***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

ShadowHearth

I was dealing with motor all morning alright...

I had to do all lawn.... **** it sideways... I need one of those tractor yokes. Anyone know if there are second hand ones, which are good?
It's not the biggest yard, but it's really too big for a little push yoke!

sean1141

CianRyan wrote: »

So obviously, you bring in another C.V. mid April.

or keep poping in to get a few small bits so they wont forget you and know you have no hard feelings towards them;)

MetzgerMeister

andyseadog wrote: »

Going to go drop the glanza now and if i'm finished early then go to the TOC-IRL meet at the midway in Portlaoise. well worth a trip if anyone is in the area i'd say.

Aw yeah you'd go to that but you wouldn't go to a boards motors meet :rolleyes:

BUBBLE WRAP

sean1141 wrote: »

or keep poping in to get a few small bits so they wont forget you and know you have no hard feelings towards them;)

Ya I do need small bits alright.

CianRyan

TestTransmission wrote: »

Easy solution.

http://www.latestbuy.com.au/sound-racer-fm-transmitter.html

Paired with a fake BOV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNBz4DIY6E4

Around 25:35 before they start on it.

sean1141

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I was dealing with motor all morning alright...

I had to do all lawn.... **** it sideways... I need one of those tractor yokes. Anyone know if there are second hand ones, which are good?
It's not the biggest yard, but it's really too big for a little push yoke!

I got a westwood ride on/tractor mower for 275 earlier in the year 12hp briggs & straton engine, 36 inch cut. Perfect condition only no collection bag.

MetzgerMeister

sean1141 wrote: »

I got a westwood ride on/tractor mower for 275 earlier in the year 12hp briggs & straton engine, 36 inch cut. Perfect condition only no collection bag.

Old cut grass is supposed to fertilize the lawn and make it thicker and greener

We have a Craftsman 12hp with a B&S engine. It's great except for the fact that it's an auto and it keeps jumping out of gear when I take off. It mightn't help that I'm half the time trying to do "burnouts" on the lawn and stones

Alanstrainor

The second I start to wash the car it starts lashing rain:mad:

Did manage to get the wheels done, but still:mad:

Car's filthy!

sean1141

I dont care about the cuttings being left behind, as you say its good for the grass, sur its basicly a fertilizer but some people would not like seeing them on the lawn. I cut it regulary so you would hardly see them! Its also a lot better at cutting the grass if its wet or damp compared to the push mower we have.

MetzgerMeister

Alanstrainor wrote: »

The second I start to wash the car it starts lashing rain:mad:

Did manage to get the wheels done, but still:mad:

Car's filthy!

Wash it anyway man, you won't have to worry about the shampoo drying into the paint and you won't have to dry it afterwards

sean1141 wrote: »

I dont care about the cuttings being left behind, as you say its good for the grass, sur its basicly a fertilizer but some people would not like seeing them on the lawn. I cut it regulary so you would hardly see them! Its also a lot better at cutting the grass if its wet or damp compared to the push mower we have.

The collection tunnel in ours usually clogs up when you cut wet or damp grass. I can't get it high enough to get underneath where the blades are to clean all the crap out. This is causing most of the clogging as the grass is catching here and that's where the clog starts.

ShadowHearth

feck i got wheelie bin just for that grass to collect! so i cut grass with push bastard, then fill up bin, take it in to fields to empty it, then back again for another round. today wasnt so bad, only 3 full bins, but few weeks ago when it was pissing rain and i could not cut the grass i did 7 wheelie bin... i thought i will die out there!

so what brands of these tractors are decentish so?

sean1141

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The collection tunnel in ours usually clogs up when you cut wet or damp grass. I can't get it high enough to get underneath where the blades are to clean all the crap out. This is causing most of the clogging as the grass is catching here and that's where the clog starts.

The best thing about the one I have is there is no collection tunnel, it just blows it out behind! They used brushes to pick up the grass but these are well gone off mine

Alanstrainor

ShadowHearth wrote: »

feck i got willy bin just for that grass to collect!...

A what bin!?!?!

:p

ShadowHearth

Alanstrainor wrote: »

A what bin!?!?!

:p

lol wheelie bin. feck off i am tired!

