Car SOS - how good are their restorations?
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I had a Ginetta G32 that my lad used on occasion for hill-climbing. He used Greenstuff pads but replaced them with normal stuff after every event.
Until:
0515 on a cold May morning, I drove from my house to the junction with the A259 without touching the brakes. I took my normal braking point, only to drive across almost the full width of the road. For a few moments I thought I might be visiting the Channel. The brakes worked on my drive back to my house but I took the other car.
I had a local garage look at my brakes as they seemed OK on a quick inspection later that day, and they said that the pads were 'unsuitable' for road use. I asked if they were illegal, ie actually banned, but he said as a copper I should realise that it would be dangerous condition.
Very scary.
I got my own back on my lad, although inadvertently. The rear tyres wore very quickly and I had a geometry check. I was told there was excessive toe-in on the rear. It was put back to normal. The next hill-climb, my lad all but spun off on the first corner. That'll teach him not to change the pads.
SOS has become very predictable. I record it and watch it whenever. It is no longer compulsive viewing.
Until:
0515 on a cold May morning, I drove from my house to the junction with the A259 without touching the brakes. I took my normal braking point, only to drive across almost the full width of the road. For a few moments I thought I might be visiting the Channel. The brakes worked on my drive back to my house but I took the other car.
I had a local garage look at my brakes as they seemed OK on a quick inspection later that day, and they said that the pads were 'unsuitable' for road use. I asked if they were illegal, ie actually banned, but he said as a copper I should realise that it would be dangerous condition.
Very scary.
I got my own back on my lad, although inadvertently. The rear tyres wore very quickly and I had a geometry check. I was told there was excessive toe-in on the rear. It was put back to normal. The next hill-climb, my lad all but spun off on the first corner. That'll teach him not to change the pads.
SOS has become very predictable. I record it and watch it whenever. It is no longer compulsive viewing.
Derek Smith said:
I had a Ginetta G32 that my lad used on occasion for hill-climbing. He used Greenstuff pads but replaced them with normal stuff after every event.
Until:
0515 on a cold May morning, I drove from my house to the junction with the A259 without touching the brakes. I took my normal braking point, only to drive across almost the full width of the road. For a few moments I thought I might be visiting the Channel. The brakes worked on my drive back to my house but I took the other car.
I had a local garage look at my brakes as they seemed OK on a quick inspection later that day, and they said that the pads were 'unsuitable' for road use. I asked if they were illegal, ie actually banned, but he said as a copper I should realise that it would be dangerous condition.
Very scary.
I got my own back on my lad, although inadvertently. The rear tyres wore very quickly and I had a geometry check. I was told there was excessive toe-in on the rear. It was put back to normal. The next hill-climb, my lad all but spun off on the first corner. That'll teach him not to change the pads.
SOS has become very predictable. I record it and watch it whenever. It is no longer compulsive viewing.
Do you mean he had left the greenstuff pads on the car? They are a shocking pad, but quite suitable for road use. I had them on a MX5 for a few days. Then I did a trackday and they vanished.... Until:
0515 on a cold May morning, I drove from my house to the junction with the A259 without touching the brakes. I took my normal braking point, only to drive across almost the full width of the road. For a few moments I thought I might be visiting the Channel. The brakes worked on my drive back to my house but I took the other car.
I had a local garage look at my brakes as they seemed OK on a quick inspection later that day, and they said that the pads were 'unsuitable' for road use. I asked if they were illegal, ie actually banned, but he said as a copper I should realise that it would be dangerous condition.
Very scary.
I got my own back on my lad, although inadvertently. The rear tyres wore very quickly and I had a geometry check. I was told there was excessive toe-in on the rear. It was put back to normal. The next hill-climb, my lad all but spun off on the first corner. That'll teach him not to change the pads.
SOS has become very predictable. I record it and watch it whenever. It is no longer compulsive viewing.
velocgee said:
IanH755 said:
They don't work very well when cold but are better when upto temp, that's why the say "race" and usually "not recommended for road" due to that poor cold performance.
Exactly! Can’t believe someone from an actual brake manufacturer was so wide of the mark.
It's a car related program, so chances are people watching are actually slightly knowledgeable. How on earth can they say the brake pads are 'too good' for road use and might trigger a rear end shunt from the standard pads car behind...
Unbelievable that made it through editing. Even my Wife sensed the error in that statement.
Back to the standard format with the TR4.
A real deserving case where the true cost of restoration would have been prohibitive.
The chap receiving it was so obviously overcome by emotion it was genuinely heartwarming to see.
Tim Shaw for all the put on bargaining etc is absolutely brilliant with the families, he gauges the amount of sympathy and empathy without being over the top to perfection.
