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General Discussion Area / Re: Ive just had my mobile phone bill
« on: 03 April 2008, 19:57:52 »Quote
640 english pounds,
Costs more to call from the North Pole!
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Costs more to call from the North Pole!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega Light Brows = Tacky or Tasteful?
« on: 01 April 2008, 19:12:23 »
My opinion - tacky
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General Discussion Area / Re: speeding fine
« on: 31 March 2008, 09:39:16 »Quote
i didnt see any cameras anywhere so i sped up to stop this magpie landing on my boot, hence the 35 mph
richie
Mitigation - do not use the above excuse as mitigation!!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: What the bl**dy hell is this????
« on: 31 March 2008, 09:47:10 »Quote
Would this work??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fuel-31-Gas-Saver-OMEGA-SENATOR-SIGNUM-TIGRA_W0QQitemZ250229740914QQihZ015QQcategoryZ36680QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Sorry just typed "omega" into ebay n trawlin what there is
Even KRAPPIER!
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General Discussion Area / Re: What the bl**dy hell is this????
« on: 31 March 2008, 09:45:58 »14271
General Discussion Area / Re: Oil cooler or head gasket???
« on: 30 March 2008, 18:38:53 »
Failed oil cooler
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General Discussion Area / Re: WITH THIS POST I BECOME
« on: 31 March 2008, 09:51:14 »
Congrats 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Cant see where this fits
« on: 31 March 2008, 09:50:02 »
Fits in back of Estate - used for tools or noisy kids.
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General Discussion Area / Re: omega on 20"
« on: 28 March 2008, 23:29:35 »Quote
QuoteQuoteQuoteYou can fit a device called a line-lock to the front brakes. Effectively just a valve that allows you to hold the fluid pressure in front brakes only. Not that I'm into such activities but I did witness an amusing burn-out competition at Le Mans where various exotica (with clueless drivers) attempted to do the same and failed due to too much grip or even just a failure to turn off the TC.
Then.. along came some likely lads in a beaten up "B" reg Fraud Sierra with the rear window fabricated from some attractive polythene.
Anyway, they had made 3 modifications to this vehicle from what I could see:
Fit the cheapest, hardest tyres they could find.
Fit a line lock
Fit a V8.
Needless to say, once the laughter had died down they left rubber for about 1/2 the length of the Mulsanne straight and left egg on a few faces too.
Kevin
Thanks for that Kevin, story about the Ford, make sense, I like the idea of 'sleepers' always have, even from young. Best I ever did was a V6 into a Cortina Mk2, standard back axle and gear box, that could leave rubber. One day will do something.
Back in the 60s stuffed a 3.8s Jag engine & box into a 105e Anglia - had to fit lotus cortina ˝ shafts as it bust the std ones first try out. Top speed around ton due to anglia back axle but bl**dy fast getting there! Wonder where it is now!!
That's a conversion.
Fun to drive - steer it on the throttle. Could do a set of rear tyres in 250 miles!
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General Discussion Area / Re: omega on 20"
« on: 28 March 2008, 23:26:10 »Quote
QuoteYou can fit a device called a line-lock to the front brakes. Effectively just a valve that allows you to hold the fluid pressure in front brakes only. Not that I'm into such activities but I did witness an amusing burn-out competition at Le Mans where various exotica (with clueless drivers) attempted to do the same and failed due to too much grip or even just a failure to turn off the TC.
Then.. along came some likely lads in a beaten up "B" reg Fraud Sierra with the rear window fabricated from some attractive polythene.
Anyway, they had made 3 modifications to this vehicle from what I could see:
Fit the cheapest, hardest tyres they could find.
Fit a line lock
Fit a V8.
Needless to say, once the laughter had died down they left rubber for about 1/2 the length of the Mulsanne straight and left egg on a few faces too.
Kevin
Thanks for that Kevin, story about the Ford, make sense, I like the idea of 'sleepers' always have, even from young. Best I ever did was a V6 into a Cortina Mk2, standard back axle and gear box, that could leave rubber. One day will do something.
Back in the 60s stuffed a 3.8s Jag engine & box into a 105e Anglia - had to fit lotus cortina ˝ shafts as it bust the std ones first try out. Top speed around ton due to anglia back axle but bl**dy fast getting there! Wonder where it is now!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Land Rover Clonk - Wheel bearing? - Joy :(
« on: 29 March 2008, 17:20:15 »
Classic symptoms of a loose or knackered taper roller bearing. Follow Marks DTM Calib advice above.
Note BIG sockets need BIG bars!!
Note BIG sockets need BIG bars!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Would these fit?
« on: 29 March 2008, 17:14:36 »
The "ice white" ones i bought also have a bluish look - but look ok.
Note MOT testers do not like blue sidelight bulbs (they must be white) altho blue main/dipped bulbs ok!!
When delivered my bulbs did not work in car - ok across a 12v battery. Had to reduce width of "bulb" by about 1 mm by trimming off plastic at bottom sides. Worked fine then.
Note MOT testers do not like blue sidelight bulbs (they must be white) altho blue main/dipped bulbs ok!!
When delivered my bulbs did not work in car - ok across a 12v battery. Had to reduce width of "bulb" by about 1 mm by trimming off plastic at bottom sides. Worked fine then.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Must be an age thing
« on: 29 March 2008, 18:39:03 »Quote
Must be a YOUR age group thing Miggy
Now if you had said an Austin Healey 3000, TR6or a 2.8 Capri then you would have been talkin
Get a TR.
Used to have a TR6 -
Note the red child seat bolted in back - a good family car.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Must be an age thing
« on: 28 March 2008, 23:46:06 »Quote
heres another couple i am gonna look at
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C37816
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C39497
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C39025
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C36576
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C40074
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C39109
Liked the Wolseley 1500 - I had a 63 Riley 1.5 (same shape as the Wolseley but better trim, uprated head with twin SUs) - eventually i fitted tuned MGB guts incl overdrive gearbox. Remember i really liked that car.
For a period fun vehicle get yourself a TR!!