MetzgerMeister

Alanstrainor wrote: »

A what bin!?!?!

:p

Good lord, a bin full of mickies!! :eek:

dar83

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Good lord, a bin full of mickies!! :eek:

Or an amazingly endearing nickname for the other half... :pac:

MetzgerMeister

dar83 wrote: »

Or an amazingly endearing nickname for the other half... :pac:

LOL








She must be a right hoor!

Alanstrainor

Car washed, polished and waxed.

I think i need so e autoglym hd wax, where would i get it? Cheaper the better!

conzy

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Car washed, polished and waxed.

I think i need so e autoglym hd wax, where would i get it? Cheaper the better!

Halfrauds stock it, its a woeful price if your not getting it 2 for 1. Its €60

In saying that my cousin is on the same tub of it since around 2006 and its still going strong!

I just washed the car, half tempted to get the DA at it but im just not arsed ha

MetzgerMeister

conzymaher wrote: »

half tempted to get the DA at it but im just not arsed ha

I'll have it back so, I could make great use of it right now

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'll have it back so, I could make great use of it right now

Feck off you, you already wore out one set of pads

conzy

Sun is out again, Ill do the boot and the front wings I think

Halfrauds got the polaris grey paint back in stock so I picked up two cans to do the insides of the rims.

ShadowHearth

ah you cleaning boys.... dirt on subaru looks lovely. makes it even more manly!

conzy

+



= fake rally look

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

Feck off you, you already wore out one set of pads

One PAD

ShadowHearth

conzymaher wrote: »

and its still looks COOLER then washed and polished ST

Jimbob 83

ShadowHearth wrote: »

and its still looks COOLER then washed and polished ST

That looks fine the hatch scooby looks stupid though

conzy

Finally sourced some part worn tyres in the correct sizes so Im getting them Saturday morning, M Sport bumper has been sprayed and should be arriving during the week along with a new power steering pump.

It will be a totally new machine! Cant wait

Alanstrainor

conzymaher wrote: »

Finally sourced some part worn tyres in the correct sizes so Im getting them Saturday morning, M Sport bumper has been sprayed and should be arriving during the week along with a new power steering pump.

It will be a totally new machine! Cant wait

How much did the tyres set you back? I'm a long way off needing mine, but by the looks of it I'll have to start the hunt well in advance!

challengemaster

conzymaher wrote: »

Finally sourced some part worn tyres in the correct sizes so Im getting them Saturday morning, M Sport bumper has been sprayed and should be arriving during the week along with a new power steering pump.

It will be a totally new machine! Cant wait

Sounds like we've a decent bit of work ahead of us

Jimbob 83

I have 2 days off and i know i should wash my poor 2002 Skoda Octavia but but...

<sigh>

Gary ITR

Plans for the PG Civic may be significantly changed in the coming weeks.Watch this space

BUBBLE WRAP

Gary ITR wrote: »

Plans for the PG Civic may be significantly changed in the coming weeks.Watch this space

Rewind abit, is that the blue civic?

Gary ITR

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Rewind abit, is that the blue civic?

No, black one....

BUBBLE WRAP

Gary ITR wrote: »

No, black one....

Okay....

CianRyan

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Okay....

I think this was before your time.
Himself and another lad (poster?) bought it from another lad that use to post here and AFAIK have been turning it into a touring car for the ITCC.

I haven't seen much news of work on it in the last while but I'm sure we'll be find out more soon enough!

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

I think this was before your time.
Himself and another lad (poster?) bought it from another lad that use to post here and AFAIK have been turning it into a touring car for the ITCC.

I haven't seen much news of work on it in the last while but I'm sure we'll be find out more soon enough!

Ah right, I was unsure.... Thanks for clearing that up cian.

ShadowHearth

Some people are just ass!

I went early in the morning for hair cut and when I parked a car it was completely empty! You could park anywhere!
I come back and I see one single car in car park and parked next to my car. Like wtf?!?!

Jimbob 83

Nice Scooby, it's crying out for a spoiler though.

Also cost much ? (rough figure)

Big Nasty

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Nice Scooby, it's crying out for a spoiler though.

Also cost much ? (rough figure)

Looks nice and subtle the way it is I thought!