A real deserving case where the true cost of restoration would have been prohibitive.
The chap receiving it was so obviously overcome by emotion it was genuinely heartwarming to see.
Tim Shaw for all the put on bargaining etc is absolutely brilliant with the families, he gauges the amount of sympathy and empathy without being over the top to perfection.
velocgee said:
Just watching the Subaru episode; guy at EBC says race spec pads aren’t legal cos they stop too good. WTF.....Really!! Shocking misinformation
Aftermarket pads have to be within 15% of the performance of the original pads to be ECE R90 complaint and road legal so the EBC guy was absolutely correct in saying the performance EBC pads were too good to be road legal.Imagine fitting replacement rear pads with a significantly higher coefficient of friction compared to OE. Brake bias is moved rearwards leading to the rear brakes locking before the front and the vehicle becoming unstable under hard braking.
Bright Halo said:
Back to the standard format with the TR4.
A real deserving case where the true cost of restoration would have been prohibitive.
The chap receiving it was so obviously overcome by emotion it was genuinely heartwarming to see.
Tim Shaw for all the put on bargaining etc is absolutely brilliant with the families, he gauges the amount of sympathy and empathy without being over the top to perfection.
agree 100%A real deserving case where the true cost of restoration would have been prohibitive.
The chap receiving it was so obviously overcome by emotion it was genuinely heartwarming to see.
Tim Shaw for all the put on bargaining etc is absolutely brilliant with the families, he gauges the amount of sympathy and empathy without being over the top to perfection.
Downward said:
This guy could have paid to have it resorted himself
Forgot this was back on telly.I thought the premise of this show was making dreams for people that otherwise wouldn't have stood a chance. The guys supposed pride and joy has been left to rot in his million pound house over the period of 20 years. The wife even said "how has he left it to rot like that with all that money" because she knows how anal I am with my classic car. I lost my father to bowel cancer in the space of 6 months and it isn't a nice disease but he seems to have caught it early and is over the worst of it.
She even works for a motorcycle museum which is more than likely linked to the British Motor Museum so more than likely a inside job.
Edited by BricktopST205 on Wednesday 6th March 10:54
BricktopST205 said:
Forgot this was back on telly.
I thought the premise of this show was making dreams for people that otherwise wouldn't have stood a chance. The guys supposed pride and joy has been left to rot in his million pound house over the period of 20 years. The wife even said "how has he left it to rot like that with all that money" because she knows how anal I am with my classic car. I lost my father to bowel cancer in the space of 6 months and it isn't a nice disease but he seems to have caught it early and is over the worst of it.
She even works for a motorcycle museum which is more than likely linked to the British Motor Museum so more than likely a inside job.
You don't want to judge by appearances, but as you say, some of the "victims" do seem to have a bob or two. You wouldn't wish their illnesses on anyone, but some cases are definately more deserving than others. I thought the premise of this show was making dreams for people that otherwise wouldn't have stood a chance. The guys supposed pride and joy has been left to rot in his million pound house over the period of 20 years. The wife even said "how has he left it to rot like that with all that money" because she knows how anal I am with my classic car. I lost my father to bowel cancer in the space of 6 months and it isn't a nice disease but he seems to have caught it early and is over the worst of it.
She even works for a motorcycle museum which is more than likely linked to the British Motor Museum so more than likely a inside job.
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 6th March 10:54
Grahamdub said:
BricktopST205 said:
Forgot this was back on telly.
I thought the premise of this show was making dreams for people that otherwise wouldn't have stood a chance. The guys supposed pride and joy has been left to rot in his million pound house over the period of 20 years. The wife even said "how has he left it to rot like that with all that money" because she knows how anal I am with my classic car. I lost my father to bowel cancer in the space of 6 months and it isn't a nice disease but he seems to have caught it early and is over the worst of it.
She even works for a motorcycle museum which is more than likely linked to the British Motor Museum so more than likely a inside job.
You don't want to judge by appearances, but as you say, some of the "victims" do seem to have a bob or two. You wouldn't wish their illnesses on anyone, but some cases are definately more deserving than others. I thought the premise of this show was making dreams for people that otherwise wouldn't have stood a chance. The guys supposed pride and joy has been left to rot in his million pound house over the period of 20 years. The wife even said "how has he left it to rot like that with all that money" because she knows how anal I am with my classic car. I lost my father to bowel cancer in the space of 6 months and it isn't a nice disease but he seems to have caught it early and is over the worst of it.
She even works for a motorcycle museum which is more than likely linked to the British Motor Museum so more than likely a inside job.
Edited by BricktopST205 on Wednesday 6th March 10:54
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