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    wing mirrors electric

    one mirror mounted and looks good .used the door crash bar to weld a bracket on to
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    wing mirrors electric

    After much searching I have elected to use bmw mini electric wing mirrors (7 wire) fitted to the doors . On my loom I have some plugs (7 wire lt and 9 wire rt) that are pre made for the job both sides have a permenant live and permenant earth and then 4 other wires linked between the...
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    South African Roaring Forties Cars in Australia?

    as the owner of the other sa rf car rf118 I can see my chassiss number clearly stampped on the rt rear up right on the rear surface near the top by the bolts for the cross member.any chassiss should be identifiable by this ,again this depends when they were stamped.
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    Roush Engines

    This thread started asking about roush engines and has mentioned their gaurantee which is for 2 year from the day the car goes on the road. THis is why I bought a 342r that came in to the uk at £9000 (18,000us) Currently its sat at the uk dealership with a blown head having been run for less...
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    A few questions re RF Build...SVA...

    Jerry wasnt there something about the height of your front indicators or did the side ones counter this
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    A few questions re RF Build...SVA...

    Paul as I presume its one of the sa cars you are working on and its not mine I have now got a fully working electrical system and have to say it was difficult There were loads of errors in its construction I had a live wire directly connected to theearth on the fuel system thet was a feed...
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    inlet manifold

    Any one got photos of where to put the silicon beads on the gaskets and surround as I am getting a persistent problem of oil and water in valley and sump Its described as a 1/8 bead of silicon prior to placjing the gasket followed by a 1/16 bead on the gasket arround the water channels thanks
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    Grommets

    yes have ordered several parts from them . They have about a 10 day order time to uk. They have been very helpful with bits and advice, Car still not on the road am suffering engine problems .Cant get inlet manifold to stop leaking into oil
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    Grommets

    try Intro I know its over the pond but got mine from them and found them really efficient (to finish mine had to buy from usa and oz)
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    RF ignition switch

    have bought from the new rf and they have been superb at sending things, Just seat belt and mirriors to go OH YEAH plus a roush garanteed engine rebuild and should be on way to sva!!!!
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    rear cv joints

    source found and delt with .There are a multitude of variable size boots out there
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    rear cv joints

    all the rubbers on mine have split /perrished any one know the source of the rubbers only.
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    Another first...Australia

    patrick at southern cross delivered the first two south african rf cars to the uk and all went ok.Yes they were late by one year 6 months but that was some one elses fault!!
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    SPF MKII Mirrors

    Interesting thread as I m just at the point of choosing mirrors .With the uk sva looming are there any out there with sva pass mirrors that look good and function well. Names of make and photos would be good The adjustability from the inside of the car is an issue but removal of the side...
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    gaskets required in UK

    gaskets on their way
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    gaskets required in UK

    I urgently need a pair of FELPRO INLET MANIFOLD GASKETS . part no 1250 does anyone know of a uk stockist . The car is due at a show this coming week end and having striped the engine and washed out the whole thing after an inlet manifold water leak into the oil this is the final reassembly...
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    Bleeding the radiator system

    Totally agree with that. The use of studs would be a much better option. Was speaking to an old garage friend who was very informative about the torque of the bolts. The regieme was torque from centre out in a cross/diagonal pattern to 16-20 lb/ft then repeat increasing torque to23-25 lb/ft...
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    Bleeding the radiator system

    have done that neil to those spec .Unfortuneatley the 2 bolts on the lt bank at position 2 and5 (if you know what i mean) wont torque up .When they were first un done some ali thread came out with them so I will either have to drill and over tap them with a larger bolt or heli coil them. Must...
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    Roaring Forties #103

    looks stunning!
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