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********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

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  • #2492
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    I met mr norman on the m7 this morning, had a bit of a race, and then my bonnet decided to open at roughly 85mph :o fcuk that, all sorted now though!

    I've a few little bits and bobs to sort on the car monday too :D


  • #2493
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I met mr norman

    Harvey?


  • #2494
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Harvey?

    Foxhole :P


  • #2495
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Foxhole :P

    Oooooooooh :D


  • #2496
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    I won :pac:


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  • #2497
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I won :pac:

    Safety first :P you seen it yourself :P


  • #2498
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Safety first :P you seen it yourself :P

    Excuses, excuses, sure I had 3 other lads in the car :P


  • #2499
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Excuses, excuses, sure I had 3 other lads in the car :P

    Yep all the excuses! :P


  • #2500
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I met mr norman on the m7 this morning, had a bit of a race, and then my bonnet decided to open at roughly 85mph :o fcuk that, all sorted now though!

    I've a few little bits and bobs to sort on the car monday too :D

    That's one of my biggest motoring fears. Happened to a neighbour about 10 years ago in a colt. The bonnet smashed the windscreen in on top of him at 70 odd mph on the M20. Was probably called the N20 at the time


  • #2501
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    That's one of my biggest motoring fears. Happened to a neighbour about 10 years ago in a colt. The bonnet smashed the windscreen in on top of him at 70 odd mph on the M20. Was probably called the N20 at the time

    Yeah its scary as hell seeing it go, even though mine opens like the old bmws so youd think the downforce would keep it down, it was absolutely hopping over the place


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  • #2502
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    toastedpickles wrote: »


    Yeah its scary as hell seeing it go, even though mine opens like the old bmws so youd think the downforce would keep it down, it was absolutely hopping over the place

    Oh ya sure I forgot you're running the 900 as a daily for now. The car with the most impressive bonnet opening procedure ever! :pac:


  • #2503
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Oh ya sure I forgot you're running the 900 as a daily for now. The car with the most impressive bonnet opening procedure ever! :pac:

    :pac: great innovation haha, ah no i love it, its what a car should be, I'd prefer this over the 9-5 to be entirely honest, it sounds rather amazing too when i can hear it :pac:


  • #2504
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    That happened me as well driving along bonnet flew up smashed the windscreen. Took me a few seconds to realize what just happened, the shock and smash and can't see anything.


  • #2505
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    :pac: great innovation haha, ah no i love it, its what a car should be, I'd prefer this over the 9-5 to be entirely honest, it sounds rather amazing too when i can hear it :pac:

    Looking forward to the day its 100% to your own taste. Not saying it isn't at the moment but you know yourself, cars = never ending project!


  • #2506
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    That happened me as well driving along bonnet flew up smashed the windscreen. Took me a few seconds to realize what just happened, the shock and smash and can't see anything.

    *Shivers at the thought*


  • #2507
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    *Shivers at the thought*

    The reason it happened was a few days before I had a front end smash so the latch obviously lost grip, and bonnet flew up.


  • #2508
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Looking forward to the day its 100% to your own taste. Not saying it isn't at the moment but you know yourself, cars = never ending project!

    That's it, It's getting there slowly but surely, once all the rust has been taken care of, I'm starting from the inside out, three's gona be no audio in it, just gauges, gona redo the door cards in black cloth, sort out the gearknob, and just tidy up the inside, get new led lights for the dash and get a headliner sorted and my all important whaletail :D

    Then get bigger brakes, lower it, 16" super aero alloys, rejig them in graphite with a polished lip, at the same time start polybushing various parts, add a few litte engine mods and relocate the battery to the boot

    Then take the engine out and send it off to get fully rebuilt with a tronic 5.5 management system from a 9000 aero, forged pistons, rods and various other go faster bits, and take the head off my green 9-5 and transplant it on

    Then the fun part, wait for a 900 carlsonn to come up as scrap, and raid the gearbox out of it, take the box from that and transplant it onto mine, or get one made up, whichever comes first, should be pushing 350/400bhp when I'm finally done :D

    Thats the general plan, obviously it wont go to plan and bits will creep up and other bits will get done sooner than later but thats the concept


  • #2509
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    The thing with a project car, especially one done over a number of years is the day you have it finished is the day you'll put it up for sale.


  • #2510
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    True but I'll see when that time comes :) right now, I'm utterly loving this car, it's more raw than a butchers display


  • #2511
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    This muppet crashes the Ferrari on test drive, what happens there, like who pays for that, like they can't let any old fool in and drive one and crash them or everyone would be at it. He couldn't handle the power on the rear wheels.

    edit: skip to 3:00 to the good stuff.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDUqQIPgfTk


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  • #2512
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Hopefully I will see a car in gift wrap when I open the door tomorrow. I saw it been done here before. :pac:


  • #2513
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Big Nasty wrote: »
    The thing with a project car, especially one done over a number of years is the day you have it finished is the day you'll put it up for sale.

    Nope....not happening. Ever.

    However I hope 166man gets fed up of that 166:cool:


  • #2514
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Hopefully I will see a car in gift wrap when I open the door tomorrow. I saw it been done here before. :pac:

    yeah but I'm broke now :pac:


  • #2515
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    quadrifoglio verde wrote: »
    Nope....not happening. Ever.

    I wish I could say the same...:(


  • #2516
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    I wish I could say the same...:(

    I can count the amount of cars that have for through your garden this week, never mind in total.


  • #2517
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    CianRyan wrote: »
    I can count the amount of cars that have for through your garden this week, never mind in total.

    And each one of them a regret letting them go.

    Seriously need to find a lock up

    The only reason I still have the Corolla is because it's a daily driver, it'll be here for life


  • #2518
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    And each one of them a regret letting them go.

    Seriously need to find a lock up

    The only reason I still have the Corolla is because it's a daily driver, it'll be here for life

    I actually look forward to what you're gona get next, you're like a lucky bag of cars or something similar


  • #2519
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I actually look forward to what you're gona get next, you're like a lucky bag of cars or something similar

    Yeah, it's just so ghey not being able to hold onto each of them though. Hopefully when the garage is done it'll be good to hold 2 cars with my brothers bikes and stuff


  • #2520
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Yeah, it's just so ghey not being able to hold onto each of them though. Hopefully when the garage is done it'll be good to hold 2 cars with my brothers bikes and stuff

    Yeah i getcha, Id love a garage or a lock up of some sort but alas!


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  • #2521
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Yeah i getcha, Id love a garage or a lock up of some sort but alas!

    Me too, I would love the space to have 4 or 5 cars to hold on to and work on, the amount of times looking at donedeal and thinking I could get that...but I have no where for it. I know I would have a Supra, Datsun 270z, S14 and an MR2 by now.


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