[QUOTE=sam.clarke;33438634]If you're serious about weight reduction then a carbon fibre hood is a good way to lose 30-40kgs, would be a good idea if you're trying to balance weight distribution.
I know, most people just go for the looks but they can have a purpose.[/QUOTE]
I don't think I'll be losing 30-40kgs on a civic hood, considering they only weigh 14kgs to begin with.
The VIS OEM carbon hoods weigh ~6.8kgs but that's like me taking a good shit and then going for a drive.
[QUOTE=M2k3;33442240]Taken earlier this week, the snow is starting to melt for whatever reason but this is only a taste of whats about to come. I love driving in this stuff.
[img]http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/6272/winterjetta1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
But fwd snow is no fun. :(
[QUOTE=bradley;33442504]I don't think I'll be losing 30-40kgs on a civic hood, considering they only weigh 14kgs to begin with.
The VIS OEM carbon hoods weigh ~6.8kgs but that's like me taking a good shit and then going for a drive.[/QUOTE]
Fair point with your civic but my hood, double skin weighs and absolute fucking ton. If I CF'd that then I'd be removing a lot of front-end weight. But I don't have £700 for a mould :(
That along with a CF sunroof, rip the aircon, power steering, remove 4 wheel steering, swap leather seats for some buckets and strip sound deadening I'd easily be looking at 100+KGs, that would make a good difference.
Not a bad idea actually...
Previous owner installed a light-weight aluminum hood on mine, said it was for weight reduction.
Come to find i think he crunched the front end at some point...Both the front fenders are creased at the same spots, like the front end got folded in and then bounced back or something.
[editline]26th November 2011[/editline]
Plus, it's a fucking RX-7, stock hood couldn't weigh very much to be honest, would almost be a waste of time to install an aluminum one in my opinion. It is a shit load lighter, i can lift it with one finger, but like Bradley said...It's almost like taking a really big shit and then going for a drive, it can't weigh that much less. Whatever, front end is all color matched now anyways. And it's two colors instead of three so :P
[QUOTE=Mister_Jack;33444352]But fwd snow is no fun. :([/QUOTE]
E-brake will turn any fwd car into an instant Ken Block-mobile. Crashes and everything!
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;33445807]Fair point with your civic but my hood, double skin weighs and absolute fucking ton. If I CF'd that then I'd be removing a lot of front-end weight. But I don't have £700 for a mould :(
That along with a CF sunroof, rip the aircon, power steering, remove 4 wheel steering, swap leather seats for some buckets and strip sound deadening I'd easily be looking at 100+KGs, that would make a good difference.
Not a bad idea actually...[/QUOTE]
Aircon, power steering, leather seats, sound deadening... What is all this sorcery you speak of :v
1900 pound hatchback represent
So i went to the midnight release of skyrim a while ago and decided to shove my phone into my brothers lap, told him to record the drive just for shits and giggles. Not much happening, more of an audio clip, but it actually turned out pretty good quality.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvBwJ36m3z0[/media]
It sounds delicious.
Also flip up light buddies.
:D '93 F-150 "Zia Edition", It drives so well considering the previous owners treatment of it :dance:
[IMG]http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/kart22racer/IMG_0730.jpg[/IMG]
What's the Zia add? When I look it up, some results say it's aftermarket.
Only thing I see is the badge below F-150
apparently it was a package sold by some dealers NM to charge more money, because the zia is the symbol of NM, as i can't tell a difference other than the badge.
So what should I start with as far as cheap (<300-400) upgrades for my WRX? :raise:
[editline]27th November 2011[/editline]
Oh wait wrong thread.
[QUOTE=Mister_Jack;33469638]So what should I start with as far as cheap (<300-400) upgrades for my WRX? :raise:
[editline]27th November 2011[/editline]
Oh wait wrong thread.[/QUOTE]
Buy an evo
Talk about cheap. :v:
It's alright, after installing that upgrade, you can sell the parts you take off (The entire WRX) and get some money back. [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/emoot/v.gif[/img]
Pretty much a van, lovely lovely boot space.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/286964/bootspace.jpg[/img]
if I fold my back seats down I can almost lay down front to back.
