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Wow,and I thought Locosts were shoddily built

davie dickson - 15/3/07 at 12:00 PM

Some bad language on the link if you are at work.

http://128.83.80.200/taco/scarysteering.html

Keith Weiland - 15/3/07 at 12:02 PM

What gives you the idea that locosts are shoddily built?

davie dickson - 15/3/07 at 12:11 PM

see the sarcastic winking smiley?

Danozeman - 15/3/07 at 12:25 PM

WTF.....

SeaBass - 15/3/07 at 12:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by davie dickson
Wow,and I thought Locosts were shoddily built

Not as bad as a cheap generator though eh??

Keith Weiland - 15/3/07 at 12:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by davie dickson
see the sarcastic winking smiley?

no, that would be

shows disbelief

Mr Whippy - 15/3/07 at 12:46 PM

you've got to laugh
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tegwin - 15/3/07 at 12:56 PM

Thats fair enough...

But I dont understand whats wrong with this one?

MikeRJ - 15/3/07 at 01:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Thats fair enough...

But I dont understand whats wrong with this one?

Just look at the stupidly bent drag link! That is going to cause a ridiculous amount of bump steer, and one knock on those massive wheels would just bend it in half. Whoever built that must have failed at geometry...

greggors84 - 15/3/07 at 01:18 PM

I think he is going on about the silver blocks under the leaf springs.

What are all the dampers across the rear axles in some of the pics?

[Edited on 15/3/2007 by greggors84]

timf - 15/3/07 at 02:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by greggors84
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What are all the dampers across the rear axles in some of the pics?

they are front axles and the dampers are for the steering as most use recirculatinng ball which is prone to wandering in a straight line

02GF74 - 15/3/07 at 02:11 PM

I'm sure I have been to that site about 5 years ago

one word: red necks.

makes you glad we have SVA to stop that kind of dangerous crap on our roads.

G.Man - 16/3/07 at 09:40 AM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
I'm sure I have been to that site about 5 years ago

one word: red necks.

Thats 2 words