ride Tweety! Is that an ACR version? I couldn't tell from the video.

Here is my new toy, had it for 4 months now. 2004 GT3, 400hp, 4.1 0-60 mph, 12.2 quarter mile, handles like it's on rails. :D

More pictures of it, my 2000 Durango "rainy day car" and my prior rides can be found here:
http://www.sharkbites.com/porsche/jonscar.html

[Tweety]

Jup... it's an ACR... as I said sligtly modified... It's gutted (well, there ain't that much to take out...) and had a small engine rebuild... It's doing about 720Bhp (no fancy turbo, just old fashioned grunt) benched at that...:)

We are running it in the GT2 category 24H Nordic series (GT/GT2 is a bit different in each series) But basicly the only one's we have in front are the prototypes, and they better move fast or we will catch them...:D

[Tweety]

Hmmm GT3 eh? Well... the only thing I don't like about the GT3 is the nanny computer...:D (I always forget to turn it off...) So then it starts trying to teach me to drive...:( I know the rear end is skidding...:) and I know I lost traction...:) it's on purpose darnit....:D

Other than that I like em fine...:) But my preference is the GT2...:D

Altough for crusing and general use the GT3 is much more comfortable...:D

[Barbo]

Hmmm GT3 eh? Well... the only thing I don't like about the GT3 is the nanny computer...:D (I always forget to turn it off...) So then it starts trying to teach me to drive...:( I know the rear end is skidding...:) and I know I lost traction...:) it's on purpose darnit....:D

Other than that I like em fine...:) But my preference is the GT2...:D

Altough for crusing and general use the GT3 is much more comfortable...:D
Are you talking about the Mk I GT3 maybe? This is the Mk II and doesn't have any nanny stuff at all. No traction control, no PSM, nada. The only driver assist it has is ABS brakes. That's the main reason I picked it instead of an X50 Turbo, which tries to drive for you lol.

The GT3 is perfect for a daily driver that you can also track successfully.

I too love the GT2, hopefully it will be my next car. The prices on them are crazy here now though. New ones are stickered at $180k US! There is hope for me though, I am seeing low mile used ones starting to come under 150k. Maybe in a couple years...

Your ACR is hot. I love that you call 720bhp "slightly" modified. A guy at my office has a red ACR stock which is screaming fast. Yours must be an absolute rocket!

[Tweety]

Most likely the Mk I... The one I have access to is a -02... And it definetly have all the bells and whistles...:) including ABS wich I hate... Well for road driving they are perfect... but for track driving (and on road "fun") they are a PITA because after getting used to the Viper and the GT2 wich has no ABS you tend to brake until just at the edge... and in the GT3 the ABS kicks in and mucks it up...

Well it is sligthly modified...:D We did have it up to roughly 800-810 Bhp with another engine block before, but that caused frequent breakdowns and sligthly erratic engine characteristics wich isn't a good thing in endurance racing, so we have found this to be "wild enough" for performance while it's as reliable as most standard cars... We ran the whole season without any major hiccups... :)

Well as for rocket...:) Well yeah... But I can tell you this much... after one lap at race pace, your arms begin to tremble and you are sweating like a pig...:) The handling of the Viper is superb, BUT its kinda lika a wrestling match, if you take it easy and stay of the gas it tries to go straigth ahead in the corners and you have to pull it around the corners by hand...:D And if you gun it, it figths to kick out the rear end, wich is kinda fun if you are expecting it (scrubs of speed thoo) but if you get caugth out you WILL end up looking like a fool with the node pointing the wrong way...:D

The good part is that the Porches and Ferraris in our class are a little hesitant to pass us in the corners (their strong part) when the rear end is snaking...:D and if they do try it, well keeping an inside line AND blocking the outside line IS possible... IF you have the guts to try it...:D

That is what I love about the Viper... It's big, it's mean and bites if you provoke it...:) The Porshes (both GT2 and GT3) are more civilised, they tell you in advance before they try anything funny...:) In the Viper the advance warning is issued when you move the stick out of neutral...:D

[Farley]

Sweet Tweety!! Was there any rubber left to drive home on?? :lol:

[speculative]

Lol...

