Scary pic of an M3 at Combe on saturday
27-04-2009 | 09:35 AM
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Thats Cossymax's car....Apparently his mates were calling him on his moby from the pit wall...and he was still gunning it trying to work out why it wasnt handling
He will be along later to explain all
He will be along later to explain all
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27-04-2009 | 09:51 AM
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First saw the pic and was gonna say the rear bottom arm camber ajustment bolt had come lose, but I dont think you have enough ajustment to get that much camber.Bent bottom arm after a small off maybe?
27-04-2009 | 09:54 AM
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That was me driving that car, Bought it of Ebay for a bit of fun......Full M3 running gear Engine has had a bit of work, and is really strong and i was itching to get it on the track
Cant believe what the previous owner had done!!
He had or must have hit the curb or something and bent the rear trailing arm, Took it off heated it up and smashed it straight, painted it black and refitted it, as there is all heat marks on it and its as bent as a banana.
First hard bend pushed it hard and backed it in at Quarry i could hear a noise thought the tyre was rubbing and the car was handling like a boat!!
I just stayed out, untill i was black flagged! I had 2 x phone calls from my mates in the pits but who answers the phone when your on the track!
My friend was doing some filming on his phone when i have listened to it i cant believe i stayed out with the noises it was making!!
So lucky it never snapped as it would have gone under the car and rolled. tyre was hitting the exhaust as well!!
Very lucky indeed!!!
Car is now having Coilovers and brakes fitted and a complete new rear end that i already have, and check the whole car over.
Cant believe what the previous owner had done!!
He had or must have hit the curb or something and bent the rear trailing arm, Took it off heated it up and smashed it straight, painted it black and refitted it, as there is all heat marks on it and its as bent as a banana.
First hard bend pushed it hard and backed it in at Quarry i could hear a noise thought the tyre was rubbing and the car was handling like a boat!!
I just stayed out, untill i was black flagged! I had 2 x phone calls from my mates in the pits but who answers the phone when your on the track!
My friend was doing some filming on his phone when i have listened to it i cant believe i stayed out with the noises it was making!!
So lucky it never snapped as it would have gone under the car and rolled. tyre was hitting the exhaust as well!!
Very lucky indeed!!!
Car is now having Coilovers and brakes fitted and a complete new rear end that i already have, and check the whole car over.
Last edited by cossymax; 27-04-2009 at 10:02 AM.
27-04-2009 | 09:58 AM
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The rear arms are made from beans tins to start with, without try to strighten them.
27-04-2009 | 10:26 AM
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If the chap went to the trouble of removing the bent one, why not nip down GSF and get a replacement that the bother doing a bogit and legit
Did he know you bought it with the intention of tracking it? (If indeed it was the bloke you bought it off that carried out the bodge and not an owner previous to that)
Z
Did he know you bought it with the intention of tracking it? (If indeed it was the bloke you bought it off that carried out the bodge and not an owner previous to that)
Z
27-04-2009 | 12:06 PM
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That was me driving that car, Bought it of Ebay for a bit of fun......Full M3 running gear Engine has had a bit of work, and is really strong and i was itching to get it on the track
Cant believe what the previous owner had done!!
He had or must have hit the curb or something and bent the rear trailing arm, Took it off heated it up and smashed it straight, painted it black and refitted it, as there is all heat marks on it and its as bent as a banana.
First hard bend pushed it hard and backed it in at Quarry i could hear a noise thought the tyre was rubbing and the car was handling like a boat!!
I just stayed out, untill i was black flagged! I had 2 x phone calls from my mates in the pits but who answers the phone when your on the track!
My friend was doing some filming on his phone when i have listened to it i cant believe i stayed out with the noises it was making!!
So lucky it never snapped as it would have gone under the car and rolled. tyre was hitting the exhaust as well!!
Very lucky indeed!!!
Car is now having Coilovers and brakes fitted and a complete new rear end that i already have, and check the whole car over.
Cant believe what the previous owner had done!!
He had or must have hit the curb or something and bent the rear trailing arm, Took it off heated it up and smashed it straight, painted it black and refitted it, as there is all heat marks on it and its as bent as a banana.
First hard bend pushed it hard and backed it in at Quarry i could hear a noise thought the tyre was rubbing and the car was handling like a boat!!
I just stayed out, untill i was black flagged! I had 2 x phone calls from my mates in the pits but who answers the phone when your on the track!
My friend was doing some filming on his phone when i have listened to it i cant believe i stayed out with the noises it was making!!
So lucky it never snapped as it would have gone under the car and rolled. tyre was hitting the exhaust as well!!
Very lucky indeed!!!
Car is now having Coilovers and brakes fitted and a complete new rear end that i already have, and check the whole car over.
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