73 replies to this topic

[stedman]

Blimey! I like

[bonelorry]

stedman, on 18 July 2010 - 18:38 , said:

Blimey! I like

Thanks mate, Im actually looking forward to my drive to work

[Muhammad]

bonelorry, on 18 July 2010 - 17:24 , said:

Well ive done something which ive wanted to do to an 850R for a very long time, It took alot of balls but once i started i found it quite satisfying

Ill let the pics do the talking......

[bonelorry]

Are you ok Mo?

[Redbrick]

afzalmj, on 19 July 2010 - 08:25 , said:

+1

[bonelorry]

Oh dear i seem to have upset a few people with my latest weight saving excersize

I didnt think it would be to everyones cup of tea but it is only a car at the end of the day and it was bought as a project car, People strip out £100k porsches so its not really a big issue.

[Redbrick]

Your car to do wih as you wish, it just pains me.

Don't expect me to understand why you would do this to a mint (in my eyes) 855R. Some scabby old T5 with faded paint and a ruined interior maybe but not this one.

Probably the same way a question could be asked of me as to why I modified a V70 D5 an put it round Combe- because it was mine and I could. lol

[clan998]

Redbrick, on 19 July 2010 - 12:28 , said:

Your car to do wih as you wish, it just pains me.

Don't expect me to understand why you would do this to a mint (in my eyes) 855R. Some scabby old T5 with faded paint and a ruined interior maybe but not this one.

Probably the same way a question could be asked of me as to why I modified a V70 D5 an put it round Combe- because it was mine and I could. lol

Im with Redbrick on this one ... That was/is a nice example .... I couldnt do it ...... an old T5 yeah but not that car

But.... I totally understand its your car to do with as you wish and so long as your happy then thats all that really matters.

Good luck with your project ... Ill look forward to the next installment

[RobbieH]

I'm with afzalmj, Redbrick and Clan998 on this

When I first saw the piccies my reaction was



Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! After hearing about all the work that was done of that car

but like Redbrick says, "it's mine and I could".

Or if someone asks me "why", I generally answer "why not?". Each unto their own:D


Still think your barrking mad though

[bonelorry]

I can see where people are coming from, Thing is why buy an 850R or a t5 thats a shed and start playing with it?

All that will happen is that you will be out of pocket and have all the maintainence work to do before you even start stripping it out etc, In my eyes its a clean car for its age and has been very well maintained but its far from what id call MINT bodywork wise compared to other cars ive owned in the past so i dont feel ive ruined it in any way what i have done is maximised what ive already got and have an awesome platform to work from not to mention trippling the fun factor

It doesnt mean that im going to neglect the car now its stripped out far from it im planning on spenind money on a diff and eventually i would like to put some forged rods in the car etc Im actually going to Tims in a few weeks for him to check everything over for extra piece of mind.

[bonelorry]

tonyt-5, on 19 July 2010 - 17:12 , said:

As much as it also pains me to see what Simon has done to HIS 850R it is at the end of the day his. Some people will say the same about my 850R but I don't care and if I had the money to run 2 cars I would also strip my 850 to its bare bones.

I can also see Elliots point of view now and to why he wont post pictures of his 850R.

Simon please don't take any of these point to heart, most on here will get over the fact you have stripped your 850 in a week or so, but most of all enjoy your project.And get some bucket seat soon so I can have the R seats quick....

Cheers tony, I totally appreciate people opinions and value the input people give.

I knew that not everyone will like what i have done but ive had visions of doing it for a very long time, Just driving it home from work fealt so good My aim is to hopefully have a well specced engine with forged internals one day thats reliable and that i can drive every day but still have some fun in it if you get me.

Not that the car is slow now but its always nice to have a bit more, I love Jans T5R and the rawness of that but even i wont go as far as caging the car.....Although a similar engine spec would be nice. I like the idea of the TT ecu but im crap with computers and it would scare me a bit.

P.S im on the case with the buckets dont worry

[red850r]

Mate I love what your doing to your car
Cant wait to see what its like with the bucket seats in
Keep us posted
thanks for the pics
regards
lea

[BlackBeast]

Spare wheel and CD changer plus wiring need to go

[Tim Williams]

BlackBeast, on 19 July 2010 - 20:17 , said:

Spare wheel and CD changer plus wiring need to go

You have over 40KG just in your wheel well!

[irf]

BlackBeast, on 19 July 2010 - 20:17 , said:

Spare wheel and CD changer plus wiring need to go

Tim Williams, on 19 July 2010 - 20:56 , said:

You have over 40KG just in your wheel well!

[Tim Williams]

irf, on 19 July 2010 - 20:58 , said:

Irf I'm a bit pissed off, Steve sent me that pic and I promised it wouldn't be posted up

[irf]

sorry tim, i'm still pissed at not putting(hence saving) your dirty pic up on photobucket so i thought i'm not gonna make the same mistake twice!

[BlackBeast]

Tim Williams, on 19 July 2010 - 20:56 , said:

You have over 40KG just in your wheel well!

Yes I do you know the car feels very direct during turn in, its not due to the coilovers

[Muhammad]

bonelorry, on 19 July 2010 - 09:52 , said:

Are you ok Mo?

Yeah mate, don't worry! I completely understand why you'd wanna strip it out (just something I wouldn't do to my daily driver), heck, I did Silverstone yesterday evening and am thinking about power-to-weight now/getting a dedicated track car LOL.

Good luck with the rest of the mods! Can't wait to see it again and have a passenger ride