-spec

[Tweety]

Or there is plenty of rubber...:D Actually the good part about using a "race car" (when it was still legal to drive on the street) was that a tire used on track, a semi slick (wet tire) is basicly a street legal tire with a rather thick rubber layer wich is cut in a pattern with a lot less cuts than a normal tire... and since the rubber compound is to hard to run it on dry (if you start on wet and it dries up you run it until next pitstop or until it's overheated and gets slippery) and once it comes of it is to much used to put on next time you need a semi slick or wet tire they are "discarded"... most of the time with plenty of rubber left... We usually have lots of them lying around...

And the only thing needed to use them on the street is a pattern of not less then 20% coverage with no uncut area larger than 1% of the mantel area, with a minimum of 3 mm depth... You simply put the wheel in a tire cutting machine and run a 5 mm pattern (deeper pattern means you simply burn it off faster with no extra grip added), go out and burn rubber until the groove is down to 3 mm, then cut new and repeat until you hit the yellow warning layer...:D

If you still have the urge to burn rubber and the local police have not yet arrested you for disturbing the peace or any similar charge (there are a whole list of appliable charges here in Sweden...) you simply grab a new set of rear wheels and do it all once more...:D (or until the pile of tires are empty/you run out of gas and have no money for more/...)

And since you are basicly only using the rear wheels a set of front wheels will last you for close to indefinetly...:)

[Tweety]

Oh BTW I have no experience at all with the above, none of the suggestions...:) All hearsay...:D

And if you hear differently from anybody they are lying...:D

I heard it all from my cousins...:)

As an explanation, for those wondering how an average 25 year old student can afford the cars I'm talking about...

I own 20% of the team that owns the Viper, the rest is portitioned out to my two cousins, my uncle (who runs a -66 Mustang in the Classig GT Cup), and my aunt (Who shares a -02 Porsche GT3 with the wife's of my cousins in the Lady's Cup), also the Mustang and GT2 is owned withing the team... If it where not for this I would not have the money to "have" a Viper (and have access to a Porsche GT3, a Porsche GT2, and a few more more or less exotic cars)

The GT2 and the "rest" is owned by my uncle who because of a bad back is unable to do all that he needs/want's to in the garage and my deal with him is that I can borrow almost all cars basicly whenever I want as long as I help maintain them and do all the heavy lifing etc. that he needs help with...:)

As I would most likely pay him to be allowed to be mechanic to a couple of classic sportscars/muscle cars if I had any money to spare, the deal for me is heaven on earth...:D

[Farley]

:lol: Tweety.. Light em up and have fun!!! :thumbsup:

[[KTC]Daan]

Hmmm my turn now? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/Afb068.jpg

[Fallguy]

Daan']Hmmm my turn now? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/Afb068.jpg

Wow,
you know I feel so much better about my car now..... :lol:

[Farley]

:lol:

[Tweety]

Hm... Daan, wanna race? I'll give you a half a length (track length, not bike/car length) headstart on the quartermile...:D With that you migth make it...:)

Hm... um... did that math's again... nope... you won't...:) Fg's car migth thoo...:) just barely...:)

[Fallguy]

Hm... Daan, wanna race? I'll give you a half a length (track length, not bike/car length) headstart on the quartermile...:D With that you migth make it...:)

Hm... um... did that math's again... nope... you won't...:) Fg's car migth thoo...:) just barely...:)

Dunno,
depends if you give me a rolling start - it takes alot of peddling to get my car up to speed.... :D

Fallguy

[[KTC]Daan]

Daan']Hmmm my turn now? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/Afb068.jpgWow,
you know I feel so much better about my car now..... :lol:Only mines was for free :lol:

Some people have fast cars.... some people have good rc5 teams :rolleyes:

[Tweety]

