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Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Well that didn’t go well!


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21 hours ago, RichardK said:

Harris Mann, wasn't it? Except the original design had a flat bonnet, and rather predictably, TR7-esque scallops.

So whoever is really responsible for the Allegro is a production engineer who couldn't grasp the idea of a canted-back E-Series.

Some of the Allegro initial designs were quite smart. This one reminds me of a a GS/Ami hybrid. Very 70s cool

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It's like the Maxi/Landcrab vs Peugeot 204/304 sort of designs. Somehow, and I have no idea how, the originals (are they Pininfarina) make the cow-hipped/short tapering boot look good then BMC/BL do it and it looks frumpy/dumpy. HOW?! Did the British stylists not have eyes?

Though if we're going to argue aesthetics the Triumph SD2 is one of the bizarrest things ever, and LC88 as 'a euro style hatch' (pre-Metro) is just weird. Proportions worthy of a Geely Beauty Leopard vs a Supra.

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Bit of minor tinkering has taken place with 6c's 306 Convertible, stereo now saves settings and doesn't light up like a drug induced disco experience on startup and knackered speakers replaced.. Next the ABS warning light (anyone nearby (Stafford) got a code reader that's likely to get abs codes?

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It is wet and horrible here but a man has do what a man has to do!

That involves  going to a wind swept wet field to prepare the Carlton for trailering as my generator fails to ramp up quick enough to work a welder. The Carlton has stood for a week and started on the button, drove out of the wet grass without issue. Now on its way for further love.

Both the Carlton and XM are severely lacquer challenged but looked good wet today.

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35 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

You welded it up yet? 

The boys bought their welders last weekend, but while in theory my generator will run them because at idle the generator has low current it cannot ramp up quick enough to strike an arc.

It has now been moved so the welding can be done along with the exhaust.

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I made things complicated again. . 

So a spare carlton centre section and discovery back box, 

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Some chopping and thinking later and the box is in. The bumper is all melted from previous exhaust issues. 

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So i cut the bumper to a nice even square but then it ended up massive. And well this happend . . .

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Some head scratching and some large ish gaps in the joints were welded but for a first attempt at an exhaust from basically scrap im quite pleased. 

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4 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

I made things complicated again. . 

So a spare carlton centre section and discovery back box, 

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Some chopping and thinking later and the box is in. The bumper is all melted from previous exhaust issues. 

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So i cut the bumper to a nice even square but then it ended up massive. And well this happend . . .

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Some head scratching and some large ish gaps in the joints were welded but for a first attempt at an exhaust from basically scrap im quite pleased. 

So chopping the springs and split rims next then..

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