Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs5rI35qnCY

#DatEngine

Holy shit.

Cant be arsed with stretched tyres anymore but that car and wheel combo is perfect.

@Dammit watched some engine addict show last night. Dude built a 700+ hp volvo t5r engine. Massive turbo, reinforced block new conrods etc. Are you sure 400 is enough?

For the front wheels? Yep, I'm sure.

You know you have made it when...?

Can some one tell me why the 1992 Maserati Ghibli looks so much fitter than the current one?

http://gtspeed.us/2015/10/08/swapping-a-7-3l-pagani-v12-into-a-w123-wagon/

well, it was mated to a special 4wd transfer case and an ex 1200hp drag cars gearbox. Was built into one of those wall climbing dune buggy things. I guess the interesting this was that they mounted the engine longitudinally meaning it would be possible to build a RWD 850 estate - maybe.

How dated does the Calibra look?

well, it was mated to a special 4wd transfer case and an ex 1200hp drag cars gearbox. Was built into one of those wall climbing dune buggy things. I guess the interesting this was that they mounted the engine longitudinally meaning it would be possible to build a RWD 850 estate - maybe.

The 850 was available in an AWD version, complete with IRS and rear diff from the RWD Volvo's of the time.

Those cars used an angle gear from the gearbox to send drive backward, into a viscous coupler that then connected to the rear diff.

The angle-gear is the weak point, as is that viscous coupler/central differential - my personal recipe for an RWD 850 would be to take the whiteblock M90 gearbox from an S/V90, chuck that on the I5, insert in the North/South orientation which would feed the existing rear diff.

You'd need to do a not insignificant amount of work to rotate the engine through 90 degrees, but the chassis has the rest of the work already done for you. I imagine you'd need to cut out a lot of the bulkhead etc, so not for the faint-hearted.

An easier route might be to use the gearbox and central diff from (say) an Evo, then you'd have a 4WD 850 with a system that won't appear in the rear view mirror after a few minutes.

I've owned the jeeb 6 years today. rad.

22k miles in that time - scotland (x2), wales, cornwall, whitby (x3), france (x2) and italy. going to holland next month.

22k miles in that time - scotland (x2), wales, cornwall, whitby (x3), france (x2) and italy. going to holland next month.

engine, brakes (fr x2), front and rear springs (fr x2), shocks, bushes, arbs, propshaft, diff...

ha!

Just FYI, I recently used blackcircles to purchase a new tyre, it was about £20 cheaper than anywhere else. Took it to Robins and Day City, a Peugeot dealer on OKR.

They changed the tyre, washed my car, checked it over, called me about a faulty brake light then replaced the bulb and charged me £1.85.

Seriously good service.

I used Blackcircles, called the local tyre fitter, they said they'd do it direct and honour BC's price, I guess they wanted to keep whatever they pay BC

How dated does the Calibra look?

Nope. Looked like a fucken spacecraft in 89, still looks cool today.

Oh how I lusted after a red 4x4 turbo as a 10 year old.

Why not just use a 7/9 series with rear wheel drive, the engine fits.

The garage told me their cost price can't usually match BC's fitted price. Economies of scale it seems...

Quick old Merc. Australian style!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Grn3pYRk6iw

I suspect that this'll shift a little when finished:

Ah, nights at the Eastern creek strip... afterwards you could go to one of the last remaining drive-ins nearby. Was great for car spotting.

Can anyone help me out with some suggestions of a good, honest garage I can go and get the disco MOT'd?

Been using the same guy up north for 10 years and since moving down here I'm a little worried about being taken for a ride....

...any help very gratefully received - I'm based in N7 so the closer the better but not bothered about throwing my bike in the back and riding to/from if it's a distance.

Thanks!

I'm back from Morocco.

I really need a W123 turbodiesel 4 door with 600,000 km on the clock

I definitely didn't need the Twingo that couldn't accelerate uphill in 2nd gear due to lack of oxygen

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