Junkman Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The classic Range Rover has the same interior courtesy light (later models actually two of them) as the Rover P6.The clear lens in the P6es often deteriorates over time. A NOS original one is usually 30 quid, a new Ranger Rover one costs only a tenner. oman5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The front Ball joints of the Lamborghini Espada are the same as the ones used in the Sunbeam Alpine.Lamborghini charges 400 Euros a piece, Sunbeam ones can be bought for 13 quid. tooSavvy, Sloth in a bowl and Skizzer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The mk1 Lotus Cortina initially used a very close ratio gearbox with a poorly geared 1st which would require major clutch slipping when hill starting.This was replaced by the gearbox that was used in the Corsair 2000e a little into production.The mk1 GT used the standard 1200/1500 gearbox throughout production which is known to have a long 3rd gear. Sloth in a bowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Nova, Astra and Cavalier hazard switches (which fail regularly) are all the same, only the 'top' is different. Buy the cheapest and switch top. Lada distributors have replaceable contact breaker plate bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Rover P6 headlight switches are the same as on the Leyland National. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 OMG SCENETAX...no? Hillman IMP sidelight/indicators are the same as Mk1 Escorts. Does this mean they are N.O.S. £25 to Impers, but £1600 to Ovalsceners?? TS SOME Escorts may have had Imp indicator units, but they were by no means standard-fit. The OEM Ford unit is a simple rectangular orange lens, indicator-only, as shown...And here's the Imp type... tooSavvy and Pete-M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris_ital_lover Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Although only in the sales catalogue from 1958 to 1982, the last batch was actually built in 1995, to fill an order from Saudi.Which means that essentially the same door stamping was used from 1930 to 1995. The continued home of Land Rover 'Series 4' and Peugeot 405, 406 and Hillman Hunter pick-ups is still producing the L-Series unfortunately without a certain door.OMG SCENETAX...no? Hillman IMP sidelight/indicators are the same as Mk1 Escorts. Does this mean they are N.O.S. £25 to Impers, but £1600 to Ovalsceners?? IIRC, the Ford Escorts used for the London-Mexico rally used Hillman Hunter indicator units, which means that all of the Hunter boys have to pay OMGRALLYSKENETAX on them tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Lotus Europa used the front bumper from a Ford Anglia. Can't remember which Ford model they got the rear from! And a Renault 16 engine on the non twin cam ones! richardthestag and morris_ital_lover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The mk1 Lotus Cortina initially used a very close ratio gearbox with a poorly geared 1st which would require major clutch slipping when hill starting.This was replaced by the gearbox that was used in the Corsair 2000e a little into production.The mk1 GT used the standard 1200/1500 gearbox throughout production which is known to have a long 3rd gear. The Corsair 2000e box was also a fairly tight range of gears, and when you used it with a caravan, hill starts left a good trail of burnt clutch stench.Without the van, 4th gear was ok for 60mph, but at 70 the V4 engine was already into its rough sounding range.We had one when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Despite hundreds of years of design experience, that should have told them that a plain steel dipstick makes oil visible while a black dipstick makes oil difficult to see.The muppets at VAG put black dipsticks into their TSI motors.* *and if there is any justice they will burn in hell eddyramrod and Charlie Croker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I only recently twigged that the Sherpa van body was just the J4 with a long nose (more or less). eddyramrod, NorfolkNWeigh, morris_ital_lover and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Maxi, Land crab, Austin 3 litre and Panther Deville: same doors. Lotus Elan ( the M100 fwd one) and Renault Alpine GTA: same rear lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 When Saudi Arabia started it's 1960's oil boom the conveys of equipment for overland trucking from the UK were organised from the Robin Hood pub in Great Clacton Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 OMGSCENETAX... nah http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-PAIR-GENUINE-LUCAS-L792-FORD-ESCORT-RS-1600-HILLMAN-IMP-INDICATOR-LAMP-SIDE-/251222787751?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a7e0b86a7+ TS Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 This was pioneered with the Renault 4 and continued on the R16. Pioneered within Renault perhaps. The Citroen H van had a similar set-up as early as 1947. I'm staggered by how ahead of its time the H van was. A front-wheel drive van, with monocoque construction and a super-low loading floor. It took the rest of the world a long time to catch up. No wonder it stayed in production until 1981 (which, incidentally, means the Traction Avant's engine remained in production for well over 40 years.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Lamborghini Diablos use Fiat Cinquecento seat belt stalks. Jensen Interceptors use FX4 brake pads. Ken Dodd drives a W reg Primera. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 205's and 309's use the same doors. The mirrors are different though. 309 and BX mirror heads are the same, but the mounting plates differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I only recently twigged that the Sherpa van body was just the J4 with a long nose (more or less).I remember telling that to a post office engineer who refused point blank to belive it. LDV Convoys and Pilots use the same seat belt stalks as Maestros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Jag 2.9 uses n/s head off the v12 and was a shit engine NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 front screen and rear window on a R 12 is the same , or so im told anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Croker Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The head rests on mk1 Fiestas Mk2 Escorts and Mk2 and 3 Capris are the same.. So are Mk1 facelift Fiestas and Mk5 Cortinas and Mk3 Escorts also. Now where is my anorack?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I think I learned on here that the Panther De Ville also uses Sherpa van rear bumpers and was it the Lotus Elan Plus 2 that used an inverted 105E Anglia bumper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Although it's surprising how many car parts were shared across the whole range (like a headrest over Fiestas, Escorts, Capris and Cortinas), that's got to be preferable to the modern way of having a different headrest depending on whether your car had a DAB radio or not, or a different headlamp depending on what colour the carpet is. It's a nightmare trying to find parts for a modern. My "didn't know" is that after being on this forum for who knows how many years, I never actually understood what a Landcrab was. I still don't know why they have that name, but at least I can make the connection between the name and "the bigger version of that car what John Cleese hit with a branch in that film" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Can I take this opportunity to introduce you to the landlobster, then? simmo and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 front screen and rear window on a R 12 is the same , or so im told anyway That's a definite myth. They're not the same shape. A similar myth exists that Bijou windscreens were just DS break rear screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Despite hundreds of years of design experience, that should have told them that a plain steel dipstick makes oil visible while a black dipstick makes oil difficult to see.The muppets at VAG put black dipsticks into their TSI motors.* *and if there is any justice they will burn in hellNot just TSIs, mum's 10 year old Polo 1.4 has them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It's the Dacia 2 door version of the R12 that has the same screen front and rear. Adrian_pt, Rusty Pelican and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Metrocabs use MK 2 Granada lights and indicators. Mk1 Metroriders use MK5 Cortina lights and indicators and Escort MK3 cabriolet rear lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The Pagani Zonda uses the same climate control unit as the Rover 45/MG ZS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Same rear lights: Bova coach - McLaren F1 Rover 200 - Jag XJ220 Vauxhall Cavalier mk3 - TVR Griffith Ford Fiesta mk3 - TVR Chimaera Ford Mondeo mk1 - Noble M12 Mazda 323F - Aston Martin DB7 Lancia Beta Spyder - Bristol 412 Lancia Thesis - Morgan Aeromax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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