It's when the tyres shread themselves and your going real good and crowd is
going off, you just can't stop yourself from rim-bashing in the cop car can
you? Them disc rotors cut into the road too much once you've ground all
the rims off though..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Ward
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 October 2000 12:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
>
>
> >So Wardy, how many times have u seen smoke
> >pouring off the wheels of a copper XR8? Most times in your rear view
> mirror
> >i bet. hehe
>
> Most Sunday nights actually, up at Theo's liquor Barn at Enfield. I throw
> the crappy old rims with the 'burnout' tyres on and give the boys a demo
> before I start dishing out defects. :)
>
> Wardy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 7:25 PM
> Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
>
>
> > Yep, you coppers really know how to screw a car. I bet the average Joe
> > Black in his brand new XR8 dont crunch diffs every few thousand K. It
> just
> > shows that coppers have the best job in the world. They get to fang
> around
> > in the latest V8 sports car from Ford and still bust the
> average Joe Blue
> in
> > his Datto for hooning around. So Wardy, how many times have u
> seen smoke
> > pouring off the wheels of a copper XR8? Most times in your rear view
> mirror
> > i bet. hehe
> >
> > Scott
> > Davo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Tuesday, 03 October, 2000 11:48
> > Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> >
> >
> > >Except the Borg Warner LSD diff centres are not up to the
> task. In seven
> > >XR8's in our work fleet (Series I & II AU), we have had to replace each
> > >car's diff on an average of four diffs per car per 40,000 k's.
> A total
> > >replacement of 28 diffs. One series II AU needed replacing at
> 1,200 k's.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Wardy
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 4:20 PM
> > >Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> > >
> > >
> > >> i wasnt actually - part of the engineering team. and the au
> > >> engineering is damn fine
> > >>
> > >> From: "Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Date sent: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 16:53:07 +1000
> > >> Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> > >>
> > >> > I hope you wernt part of the design team for the AU. If so you
> should
> > >be
> > >> > fired. There damn ugly.
> > >> >
> > >> > Scott
> > >> > davo
> > >> >
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > Date: Monday, 02 October, 2000 11:37
> > >> > Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Andrew,
> > >> > i was working at Ford aust 2 years ago....when you come back to
> > >> > aust will you be in pd or styling or what?
> > >> > so you are in germany at the moment.....do you know andrew frost?
> > >> > i reckon your modelling idea is great and could be very
> beneficial. i
> > >> > am working on vehicle simulation modelling for motorsport at the
> > >> > moment, and as such was thinking about doing some testing and
> > >> > development for this using my 1600 instead of solely relying on
> > >> > data from race teams. this was going to be difficult without model
> > >> > parameters for the 1600, but maybe ideas could calculate some of
> > >> > these parameters from your model. therefore maybe we could help
> > >> > each other out!
> > >> > andrew
> > >> >
> > >> > From: "abrahamk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > Date sent: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 22:19:25 +1000
> > >> > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> > Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> > >> >
> > >> > > Andrew,
> > >> > > You Jet-setting so-and-so!
> > >> > > How did you get the Ford gig?
> > >> > > It sounds like the ultimate job for a car nut (except
> for being an
> > >> > obscenely
> > >> > > highly paid race driver).
> > >> > > Regards,
> > >> > > Nick
> > >> > > P.S. How much is a Lotus Carlton or Sierra Cosworth over there?
> > >> > > mmm Lotus Carlton......
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > > From: Andrew Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 9:17 PM
> > >> > > Subject: Re: 1600 CAD model.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > HA, no chance of getting your hands on the software, sorry.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I work as an automotive designer for Ford. (At the moment I'm
> > >working in
> > >> > > > Germany, before that England for 10 months, and I was with Ford
> > >> > > > Australia for 4 years). You'd be surprised how quickly I could
> > model
> > >a
> > >> > > > 1600, as long as I have good info to work with. I will probably
> be
> > >back
> > >> > > > in OZ next year, and depending on who I work for, I
> might be able
> > to
> > >get
> > >> > > > permission to model up a 1600.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Andrew S
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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