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Author: Subject: Wow,and I thought Locosts were shoddily built
davie dickson

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:00 PM Reply With Quote
Wow,and I thought Locosts were shoddily built

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

http://128.83.80.200/taco/scarysteering.html


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Keith Weiland

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:02 PM Reply With Quote
Shoddily built??

What gives you the idea that locosts are shoddily built?
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davie dickson

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:11 PM Reply With Quote
see the sarcastic winking smiley?
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Danozeman

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:25 PM Reply With Quote
WTF.....





Dan

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SeaBass

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by davie dickson
Wow,and I thought Locosts were shoddily built



Not as bad as a cheap generator though eh??






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Keith Weiland

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by davie dickson
see the sarcastic winking smiley?


no, that would be

shows disbelief

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Mr Whippy

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:46 PM Reply With Quote
you've got to laugh Rescued attachment scary177.jpg
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Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet

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tegwin

posted on 15/3/07 at 12:56 PM Reply With Quote
Thats fair enough...

But I dont understand whats wrong with this one?



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MikeRJ

posted on 15/3/07 at 01:13 PM Reply With Quote
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...

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greggors84

posted on 15/3/07 at 01:18 PM Reply With Quote
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]





Chris

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timf

posted on 15/3/07 at 02:09 PM Reply With Quote
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





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02GF74

posted on 15/3/07 at 02:11 PM Reply With Quote
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.

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G.Man

posted on 16/3/07 at 09:40 AM Reply With Quote
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







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