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Sam
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28th Apr 12 at 15:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You decide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te48ucoEvFI&feature=related

Steve
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28th Apr 12 at 15:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Had this posted before my biggest problem was the driveshafts.
corsadan09
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28th Apr 12 at 15:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

wtf lol
BeetleGav
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i want the escort, i know that much
DansCorsaSXi
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28th Apr 12 at 15:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Suprised no ones said repost.

I can't get my head round it tbh.




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D0NN3R
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28th Apr 12 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

gotta be fake
Matty SRi
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28th Apr 12 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah i posted this up a while ago. Was alot of contraversy about it

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=620001&highlight=1&pid=8178492#pid8178492

[Edited on 28-04-2012 by Matty SRi]
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28th Apr 12 at 18:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anyone checked the Guinness book? If its in there surely it has to be for reals?
SportBoy
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Had this posted before my biggest problem was the driveshafts.


Thats why you aint a mechanic...
Kyle T
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28th Apr 12 at 18:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

There's an engine in the boot, look how much it's rocking back when they drive it


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quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Had this posted before my biggest problem was the driveshafts.


Thats why you aint a mechanic...
I don't claim to be, I'd be interested to hear about peoples suggestions on it
SportBoy
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28th Apr 12 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My thinking is as said in other thread, locked diff so only need one driveshaft and you could probably remove the circlips on the shaft to aid removing and fitting it. ie the shaft will fit further in the joints so making it shorter and easier to fit .. it only has to drive a few meters. Things like starter wires could be modified to push on connectors etc.

Ojc
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Radiator? Water pissing everywhere?
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You wouldn't need to connect the radiator up to drive such a short distance
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I like this one more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjaIsT3gn0

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29th Apr 12 at 11:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have watched this loads of times, 100% real.
Think about it, the car is preped before hand and only has to drive 10m.
I done understand why you would think its fake?

- Welded dif so only 1 shaft needed, shaft dosent had to be 100% inline as its only got to move 10m so put it on a sliding coupling or somthing.
- Any wiring and Fuel lines on quick release ends or a single twist plug (if you even needed fuel lines as you could preprime the engine before starting)
- Engine cradle made to the engine just sits rubber engine locators (you can see the hooks on the engine just to pick it out)
- no water or rad needed as only runs for 30secs at most
- no exhaust needed

REMEMBER it dosent have to pass a MOT, it has to move 10m under its own power at 3mph.

I would go as far to say i recon with the right planning an with the new quick release technology out there I recon that times not hard to get near.

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[Edited on 29-04-2012 by BeArDy]

 
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