What happens when you take a 3-wheeled Reliant Rialto on a 10,000 mile road trip from the UK to Mongolia? The tiny plastic car takes a spectacular beating.
This is the story of Patrick and Devan on the Mongol Rally, the world's greatest road trip. They broke down almost every day. They snapped their suspension, lost a window, had massive electrical failure, their brakes failed and the head gasket went along with a massive list of other stuff that broke, snapped and went gloriously wrong.
Somehow, they managed to force their plastic disaster machine all the way to the finish line. We think they might have taken the record for most mechanical chaos while completing the rally...
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For anyone really interested in the scale of the beating this car took here's a full list of the destruction they inflicted on their 3 wheeler:
7 broken springs
2 broken shocks
2 broken shock mounts
No handbrake
No brakes
No lights or indicators
No electrics and speedo broken
Broken windows
Drive shaft broke through floor of car
Broken gearbox mountings
Broken steering mount
Broken gear lever
Broken seat
Broken head gasket
Valve seats screwed
Faulty 4th cylinder
Broken thermostat housing
Broken rocker cover
Broken radiator
Burst radiator hose
Broken radiator cap
Buckled rim
All bodywork damaged
Broken fuel lines
Broken choke
Broken sump
Leaking diff, gearbox, sump and engine cover
Broken exhaust
Exhaust manifold gasket screwed
Broken alternator connection
2 Broken batteries
Broken sump guard
Broken windshield
Broken windscreen wiper
Broken front wheel bearings
Broken torsion bar mount
Stripped stub axle nuts
Axle held on with ratchet straps
Car held up with rugby ball on diff
Random coil springs fitted and tied around existing shock absorbers
Gearbox held on with ratchet strap
Front axle filed down to fit different bearings
Snapped leaf springs held together with threaded rod tied across the break
30l of oil
Around 130l of water for radiator
6 spark plugs
1 oil filter
2 fuelfilters.
But she made it!!!
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8 окт 2024
