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The 1957 "The Dope" Dauphine scimjim
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Jul 20, 2020 22:44:56 GMT
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Fan’s definitely rotating in the correct direction?
Otherwise, as it cools down when it’s idling, it’s either fuel (v.weak) or ignition.
ETA - the only other option, being rear engined, is the airflow to the rad doing funky things when you’re on the move.
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Jul 17, 2020 22:44:25 GMT
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Straight cut box (and ear-plugs)? 😎
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Jul 17, 2020 22:03:47 GMT
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I imagine it’s impossible to find a gearbox and/or ridiculously expensive but didn’t the Corvair rotate the same way as the Honda and was rear engined/RWD?
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Jul 16, 2020 12:56:25 GMT
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The V5 will show the fuel type when you notify DVLA of the change.
From the manual
Vehicles fitted with a different engine If a vehicle first used before 1 September 2002 is fitted with an engine that’s older than the vehicle, you must test it to the standards applicable for the engine. The vehicle presenter must have proof of the age of the engine.
If a vehicle first used on or after 1 September 2002 is fitted with a different engine, you must test it to the emissions standards for the age of the vehicle.
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Historics auctionsscimjim
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Jul 14, 2020 21:59:55 GMT
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They’ve copied the first line from the P100 Wikipedia entry and not read the rest of it 😂😂😂
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Jul 14, 2020 11:12:42 GMT
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that said I'm doing a little test over night. I've rigged up the header tank and bled the engine. with the cap back on in a sealed system the coolant level never changes irrelevant of how high or low the header tank is. Obviously because its sealed and under a little pressure. I will leave it over night at a height I'd mount it and see if anything changes. That in mind as long as the engine is bled happily and I only fill it when holding it higher than the engine I don't think the fitment height should cause much bother?? I’m not too sure - volume will change relative to pressure and temperature. If the expansion tank isn’t the highest point, you risk an airlock in the engine that should normally be pushed up to the bottle. I think if it’s too low, it will gravity fill in use and the displaced air will sit at the highest point?
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Jul 12, 2020 19:47:01 GMT
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Take a look at the classifieds done time and you will see exactly what I mean, those of us who aren't in the market for a 10k Peugeot 305 etc have the wade through many many as to find any thing new. At least limit it to one advert per section Someone’s bitter 😂 So I went and waded through: 1985 and older, KGF has 5 cars marked sold and one for sale - of 35 on the page. 1986-1995, 1 for sale, 1 sold - of 35 on the page. 1996 - Y reg, 1 for sale, one sold - of 35 on the page. That’s a grand total of 3 cars for sale and 7 marked sold on the front page (105 cars). Dead easy to spot as they’re all PE1 postcode (and they always mark them sold unlike many), and I for one always open them to have a look.
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Jul 11, 2020 21:47:02 GMT
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JLR made the electric defender a decade ago - just didn’t sell it in the UK.
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Jul 11, 2020 20:49:05 GMT
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It’s presumably ribbed for strength (oo-er) so could you just spot/plug weld a couple of strips of steel on top of the panel once shaped?
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Edit post is one of the options under the “wheel” top right of post.
Go to the bottom left of the page and select desktop which will give you the option to upload pictures.
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Batteries and visible electrical wiring are checked on ICE vehicles, hybrids and EV alike. There’s no price difference between them for MOTs and no special requirements for test centres?
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Ron Howard (Happy Days) and Cindy Williams (Laverne and Shirley) for those of us of a certain age 😂
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I think they'd probably let me run ( I would have to check to make sure). But after looking into it, I decided that from a Cost - Performance - Weight- Range- and Usability point of view, a small efficient double overhead cam 4 valve per cylinder is still the best and most elegant solution... I agree - I’ve gone from CVH to silvertop zetec and now going ST170 powered 🤪
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I imagine you’d want replaceable battery packs for a track car? AFAIK no track in UK apart from Silverstone can meet the FIA requirements to allow EV racing yet (and it’s quite difficult to get a couple of airfield size fire appliances on any of the hills) and everything EV is currently being done under non-race “demonstration run“ rules.
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Small car ideas?scimjim
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It appears to have been automatically given a 6 month COVID extension this summer which shows it as being MOT'd to December 2020. As far as the DVLA database is concerned it's MOT'd so could be insured then taxed then driven. It FAILED an MOT test a fortnight ago. The fail was fairly encyclopaedic and includes 'do not drive dangerous defects' & 'repair immediately major defects' items. This FAIL hasn't over-ridden the existing extended MOT on the DVLA's system. Worryingly, this is across the board and must be something to do with the way the database works when a carte-blanche extension is applied. I put my modern daily in for its MOT early as I was mega busy and wanted them to change the auto gearbox oil and do a full service too. I knew it needed tyres and had already ordered them but it also got an advisory on brakes (disc width on all 4 corners, not performance). 2 days later it had a 6 month extension applied and showed online as MOTd. Obviously I replaced the brakes (which were a lot worse than they appeared) and tyres but how many non petrol-heads/ engineers would just crack on?
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Link doesn’t work - it’s quite simple to upload pictures direct to the site and I think an £11k MX5 deserves some decent pictures? Guess it’s this one? Also you need location and price in the thread title 👍
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Morris 575 2.0 16v scimjim
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This is the thread I was thinking of when I posted this ebay listing 👍
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