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alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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22 minutes ago, barrett said:

You've got it easy. Try hanging with the Palladium bores. 'Oh, centre gearchange model? How quaint'. 'Timkin rear axle? Mine's a Moss old chap'. It never stops!

ok fam you win 

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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1 hour ago, alcyonecorporation said:

Yes, dipshit, I have something that would take yards out of an SVX. It's called a fucking Impreza Sports Wagon and it cost me less than it would to convert an SVX to manual and completely ruin it. Next! 

Why would you want to do that anyway?  The auto suits the SVX just fine - it's not a sports car.

alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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3 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Why would you want to do that anyway?  The auto suits the SVX just fine - it's not a sports car.

bEcAuSe tHe InTeRnEt SaYs sO

 

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Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

....The auto suits the SVX just fine - ....

...As long as it doesn't commit hari-kari, sure 'tis grand. 

LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

LightBulbFun

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2 hours ago, Isopon said:

I respect the sheer dedication of the owner of this Chrysler because they've spent the best part of £2000 on an almost full respray (along with other unspecified work) only to be left with an almost completely undesirable, LHD, car with a fucked  gearbox.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175027823138?hash=item28c078a222:g:dJAAAOSwPBNhlm7V

@brownnova your not still looking for a WBoD are you? :) 

(I mean you have multiple 2CV's so im sure screaming along at 60Mph doing 4000RPM will be no problem for you right? LOL)

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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9 hours ago, KWhite said:

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Battered 600 on the K going under the hammer at 1PM 

 https://www.bca.co.uk/lot/K871WFP?VehId=8e610837-cd70-43cc-95b1-0e4d4d63d3e8&Source=DeepLinks&vrm=K871WFP

 

I don't know what part of this advert I like more.

The bloody massive dent in the wing?

The "We tried to clean it but fuck it, it's only a Rover" state of the wheel trims?

The half open window which makes me wonder if that's where it lives?

The bonnet appearing to be on crooked

The unbeleivable fake white room backdrop which will most certainly have a greasy fella with gut overhanging from his hi-vis shirt behind it?

The complete lack of attempt to match the actual ground with the 'studio' flooring?

10/10 would dispair at again.

alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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10 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

...As long as it doesn't commit hari-kari, sure 'tis grand. 

There are ways to mitigate it - and they're cheaper than shoving an invariably knackered Legacy GT-B six-speed into an SVX after said Legacy has been pinged off the armco somewhere in the Peak District by some cretin who never serviced it. Either fit an ally rad with a stronger built-in oil cooler or bypass the factory unit altogether and go external. You're looking at a maximum of £1000 to sort it plus a few hundred more to find a chip tune that mitigates the shifts programmed originally. The box changes harder but it's not burning itself out to do so. 

That said, it's not an impossible conversion to manual but I'd be very wary of the condition of the components needed to do it. 
The US has a very (very) vocal SVX scene who like to fit 4.44 final drives to cars 'because it makes them faster'; they shout down anyone who wants to do things differently. 

Cool, yeah, and you're doing 4000 rpm at 70 and the engine's screaming its tits off. 
You know what's faster than an SVX you've bought and converted for several thousand pounds (after reconditioning the six-speed and not-readily-available-in-the-UK 4.44 rear diff)? A £1500 bone stock Impreza WRX. 

The US members can't see past their own nose. Most of them want Skylines but can't afford them owing to the price gouging from importers cashing on 25 year rule eligibility. They never got hot GC/GF Imprezas (although they did get more two-doors than the UK) and can't understand that other English-speaking markets bought SVXs which have other, cheaper ways to go fast. 

I have never understood why you'd want to make a 1700kg GT into a sports car. There are literally thousands of other options available unless you're wedded to the looks of the SVX so badly you have to have it with a manual. People simply don't understand what GTs are meant to do. 
No-one's talking about fitting better, more efficient autos into SVXs.

Maybe I should do that instead of arguing with everyone. An SVX with a modern eight or ten speed self shifter would give far better fuel consumption and be a damn sight quicker without compromising its nature. I do have a Subaru six-speed in the garage, but it's not going in the SVX. Long-term, I want a DCCD conversion on my GF8 WRX. That, to me, is worth the effort. 

Sorry, I've derailed this thread again. 

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Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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3 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

..... No-one's talking about fitting better, more efficient autos into SVXs. Maybe I should do that...

What will fit into the available space and mate readily with the engine?

MisterH Rank: BL Wedge

MisterH

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28 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

There are ways to mitigate it - and they're cheaper than shoving an invariably knackered Legacy GT-B six-speed into an SVX after said Legacy has been pinged off the armco somewhere in the Peak District by some cretin who never serviced it. Either fit an ally rad with a stronger built-in oil cooler or bypass the factory unit altogether and go external. You're looking at a maximum of £1000 to sort it plus a few hundred more to find a chip tune that mitigates the shifts programmed originally. The box changes harder but it's not burning itself out to do so. 

