Thoughts on people that mod cars not knowing what they do

[Rippthrough]

THEY'RE NOT FITTED, OH NO!

YOU'RE GONNA CRASH

[Seb_Ryan]

The Westfield didnt have an anti roll bar, ok its only ~500kg but that handled amazing

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[Mattcheese31]

Maybe I am just not explaining myself well enough.. lets leave this here then.

with respect Toseland, life is about learning, you need to realise who Philip (Ripthrough) is, what he does and take what he's saying as a lesson learnt, he knows what he's talking about re. this subject

[Rippthrough]

It cost me a reach-around to get Matt to post that.

[Mattcheese31]

It cost me a reach-around to get Matt to post that.

ahhhhhh yeaaaaaaah

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He's also from The North even better South Yorkshire, means he's much more likely to be right than anyone South of Nottingham

[ginge191]

..so ACTUALLY going back to the title of this thread; i'm all for people 'modifying' cars and using their first cars to experiment and learn things.

I think, as long as you ensure your knowledge is at its best and you ensure that you've followed a guide, or at least have a real understanding of, not just the mechnanics side, doing up nuts and bolts, but the knowledge of mechnics ie, what does this component actually do...

I've made many 'bodges' in my time because either i can't find a like-for-like component, or, i need it to work quickly and can fix without either an OE item, or can do it cheaper.

The whole idea of (the bulk) of this forum is to discuss what YOU do rather than boasting/discussing about jobs/careers/lifestyles etc.

Myself - I do it for the fun. I enjoy tinkering. The project at the moment won't stay with me. I'll build, drive briefly and sell it... and then start again

[Rippthrough]

I couldn't get a hose for my 406 yesterday so out came the silicone...



Will my car roll over from the higher CoG given the silicone one is heavier?

[ginge191]

I couldn't get a hose for my 406 yesterday so out came the silicone...



Will my car roll over from the higher CoG given the silicone one is heavier?

Yes.

DIY = DEATH!

[Mattcheese31]

DIY=Death Is a certaintY

[Rippthrough]

Shit. So I should just leave it off and let the engine suck air and shit through the gaps instead, yeah?

[NaughtonGAA]

I couldn't get a hose for my 406 yesterday so out came the silicone...



Will my car roll over from the higher CoG given the silicone one is heavier?

What an earth is that?

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[Rippthrough]

Silicone hose to connect the idle valve - the original rubber ones are no longer made. The wire is just to hold the silicone while it cures.

[NaughtonGAA]

Silicone hose to connect the idle valve - the original rubber ones are no longer made. The wire is just to hold the silicone while it cures.

Thats pretty cool. Good stuff ??

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[RetroPug]

And all the closet f*cking experts here

A significant part of my job is testing vehicle suspension kinematics and compliance, including back to back roll tests with and without ARBs on passenger cars, light commercials and Formula One cars.

I wouldn't claim to be an expert but still...