Enbloc
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Apr 19, 2021 14:11:00 GMT
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Yes, thats me!
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Enbloc
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Apr 18, 2021 10:19:08 GMT
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Nice looking falcon Enbloc where was the pic taken? Funny story that too! North Weald airfield during a sprint last year. The Falcon wagon that Als Truckin' was moving is my dads, lol. Small world.
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Enbloc
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Apr 17, 2021 22:59:31 GMT
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Another Falcon owner here. Reading your purchase story it sounded familiar and I went back and looked at your pictures and recognised the location! I went to view a Ranchero there before I bought my hardtop. Same deal didn’t really know anything about the car but it had a “roller” motor! It was all complete and running, I was a serious buyer so of course I wanted to test drive it. Oh no, we can’t take it on the road. Well that was a deal breaker for me and made it clear it was. He eventually agreed to a test drive to the end of the driveway. I pulled away in it at about 5mph and had gone about 15ft and he suddenly had a complete freak out in the cab like I was completely out of control of the truck and he feared for his life! This overreaction continued the whole length of the driveway, I’d barely gotten it out of 1st gear, until we got to the public road at which point he was a nervous wreck. I just wanted to burst out laughing, I thought it was a wind up but he was genuinely in massive distress! Really nice guy, super chatty and awesome cars but I don’t think he’d ever driven any of them or had any attention to do so.
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Enbloc
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Apr 17, 2021 13:21:59 GMT
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I'm not really surprised.
They blocked non-US residents from all thier online content/websites last year, killed most of the magazines and now blocked the streaming app. It seems utter madness in a shrinking world where everything is a global market. As its just run by a suited corporation now I'm sure the changes are purely money/profit driven.
Being a Motortrend subscriber from the start and a non-US subscriber we've had a pretty raw deal. Only access to a fraction of the content available and constantly blocking series of shows for extended periods of time and yet we pay the same subscription price?
Yes I can jump through hoops to continue with access but why should I? They axed the dailies, axed Junkyard Gold and going by some of the recent show refreshes they are gradually turning it all into mainstream Discovery drivel anyway.
Its the start of the end. I'll be over on Youtube
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Last Edit: Apr 17, 2021 13:22:50 GMT by Enbloc
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Jan 31, 2021 17:46:03 GMT
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As title looking for any issues of CCC magazine going from '97 backwards.
Willing to travel to collect if in bulk. South East and surrounding within reason.
W.H.Y?
Thanks.
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Enbloc
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Jan 12, 2021 17:22:48 GMT
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I believe the reason that random series become unavailable is due to licensing. They get sold or licenced to other channels for a period of time. I've seen the same thing happen on Netflix. They do eventually become available again.
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Enbloc
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Oct 28, 2020 21:07:12 GMT
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I think its laziness and it will catch up at some point.
The same thing happened with the Motortrend App. Huge amounts of the content disappeared over night to UK viewers. Most of it has returned now as they sorted out the legal side of things.
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Enbloc
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Oct 18, 2020 13:59:18 GMT
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Many pages back I was most taken with the Land Rover’s 5-port brake Union, so Glen sent me one! I finally got it plumbed in and it has greatly improved the over-complicated mess I had before. Thanks Glen.
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Enbloc
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Aug 30, 2020 22:25:20 GMT
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Was it fiction?
Henry Gregor Felson might be your man/author.
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Enbloc
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Aug 15, 2020 21:43:10 GMT
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Great write up.
Same issue as everyone else with floor paint. The concrete dusting drives me insane.
The Costco tiles look smart.
Great looking garage as well!
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Enbloc
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May 17, 2020 19:34:04 GMT
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Browsing US Ebay 10-15 yrs ago, I came across a listing for a genuine '32 Ford roadster. You couldn't have listed it anymore worse than it had been. Listed at a weird time for the Americans, complete car listed under parts, two words in the title, barely a sentence in the description and 3 or 4 photos taken in a pitch black garage, 6 inches from the car and at weird angles not really showing anything but showing enough to confirm what it was and a few details. It was $1100, buy it now. About £700 at the time. I looked at it, looked at it again. I was the 7th viewer on the counter. Now this was when scammers were starting to get ahold on Ebay. I looked at it one more time, thought SCAM and moved on. It wasn't a scam... A real deal original '40's Californian Hot Rod "garage find". Not only that it turned out to be famous car with a famous owner that had been lost for years. As pulled out the garage. This how the car looked in the Ebay pictures. As it looks now. Three figure $$$ car now.
