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When you get the cam fitted and still want a bit more but still want carbs then have a look at bike carbs. DIY manifold kits around for £70. Much smoother driving than any type of Webers, better fuel economy and massive unrestricted airflow when you want it. An old 1600 that doesn't rattle & kno...

The special 'end-of-run' model was named the 280S (previous name was Capri 500) and had the unique original colour 'Brooklands Green' made up just for that model. Because of this these last cars got the nickname 'Brooklands.' They also came to be known as Cabbages because the later ones were reputed...

More weight in the boot of the car! If you reduce the internal angle of the triangle as measured at the 'Front Spring Eye - X' then the distance from that point (X) to the 'Rearmost Arm Bush - Y ' will increase as the internal angle at the 'Bush on the Front of the Arm - Z' becomes larger. To put it...

2.8 Spec to reduce road noise from the wider tyres fitted to them.
Easy to make from a bit of tin sheet & old door/boot rubber seal.
No need to fix to the outer wing if secured well inboard.

Happy New Year. Perhaps someone had a bit of early inside info last year: http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russia-simulated-full-scale-war-against-nato-says-military-commander/ar-BBI4I2O?li=BBoPWjQ "more than 10,000 in the area near the north of Finland and Norway" "the drill rehea...

What Bug said :!: I use the A-Frame kit which triangulates between leaf spring front mount eye/axle-to-spring/axle-to-front eye, this is the important bit of the rear suspension as far as lateral movement goes. The rearmost section of spring has movement in the rear hanger bushes which need to swing...

You might find that you need to raise or lower the axle-to-body to get the saddle clamps to fit. If they won't line up with the captive threads then don't struggle with them, move the axle up/down a bit. The more important question is that with a Cosworth engine I expect you'll want to be using it, ...

Taken at my local Asda four weeks ago. I turned into the same lane just behind him so parked up next to him for a chat:



The Mustangs are nice motors but mine fits me like an old pair of gloves so I'll stick with it.

I think it's time to reclaim the road tax for December to February, she won't be going out in this.

Something a bit abstract for any web developers of investors out there: You may have heard of Bitcoin, the crypto-currency used for online transactions (if not then Google it.) There is also Etherium which uses the crypto-currency:Ether. This is another very important platform similar to Bitcoin tha...

It's not really a cosmetic surface under there & you're likely to be the only one to see them. Any old bit of tin sheet will do the job - use a couple of bits of cardboard as templates to make it easier. Some old rubber door/screen seals work fine for protective edging or a length of rubber tube...

Oh, Hollywood again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrX08PxUNY

How long before you can't tell the difference?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY

As per Bug's comment - I got a metered 12volts at the washer pump (that I had tested as working o.k. at the battery) but on the car it would not work. 12 volts isn't enough if there are no AMPS with it. A corroded wire with one strand of copper left in it was the problem.

After 4 miles it sounds like something is heating up. Wheel bearing is prime suspect. It may have been tightened too much, they must not be tight as they are a tapered bearing. Lots of cars use bearing with parallel inner & outer races with balls or rollers in between that must be torqued tight ...

If the pipe was fitted with any clearance at all - which would normally have been so then it's your tyre that's catching on the exhaust! Subtle difference.
Fit an axle location kit then the axle won't move as far on heavy right-cornering.

You probably have one of these:



You probably need one of the other two!
All off various pinto kits.

If it's for your 2.8 then best tell him it's an Atlas axle.

From your first description of the problem I thought the same as pbar - crud in the carb jets. I've also had that issue. Poor sparks after running for just a few miles from good will often be the points closing up due to them being pants these days ( for the last twenty years ) They are cheaply made...

Two telling tales, thanks chaps! A bit of a shame that Doggles didn't hang about long enough for you to give him a biscuit or a crust off one of your picnic sarnies but he would surely have been just as content on his next guiding job. As you all know well, these shooting companions are among the mo...