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Feb 19, 2006 16:44:03 GMT
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Major Gearhead You scored 83% Practical, 91% Theory, and 81% Performance! You are the complete package; you know the scientific fundamentals, and you have put them into practice with not only practical diagnostic and repair knowledge, but a brilliant mind for tuning. You could probably have written my book, 'The Motorcycle Fuel Injection Handbook', yourself. Email me; maybe we will collaborate on something! *edit* crikey if I'd read the rest of this post I'd not have bothered posting ... chill out guys
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2006 16:50:07 GMT by mikelmr
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Feb 19, 2006 18:34:30 GMT
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firstly-you do sound like your a smug know it all. [/quote] Was not the intention. I'm quite happy to admit I balls stuff up plenty of times. If your not into racing your motor (or having the racing motor pub meet chat & brag thing which is more acurate for a lot of us, myself included...) then a lot of stuff is irrelivant, fair enough. It wasn't intended as a slur at you (or indeed anyone else who'se cruising or restoring or whatever not tuning or racing or whatnot)
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Feb 19, 2006 18:48:25 GMT
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fair enough mate. for me, looking good is where its at. the car that is, not me.il never look good. ;D
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Feb 19, 2006 18:51:15 GMT
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the car that is, not me.il never look good. ;D This is true ;D
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Feb 19, 2006 20:06:39 GMT
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finally took it. major gearhead 82% practical, 82% theory, 75% performance. I'm chuffed, not bad as I haven't thought about this stuff since I left college 7 years ago.
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Take the test...BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Feb 19, 2006 23:04:03 GMT
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Hmmm I seem to have failed the practical test on the basis that I can't get the link to work!
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MWF
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Feb 19, 2006 23:20:34 GMT
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To the guys who don't understand why theres science questions in a tuning quiz - erm, how do you expect to know how to tune an engine if you don't understand the chemistry and physics involved? Anyway, just IMHO, I've always taken stuff apart since I was old enought to hold a screwdriver. I have to know how it works. Kind of interesting those two points. I see a -lot- of technical theorists on the net. People who work stuff out, real things and calculate results. They never just go out and try things. Then there's others I know who really can't be bothered with the swotting up and feverishly have to attack things with a screw driver. And I really don't think there's anything wrong with being at either end or somewhere in between.
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Feb 19, 2006 23:27:18 GMT
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Can i be at both ends at once?
J
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Aye, I know exactly what you mean. What I am really gettingon about though is the growing number of people (I guess we'll call them the Max Power generation LOL) who have no real understanding of how a car works and no interest in acquiring that knowledge because they don't want to know how it works, just how to make it go faster. Then they wonder why they've spent a fortune on special resistors off eBay, spinning exhaust trims, Ecotech valves etc. and now thier Saxo must have like 200 BHP... But still gets burned off by a stock Ford Ka....
TBH, the tone of the comment I put originally really is not what I intended, does come agcross badly. Especially as anyone into a 20 year old car has to know a fair bit already otherwise you'd be broken down after a week!
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Woooot You scored higher than 95% on Practical You scored higher than 94% on Theory You scored higher than 85% on Performance J Which is why you'll be building my engines for me eventually... whilst I concentrate on making it look good I didn't complete the test, I got a bit bored about half way through .... which probably says a lot about me.
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Feb 20, 2006 10:16:06 GMT
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Thing is, I like fiddling about with cars. I know the theory of making a good one, but the closest I've ever gotten was taking the rocket cover off. At 15 I could real of all the necessary changes to make when building a rover V8 to get the hot ticket. Makes, models, part decription/number even things like cam degrees. Forgotten it all now, but part of me still like to know the why as well as the how. Even if it is the simplified version that is little more than "Because it does". you knew what bits your needed ect, but youve hardly touched an engine? or have i miss interperated it yet. At the age of 8, i told one of my confused brothers mates what was causeing a strange squeak under the bonnet, but he gave me a odd look coz i was only a nippa, afta that i kept my self to my self........ until now.......... Yup, pretty much. I've fitted cone filters, done normal servicing, swapped carbs, cleaned out PCV valves and baffles under the rocker cover, changed thermostats, fitted electric fuel pumps and replaced fuel lines, swapped shocks and brakes, and helped local welders I've used when they needed extra hands etc, and been the donkey on one end of the roofing beam when lifting a pinto into a cortina or transit because my dad didn't have a hoist or crane. But I've never dropped a sump, or pulled a head myself. Bit sad really, because again, I know the theory, and I own a torque wrench, but just don't know how to use the bloody thing, and don't have scrapper to play with so I haven't been able to learn pull things apart and put them back together or weld panels etc. Can't do it on my daily driver as it needs to be back together monday morning every week and be safe to run down the motorway.
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Feb 20, 2006 12:39:53 GMT
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It's true - as much as we might want to, some of us aren't just practically able to - like you said, only one car, use it everyday, don't have the space or more importantly a decent bit of hardstanding or garage to work on it.
Still, makes for great reading though ;D and once you know the theory, at least it's better than knowing jack ;D (unless, of course, you have done the practical, in which case, sorted!)
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Feb 20, 2006 13:20:14 GMT
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I could maybe squeeze a fiat 126/Mini/Imp into the yard with the missus car but workign space would be cramped. Mine lives out on the back alley were the gates open onto. Luckily it is gone monday to friday day time while I'm at work, or the bin men couldn't get through (which is what the alley is for really, not for us residents to park in.
I would love to buy something and a cheap Mig and cheap stick welder, and use the shell/chassis to practice on. Learn delicate stuff with the mig and heavy chassis welding witha buzz box.
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