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Enbloc
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Apr 22, 2020 19:25:11 GMT
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The five port one appears to be 4 x 3/8” UNF and 1 x 1/8” NPT. The four port one is al 3/8” Thanks for the info and pics. Didn't realise the original picture showed a 5-port, thought it was only 4! The 4-ports only seem to come in inverted flare, didn't realise you could get a 5-port union. Your old is 5-port is perfect, 3/8 UNF inverted flare with the single 1/8 NPT port. I'd be interested if you don't want it anymore? Let me know.
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Enbloc
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Is this a standard Land Rover part? I've looked everywhere for a 3-way fitting with a 4th brake light switch port. Is the switch port 1/8 npt or Unf like the brake fittings?
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Enbloc
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Sept 27, 2019 20:01:57 GMT
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If you are talking about Aerotight all metal nuts, then nylocs are lighter due to less steel in their construction. However, I call your lightened and rifle drilled bolts and raise you titanium nuts and drilled titanium bolts :-) Obvious really... ! Food for thought?
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Sept 25, 2019 18:42:31 GMT
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I’m sure you know answer to this question. What’s lighter in weight, a nylock or aero style lock nut?! I find myself doing this everytime I pick up a bolt...
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Enbloc
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May 27, 2019 21:03:18 GMT
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Thanks! Great shot. Who gets credit for the pictures?
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Last Edit: May 27, 2019 21:04:04 GMT by Enbloc
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May 27, 2019 11:21:54 GMT
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Yup! Just hitting power out of the chicane There is a photo of a 39 Ford doing the same with his wheel in the air! Do you mean my black '36? Do you remember where you saw the picture?
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Apr 29, 2019 20:13:41 GMT
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I have received my Sat afternoon track time confirmation. All paid up for track time and event tickets with confirmation code.
Logged in to site to edit details, couldn’t find anything/anyway to edit details.
I have now entered a second vehicle for static display which I can edit details about.
🤪 Completely confused!
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Enbloc
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Dec 16, 2018 21:54:45 GMT
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How have you found the fit of the aluminium replacement matrix?
I'm looking to do the same but have read the aluminium matrix are shorter or narrower?
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Enbloc
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Oct 21, 2018 21:18:45 GMT
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Curious that you run on R888 tyres. I found these tyres completely useless for sprints/hillclimbs as you don't get any heat in them. They are a trackday tyre, which they excell at, so really need heat the more the better. I found them awfull when cold. Interesting, yes they are R888Rs. What vehicle were you running and what pressures were you using? It may also help that I cut out my inner arches so they motor is right next to the tyres and I do have quite an elaborate and lengthy warming up procedure as he is oil cooled... that probs helps me. I also use it for road miles as well, where they are excellent in the dry but will spin up when accelerating in 4th on the motorway... eek. I ran them many years ago on a series 2 106 rallye, in someways a similar car being fwd and lightweight. I drove it daily and also used it for sprints and track days, all on R888 tyres. I got on alright with them on the road but was told many times that they weren't great in the wet. I didn't encounter anything untoward in the wet but properly subconsciously backed off as well! When sprinting it would be 50/50 wether it was a clean run or not, driver skill not included! The biggest indication of tyre heat differences was competing at Lydden Hill. The sprint finished early and the organisers allowed people to hot lap, untimed, if you wished. Doing this allowed me to get and keep heat in the tyres. The car was like night and day difference compared to the earlier timed runs on cold tyres. Same with trackdays. First 2-3 laps out on cold tyres would be a case of tip toeing round, but once the heat was there, nothing would unstick that car. Sorry, can't help with pressures mainly because I don't remember!
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2018 21:21:36 GMT by Enbloc
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