TimW Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Well I went and did something impulsive. I bought this little beauty. Not really a project as its absolutely rust free and runs extremely well but does need little bits doing. Engine and gearbox mounts, a carb tune and a tiny bit of electrical work. Put a set of tyres on her as the ones that were fitted to the car were 18 years old! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Very nice car. I don't know why you changed the tyres, 18 years old is practically brand new, my spitfire had 24 year old tyres on it when I bought it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bell1 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Congratulations, looks to be a beauty and extremely good value. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Looks very nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I'm becoming quite familiar with the underside! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Looks Great,reminds me of my dads Dolly which I learnt to drive in,Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Has it had a Trackerjack brake upgrade? You may soil a few sets if something hasn't been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 02/06/2022 at 23:04, Amy Wade said: Very nice car. I don't know why you changed the tyres, 18 years old is practically brand new, my spitfire had 24 year old tyres on it when I bought it. You cannot be serious- I hope! With 24yo + tyres you are definitely on borrowed time! Any vehicle with > 8 seats will fail an MoT for a tyre older than 10 years at time of test. Cannot see logically why an ordinary car should be treated differently and expect this max 10yr age requirment will be extended to them Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Tim Hunt said: You cannot be serious- I hope! With 24yo + tyres you are definitely on borrowed time! Any vehicle with > 8 seats will fail an MoT for a tyre older than 10 years at time of test. Cannot see logically why an ordinary car should be treated differently and expect this max 10yr age requirment will be extended to them Tim All replaced now, there's no way I was going to trust them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 24- year old tyres, Pah! They are but mere youngsters. I have 2 ( yes 2) sets of 40 year old Pirelli P6 tyres, loads of tread left on them, gone rock hard so they are going to last forever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 6 hours ago, thescrapman said: 24- year old tyres, Pah! They are but mere youngsters. I have 2 ( yes 2) sets of 40 year old Pirelli P6 tyres, loads of tread left on them, gone rock hard so they are going to last forever. Probably last a lifetime, which may not be that long on those tyres.😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 05/06/2022 at 04:39, Spider said: Probably last a lifetime, which may not be that long on those tyres.😁 You are probably right there they do a very good job keeping the car up off the floor. And I can keep them pumped up really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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