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Have just got my 40 back on the road after a year in the shed . So yesterday per mot gave it a good clean ran it for a while and all was fine. Today the smiths water temperature is reading 90 at rest and then around 140 when running. I know this is incorrect as the temperature controlled fans...

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try MSM insurance they did mine at 356 for 3000 miles no tracker ,third year with them always very competitive MSM Insurance

I could also do with those pins on that cobra wheel they must be available some where !,

My rf has the 6 speed from an audi a 8 manual which was only available from germany. It is a edf code one which includes an oil pump to run to a cooler(rad) It takes a 460 bhp 342 roush engine with no problem so far. Was 3000 pounds and ordered directly from audi uk .I am sure that it would be...

yep got the same app but wasn't sure it was accurate

Having just been sound tested at 108,5 db I NEED TO MODIFY MY EXHAUSTS (MUFFLERS).does anyone know of a good system and meter to check the levels. The track insisted that testing was at 4500 rpm so as you guessed I wasnt able to test the car.Already have the bundle of snakes ,Its the boxes that...

yep!! shouldn't write these things in a hurry at work

On my car started with 410 glow worm bulbs in viva lights and because of the perspex couldnt correctly set the lights .The perspex caused too much reflection and refraction. Took off sheilds for sva then up graded to t5 halogen bulbs. their effect was again muted by the perspex. now have legal...

just passed a gt40 on back of lorry beige front clip blue doors and rear clip .Looks like just a body chassis with out light holes cut out. Is this some ones local to Devon ?

i bought a brand new box from germany from an a8 6 spd manual with code edf which is the one with the built in oil cooler pump not all of them have this feature.

looking forward to this one as with chris s i was envolved in the saga of the old rf and to say the new rf boys have been helpful would be an understatement

My BMW mini mirrors cost 40£ each on eBay then used landrover mirror switch for retraction mini top hat switch for up/ down l/r and simple 5 min relay with toggle switch for heater elements which all in cost another 40£ . Then ther was the wiring to include illuminated switches. So all in about...

if you need electric just go bmw mini as you then have choice of retracting/interior control /and heated personally think they look good and suit the car and i can see behind

Just done a little research into the audi a 8 box that I fitted and it is used in the a 8 diesel which has up to 590 ft lb of tourque at the fly wheel. perhaps when looking at audi the a8 box is preferential for v 8 torque figures ,mine was 435 ft lb if I remember correctly

well i've had no booze and when the car arrived from sa the knock on adapters were labled lf,lr.rf & rr thus the assembled car with normal threads rt side so looks like Ive made the cock up ,Look into everything before assembly would be a good lesson

having recently had a related problem I saw an 'old timers tool' for tightening The spinners(see classic car sept) It showed that the right hand side wheels should be un-done in a clockwise direction !! Is this right as mine undo anticlockwise rt side clock wise left or have I made a cock up .

Thank you paul for the simple fix .

Thanks as always will p.m you the photos of the gear box mounts and engine mounts as well as the closeness of the box . I'm sure its a simple remedy

I am encountering a problem with my gear box hitting the left hand lower chasis rail opposite the lower wish bone mounting point.It appears that the engine torque causes a clock wise rotation of the whole drive unit (if viewing from the rear) which then angles the a8 box so the lower casing bolt...