Badly modified cars thread Mk2

[OwenK]

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

[Vitorio]

Janesy B said:

The longer you look at it, the worse it gets... Saw the front pic and though "well yes, i hate those wheels, the stick on vents are tosh, and the red calipers might be a bit over the top for a simple focus... Then i looked at the back , went back to the front and noticed the awful mirrors.. yuck.

That car should just be scrapped when its current abuser is done with it, no point in trying to salvage that pile.

[ambuletz]

irocfan said:

indeed - the thing is that a LOT of money has been spent wasted there and it all seems to be to a very high standard (from the non-enlargeable pics). But I guess a turd is still a turd


talking of turds....

have you seen the video of that stupid mx-5? I think that's an old photo as the guy appears to have added some large crap to cover the top of the wheels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TPg0Qwj5vA

this is the doorknobs channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/MorbidKitKat1

and this is his instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/tylerfialko/

[Krikkit]

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

[Deisel Weisel]

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest service position.

I thought it was ArchNation.

[Deisel Weisel]

Krikkit said:

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

So when you put it back to the lowest position, the other 3 wheels somehow pivot that 4th wheel, off the ground?

[Blown2CV]

Deisel Weisel said:

Krikkit said:

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

So when you put it back to the lowest position, the other 3 wheels somehow pivot that 4th wheel, off the ground?

also, even when in the uppermost setting (surprisingly enough) the wheels are still on the ground, so there is no greater distance between axle and ground than there is at any setting. How do you get the axle stand under there?

[Vitorio]

Blown2CV said:

also, even when in the uppermost setting (surprisingly enough) the wheels are still on the ground, so there is no greater distance between axle and ground than there is at any setting. How do you get the axle stand under there?

Axle stands dont always go between the axle and the ground, i usually put them on jack points (as i much prefer having the car sitting solid, rather then on springs.)

Pretty clever trick that..

[feef]

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

Citroen didn't use anything so common as air. It's nitrogen gas with a mineral oil

[Blown2CV]

Vitorio said:

Blown2CV said:

also, even when in the uppermost setting (surprisingly enough) the wheels are still on the ground, so there is no greater distance between axle and ground than there is at any setting. How do you get the axle stand under there?

Axle stands dont always go between the axle and the ground, i usually put them on jack points (as i much prefer having the car sitting solid, rather then on springs.)

Pretty clever trick that..

i think you're referring to something else there. Axle stands go under axles.

[Blown2CV]

feef said:

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

Citroen didn't use anything so common as air. It's nitrogen gas with a mineral oil

i'd have thought that the term "hydro-pneumatic" would mean it was some kind of watery air mix...

[xRIEx]

Blown2CV said:

feef said:

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

Citroen didn't use anything so common as air. It's nitrogen gas with a mineral oil

i'd have thought that the term "hydro-pneumatic" would mean it was some kind of watery air mix...

"Hydraulics" refers to any liquid fluid power; pneumatics relates to gaseous fluid power.

[Janesy B]

Vitorio said:

Janesy B said:

The longer you look at it, the worse it gets... Saw the front pic and though "well yes, i hate those wheels, the stick on vents are tosh, and the red calipers might be a bit over the top for a simple focus... Then i looked at the back , went back to the front and noticed the awful mirrors.. yuck.

That car should just be scrapped when its current abuser is done with it, no point in trying to salvage that pile.

The wheels are gash, but standard. I had the same ones on my old Focus.

[feef]

xRIEx said:

Blown2CV said:

feef said:

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

Citroen didn't use anything so common as air. It's nitrogen gas with a mineral oil

i'd have thought that the term "hydro-pneumatic" would mean it was some kind of watery air mix...

"Hydraulics" refers to any liquid fluid power; pneumatics relates to gaseous fluid power.

In the early days of the technology, it was called oléopneumatique

[lesstatt]

Janesy B said:

That's probably quite trendy in the country it's from, I'm thinking of borat driving it

[Stickyfinger]

feef said:

Krikkit said:

OwenK said:

Not entirely sure how this has come about; Citroen cut funding to the Paris-Dakar team maybe?

Edited by OwenK on Monday 17th October 12:14

Just an air suspended C5 in the highest (service) position for the suspension. They didn't provide a jack with the air-sprung systems, if you got a flat you would put the suspension to highest, insert the axle stand provided, then set it to its lowest/normal setting - hey presto the wheel rises and the car's jacked up.

Citroen didn't use anything so common as air. It's nitrogen gas with a mineral oil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsMIg06BOE

Edited by Stickyfinger on Monday 17th October 18:04

[tickious]

[Europa1]

Stickyfinger said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsMIg06BOE

Edited by Stickyfinger on Monday 17th October 18:04

They had that fantastic ad with a fish suspended from a balloon to explain it. Brilliantly, whackily French.

[DiscoColin]

tickious said:

That should be a joke, but the majority of 911 GT3 owners that I know (myself included obviously) really have used the rear spoiler as an impromptu picnic table

[Generally at track days or motorway services]

[shakotan]

Blown2CV said:

Vitorio said:

Blown2CV said:

also, even when in the uppermost setting (surprisingly enough) the wheels are still on the ground, so there is no greater distance between axle and ground than there is at any setting. How do you get the axle stand under there?

Axle stands dont always go between the axle and the ground, i usually put them on jack points (as i much prefer having the car sitting solid, rather then on springs.)

Pretty clever trick that..

i think you're referring to something else there. Axle stands go under axles.

Not necessarily, they can go anywhere. It's merely a generic term for a stand. You can use them on jacking points, subframes or even -gasp- on axles.