Hm... Daan, wanna race? I'll give you a half a length (track length, not bike/car length) headstart on the quartermile...:D With that you migth make it...:)

Hm... um... did that math's again... nope... you won't...:) Fg's car migth thoo...:) just barely...:)

Dunno,
depends if you give me a rolling start - it takes alot of peddling to get my car up to speed.... :D

Fallguy


Ehrm... Rolling start on a half length of a quartermile?!?! Well unless I strapped a rocket to the roof I'd be waay behind...:) Lot's of peddling or not at the halfway point you should hit atleast 120Mph an coast to the finish at that speed... I admit that the Viper accelerates to 120+ Mph in less than 5 seconds BUT... I still have en eigth of a mile to cover at that speed (or higher) to beat you...:)

And you should cover a 1/8 of a mile in a lot less than 10 seconds with a rolling start... wich is the time the Viper needs for a full 1/4 mile...

But if we both have a rolling start at say 20 Mph... Then I'll beat you without question...:)

BTW Daan... Who say's you can't have both...:D Since you won't race my car... Let's have a stats race instead...:D

[Fallguy]

Daan']Daan']Hmmm my turn now? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/Afb068.jpgWow,
you know I feel so much better about my car now..... :lol:Only mines was for free :lol:

Some people have fast cars.... some people have good rc5 teams :rolleyes:

Damn, well since my car sucks perhaps I have a good RC5 team.... ;)

See y'all, I'm single handedly raising the quality of the RC5 team just by being here! :lol:

Fallguy

[[KTC]Daan]

wh00ps that green thing of me ;) turned out to be a snor... (max 25km/h) But its running 50+ :D

[Fallguy]

Daan']wh00ps that green thing of me ;) turned out to be a snor... (max 25km/h) But its running 50+ :D

Um,
25Kph is what, 18 mph?? You can cycle faster than that for goodness sake.... :lol:

Fallguy

[[KTC]Daan]

Yes buts it's going over 50 ;)

[Fallguy]

Daan']Yes buts it's going over 50 ;)

Uphill or down hill? ;)

[[KTC]Daan]

Downhill with wind in my back :p

Now on a straight road, in holland we haven't got mountains :D

[Fallguy]

Daan']Downhill with wind in my back :p

Now on a straight road, in holland we haven't got mountains :D

All you need now is a cigar, a bomber jacket, and some jeans, and you really would be smoking..... :rofl:

[[KTC]Daan]

Roflmao ^^

In a few days its my :birthday: and the 11th i'm gonna try to reach my driverlicense for my scooter :D

[Fallguy]

You make it sound like they give licenses based on achieving a minimum speed - you might want to stick some nitros on that puppy if that is the case..... ;)

[[KTC]Daan]

Its going 60+ now :D

[Fallguy]

Daan']Its going 60+ now :D

With or without nitro assistance? :D

[[KTC]Daan]

Daan']Its going 60+ now :D

With or without nitro assistance? :D

Without :p

I've also put a new cilinder on it... the other was bad.. but now I'm having another problem... cant seem to find out what it is :(

[Fallguy]

Daan']Daan']Its going 60+ now :D

With or without nitro assistance? :D

Without :p

I've also put a new cilinder on it... the other was bad.. but now I'm having another problem... cant seem to find out what it is :(

Possibly mopeds aren't build to hold V8 engines.... :lol:

From the sound of it you are quite the DIY moped enthusiast - I had a mate at school who had a moped, we had oodles of fun seeing how many people we could get on it at any one time - 5 for a hill start, granted 2 had to be pushing but hey! Care to beat that? ;)

Fallguy

[wombatonesix]

Hi Folks. New guy here.
My Motor.......
!992 V8 3.9 Range-Rover. Standard on the outside - rust and all! But putting out around 210-220 BHP Which is thirty up from standard.
Stereo system is a JVC multichanger with sony speakers all around and a 15" sub in the boot.
It aint that quick considering...... But a rover V8 at full growl is a thing of beauty!

