Quote from Scrabby :

@ Bigpepe: How can you not believe what happened in Tokyo Drift :o :o :o

If I remember correctly they did put a Skyline engine in Mustang, what an horrible thing to do.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

Put A Vtec Engine In It!

Nah, a turbo'd Pinto would do the job.

VTEC is a nice engine, but I think putting a jap-engine on Ford is a horrible idea.

I hope this will have a proper LAN mode so I can play with my friend when we are in LAN connection...

And yes, this again is another game I'm waiting for. I think the earlier GTA:s weren't good (tho the first one was pure win on it's time), but SAMP was full of fun and this IV seems like it is going to be it in SP mode too.

I'm a bit late? Still, happy birthday.

Quote from robt :

Kinda know what you mean with the capri too, i cant do it even though i have size 12 shoes! (47 for you euro types )

I once tried my "rallying" shoes (very good ones for driving, use them with G25) and was able to just do a minor blip, but only when pushing the brakes just a little. When braking properly it is not possible even with the best shoes I think.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Americans are lazy and, as a group, lack the simple skills required to use a wheel, a pedal and a lever all at the same time. Of course, there are one or two exceptions, but it pretty much holds water.
And the clutch pedal takes up valuable room that a stomach could fill.

Presumably a sensible answer is that the amount of congestion in the cities, coupled with the long, boring interstates makes changing gear more of a chore than a pleasure. In Europe we get to brake from 60mph to 30mph, heel&toeing down the gearbox every few seconds, so we can enjoy our driving (or we can mash the lever about and let the syncromesh do the 'blipping', but nobody who enjoys driving would do that, surely?).

And the massively cheap fuel prices meant that the efficiency drawbacks of a slushbox weren't ever thought about. And who would with a 6 litre V8 in a town car that can barely do 10mpg ever.

Heh you're on the point here.

Maybe a bit OT but:

"(or we can mash the lever about and let the syncromesh do the 'blipping', but nobody who enjoys driving would do that, surely?)."

At least for now I have to do it that way, because the pedal "ergonomy" in Sierra sucks and there's no way to heel 'n toe without broking my legs joints. I need to build my own pedal set for this car...

Quote from Syfoon :

then he started putting really stupid, massively unsafe wheel spacers on the car.

He putted them on the first car too. Bernie was all against the idea of massive wheel spacers and cutting springs, but it seems like Leepu has brain washed him or something.

Quote from Syfoon :

Also, I'm not really a fan of the whole putting really thin sheet metal (Honestly, a strong fart looks like it'd dent it) over the top of shell that looks like it's been attacked by a blind man with a plasma cutter.

I'm all for giving the show to the other boys. Anyone remember that Max Power-esque show with that fathead Mike Wassischops (Y'know, the annoying one from Wheeler Dealers) on it, where "he" modifed a Rover 25? Something like that, but more in-depth, less chavvy and showing a lot of spanner time would be superb TV.

Ever since I saw Overhaulin' I've wanted to see a UK show of our Euroboxes getting the royal treatment. Sure, Foose is a genius, but I'm sick and tired of seeing 20ft long wodges of steel get lovingly fixed up. I want to see an old rusty mk2 Fiesta get sorted out, Overhaulin' style.

Only without all the BOOHOO I LUV MAI HUSBAND FOOZE PLZ OVERHUAL HIZ CAR!!111 nonsense.

You're exactly on the point, I think there's no proper euro-modding show on telly now and has never been.

If you think like this, please go to the Discovery forum and tell them, the "sidekick" guy Lee already said that on Discovery they actually seem to read what people post and even Leepu goes there to read peoples opinions.

BTW about the Overhaulin, I don't pay extra for getting more channels to my TV, so I can't see channels like Discovery etc. Chop Shop's first series was just showed in free Finnish Channel "JIM".

Quote from JJ72 :

oh please, i think it's good fun for a change. I like the show because it's really low fi and stuff. I mean that's the point!

I also like to watch the show, but still I can't believe that someone would actually really like from those cars that Leepu "designs", their like über rice or something, plus the fact that they are probably even as dangerous as horrible looking with those massive spacers and chopped springs...

And TBH I haven't even heard of overhaulin...

Yeah, that's the point, we have to get rid of the Leepu bloke and get the proper car builders on charge.

Read the OP:s post from above:
http://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271620

His writing is maybe a bit sloppy but you'll probably get the point.

On Chop Shop's series two, the guys who a side part in the series, build a very nice mk2 Golf with engine & transmission & etc. from WRX STi Subaru, sleeky sleeperish look, but then Leepu decides to ruin it with his "designs".
This is one of the reasons why OP, also know as Lee in Chop Shop, started that thread.
He wants our help to get the message for Discovery, that we want a show whit proper car builders, and definitely WITHOUT Leepu ruining every car.

This can be a bit hopeless, but of course we can try, maybe we'll get some proper car building show on TV.

http://community.discoverychan ... /forums/a/frm/f/174100344

Last edited by BigPeBe, Sat 29 Nov 2008, 16:06.

Yes, it is bullshit that tracks are getting closed because of "noise" and "pollution".

In Finland we already have lost one very good track because of this crap.

And another one, Ahvenisto, is in danger, because some idiots have decided to live near by it and then start complaining about it. It was originally built in middle of forest, but then some idiots started building houses near by it and now to this day it is in middle of suburbs and people who live there keep complaining!

