Epic Fail's - Motoring [Read original post, no off topic discussion] - Page 61

Road Games · 09-11-2010, 12:07 PM

Hmmm had the srs sticker on the door frame though

Bobman · 09-11-2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

Hmmm had the srs sticker on the door frame though

Lol. Then it's a real epic fail as the guy probably replaced the airbag cover with a horn pad, thus making his airbag equipped car airbag free.

Good catch btw.

Road Games · 09-11-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobman

Lol. Then it's a real epic fail as the guy probably replaced the airbag cover with a horn pad, thus making his airbag equipped car airbag free.

Good catch btw.

Haha wasn't hard, he wanted an allignment - bald front 18"s/engine mounts (both )broken/castor bushes f&r destroyed/fr struts leaking/rear shocks leaking/ spare wheel was an EL rim (no im not joking) /altezza tailights (no brake lights tho)trans slipping in All gears/bonnet was ocky strapped down/ no rego!!!/spacers on rear wheels/sitting on bump stops/UNIT stickers and other crap on the rear windows - My battery on my phone died after the first pic

Bobman · 09-11-2010, 02:14 PM

Amazing how these death traps can even remain on the road, Daz.

EL rim is pretty crazy!

Riksta · 09-11-2010, 02:18 PM

Slightly car related:

Looks like most of the cars in this thread would come off second best to a moose, invincible or not!

irlewy86 · 09-11-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

Haha wasn't hard, he wanted an allignment - bald front 18"s/engine mounts (both )broken/castor bushes f&r destroyed/fr struts leaking/rear shocks leaking/ spare wheel was an EL rim (no im not joking) /altezza tailights (no brake lights tho)trans slipping in All gears/bonnet was ocky strapped down/ no rego!!!/spacers on rear wheels/sitting on bump stops/UNIT stickers and other crap on the rear windows - My battery on my phone died after the first pic

You get some real shockers in your workshop mate.

Road Games · 09-11-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by irlewy86

You get some real shockers in your workshop mate.

Oh there are 100's of photos i havn't uploaded mate.... I dont want to get sued or hog the limelight...

Jim Goose · 09-11-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

Oh there are 100's of photos i havn't uploaded mate.... I dont want to get sued or hog the limelight...

Hog all you want.... and im sure that you cant be sued for showing the truth? (yet?)

**Tucool** · 09-11-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JimNiki

This is nature taking its course ...
Would he even know who Darwin was?

Has to be the quote of the week

Ryan · 09-11-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Riksta

There is a VK getting around Adelaide with an EF engine in it, AU rocker cover, and a turbo. The thing has an absolute mint body, but full grandpa spec with no modifications whatsoever, in fact it even has stock rims with mint condition hubcaps on it. To look at it, you would think its just a very well kept VK.

Until you see the thing go.

Met the guy one night at Harbourtown when he stopped and we couldn't believe what he was running in it. I heard a few months ago it was on Carsales so I don't know where it is now.

The thing was absolutely mental.

I think I know the one you're talking about. Is it a brownish colour?

I_Con · 10-11-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LukeGT

Picked up this VL commodore for wrecking yesterday. Was driven daily until recently - owner decided to get rid of to get some beer money for the 2nd grand final. Took it for a test drive to check out the gearbox and couldn't hear it over the brakes grinding. This is what I found when I ripped off the LHF wheel:

I can better that, this one came in for other unrelated work and the owner asked us to have a look at the brakes because their a bit "noisy".

Neeek · 10-11-2010, 10:37 AM

Seriously, how can you possibly drive (or more accurately brake) a car with that?!? People who bring in cars with brakes like that need to have their licences revoked. Sure, not everyone is mechanically minded, but that's just a death waiting to happen.

Fev · 10-11-2010, 12:22 PM

Thats so messed up.. I don't understand how it could be driven!

XRtowcar · 10-11-2010, 12:27 PM

Thought that was just the next step after cross drilling and slotting.

Pedro · 10-11-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ELIIXR8

I knew someone in Sydneys west with a VL 5.0L... Or atleast it was badged thAt way... He was very reluctant to talk about whats under the bonnet to only find out he had a Clevo 351 in there... Different but fail I think...

