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General Discussion Area / Re: Is my Elite worth more in parts?

« on: 29 June 2007, 09:55:53 »

I sold the 2.0 on ebay for £500 - in poorer condition than this one - are they worth more?

Cheaper to insure and run, so at the £500 end of the market quite possibly so.

I'm probably thinking with my heart more than my head but it just seems a shame to break (what looks, from your pictures, to be) a tidy car.

However, the gearbox conundrum would make me uneasy about selling it on and I'm guessing you're running out of enthusiasm for putting that right?

Someone needs to buy it and do a manual conversion.

Kevin

34727

General Discussion Area / Re: Towbars...How much should i Pay

« on: 28 June 2007, 17:28:01 »

Your exactly right, but fair play to the chap that came to my house, he was spot on, thats why I called them and did not leave the car with anyone, I have used the same chap for the past 8 years.

Fair enough. If you know someone good, that's fine. I must admit I'm not very trusting with getting people in to do stuff, and it's galling to pay someone for stuff you can do yourself be it car work, decorating, etc.. I normally only do it under extreme duress from SWMBO when I've put the job off for as long as I can!

Kevin

34728

General Discussion Area / Re: Towbars...How much should i Pay

« on: 28 June 2007, 17:07:32 »

It really isn't a difficult job. The mechanical side of it is to drill 7 (IIRC) holes in pretty much pre-marked locations on the floorpan (maybe slightly different on an estate), then bolt the towbar on and torque up. As long as you get the torque settings right, discard any obviously knackered bolts rather than re-using and check the torque after a few towing miles there are no significant safety implications of doing it yourself as far as I'm concerned.

As far as the electrical side is concerned the easiest solution is probably to get a wiring kit from towsure or similar and follow the destructions, which will probably be to connect the towing electrics to the rear light clusters.

The added bonus of doing it yourself is that you can pay proper attention to sealing the holes against rust and making a decent job of it, whereas the gibbon who will otherwise get the job won't .

Kevin

34729

General Discussion Area / Re: Marks DTM

« on: 28 June 2007, 09:47:22 »

<Shudder>

The put "retro style" dials on the dash and then a black plastic panel with a LCD display in the middle for the heater. Looks like it's been cobbled together from parts they had lying around, which is probably not far from the truth.

Kevin

34730

General Discussion Area / Re: What engine would you choose and why?

« on: 28 June 2007, 22:24:50 »

No EGR or air injection to worry about on the 2.6 - not that they cause much of a worry. Slightly less clutter under the engine bay mitigated by the fact that the plenum has to come off to get the cam cover off  :-/

Kevin

34731

General Discussion Area / Re: CAD

« on: 28 June 2007, 20:27:34 »

I know absolutely bog all about stuff like that and dont think I ever will

You don't know how lucky you are!  

Kevin

34732

General Discussion Area / Re: Wii

« on: 28 June 2007, 12:18:56 »

You want to ask ClarCE about the Wii. Last time I popped in his housemates were playing it on a projector, picture filling the lounge wall, and 5.1 sound. Probably why he's been neglecting us recently .

Then again, he may have been strung up by his neighbours for breaking too many cars

Kevin

34733

General Discussion Area / Re: Tool bulk buy

« on: 28 June 2007, 21:12:34 »

An update on this...

Some pictures and prices here: http://www.theoldcross.biz/9.html

Prices are a little higher than hoped but he's still trying to beat them down.

Kevin

34734

General Discussion Area / Re: Tool bulk buy

« on: 06 June 2007, 16:49:17 »

My thoughts exactly ... and a welder, and a compressor... engine cranes are useful - ask Ronnie... Now, where's my cheque book  

I'll keep you posted as there seems to be some interest. I think the next step is that he's hoping to get a web site up and start taking some firmer orders this month sometime for confirmation & payment around September and delivery by Christmas.

Kevin

34735

General Discussion Area / Tool bulk buy

« on: 06 June 2007, 15:09:31 »

Hi Guys,

One of the chaps on the Westfield forum organises an annual bulk buy of tools. Basically, he collects a shedload of orders (last years total was a shade under 60 grand) and has them shipped over. Once they arrive in Harwich, or wherever, they are ferried around the country by volunteers until they get to those who ordered them.

I wondered if anyone would be interested in this year's order. The following are the items he has proposed:

Set of pliers
set of ring spanners
set of open ended spanners
set of combo (ratchets - same as 2006)
impact wrench (same)
Tool box (larger)
3 sets of socket sets (1/4" 3/8" and 1/2")
set of hammers
set of screwdrivers
set of axle stand
set of wheel dollys
engine crane
large capacity compressor
large lathe (like the machine mart item)
MiG welder
set of torque wrenches
lead lights
air tools (1/4", 3/8", 1/4" guns, air riveter, angle grinder, right angle drill)
Dremel type tool
an assortment of sundries like allen keys, punches bearing pullers etc.
Sand blaster
bench grinder
electric drill
bench drill

For more info, the link to the original thread on the WSCC site is Here :
 
http://boardroom.wscc.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=52505;st=0

I had a set of ratchet spanners from the last lot and I'm very happy with them.

I'll keep you updated with progress.

Kevin

34736

General Discussion Area / Re: Ideas needed

« on: 28 June 2007, 13:16:13 »

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You must have been reading my mind
Have you seen this?:

For this auction only, I am including free the following additional resources:

blah, blah...

    * Also for the many people who enjoy it, a 181 page manual with thousands of Golfing tips

A match made in heaven!  

Not sure why you need a " 564 Page guide to Survival and dealing with emergencies" on a caravan holiday but there we are.

Kevin


Kevin

Bu66er me! There's an echo in here!

34737

General Discussion Area / Re: Here comes the Cavalary!

« on: 28 June 2007, 11:35:49 »

I guess standard PC Plod driving it doesn't get any driver training?

A mate of mine is a PC and his driving skills are, to put it kindly, er.. not sure I can put it kindly. He received no special driver training but was banned from driving in the course of his job fairly early in his career. Had he not, I suspect there would be plenty more videos of Panda cars bouncing off the scenery on YouTube.

Kevin

34738

General Discussion Area / Re: A few days away.......

« on: 26 June 2007, 23:40:11 »

Hmmm. someone dishonest has had your wallet in their mits so it's touch and go. I would contact your bank and advise them. They may be able to get a card to a local (to you) branch and get you up and running pretty quick.

Kevin

34739

General Discussion Area / Re: V6 vs V8

« on: 26 June 2007, 13:25:59 »

Excellent choice I'm sure (although you wouldn't have been unhappy with either).

The only slight headache could be engine management. Are you going to transplant the engine management system from the Omega, sorting out wiring loom and immobiliser issues, etc. on the way or are you going to change to an aftermarket system?


Kevin

34740

General Discussion Area / Re: Where do I go from here?

« on: 26 June 2007, 23:46:30 »

If you want it serviced properly - do it yourself

Or take a trip over to Tidworth at the weekend - see events section.  

Kevin