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  2. 1978 Spitfire 1500 sound deadening

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    2 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:

    My next door neighbour's BMW got broken into on his drive and the radio stolen. He said "The joke's on them, the radio and speakers are coded, one wont work without the other" Two nights later they came back and took the speakers. 

    Doug

    That's a strange thing to steal? I thought they only nicked indicator stalks off BMW's....

    Tony. 

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  3. Valve failure = piston demolished, 1300fwd

    in Engine

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    On 04/01/2020 at 11:56, Stupps said:

     

    I've ordered some NOS Tranco exhaust valves off eBay to use in the rebuild. Not that I necessarily think they'll be better, but I'll have some peace of mind that I've done something to avoid repeating the same failure. Will stick with the modern inlets.

    I now feel a lot better informed about valves! Nothing is ever straightforward is it...

    Thanks very much for all the info.

    Pete

    Hi Pete, i have used Tranco valves many many times over the years, and found them excellent. I have even bought main dealer valves (Ford) and Tranco were in the box......

    Tony.

  4. Bag of Sand.

    in General

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    1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    Don't worry, if I'm desperate enough I'll gnaw the top off. 

    It's amazing what you can do one-handed if you just jam the end in somewhere tight.

    Maybe I should rephrase that?  😮

    Would that be your wallet Colin :) :) 

  7. Propshaft

    in Drivetrain & Rear Axle

    Posted

    40 minutes ago, clive said:

    Bolted to the gearbox, it is the same was as the diff end.

    Afraid it is tunnel out time....

    It should have a UJ at one end, and a CV joint at the other. Be warned, changing a UJ often results in a vibration caused by imbalance, for some reasons the cars are notoriously bad for it. So fit the best UJ you can find and get it balanced.....

    (I changed UJ's in my prop after a UJ seized. It now has a vibration at motorway speeds. I really need to get that sorted before I stat doing a lot of long trips)

    Try a jubilee clip about 9inches from the diff Clive, and then move it about 25 to 30 degree's at a time.... It will then be balanced, time consuming i know, but it does work.

    Tony. 

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  12. Bag of Sand.

    in General

    Posted

    Paula, dont go into any garage acting as a mere female, a lot will take advantage and bung the price up :( This sort of thing still goes on. Try and get advice off female friends and see where they take their cars? Then go in that garage and ask who they use for bodywork?  It could save you a lot of money, and dont be put off by the smaller garage no matter how scruffy....

    Tony.

  15. Insurance Cover

    in General

    Posted

    Peter James here as well, three cars all with agreed value, breakdown cover (exellent) and no mileage limit all for well under £200 :)        I did call Classicline who were very helpfull, but could not offer me anything remotely close to Peter James.

    Tony. 

  17. A Tale of Two Purchases

    in General

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

    The Japs had   some  Zero's    did not  do them much good ,    foiled by a big bang

    Pete

    Quite true, and the mayor of Hiroshima's last words were " What the f*cking hell was that?)

    Tony.

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  18. Aldi Alert!

    in General

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    1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    Santa doesn't post anywhere, he delivers!

    (Although in Russia he doesn't bring presents until New Year's Eve)

    Almost the entire world believes that a fat man can come down their chimney, from a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer, and give them free things, and I'M on medication? :)

    A bit like Jeremy Corbyn, although was he on medication? Or should he have been? :)  :) 

    Tony.

  22. Extra engine earthing

    in Electrical System

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    I've had the dressings changed, it looks nothing like a keyhole, looks more like the bit the medication makes it seem I'm talking out of. AND there are three of them. 

    Maybe they lost the key Colin and had to break in instead???  Those painkillers sound like the ones i used to take, morphine based.

    Tony.

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