TROYston Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Take it to his gf nicky @ Rtech ? ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss about to go down now bra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 gatso flashing you front-on from the other side of the road = fine and dandy, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yeah that'll be fine, there's no tracking marks on the opposite side so they can't work out the speed from using and speed and distance equations. Afaik you have to go about 55+ to set it off the opposite way? Anyway there's no tracks on the non measuring side so you'll be fine Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Depends which type it was, if it was an actual Gatso you are fine. - Niki wouldn't map anything that old, so you're out of luck there. Post some pictures of it, on the face of it I love Mk3's with Vento fronts, so if it isn't a shed you might be surprised. If you ever need any parts to it then let me know, my friend has 7 of them on his driveway. Edited February 9, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yeah that'll be fine, there's no tracking marks on the opposite side so they can't work out the speed from using and speed and distance equations. Afaik you have to go about 55+ to set it off the opposite way? Anyway there's no tracks on the non measuring side so you'll be fine Matt How on earth do you know there's no tracking marks on the other side Most speed cameras on single carriageways do have them on both sides of the road. Also you can't really guess what speed will set one off without knowing what the speed limit is, I'd hope 55 wouldn't set one off in a 60/70 limit or the film's not going to last very long! But yeah, regardless of the reasoning, as said, a true Gatso (The massive ones with a square lens) can't get you head on, I'm not sure about the other types though. I think it's basically only the posh digital ones that don't have to flash that can, Off to try and sort my inner CV's later on, along with maybe tackling a couple of other little jobs depending on how I get on time wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Gatso cameras have an alert mode which makes them flash every so often. Might have just been unfortunate timing on Matts part, Robin is right in saying that the flashless ones can get you from either way, and they also have ANPR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Gatso's do not have an "alert" mode. Some will flash, and you don't get a ticket, but that's because they are dummy units, with no camera inside. From time to time, the guts of the "real" cameras get moved about, so the dummy ones then become active. Gatsos CAN measure your speed when facing you, and more often than not there are lines on both sides of the road (if not, over taking would mean no ticket!). The lines are not what the camera works out the speed with anyway, they just provide a secondary check for the person processing the ticket. The reason you can't get in trouble from a front facing GATSO flashing you is that they are not type-approved for such measurement. Check out www.pepipoo.com/forums for more info. Its a VERY handy site for any police/parking related issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Can someone shed some light on what I'm looking for on the BM? I've lost one of the bits at the bottom of the front bumper, but I have no idea where to start to get another... Pic to show them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Lower splitter. Here's your part number - www.m5board.com/vbulletin/attachments/parts-other-sale-wanted/126806d1297808981-authentic-ac-schnitzer-splitters-sale-lower-price-img_2917.jpg Carbinfibreskins sell carbon ones...not cheap. M style sell them too.www.mstyle.co.uk/acatalog/info_B02CR005.html And on ebay - item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=300677653279&index=6&nav=SEARCH&nid=81528270249 Edited February 9, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Star, that helped loads. The normal ones are only £90 or so which is much more bearable! Cheers Jardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 They are a wanker when they go missing; which is fairly common. A friend of mine had the carbon ones off his E46 M3CSL kicked in and they cost him over £500 to buy I would suggest using some sort of bonding on them to stick them as well as bolt them, some sikaflex or something just run along the inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I went and picked up some new arb bushes and wishbone bushes on my way home last night on a punt that they were cheap and a likely culprit. So jacked the car up and the arb bushes seampt fine. I tried to loosen the rear wishbone bolt and it just span with it being loose I think the bush has got knackered too. So I lifted up the carpet and found this.... Lifted it up and found the captive nut spinning and someone has poorly attempted to weld it solid. You can see where they have tried to weld the flap back down but have tried to weld the sound deadening lol Typically though the bushes I got are for the front of the wishbone not the back am I right in thinking that if I just take the captive nut off I can just put a bolt in its place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Could do, will be a pain to tighten up on your own though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 10 points for Jolfa It's 100x easier to just weld the original nut back on, I had to replace one of the ones I fixed with my own nut and bolt and it was a ballache. All the work's been done for you anyway, just clean it up and weld it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 +1 clean it up and reweld it, be much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Gunna be a buggar to clean up and weld it cause its so tight in there. I don't have any welding equipment at home so will have to ask a favour from someone cheers for the help jolfa haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Got a dremel or any wire brush attatchments for your drill? Should be easy to access then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Gatsos CAN measure your speed when facing you, and more often than not there are lines on both sides of the road (if not, over taking would mean no ticket!). The lines are not what the camera works out the speed with anyway, they just provide a secondary check for the person processing the ticket. The reason you can't get in trouble from a front facing GATSO flashing you is that they are not type-approved for such measurement. Cheers mate Was pretty much as i thought. And yeah, proper square camera. I definitely wasn't 35 in a 30 or anything, but even if i was that's next to shit-all when it comes to speeding i guess; especially if it's pointing the wrong way. I also had a guy in a 1.8T A3 follow me through Worthing just to tell me the Landy was a "f**kin' sweet mota maaayte!", kinda funny haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Aside from FIA stuff are there any general does and donts when it comes to cages? FIA isnt a major concern as I'll never be using it for anything official.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 If they're not done right they are more harm than good; make sure you do it properly is the only rule. Tie it into everything structural, triangulate everything and follow design rules to make sure it is safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I want to flush it to the shell..so the tubing sits against the pillars and is stitched to the shell where possible rather than having the tubing standing away from the shell like most cages..If that makes sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Yup, turreted. Like this - Edited February 9, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Noo..Thats just bridging the gap with plating. I want to run the tubing flush to the inner skin. Form the tube to match the contours and weld it directly to the shell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Turreted? Do you mean gusseted? But yeah, that is the nicer way to do things, the closer to the pillars the better, more headroom and visibility's always good. I'd probably just build it to MSA regs anyway, they're there for a reason, they are a sensible minimum standard, you can't really make a cage that doesn't meet them without it being quite flawed. Matching the contours is good as long as it doesn't mean loads of bends, you want things as straight as possible, with any bends supported by an adjoining tube if possible. If the a-pillars are very sloped it's worth either bringing the front legs down where a quarterlight would be, or adding an extra leg there, just following the standard pillars if they're very sloped can lead to it being quite weak. So yeah, basically just following what the regs say, there's reasoning behind it all. What car is it you want to make it for? Edited February 9, 2013 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Is there something wrong with me that after three podium finishes during one event I would like a f**king trophy? Not only has the bloody entry fee risen this year, the club has also decided that they're not going to spend 300 quid per event on trophies. f**k me. I'm so pissed off, after 4,5 years of motorsport and probably about 70 grand spent, all they can f**king offer me for going quicker than 140 other drivers is number 3 next to my name in the general classification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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