mcrew Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 What ever your opion is about Crimmond, its still Banger Racing. Whats better than getting a dodgy old Banger, strip it, wack a cage in, tie the doors shut. Hop in, stick your helmet on. Then at the green flag start racing round. Riskin' life 'n' limb for a good crash and entertaining the crowd. Is that what old Skool Bangers is all about?? It certainly is. Car preperation and driver safety has always been my number one priority when building cars. Any cars that I raced on dirt tracks where always prepped exactly the same as my tarmac spec cars. We even used to race around a mates field, and my cars used to turn up exactly the same as if they where going to a propper meeting, the other muppets would just drive a car staright off the road and race it with all the glass and seats in, with passengers. At the end of the day you can set whatever level you like on car safety, but some people will always try to build their cars as quickly and easily as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M48 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Please tell me this isnt what I am thinking it is? To me it looks like an barrel of some sort being used as a petrol tank and is over hanging the back of the car?! Well spotted Andy, but what the hell is it?! Ok erik sorry for another post but can you give me your banger expertise on why these are not on fire? At a guess I'd say the good lord was looking over them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazza Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 good video Dippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dippy400* Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 good video Dippy Cheers but not my video its Cap's no credit to me all to him. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy102 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Please tell me this isnt what I am thinking it is? To me it looks like an barrel of some sort being used as a petrol tank and is over hanging the back of the car?! Thats the underneath of a banger you're seeing Andy. But the car in front that you thought had a barrel in it, got loaded up cos he had a fire extinguisher based petrol tank with the feed, breather and return pipes loosely siliconed in to the tank and was leaking when it rolled. The car that went up in flames had the original tank and fuel injection. The tank cracked and also the fuel feed popped off at the engine. The driver baled out with the ignition (still on the key and with dash in place) still on. So the fuel pump was still spurting out fuel onto the hot exhaust. After emptying 5 or 6 extinguishers only for the blaze to start again, it took one of us to jump into the blazing car and turn the key off to get the fire to stop, because Crimond don't require a cut off switch! That's my head you can see behind the number fin in the pic of the fire and I'm still coughing up extinguisher powder yet!! Edited April 17, 2007 by Chewy102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COURTY 334 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Lmao Nick even mum n dad used to take the dashes out 'back in the day' lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymek Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Ok erik sorry for another post but can you give me your banger expertise on why these are not on fire? Here's some possible answers Earache could perhaps use in reply to your questions Calum PIC 1... Its a Diesel PIC 2... Its a Diesel PIC 3... Its a Diesel PIC 4... Its a Diesel Andymek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braderz516 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Ok erik sorry for another post but can you give me your banger expertise on why these are not on fire? Here's some possible answers Earache could perhaps use in reply to your questions Calum PIC 1... Its a Diesel PIC 2... Its a Diesel PIC 3... Its a Diesel PIC 4... Its a Diesel Andymek. bears cars never burn they just bend anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M48 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 'back in the day' That makes me sound really old! cheers Courty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrew Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 bears cars never burn they just bend anyway Bears cars bend? With all that extra welding, never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTx Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) Many promotions, including those operating under orc, now allow single point injection. Removing the dash is very easy, usually about 4 bolts and the odd bit of plastic to cut. REMOVE THE FUEL TANK! If its in front of the rear axle then its practically under you and contains an inacccesible high pressure fuel pump! Remove it, and the fuel line, extract the fuel pump and run it in the car inline with a tap that is within reach of your hand when you're strapped in the car. You'll need to run a return for the fuel injection to work. It will cost you no more than £20 for the bits, it will take max a couple of hours of your time and will stop you suffering burns. Remember saabs are based on vauxhall cavs and have lots of interchangeable parts. Poor build will end up with you getting hurt, encouraging health and safety types to clamp down on our sport. Support banger racing and build your car properly! xTx Edited April 18, 2007 by xTx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) Many promotions, including those operating under orc, now allow single point injection. Removing the dash is very easy, usually about 4 bolts and the odd bit of plastic to cut. REMOVE THE FUEL TANK! If its in front of the rear axle then its practically under you and contains an inacccesible high pressure fuel pump! Remove it, and the fuel line, extract the fuel pump and run it in the car inline with a tap that is within reach of your hand when you're strapped in the car. You'll need to run a return for the fuel injection to work. It will cost you no more than £20 for the bits, it will take max a couple of hours of your time and will stop you suffering burns. Remember saabs are based on vauxhall cavs and have lots of interchangeable parts. Poor build will end up with you getting hurt, encouraging health and safety types to clamp down on our sport. Support banger racing and build your car properly! xTx Thanks for the advice You mention Saabs and Cavaliers having lots of interchangable parts...do you know there are Cavalier wheels which would fit a Saab 9000? Here's some possible answers Earache could perhaps use in reply to your questions Calum PIC 1... Its a Diesel PIC 2... Its a Diesel PIC 3... Its a Diesel PIC 4... Its a Diesel Here's my real answers... PIC 1... I've no idea PIC 2... I don't know PIC 3... Me no know PIC 4... How the hell do I know? Edited April 18, 2007 by erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Sorry for the double post, but my edit button is gone. It should ask "Do you know if there are Cavalier wheels which would fit a Saab 9000?", just noticed that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTx Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Saab is owned by gm, saab 9000 is based on cav chassis and engines on gm blocks so cav wheels and uprights should fit fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 remember to takr ur standard tank out remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Saab is owned by gm, saab 9000 is based on cav chassis and engines on gm blocks so cav wheels and uprights should fit fine. Ok, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COURTY 334 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 'back in the day' That makes me sound really old! cheers Courty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcy_Boi#133 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 At the end of the day...take out a banger you feel is safe. If it passes scrutineering and your happy, race it! Wouldn't even consider leaving the original tank in, for the sake of 10 minutes taking it out you might aswell. I had to laugh about Crimond not requiring cut off switches, do they all run on the key then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M48 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 I had to laugh about Crimond not requiring cut off switches, do they all run on the key then? Aren't cut off switches a fairly recent requirement in ORC bangers though? In order to reach the key you'd have to either have your seat pretty close to the steering wheel or have your belts a bit loose neither of which I fancy, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trash Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 I had to laugh about Crimond not requiring cut off switches, do they all run on the key then? Probably not. Before the introduction of cut off switches people ran wiring without keys Marc, you just wired it up without a cut off included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy102 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Its not just a case of leaving the original tank in Marcy, some of them actually use the original tank too. Speaking of those bangers... How do you fancy a radiator tied in with rope to where the back seat used to be and a couple of hoses carrying boiling water passed you to the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrew Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Speaking of those bangers... How do you fancy a radiator tied in with rope to where the back seat used to be and a couple of hoses carrying boiling water passed you to the engine? The problem being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Dippy400* Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thats how it used to be?? Rememeber biuilding many grannys for my mum with rad in back. Superbangers run to same rules aswel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcy_Boi#133 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Its not just a case of leaving the original tank in Marcy, some of them actually use the original tank too. Speaking of those bangers... How do you fancy a radiator tied in with rope to where the back seat used to be and a couple of hoses carrying boiling water passed you to the engine? pmsl that's quality Chewy.....I guess if they're happy in their own little world....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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