[Farley]

:welcome: Hey Whiskey!!

Pictures!!! :hammer:

:)

[wombatonesix]

Hi Farley.
I`m away from home right now - but soon as I get back I`ll put a picture on - assuming the thing even starts again - damn those lucas electrics!

[wombatonesix]

one picture

http://img229.echo.cx/my.php?image=a1m7zw.jpg (http://img229.echo.cx/my.php?image=a1m7zw.jpg)

The Beemer next to it is my neighbours - may buy it off him - gotta do more than 9 MPG ......... but I bet it dont make half as much noise :)

[Scooby Doo]

......... but I bet it dont make half as much noise :)

I dunno depends if yours is a diesel or the V8. Used to work in a garage when I left school which specialised in these. The V8 was a terrific sounding beast :D

[Farley]

:thumbsup: Sweet!!

Now we just need to get you a set of gumbo monster mudders and you'll be all set. ;)

[wombatonesix]

It`s a V8i Mate, 3.9 totally standard - apart from the K+N Induction kit.
But........ except for the crippling fuel and insurance bills - it don`t half put a smile on your face when you floor it :)

[Daan ft MauZ]

My peugeot rapido broke down :(

After rebuilding the whole thing with new parts.. completeley renovated.. after 3k miles.. : http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/sp_a0615w.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/Daaaan/sp_a0618w.jpg

[atomicronjohn]

6477

Well I did have a SAAB 900 Turbo, leather, sunroof, all the bells and whistles. But it was stolen a couple of weeks ago. :mad: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Gunslinger]

This was my last 'runabout' (now sold)...

[speculative]

Lol that is awesome Gunslinger! :D

[Rusty]

nice looking car you HAD Atomic...

GS, is that where you kept ya fleet of boxens?

[Fallguy]

News update...

My car is like the energiser bunny - it keeps going for an irritatingly long period of time.

I need an excuse to replace it, but gosh darn it the darn tootin' thing won't break down. :rolleyes:

186,000 miles down, in another 60 or 70K maybe the engine will give out... ;)

Anyone want a sweepstake on which part will fail first...?

Fallguy

[wyles]

the driver?

:duck:

[wombatonesix]

Ok folks, not got a pic yet, but since ive retired the Range-Rover due to Extortionate MoT bills ive been without wheels..
Untill this came along..
1996 Rover 214i 2months tax + two months test.... for the grand sum of £50! ( ok - it needs a head gasket - but hey, it runs.... for now....)

The plan is, to drive it from Lands-end to John o`groats - no RAC or AA backup, no nothing - And when ( or if...) I get it there, push it off a cliff and hitchhike home!
Any thoughts? ( please dont point out anything totally obvious.... I'm not at home to Mr. Sensible right now :) )

[Scooby Doo]

......Rover 214i .........

.....ok - it needs a head gasket ...........


....please dont point out anything totally obvious....


Ok I'm saying nothing :cower: :D

[wyles]

:lol:
excellent idea.... can I come?

[Fallguy]

the driver?

:duck:

:lol:

At this rate it seems stubbornly determined to out live me, and thats after I drove it into a wall... :doh:

Fallguy

[Osyrison]

Here is one for all, its not to fast, but it sure can get the job done :D

[Farley]

:thumbsup: Doesn't gotta be fast..

:nod:

[speculative]

Here is one for all, its not to fast, but it sure can get the job done :D

I rode in a Neon a couple times and I sure like that exhaust note. I can only imagine the sound of the SRT-4's exhaust! :mg:

[BlisteringSheep]

DragTruk page (http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/TSK8VRNYYPF7.html) for my 2003 Lightning. Best 1/4 mile 13.011@105.66 mph.
http://members.arstechnica.com/x/egoforth/LightningSheep.jpg

[Farley]

...and its a Ford. :thumbsup:

[BlisteringSheep]

Yeah, now if I could just figure out some way to convince the wife that the factory supercharger pullies need to be replaced, say with an 8 psi overdrive set. :D She did go for the "A SuperChips Micro Tuner will help the fuel mileage" one, but that had at least some truth to it. :bateyes:

[Gunslinger]

New runabout...

