Show us ya cars... What you blasting around in 2015?
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Sharknose said:
Sorry to see that and hope nobody was injured. What happened?
No body injured and only myself involved thankfullyI came round a corner and hit some standing water, lost control and hit a tree
Quite lucky really as i had brake discs, a new exhaust and a strut brace unsecured in the boot with rear seats down, glad they didnt fly forward and clock the back of my head!
I drove this for the first time this year yesterday - I've had the car a while now (7 or 8 years now I think) & in that time have fitted an 1800 Zetec instead of the original 1600 CVH (running on a single Weber DGV carb + Megajolt ignition), uprated the suspension & brakes, fitted a roll bar & MX5 seats. It's also had new sills fitted along with various other bits of welding. It's a 20ft car in that it looks good from 20ft away but the closer you get the shabbier it becomes - must admit that I quite like that aspect of it & have no plans to do anything about it really. So it's not exactly beautiful & not particularly fast but it handles brilliantly & I love the ruddy thing. I keep toying with the idea of bike carbs or somesuch to give it a bit more oomph but I'm not a speed merchant so I'm pretty happy just bimbling along. I had the car rolling roaded a couple of years ago &, after a bit of tinkering (MJ map modified & jets in the carb changed), it ended up with 110 bhp at the flywheel which equates to 90(ish)bhp at the wheels :-)
Edited by pauluspaolo on Tuesday 14th April 09:05
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DannyScene said:
What is it?
Sorry - yes it's a Reliant Scimitar SS1 from 1985. They came with various engines - 1300 & 1600 CVH (Ford), the fastest - the 1800ti - used the 1800 turbocharged engine from the Nissan Silvia turbo which made it a very quick car. All 1800ti's have a galvanised chassis which make them a long lasting car. If you can get past the looks then they're a great car, fast enough as standard (especially the 1800ti) & all handle excellently with super quick steering. Pick of the bunch would be an 1800ti & good ones can be had for £3000 (often considerably less) which makes them a performance bargain; not that many were made though so they're quite rare. Look out for rust in the chassis (which can be hard to see/repair due to the bodywork), dodgy electrics & tired interiors. External panels are plastic or glass fibre so last well unless the car's been in an accident & they've been poorly repaired. Dire panel fit came as standard from the factory!Later models - the SST & Sabre - were restyled & look much better, the Sabre used the K series engine (I think) & cost a fair bit more than the SS1 & come up for sale even less often.
Hope that helps - I'm using it again today (Wednesday)
Edited by pauluspaolo on Wednesday 15th April 09:21
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