One mad looking c70 looks like its got some bhps aswel

**Plodmonkey** · Thursday 7th January 2010, 20:48

http://www.puntosports.co.uk/forums/...ad.php?t=98283

looking smart and i want the bonnet and boot

**linkin582** · Thursday 7th January 2010, 21:24

a lot of hard work gone into it. thou a little bit too max power for me

**Al115** · Thursday 7th January 2010, 21:41

That looks sodding awful. Sorry.

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 7th January 2010, 22:19

- Horrendous, was my first reaction. Such an angular kit just doesnt suit the curvy lines. The interior is a clear abuse of trying to turn a GT tourer car into some track day monster - and ruining it in the process.

I have always felt that the strength of the C70 is on the road.

Unless you are good mates with a Chiropracter - fitting coil-overs is IMHO a really bad idea.

**p fandango** · Friday 8th January 2010, 05:13

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

Unless you are good mates with a Chiropracter - fitting coil-overs is IMHO a really bad idea.

correctly set-up coil overs are no different to any other suspension, alot of people make the mistake of thinking the harder the suspension is the better cornering grip you'll have

**850 t5 vs 600cc** · Friday 8th January 2010, 07:29

I like the rear head rests...................................nitro bottles. lol

**claymore** · Friday 8th January 2010, 07:49

Originally Posted by 850 t5 vs 600cc

I like the rear head rests...................................nitro bottles. lol

Look like fire extinguishers to me.

**volvoturboman** · Friday 8th January 2010, 09:21

I like it mate deffo looks the part, hate the steering wheel.

**chrisRSVR** · Friday 8th January 2010, 14:04

i like the colour, and perhaps the fire extinguishers thats about it!

**Happygilmore78** · Friday 8th January 2010, 14:49

If it lost the bodykit, the eyebrows, the spoiler and painted bonnet same colour (even if carbonfibre) then it would look nice..........hang on, i mean JUST PUT IT BACK TO HOW IT WAS BARRY BOY!!!!!! the exterior looks like a halfords drive by

**phil_woods** · Friday 8th January 2010, 14:53

not for me im afraid but no doubt it has had a lot of work put into it and a lot of money spent!

**willi** · Friday 8th January 2010, 15:22

Nice colour...But not my cup of tea either... :-(

**Wobbly Dave** · Friday 8th January 2010, 16:02

Originally Posted by p fandango

correctly set-up coil overs are no different to any other suspension, alot of people make the mistake of thinking the harder the suspension is the better cornering grip you'll have

i drove a Lexus 400 V8 recently with Coilovers and it made me seasick - ride was horrid. The whole thing just wobbled everytime it went over the smallest bump.

Truely horrid!

You need subtleness and I just can't see why you would need coilovers on a road car.

**p fandango** · Friday 8th January 2010, 16:18

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

i drove a Lexus 400 V8 recently with Coilovers and it made me seasick - ride was horrid. The whole thing just wobbled everytime it went over the smallest bump.

Truely horrid!

You need subtleness and I just can't see why you would need coilovers on a road car.

the idea of coilovers is the amount of adjustability you can have over the suspension, as i said if they are set-up wrong the ride will be bad. I think most road cars go for coilovers because normal lowering springs don't go low enough for there needs

**Wobbly Dave** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 14:07

How bloody low you need it??! Also once you go beyond 40mm drop the alignment on the camber is completely ruined.

**phil_woods** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 14:24

I think that this car may belong to a member on here uk7cbtuner. I have been going through some old posts and notices it as his signature.

**p fandango** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 15:01

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

How bloody low you need it??! Also once you go beyond 40mm drop the alignment on the camber is completely ruined.

obviously more than just lowered springs allow, i'm running Volvo's lowered chassis & i've got to cut the springs to get the ride height right (& sure Tomcat has cut springs)

saying th camber is "completely ruined" is a bit of an over exageration, the camber may be excessive lower than 40mm but there are ways to correct it. I'm sure Mr Rydell's 850 was lower than 40mm lol

as i said the advantage of coilovers is the suspension is fully adjustable & can be set-up exactly how its needed. Softened for road use, raise & harden the rear for 1/4mile or lowered for the track. Just becuase the one's you've been in haven't been set how you would have them doesn't make it useless

**Porcine_Aviator** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 15:03

Like the colour

**Tomcat** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 16:14

Originally Posted by p fandango

obviously more than just lowered springs allow, i'm running Volvo's lowered chassis & i've got to cut the springs to get the ride height right (& sure Tomcat has cut springs)

saying th camber is "completely ruined" is a bit of an over exageration, the camber may be excessive lower than 40mm but there are ways to correct it. I'm sure Mr Rydell's 850 was lower than 40mm lol

as i said the advantage of coilovers is the suspension is fully adjustable & can be set-up exactly how its needed. Softened for road use, raise & harden the rear for 1/4mile or lowered for the track. Just becuase the one's you've been in haven't been set how you would have them doesn't make it useless

Yup, the rear springs on mine are cut down, I don't see anything wrong having a car lowered by more than 40mm, ok you may reach the point where it gets impractical but not all of us like our cars to look standard. I've never been in a car with coilovers but my next car will either have those or airbags as I want it oooober low.

**p fandango** · Saturday 9th January 2010, 16:23

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Yup, the rear springs on mine are cut down, I don't see anything wrong having a car lowered by more than 40mm, ok you may reach the point where it gets impractical but not all of us like our cars to look standard. I've never been in a car with coilovers but my next car will either have those or airbags as I want it oooober low.

go hydraulic, my bro's old VW & was excellent to play with. The suspension is quite hard but you can run accumulators which add a bit of movement to the system