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At present the wife has a Dacia Sandero which I don't think will tow it.
According to this website a Dacia Sandero would have no trouble towing a Sprite 400. Even the little 900cc would be safe - if a little slow at times.
They only weigh about 500kg so they even slip under the 750kg limits unless you get seriously silly with loading them.
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Last Edit: Aug 19, 2020 7:09:15 GMT by theoldman
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Going to view this one tomorrow
Dear old Dad had a Sprite 400 back in the 1970's.
I borrowed it a few times and towed with my Jaguar S-Type 3.4 manual o/d. I barely noticed its presence except on fast single carriageways when overtaking took a bit more space. On more than one occasion on the motorway I gradually drifted up to 'normal' cruising speed before remembering to keep to 60 (ish). I don't recall the impact on fuel consumption, so it couldn't have been bad enough to be memorable. I do recall it was better to cruise nearer 70mph as the car would then pull overdrive easily. Cruising at exactly 60mph was irritating as I had to drop down to direct 4th on long uphill stretches.
They weigh next to nothing and really it's only the aerodynamic drag that you notice. Stick one behind a van and I doubt you would notice all.
Edit 1: I ultimately inherited it and towed it back from Northamptonshire in my 1.6 petrol Citroen BX. I don't recall the trip as particularly arduous - event though the floor of the van was stacked out with Dad's stock of SHS and RHS steel, and all his tools!
Edit 2: Dad towed it with a 1.3 Marina - but he had a lot more patience than I do.
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Last Edit: Aug 18, 2020 8:36:11 GMT by theoldman
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Aug 14, 2020 18:50:16 GMT
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MkII/S-Type/420/MkX/420G rear window surrounds would supply the rear door tops for the fastback.
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I can´t leave anything alone...
That's starting to look like a factory concept for a Mk II Hurricane. I really like that, but much work!
I have no photoshop skills, but maybe some-one can take this into another rabbit hole by keeping the high roof line but adding a Landaulet rear?
Edit: I've just noticed the re-aligned rear lights as well! Most excellent touch!
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Last Edit: Aug 14, 2020 12:05:47 GMT by theoldman
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Aug 10, 2020 17:23:06 GMT
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Its the barrel type roof version that I'm after . I'm going to go back for a second look this week to see if there is anything left ! if its not possible to find one if i could get some diamentions it would not out of the question to build one as it looks like aluminium covered with a small angle iron frame for the body. They was obviously road registered so what type of Mot or tax class would they be?
My ancient Mao's Little Red Book licence had a specific licence category for Pedestrian Controlled Vehicle, but apparently this licence class no longer exists:
This might be a starting point:
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So, Day 2 'Daddy George' 'Yeeees?' 'When do I get my payrise/promotion/bigger office/assistant?'
''You are hereby promoted to General Manager - Bottle Opening and Data Entry. No there's no associated pay rise. Back to work!'
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Last Edit: Jul 25, 2020 8:36:31 GMT by theoldman
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Jul 21, 2020 16:32:13 GMT
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I use Meguiars (can never get used to that Ellis Island spelling!) but prefer the Bilt Hamber clay bars. I've just got one car to 'maintain' these days. I'm fortunate to live in an area with clean air and I long ago learned not to park under trees. I have also learned to scurry out to wash gull droppings off as soon as I see them! I use a DAS dual-action. I leave the girt heavy rotaries to youngest son! Next you will open up the can of worms called Which Wax Do You Recommend! Colonite 476S obviously. But I'm sure there are modern products that are much easier to use and even more long lasting. I am reliably informed that the best ones contain Carbonara wax from the Philippines.
Edit: here is a rabbit hole to use for access to Alice:
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2020 16:36:58 GMT by theoldman
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Jul 21, 2020 10:56:27 GMT
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The alternative to Carbonara was Cyrillic, but I can't speak that.
ако желите да Бог разуме, разговарајте са њим у србу
ako želite da Bog razume, razgovarajte sa njim u srbu
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top dollar carbonara polishes I do so like the idea of edible polish on pasta. Each female in the family has their own recipe which is better than every other female's version.
None have come up with that one yet though.
Do you have a link to the recipe?
Spending hours achieving a shine you can swim in is strangely satisfying to the introverted male mind. However doing that on something as large as a Range Rover is daunting! I doubt you would see either of the bottle openers after the first 8 hour stint.
I did my old black X358 in about 4 sessions and it wasn't bad to start with.
