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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/5028191/old_skool_rover_800/

 

'I want to swap for

another car tax and mot not so important.i love mgs and bmws and mercs etc but will consider all swaps.
i will travel halfway as long as u r genuine.
i can be called on 01273911649 or 07748484261'
Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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I don't remember this bloke at Cavcraft's Photography Classes, but he must have been there at some point.

 

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http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/5004145/my_clasic_mk2_astra_relisted_due_o_a_complete_time_waster/

 

'I want to swap for

what u got but no pit bike or games consoles text or call me on 07784017836'
mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

mouseflakes

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Low miles Phase 1 ZX 1.4...

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/citroen/citroen-zx-1.4-petrol-1-lady-owner-from-new-21k-on-the-clock-full-mot-/1090857775

 

No pics sadly.

 

Hi selling a low mileage (21000 miles on the clock) Citroen zx 1.4 petrol, 5 door hatch back, full 12 months mot, drives superb ideal winter car , bargain £425 ono

 

Now has a single photo.

 

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Much excitement caused.

 

Oh bugger. Nasty little dent above the drivers door handle.

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oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-940-Diesel-Estate-Blue-2-4-VW-6-Cyl-TD-Leather-Seats-MOT-NO-RESERVE-/201227164028

The VW LT engine in these is pretty awful - a thunderously noisy, laggy, inefficient diesel. Why do I want another one?!?!?!

This one needs a set of glow plugs apparently, they're a pig to change - the D24 engine manual recommends removing the injection pump! You don't need to but it's very awkward and fiddly.

Someone needs to buy this to stop me from burdening myself with another car I don't need. This is dirt cheap for one of these!

Just change the front 4 plugs it will still start. Personally I love the power delivery of this engine and the noise. De facto jobs on purchase: 1- decat it. You don't need a cat on something this old. 2- turn fuelling screw up half a turn. 3-block off EGR valve.

These mods free up a surprising amount of power and economy and make it much more of a driver's car. They are good for towing too. Mine is currently on 247k and pulls like a train (a class 37- makes lots of noise and chucks out loads of clag)

saucedoctor Rank: Renault 16

saucedoctor

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Duroplast (sp?) I believe it was called. Impossible to destroy without poisoning all involved, apparently.

Taff Rank: Renault 16

Taff

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Duroplast (sp?) I believe it was called. Impossible to destroy without poisoning all involved, apparently.

 

yeah, that's my understanding of them, a special communist material that makes you wonder why we all worried about a little thing like asbestos

 

pretty sure there is a rodded V8 one kicking about somewhere

Inspector Morose Rank: Lancia Gamma

Inspector Morose

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Duroplast (sp?) I believe it was called. Impossible to destroy without poisoning all involved, apparently.

It was pretty nasty stuff. Then again so was most things invented around tat time. Basically the factory took in cotton waste, shredded it into the consistency of cotton wool then built up layer upon layer of this with phenolic resin in between. The whole three foot thick wad was then placed into a giant press where heat and pressure was applied for several hours. The resulting rough panel was then trimmed to size using an unguarded six foot high bandsaw.

 

Been to the factory, saw the machinery and presses. Bloody frightening.

oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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It was pretty nasty stuff. Then again so was most things invented around tat time. Basically the factory took in cotton waste, shredded it into the consistency of cotton wool then built up layer upon layer of this with phenolic resin in between. The whole three foot thick wad was then placed into a giant press where heat and pressure was applied for several hours. The resulting rough panel was then trimmed to size using an unguarded six foot high bandsaw.

Been to the factory, saw the machinery and presses. Bloody frightening.

 

Depending on how you look at, an early form of recycling maybe? Cotton fibres were a waste product and I think the phenolic resin was too from ink manufacturing. A clever solution. To use what you had to replace something you didn't (steel)

Whilst the panels don't rot the steel frame behind certainly does!

Didn't they try and develop some kind of microbe to "eat" the duroplast just to get rid of it?

mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

mouseflakes

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Now has a single photo.

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/citroen/citroen-zx-1.4-petrol-1-lady-owner-from-new-21k-on-the-clock-full-mot-/1090857775

 

Much excitement caused.

 

Oh bugger. Nasty little dent above the drivers door handle.

 

Now with 4 photos - a kind of Plumtree drip-feed.

 

The rear view shows it to be a pov-spec 'Reflex' (elicits knee-jerk reaction to buy it?).

 

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mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

mouseflakes

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Has this driven over its own front wheel?

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cms206 Rank: Lancia Gamma

cms206

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-940-Diesel-Estate-Blue-2-4-VW-6-Cyl-TD-Leather-Seats-MOT-NO-RESERVE-/201227164028

The VW LT engine in these is pretty awful - a thunderously noisy, laggy, inefficient diesel. Why do I want another one?!?!?!

This one needs a set of glow plugs apparently, they're a pig to change - the D24 engine manual recommends removing the injection pump! You don't need to but it's very awkward and fiddly.

One of our Scotoshite mob has N753 VAN, a much more agreeable 855 T-5 GLT.

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