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What do any of those pictures have to do with chassis strength? They're just pics of someone bolting on tat to a Ford Ka and painting everything in sight pink. Nothing to do with the highly bendable chassis that is a Ka.
They stand out like a sore thumb - definately not a sleeper of any kind!Teknobry said:
And I don't know about anyone else but by just looking at this picture:
... I can tell straight away just by looking at the seemingly 0deg camber on the rear that the moment you enter a corner a bit quick you'll be coming out of it backwards.
Of course it's Nitrous oxide. But *** is indeed a company, Nitrous Oxide Systems. Which, suprisingly use Nitrous oxide
Your wrong there buddy
N0S = New Old Stock.
How exactly does the second one 'stand out like a sore thumb'?
The first maybe, it has alloys and those stupid lights but the second one just has alloys, same as lots of people fit to their cars.
It just has to have performance well above the norm whilst looking pretty much stock, which that second one does. It's a stock looking Ka, with a set of alloys.
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Haha installing blow-off onto a KA!!! That's funny!! 
I would die to see someone with balls to actually drive this air shooting, chunk of metal!!! To drive a KA is one thing but to turn and turn heads with one is another.
If you want heads to turn and mowh performance install go faster flowers on the side.
or get one of these and save money!!
I would die to see someone with balls to actually drive this air shooting, chunk of metal!!! To drive a KA is one thing but to turn and turn heads with one is another.
If you want heads to turn and mowh performance install go faster flowers on the side.
or get one of these and save money!!
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Bolting on tat?
Bolting on tat is going to halfords and buying ripspeed gearnobs, backboxes and air filters. Changing the engine to an RST lump and powdercoating everything, uprating brakes and suspension isn't quite bolt on tat now is it.
It handled like it was on rails. Coilovers had it sitting nice and low and the wider rear gave it great cornering stability. There was never any problem with chassis flex.
What stands out?
How is it not a sleeper
Compared to what it was like before, maybe...Teknobry said:
It's not hard to fix the body roll on a hatch but whether it's actually safe to drive at high speed is another thing entirely. Normally these things aren't a problem because most teenagers leave the stock tiny-litre engine in there and will probably never get it going fast enough to find out how crap their suspension setup really is. Lastly, most teens don't have anything to compare it to. So when they fit their new rock hard suspension, suddenly they think it feels and handles like a racing car etc etc...What stands out?
How is it not a sleeper
The non-standard alloys. The Porka brakes. And the Recaro bucket seats?Hell no. While yes you may floor it and leave the guy next to you at the traffic lights thinking "ok so he bolted on tat to the engine as well", it's still not exactly a sleeper is it.
The fact its a girls car?
Does he go out out and Spend Thousands on Handbags and High heels aswell
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Look on Google images at Ford KA's and about 97.33% of the time there is a woman in the drivers seat. I even saw on the web search loads of threads and articles of how it's a girly car.
So it's like this ... you can remove the engine for a huge powerful one with more horses than a battlefield, install a TC, blow-off, some nitros, all the performace parts possible - at the end of the day it's still a girls car and nothing will ever change that!!!
http://www.vcars.co.uk/news/generic-trend-stories/girly-cars-that-some-men-love-to-drive-409.html
If the internets says it's a girl car then it's a girl car!! - end of!!
Can a male even insure a KA?
So it's like this ... you can remove the engine for a huge powerful one with more horses than a battlefield, install a TC, blow-off, some nitros, all the performace parts possible - at the end of the day it's still a girls car and nothing will ever change that!!!
http://www.vcars.co.uk/news/generic-trend-stories/girly-cars-that-some-men-love-to-drive-409.html
If the internets says it's a girl car then it's a girl car!! - end of!!
Can a male even insure a KA?
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Keep it for a few years, build up some NCB's and get something that resembles "POWAR".
Come May, I'd have had my Clio for 3 years, I'll have 3 years NCB (fingers crossed).
I've been getting quotes for A4's/BMW 320 coupe's/Golf GTI's and getting quotes of £400-£500.
Stick it out and reep the rewards.
Come May, I'd have had my Clio for 3 years, I'll have 3 years NCB (fingers crossed).
I've been getting quotes for A4's/BMW 320 coupe's/Golf GTI's and getting quotes of £400-£500.
Stick it out and reep the rewards.
Compared to what it was like before, maybe...
Well, after the ka's he now owns an Audi S3, and still states that the original ka he had handled like a go cart even at speed.
In general, I totally agree. However being specific to the ka I posted, he sorted all those problems and it was nicely stable at top end.
Hell no. While yes you may floor it and leave the guy next to you at the traffic lights thinking "ok so he bolted on tat to the engine as well", it's still not exactly a sleeper is it.
How many cars do you see with non standard alloys?!
LOADS! lol. You never suspect that they are hiding a beasty engine just because of the alloys.We'll have to agree to disagree on this, as its definately a sleeper in my book.
i havn't laughed so hard in a while.