I've seen a BA with a Holden V8 in it on the Gold Coast, pretty neat job too. I spoke with the owner and he said it was a really easy job to fit.

And before you ask .... no, I didn't ask him why he did it.

martinijosh · 10-11-2010, 01:20 PM

Mum's partner has a 350chev in his ford model A roadster... I thought that was a bit

Airmon · 10-11-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by martinijosh JWM I6

Mum's partner has a 350chev in his ford model A roadster... I thought that was a bit

You'd be surprised, its not uncommon.

Fev · 10-11-2010, 02:57 PM

Most rods are powered by Chevs, a shame yes but i'll still love a good hot rod

Road Games · 10-11-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedro

I've seen a BA with a Holden V8 in it on the Gold Coast, pretty neat job too. I spoke with the owner and he said it was a really easy job to fit.

And before you ask .... no, I didn't ask him why he did it.

And it had

if ya mean the Battle ship grey one ...

the pics of those rotors have given me goosebumps !!

Road Games · 10-11-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Most rods are powered by Chevs, a shame yes but i'll still love a good hot rod

martinijosh · 10-11-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Most rods are powered by Chevs, a shame yes but i'll still love a good hot rod

In and around your mouth.

Just kidding

Xr6T_pilot · 10-11-2010, 06:47 PM

This is a shocker!

Not seen in the pic was the purple rear bar and had a chev badge

bdave351 · 10-11-2010, 06:51 PM

Parked at Sydney airport today was a B series falcon. (XT Im guessing from the rims despite the GT wing)

It was (amongst other things) wearing a big V6 badge.... above GS decals.

TC200six · 10-11-2010, 07:11 PM

I'm kicking myself that didn't have a camera on me the other day, because there's a car getting around that definitely qualifies for this thread.

The car is a year 12 student's VX Executive, it started out as a stock standard car and was in good condition, but soon he put some silly looking 18" mags on it... Now what he's done to classify it as a "fail" is that he replaced the Holden badge on front with a Chevrolet badge.

Please don't tell me that's not a fail. . .

XCwillo · 10-11-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Laser '81

I'm kicking myself that didn't have a camera on me the other day, because there's a car getting around that definitely qualifies for this thread.

The car is a year 12 student's VX Executive, it started out as a stock standard car and was in good condition, but soon he put some silly looking 18" mags on it... Now what he's done to classify it as a "fail" is that he replaced the Holden badge on front with a Chevrolet badge.

Please don't tell me that's not a fail. . .

Sounds a bit like my mates VN
Full respray in silver, 18" mags (they look pretty good but)
and it has chev badges -___-

Spitfire 6.2 · 10-11-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by XCwillo

Sounds a bit like my mates VN
Full respray in silver, 18" mags (they look pretty good but)
and it has chev badges -___-

I drove past a stock VE SV6 ute the other day (no problem with that), it still had the Holden badge in the middle of the tailgate, but on either side out near the tail lights, it had big gold Chev badges.. fail.
I'll try and get a pic if I see it again.

**Cav** · 10-11-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Thats so messed up.. I don't understand how it could be driven!

It probably drives OK, except when he wants to stop that is

XRFutura · 10-11-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-Mark

I drove past a stock VE SV6 ute the other day (no problem with that), it still had the Holden badge in the middle of the tailgate, but on either side out near the tail lights, it had big gold Chev badges.. fail.
I'll try and get a pic if I see it again.

Just the other day i saw a VE with the special edition left over ponitac front end, but the owner had put a the ponitac badge on the front and a chev badge one the back.

Its becoming an epidemic where i live, every second commodore I see have the stupid chev badges on them.

Pedro · 10-11-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

And it had

if ya mean the Battle ship grey one ...

Yeah DAZ, that's the one. He showed it off at Hi-Torque just after he'd fitted it.

Sizey · 10-11-2010, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Xr6T_pilot

This is a shocker!

Not seen in the pic was the purple rear bar and had a chev badge

Notice the SA plate. Typical!!