Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

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A very fettled BMW M20 motor in this old Starlet...




...makes it do this:

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Gone in 600 seconds.

[GTIAlex]

melvster said:

that is very smart indeed.

bling bling

[Baron Greenback]

Agent Orange said:

Mmmm love the car impractical some what! Cant see those front brakes working that well! love the front boot/briefcase!

[odyssey2200]

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

[joe58]

odyssey2200 said:

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

You've never seen a Buell?

[odyssey2200]

joe58 said:

odyssey2200 said:

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

You've never seen a Buell?

Exactly.

I don't know what Baron Greenbacks concerns are.

[e21Mark]

IWantAVolvo said:

DannyScene said:

IWantAVolvo said:

I always knew those rims would suit that car, just never found a pic of it happening
Thank you for posting that you've likely just won me an argument between friends

TE37SL's? They seem to be quite popular on modern BMW's actually.

Are they not Rota Grids? (or are they TE37SL by another name?)

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e21Mark said:

Are they not Rota Grids? (or are they TE37SL by another name?)

The Rotas are copys, Volk make the original.

[Liquid Tuna]

odyssey2200 said:

joe58 said:

odyssey2200 said:

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

You've never seen a Buell?

Exactly.

I don't know what Baron Greenbacks concerns are.

They're radial brakes. Been on bikes for years. Imagine a plate spinning and you try to stop it by pinching near the middle. It's much harder than pinching it at the edge. That's why radial brakes are better than standard.

[VidalBaboon]

Liquid Tuna said:

odyssey2200 said:

joe58 said:

odyssey2200 said:

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

You've never seen a Buell?

Exactly.

I don't know what Baron Greenbacks concerns are.

They're radial brakes. Been on bikes for years. Imagine a plate spinning and you try to stop it by pinching near the middle. It's much harder than pinching it at the edge. That's why radial brakes are better than standard.

Perimeter Disc Brake.

Radial Brake Calipers.

[e21Mark]

P I Staker said:

e21Mark said:

Are they not Rota Grids? (or are they TE37SL by another name?)

The Rotas are copys, Volk make the original.

Ah, I see.

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KM666 said:

I dont know much about this car, but it a proper job! Seems to be a 4wd or rwd Ford KA running a 2.0 cosworth engine.

Djm made the rally car years ago, they did have 2 road cars with the same conversion.
http://www.djm-motorsport.co.uk/Ford_KA_Project.ht...
One was standard looking, i don't know if that became the car you posted.

[E500 TAT]

The ones djm did were more of a space framed wide arch car than that.

[Hugo a Gogo]

VidalBaboon said:

Liquid Tuna said:

odyssey2200 said:

joe58 said:

odyssey2200 said:

Baron Greenback said:

Cant see those front brakes working that well! !

Why?

They look like they are rim mounted to increase the effective diameter and I guess the car doesn't weigh that much.

You've never seen a Buell?

Exactly.

I don't know what Baron Greenbacks concerns are.

They're radial brakes. Been on bikes for years. Imagine a plate spinning and you try to stop it by pinching near the middle. It's much harder than pinching it at the edge. That's why radial brakes are better than standard.

Perimeter Disc Brake.

Radial Brake Calipers.

effectively;
brake caliper bolts going towards the hub = radial
going side-to-side = 'normal'

nothing to do with more braking, just less fork flex (and ability to change to bigger discs more easily)

[Petrolhead95]

IWantAVolvo said:

Looks like it needs a spoiler on it, or is it just me?

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Fiat 126 V8

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Otter Smacker said:

Fiat 126 V8

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Otter Smacker said:

Fiat 126 V8

I hate those cars so much that after all that work i still don't like it!
True it isn't really a 126 anymore, but it has the shell of one and that's enough to sttify it!

[fthaimike]

http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?59459/page53

thanks for looking