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by capri_sam
Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: braking judder
Replies: 4
Views: 1096

Re: braking judder

I've got the same problem. It's a warped disc I've just not got round to changing.
by capri_sam
Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:49 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: You think hitting a deer with a car can be nasty...
Replies: 8
Views: 2383

Re: You think hitting a deer with a car can be nasty...

I won't post a direct pic on here for those who don't want to see it, but...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/ ... plane2.jpg

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/ ... plane1.jpg

Check out the ministry of health decals :lol:
by capri_sam
Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 5
Views: 1895

Re: Eye Candy

Nice bumpers and good bodywork.

Car seems to be running a bit rich though...
by capri_sam
Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:12 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: You think hitting a deer with a car can be nasty...
Replies: 8
Views: 2383

You think hitting a deer with a car can be nasty...

My mate hit a deer with a plane today... Doing his commercials licence at Bournemouth airfield and hit a doe with his twin prop on landing. Scared him half to death apparently and trashed a blade- plane twisted about 45 degrees just after it touched down. Very nearly very nasty. Who wants to see a p...
by capri_sam
Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:08 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Funny moments with a Ford Capri
Replies: 5
Views: 1863

Re: Funny moments with a Ford Capri

Pulling off a quiet moorland road onto a quieter one in the rain...

My mate: "I thought you said this thing was a handful in the wet?"

Me: locks it and floors it.

My mate: "Uuuuh... huh... huuuuuh.... I feel sick."
by capri_sam
Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: CAPRI.me Unique Opportunity
Replies: 2
Views: 1017

Re: CAPRI.me Unique Opportunity

'only' £199? .me's are £15 and not exactly a desirable TLD... Especially if as, at the moment, it's hosting a generic search page and has not been updated since July '08.

I won't name a realistic price, get what you can, what do I know?
by capri_sam
Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:24 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Engine stalling at idle
Replies: 6
Views: 2450

Re: Engine stalling at idle

Yup, my money is on an air leak! Exactly what mine was doing, but I'm running a 24v so not much useful advice I can give. If it helps it was a blown plenum gasket on mine, allowing unmetered air into the system.
by capri_sam
Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:21 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: dodgy repairs that worked?
Replies: 8
Views: 2436

Re: dodgy repairs that worked?

Less K&N and more M&S, I've now done 250 miles with a sock jubilee clipped in place instead of an air filter.
by capri_sam
Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Shoe-string mods
Replies: 14
Views: 3878

Re: Shoe-string mods

1600 axle :) worth exactly the same as the 2.0 one.

Attached to my 24v it really does shift! Also runs out of gears pretty quickly though heh.
by capri_sam
Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:06 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Government thread...
Replies: 21
Views: 4790

Re: Government thread...

rich_jc wrote: I think any union member who voted for Cameron should be refused the right to strike, because they knew what they would get if he got in.

Rich
What about us Union members who voted lib dem?
by capri_sam
Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:45 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Government thread...
Replies: 21
Views: 4790

Re: Government thread...

"The buy now pay later (in every sense) culture got us here. Except we can't pay." Talking government, I still fail to see where all that money went on. Public services which became less efficient? PCSOs on the street who can't actually arrest anyone but look good on the sheet. Traffic wom...
by capri_sam
Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:28 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Mans best friend eh?
Replies: 13
Views: 2563

Re: Mans best friend eh?

Gawd well this is a blast from the past topic!

Do you know, in 6 months I've not been able to polish out that scratch. :competitive:
by capri_sam
Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:35 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Sparky is alive!
Replies: 1
Views: 815

Sparky is alive!

He's been driven to London town, behaving perfectly all the way apart from the dash backlight dying. The car in front of me got hit by a bendybus and the one behind me clipped a bollard (no joke!) but we made it through unscathed. Loving the Cossie, feels just like an Essex but the surge of power ke...
by capri_sam
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:10 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Doesn't look too clever
Replies: 5
Views: 2753

Re: Doesn't look too clever

Hmmm, doesn't look standard to me.

Always worrying when the drivers side roof is higher than the passenger side, with a large dent in the top... Must have hurt!
by capri_sam
Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:10 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Cable Identification Quiz
Replies: 4
Views: 1745

Re: Cable Identification Quiz

Hey Chris, I've just had a thought... Don't they do 4.0l injection cologne engines over there? :D
by capri_sam
Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:27 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: 8v VS 16v engines and CR effects
Replies: 8
Views: 3069

Re: 8v VS 16v engines and CR effects

And the historian bows down to the science teacher! :applaud:
by capri_sam
Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: PSV failure
Replies: 4
Views: 1749

Re: PSV failure

Just print off a dial with mph on it and stick it on?
by capri_sam
Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:30 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: 8v VS 16v engines and CR effects
Replies: 8
Views: 3069

Re: 8v VS 16v engines and CR effects

My (limited) understanding is... With an 8v engine you get a choice of either high bottom end torque or high revs (= high bhp), because you only have one set of valves which can be matched to one or the other. You can have the valve sizes and timings set to somewhere in the middle, but it will be fa...
by capri_sam
Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:07 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: DCOW ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1751

Re: DCOW ???

My guess is Water auto choke?
by capri_sam
Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Top 10 garage.....
Replies: 11
Views: 6203

Re: Top 10 garage.....

1. Sparky. 2. A Riley classic in Gold. 3. Morgan Aeromax in Black. 4. Jaguar E type in Royal Blue. 5. Mercedes Unimog 1300L Camper Conversion, Paris Dakar spec (God I miss that truck, could have done with a few £K spent on it though!) . 6. Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 7. 69 charger RT in Daytona Yello...