Think I have an old school fetish...
Think I have an old school fetish...
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300bhp/ton

Original Poster:

41,030 posts

219 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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Taking a look at my current fleet I note this:


TR7
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Camaro
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Roadster
-live axle (De Dion)
-SOHC
-timing chain

SIII
-live axles
-OHV

Cherokee
-live axles
-leaf suspension
-OHV
-timing chain

Thunderbird
-live axle
And when engine replaced
-OHV
-timing chain



biggrin

Uhura fighter

7,018 posts

212 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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The TR7 and S3 finished 81/82 IIRC - would you add the years to the others?


LuS1fer

43,504 posts

274 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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School and fetish should never appear in the same post.

Doh!

300bhp/ton

Original Poster:

41,030 posts

219 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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Uhura fighter said:
The TR7 and S3 finished 81/82 IIRC - would you add the years to the others?
Was meaning tech wise more than model age.

TR is 77
S3 78
T-Bird 86
Z28 99
Cherokee 94
Roadster 04

smile

300bhp/ton

Original Poster:

41,030 posts

219 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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LuS1fer said:
School and fetish should never appear in the same post.

Doh!
Lol, have to say my mind would never have thought of it like that. biglaugh

Gwagon111

4,422 posts

190 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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LuS1fer said:
School and fetish should never appear in the same post.

Doh!
Unless you have pics.

Uhura fighter

7,018 posts

212 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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300bhp/ton said:
Was meaning tech wise more than model age.


smile
I got that, I was born in mid 70s but have two cars from 79. I have a theory..... thumbup


My mgb and SL are about 50 years apart on the tech front, same year though hehe

renrut

1,478 posts

234 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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Uhura fighter said:
300bhp/ton said:
Was meaning tech wise more than model age.


smile
I got that, I was born in mid 70s but have two cars from 79. I have a theory..... thumbup


My mgb and SL are about 50 years apart on the tech front, same year though hehe
Interesting theory if I understand you correctly. I'm finding more and more that the cars I really like are products of the 80s, me being a child of '81.

Petrolhead_Rich

4,659 posts

221 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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300bhp/ton said:
Taking a look at my current fleet I note this:


TR7
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Camaro
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Roadster
-live axle (De Dion)
-SOHC
-timing chain

SIII
-live axles
-OHV

Cherokee
-live axles
-leaf suspension
-OHV
-timing chain

Thunderbird
-live axle
And when engine replaced
-OHV
-timing chain



biggrin
Pah, chains are new fangled technology, you want something with Gear Driven Cam's thumbup


renrut

1,478 posts

234 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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Petrolhead_Rich said:
300bhp/ton said:
Taking a look at my current fleet I note this:


TR7
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Camaro
-live axle
-OHV
-timing chain

Roadster
-live axle (De Dion)
-SOHC
-timing chain

SIII
-live axles
-OHV

Cherokee
-live axles
-leaf suspension
-OHV
-timing chain

Thunderbird
-live axle
And when engine replaced
-OHV
-timing chain



biggrin
Pah, chains are new fangled technology, you want something with Gear Driven Cam's thumbup
I've got one of those although its a 2001 biggrin

300bhp/ton

Original Poster:

41,030 posts

219 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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renrut said:
Uhura fighter said:
300bhp/ton said:
Was meaning tech wise more than model age.


smile
I got that, I was born in mid 70s but have two cars from 79. I have a theory..... thumbup


My mgb and SL are about 50 years apart on the tech front, same year though hehe
Interesting theory if I understand you correctly. I'm finding more and more that the cars I really like are products of the 80s, me being a child of '81.
I was born in 1980.

300bhp/ton

Original Poster:

41,030 posts

219 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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Petrolhead_Rich said:
Pah, chains are new fangled technology, you want something with Gear Driven Cam's thumbup
I had Zeus timing gears on my first engine in my Disco Tdi. Saldy it had been timed wrong though which helped lead to it going pop.

rallycross

13,749 posts

266 months

Friday 1st April 2011
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what a collection! keepin' it real.

no wonder you always seem to come up with odd ball suggestions for people.