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I bought them in green in the January sale, only the top and bottom, no middle chest, £299 at the time.
Great quality items in the industrial range and great price whichever deal.
Not worth the non sale price though (in my opinion).
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Feb 26, 2018 17:59:00 GMT
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I don't mean to sound harsh, but if she took the car to a garage that said change to carb, and your Brother is a technophobe and would do that before solving the problem she is simply getting the wrong people to look at the car.
It needs to be worked on by someone with knowledge and experience of relatively simple early injection systems, they will be competent enough to look at the facts, then carry out testing to find the cause rather than random replacements based on guesswork.
It will be cheaper to pay someone who costs more per hour, but is competent to solve the problem, rather than radically change whats there for no reason other than lack of understanding. The owner also doesnt really need to get a car back that runs OK but may struggle every year at MOT time.
Either that or learn while you fix while getting guidance here and elsewhere, seems like a good idea to me if you have the time.
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Feb 23, 2018 22:42:49 GMT
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Consider how to pass the MOT emissions test without the EFI & cat. It could be a problem.
I'd be starting a thread for advice on fixing it. Black smoke = very rich. I have no knowledge of Beetle EFI but I'b be considering a failed Lambda sensor (but you would think that would have been on the replaced list) or engine temp sensor.
I know it hasnt got water but the ECU needs to know the temperature, if it thinks its always cold it will probably run open loop and very rich all of the time thinking its not warmed up.
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Feb 23, 2018 22:36:27 GMT
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Just one point, you don't need a circular channel to fit the tube into, it has no advantage and would need to be machined using a very small cutter and take time. Just a plain counterbore would do the same job and nobody can see the boss that you effectively do or don't have inside. If its just a round hole with flat bottom it could be machined out by the same tool and in the same setup at the profile and cost less.
Not difficult for someone to make, costly at precision machine company rates but what you want is someone who works at such a place and wants to do it during lunch breaks or after work for beer money
Last consideration, ordinary bare aluminium will take regular care to prevent corroding if you use the car a lot and especially in winter. Ideally it could do with anodising, maybe in a batch of stuff from the same place that makes it.
If you don't want to paint them or polish a lot, or anodise, then you could make them from stainless instead, maybe thinner for weight reduction. You could then use stainless pipe for the bar and polish the lot.
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Feb 16, 2018 14:54:43 GMT
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I may (or may not) have the details correct but no-where have I said to the DFT about Euro 6 levels - just that it's not possible (at present) to get most older engines to comply with the levels they require. There ARE aftermarket parts available for my engine (at a big price) but for many engines the ECU's/parts are not available as (currently) there is no need for them. If they proposed bringing in these rules in 5 years time it would be (slightly) better as it would give time for suppliers to develop products to help older engines get to the levels required. As it stands it's a terrible decision based purely on the 'green' agenda with no idea or care for the engineering/costs issues for the people affected. Without trawling thrugh the previous posts on this and the other thread, I think you did state 2018 emissions levels , and other comments such as - "ALL cars undergoing BIVA will, from JUNE THIS YEAR have to meet CURRENT levels of emissions standards as do new OEM cars". Tofufis point is correct, this statement is completely incorrect, what OEMs have to achieve is not the same as in the proposal or current MOT levels, if you make that argument, then if the person who reads your argument knows the facts, and can clearly see that you have stated something that isnt included in the document then they will dismiss your complaint as irrelevant due to not understanding the proposal. I don't want an argument because I support you in opposing the changes, but want people to understand what the document actually says and not an inaccurate far worse case example. We have to oppose it with knowledge and facts. You can achieve MOT emissions levels, but at a cost, have to do it with almost no notice and for minimal benefit to the environment. Thats the problem in my opinion. Regarding how cars including yours will pass the test, if it was 2018 emissions levels then I would agree that aftermarket systems arent readily available for the home car builder to add to any engine. It would be a big problem. However EFI and catalytic converters very much are available, and can be engineered to fit just about anything, thats the point of systems such as Megasquirt and others. Lots of older cars have had EFI fitted for reliability, fuel economy, easy tuning etc. It can be done. I agree that a five year for example preparation period would make a big difference, it would give suppliers time and incentive to develop more cost effective and easier to fit solutions.
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Feb 16, 2018 14:52:20 GMT
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I may (or may not) have the details correct but no-where have I said to the DFT about Euro 6 levels - just that it's not possible (at present) to get most older engines to comply with the levels they require. There ARE aftermarket parts available for my engine (at a big price) but for many engines the ECU's/parts are not available as (currently) there is no need for them. If they proposed bringing in these rules in 5 years time it would be (slightly) better as it would give time for suppliers to develop products to help older engines get to the levels required. As it stands it's a terrible decision based purely on the 'green' agenda with no idea or care for the engineering/costs issues for the people affected. Without trawling thrugh the previous posts on this and the other thread, I think you did state 2018 emissions levels , and other comments such as - "ALL cars undergoing BIVA will, from JUNE THIS YEAR have to meet CURRENT levels of emissions standards as do new OEM cars". Tofufis point is correct, this statement is completely incorrect, what OEMs have to achieve is not the same as in the proposal or current MOT levels, if you make that argument, then if the person who reads your argument knows the facts, and can clearly see that you have stated something that isnt included in the document then they will dismiss your complaint as irrelevant due to not understanding the proposal. I don't want an argument because I support you in opposing the changes, but want people to understand what the document actually says and not an inaccurate far worse case example. We have to oppose it with knowledge and facts. You can achieve MOT emissions levels, but at a cost, have to do it with almost no notice and for minimal benefit to the environment. Thats the problem in my opinion. Regarding how cars including yours will pass the test, if it was 2018 emissions levels then I would agree that aftermarket systems arent readily available for the home car builder to add to any engine. It would be a big problem. However EFI and catalytic converters very much are available, and can be engineered to fit just about anything, thats the point of systems such as Megasquirt and others. Lots of older cars have had EFI fitted for reliability, fuel economy, easy tuning etc. It can be done.
