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solid61 Rank: Austin Maxi

solid61

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What makes me laugh is that there's a reserve on that "Taxi"... That's not worth a tonne in scrap, let alone for a pile of shit, which frankly will disintegrate as soon as it's touched. Me thinks that'll end up being MOT'd and plate raped.

Ive heard that pre 60 mot exempt stuff can no longer be plate raped,anyone know if thats true?.

ifc63 Rank: Austin Maxi

ifc63

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What makes me laugh is that there's a reserve on that "Taxi"... That's not worth a tonne in scrap, let alone for a pile of shit, which frankly will disintegrate as soon as it's touched. Me thinks that'll end up being MOT'd and plate raped.

Ive heard that pre 60 mot exempt stuff can no longer be plate raped,anyone know if thats true?.

 

Even though anything pre-1960 now no longer needs an MOT to be put onto the road, the plate can be transferred if all the usual criteria are met but it must go through an MOT for this purpose. I think this an easy way for DVLA to check the vehicle actually exists !!!

RedSparrow Rank: Renault 16

RedSparrow

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MOT Expiry: 06/2013

it has 2 alarms fitted

fitted with cruise controll that isnt currently working

electric front windows that dont work

 

Certainly seem to be some giffer home made 'improvements' there. But cruise control?! Come on!

Albert Ross Rank: Renault 16

Albert Ross

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Quite simple to do actually with a sensor and pickup on the propshaft, and a servo motor on the throttle cable/pedal etc.

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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Its probably just a breeze block dangled over the accelerator with a bit of string for adjustment.

shedvan Rank: Austin Maxi

shedvan

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Or ball bearings in his prosthetic leg

Lord Sterling Rank: Isuzu Florian

Lord Sterling

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Whats the story with these Lord Sterling? Are rotters these early ones? I get the 820e engine might be the more approachable for home tinkering/back street mechanics or is that wrong? There is something about the clean-ness of the early ones and especially the gold colour which I seem to think of as being a more R8 colour that makes me keep thinking of it

 

The 820e is certainly more home tinkering friendly, the 820e is a single point injection with the M16e engine and one of the rarest of the 800 range, certainly for a pre-1988.

 

The bodywork on these early cars were more prone to rust than the post 1988 cars, I would go and have a look, the fella says it was stored in a barn for 2 years, assuming the barn is dry.

 

I had a later 1990 820e for a few months, it wasn't in the best of conditions when I bought it, from cold you had to keep the revs high to keep it from cutting out until it got to temperature, it hadnt seen a proper service for at least a few years, but still, once I got it on the motorway its performance almost mimicked that of the V6, it kept up with modern traffic almost effortlessly. I'm well chuffed to have bought the D-reg 820e recently, but that wont see the road until and if the KV6 gives up.

 

The colour was only available for these up until 1988, its called 'Shantung Gold' the same colour my Dads old D-reg Sterling had. Hence why I get inexplicably excited when I see one of this colour.

oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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MOT Expiry: 06/2013

it has 2 alarms fitted

fitted with cruise controll that isnt currently working

electric front windows that dont work

 

Certainly seem to be some giffer home made 'improvements' there. But cruise control?! Come on!

 

 

Back in the '70s the home mechanic type magazines always had adverts for retro fit "upgrades" like this, for example an electric window "kit" that was basically a motor you fixed onto the stub of the manual winder handle. I can remember seeing cruise control kits that basically acted like a clamp on the throttle cable. I bet the loom is in a right 2 and 8 on this.

Luxobarges_Are_Us Rank: Renault 16

Luxobarges_Are_Us

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Correct. My Greek-German uncle used to have a FIAT 500 with such a mechanical cruise system. GR3 4 hill climbing.

Des Rank: Renault 16

Des

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This is quite sad.

 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bristol-401-/111043222268?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19dab11afc

 

This is the car that alerted me to the existence of da Brizzers, it's a very early 'Ridgebottom', KDF20 if I remember right, I tracked this baby in about 1990 to Lanesborough in the Irish Midlands while on a shite hunting expedition, took some finding but most of the natives were friendly and helpful in those days, it was resting in an engineers workshop and had sat there a long time, my memory is on form today, the chaps name was Pat Kenny, which was the same name as a mediocre radio dj of the time. This was the first time I saw an aerodyne Bristol and I near shot my bolt, it was very straight, low mileagey and complete with only minor welding needed, I tried to help the poor vanquished thing home but sadly Mr. Kenny was playing hardball, I was young and inexperienced in the art of haggling and misunderstood, with the benefit of hindsight I now know I could have taken it away for half the money in my pocket. I did call a couple of times over the years but never got any sense. Last time I saw it, the workshop had shut down and so I sought out Pats home, this was about 10 years ago, Pat was now deceased and the 401 was sat in the back yard along with most of the machinery from the workshop, a very sad sight, the car had deteriorated quite a bit but the son was planning to restore it only lacked ability, I did offer assistance in the way of manuals, advice, could source parts if needed and asked that if he decides to get rid to let me know, then around 5 years ago I saw it advertised for sale, but too late for me. Sadly it's then landed with a filthy engine rapist tosser who hasn't even left it as a rolling shell, most likely it's sweet little motor now powers a kit car looking shitbox used for some mega boring old fart racing that makes the old oval look appealing.

 

I do have a front suspension that would get it rolling, only 6 bolts, I wonder what the reserve is? NO! must resist.

RedSparrow Rank: Renault 16

RedSparrow

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Yeah I've seen those electric window kit things on here before. Not heard of a cruise control kit though - ta for the info chaps.

I'd be interested to see how effective one would be!

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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I had a Triumph 2500 with one of those DIY electric window kits fitted - it worked well enough. It also had an aftermarket intermittent wiper kit, which worked OK until it went wrong and put the wipers on to intermittent all the time.

pandarus Rank: Austin Maxi

pandarus

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"on the road" Visa GT

 

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Absolutely superb.

Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Pillock

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My Polo G40 had an aftermarket electric window kit, the motors were inside the door panel but then it had a toothed belt up to the winder spindle, and a cap covering it. Controlled by E30 switches which slotted right into the "proper" blanks below the stereo. Worked far better than many standard VAG electric windows which often throw a wobbler with difficult jobs like "closing".

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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That Trio is worth it for the wheel trims alone, unlike the modern pink Sherpa.

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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Wait till SambaS clocks that Trio, he is gonna blow a gasket BIG STYLE

Barry Cade Rank: Lancia Gamma

Barry Cade

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Wait till SambaS clocks that Trio, he is gonna blow a gasket BIG STYLE

 

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Paul Dupart Rank: BL Wedge

Paul Dupart

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I think 'Sparkrite' did a cruise control kit, as well as electronic ignition, trip computers and alarms. A mate of mine fitted one to a Sunbeam TI about 30 years ago! Don't think he ever got it to work as it should.

shedvan Rank: Austin Maxi

shedvan

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I've seen this eye-sore knocking around Kent. Looks like it's tripped out.

 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ldv-pilot-van ... 20d0dee35d

 

I wonder if it was worth the agg to get an endorsement deal with Betty Boop? I would have thought she'd run her course except with needy 'reuben-esque' birds.

John F Rank: Lancia Gamma

John F

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I never saw the appeal in Betty Boop, she's a weird-looking fecker.

 

Mind you, so is an LDV van,

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