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you might even want the lower grip of crossplies, it's generally better to understeer rather than grip enough to tip over. That is actually a good point. I will endeavour to get the cable off if it ever stops raining. Glen, if you do make a decision or need a hand let me know. Not much in the 2 sizes pricewise wholesale. Friendly prices for RR members! www.bigtyres.co.uk/
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Mar 13, 2024 12:12:54 GMT
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So close!
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Mar 13, 2024 11:15:47 GMT
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It's got till Friday then it's bean cans I'm afraid. You mention it needs TLC, what do you think it would need for an MOT. Might help sell it.
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Mar 12, 2024 16:09:18 GMT
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To quote someone cleverer than me: "A £15,000 down payment on a £10,000 a year subscription" Maseratis aren't the money pit many would have you believe, you just need to follow the rules of most/all high performance cars when buying. I've had 5 and none of them remotely ruined me financially. Sourcing parts for the older coupes is becoming more of a struggle due to total lack of availability as Maserati are very poor at supporting older models. GranTurismos are becoming cheaper by the day and few cars beat them for the exhaust note and drama/experience when driving IMO. Totally agree on the exhaust note. I used to work next door to a Ferrari/ Maserati/ General exotic specialist and dealer. I could listen to the V8's all day.
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Mar 11, 2024 16:31:41 GMT
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Renowned for their ease of spannering. in for the ride! Love an economically unstable decision for a daily(ish.) I'm quite lucky that at the time the Maserati GranTurismo was a bit out of my reach. Or I would have made a very poor life choice hahah There was/ is a V8 Quatraporte at the very bottom end of my budget locally... Could I risk the financial ruin just for a noise. Dangerously I probably could.
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Mar 11, 2024 16:26:03 GMT
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Exciting news! I changed the wipers after making this thread. It took me less than 5 minutes. Hopefully all the rest of the things will be as quick and easy. Renowned for their ease of spannering. in for the ride! Love an economically unstable decision for a daily(ish.)
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Mar 11, 2024 10:20:28 GMT
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Like it but it wants to be about 80mm lower!
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Nice to see so many well made objects in your life rather than all this modern throwaway tat. I spy a mid-90s Lava Dome, are any of the other bikes Konas? Bikes and especially Konas is a whole other aspect worthy of a thread on its own. I’ve had Proably 25 Konas alone in the last few years. Double that by the time you add in all the other retro bikes- gt, Marin, orange, etc. at the minute I still have 4 or 5 Konas, a couple of orange p7s, a GT Karakoram and a Klein pulse pro laying round that are in the retro xc type bike category. I’m more into the original slalom/hardcore hardtail type bikes these days, as that’s what I moved onto later on. I’ve currently got a couple of trailstars, a couple of Azonic DS-1s, a Jack flash, a Gack speed demon, heavy tools dual, Curtis mx24, specialized p3, 24seven darkangel…. And Proably a dozen more I’ve bought to break. But yeah I have a few bikes 🤣 I am off a similar affliction! Bikes take up less room...
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Shameless plug for us www.bigtyres.co.uk/If anyone wants to talk tyres for hours on end give us a call and ask for me.... Most budget brands now are fine. Landsail are a particularly good choice. 1 in every 25 new tyres sold is a Landsail and they have the manufacturing/ reputation to back it up. They are the producer of Boeing aircraft tyres. If you want something highly rated, cheap and european then you can't get much better than Tomket currently. Outperforming some of the premium brands in independent tests. Triangle as a brand have a huge reputation in the mining industry for their giant stuff but the name is a swing and a miss i agree. Davanti are a brand owned and operated by Group tyre Wholesale. They throw a hell of alot of money at advertising a budget tyre as a mid range. They are okay but wear so fast its not funny. Uniroyal, Flaken, Nexen, Kumho, Hankook are all great mid range options. Yokohama are going through some structure changes and cost saving measures so would expect to see a dip in quality as we have seen with the Agricultural stuff. I am a very boring man with far to much tyre knowledge... On a side note I have just purchased and will be fitting 4 Tomket on my own car. Considering I can get a wide variety of tyres at silly cost prices (Or even free!) These impress me tot he point I want to try them. Will report back.
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You are driving a 1,4 8v on LPG in an Astra Estate? Must be a real burnout wonder? Thom it trundles along ok thom . That was 9 psi boost i normally run at 13 psi boost . regards robert 1.4? Very impressive. Any idea what it does on the 13psi? Quietly lurking and enjoying this whole saga.
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I don't daily a retro, I daily several. 1970 Morris Minor, and fingers crossed I've got on top of everything it needs now although I need to refit the driver's seat.... Knowing exactly where in Nottingham you took this picture, did you get permission or just risk it? The wardens are militant!
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Black and bronze, what a great combo. Lovely, great job.
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Shameless plug for us www.bigtyres.co.uk/If anyone wants to talk tyres for hours on end give us a call and ask for me.... Most budget brands now are fine. Landsail are a particularly good choice. 1 in every 25 new tyres sold is a Landsail and they have the manufacturing/ reputation to back it up. They are the producer of Boeing aircraft tyres. If you want something highly rated, cheap and european then you can't get much better than Tomket currently. Outperforming some of the premium brands in independent tests. Triangle as a brand have a huge reputation in the mining industry for their giant stuff but the name is a swing and a miss i agree. Davanti are a brand owned and operated by Group tyre Wholesale. They throw a hell of alot of money at advertising a budget tyre as a mid range. They are okay but wear so fast its not funny. Uniroyal, Flaken, Nexen, Kumho, Hankook are all great mid range options. Yokohama are going through some structure changes and cost saving measures so would expect to see a dip in quality as we have seen with the Agricultural stuff. I am a very boring man with far to much tyre knowledge...
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Second pair of wheels done attacked the faces with the recommended srripping wheels and used the spray stripper on the rest left for the recommended 15 mins. Wire brushed then jetwashed. Plenty more to do but it's cut through 6 layers of paint back to bare metal or original coating.
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The one very quick coats results.
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Yeah I have grabbed a couple now. Also interested in your thoughts. Knocks current Nitromors out of the park.
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Very much in for the slammed CRV!
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