fishtailfred Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Freds ute is insane, highly recommended A+++ would trade again etcMean skids Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. The burger was pretty fucking good too! edit: look what i found That's 3 years old and although it doesn't suck too much, I need to do better. A for effort, C for achievement there. Fred's not online yet. He must have hit such high speeds on the way home that he accidentally travelled back to 1985. LOLOLOL, I had a few squirts, but nothing too bad. It still drives OK even as rooted as it is. I got into some corners in third where it went something like: 5k - 7500, brake, steer, repeat - and it felt good Still idling on 3, though That ute should get some kind of prize for the amount of duct tape and cable ties holding it together. It also featured garden hose and a literal sock filter.. Did you miss the rivets and silicone that hold the intercooler plumbing together? Well, if that video's online, then look what I found:http://picasaweb.google.com/oldschool.co.nz/Misc#5449177744736417042 It appears to depict a similar vehicle being devoured by video compression artifacts. :doubt Thanks I love the way the tail/brake lights light up the smoke Well the ute made it home in one piece. Actually, maybe I should say in as many pieces as what it was when we left BF. LOL Fair call. Yeah I fucked up and forgot the batteries... I wasnt expecting to be leaving in such a rush/cloud of smoke. Woops, if you'd said "wait, the batteries!!" I would have Thanks for having me, 'twas a fun night and thanks again for the feed, Chris, most appreciated! Fred. PS, the owner of this and this was there, did anyone even notice??? : Ultra good bastad! or GC as you guys tend to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 PS, the owner of this and this was there, did anyone even notice??? : Nobody noticed cause the cars werent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Good news, didn't do a leak down test, but compression is an even 220psi across all four cyls and all four ign coils work, and all four ignitors work, and 3 of the spark plugs work, oh, wait... Anyone got any Denso PK20R (11) plugs undropped, unmodified (ungapped) and pulled out of a running engine that I could have??? They come stock in the black top 4age and probably dozens of other vehicles too. Similar plat or iridium denso/ngk plugs are also acceptable, but set of four would be best if different. Slacker Cam may have some, will find out soon PS, Ben, I'll happily accept your "I told you so" when you are ready. (It was you that said "it cold be ign related" right?) Sorry for ignoring you Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 PS, Ben, I'll happily accept your "I told you so" when you are ready. (It was you that said "it cold be ign related" right?) Sorry for ignoring you Fred. That was me! on our drive. I asked if you'd checked spark! Makes sense that its on three at idle but seems ok at higher Rpm My Merc did the same, Shitty at low rpm all good when booting it, Finally got the stuck plug out and changed it like the rest and problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 You both must've said it, I guess. Pretty sure Ben said pretty much exactly what I quoted. Still, I'll accept your told you so as well Still need to test the theory with a new plug or 4, but will have to wait a bit for that. Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Sometimes I want to kill my father. Like right now. I just found 2 of my four brand new iridium plugs (30 bucks + each) outside, on a bench, covered in rust and sawdust. Wonderful. He's in hospital right now, so I could just wish that it all goes wrong, but that seems like an unfair advantage. Chris, I think you had better come and feel what it's like on 4 cylinders. Late one sun/mon/tues/wed night when it hasn't rained for a day or so, and we'll go give it a bit of shit again. Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Sometimes I want to kill my father.Like right now. I just found 2 of my four brand new iridium plugs (30 bucks + each) outside, on a bench, covered in rust and sawdust. Wonderful. He's in hospital right now, so I could just wish that it all goes wrong, but that seems like an unfair advantage. Chris, I think you had better come and feel what it's like on 4 cylinders. Late one sun/mon/tues/wed night when it hasn't rained for a day or so, and we'll go give it a bit of shit again. Fred. Will charge camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Thanks I love the way the tail/brake lights light up the smoke Apparently the person who filmed that car didn't use a night compensation mode because his camera is old and can't process that mode fast enough. I also hear part of the burnout missed being filmed because the previous 15-second clip was still writing to memory! ;D PS, Ben, I'll happily accept your "I told you so" when you are ready. (It was you that said "it cold be ign related" right?) No, I don't think I said that. If I did it would have been an un-educated guess. All I said was "duh, sounds like a Subaru". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I also hear part of the burnout missed being filmed because the previous 15-second clip was still writing to memory! ;D Bugger! Last time you and I had this problem is recorded right here : That slide continued perfectly balanced all the way through the corner! We all need to buy you a camera and use it to film me doing a burnout ON the old one No, I don't think I said that. If I did it would have been an un-educated guess. All I said was "duh, sounds like a Subaru". Hmmm, someone said it with those words while milling around the bonnet fairly early on. I wonder who it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 We all need to buy you a camera and use it to film me doing a burnout ON the old one I have a new camera (have used it for the last 3 track days at least), I just didn't bring it because I know how much you love the old Cybershot. One thing I'd like to try with the old camera sometime is to position it infront of a car (in the centreline not in the path of the wheels thankyou) and have the car drive over it. Possibly even while doing a burnout. Need a vehicle with enough ground clearance and no excessive squat under acceleration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 How much ground clearance? I should have atleast 60mm underneath the engine crossmember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 ute has heaps and wont squat - I promise not to hit it on purpose too! 60 wont be enough for that huge old thing. on second thoughts, you do it Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shavenYak Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born_disturbed Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Delicious indeed! <--David who came in Freds ute and wore the mazda hat Good to meet all you guys, good range of cars/bike (and a 3cyl turbo ute lol), good to catch up with Ed as well outside of amazd and work for once Keen to come again sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Footage of skid from inside the truck filmed by David : Not much to see, really, but there it is anyway. Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Some nice clear middle of the day stills of the above videoed burnout : Worth a laugh Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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