Rumpith
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I'd recommend replacing the studs anyway, as the previous torquing and subsequent removal will have weakened them slightly. The last thing you want it a stud shearing off as you re-torque it - then you really WILL have problems!
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Cheers Pete, I'll have a look at it now. I think it probably happened when I loaded it up with logs for the wood-burning stove...
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My "Boot Open" warning light won't go out, so I figure the switch is probably jammed, but I can't find where it is!!! Can anyone help? Jon
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Hi Martin, We had a cracked rear screen on the Boxster and a local guy stitched in a new one. He could probably fix this fairly cheaply... Have a work with Nick Smallbone at Smallbone Cars in Gisburn, he'll give you the number...
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Car success rates - advice from Statto
Rumpith replied to Raider's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
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Hi Jamie, the first is indeed fused relays for halogen headlights and airhorns the second (from memory) is I think voltage stabilizer? (can't go out and look, it's too dark!
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Do it all in one go, you won't regret it. Needs a bit of hacking around to extend the aperfture in the tunnel, but it's a well documented modification...
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There's no way that trailer can take that weight surely? twin axle, 4 wheeler? How many tons per wheel???
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The difficult part is getting a hand with a spanner round the back to hold the nut!
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I have moulded carpets. Vacuum them. Then scrub in the bath (don't get in with them!), and hang over a radiator to dry.
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Cars built back in the 60's-80's were built on non-robotic production lines, so there was a margin of "human error". Panel gaps will be variable as a consequence, and pattern panels will not exactly help, but with a little fettling it should be perfectly possible to get a decent fit. For what it's worth the famously expensive Ferrari 250 GTO has one door 10mm longer than the other and no 2 cars are the same!
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Best price I've found so far is about
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SatNav is useful when driving at night, even if you are not using it to navigate it gives you plenty of warning if there's a tight bend ahead, so no nasty hairpin surprises!
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Wow! Congratulations, Theo. Superb work (you obviously have too much time and money on your hands tho!)
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Certainly better build quality than some of the Speke cars! lol
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Theo, by most people's standards that engine IS clean! I'd eat my dinner off it!
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Just looking through all your photos, Theo - Have you flipped some of them with photo editing software, or have you made a fundamental mistake? it looks like you've fitted the steering and pedals on the wrong side?
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A bit OTT all that just to get your 10CR sticker off! I've heard if you just warm it with a hair dryer...