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eBay 996 build thread
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When he dropped my current car off he started driving it off with a strop wrapped round the wheel. Started pulling tight and touching the bodywork before he realised there was some resistance and stopped. Thankfully no damage.
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Anyway, sorry to hear that Rev, on both counts.
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Sorry to read about the mishap! Whats the garage think it is?
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Any left over bits of JB weld? ![🤨](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f928.svg)
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There are rumours they take cars back for major things like this
'..I’ve been told they pay-out on claims under their unofficial ‘warranty’ for about 3 months'
http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/to ... e-reading/
'..I’ve been told they pay-out on claims under their unofficial ‘warranty’ for about 3 months'
http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/to ... e-reading/
Real-life Females
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I've emailed them with pics. I don't really want to hand the car back, I'd be happier with a contribution towards repairs. Let's see what happens.Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:13 am There are rumours they take cars back for major things like this
'..I’ve been told they pay-out on claims under their unofficial ‘warranty’ for about 3 months'
http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/to ... e-reading/
Middle-aged Dirtbag
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I’m conscious this won’t help, but...
Car Transportatiown3d.
In all seriousness, I hope your luck changes and it gets sorted quickly (and cheaply).
Car Transportatiown3d.
In all seriousness, I hope your luck changes and it gets sorted quickly (and cheaply).
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Sounds like you’ve got fixing it in mind rather than jumping to a V8. Is that because you’re enjoying the 6cyl engine more then you thought or is it just not broken enough to justify the swap yet?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:49 amI've emailed them with pics. I don't really want to hand the car back, I'd be happier with a contribution towards repairs. Let's see what happens.Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:13 am There are rumours they take cars back for major things like this
'..I’ve been told they pay-out on claims under their unofficial ‘warranty’ for about 3 months'
http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/to ... e-reading/
Mustang GT 5.0 V8 -- Jaguar F-Pace
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Middle-aged Dirtbag
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Not broken enough and the V8 swap is very expensive. I’d love to do it one day, but probably when I have an income.Orange Cola wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:18 pmSounds like you’ve got fixing it in mind rather than jumping to a V8. Is that because you’re enjoying the 6cyl engine more then you thought or is it just not broken enough to justify the swap yet?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:49 amI've emailed them with pics. I don't really want to hand the car back, I'd be happier with a contribution towards repairs. Let's see what happens.Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:13 am There are rumours they take cars back for major things like this
'..I’ve been told they pay-out on claims under their unofficial ‘warranty’ for about 3 months'
http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/to ... e-reading/
Middle-aged Dirtbag
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Balls
So what are you going to do with it? Is the seller buying back?
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I’m just going to throw a “new” head on it and carry on.Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:21 pmBalls
So what are you going to do with it? Is the seller buying back?
Middle-aged Dirtbag
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Is that the only crack? Can it just be welded then have the welds cleaned up then put it back?
Failing that, how much is a 'new' head (BTW, I think you're right to persevere with this car).
Failing that, how much is a 'new' head (BTW, I think you're right to persevere with this car).
The artist formerly known as _Who_
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There’s 2 cracks. The large one from the spark plug hole, and a finer one from one of the core plugs.
£700 for a pressure tested, skimmed and cleaned up head. Plus all the labour, obvs, including swapping the valves over and lapped in.
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