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May 17, 2011 16:30:23 GMT
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My old Mk3.5 served me well for the last few years but is no longer needed and now it's MOT has run out. It still has a couple of months tax but will need a new steering column UJ and the side light switch fixing for an MOT. I bodged an extra switch in to get by but the stalk needs replacing for a proper fix. It's got a rusty rear valence. It looks like it was replaced early on in the car's life and not protected very well but isn't a problem as far as MOT goes. It's got plenty of minor dents and scratches. That's just about all the bad points I can think of out of the way. Good points: Mechanically it's fine - Good old rattley HCS engine runs like a champ and always managed at least 50mpg. It had two new tyres, exhaust back box and new brakes all round last year. Tidy interior. Handy towbar. Comfy ride. Corking heater for the winter months. Entertaining handling. Someone give it a good home or use some bits off it to keep another Fiesta on the road. Feel free to make me an offer for any parts you might want. You can all guess what a ratty Fiesta looks like but have a few bad pics anyway
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Last Edit: May 17, 2011 16:33:02 GMT by kabman
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They came off a Suzuki SJ. I think they're 6J, PCD is 5x139.7 Also fit Lada Nivas and various Suzuki and Daihatsu 4x4s. They're free to anyone who can make use of them - just come and get them from Warwick/Gaydon.
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this wins all day for me. its plain, simple.......fantastic. I usually prefer my beetles with a proper lid, and have a real dislike for convertibles on the whole. not from a styling point of view, because there are some stunners, I'm just not a wind in my hair sort of guy. My old car! It's had a change of wheels from the Sprintstars I had on it.
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^ What he said ^ Except I'd own one (if I had the need for a small car). What he said. Except I did need a small car so I bought one
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Apr 26, 2011 20:46:22 GMT
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ford coupe body with a typical vw engine hung out the rear, wonder why no one has done it yet? Ed Roth sort of did with the Globe Hopper. I don't usually like trikes but love this.
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Now that's going to be a SERIOUS bbq ! Has next door got something similar? I'm going on the chimney pot sticking up. For inspiration, here's a pic of the barbeque at a villa we rented in Greece. Room for a buffalo on the grill. That's my Dad firing up the oven. I think he overdid it with the wood - it would cook a pizza in about 15 seconds
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kabman
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I had a 90SL (same as the one in the first picture) as a daily hack back in the 80's. I bought it for 200 quid, mainly for the engine (998 Cooper with a single SU) as the rest of it crumbled away in the proper Italian tradition. Just before it got scrapped I cut off the roof and welded up the doors and my brother and I used it to go to a Mini show. Great fun until it poured with rain on the way home and we had to hide under a motorway bridge because we couldn't see where we were going
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Apr 10, 2011 19:31:24 GMT
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Is the membrane in carb OK? I'll second this. Smokey exhaust and revs hunting? The gasket between the carb and tank has a diaphram that acts as the fuel pump. They are prone to splitting but a new one's less than a fiver. I've just fixed mine today - for about the fourth time
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kabman
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Jan 11, 2011 12:07:11 GMT
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Last Edit: Jan 11, 2011 12:11:00 GMT by kabman
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Years ago, when my wife was racing, we wrote to loads of parts companies asking for sponsorship. No freebies were forthcoming but some wrote back offering us a discount if we bought their stuff along with a wad of stickers. Only a couple made it onto the car but there were enough to cover a few bikes and the inside of the garage door
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Nov 11, 2010 14:33:56 GMT
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When I owned a PAO no body knew what it was. I'd often find people staring at the badge on the grill - the only place on the car where it said 'Nissan' in tiny letters. I also had an Innocenti Mini - the Bertone hatchback type. People generally thought it was a Fiat. This never gets mistaken for anything other than a Beetle but plenty of people have tried to tell me it's four wheel drive.
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Last Edit: Nov 11, 2010 14:38:06 GMT by kabman
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Nov 11, 2010 10:57:05 GMT
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I see you're in the West Midlands. Anywhere near Solihull? I've got some left over Nato olive synthetic you can have. I painted my military Beetle with it several years ago. I'm just redoing it in desert sand and will probably have plenty of that left too (only comes in 5 litre tins and I only needed 2l). This stuff is meant for shipping containers. It goes on a treat and is tough as. There's a distributor in Walsall. I find it's a lot quicker to spray using an HVLP setup than roller it. You'd still need to do plenty of masking/dismantling for a tidy finish and most of the work is in the prep anyway. I find it's just as easy, and a lot quicker, to spray using an HVLP setup than roller it. You'd still need to do plenty of masking/dismantling for a tidy finish and most of the work is in the prep anyway.
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Last Edit: Nov 11, 2010 11:15:46 GMT by kabman
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I once ordered a pair of tyres from, I think, Blackcircle and their website gives you the option of fitting at one of their agents. I chose a handy local garage from the list. The tyres were delivered straight to the garage to be fitted whenever I went in. Worked out the cheapest for me and a much more pleasant experience than Kwikfit.
Since then I've bought a manual tyre changer and do my own but if they were low profile and/or expensive wheels I'd use the same garage again.
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I disagree about hydrogen - Sheffield University have a Focus 1.6 Zetec running on hydrogen. To me, the ability to run my existing retro cars on a zero emission fuel is far more the future than having to buy a 2017 model hybrid when the oil runs out in 2030 or whatever.... Hydrogen is nothing new. We had a Transit minibus running on hydrogen when I was at Loughborough University circa 1986. Getting the Pinto to run on gas was a doddle. Keeping the hydrogen where it was supposed to be was the biggest issue. Hydrogen will never become a mainstream fuel because of the difficulties (and dangers) of storage and refuelling . The nanny state is already doing it's best to restrict anything remotely dangerous. Does anyone honestly think they will let us drive about with tanks full of high pressure explosive gas? It's difficult enough to get argoshield these days
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Oct 13, 2010 12:33:37 GMT
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Lambda 0.954 is rich. Hence the high CO.
I'm not familiar with Golfs but I'd make sure the coolant temperature sensor is OK and look for any exhaust leaks that will affect the lambda sensor.
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This is a famous one. You've got to love the driver's expression.
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Sept 9, 2010 10:42:06 GMT
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I've had Beetle's as a daily car for the last 15 years. Mine's totally reliable but that's only after many, many years of learning the hard way how to maintain an old car. It's a bit slow, relatively thirsty and there's not much luggage space but that's it. Contrary to what you'll hear, the heater is fine if it's maintained right.
If you want a reliable daily I'd recommend a late '60's car that's as standard as possible. Stay away from anything with twin carbs, chrome engine tat, smoooooved bodywork, etc. There are very few Beetles about that haven't been messed about with over the years. If it's had the engine and gearbox replaced I'd be asking myself why. 'New' Porsche wheels will most likely be repros and will look curse word at the first hint of winter weather.
If it really has 'never been welded' then it's either:
a) Rotten and will need welding.
b) Completely original and hence too good a car to use as a daily driver.
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