chaseracer Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 It has begun. Poo count = 2. Must be the excitement. 320touring, 500tops, The Moog and 4 others 3 3 1
gadgetgricey Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 17:05, chaseracer said: It has begun. Poo count = 2. Must be the excrement. Expand Corrected that for you chaseracer, rml2345 and Dan29 3
Jim Bell Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 The car I mean. That's not slang for a type of poo. nomiST, gm and Dan29 1 2
chaseracer Posted July 6, 2023 Author Posted July 6, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 17:14, Jim Bell said: Is it a fast German mister? Expand Not at the moment, the reason for which will be revealed anon.
hairnet Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 17:05, chaseracer said: It has begun. Poo count = 2. Must be the excitement. Expand Wtf
320touring Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 Will the collection be complete before the site goes down again? Will the union need to be involved? Tune in next week to find out! Supernaut, loserone, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 2 3
chaseracer Posted July 6, 2023 Author Posted July 6, 2023 Is that @Talbot approaching Chaseracer Towers? It is! What's he brought for me? Nice! 😎 Blimey! That A-frame must weigh more than the C180K it's towing... Lucky it comes apart then! It's a fully-braked trailer, Officer... 😁 The Moog, Cavcraft, Dyslexic Viking and 12 others 15
Rusty Pelican Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 OOOF , Another C180K - Il be watching chaseracer 1
loserone Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 I've been wondering about @Talbot's braked A frame for a long while! chaseracer 1
Ghosty Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 On 07/07/2023 at 14:08, loserone said: I've been wondering about @Talbot's braked A frame for a long while! Expand I've seen it go together at the FoD, it's bloody impressive. chaseracer 1
Talbot Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 On 07/07/2023 at 20:59, stuboy said: where does the frame clamp too underneath Expand Like any other A-frame, it grabs hold of the lower track control arms. On this C-class it's not ideal as they are multi-link arms rather than solid lower arms, but it worked ok. The different bit is the over-run slider on the hitch, the 5m long bowden cable and the brake pedal pusher. mercedade and MrsJuular 2
Rust Collector Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 Is it home made? I've never seen one with the bowden cable and brake pedal actuator. Does it actually generate a lot of breaking force or is it there just to stay legal? I've never seen such an exciting technological development in the field of A framing and I'm genuinely intrigued 😅
Talbot Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 On 10/07/2023 at 11:33, Rust Collector said: Is it home made? I've never seen one with the bowden cable and brake pedal actuator. Does it actually generate a lot of breaking force or is it there just to stay legal? I've never seen such an exciting technological development in the field of A framing and I'm genuinely intrigued 😅 Expand Yes, home-made. That does it a bit of a dis-service really, as there are (were) some actual engineering calcs done for this to size the steelwork and to work out the forces needed for the brakes. Because of that, it does generate actual braking.. I've had to do an emergency stop before now while towing a 309 on the back of a 405 TD estate. The ABS fired on the 405 and the 309 locked all 4 wheels. The whole lot stopped amazingly quickly. If anything, it braked a bit too hard, but I'd rather it be that way round. You can feel the brakes coming on quite noticeably on the towed car.. There's a big damper on the over-run, so initially (for about 0.5 seconds) you get no braking as the over-run is moving into position. Then the brakes on the towed car come on and you really notice it. The modification this really needs is a return spring on the braking mechanism, as at the moment you can come to a full stop with the brakes on the towed car still on quite hard. To get them to come off again, you have to move the towcar forwards. dome, somewhatfoolish, chaseracer and 6 others 9
chaseracer Posted July 11, 2023 Author Posted July 11, 2023 Done a few miles in this now, and I like it! Importantly, so does Domestic Management. Never before had a car with a supercharged motor - it's a bit addictive. Dyslexic Viking, Rust Collector and Cavcraft 3
chaseracer Posted July 17, 2023 Author Posted July 17, 2023 Not quite up to @Talbot's hypermiling figures, but we're averaging 37mpg so far.
chaseracer Posted July 17, 2023 Author Posted July 17, 2023 Do you have a right foot made of lead, Steven...? 😁
Ghosty Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 18:03, chaseracer said: Not quite up to @Talbot's hypermiling figures, but we're averaging 37mpg so far. Expand Probably a bit better on fuel than my IS (book figure is 30mpg mixed), but decidedly comparable otherwise. I had a ride in Volksy's C180K at SF, and it was a thoroughly decent thing. chaseracer 1
Floatylight Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 20:02, chaseracer said: Do you have a right foot made of lead, Steven...? 😁 Expand No, Slushbox....
chaseracer Posted July 18, 2023 Author Posted July 18, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 21:56, Floatylight said: No, Slushbox.... Expand Ah. Mine is Spanish Waiter x6 with intergalactic top.
Talbot Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 On 11/07/2023 at 11:45, chaseracer said: a car with a supercharged motor - it's a bit addictive. Expand On 17/07/2023 at 18:03, chaseracer said: Not quite up to @Talbot's hypermiling figures, but we're averaging 37mpg so far. Expand I detect a link here... chaseracer 1
Talbot Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 21:31, hairnet said: enough with these sausage wagons ffs Expand Appropriate trailer? chaseracer 1
chaseracer Posted July 22, 2023 Author Posted July 22, 2023 Chaseracer Towers to Leominster, then back via a visit with the Aged Parentals in Malvern: 133 miles at 42mpg - blimey! The wooden ditchfinders on the back will have to go... the tail stepped out twice today, which was er... invigorating...
hairnet Posted July 22, 2023 Posted July 22, 2023 hooligan i think you dropped all your werthers why is there only basic potato cam pics embarrassed?
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