[Gunslinger]

View of the cockpit...

[Fireblade]

Beautiful motah that m8 :nod: :sunshine: :bow: :thumbsup:

I love the colour too :cool:

[Rusty]

That colour is awesome, what about a piccy of the motor..

FORD ROCKS!!

[Gunslinger]

That colour is awesome, what about a piccy of the motor..

FORD ROCKS!!
We considered the Orange "ASBO" version, but it is already looking dated. The Stealth Black was pretty cool, but when we saw the Performance Blue "in the flesh" there was no contest - especially after getting to drive the demonstrator around for a whole day and getting loads of attention (most of it shrinking away rapidly in the rear-view mirror :D )

Didn't want to hand the car back, but we were able to nab one to our config that was coming off the production line that day, so only had to wait a week (would have been 20+ weeks for a black one).

Pic of the engine attached - not that much to see, but the specs are great:

Turbocharged Duratec ST, 20v 2.5 litre, 5-cylinder engine. 225PS with 320 Nm of torque from 1600 rpm right through to 4000 rpm. 6-speed manual gearbox and capable of a top speed in excess of 240 km/h (around 150mph), 6.8 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (6.5 seconds from 0 to 60 mph).

The Ford garage offered the Bluefin chip upgrade (uprate to 255bhp and 0-60 in 6.2 secs), but frankly we need to get used to the basic car first... :)

[Rusty]

Not much room in there, you might wanna see if you can attach a few case fans to the chassis......Oooops Bugga... Wrong thread.....:lol:


Nice looking car mate, good choice of colour

[Gadreel]

Dude!! your steering wheel is on the wrong side!! :lol:

Dont think i would get used to shifting with the left hand...

[Scooby Doo]

Dude!! your steering wheel is on the wrong side!! :lol:

Dont think i would get used to shifting with the left hand...

When I was a mechanic we occasionaly had left hand drives come in. 9 out of 10 times I would get in the right hand side.. wonder what was missing... then go get in the left :D .

[wombatonesix]

Didnt the engine in that start off life in the 1993 Volvo T5?

[Gunslinger]

Didnt the engine in that start off life in the 1993 Volvo T5?Variants of the T5 are used in a lot of different Volvos (e.g. C30, S40, V50).
Makes a lurvurly noise. We've done 2500 miles now and it is loosening up nicely, but not quite ready to fully let rip (i.e. haven't got more than one wheel to spin at the same time yet :rolleyes: )

Mind you, even Clarkson needed it to be wet to spin it around some - see HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b9LTTTAebY) (YouTube link, so may get pulled, but you can find copies around by searching for "clarkson asbo focus video")

:cowboy:

[Hogward]

7103

This one has about 50 pounds (22.7 Kg) removed from the rotating assembly and has bullnosed leading and knife edge trailing planes for the counterweights. It's rod journals are offset ground to increase stroke and total displacement.

[Hogward]

7104

These connecting rods are Carillo tapered H-beam 4340 forged units that were purchased as spares for a Nextel Cup racer and unused, then resold (to me) for cheap when the engine design was changed on the professional racer. Note they are EDM drilled for piston pin oiling.

[Hogward]

7105

These are sturdy custom forgings from CP, designed for 900+ hp with nitrous oxide and water/methane injection. The piston crowns are coated with a ceramic heat barrier (as are the combustion chambers and valve crowns) to withstand the intense heat of competition. The piston skirts are also coated with teflon to minimize side-wall friction under extreme loading when the nitrous hits.

[Hogward]

Oh, and yeah... it's a Gen 3 Hemi. :rolleyes:

[BlisteringSheep]

Sweet. So where are the pics of the intended target?!?!?

[Fireblade]

:eek: :eek: Very impressive Hog' :nod: :worship: :thumbsup:


But yeah... what vehicle are those goodies going in?

