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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: Pete on October 12, 2006, 22:53:55 PM

Title: Gearbox question
Post by: Pete on October 12, 2006, 22:53:55 PM
I converted my car to single speed, but now it wont do more than 40mph  and it uses an awful lot of fuel, which is fine because it saves me moving my left arm. I removed the brakes too, but engine-braking doesnt seem to be enough to prevent close shaves with pedestrians and felines.

Should I wear a crash helmet?
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: Serious on October 12, 2006, 23:12:15 PM
No, you need to weld some suitable, very sharp, pointy things to the front and wheels to encourage lazy people to get out the way, its adviseable to fit bullbars and a self cleaning system as some unconsiderate people do have a tendancy to bleed on your bonnet/windscreen ^_^

Edit: nearly forgot you should have removed all but fifth gear to mantain economy and speed.
Title: Gearbox question
Post by: maximusotter on October 12, 2006, 23:17:16 PM
/me ignores :P
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: ERU on October 12, 2006, 23:35:58 PM
If you are near Coventry i could have a look at it for you as i have recently had problems with my VW Transporter.

What gears have you actually got? Im guessing its 3rd, 4th and 5th if your lucky? Sounds like the selector bar (the long rod from stick to gears) has twisted a bit or you havent set it right after playing. Just put it into 1st manually and reset the rod. There should be a grove for the nut and bolt that you need to tighten. Its usually at the join under the gear stick.
Title: Gearbox question
Post by: redneck on October 12, 2006, 23:39:32 PM
LOL if your driving in coventry and  only in 3rd gear you will fit right in with the other terrible drivers...
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: Chuck Norris on October 13, 2006, 08:06:29 AM
sdp? What sort of a name is that?  Is it an acronym of something?  Anyway, I think you should just buy a new car...and try and sell the old one....er, maybe thats not such a good idea thinking about it.
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: BigSoy on October 13, 2006, 08:46:41 AM
Please dont do that.

Falling off my chair in the office makes me feel like a small man.
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: soopahfly on October 13, 2006, 13:59:51 PM
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Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: Serious on October 13, 2006, 16:32:15 PM
Quote from: Chuck Norrissdp? What sort of a name is that?

Socially Deprived Person... might be Depraved tho ;)
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: Pete on October 13, 2006, 23:52:22 PM
Thats personal abuse, and I aint taking crap like that from a mod :p

:hunf:

My socially is not depraved, depreved, deprived, deproved nor is it depruved.
Title: Gearbox question
Post by: maximusotter on October 14, 2006, 01:00:01 AM
I thought it was Sriracha Pork Dumpling. :D
Title: Re:Gearbox question
Post by: Pete on October 14, 2006, 02:24:02 AM
No, Im way tastier than that!