My Kia Pride

[pazz]

well here she is, nothing special.

1996 1.3i LX.








as you can see i've removed the interior. this is because i will be putting in loads of power cable to another battery in the boot, sound deadening all of it and then building a wall for the subs. i'm looking to get a higher score than what i did last year (154dB), when i was competing in dBDrag SM3-4.

i bought the car for one purpose, to fit the install in, but i have to say this car has really grown on me for some reason!

[mechanicaldj]

i know this might sound silly , but would you mind posting a few pics of the engine compartment. it would be interesting to see where everything is on a right driver!

[FB71]

Actually, to us in the US, it is special! We never get to see a right hand drive, 5 door Kia Pride! Very cool!

[Tim]

Does this thing have cruise control?


Regards,

Tim

[mechanicaldj]

can't remember your last post!

another effect of radiation poisoning

[pazz]

no, it doesn't have cruise control, Tim.

no, it doesn't have cruise control, Tim.

:wink:

[Tim]

no, it doesn't have cruise control, Tim.

:wink:

Darn!

I know some Prides had it but I never saw how it was hooked up.



Regards,

Tim

[seniorsteele]

as you can see i've removed the interior. this is because i will be putting in loads of power cable to another battery in the boot, sound deadening all of it and then building a wall for the subs. i'm looking to get a higher score than what i did last year (154dB), when i was competing in dBDrag SM3-4.

just curious whats the boot? im not up on all of my foreign terms.

[EVOGUN]

It's the opposite side of the car that the bonnet is!


Thanks :wink:

[pazz]

here's the engine bay, needs a bit of a clean and some attention to a few areas.




just thought about the cruise control, Tim. that would be very rare to find especially in this country, as all the roads twist all over the place. i've never owned a car with this feature and don't know anyone that has ever had it in their car, ever. that's how it is over here

[HappyMom]

It's the opposite side of the car that the bonnet is!

What's a bonnet?

The boot is the trunk

[Guest]

:lol: bonnet = the hood....

[Rumnhammer]

word use

I thought I'd post a few translations, my wife is English and I have had to become bi-lingual as a car guy.
English American
Boot = Trunk
bonnet = Hood
Wing = fender
Tyre = Tire
Back box = Muffler
Spanner = Wrench
Gearbox = Tranny
motor route = Freeway
B road = Back road
roundabout = traffic circle
Yank tank = any large American car
damper = shock
Petrol = gas
lift = elevator
Lorry = truck
snog = kiss
football = soccer
the filth= the cops
car park = parking lot
torch = flashlight
fortnight = two weeks
that's all I can think of off the top of my head, depending on what part of the UK and how thick the accent is also determines how bad Americans would need subtitles, my wife thinks it's funny when American shows use subtitles when English people talk, but then I'll look at her and say I have no Idea what that guy just said.
Chris Rummel

[Tim]

Re: word use

My Mom's British.

Some of the stuff she says is a foreign language to everyone outside of my family...

At work people think they're calling long distance when she answers the phone.

Crazy Americans....

[EVOGUN]

English/North American
Rubber=Eraser
Knock you up = Wake you up
Faggot = Cigarette
Flat=Apartment

I might think of more later.

Thanks