Held together by cable ties.....

[genebaby]

Anyone you know?.....

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...005961,00.html

[xalent]

263km/h... Must have been the high performance Autobarn cable ties, possibly the pretty coloured ones

[xquizd]

Originally Posted by xalent

263km/h... Must have been the high performance Autobarn cable ties

LMAO

Used to know someone with an escort with similar repairs.

I think there was specific colour codes for differnet repairs.
e.g. black - suspension, red - engine components, blue - interior etc

[Rev28K]

Spent that day at the race track?
He wouldn’t have passed tech inspection for most club days unless he was at an open practice day with very lenient rules.

[Piotr]

Alot of people in drifting hold the bumpers and side skirts on with cable ties. That way if you clip something/someone the cable ties break and drop the bumper as a single unit meaning it doesn't get destroyed.

[89.SVO]

i bet you all it was, was the bumpers held on with cable ties so yeah if you crash the cable ties break first and not your bumper

[XCSEDAN]

sounds like a drift car....

[xquizd]

I dont know?

There was something in a newspaper a while ago about unroadworthy vehicles with milk crates & umbrellas holding up back rests on seats, vice grips in place of steering wheels etc could have been one of those

[InfernoSR]

: I laughed my head off when i heard it on the radio... i just thought he was from Queensland :monkes:

[jaydee]

These dropkicks complain because Police pick on them and they should have somewhere to race their cars.

So he goes to a racetrack for the day and still has to do 263kays on a public road.

He should do gaol time for this especially considering the condition his car was in.

[DDXR6T]

Maybe its a typo ... 263km/h seems quite fast for a 200SX and I doubt they'd have let him go. That kinda of speed would get you arrested.

[MrEL]

He did get arrested and manged to get conditional bail.

[Grechie]

yea more like 163 lol

Seriously, 263km/h and they would of bent him over silly

[zhodak]

When I read it, I thought initially it must be an E series Falc

[XW_GS]

well cable ties are probably stronger than rice bolts and nuts

[Grechie]

Originally Posted by zhodak

When I read it, I thought initially it must be an E series Falc

LOL tru, but you know they wouldnt of been pulled over alive doin 263, the TailShaft would of let go!

[rag top]

Sounds like he was at Wakefield Park; you used to be able to rock up there and race what you brought without any scruitineering during the week; You also had to share the track with other users. I've been up there a couple of times, and there was no checking done to any of my or my mates cars.

[DJM83]

: i guess '100mph' tape has lost its jazz.

[Nikked]

-Cable ties used for Drifting, secure the bars to cars, not the "body"
-No rear seat? Oh no, cars must have a rear seat?
-Tires in the back of the car? Whats wrong with that?
-Smells like fuel, pfft, lots of cars do!

Stupid media and their misleading accounts.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Nikked

-Cable ties used for Drifting, secure the bars to cars, not the "body"
-No rear seat? Oh no, cars must have a rear seat?
-Tires in the back of the car? Whats wrong with that?
-Smells like fuel, pfft, lots of cars do!

Stupid media and their misleading accounts.

Yep E Series FTW alright : sure it wasnt an EA.

[GT-E]

I have heard from a mate of the guy that he had been practicing drifting at Wakefield park.
the car is a highly modified 200SX running a RB26 (GTR) motor and was not unroadworthy. As people have mentioned the cableties hold the bodykit on, but that was it.
Shows how the cops and media like to beatup the "Turbo Nissan".
While his speed was inexcuseable, the reports stink of "hoon bashing" just to sensationalise the headlines.

[xquizd]

^ yep thats the media for ya "mountain mole hill sindrome"

[Rodp]

I'm trying to wrap my head around the cable ties theory... ok, you nudge something and the cable tie breaks and drops your front bar, so what magically saves the bar after you run the thing over?

[xbcool]

Originally Posted by zhodak

When I read it, I thought initially it must be an E series Falc

oh stop it ,my ribs are hurting from laughing.

[Mental]

Originally Posted by Rodp

I'm trying to wrap my head around the cable ties theory... ok, you nudge something and the cable tie breaks and drops your front bar, so what magically saves the bar after you run the thing over?

Your going sideways mate, not forwards.

The bumper is usually nudged from the leading edge of the car and hinges on the trailing edge zip-tie. In essence they usually hinge like a door on your car and then snap off and get left behind.

Originally Posted by Nikked

-Cable ties used for Drifting, secure the bars to cars, not the "body"
-No rear seat? Oh no, cars must have a rear seat?
-Tires in the back of the car? Whats wrong with that?
-Smells like fuel, pfft, lots of cars do!

Stupid media and their misleading accounts.

Rear Seats -- It may have been a requirement of the engineers for the engine that the car be registered as a 2 seater only. Short of that, if it was a race car as has been described, the individual may have just been looking for less weight or -
Tires in the back of the car/Smells like fuel -- If I'm not mistaken, the 200SX is a hatch back. So space is a premium. No rear seats = more space for spares and tools. Also, if he was at a race track like described then you have to put your spare fuel somewhere.

[Mont5.0]

263. thats cooking!

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by Mental

Your going sideways mate, not forwards.

The bumper is usually nudged from the leading edge of the car and hinges on the trailing edge zip-tie. In essence they usually hinge like a door on your car and then snap off and get left behind.

You're going sideways as well as forwards. I've watched a couple of drifting comps on TV a while back but it's just not that interesting to me so haven't watched since so no idea how the bar was fastened to one of the cars, but a nudge dropped his bar and his car squished it. I'd suggest in that case it wasn't zip-tied.

Just hope the dude behind you doesn't squish it if you're in front. :P

[Pinch]

263 on a public road, one that the missus and I use a lot no less, is beyond comprehension. That is beyond logical comprehension and my true feelings about that cannot be posted due to swearing filters.

Keep it at the track like the rest of us.

[KITBAG]

Tool of the Week Award

FIRST PLACE GOES TO……….. 6lt VN XR6??

SECOND GOES TO…………. Held together by cable ties.....

[xquizd]

Dont give them awards they might get used to the idea