Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

[kambites]

doogz said:

Either way, that's a larger shear and tensile area than is used to hold your seatbelt on to the car.

Probably stronger than the seat belt and seat mounts combined, so if the NOS tank parts company with the car in an accident the driver probably wont be anywhere nearby anyway.

[GC8]

Krikkit said:

irocfan said:

now I normally find Beetles hateful things but THIS looks great (found on Rods n Sods)...

10L NOS tank held down by four M8 bolts? Talk about irresponsible, wonder what else is held together with spit and hope?

Indeed. The drivers seat in my car is secured with six M4 bolts and it holds 100kg of me and mounts the seat belt buckle too. Earlier versions of the car had the buckle on the tunnel and used 4xM6.

[TheLordJohn]

doogz said:

A grade 8.8 M8 bolt will take 32kN in shear before it fails. That's 3.26tonnes.

There's 4 of them. That accounts for the mass of the bottle at a fair amount of deceleration, should an accident happen.

The tensile load in the aft bolts due to overturning is going to be the worst case there tbh, but without measurements, can't really work it out.

Either way, that's a larger shear and tensile area than is used to hold your seatbelt on to the car.

Thank God for your reply.
Saved me the bother.

[unpc]

GC8 said:

Indeed. The drivers seat in my car is secured with six M4 bolts and it holds 100kg of me and mounts the seat belt buckle too. Earlier versions of the car had the buckle on the tunnel and used 4xM6.

Are you sure they are M4 bolts? M4s are tiny.

[WreckedGecko]

Fabric said:

Nothing like a casual SS logo on the door either...

Yeah that stuck out to me too! Unintentional do we think?

[rohrl]

WreckedGecko said:

Fabric said:

Nothing like a casual SS logo on the door either...

Yeah that stuck out to me too! Unintentional do we think?

I don't think it's unintentional and I don't like it one bit personally. Maybe that makes me po-faced in some eyes but the SS really weren't very nice chaps all things considered.

edit - I'd chuck the car out of any car show I was associated with if it arrived with an SS logo on the side.

[DannyScene]

irocfan said:

now I normally find Beetles hateful things but THIS looks great (found on Rods n Sods)...

Wrong thread entirely IMO

[fatboy69]

DannyScene said:

irocfan said:

now I normally find Beetles hateful things but THIS looks great (found on Rods n Sods)...

Wrong thread entirely IMO

Couldnt agree more - hideous. As are all VW Beetles. IMO anyway!!

[WreckedGecko]

rohrl said:

I don't think it's unintentional and I don't like it one bit personally. Maybe that makes me po-faced in some eyes but the SS really weren't very nice chaps all things considered.

edit - I'd chuck the car out of any car show I was associated with if it arrived with an SS logo on the side.

I know there is a "nordic runes" theme in some areas of rat style stuff, but I agree wholeheartedly. Assocating yourself so overly with the SS is not a good look.

That said, there are odder people, such as WW11 re-enactors who dress up as the SS. They have whole shows dedicated to it and it appears acceptable to the watching crowd...

Different ball game perhaps.

[GVK]

From Achim of Ring-Mini fame.

[rohrl]

The Mini looks great, with the sole exception of the leading edge of the front wheelarch extensions. A bit more thought and work is needed there by the look of it.

[Passeyfier]

GVK said:

This is local to me, the guy's dad runs SCS in Pboro, tunes Cosworths etc.





RWD 552hp

Now THAT sums up this thread! Subtle but also seriously quick! Superb!

[Crafty_]

wheels don't suit it, they stick out too much, should be tucked in

[rehab71]

Otter Smacker said:

Impressive sleeper Golf:


Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UPRjsl-QOI&fea...

Edited by Otter Smacker on Tuesday 25th June 20:55

Oh my!

[GVK]

Passeyfier said:

Now THAT sums up this thread! Subtle but also seriously quick! Superb!

Some more pics!










"I've also been doing some high speed testing with it. On 2bar boost and falling at peak rpm to just under it pulls 173/4 mph and very comfortably stops in 0.95 of a mile."


Results from Superflo engine dyno.

[OlberJ]

Always wonder how these things drive. Is it simply on boost, bar out of hell, off boost, the waiting game?

Looks mint. Very mint.

[Krikkit]

OlberJ said:

Always wonder how these things drive. Is it simply on boost, bar out of hell, off boost, the waiting game?

Looks mint. Very mint.

Depends on the driving style - it's powerful enough that pottering about at lower boost won't be a chore... If, however, you want to suddenly deploy full beans it will need the box stirring up to put you at 4k RPM where the boost comes on song.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

GVK said:

From Achim of Ring-Mini fame.

Gorgeous! Do you know who he built it for? I understand he has been building something for klaus at neideradenaur & wondered if this was it?

[slinky]

rehab71 said:

Otter Smacker said:

Impressive sleeper Golf:


Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UPRjsl-QOI&fea...

Edited by Otter Smacker on Tuesday 25th June 20:55

Oh my!

Boba's car is not slow in the slightest, it's worth subscribing to his youtube channel.

[melvster]

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/less-is-more-a...