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hi all,

while chasing my dreams to become DK, (yes i know the plan was floored from the start being front wheel drive and all) but i had a couple of minor accidents.

number one was turning into my road, gear 2 on tick over, so no more than 5 ish mph took the sharp left, then al of a sudden the back swung with no warning. so i steered into corner and pumped the breaks but there just wasnt enough space on the tight little road, and my front wheel smashed into a kerb. its realy badly scuffed the wheel and my tracking is a fucker now, steering wheel is on the piss lol! but the wheels still both face foward when driving. new wheels for me then :thumbsup:

number 2 was in halfords D1 circuit, after about an hours abuse, and letting it cool every now and then, i went out, did 1 lap then stopped next to my bro for about 20 seconds then pulled off again. did one big right hander then his mate came running out and shouted stop, so i imeadiatly stopped and was overtaken by a cloud of steam/smoke?! killed the engine straight away and was told car was pissing oil out. sure enough it was, and from what i could see by phone light, it was the turbo feed pipe. i think the metal elbow has snapped or cracked?! anyone know where i can get one from? need it asap to get me on the road! its on a gt spec hybrid so think its still an original spec part?!

got pics of the hole ordeal so will whack em up later.. meanwhile.. IM 21 TODAY W000P

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Happy birthday mate, and you have broke it already?! :thumbsup:

lol i knoww, had so much fun last night tho B) as soon as i got this one back to crib, i went back out playing in the blue n/a which is sporting a set of stealies atm!

any ideas on new wheels people?! im feeling the blue gt 3s that pav did on his, think they would look mint with white car. but its already been done sooo....

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.....then al of a sudden the back swung with no warning. so i steered into corner and pumped the breaks

Erm, if the back steps out in a front wheel drive car don't touch the brakes!!! You floor it (ignore the wheelspin) while turning the steering in the direction the back has just gone to try to get the front to "catch up" with the back and pull it straight.

Over to Mr Plato to demonstrate (higher speed, same principle), keep your foot in!!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPCGnkApnDU...92A217BD0097B4C

.. meanwhile.. IM 21 TODAY W000P

Happy Birthday!

If you want to "drift" (in an ice/snow covered empty private closed carpark etc etc) in a FWD car start at 5mph, pull the handbrake up and leave it there, then steer slightly untill the back steps out, then apply light throttle and steer in the direction the back is trying to go (ie reverse the initial turn of the wheel)! Then spend hours seeing how far sideways you can be while driving in a straight line at 5-10mph. :thumbsup:

NOTE - any of the above in a RWD car = game over.

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Erm, if the back steps out in a front wheel drive car don't touch the brakes!!! You floor it (ignore the wheelspin) while turning the steering in the direction the back has just gone to try to get the front to "catch up" with the back and pull it straight.

Over to Mr Plato to demonstrate (higher speed, same principle), keep your foot in!!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPCGnkApnDU...92A217BD0097B4C

Happy Birthday!

If you want to "drift" (in an ice/snow covered empty private closed carpark etc etc) in a FWD car start at 5mph, pull the handbrake up and leave it there, then steer slightly untill the back steps out, then apply light throttle and steer in the direction the back is trying to go (ie reverse the initial turn of the wheel)! Then spend hours seeing how far sideways you can be while driving in a straight line at 5-10mph. B)

NOTE - any of the above in a RWD car = game over.

well errr thanks for that... :thumbsup:

if i had been to follow your instructions, it would have only ended in catastrophy.. either a, the parked cars would have become my target, or B, a brick garden wall. when i say tight left, i mean tight left. all i was trying to do was stop the car from doing as much damage as i could.

as for the lesson in drifting... ermm yeah just no. lol B)

had quite a crowd while it was working lol, loads of people were videoing me, and then i got in my mates s13 and did a spot of drifting in that! god i miss rear wheel drive turbo! time for a new project me thinks!

anyway ive had another look in the day light, its pouring from the join in the oil feed pipe ( the thin metal mipe that goes to the turbo underneath it.) guna need a new one i think. will have to give enzo a tinkle, anyone else got one of these laying about?

Jay

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well errr thanks for that... B)

if i had been to follow your instructions, it would have only ended in catastrophy.. either a, the parked cars would have become my target, or B, a brick garden wall. when i say tight left, i mean tight left. all i was trying to do was stop the car from doing as much damage as i could.

as for the lesson in drifting... ermm yeah just no. lol :thumbsup:

had quite a crowd while it was working lol, loads of peeps was videoing my, and then i get in my mates s13 and did a spot of drifting in that! god i miss rear wheel drive turbo! time for a new project me thinks!

Jay

No offense intended Jay, I just put up some general info as you'd said "while chasing my dreams to become DK"... B)

So you weren't trying to drift at the time you mean?

I miss RWD baaaaadly at the moment, in past I've had a Mk1 Escort, 2x Sierras (yuk), Capri (yellow!), MR2 etc.

In the short term we may have a solution to the lack of icy carpark antics - my little brother just bought a 3.0TD 4x4 HiLux! B)

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Whoops bad times dude, youve broke it already :thumbsup:

I think you should get some Blue Slipstreams to be honest, like the ARTech CRX they look immense on a white car.

Also let me know if you need your tracking setting to perfection B)

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Candy Blue slipstreams HELL YEAH!!

Strange about the oil feed pipe breaking like that though B)

Oh well seems like not too much damage was done anyway so thats not so bad!!

Oh and Plato, what a character, remember watching that on TV, I LOL'd when he mentioned the sex ban :thumbsup:

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