Well my nutty jack russell max has been diagnosed with mitral valve disease but it can be controlled with tablets so he will live a few more years which has cheered me up I thought we were going to lose him
Two cars I know well.Weather looks like it might be okay for Italian car day at Brooklands , about 20 miles away from me .
I'm not going this year ,car not ready due to lethargy and procrastination but I am glad that the show won't be ruined by constant rain .
It's always going to be a decent day if I walk out my house and one of the first cars I see is nice / interesting.
Today it was a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 or 6 ? followed by a Chevy Nova with some mods .
I've managed to keep my weight down while laid up. Must be the muscle mass that atrophied.
That looks lovely. Inspiring stuff!Subframe restoration going well, virtually no rust on it when I finally got it out, and what was there was very mild surface rust.
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After a couple of days sanding painting, wire brushing and plating, it’s all going back together and looks amazing so this is what I keep smiling at
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This is the first time in a while that I haven't had a V8. The largest I had was a 6.4L in a 1965 Mercury land yacht, that was my first car. Something every 16 year old needs. The smallest was the 4.8L in the Chevy pick up we traded in last year for the 3L diesel Ford pickup. Both were comparable in HP but the 6.4 was what we call a 'torque pig'. A lot of grunt on the low end. Most of the ones I've had in the last 50 years have been in the 5L range which is a good compromise for HP, torque, and fuel mileage on this side of the pond.I saw the Chevy again some hours later this afternoon , heard a large V8 start up and then saw it turn out of a side street behind me and go away the other direction , has huge rear tyres in a dragster style
I've never owned a V8 , biggest I managed was a 3.1 V6 in an RS Capri , genuine MK1 type .
My experience of Evos is from a friend also from my Ford RS days , he part swapped an Escort RS1600i with a dodgy turbo conversion for a Tommi Makinen edition Evo 6 , what a good deal that turned out to be and then for good measure he bought another for the Nurburgring trips and saves the value of the first one in his garage .
If it was the current body style Charger, either the 5.7 or the 6.4 engine. If the old style body, either a 426 or 440 cubic inch.Friend of mine had a dodge charger 'dukes of hazard' model can't remember the cc but it was a kin enormous engine that done about 12 to the gallon, bonnet was about a mile long had a drive in it once like being in a motor boat lol
It was one of early 70sIf it was the current body style Charger, either the 5.7 or the 6.4 engine. If the old style body, either a 426 or 440 cubic inch.
My SIL just traded in his Dodge Ram 2500 with the 6.4 for a Jeep Gladiator Mojave pick up with the 3.6 V6. He says the pros of the Gladiator vs the Ram are gas mileage, easier to park, and it's a Jeep. Cons are no more 0 to 60 in four seconds, can't cruise at 90 mph all day long, and, because he's a big guy, he can't 'Manspread' in the Gladiator. He seems to think that the Gladiator will happily tow our camping trailer. I got rid of the Chevy because it didn't.
He did have trust issues with the 6.4, though. At 38K miles, the engine was replaced due to some internal racket at start up. Don't know what it was but his uncle, who is some kind of exec at Chrysler, got involved to get the engine replaced. The new engine started making the same noise at start up, so he said,"Time to go."
Right now, for whatever political reason this month, diesel is now cheaper in Illannoy than regular grade gas.(Yeah, yeah. You guys call it petrol.)
Exactly the same as this same colour tooIf it was the current body style Charger, either the 5.7 or the 6.4 engine. If the old style body, either a 426 or 440 cubic inch.
My SIL just traded in his Dodge Ram 2500 with the 6.4 for a Jeep Gladiator Mojave pick up with the 3.6 V6. He says the pros of the Gladiator vs the Ram are gas mileage, easier to park, and it's a Jeep. Cons are no more 0 to 60 in four seconds, can't cruise at 90 mph all day long, and, because he's a big guy, he can't 'Manspread' in the Gladiator. He seems to think that the Gladiator will happily tow our camping trailer. I got rid of the Chevy because it didn't.
He did have trust issues with the 6.4, though. At 38K miles, the engine was replaced due to some internal racket at start up. Don't know what it was but his uncle, who is some kind of exec at Chrysler, got involved to get the engine replaced. The new engine started making the same noise at start up, so he said,"Time to go."
Right now, for whatever political reason this month, diesel is now cheaper in Illannoy than regular grade gas.(Yeah, yeah. You guys call it petrol.)
And after all our advice to Fiat owners about battery issues.Stupid citroen, and it's many random faults. It's done it before, and done it again at the weekend. Engine fault, ABS fault, DPF fault, ESP fault, hillstart fault....
Then go in with diagbox to see the faults, and everything from injectors to oil level sensors, headlights to steering wheel controls, everything all reporting errors.
And the real fault is a low battery, not that low, the car still turns over ok and starts, just that the electrics are very sensitive to voltage dips and have a mini fit. New battery and all is good
I like cars electronics, helpful reluable easy, and of couse so cheap to repairStupid citroen, and it's many random faults. It's done it before, and done it again at the weekend. Engine fault, ABS fault, DPF fault, ESP fault, hillstart fault....
Then go in with diagbox to see the faults, and everything from injectors to oil level sensors, headlights to steering wheel controls, everything all reporting errors.
And the real fault is a low battery, not that low, the car still turns over ok and starts, just that the electrics are very sensitive to voltage dips and have a mini fit. New battery and all is good
Bring back the old cars eh!I like cars electronics, helpful reluable easy, and of couse so cheap to repair
..... not really lol ing much at all.. .aybe you could wash the old batteriies out and build ashed out of them, or an attractive sommer house. Lead walls , doubles as a new killer fallout summerhouse. See everyone wins!
I actually so agree. I remember having a very poor battery in my old Austin, but it still had enough to run. Starting on the handle was only an issue in heavy traffic if you stalled. The along came my Herald and it had no handle. It still had a slot in the bumper but no lug on the pulley and no handle. Its been down hill ever since. Im not even sure I can even bump or tow start the Panda TA 4x4.... And you cant tow it two wheels off the deck.etcetera etceterac etcetera in the words ot Yul BrynnerBring back the old cars eh!
Who needs a battery? Just a starting handle, a magneto and maybe a couple of paraffin lamps for driving at night.
Back in around 1979 when garage I was working at was quiet with bosses permission I snooped in an old lock up on the premises and found a 1947 Vauxhall 14, we got it running and even Moted it, we had to fit Aeroquip racing brake hoses as nothing original available at the time and the guy who started that company was in Totnes a few miles away.It lasted 7 years, so cant complain, just wish it would fail like a normal old car rather than as it does.
Just imagine a modern car... May be I should remove the panda ecu and dash and wire it up on the christmas tree.Back in around 1979 when garage I was working at was quiet with bosses permission I snooped in an old lock up on the premises and found a 1947 Vauxhall 14, we got it running and even Moted it, we had to fit Aeroquip racing brake hoses as nothing original available at the time and the guy who started that company was in Totnes a few miles away.
The end of the story was that the original Lucas battery we put on charge and it started the car after it being in the lock up since the 1950s as the owner refused to pay for the engine rebuild.
My boss sold it to a guy in Ireland , lent him the trade plates and he drove it back to Ireland then posted the plates back!