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johnny chimpo

posted on 12/11/13 at 06:39 PM Reply With Quote
How to wreck a lotus elise....

If you're bored and looking for a wee chuckle have a gander at this thread:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18527080

Gets a bit more interesting towards the end when the guy who sued the OP (from when he previously did a "200mph RX7 budget build" shows up.

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bimbleuk

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
Becoming a bit legendary as there's the original? thread on Pistonheads plus numerous threads on forums all over now following the exploits!

Sadly I'm a regular on the FDUK forum and that little bit of bad blood keeps popping up from time to time.

[Edited on 12-11-13 by bimbleuk]

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mookaloid

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:10 PM Reply With Quote
What page is the interesting bit? I'm losing the will to live looking for it





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johnny chimpo

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:13 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
What page is the interesting bit? I'm losing the will to live looking for it


Just look for the pics of the "aero" mods!

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scudderfish

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
Holy moly! And I thought I wrecked mine when I fell off a roundabout and went into some trees sideways.
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scudderfish

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:40 PM Reply With Quote




[Edited on 12/11/13 by scudderfish]

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steve m

posted on 12/11/13 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
OMG !!


hahahaha, what a muppet





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imp paul

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:17 PM Reply With Quote
o sh*t omg
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Proby

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:21 PM Reply With Quote
Ruined!!





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02GF74

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:35 PM Reply With Quote
that can't be for real, surely?






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Julian Thrussell

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:37 PM Reply With Quote
He's the man

You have to hand it to the man, there are no half measures - when he decides to make a make a race car, he goes for it. I would not like to be in the same county when he takes it into the track though...
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britishtrident

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:39 PM Reply With Quote
............................................... just so wrong it brought me close to tears





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britishtrident

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
This is how kids grow up if you let them watch nothing but Top Gear.





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gaz_gaz

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
Blast from the past.
I remember him trying to build an RX7 capable of 200mph in 1.7miles from a standing start for under 10k or something ridiculous.

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Wadders

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
Nice...Just needs a twin turbo V12 with nitrous to finish it off.........oh and maybe a flame paint job and chain link steering wheel.
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balidey

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:49 PM Reply With Quote
two very good lessons there on 'adding weight' and 'creating drag'. Just what every good 'race car' needs.
And pretty too....





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perksy

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
It started off ok and then that happened
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johnny chimpo

posted on 12/11/13 at 08:54 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gaz_gaz
Blast from the past.
I remember him trying to build an RX7 capable of 200mph in 1.7miles from a standing start for under 10k or something ridiculous.


You mean this -

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18105730&highlight=200mph


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RobBrown

posted on 12/11/13 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
I don't get it - Apart from it looking shocking, there are a number of practical restrictions that I don't appear to understand.

1. How does he afford it - He claims he earns little in a call centre, yet has the cash to ruin a number of cars without batting an eyelid. I'm fast approaching my Forties, been working for over twenty years, in a relatively well paid job, but having to justify every £50 I spend in the garage. Maybe it's what I missed when I was young and have different priorities than he does?!.

2. Why the fixation on a single objective i.e. the 200mph mark. If I had that drive I'd be looking to build something that had sustainability. In both cases of the RX7 and the Elise, it's a 1 time thrill, assuming it makes it to his goal.

If he was to say that he was looking to take his Saxo, Nova, Focus, Lotus (replace as appropriate) and uplift it to give better performance on the street or track then I would have some level understanding, but to take a car (Lotus), that most would dream of owning and completely massacre it like he has, all on a call centre operative wage just doesn't seem right.

I'm Puzzled, and to a certain extent feel sorry for him that no-one close to him has taken him to one side and advised him to stop wasting his hard earned cash.

Also - I'm sure I would have stopped posting updates once I realised that no-one was taking it seriously.

[Edited on 12/11/13 by RobBrown]

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britishtrident

posted on 12/11/13 at 10:31 PM Reply With Quote
Yeah a whole lot things don't add up, but the guy comes over as a fantasist, we have no idea how he acquired the car.





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snakebelly

posted on 12/11/13 at 10:40 PM Reply With Quote
Maybe he's Japanese?




[Edited on 12/11/13 by snakebelly]

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snakebelly

posted on 12/11/13 at 10:42 PM Reply With Quote
Or this?


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snakebelly

posted on 12/11/13 at 10:46 PM Reply With Quote
Must resist google images "Bosozoku"
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posted on 12/11/13 at 11:53 PM Reply With Quote
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posted on 13/11/13 at 01:25 AM Reply With Quote
I take it you're all familiar with time attack then? :p












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