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I have a couple of Cinquecento Sporting cam's in my shed if you want advance the exhaust a little. 
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Ok Didge, this is the face at your window..
I'm off to hide behind the sofa in the leisure lounge now
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Say what you will about Charlie Manson but he was no Pedro Martinez.
I just centered the steering wheel on mine, it took about 5 mins.
Disconnect battery
Two screws hold in the horn at the back of the steering wheel, remove.
Gently slip horn unit out from front.
With a Large socket (cant recall size) slacken of center nut, dont remove completely!
Then pull or tap steering wheel off as far as the nut will allow, now remove nut.
Use best guess to locate the steering wheel in correct position.
Now do the above in reverse.
You are best driving for a few m before coming to a stop to make sure its centered. Leaving the nut on makes sure you cant smash your self in the face when pulling.
Disconnect battery
Two screws hold in the horn at the back of the steering wheel, remove.
Gently slip horn unit out from front.
With a Large socket (cant recall size) slacken of center nut, dont remove completely!
Then pull or tap steering wheel off as far as the nut will allow, now remove nut.
Use best guess to locate the steering wheel in correct position.
Now do the above in reverse.
You are best driving for a few m before coming to a stop to make sure its centered. Leaving the nut on makes sure you cant smash your self in the face when pulling.
But if your rod ends arnt adjusted right your wheels wont be parallel and wear super quick
That is indeed correct, The steering wheel should only be adjusted if you are reasonably sure the tracking is not out.
I personally checked the tyres were wearing normally, and the car was not pulling in any direction.
Perform the above at your own risk (I also needed to take mine of to sort out a very annoying squeak)
I personally checked the tyres were wearing normally, and the car was not pulling in any direction.
Perform the above at your own risk (I also needed to take mine of to sort out a very annoying squeak)
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Find a straight bit of road and do it as you're driving along that way you'll know for sure the steering is level and true.
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I am about to have a TIG welder delivered and one of my first thoughts is to have some flanges laser cut and make some decent tubular four branch manifolds for the 999 Fire engined Panda. Anyone else possibly interested in one if I can get a decent prototype made up?
I work a lot with the Ford 1600 CVH ( fitted in the Morgan 4/4 ) and the manifold upgrade is the one that keeps on giving as it livens up a standard engine no end, giving better torque low down and much freer revving at the top end. On an engine with a decent ported and gas flowed head it still makes all the difference and it really isn't worth porting and gas flowing without a high flow manifold.
Nearly finished recomissioning the black beast, a 1991 twin sunroofer, my sixth Panda, been off road four years after a particularly brutal attempted theft!
I work a lot with the Ford 1600 CVH ( fitted in the Morgan 4/4 ) and the manifold upgrade is the one that keeps on giving as it livens up a standard engine no end, giving better torque low down and much freer revving at the top end. On an engine with a decent ported and gas flowed head it still makes all the difference and it really isn't worth porting and gas flowing without a high flow manifold.
Nearly finished recomissioning the black beast, a 1991 twin sunroofer, my sixth Panda, been off road four years after a particularly brutal attempted theft!
Great....are you giving the manifolds away for free??
Ooooh, I can feel a 'put it in the classifieds!!' coming on.
Centre nut on the steering wheel is 24mm. Had it off really quite often for one reason or another (ooooh matron!)
put it in the classifieds!!' coming on.Centre nut on the steering wheel is 24mm. Had it off really quite often for one reason or another (ooooh matron!)
Oh, just noticed that was my 1999th post! better think of something good to celebrate the 2000th:chin:
oops..
Andrew...what would we do without you??...
Sounds more like a trader.... Popcorn tonight??
Sounds more like a trader.... Popcorn tonight??
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In less than a year...that's just greedy..
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Ok Didge, this is the face at your window..
"Following an unfortunate incident a former resident of Aylesford has had to be relocated by the government following an attack from a crazy stalker, the man in question seemed to have a strange obsession with Fiats and has caused local mayhem, if you see this man, report him to the police immediately"
That really made me laugh out loud..... Thanks for such a great/funny response. It makes all this logging on/keeping an eye on things worth it..
Befriending the target, a good start.