[Farley]

Hogs new racer???? :errrr:

[Hogward]

7106

My '06 silver bullet, bought new last year and running with just bolt ons until now. The work is time consuming but will not be rushed. I hope to have it running with everything but the nitrous and water/methanol by Christmas, and will break it in for a few thousand miles before finishing with the laughing gas.

It's a never-ending project, of course... a REAL moving target.

The race weight with me in it is 4390 pounds (1995 Kg) but it will get heavier when the 6 point roll cage is added. Current target is to run 1/4 mile in the 10's and that takes a LOT of horsepower.

[Hogward]

Well, Christmas came and went, and here comes the new year... and I'm not finished yet. Unlike my car (when it's running) I am slow sometimes. :D

Here's the cam being degreed in:

7124

[Hogward]

Here are the cylinder heads before assembly began:

7125

[Hogward]

A shot of the combustion chambers, coated with ceramic heat barrier:

7126

[Hogward]

Heads assembled and ready to install. These have oversized valves with coated stems and special springs with locaters and high strength retainers. They have been CNC ported and flow benched to verify the design.

7127

[Hogward]

Here's a side shot of the block so you can see the pistons as the cam is being degreed in:

7128

[Hogward]

Here's a shot showing the coated stems and ceramic coating on the valve heads before assembly:

7129

[BlisteringSheep]

Sweet ride. What are your 1/4 ETs in the present condition? How much meat can you stuff under the rear to keep all those horses from going up in smoke? I like my Nittos, but with a pickup it's a lot easier to fit (they're only about an inch wider than the stock rubber). ;)

[Hogward]

N/A ETs (depending on DA) are expected to be mid to low 11's on the 305/45/18 Nittos I have right now. With the nitrous boost and the 275/40/17 Hoosiers I should dip deep into the 10's with this 4400+ pound beast. There are a few things (drive shaft loops/roll bar/extinguisher, etc) to add a few pounds but the power is there.

This is a low 9 second motor. Too bad it's strapped to the Queen Mary. ;)

[Jeff Gu]

My vehicle of choice for puttering around town... 2002 Yamaha WARRIOR that I bought new in 2003...

http://dcteam.guru-mountain.com/linkimg/jeff-warrior660x488.jpg

[Farley]

:drool: Looks like open straight pipes? Nice!!

[Jeff Gu]

Yeah, gets a tad bit loud... :) But, the ones that claim they didn't see me can't claim they didn't hear me... helps alot, actually, for the folks who like to change lanes suddenly without looking or signaling. Most of them look to see where it is when they can hear it close by. I offered to put better/louder pipes on the wife's 750 V-twin and she initially declined the offer... but after some near misses with getting sideswiped, she's changed her mind, and they're on order.

[Hogward]

All motor dyno pull on 12/22/2008 shows rear wheel horsepower and torque from the little giant 394:

7171


Peak rwhp (so far) 473 with peak torque 460 lb-ft shows plenty of tire-shredding potential. (At the crankshaft, these figures represent 575 hp and 559 lb-ft torque)

Lots of work remains to be done with fine tuning and completing the nitrous oxide wet injection system for another 300 horses, but it's going to be fully race-prepped by the time the weather improves and the racetracks reopen. :)

--Hog

[Farley]

:o oh my Jesus!! Smaller and smaller and more pop. Crazy todays tech.

[BlisteringSheep]

Dude - that's a seriously broad torque curve, and a virtual horsepower mountain! :D I don't envy you trying to keep it hooked up off the line (racetrack or stoplight), but I sure will be jealous of you once you get past the 60 ft mark.

Be sure to keep the updates coming. I did finally get around to adding after-market exhaust to my L this summer. It definitely sounds better & feels like it has more low- to mid-range torque, but I haven't had it back to the track since. Might even get a chance to swap the s/c pulley the next time it's in the shop. ;) Lately I've been spending all my free time on the back of my new bike: 2005 Suzuki Boulevard C90