What car parts do you have in your lounge?

What car parts do you have in your lounge?

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Bristol spark

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4,381 posts

182 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I will start it off with this, a car active 12" Subwoofer.
I was having a garage tidy/clearout. And decided the 20A 12v transformer would mate nicely With the subwoofer that was taking up garage space.
Im quite pleased with the extra "edge" it gives to my apartments sound system.




So what car parts do you have (are allowed) in your lounge?

Someone must have a V8 coffee table etc.....

castex

4,935 posts

272 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I have one short section of burst coolant hose.

Sparkyhd

1,792 posts

94 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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A radiator

Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Nothing as of yet, but the V8 coffee table is definitely on the list, and since the ex left earlier this year, there is no-one to object.

I might settle for a V6, Flat four or if i find something particularly special, maybe even an inline 4 or 2. Im rather nuts about italian cars, so i'd prefer a nice italian V6 over a rover/yank V8

darker grapefruit

360 posts

99 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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1 small plastic grommet (black).

cjs racing.

2,463 posts

128 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Do motorbike parts count?

If so, I have a complete bike cover off one of Chris "Bomber Harris, speedway bikes hanging on my wall.

Oldandslow

2,405 posts

205 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Do bike bits count? Yamaha XJR1300 fuel tank gathering dust in the corner.

The spare room is my parts bin. Shelves and everthing.

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I have a brand new, unused con rod from the 4.4 litre JCB diesel engine.

sf1969

54 posts

88 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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My wife still goes on about two freshly painted front wings and a bonnet in our dining room years ago but I always felt outdone by my mate who had an MG Midget bodyshell (unused) for years in his dining room lent on it's side against the wall....

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I have a boot seal, a car stereo wiring harness, a car stereo, some tools, a set of brake pad shims, some suspension bushes for a Triumph 2000, a set of door cappings for a Triumph Dolomite, and a sidelight for an Austin Maxi. I have never owned a Triumph 2000 or an Austin Maxi.

cjs racing.

2,463 posts

128 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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sf1969 said:
I always felt outdone by my mate who had an MG Midget bodyshell (unused) for years in his dining room lent on it's side against the wall....
That I would like to have seen.

NoddyonNitrous

2,100 posts

231 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I got into a lot of trouble for decoking a cylinder head from my RS2000 in the living room. Easier to get the stuff out of the head than the carpet it turned out. Still gets brought up 31 years later.rolleyes

sf1969

54 posts

88 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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He had a blanket over it, I'm not sure whether it was to disguise it or stop it getting dusty!

InertialTooth45

2,111 posts

186 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Willy Nilly said:
I have a brand new, unused con rod from the 4.4 litre JCB diesel engine.
Perkins?

Storer

5,024 posts

214 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Car/bike parts are for the workshop.

Related paperwork is the only thing to enter the house...

maxdb

1,533 posts

156 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I have a OBD cable somewhere..

Iva Barchetta

44,044 posts

162 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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A red wheel.



And jump leads.

And a fibreglass Escort Cosworth bonnet.

I had to look around the room to remember it all.

Megaflow

9,345 posts

224 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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InertialTooth45 said:
Willy Nilly said:
I have a brand new, unused con rod from the 4.4 litre JCB diesel engine.
Perkins?
No. JCB built their own engine some 15 years ago, coincidentally a lot of it is similar to the Perkins. They also have a 6 cylinder engine as well now.

Storer

5,024 posts

214 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Megaflow said:
No. JCB built their own engine some 15 years ago, coincidentally a lot of it is similar to the Perkins. They also have a 6 cylinder engine as well now.
I think Perkins purchase by Caterpillar prompted JCB to start making their own engines.

Not a good idea to be buying your engines from a major competitor!


Paul

geeks

9,119 posts

138 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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An E36 M Sport front bumper!