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flag Urbaniste
Posted: Apr 28, 2016 at 8:44 Quote
raytheotter wrote:
Urbaniste wrote:
yo13bo wrote:

What's the point of skipping every 2nd link? Other than the chainring wearing out twice as fast.

Makes it so you can walk the chain on and off more easily if you run a tight or slammed back end. Kink made one that was just missing one tooth for the same purpose.

I tried this with an S&M sprocket I had. One tooth was snapped so I filed it right down to leave a gap. If you run your chain tight on a slammed axle it doesn't actually help that much. If at all.

The problem with the one above is if you lose a tooth for whatever reason it's going to leave too big of a gap. If your chain is loose it will walk off on it's own.

I've never tried one so I dunno. Should say it's ostensibly to walk a tight chain on.
flag raytheotter
Posted: Apr 28, 2016 at 8:55 Quote
Urbaniste wrote:
raytheotter wrote:
Urbaniste wrote:


Makes it so you can walk the chain on and off more easily if you run a tight or slammed back end. Kink made one that was just missing one tooth for the same purpose.

I tried this with an S&M sprocket I had. One tooth was snapped so I filed it right down to leave a gap. If you run your chain tight on a slammed axle it doesn't actually help that much. If at all.

The problem with the one above is if you lose a tooth for whatever reason it's going to leave too big of a gap. If your chain is loose it will walk off on it's own.

I've never tried one so I dunno. Should say it's ostensibly to walk a tight chain on.

I think that's why Kink only ran the idea for a short period. Good idea that doesn't really work in the real world.
flag BS180
Posted: Apr 30, 2016 at 17:17 Quote
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flag bigbrotherbmx
Posted: Apr 30, 2016 at 20:42 Quote
10/10
-4 for stand over
-2 gyro
-1 for ti spokes.

But looks sweet.
flag Kieran-Young
Posted: May 1, 2016 at 5:08 Quote
I really don't like gyros or Total frames but that seriously is f*cking nice.

9/10.
flag kc4130
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 2:14 Quote
Not the greatest picture but switched to bigger bars (30x9) supreme's.

Specs on request

New 30x9 supreme bars
flag bigbrotherbmx
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 7:30 Quote
Car specs plz. 10/10 car

7/10 bmx thing
flag kc4130
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 9:49 Quote
Ah f*ck ok haha,

1984 Ford Fiesta mk2
2.0 Zetec twincam swapped from a ford mondeo running ford efi injection
Full xr2 running gear with drilled and groved discs
Gaz dampening adjustable shocks
Nankang ns2-r's all round
Adjustable panhard rod
Polybushed everywhere
Sportex exhaust system with 4 branch mani
Cobra bucket seats
Full safety devices roll cage
Omp steering wheel
Sparco harnesses
Carbon fibre doorcards
And then the little things like switch panel, fire extinguisher, ford racing tacho with shift light
flag bigbrotherbmx
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 10:08 Quote
bm-esh wrote:
Ah f*ck ok haha,

1984 Ford Fiesta mk2
2.0 Zetec twincam swapped from a ford mondeo running ford efi injection
Full xr2 running gear with drilled and groved discs
Gaz dampening adjustable shocks
Nankang ns2-r's all round
Adjustable panhard rod
Polybushed everywhere
Sportex exhaust system with 4 branch mani
Cobra bucket seats
Full safety devices roll cage
Omp steering wheel
Sparco harnesses
Carbon fibre doorcards
And then the little things like switch panel, fire extinguisher, ford racing tacho with shift light
100/10 car
flag Urbaniste
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 14:10 Quote
I'm always jealous of European Fords. Meanwhile I spend all day putting dual clutches into modern shitty Fiestas...
flag kc4130
Posted: May 4, 2016 at 15:17 Quote
Urbaniste wrote:
I'm always jealous of European Fords. Meanwhile I spend all day putting dual clutches into modern shitty Fiestas...

Haha yeah we got the cool fords, im not the biggest fan of modern fords but most of them are really well spec'd.
The biggest problem with old fords over here is the nostalgia and the rally background they have, they drive the prices up like crazy.
flag Urbaniste
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 10:29 Quote
bm-esh wrote:
Urbaniste wrote:
I'm always jealous of European Fords. Meanwhile I spend all day putting dual clutches into modern shitty Fiestas...

Haha yeah we got the cool fords, im not the biggest fan of modern fords but most of them are really well spec'd.
The biggest problem with old fords over here is the nostalgia and the rally background they have, they drive the prices up like crazy.

That makes sense. Old Fords here are at a premium and that's always been the case, if you want anything muscle your best bet is Chevy, maybe Mopar, but forget anything really collectible unless you can afford Barrett Jackson prices.

I just love that you guys have old, small RWD stuff available. Favorite car I ever had was an '81 Celica GT which I always loved the feel of and would love to have an old Escort or Cortina. Only Escorts we had are the crummy FWD ones from the 80s which are all rusted out now and weren't worth saving in the first place.
flag kc4130
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 11:31 Quote
Haha we had the cool variants of the fwd stuff! The rear wheel drive stuff is awesome over here, just not a lot available unless you have deep pockets. Ford Anglia 105e will be my next car.
flag harry-h
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 13:11 Quote
Yeah, there's a fair few cool little 70's and 80's rwd weapons out there, most of them are getting real expensive though.

Would kill for an ae86 Corolla but can't afford 10k for a half decent one
flag bluntosaurusrex
Posted: May 6, 2016 at 2:02 Quote
man round here sometimes you can luck out and scoop an 86 for under $2500 CAD mind you most have been rat bagged to hell or are way to over priced.... I think im either going adventure van for my next vehicle or the complete opposite with a 944 Porsche

 


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