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Yes you're right. The pressure not the volume has increased. Although we're talking about exhaust value size so "at the time it matters" (ie when the exhaust valve is living up to it's name) the volume is increasing rapidly to a volume significantly greater than that of the inlet mixture. How much greater is something Clive knows seeing as he's the one guy who looks like he concentrated at school. 😊 But tbf we both know how an engine works so we're probably both guilty of more pendantry than actual illumination on the subject. ☺️

I'll take your word for it John. I was at the very limit of my dim and distant o-level physics so I'll bow out now.

The mass of the gas may be the same but the volume is greatly increased. That's how it works. Small amount goes in, bang, it expands and pushes the piston down. That's how come pressure is created. The constant mass is reconfigured into different molecules that occupy a greater physical volume.

Well I endured Top Gear to see the piece about the electric spitfire. What a complete waste of time. No details whatsoever. Top Gear was always marmite but this new series is some of the worst telly ever despite it being car themed. It's all just badly acted blokey bad jokes and hiring 2 puerile professional northerners who have nothing at all to contribute hasn't helped.

So all the panels are supposed to line up? That would be a first. Mine's factory spec so you can either put your finger in the gap, or the panels rub against each other and fetch the paint off. I'd guess the OPs doors are prefect, it's the rest of the car that needs to be adjusted.😉

I've done similar before Badwolf and that's something I'll look at, cheers. The most ridiculous thing I had to do once was cancel a policy at midnight and then start a new policy at 00:01 .....with the same firm! They even gave me the full 'you do realise sir that your car will be uninsured during the break' speech. 😂Thankfully I survived the whole minute without getting nicked or bursting into flames. ... Sorry all about hijacking the thread. I'm all zen again now. Yep, petrol will do it and if it's gone hard then a little waft with the wife's hair drier or a hot air blower (with a thermostat like the small soldering blowers) will soften it. Just put your hand near it if you do, and if it's too hot for your hand then it's too hot. I had a rubber wheel that went in a drill to remove sticky stuff once, I wasn't a fan and thankfully tried it on the tape behind my number plate first. You could def see where it had been and needed a lot of polishing to remove the slight scuffing. All it really did was to move the sticky around and I got it off with meths in the end. As usual, if in doubt try the solvent on somewhere unobtrusive first, not slap bang in the middle of your bonnet. Cue story about birdbob, a scratchy washing up pad.... and a new(ish) XK8. I appreciated her trying, but that's where the appreciation started and ended!

Taking the cost of a drop of petrol on a rag out of the council tax seems a bit petty. "Stuff happens, deal with it" always worked before the world went snowflaky and everyone wanted paying for the slightest thing. Sorry to sound grumpy Pete. Performance Direct just tried to auto renew me 120quid for a policy that was 88 quid last year and still 88 as a new customer. 36% more for loyalty! I'm raging at the modern world where everyone wants their hand in your pocket and that includes claims for trivial things.

Written off? I wonder what the insurance payout was?

You sold G-strings in a music shop? Presumably stocked near the vinyl 12 inchers.

It's almost too late to save the great European alliance but when people say 'Europe wants to' they often don't realise that we as equal members hold a veto. We do/did on everything. That means 'we want to' as we've supported it through the people we've elected to be there. Each country rightly and property pays for their own implementation. It too late for debate but that's the reality. Europe wasn't a seperate entity, we were Europe.

Re the specialist test centre approach: The market is so small you'd end up with test centers being in the larger conurbations. That's not ideal for people like me who'd have to drive a potentially failing car 100+ miles. And a trailer back if it fails and the same again after a fix. No way. I wouldn't bother. Has anyone suggested that the club could maintain a simple register of places we consider worthy? That can't be too hard? If someone does a cracking job, just tell the club and they can stick them on the list. Garages self promoting with false testimonials could be an issue but lists don't remove the need for common sense when you visit and they can easily be taken off.

The drummer Rick Allen from Def Leppard lost his arm like that rolling a Corvette C4 in 1984 and continued to play in the band.

That's why you should NEVER have a 5point harness without an appropriate cage or hoop. But if you do have a hoop etc then a 5point is the correct restraint to prevent you from ending up half out of the window. Mixing and matching safety systems isn't a good idea. The two items go together.

Getting personal info from a reg isn't too hard if you have the right connections. And it's not just a matter of scamming, it's just being respectful. Perhaps this being a distinctive car it's slightly different but it's about not unduly worrying people or family who might know your reg. .. I'd have thought a full harness would hold you upright under the hoop which is a good thing, certainly better than flopping around with an l&d I'd have thought.

Journalistic standards leave a lot to be desired these days too, they really shouldn't have published that poor persons registration number. I see comments regarding whether old cars are too slow, but I see a lot of elderly people driving too slow regardless of the age of their car.

I've been following this thread.... So you bought a car with no numbers and no paperwork? Aren't you worried that when you go though the authorities to register it, it'll come up stolen or written off? It must have been cheap to take that gamble.

They featured these on The Click last week (BBC News). What was quite interesting was that they used salvaged motors etc (yes they're already in scrapyards) and most jobs were a one off. They leave all the running gear and often the gearbox from the original. Good for keeping old cars alive and relevant but not sure about the supply of unusual parts for when the running gear needs doing. Quite tempted to sell my petrol engine and try it, we all need to do our bit to clean up the air.

The problem with prepping for summer is remembering all those jobs you didn't do last summer. And all the bits that looked shiney and new which are now corroded because you(I) forgot to give them a mist of lacquer or rub over with an oily rag before winter.

I'll have the short dashpots if someone else wants to bid for the rest of the car.

Considering how few they sell it's a bargain. The striking thing about the video isn't the bonnets it's the massive overheads everywhere you look.

Average time before a car gets hit on the hard shoulder..... 11mins. Don't do it unless you've got a lookout.

I'm looking forward to some snow and ice so I can go and do some drifting and donuts in the local trading estate. Too much weight on the nose and none on the back makes my Spit6 the prefect tool for the job. I'm sure I'll be called a perfect 'tool' for doing that, but frankly my dears, I don't give a damn. 😁 HNY all.

RM might charge the same price but certain postal regions have more issues with missing, delayed or damaged items. Firms 'insure' themselves by charging a bit more. Imaging what a mare delivery, import duties and customs delays will be once we've left the customs union! And that's as individuals let alone as part of a supply chain.

We opened a jar of chutney we made labeled 2011. It's bloody lovely. We also make bramble or raspberry vinegar (when we remember) That's best after about 10 or 15 years and has a really complex flavor not unlike some of the finest balsamic vinegars and eventually goes almost like jelly. It's a traditional thing most people have forgotten about and I'm sure the foodies would rave about it. We've been really lax about making it lately so there'll be a bit of a shortage on a few years. Prefect drizzled over yorkshire pud, eaten as a desert. ... Hopeless as screenwash though.

Pete, how do you make a faux spinner out of a drinks can, melt it down and recast it? Can you post a photo Philip so we can see what there is in the centre to attach something too? Are they like these? https://goo.gl/images/5dJjtA