SMARTLY Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Are those wheels safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 No....You can see the hole is tapered, the nut should have the male tapper. At the moment the hex on the nut is digging into the alloy so it could easily come loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I forgot to say these currently sell for 100K to 130k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Lancia Stratos This model they only made 14 cars, 13 left hand drive and 1 right hand drive... These cars were well known for their dire handling despite their success in rallying... One area with this build was the pedal box position being off-set. I've never found out why Lancia did this other than the position of the steering column being interference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Used to love following those round the stages in the RAC rally and what a sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Totally agree, the power to weight is off the wall....Anyone remember Clarkson driving one? He never made one lap without spinning then a brake locked on and then it caught fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Awesome car Did the lambo owner know about the wheel nuts? Why drive a car that expensive (or any car actually) when there is a risk of the wheels falling off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 The car was tailored down to us because it's having a total restoration, but i did tell them about the nuts but they weren't concerned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Cobra replica The car is totally hand built ( no moulds ) so shaping the alloy is 3D is superb old school craftsmanship, i tip my hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 In the same vein as the hand built cobra this Austin was very much team work when we used to actually build cars rather than just assemble them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Couple of nice cars and perfect weather to take them out in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Most of the cars i work on have never seen rain which i suppose if the cars an investment then fair enough but if it's just a looker i say what a wast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 A Ferrari 458....First one i've seen in the flesh and boy what a beautiful car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I've seen a few of those on the road, they are great looking cars. Cool numberplate too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 That's the colour a Ferrari should be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I agree, stunning colour.... Rich i bet that plate was about 20k maybe more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 This Porsche 911 belonged to Steve McQueen and accommodated his passion for racing. This 911 was at the most famous Porsche in existence but a mire shadow of the 917K which was used as a test car for Le Mans before becoming the star car in Steve McQueen's legendary racing movie Le Mans film. The 917 sold for $14 million and is now the most expensive Porsche in existence. Needless to say we had his 911 in this week for a little wim attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Celica convertible..... One of just a few in the UK http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png IMGP4580.JPG It must have been all the rest I saw at Japfest today then http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/laugh.png Probably http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/tongue.png There is one of these in margate... It's burgundy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 What the 911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Only 10 years too late Jae! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 No the celica convertible... Never to late rich 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 If you mean the 458 colour then sweet but an expensive colour to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 If you mean the 458 colour then sweet but an expensive colour to have. Jae is talking about the car he quoted which you posted up 10 years a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Blimey that's going back some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Latest mission was to calibrate this Mustang... With just 500 miles on the clock the car came with extensive modifications. Our challenge was to get a known poor handling car to....Handle? The car As we can see the car has been lowered around 40mm. Looking at the coils it appears coil-bound which will work fine on droop but i don't want to bet on the life expectancy of the lower three helix? It's a blessing these cars no longer have a live axel rather multi-link independent suspension which for us improves the handling tenfold but there's a downside that being access to the adjusters. The lower toe adjuster cam was no problem But the upper camber is somewhere up there? All done in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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