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Nov 24, 2006 19:46:04 GMT
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...Oh my god we have a winner!  Heres one finger up to all you doubters i got dolly turned over and she coughed a lot of curse word out her poor holey exhaust. She needs a lot of tuning and probably needs to be run for a while but its a start! Lots of massive shouts to old tigran who pointed me in the right direction when it came to rebuilding the dizzy! |
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Nov 24, 2006 19:54:08 GMT
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I'm going to buy you some ale tonight in celebration!!
(oh and 'mad props' for the shiny show ref!) ;D ;D ;D
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Nov 24, 2006 19:57:12 GMT
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my GOD!
well done chap
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Nov 24, 2006 20:04:04 GMT
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I never thought I'd see the day ;D Congrats! The SUs are a doddle to tune, so you should be in good stead  Worth takin' the dashpots off, cleaning 'em all out and making sure it's all as in the manual. Take the float chamber tops off too and clean all the crud out the bottom. Other than that, go for it! New leads, plugs, all that gaff....dizzy can be a curse word, I'm sure you've found how hard it is to get at but once the gap's done you should be good to go! Winnar!  |
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bstardchild
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Nov 24, 2006 20:20:08 GMT
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Engine that runs *shock
Next it will be moving itself under it's own power ;D
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Nov 24, 2006 20:34:13 GMT
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Good show squire! Its a darn good feeling isn't it. Best of luck with the rest of the tuning  |
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Nov 24, 2006 21:14:39 GMT
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 give yourself a shiney. ;D |
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Nov 24, 2006 21:40:05 GMT
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Tis an awesome feeling, yes. I never doubted you Dr Evil! ;D
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Nov 24, 2006 22:39:35 GMT
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Don't forget to check all the fluids includin' the tranny too, can't do with you getting this far and nuking it ;D (check the temps too!  |
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Nov 24, 2006 23:30:46 GMT
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will be part of the process, renewing each bit as i go, got a sprint chin coming soon too!
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Nov 24, 2006 23:41:04 GMT
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Do you happen to need any doors? Got too many....... New car has a truckload of spares with it apparently so if I find anything useful for ya I'll shout |
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Yea so do I  |
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Excellent news ;D Also, you've no excuse for not bringing it to the next meet now  |
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Nice one dude The first time a motor fires up is always the best bit, how long since it was last run? |
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Great stuff.
Now get it out and ride the wheels off it.
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Mike D
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fantastic work |
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Given this could well be the first time the car has run in over 18 years I reckon it's mega exciting!
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Do you happen to need any doors? Got too many....... New car has a truckload of spares with it apparently so if I find anything useful for ya I'll shout just need a stainless exhaust, new calipers, gasket between the master cylinder and vacuum unit, oh and why don't my indicators work? |
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Nov 25, 2006 12:03:59 GMT
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great work mate, porves that u can think about paint and mechanics at the same time,
check u out u crazy multitasker
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Worth takin' the dashpots off, cleaning 'em all out and making sure it's all as in the manual. Take the float chamber tops off too and clean all the crud out the bottom.
