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The thrill of spending eleventy billion pounds on a new car to save a few quid on petrol and pretend you're saving the planet

I have someone prepared to take the brm away once I get the engine / gearbox out in exchange for trailering my 1.8 metro over from its council lockup near my parents, and an mgf rear subframe and driveshafts which I will need to fit the brm gearbox. So spent the day pulling the front end to bits to ...

Edit, wrong thread.

The wing on the black one with its solid supports and deeper end plates looks so muck better.

It does indeed need lowered 😂 I really like the early esprit, but not totally convinced by the looks of the hc, the extra bits all look rather tacked on. I prefer the cleaner lines and black bumpers like the one he kept showing a still of with chapman. The bit of wobbly rubber glued down the side an...

What would it be worth if it wasn't a write off? A broken bumper and lights would be enough to write off a ten year old civic at insurers body shop rates so I wouldn't be too concerned about it being anything seriously structural. But, it may cost you more to insure, and it will be more hassle to ge...

I bet that's the sort of thing brake would consider dangerous overtaking. Not that it was entirely the fault of the car pulling out without looking

Several are at home, but unlike jobbos link are all hidden from view except which ever one is parked at the front ( usually the lupo) and whichever is last up the drive. A few are scattered randomly around the countryside 😂 E30 will go one day. I'd love to get it tidied up and get one last summers u...

Mondeo estate cracked rear bumper edition?

I was convinced my device was listening the other day when I saw an ad for car trade insureance the day after I'd been talking about it at work. Then realised when we were talking about it we were on the shop floor where it's noisy enough to have to shout at someone a meter away so there's no way a ...

1994 rover metro GTi 16v 1.8 I covet this car so much. I'm hoping V2 will be a considerable upgrade, if I ever get round to it, and would help clear some space too 😂 Tempted to just chuck the bits from the black one into the white one as they are over a couple of weekends to get it useable, but kno...

I thought I would Stick up a single half decent pic of each like everyone else has instead of a thumbnail compilation I made ages ago if that's ok xx

1972 vw bay window dormobile camper https://i.imgur.com/0laYJB1.jpg 1987 vw golf GTi mk2 8v small window, small bumper digifant https://i.imgur.com/KhfxUn7.jpg 1989 bmw e30 m3 https://i.imgur.com/mIV7hfp.jpg 1991 rover metro 1.1c https://i.imgur.com/5Vyrjpi.jpg 1994 rover metro GTi 16v 1.8 https://i...

Phones must be different over there

I don't know if it's just me getting old + Sunday afternoons, or there's something about the tone of the current engines which makes me want to fall asleep. Even during yesterday's race my eyes were getting heavy at points

I had had my weetabix that day. This is what I usually carry in the boot for a quick check / emergency use

I'm happy to pay a bit more for ones which stay silent forever, never smear and never wear out.

JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:24 am

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:21 amMy wheel nuts need tightening to 350lb/ft so I'm quite well equipped in that department

Sorry - YOU WHAT?!!

That's insane!

Piaa silicone.

Pricey but good.

you need a really big torque wrench to tighten the hub nut afterwards. How can that be anything other than a good thing? Big torque wrenches are GREAT. My wheel nuts need tightening to 350lb/ft so I'm quite well equipped in that department 😉 And no, BMW rear wheel bearings are not something you do ...