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On “ how to put your mother in law in a home “ forum it’s very busy , some graphic pictures of mother in laws being handcuffed and gagged were removed from Facebook WHY ? .....Id join facebook just to see that ! , ha ha , you could just send your pix straight to me Jason , instead of re-posting on fb

I dont think its fair to say no good will ever come of it , you could say that about religion , war , same sex marriages ,easter trading ,trans gender surgery ,the www ,cosmetic surgery ( a good set of tits is never a bad thing but natural is better ) and arse implants,........I dont get that at all...

Well yeah , but the sizes asked about by the OP are not run of the mill sizes and would most likely be fitted to modified vehicles from the 70's or 80's that originally had 165 - 185 wide tires . I think now most people see the benefits of larger diameter rims ( bigger brakes ) and thusly that where...

Dunno about the ethanol proofness as we dont (yet ) have ethanol in our fuel, but it is something I have thought about as it will effect probly all my vehicles ..............far out ! Ive just had a add up and I have 26 i.c.e,s ( internal combustion engines ) and two external com...... Thats inc wee...

Yeah , just short bits , maybe 2" long at either end of the main and return fuel line . I think my main fuel hose is plastic.

Im pretty sure there is some of that old line still on my Capri

R9 fuel line ? Ah yes but is it furry critter proof. Can you get R9 spec fuel hose with braided stainless outer?...........that would fix the little cnuts . Dont tip no more petrol in tho aye , not till you fix the leak 😉. At least you didnt use a wet n dry vacuum cleaner to suck fuel out of the car...

Fordoholic Nick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:07 pm

Have a great day fella

What ! couldnt find a dancing sheep Nick ?
Happy birthday Jason

For example, it states on page 101 that the plastic side trims inside the boot "were always black".... Perhaps grey is the new black? :lol: Andrew. Don't tell that to my brown ones in the GL!! 😂 mine are brown ....well were till I painted them :D and the sun does fade the clock hands as i...

I think these conversions were popular because thats what was easily available way back when Capris were new. Now there are several kits available to many different spec's (and budgets ) .......that come with all brackets ,bolts and spacers needed.......just bolt it on . Save yourself some agro(mayb...

Major_Tom wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:43 pm I'll pop out and have a look with my tape measure.

Set your valve clearance 1st

The higher the pressure the more strain on the oil pump drive,.........and some are only just up to the task in stock form . Just where in the oil system the gauge is can affect how it does its job.

Can see how a relatively hefty steel cam gear could cause extra bearing wear compared to a lighter ally one.........now that I think about it

The guy back left looks like a lot of bus drivers

Any way you could lap them in a bit ? Im wondering just how consistent the distance between camshaft and crankshaft centrelines is . Bit of difference here must effect how the gear sets sound. Just looking at the cam gear , specially if it's ally ,Im thinkin a bit of sound deadening would go some wa...

Major_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:34 am

I took the picture

Ha ha ha good answer Tom

I bought a new timing light a while ago ( got an optilux ), just a basic xenon bulb job . I saw there are ones you can dial up how much advance you want 🤔, so you can set the light to 8deg and look for tdc on the pulley .........instead of just lookin for 8deg on the pulley,...........beats the shit...

Thanks for the family portrait Tom .........which one are you ?

I also notice that modern cars in general, and the 207CC in particular, has a vast monolith of plastic forward of the dash, taking up so much room that the rear seats are totally useless as seats. What's in there? Why does it have to take up such a lot of room? I also noticed that. In some modern c...

:agree: But they aint that hard to sort . Basically pull it to bits ( see you tube tutorials )check cylinder bore , clean the bits , fit new seals where the old ones were and put it back together . Checking the cylinder bore is a really good look at it ,looking for pitting /corrosion and or scoring .