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    Good bye Locost 7 Hello GT40!!

    How about a v10 viper powered viento :shocked:
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    Rear Bonnet Opens While Driving

    Dan Try here http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/catalogue/...C01&from=search Site is a bit slow today, but does come up. Dave
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    Revenue collecting in UK

    If you are driving in South Yorkshire it may pay you to watch your speed around the Sheffield area, the local Revenue Collecting Service (formally known as the South Yorkshire Police Force)are using two new types of speed camera oops! sorry! SAFETY camera. The first is attached to the extending...
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    Barn Find GT40 Replica

    Iain, You have an A1 chassis, it uses the complete front sub frame from a Cortina bolted onto the wierd front chassis T piece. I would think that Cortina sub frames are a bit difficult to find nowdays, except that I have the one I got with my chassis, unused and complete with steering rack and...
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    Storing the body

    [ QUOTE ] I know that the conventional wisdom is that the body will sag over time but has anyone actually tested the theory? [/ QUOTE ] I helped a friend build a Tiger(7 clone) the bonnet(hood) had a 25mm gap at the join with the nose cone and a 15mm gap at the scuttle end, looked bloody...
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    half shaft angle to the transaxle??

    This Excel watsit was designed to work out prop angles on bike engined cars, but works just as well calculating drive shaft angles, Dave
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    Maximum driver height ?? And one or two other Newbie Qs:

    Re: Maximum driver height ?? And one or two other Newbie Qs Tornado do a modification that allows the door top to be removed, part no: 40-102 in body fitting section http://www.tornadosportscars.co.uk/TS40/partslist.html
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    Mirage gt40

    Mike Is this any use?
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    Hand brake answer?

    Ian The Saab system is good, but the beauty of the Marlin system is that you can convert just about any 1,2,4 or 6 pot calliper for rear wheel use and it uses the callipers full size pads for about the same price as the tiny Willwood spot callipers, for very little extra weight . Marlin are at...
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    WANTED!

    Re:more funnies WANTED! Yea! Women can iron and watch TV at the same time now thats impresive.I'll be really impressed when they learn how to reverse into a parking space
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    Crossover vs non crossover

    While I realise that on the 302 the pipes run clockwise as per the dizzy, crossing over every other cylinder ie: the left collector is 5-2-3-8 ,the right collector is 1-4-7-6 as far as I am aware , My question is, would using this system work for a SBC or LBC or even the Rover V8?
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    WANTED!

    Re:more funnies WANTED! Plus, If a man standing alone in the middle of a forest says something, and there isn't a woman around......Is he still wrong?
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    WANTED!

    Re:more funnies WANTED! OK, one from the wife Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be...
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    Hand brake answer?

    Is this what we've all been waiting for? http://www.marlincars.co.uk/news_marlin.htm
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    Petrol cap source ?

    Is this one any good? http://www.nfauto.co.uk/fuel_cap_new.htm
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