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2020 8:01:31 GMT by theoldman
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Jul 19, 2020 14:17:38 GMT
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Fortunately I have access to the Jaguar tool, a 20T press and a big Ugga dugga machine - not sure about a 330Nm Torque wrench though. I am hoping it will not be too much of a PITA.
Sheesh!
That's tantamount to cheating!
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Jul 19, 2020 13:32:43 GMT
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X308 has the same hubs. I think I posted about the spanner I made for that nut on DIY Welding - check there for details:
If you didn't live in such an obscure place I'd lend it to you!
Old bearings removed by heat soak the hub in the oven, quench the bearing and getting medieval with drifts and BFHs. New bearings in the freezer overnight, hub back in the oven and the damned things quite literally dropped in, perfectly square and fully ungauged! ungauged? that's new. Engaged might make slightly more sense.
Edit: Found it unrelated thread:
But weirdly the link included there was about XK8 hubs!
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Last Edit: Jul 19, 2020 13:42:59 GMT by theoldman
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Jul 16, 2020 16:59:59 GMT
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.. ive been advised to use an aditive on every fill up .. By whom?
Where are you?
All UK specification diesel has lubricity additive as standard and there should be no need for any additional treatment.
If you are in the USA or outside the EU then you may need to investigate further.
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Last Edit: Jul 16, 2020 17:03:15 GMT by theoldman
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That's the shabby cracked.
When are you starting on the chic?
As long as your wimmin are happy, life's good.
Virtual ham bone for BtD incoming when I can find one.
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Argh! You've destroyed the patina and just lost half its value.
You'll be jet washing the moss off next.
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2020 7:27:04 GMT by theoldman
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.. In addition to what’s being shared here, other interested readers may want to look on YouTube at videos made by user “Cecaflow” ... a veteran auto upholstery guy. He doesn’t talk ... just shows and explains with written cue cards, and is generous in sharing his knowledge. .. It's Cechaflo - took me a while to find him.
Way off topic but I have fond memories of being chief handle turner of Nana's Singer when she was sewing long curtain hems and similar. I was also her chief wool hank holder as she rewound the yarn into balls. On Mondays after school I was also mangle handle turner in chief .
Who needs electric motors when you have small children about?
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Last Edit: Jun 24, 2020 7:37:29 GMT by theoldman: errant apostrophe removal
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Dr Who in the era of the Amy Pond character. They went to great lengths to source a Rover 800 even though the episode was not set in the era when they were still in production. There was no plot reason for the selection. A character locks the car from the remote.
They then dubbed a modern 'chirp' noise. A Rover of course locks in gentlemanly silence.
There was a Reliant Regal doing the show rounds some years ago. The set dressers had painted rust streaks all over it.
Death in Paradise - I still haven't worked out why it is set in a French colony - the Land Rover also has rust streaks painted on alloy panels (but not on the bulkhead). It also retains a remarkably consistent level of grime!
When I took the fuse out of the ABS system on a Benz to play on a skid pan it would not engage Drive, so we had to play with SWMBO's fwd shopping trolley. Most disappointing! There's a story about the level of incompetence of the Benz's ABS, but that's for another thread.
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Ice Cold in Alex.
After that final bar scene and as the credits roll a Series I Land Rover drives past. Destroyed my enjoyment of the entire film. (I can accept poetic licence for Sir Anthony Quail's accent)
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Jun 13, 2020 13:27:44 GMT
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Our local one.
Edit: meant to say 'our famous local one'.
Haven't been to Tenby this season, so I don't know if it's still active.
Don't recall seeing this one
I remember seeing a Range Rover 6 wheeler ice cream van in the beach car park when I was a kid back in the 80’s. Is this the same one? I thought it would have rotted away by now.
There was one on the beach 2 or 3 years ago, but I don't know if it was that one. That one is SORN, but the Defender is insured at the moment so must still be alive.
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That's grand.
There's an Austin Tourer that used to show locally and has been in the same family since pre-WWII.
The paint on its bonnet is missing and there are various other 'scars'. It was laid up during WWII and an incendiary device fell on the garage it was stored in, but the fire extinguished in time to save the car.
It always attracts more genuine interest than any immaculately restored concours winner!
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Jun 12, 2020 17:17:57 GMT
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I love an old or odd ice cream van. A personal favourite for its quaintness This is amazing. Id expect a proper bespoke luxury ice-cream from this one.
I remember buying from those old J Types. Does that date me?
Wish I had a photograph of the converted prewar bus at Alnmouth Northumberland.
I assume the second one is on an Austin Princess chassis - which begs the question anyone seen one on a Rolls Royce chassis?
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