[editline]28th November 2011[/editline]
almost
I fold my back seats down and shit in the trunk falls into the car
My back seats are fixed and also my front seats only fold about 10 degrees so getting in and out of the back is extremely unflattering:
[img]http://db.tt/7FY6iPPX[/img]
Loving your car
Everything is amazing at that car
[QUOTE=cNova;33476968]Loving your car
Everything is amazing at that car[/QUOTE]
It's very very loud, to the point where it is uncomfortable to drive on motorways. It rides extremely stiff, it's not practical at all, it's hard to see out of the back of. Because of the scarcity of them parts are becoming [I]extremely[/I] expensive. The Alcon breaks squeak and have to be stripped and cleaned every year because they are race-specs that have no 'weatherproofing' that Ford just shoved on a road car. It has no spare wheel because it wouldn't fit over the huge breaks, the front splitter is curb-height, and it has a ridiculously tiny ~200 mile fuel tank. Basically it is far too hardcore to be used as a daily really.
However it is also one of the best handling front-drive cars ever built, the breaks are truly amazing they actually get better at the same point regular disks start bursting into flames. The engine although underpowered for the price at 160bhp is brilliant, the exhaust note is sublime, and the pops and crackles on the overrun are to die for. The fact they are so rare (500 built) and hand-made by Tickford with a great history is brill too, I love the fact the panel gap on the bonnet is wider on one side than the other it just adds to the character.
The only reason I put up with it as a daily is because I truly love driving.
[QUOTE=Milky;33478132]It's very very loud, to the point where it is uncomfortable to drive on motorways. It rides extremely stiff, it's not practical at all, it's hard to see out of the back of. Because of the scarcity of them parts are becoming [I]extremely[/I] expensive. The Alcon breaks squeak and have to be stripped and cleaned every year because they are race-specs that have no 'weatherproofing' that Ford just shoved on a road car. It has no spare wheel because it wouldn't fit over the huge breaks, the front splitter is curb-height, and it has a ridiculously tiny ~200 mile fuel tank. Basically it is far too hardcore to be used as a daily really.
However it is also one of the best handling front-drive cars ever built, the breaks are truly amazing they actually get better at the same point regular disks start bursting into flames. The engine although underpowered for the price at 160bhp is brilliant, the exhaust note is sublime, and the pops and crackles on the overrun are to die for. The fact they are so rare (500 built) and hand-made by Tickford with a great history is brill too, I love the fact the panel gap on the bonnet is wider on one side than the other it just adds to the character.
The only reason I put up with it as a daily is because I truly love driving.[/QUOTE]
Another FWD car with gnarly brakes would be the Mazdaspeed3; you can go from cruising at 60 to being at a dead stop in under 2 seconds without breaking loose. I've never felt anything like it.
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[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/blaster17363/DSC_0125.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/blaster17363/DSC_0144.jpg[/IMG]
I suck at this :|
Shoot at angles like this.
[quote][img]http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4853439630_5c70c60aab.jpg[/img][/quote]
Nah man, the other angles show off the mad tyte slammin-action yo
"if sparks don't fly, it's too high"
my miata owning friend.
As high as mine sits i still scrape when i go over speedbumps due to the way the exhaust is fitted; Race pipe hangs pretty low near the center of the vehicle. I'd like to lower it more but even still i think slamming it like a cholo ruins the whole look of it. Low is cool, don't get me wrong. I'm not even sure i can lower mine, i think the coil-overs he got are at a set height or something, i didn't see any way to adjust them when i looked with the wheels off so.
[editline]30th November 2011[/editline]
It's actually not even high now that i think about it, maybe a few cm's higher than Blaster's, it's just the way the two vehicles sit i guess.
I hate slammed anything.
[QUOTE=justin1992;33501663]As high as mine sits i still scrape when i go over speedbumps due to the way the exhaust is fitted; Race pipe hangs pretty low near the center of the vehicle. I'd like to lower it more but even still i think slamming it like a cholo ruins the whole look of it. Low is cool, don't get me wrong. I'm not even sure i can lower mine, i think the coil-overs he got are at a set height or something, i didn't see any way to adjust them when i looked with the wheels off so.
[editline]30th November 2011[/editline]
It's actually not even high now that i think about it, maybe a few cm's higher than Blaster's, it's just the way the two vehicles sit i guess.[/QUOTE]
My car is probably higher than you think. I got the 18" wheels over 17" wheels to emphasize the wheel fitment so people ignore the height :v:
In a few months, i'll be sitting on 15x7, 2" drop.
Is that 2 slam 4 u
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