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How to Max Power your car for nowt....
mark_rayfield - 16/9/02 at 10:16 PM

http://www.ogmac.co.uk/sidcup/car.htm

Have a look at this guys - your very own guide to a 'pukka' motor using only cardboard and sellotape.

Genius

Metal Hippy™ - 17/9/02 at 12:28 AM

Haha, nice one.

I lost the link to that ages ago haven't been able to find it since.

Well found that man.

philgregson - 17/9/02 at 04:33 AM

Now that made me chuckle!

philgregson - 17/9/02 at 11:00 AM

It's just occured to me that owners of BECs could paint cardboard boxes like crossflows and cover their engines to make their cars look like proper sports cars!!

MrFluffy - 17/9/02 at 12:57 PM

Yeah, and they could pull off a plug lead or attach a big block of lead to replicate the power to weight ratio of a 1100 ford engine to complete the illusion :-)

Jon Ison - 17/9/02 at 05:55 PM

just one plug lead........

locodude - 17/9/02 at 06:21 PM

I've beat you all to it, mine looks (and goes) like that already!
Chris PTM
Happy with my lot.

Peteff - 22/9/02 at 04:10 PM

That fuel filler looks s**t hot. I've had an idea to make one out of a bean tin lid with some pop rivets for the studs. I could blu-tack it on the van filler flap and stand back and wait for the admiring gasps. .

yours, Pete

MrFluffy - 22/9/02 at 07:43 PM

quote:
That fuel filler looks s**t hot. I've had an idea to make one out of a bean tin lid with some pop rivets for the studs. I could blu-tack it on the van filler flap and stand back and wait for the admiring gasps. .

yours, Pete


Actually you could cut out a photo of one from a magazine n glue it over the flap, and at least half the people would be fooled

chrisg - 22/9/02 at 09:32 PM

Why has ChrisW not replied to this thread?

Bit close to home Chris???

Cheers

Chris

MrFluffy - 23/9/02 at 03:25 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1768639634
What more can I say? Posh version for cheaper than the printer ink! Itll add at least 20bhp you know!

Liam - 24/9/02 at 03:45 PM

Hmmm, that's pretty good, but the conversion's been a bit rushed if you ask me.

Here's what's possible if you really put some time into your motor:

http://www.thestoreroom.34sp.com/carmodding/index.html