ShadowHearth

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Nice Scooby, it's crying out for a spoiler though.

Also cost much ? (rough figure)

it looks way nicer with no spoiler. this picture does not do it justice though, i took it only to show some peoples lack of brain work. few pages ago there are more pictures of it.

Atomic Pineapple

ShadowHearth wrote: »

it looks way nicer with no spoiler. this picture does not do it justice though, i took it only to show some peoples lack of brain work. few pages ago there are more pictures of it.

Parking right beside the pay meter was your mistake. Always going to get someone parking beside you once your that close to the meter

andyseadog

out of intrest, my car has a "3 way graphic equaliser" incorporated into a very post sony xplod stereo :P

i get 3 settings ("lo", "mid", and "hi")... how do i set those to get good bass and trebble? tried lots of combinations but they all sound ****.

generally i set the bass to full, or almost full and the trebble just slightly lesser than full too. cant find a good setting on this stereo though.

ShadowHearth

draffodx wrote: »

Parking right beside the pay meter was your mistake. Always going to get someone parking beside you once your that close to the meter

i was looking to park that way so only one car could be on my side. ( in case it will get very busy in that 40min time... :rolleyes: ). next time i will try to avoid pay points too lol.
still managed to park up next to me with lots of space around me... ffs...

dar83

andyseadog wrote: »

out of intrest, my car has a "3 way graphic equaliser" incorporated into a very post sony xplod stereo :P

i get 3 settings ("lo", "mid", and "hi")... how do i set those to get good bass and trebble? tried lots of combinations but they all sound ****.

generally i set the bass to full, or almost full and the trebble just slightly lesser than full too. cant find a good setting on this stereo though.

It'll be as much to do with your speaker setup as the stereo in that case.

can you fade the bands between the front and rear speakers? (do you even have rear speakers?)

If you want bass your best bet is to put a Sub in, remove the bass from the existing speakers nearly altogether and have them for mid/high range stuff, leave the bass to the Sub. Over saturating stock speakers with Bass is always going to end up with bad sound.

andyseadog

dar83 wrote: »

It'll be as much to do with your speaker setup as the stereo in that case.

can you fade the bands between the front and rear speakers? (do you even have rear speakers?)

If you want bass your best bet is to put a Sub in, remove the bass from the existing speakers nearly altogether and have them for mid/high range stuff, leave the bass to the Sub. Over saturating stock speakers with Bass is always going to end up with bad sound.

i have faded out the front speakers completely because they were terribly weak, there is two nice kenwood speakers in the rear, not sure of the details of them.

the sound always sounds very "tinny" or wear if you get me. i've had many cars and never had a problem being satisfied with the sound quality before just by turning up the bass ans trebble slightly.

have no intention of spashing out on subs and ****e like that :pac:

BUBBLE WRAP

andyseadog wrote: »

i have faded out the front speakers completely because they were terribly weak, there is two nice kenwood speakers in the rear, not sure of the details of them.

the sound always sounds very "tinny" or wear if you get me. i've had many cars and never had a problem being satisfied with the sound quality before just by turning up the bass ans trebble slightly.

have no intention of spashing out on subs and ****e like that :pac:

Subs arnt that dear, you can get a set... Like, sub, amp and wires from halfords. Or you could take the secound hand route, dd would have ads up of "chaps" wanting to get rid of the subs ect.

challengemaster

ShadowHearth wrote: »

it looks way nicer with no spoiler. this picture does not do it justice though, i took it only to show some peoples lack of brain work. few pages ago there are more pictures of it.

If you asked me I'd say it looks naked and wrong without the spoiler, but opinions are like assh0les, everyone has one right?

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

If you asked me I'd say it looks naked and wrong without the spoiler, but opinions are like assh0les, everyone has one right?

Indeed, and some eject a lot more ****e than others too!

ShadowHearth

I find it way more nicer with no spoiler, like I said before.
In fact that what I planed to do if I would not get the classic blue/yellow impreza.
It's just that spoiler got so in to peoples head, that imprezas look very weird without it! It's like 1.4 civic with no type r body kit on it!
That picture really does not do it justice. That arse looks great with no coffe table on it!