That said, it's not an impossible conversion to manual but I'd be very wary of the condition of the components needed to do it. 
The US has a very (very) vocal SVX scene who like to fit 4.44 final drives to cars 'because it makes them faster'; they shout down anyone who wants to do things differently. 

Cool, yeah, and you're doing 4000 rpm at 70 and the engine's screaming its tits off. 
You know what's faster than an SVX you've bought and converted for several thousand pounds (after reconditioning the six-speed and not-readily-available-in-the-UK 4.44 rear diff)? A £1500 bone stock Impreza WRX. 

The US members can't see past their own nose. Most of them want Skylines but can't afford them owing to the price gouging from importers cashing on 25 year rule eligibility. They never got hot GC/GF Imprezas (although they did get more two-doors than the UK) and can't understand that other English-speaking markets bought SVXs which have other, cheaper ways to go fast. 

I have never understood why you'd want to make a 1700kg GT into a sports car. There are literally thousands of other options available unless you're wedded to the looks of the SVX so badly you have to have it with a manual. People simply don't understand what GTs are meant to do. 
No-one's talking about fitting better, more efficient autos into SVXs.

Maybe I should do that instead of arguing with everyone. An SVX with a modern eight or ten speed self shifter would give far better fuel consumption and be a damn sight quicker without compromising its nature. I do have a Subaru six-speed in the garage, but it's not going in the SVX. Long-term, I want a DCCD conversion on my GF8 WRX. That, to me, is worth the effort. 

Sorry, I've derailed this thread again. 

I have long had a crush on the SVX but have always been put off by the gearbox for 2 reasons: Firstly, I have never felt comfortable with the car changing its own gears, the lack of control makes me feel unsafe, however I reckon this could be mitigated by more experience with them (favourable experience I should add)  Secondly, I have it in my mind the SVXs are inherently untrustworthy, by that I mean that even if you keep on top of servicing, it is inevitable that something will shear, snap, or propel itself out of its housing. I would love to be proven wrong on all these counts as it has a shape and presence that makes me go weak at the knees, although I probably shouldn't be distracting myself, it would be nice to see what they are like. Am I right in thinking they only went with the Auto because they couldn't make a manual that could take the grunt?

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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I can't comment on any particular auto, but I have experience of 4* cars with auto gearboxes. 

There's no reason to feel unsafe. 

Occassionally the kickdown makes a decision you might not have made.  Sometimes it will drop a gear where you wouldn't bother in a manual, or sometimes not drop down when you'd already be in a lower gear.  

But you get used to it, and tune your right foot and with time, your subconscious understands the gearbox's rules.

* 1.8 cdi Mk2 cavalier with 3 speed auto

Omega 3.2 with 4 speed auto 

Astra J 1.6 with 6 speed auto

Astra J 1.4T with 6 speed auto 

tooSavvy Rank: Talbot Tagora

tooSavvy

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"change of note = no discernible change in velocity!"

Ha .... I use my stick for hanging a Low, when needing a bit oomph 🤔

MisterH Rank: BL Wedge

MisterH

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5 minutes ago, New POD said:

I can't comment on any particular auto, but I have experience of 4* cars with auto gearboxes. 

There's no reason to feel unsafe. 

Occassionally the kickdown makes a decision you might not have made.  Sometimes it will drop a gear where you wouldn't bother in a manual, or sometimes not drop down when you'd already be in a lower gear.  

But you get used to it, and tune your right foot and with time, your subconscious understands the gearbox's rules.

* 1.8 cdi Mk2 cavalier with 3 speed auto

Omega 3.2 with 4 speed auto 

Astra J 1.6 with 6 speed auto

Astra J 1.4T with 6 speed auto 

Thank you, obviously it is all to do with the type of car you're wanting and its intended role, but that is reassuring to know :) 

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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1 minute ago, MisterH said:

Thank you, obviously it is all to do with the type of car you're wanting and its intended role, but that is reassuring to know :) 

I mean if autos were intrinsically dangerous, I don't think even the Americans would put up with that. 

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lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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17 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Commie Jeep in the parts section

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The ad for this is very strange. I'd say proceed  with caution.

lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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12 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Cool,  but expensive for a fairly undesirable car that looks dog rough.

Yes the majority of these were scrapped by about 1966...we used to play in a derelict  one as kids. Totally undesirable family cars once the era of the 2nd hand Cortina etc arrived.

Bodywork by Raymond Loewy's studio -  very up to date on its 1948 introduction  but hampered by antedeluvian mechanics. 

Not for nothing were these known as the Lumber Hawk.

I like them - but I also like garden fetes and Miss Marple.

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captain_70s Rank: Lancia Gamma

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24 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Not for nothing were these known as the Lumber Hawk.

I like them - but I also like garden fetes and Miss Marple.

Oh, I want it badly. I've a hankering for some proper post-war porridge. 

It just looks like the sort of car thats had a "wee tidy up" with 20 tins of Isopon...

lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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Yes. Had some under-bonnet work by the looks of it. Makes me think it may have been a blow-over for film or TV.

It's  lost its original  number by the looks of it too - may have been removed or lost.

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