Project porker, in for mot tomorrow...
Project porker, in for mot tomorrow...
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silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

280 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Well, after removing the clutch master and slave cylinders, stripping them, I now have a clutch...so, fingers crossed for me chaps, MOT at 10 tomorrow.

Pies

13,116 posts

283 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Best of luck

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

280 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Thanks mate.

Buster44

487 posts

274 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Hope everything goes to plan

AJLintern

4,363 posts

290 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Good luck! Bet you can't wait I'm hoping to get my Spitfire MOT'd and back on the road in the next week or so too!

silverback mike

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280 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Thanks folks, yes must admit it's about time. 6 months has flown by though. Skinned a few knuckles though.

Spitfires are a hoot. I used to own AMP 350A, which started off as a 1300 and ended up with a vitesse engine in it, sounded wonderful.

silverback mike

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Wednesday 6th April 2005
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AJLintern said:
Good luck! Bet you can't wait I'm hoping to get my Spitfire MOT'd and back on the road in the next week or so too!


Andy, how's that Alfa getting on?

AJLintern

4,363 posts

290 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Ah well... it's er 'resting' (or should that be rusting )
Not really much to do, just got to sort the cam timing out and stick the new belt on, give it a service and try to get it through its MOT. I'm very disorganised, should have sorted it months ago at least now the evenings are getting brighter, I can spend some more time on it

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

280 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Good man, tinkering is the way ahead.

Must admit, I will be bored stiff with no porker to do up..

AJLintern

4,363 posts

290 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Time for a new project then! How about a classic again? I like the sound of your Vitesse engined Spit!

silverback mike

Original Poster:

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Wednesday 6th April 2005
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The spit/vitesse was a good combination until the diff munched itself. should have changed the lot initially.

Handled like a pig though, probably because it seemed like a good idea at the time. I am sure with a few more years under my belt (14) I could make a better job of it now.

I do fancy a TR6, but I also fancy a TVR V8S or a Griff.....but don't currently have any spare coins available. Plus, I have always really liked the 944 shape, yes it gets a bit of a ribbing, but personally I don't think it can be beaten design wise.

Also, it sounds fantastic now as I have fitted a dansk sports stainless exhaust and K and N conical filter jobby, really really opens it up. Yes, it isn't near a griff for audible pleasure, but certainly a major difference.

I'll be on here tomorrow with a tale of woe, or


>> Edited by silverback mike on Wednesday 6th April 23:14

kevinday

13,758 posts

307 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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TR6? lovely cars, but nowadays seem a bit pricy. I would go for a wedge or V8S instead, much better performance and that V8 sound!

silverback mike

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Thursday 7th April 2005
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It passed Top sense of achievement that considering it was bought from a scrapper as a cat c damaged.

Mind you, it had been looked after very well prior to it kissing something hard, so it didn't take much. (see profile of it for a bit of a chuckle)

That's me one happy chappy, a summer of hooning (legally obviously) beckons. Thanks to everyone that has offered advice when asked, much appreciated.

Kevin, I would agree, TR6's getting on a bit now, and would probably need more fettling, V8S next I reckon.

800

1,973 posts

263 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Congratulations!

Now for some

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

280 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Yes indeed, by jingo does it drive well too....much better than my last one, just seems a lot tighter....and the induction/exhaust transforms it.

Nice to think it was brought back from the grave as well.

Pies

13,116 posts

283 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Is it in the classifieds yet

silverback mike

Original Poster:

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280 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Cheeky bugger
No, not yet. ......I will sell this when a V8S comes along, or maybe an S2/3...We will see what my man on the inside can find me in the future

AJLintern

4,363 posts

290 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Nice one Mike!

silverback mike

Original Poster:

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Thursday 7th April 2005
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AJLintern said:
Nice one Mike!


Cheers Andy.

paultje

1,042 posts

266 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Now you've got it on the road ... look out for those speed kops!! not that you ever break the limit of course!!