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Dan
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:49 pm

yep bang on, and when im on a shite wage of £70 a week, its not really something i can afford to keep spending out on!
FincH
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:03 pm

Barryboys is so full of shit. Well most of it is and I'm not talking about the cars.

It had a Clio 16v and there and someone was saying the bonnet vent was aftermarket, then someone said it was standard but useless unless they were running a turbo. Someone said it was to clear the head of the F7P/R and another said something to do with cooling the exhaust manifold which sounds most feesable.

Laughing
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:20 pm

thats cos there not mechanics..

just people who like the rip the piss out of anything..
JB
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:51 pm

It is to clear the head...well manifold....the bulge that is, not the vent.
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:15 am

its not, its for show, a standard clio bonnet fits on and clears the 16V lump.
Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:55 am

Barryboys is one of my favourite forums.

Taking the piss out of neds and their little shitboxes is a sport which I thoroughly enjoy

Plus, its always refreshing to see a good no holds barred abusing on a forum Razz
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:10 am

Roger Red Hat wrote:
thats cos there not mechanics..

just people who like the rip the piss out of anything..


So if you dont know about the mechanicals of a car, youre not allowed to have an opinion on the way it looks?

How about me, I know a bit about car mechanicals, am i allowed an opinion?
JB
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:14 am

It is to clear the inlet manifold. It can rub otherwise, plus manufacturers have to leave a certain gap between solid components (ie engine) and the bonnet, for when you mow down pedestrians, to cushion the blow, so the larger manifold meant it needed more gap.
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:38 am

funny how theres a strengthenign rib there then int it! got bens off right now!
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:44 am

Laughing
Benskett
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Posts: 570

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:17 am

19's are great Very Happy
JB
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:29 am

whaeva mingah
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:46 am

never said that neal, was just saying why some of them, dont talk about mechanics of the car

just rip the piss

every ones intitled to an opinon.

but then again, its not that type of website,

it is just a ripping site.
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:56 am

Roger Red Hat wrote:
never said that neal, was just saying why some of them, dont talk about mechanics of the car

just rip the piss


Well what difference does it make?

No ones taking the piss out of the technicals of the cars, just the looks

A car can be a beast, but if its got loads of plastic shit stuck all over it, then it will still get the piss ripped out of it.

Course, thats rarely the case, as people with decent cars rarely seem to get 'barried'

But as you say, it is a 'ripping site' and thats why i love it!
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