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I humbly offer up these. Optional for Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTs back in the 70's. They're the odd 4/98 bolt pattern that also fits my Lancia Montecarlo project, so happy to have scored a set of them. Of course my car doesn't look this nice yet, but some day... I had a set on a Fiat x1/9, lovely wheel
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It's possible that the engine has sludging issues anyway but finding out if it's that or poor maintenance is tricky. No-one taking a car in for warranty repair is going to own up to not doing oil changes! In those days, the BL warranty period was only 12 months or 12,000 miles whichever came first. So maybe 3 oil changes, the first of which would have been done at 1500 miles and was free. It's unlikely that a failure due to sludging would have occurred in that short space of time/mileage, even on a BL product!
But nearly EVERY manufacturer of that period in the late 70s/early 80s was having trouble with the new fangled OHC tech, remember the Ford "Pinto" engine? Launched in the MKIII Cortina in 72 or thereabouts they were still chewing cams in MKIVs in 1979! Or the first SOHC 1200 MKI Astra from 1980? I worked for Avis (we feature Vauxhall cars) in 1980. Avis bought 500 1200cc SOHC Astras straight off the line, within 3 months we had over 200 of them sat in the yard of Avis' main workshop facility in Langley, near Slough, waiting for cams the factory hadn't got (and a fix they hadn't worked out yet) This engine became the legendary "Family II" Vauxhall 8v motor in capacities from 1200 to 2000cc and once the cam woes were fixed, could do half a million miles on 1 engine, without stopping for breath! I knew several Cavalier III taxis that ALMOST made it to a million miles in the 9 years the local cab companies were allowed to keep them licenced, with nothing more than routine servicing (and a few clutches)
No doubt the Rover I6 would have been improved in similar fashion (not that I can recall anything LIKE that sort of endemic failures on the Rover lump) but it was never given the chance. It lived and died with the SD1.
Steve
Don’t ever recall an RS2000 being associated with ‘chewing cams’ with a Pinto in , which is basically the same engine. In fact I don’t recall Pinto’s chewing cams at all
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pffffffff……. Only one winner here! You’re quite correct there is only one winner & it’s the RS 4 spokes. Sorry an all that 😀🥲
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Cool. All the way from a C to an L reg, so they made them for a few years then?
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One OEM wheel that's become almost a victim of it's own success is the Nissan R33 GTR wheel They've been put on so many things that people are now asking more money for them than many decent aftermarket wheels.. Just tell them to trott on & buy some TSW Blades then, coz they look pretty much identical to me
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Dead easy this
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The first car I know of which had keyless entry and start was the K12 Nissan Micra from 2002. It was a big surprise to see this feature on a supermini when cars in more expensive segments still used ignition keys. Yes & the ones that still use a key are by far the best. This keyless ignition nonsense is nothing more than a gimmick & a pretty curse word one at that. It has got to rank as one of the worse ideas ever thought up. Utter utter tripe
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I’m pretty sure the Trabant was the first bodyshell to be made from recycled pants & vests 😀
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Last Edit: Apr 1, 2022 5:54:25 GMT by rattlecan
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Mar 29, 2022 16:44:07 GMT
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I can remember our posty in North London using one of these, I was in short trousers so it may have been steam powered! Glamping pods would be cool A snug 4 birth 😀👍🏼
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Mar 27, 2022 17:35:24 GMT
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Crikey they look way bigger than I thought they’d be 😀 4 of them will need some room. Well done tracking them down though. Look forward to a restoration thread
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Bit like back in the day when they used to put 5 speed badges on the back, just for bragging rights 😀
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Mar 26, 2022 10:48:51 GMT
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Mar 26, 2022 10:13:13 GMT
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Not sure how I’ve missed this, looks fantastic, love it
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No need, see above, someone with slightly less sarcasm came up with answer thanks.
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What the Dickens are ‘moon eyes’ when they’re at home?
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Mar 23, 2022 15:11:21 GMT
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Mar 20, 2022 10:35:58 GMT
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When I first started driving/riding in late 70’s I rode a bike for 2 years before doing my car test.I suppose because of that I have always thought about tyres first.Over the years I have tried cheap and expensive.Have always gone back too Michelin for both wear and grip on both cars and bikes. I always did, then tried the Dunlop D207’s properly awesome tyre, unbelievable grip & feedback 😀
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Mar 19, 2022 20:11:38 GMT
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No words needed [ That’s 3 words though 😀
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