On another hand, I see your nick what says XR4i? You have a genuine XR4i then? I wanna hear more.

Ah I don't even understand why you people bother with this.

I don't really care about theory, or even understand all the theory behind why in some situations it is faster to not slide, and in others it is faster to slide.

All I do is drive, and it's my "arse-feeling" what tells me how I should go, straight or slide, it's that simple.

fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I actually could be interested. It is rare to have good racing with LX4 (my fav from that combo). I think we just need more participants.

And it would be nice from you to tell us the time in GMT, or at least tell in what timezone those times are.

Ah ok, with early I actually thought you mean something old, like from 50's or so. And so I was like OMG have never heard of that, what is that thing.

With luck like that I would sell all those prices and buy me a proper car.

Quote from 1303s_vortech :

Some cars (usually early models) have magnetic e-brake.

Really? How early you actually mean? I myself have never saw a magnetic handbrake and can't even imagine how something like that works.

I tried google, but nothing came up, I could be interested about knowing more of this.

Quote from robt :

You not changed over to EDIS yet? Also, if you have unleaded EFi cylinder heads over there youre sitting on a large invesment they go for quite a bit round here in the old ford circles.

Don't have any clue how to change to EDIS with the current system, but if I some day do that, I will definitely be using MegaSquirt or similar. This EEC-IV even gets the info of RPM from the distributor's hall-sensor. For now the EEC-IV will do it's job, even for possible turboing I think I'm gonna just use some extra-injectors and if needed do one little trick to adjust the ignition timing a bit later.
Only head I have is the one I have on the car now, but it will have to go before I can put some boost to it. It's ported & lowered with nice cam and stiff valve springs, so I should get some nice money out of it, in mint condition too, no any wear or whatsoever.
But, I actually remember seeing some iS heads on sale with price of under 50euros over here, good ones I mean. A bad one in need of some work would be possible to get for 20euros I think.

Last edited by BigPeBe, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 01:43.

Quote from flymike91 :

wow i never knew that ebrakes were seperate in some cars. my car has stock rear drums so i assume that the ebrake just locks the regular brakes.

You car is probably like others of millions cars are too.

When you press your brake pedal, you create pressure to the hydraulic system and in end of that system, in the drum, there is brake-cylinder, that pressure pushes little pistons and those pistons move the brake shoes and those brakes shoes push against the drum, causing some decrease in speed.

BUT, when you pull the handbrake, it does not use the same hydraulic system than the foot brake, it is operated by a wire and that wire moves those brake shoes.

So if you would adjust the brake power (hydraulic pressure) it wouldn't have an effect on the handbrake.

Many racing cars have hydraulic handbrake, but on street cars they're not usual.
I have to confess I don't know a lot about hydraulic handbrake, but I'll assume it usually is it's own separate system, so it is possible to adjust foot brake and handbrake separately.

Yes, separating foot brake pressure and handbrake pressure adjust from each other in LFS would be realistic, tho I don't think it's that important.

Quote from robt :

Fancy a genuine motorcraft Electronic distributor for your sierra? Never been used!

I already have a working one. Like also the rest of the EEC-IV. That's the reason I keep mocking it, I hate it!

Are those EFi parts costly around there? Because over here I'm pretty sure you can get almost a full EEC-IV system for Pinto with around 100e, with intake manifold! Not as new of course, but in good shape. Everybody just wants to get rid of them, I myself have 3 ECUs I don't need, used to have whole wiring with injectors and I have a big box with full of other stuff, like distributors, MAF's TPS's etc... I actually got all that stuff for a cup of coffee.

Last edited by BigPeBe, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 18:08.

Quote from Minimaxman :

RWD Sierra + Snow = ...

... (Or a large accident)

Nah, for a large accident you need:

RWD Sierra + Snow + Inept Driver = Large accident.

Quote from (SaM) :

Teh Comics About Dogs

lol, that's genius.

Pictures:

Quote from robt :

well the 1.6 went faster then the 1.8 we had after that!
On another note, Hopefully im going to get paid (hopefully quite a bit) for a job i just done for someone rebuilding their company website, should pay for me to get the fuel injection fitted

Well, for what I know the 1.8 is a very slow car too.
Tho I have never driven 1.8 version and I don't know anything about the CVH versions, was the 1.6 or 1.8 both Pinto versions? If not maybe the CVH version has different performance than Pinto, dunno...

Of course it is also possible that the 1.6 was in a good shape and then after that the 1.8 weren't. For what I know a 1.8 at least should perform a bit better than 1.6.

lol dunno. I don't even know why I'm speculating this.

Are you still considering the horrible stock Ford EEC-IV or are saving for something better?

Quote from robt :

lol. love the snow shots. my mum used to have a sierra in the same blue as youre other one (guessing its a 1.6?) loved that car, was rather quick as well (my dad fitted a rather punchy webber carb to replace the silly VV carb that came with it)

Yes, it's a 1.6, the one I used to drive before getting plates on this 2.0 one.

Tho I can't see how someone could describe car like that as quick, even with a better carb.
The car is so slow that I have to write like this:
SSSSSSLLLLLLLOOOOOOOWWWWW
to actually describe how slow it is.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

Sierra?

lol you win.

More pictures, teh winter looks:








Guess which one is on use?