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Make sure the gap is correct on the new spark plugs too.

Did you check also the gap of the spark plugs? You might find that they are way over gapped from use. My coon was running like a bag of arse recently and correcting the spark plug gaps from 1.7+mm down to the specified 1mm fixed it.

1 hour ago, k-trips said:

I guess opinions are like clitorises. Every cunt's got one. 

I sent your quote to my son and he came back with the following that he said almost slipped out in the office the other day,

If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis.

Fal fucking coon mate. Good score.

I'm sure many of us have bought similarly shagged cars with new wofs only to have a huge list of stuff to fix for the next one.

16 minutes ago, dabuzz said:

One amazing survivor car with only 9 miles on the odo got disqualified as it was not roadworthy - no WOF or Reg (dont think it ever had been).

 

To me that is not a survivor car but rather a never really born car. Interesting collectors piece but if you actually used it it would lose its specialness.

I have seen a few real survivor cars here in the South. Old, well used, and still in regular use.

Localish ones include '27 Dodge Brothers 4 sold new here in Balclutha, as of six years ago owned and regularly used by an old geezer resident in Milton, and a '60 Fairlane 500 with over 300,000 miles on still being dailied by the original owner when I spied it at a show in Southland in 2013.

I have nothing against concours competitions and would go for a look / dream if close by but none of my vehicles could ever be that tidy. I like driving them too much.

Have a read of this for inspiration / a look at what someone else is doing.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/175837/building-fast-16v-allegro

Might be the go in my full grandpa spec Wolseley though don't you think? Full on stealth mode.

On my XC the dashlight dimmer went from a pale glow to nothing at all.

On 30/01/2017 at 22:32, Seedy Al said:

Did he also state that it "goes hatd for what it is"

 

Also re:Rover v8. Of course it uses all the gas.  Its not like they are known for being efficient. 3.5 liters of soul destroying doom.

Triumph 3500 is actually hungrier than their V8 Discovery which I think is a 3.9. 

The tyres should have about 40 pounds in them. Maybe 35 but def more than the handbook says.

When I bought my '51 Vanguard it ran 10 psi oil pressure on start up and the gauge dropped to zero when it got warm. Still ran sweet though. 

Wanted to like your post with the new pup but I've run out of likes for the day.

Can only trace the line back around 800 years with the odd gap but educated guessing says Norman invader stock (think 1066) therefore Viking.

I'm Ngati Whitehonky myself but I've got some very dark cousins. Does that count?

Ah, that explains everything. Gis a couple of blank ones eh? I'll fill in the details when I decide what car to put them on.

Where does he get a wof?

14 hours ago, smokin'joe said:

what!! no mention of tape and zip-ties ??

I can't afford zip ties but I've got plenty of hay bale string. Will that do?

Obviously you've balanced the wheels. Some of the symptoms sound a bit like my wife's Laser when it dropped a couple of balance weights. Of course she didn't notice just like she didn't notice when the back shocks were fucked.

That doesn't explain the gear stick shake though.

I think that is what my boss used on his Cortina. Reckoned it was the proper thing to do for the side strips that don't have clips.

Are you an engineer's draughtsman too?

No more nails or equivalent adhesive to the approval of the engineer used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and specification.

Like Nascar?

Like spreading your legs Dane?