scruff
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Sept 5, 2011 12:06:09 GMT
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You might also find your screen needs a real good cleaning with something specifically for cleaning auto glass, road grease is hard to shift.
Currently I use rainx screen clean stuff, it's got cleaning stuff in it as well as rainx, works well and makes the water bead up really well so it self clears. You still need to wash it first then I found I had to rub quite hard in places as it's been grubby for so long. Old screens will be covered in microscratches which won't help too but you can't do much about that!
On the Porker the rainx self clears at 40 ish in moderate rain, on the Esprit its more like 75 as the screen is layed so far back! Doesn't last that long though, only a couple of weeks if you use the wipers.
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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Sept 6, 2011 12:08:26 GMT
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The wipers were mucky, a clean did help. The screen itself is shot though, covered in tiny scratches and chips with a crack growing on one edge and delamination on three sides. I've been using glass cleaner regularly, the sort you use on house windows, and it's been admirable enough especially with the colour of the cloth after cleaning, a job I do weekly usually. However, proper automotive stuff like the Rainx you've mentioned would probably help better.
Soon as I have funds a new screen is on the cards because the old one will break when removed to fix the rust on the scuttle.
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scruff
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Sept 6, 2011 13:17:00 GMT
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My insurance covered the replacement of a worn out screen on the Elise, it was covered in chips and downright dangerous when the sun got on it at the wrong angle. Autoglass didn't bat an eyelid when I asked about it. (It also helped that the ins co had messed me around and I was about to move company anyway!)
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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Sept 6, 2011 14:23:35 GMT
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I've got a £75 glass excess and a new screen is £100... hence the saving up. If I save a bit more I can have a red tint on the top too, so that's a thing.
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bmw156
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Sept 7, 2011 17:49:54 GMT
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Interior carpets. I would like to replace mine as its falling to bits. whats stopping me pulling it out, and gluing down some sound deading (if I'm feeling like a girl) and then gluing carpet over the top?
would it go in the bends alright? The tunnel would be difficult i guess? Advice please
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Sept 7, 2011 18:26:59 GMT
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absolutely nothing. I did mine by cutting it roughly to the right shape and then pushing it into the corners and trimming as I went to fit the various contours. Door seals and whatnot tend to hold the edges down and I only had to glue one or two bits. Be aware though that if you don't bind the edges or fasten any raw edges down with glue firmly, it may fray and put fluff everywhere.
Oh, and be careful when picking carpet. some carpets will fade but automotive grade stuff shouldn't, it's worth the extra money. Again, personal experience here because the red house grade carpet (middling price felt back stuff) I put down has faded to violet in some places due to exposure to the sun.
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RobinJI
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"Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
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Sept 7, 2011 18:33:53 GMT
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Clever fuel economy stuff Going back to the fuel economy discussion, I am under the impression (and have seen evidence to back up) that an average petrol engine will see peak efficiency at roughly 1/3rd rpm and 1/3rd load. I know this is a very rough guestimate, but it's at least near the truth for an awful lot of production engines, and is in part backed up by what James said. As the power a car produces is a result of the amount of energy provided (in the form or fuel) and the engines efficiency in getting that energy to the wheels, I'd always aim for where peak efficiency is found. In over words you're better off at 2500rpm and 30% throttle, than you are at 1000rpm and 70% throttle, because even though you're at a higher engine speed, you're closer to the peak efficiency, so less fuel is needed to get the required amount of energy to the wheels. Back with the windscreens, I've always found Autoglym glass polish great for cleaning screens, use it on my cars as well as my mums Skoda and it pretty much always shuts up noisy wipers and gives a nice smudge free screen.
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benzine
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Daft question amnestybenzine
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Sept 12, 2011 10:31:11 GMT
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here's a really basic one: what are slot mags? I know they're wheels but is that a brand name or type of wheel? Never heard of the term before I found RR
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Sept 12, 2011 13:49:14 GMT
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This is a slot mag. They're a type of wheel. "Mags" is what people called alloy wheels in the olden days ;D because a lot of light-weight racing wheels were made of magnesium. And slots because, well, they have slots in them. Popular brands include American Racing, Wolfrace and Cobra to name but a few. For a fuller explanation and history, alistairk, King of the Slotmags, holder of 90% of the world's stock of them (roughly) should hopefully be along soon.
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary.
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Sept 12, 2011 19:10:19 GMT
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What's the process for scrapping a car? I've only ever sold them onto unsuspecting victims highly interested buyers. Do I just drive it to a scrappy, or do I need to ring in advance? Is it too cheeky to email ahead and ask for a quote per tonne?
I don't feel right selling the Escort on as it's a right knackered old shed with next to no brakes and serious tyre wear/pulling to the left issues. So I think I'll take the hit and weight it in, despite the fact it's got MOT until next year.
Anyone know any good scrappies around Manchester?
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camper damper
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Another car bites the dust
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Sept 16, 2011 17:28:04 GMT
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What dose the anti roll bar do and why is it people say there relay needed on high vans and 4X4 all i know with mine not connected the camper sways alot more in the wind when driving
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Sept 16, 2011 20:08:39 GMT
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some 4 cyl engines have 1 & 4 pistons going up & down together, others have 1 & 3 moving together, is one better than the other?
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No point starting a new thread for this simple question.
Found some wheels for the Bleubird, but the fronts need 5mm spacers to clear the brakes. First of all, is there any inherent danger with the fact that, since they're nuts not bolts, there will be about 5mm of thread less to grip? With the spacer it is around 5 rotations until it's tight.
Secondly, since I will now have a 5mm wider track on the front is it worth also fitting spacers to the rears?
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Your supposed to have 1 1/2 turns of thread sticking out clear from the nut, if that makes sense??
As for the spacer thing, it's atheticts and up to you, if you think it looks daft or odd, widen the back. But I doubt you'll really notice 5mm per side.
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.
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Thanks. It was around 5 turns anyway so should be fine
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scruff
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What dose the anti roll bar do and why is it people say there relay needed on high vans and 4X4 all I know with mine not connected the camper sways alot more in the wind when driving The anti roll bar reduces roll... :lol: It resists the rolling of the body by reacting against the suspension. Vans and 4x4 both have high centres of gravity so tend to roll around more so need ARBs to control it more but low cars need them as they have less space to roll around before the bumpstops. If you compress one corner the other side will compress slightly as well so the whole car squats rather than just the one corner this is controlled by the thickness of the bar. It trades roll for suspension independence so if one wheel drops into a hole the whole axle will tilt towards the hole as if you had a rigid axle so the ride will be worse over uneven surfaces.
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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you can also use antiroll bars to tune a cars over or understeer characteristics without having to fit stiffer springs which would also need stronger dampers.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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scruff
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Yes a stiffer ARB will make it behave more like a rigid axle so it will tend to brake traction more readily
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1994 Lotus Esprit - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights. 1980 Porsche 924 - Fragile red turbo with pop up lights.
I spy a trend...
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madmog
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Daft question amnestymadmog
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I don't get the joke in Overdrive's Garfield signature image. What's the reference? I can't get those mask faces out of my head.
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It's from a photoshoppery-based image challenge on b3ta. WARNING: Not Safe For Work (or those that dislike sweary people)b3ta.com/board/8140466I think it's just meant to be deliberately odd. BTW, to search for the source of a particular image, have a look at TinEye, a "reverse" image search - you give it an image, and it finds if it exists on the internet. www.tineye.com
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