smithy
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cliftyhanger wrote:1. Think carefully before fitting wires :-/ (unless for show purposes) Check out the various posts about the pros (looks) against the cons (a few) Yes. More cons: Wire wheels contribute to global warming and have caused some of the trouble in the middle east. More info here on why James Bond didn't really have them on his DB6 (he had revolution 5-spokes.) http://www.mwsint.com/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=1
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Docman - shame to have lost you! I reckon - unless it's a bit "Princess and the Pea" (which it might be of course) - your impression's much more likely to be based on the change in tyres than wheels as you say. But what do I know. Re: Roundtails - naaaa, they all look the same.
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1218 wrote:Flexible wheels on an already flexible car? Are you sure? Mark Uneducated remarks on a spoked wheel thread? Are you sure?
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Danny that's brilliant - looks better than the original.
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Brilliant!
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You're talking about the wire baskets? Try eBay first of course, but there's nothing very clever aboiut the locking mechanism, as I recall. They could be taken off with an Allen key, if it weren't for that little nub in the middle there. If they're on tightly, I would advise you to centre punch that little sucker then drill that nub out of the way, then use an Allen key. Of course, they will then be less secure in the future - the baskets that is - but making a tool to fit would be a nuisance and I suspect your chances of finding a "key" out there are slim. If they're not done up tight, I would think a couple of flat blade screwdrivers might do.... Last idea - get an Allen key of the right size (measure the flats in the basket - accurately) then have your friendly lathe operator open the end for you....
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I ran 8" rims and 205's on mine for a while - looked good, made the ride as hard as rock. Had to get all my teeth done. Just sayin'.
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Cattle prod eh? That's handy.
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Think of it like the tube map. Central Line to Marble Arch, Northern line to your destination. See the number 72's in the middle? Those are the fuses. Edgeware road. The rev counter (tachometer - number 5) is intermittent 'cos you've got problems with the signals on the Hammersmith and City. Simples.
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Well, mine haven't. But then mine doesn't see many extremes of temperature, it's true.
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michael_charlton wrote:The MOT test is only for leaks now. The bounce test has now been abandoned If there is no leak then the car will pass an MOT Correct! My car passed an MOT test with the rear seized solid. Yes, I'd vote for new ones, since they're not a fortune. Ha! It's not my money! :)
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djw113uk wrote:Spin off conversion? - that is for straight six's only isn't it? I haven't seen one for the 4 cyls. But Moss, Canleys, etc seem to list a non return 'tube' that is used with the oil cooler adaptor? Really? Blast! I thought there'd be a 4-cylinder version as well (yes, mine's now a 6-cyllinder). Apologies. There bloomin' well should be one. (I got very tired of listening to start-up rattle on the four-cylinder engines I was killing - anything that addresses that would be worth having.)
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Oil cooler - not necessarily - spin-off conversion for the oil filter - absolutely.
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Something shiny I don't have? Well well!
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PS - plastic??? (And sorry - my photo's naff all use to you of course, which is why I didn't post it earlier. I should have founf an old one...).