Rob B
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Seized bushes and leaky roof in terrential rain if the seals haven't been looked after.
That's about it really 
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Hammer
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All shit talking aside, nice car but I genuinely prefer the standard S2000 wheels. The one's that are uber shiny, whatever they are.
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AK
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Originally posted by Rob B
The skyline is shabby exterior wise you know exactly what I ment by that. And it was no way ment as insulting.
A better contact patch regardless of tyre compound will increase grip.
Edit: shabby meaning a few bumps and bruises rivetted on body parts but it serves the purpose you have intended it for and seems to serve it well by the results, that was my point.
[Edited on 07-09-2010 by Rob B]
you obviously know my skyline better than me then  I cant for the life of me remember/recall any rivetted on body parts :/
If you know best and are happy with the way it drives/destroys those tyres - its your car. I simply offered my opinion that you are running far too much rear camber for a road car on road tyres doing road miles.
You know best 
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Rob B
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I'm not saying i know best, but to my knowledge other than tyre wear there shouldn't be any negative effects. Which is why i've asked a few times on here what negative effects there will be as people keeping say there will be but not backing it up..
thought your rear overfenders were, if not fair enough, you still know what i ment when i said that.
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spikedjack
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I was going to say nice car, but think i'll keep schtum after reading all that :/
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BluKoo
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I was going to say nice car, but think i'll keep schtum after reading all that :/
I hate to break it to you Einstein, but you still said it...
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Steve
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i have a degree in men and can tell u that u are not a man
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Eck
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Nice car, shit name for the style
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tom_simes
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Rob, with you studying motorsport, I'msure you understand that the benefit of camber is that when the car rolls under cornering, it is at its optimum levels of grip when the entire tyre is in contact with the road.
I agree entirely with Adams point about it being more beneficial with semi-slicks, as to reap the benefits of that much camber, you must have a high level of grip anyway - quite simply to allow the smaller contact patch to provide enough grip to utilise the camber.
What I mean is that as you have the camber, when travelling in a straight line you have a small contact patch with the road. To be able to use the larger contact patch provided by the camber under cornering, you need enough grip to allow the car to roll - without enough grip the car will just slide away with you and won't be able to use the camber to its full effect. Hence the point Adam made about semi-slicks - yo'll therefore have higher levels of grip, meaning the car will hold on longer as it rolls, meaning you can then use the full potential of the suspension and its camber settings.
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Rob B
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I do understand that Tom, but people don't seem to understand different cars work differently depending on there setup.
S2000's have alot of mechanical grip as standard and as far as i'm aware run not far off -2 rear as standard!
If Honda's engineers felt that was a good compromise on a standard 225 tyre between tyre wear, grip, safety etc. then running a 245 tyre with an extra degree and a a half of camber should only increase things, along with the wider track aswell.
[Edited on 08-09-2010 by Rob B]
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skankaman
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I saw this the saturday night driving through town about half 10 with the roof down lol. Looks smart as fook
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spikedjack
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Originally posted by BluKoo
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Originally posted by spikedjack
I was going to say nice car, but think i'll keep schtum after reading all that :/
I hate to break it to you Einstein, but you still said it...
It was implied dude...
Wtf is all this hellaflush and shit?
I thought they were all websites so hardly available terms to use as describing something?
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Rob B
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Originally posted by spikedjack
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Originally posted by BluKoo
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Originally posted by spikedjack
I was going to say nice car, but think i'll keep schtum after reading all that :/
I hate to break it to you Einstein, but you still said it...
It was implied dude...
Wtf is all this hellaflush and shit?
I thought they were all websites so hardly available terms to use as describing something?
http://vimeo.com/7813464
http://vimeo.com/1436609
[Edited on 08-09-2010 by Rob B]
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AK
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all these 'terms' just sound hella wanky
Rob - Do you comprehend what I'm trying to tell you yet? I'm not saying car car looks crap, but I think it would drive a bit better in the conditions wyou drive in with less camber - try -2.5.
I think that would make the car look better too. I just think cars with too much camber (for no real reason) look a bit 'broken'. A bit like folk walking round with their jeans rouns there ass/legs just a bit wrong
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Paul_J
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I cringed everytime someone said 'hellaflush' in that video...
Thread hi jack... I'm going to do this to my front, OEM lip, smoothed washer jets.
will probably go for this ride height too (raising my rear a little bit).
Just need to figure out what to do with number plates.
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Ojc
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Dat is whack
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Rob B
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Originally posted by AK
all these 'terms' just sound hella wanky
Rob - Do you comprehend what I'm trying to tell you yet? I'm not saying car car looks crap, but I think it would drive a bit better in the conditions wyou drive in with less camber - try -2.5.
I think that would make the car look better too. I just think cars with too much camber (for no real reason) look a bit 'broken'. A bit like folk walking round with their jeans rouns there ass/legs just a bit wrong
Yeah i understand now, in the wet i won't create the grip to roll the car enough to use all the tyre.
However, in the dry i still think i will and it barely sees rain 
Also, i have 3 - 4mm gap between arch and tyre, so to go less camber i'd have to fit a thinner tyre most likely, when i get my overfenders i shall probably do like you've said though
[Edited on 08-09-2010 by Rob B]
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Rob B
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Originally posted by Paul_J
I cringed everytime someone said 'hellaflush' in that video...
Thread hi jack... I'm going to do this to my front, OEM lip, smoothed washer jets.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs193.snc4/37970_459377531048_500501048_6507011_3130667_n.jpg
will probably go for this ride height too (raising my rear a little bit).
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs193.snc4/37970_459377536048_500501048_6507012_3102321_n.jpg
Just need to figure out what to do with number plates.
That's what i'm doing with my facelift one, anyway you can bring the one your selling to combe Paul?
Facelift with APR lip i'm thinking, smoothed badge, plate holes and washers
Is Adrian coming combe too?
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AK
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Originally posted by Rob B
Yeah i understand now, in the wet i won't create the grip to roll the car enough to use all the tyre.
However, in the dry i still think i will and it barely sees rain
I'm unsure in the dry too... on road tyres
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Rob B
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DannyB
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Originally posted by Paul_J
Definately not hellaflush enough, you wont fit in mate.
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BluKoo
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Surely Paul_J's going for the Ubnar look?
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Paul_J
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I'm going to go for this paint job
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Paul_J
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Rob, no Adrian's not going mate.
I won't be able to put the bumper in my boot.
Which way are you coming down? if you are going anywhere near Reading / Windsor way on the way back, you can stop by and have a look at it. It's somewhere in my parents garden.
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