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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: Bas NZ on March 25, 2011, 09:02:55 PM
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This one from us Kiwis.... ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAibjZ1Eow&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAibjZ1Eow&feature=related)
And for George, WOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlOXVxglRl4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlOXVxglRl4&feature=related)
And this one for the tech side of things, interesting stuff......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uso2BqtF190&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uso2BqtF190&feature=related)
Just find the answer to getting to work during those motorway holdups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1waycBXcU&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1waycBXcU&feature=related)
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Its a pity we dont have those sorts of engineering shops here in aust. In yank land these places have their own phn book there are so many of them. Guess there are more people over there with cash, then we have here. I recon though if some one was to go for it they could make a good living. Jack up all sorts of vehicles.
Love the camo paint on the 2nd one, and the look and stance of the 3rd one.
george.
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George
It's not that we dont have people that could do it, just that we have a lot more design rules to follow.
Warren
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I agree warren, we are drowning in regulation, it's crazy.
george.
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thanks mate great videos,,,,,
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in the first video, I think that van won the burnout comp, was told a black bedford won it
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Yea, heard the same thing from a mate that was there, if I recall right.
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That 3rd van, is awesome, i wonder if it sold and how much. If i bought it, i would need to install a lift just to get inside. Man, just imagine pulling up at bunnings in that, i could park anywhere. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D mmmm one day.
george.
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George
You have to wonder about the engineering when
Q: Dose it have lockers (Limited Slip Diff)
A: No Just welded the spider gears.
Ummm yeah that'll work
Warren
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A lot of engineering, i recon close to $60,000 worth of build here, man i would NEVER sell.
george.
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I was hinting at the quality of engineering rather than cost.
Welding up a diff so that it a solid axle (all the time) to me shows a lack of understanding.
And if that is an idicator, then what other "outside the box" thinking and engineering has been done.
Just My $0.02
Warren
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I guess there would have to be an easy answer there, if it is registered, you would have to think that a qualified engineer would of signed off on things like that.
You know more than i do, so tell me this, is it legal or not to weld the gears up, or is it safer to go diff lockers ? I have seen lots of cases of people welding the gears in dirt racing cars, so i assumed it was the go.
george.
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Bedford Grave Yard
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Other/auction-364386467.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Other/auction-364386467.htm)
And a project for someone.........
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Other/auction-364296143.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Other/auction-364296143.htm)
And another project
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Specialist-cars/Hot-rods/auction-362548016.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Specialist-cars/Hot-rods/auction-362548016.htm)
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is it legal or not to weld the gears up,
no way! instant yellow canary:) ive never been in a car with the diff welded up but i know the car wont wanna turn corners without drifting! so its a big no no george
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Thanks benny, that explains why dirt track racers weld them, to help slide round the track.
george.
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I guess there would have to be an easy answer there, if it is registered, you would have to think that a qualified engineer would of signed off on things like that.
You know more than i do, so tell me this, is it legal or not to weld the gears up, or is it safer to go diff lockers ? I have seen lots of cases of people welding the gears in dirt racing cars, so i assumed it was the go.
george.
The van your talking about is an AMERICAN van - in America, and they have very loose regs compared to us.
As Benny says it would have to be a sick bird (ill eagle)
The idea of a limited slip diff is to keep power to the driving wheel, in the case of a normal diff if one wheel breaks traction it just spins faster and takes more of the power (path of least resistance), with a LSD it see's the large variation in axle speeds (when on side breaks loose) and applys a breaking force to that wheel transfering the power over to the one with the traction.
Welding the spider gears means that both axles rotate at the same speed no matter whats happening.
This may be OK for offroad and racers but not for passanger vehicles they would tent to under steer to bugu ry
Warren