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Feb 14, 2018 23:07:45 GMT
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4.11 We are proposing that for kit cars, compliance with the MOT emissions standards current at the date of registration will be required, despite the use of an older engine. In other words the current relaxation for emissions according to the age of the engine will no longer apply. This ^, does not mean this It doesnt mean that it will have to meet the same standard as a new mass produced car or use 2018 technology. The MOT test requirement is nowhere near as difficult to meet as new car standards. There is more written about this point on the other thread on the same subject, no need to repeat. Importantly, please read the wording and try to understand it carefully before declaring the end for our hobby, people need facts and any campaign needs facts, letter writing and petitioning loose credibility if they are factually incorrect and found to be an exaggeration. don't get me wrong, I think its needless and has too little benefit to the environment to be worthwhile, and we should oppose it, but we should understand what it means.
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Feb 14, 2018 22:55:57 GMT
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What Tofufi said is very important. We had the same discussion over on VZi.
This is not the end for modification or building of kitcars, its the start of having to use commonly available and well understood emissions technology on these cars, in other words electronic engine management and a cat.
The MOT requirement is nothing like that for big manufacturers of new cars and can be met by anything with a working cat and the engine management required to allow the cat to work very easily.
I do think the way they have done this is not OK, and I'm glad that we will oppose it, but half reading it and interpreting it as far worse than reality isnt helping, and when people write letters or a petition is started and they are simply incorrect we loose credibility.
The real worry is actually exactly what Badger said just above, when the MOT emissions level changes suddenly the BIVA does as an effect. MOT levels may change to control the condition of modern cars and with no intention to the rules for BIVA automatically change too.
We know that today the proposal isnt the end of the world for us, but we don't know if, or when the MOT level will change, could be a year or twenty years and we don't know if it will change to something achievable for us at home.
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Great thread that I'll be watching. I've been twice, both last year for work with not much free time.
We did have a bit of time in Tokyo, it was great, just walking and watching and missing photo ops. I'd like to make more effort next time. We did see karts flying through the city at night, I had no idea such things happened, great to see first time but no pics due to staring in amazement for the seconds they took to pass.
A couple of tips.
When you get to the airport hire a mobile wifi hotspot, there are desks for them. It will give all of the people in your group unlimited internet access for free (once the hire is paid of course). Its charge should last a day at best, charge in the hotel but I'd be considering taking a powerbank next time for wifi dongle or phone. You just drop it back off in the airport when you leave. You don't need one each.
Get a translation app on your phone, not many Japanese people speak English, although they are some of the nicest and most polite people you will ever meet so will do their best.
Get around on trains, we didnt but getting a pass sounds like a great idea because in the train stations outside of Tokyo there is no English at all and we struggled to work out how much to pay, generally no desks just vending machines that are baffling.
Download a Tokyo map app to your phone before you go, it helps loads when you get lost.
Take a wad of cash, apparently they like cash and there don't seem to be many ATMs.
don't translate the menu until after you eat. Rectum and Tongue might have been on your plate among other things. I like the food to be honest but the chewier cuts of meat are a worry sometimes.
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For what its worth I thought the Capri epsiode was better than all of the others put together. I suppose the previous episodes lowered my expectations quite far but all the same, it was a retro car, with a good choice of performance engine and some fabrication that was shown on screen and made the car unique.
Whether I like the appearance of the mods isnt so important, at least they showed some engineering work, if its not fake they do actually have some hands on talent.
Positive points - Making the grille, and more so anodising it, very good choice and important detail. Decent engine choice. Making the rad tanks etc. Decent paint.
Negative points - Silly expensive build that I don't believe could ever be sold at cost price or above. Fake sale. Goblin tattoos, I'll bet the novelty of those has worn out having seen the reception the program got. He mentioned possible inner wing cutting, ignoring the issue of modifying the monocoque and the cars ID.
There you go, a review that isnt all negative.
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Wasn't one of Leepu and the cockneys cars destroyed at one of the car shows by people paying £1 or sommat to hit it with a sledgehammer? because it was deemed too dangerous for the road? Or is that all the cheese I ate before bed again? Yes, - www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=517546Crushed because it was so hated, just like everything else they did rather than any specific danger problem. Hated because of the appalling work those idiots did and the harm it did to perceptions of anyone who modifies cars. Sacrificed to raise money for charity so at least some good came of it. I think it only cost something like £700 to buy to crush. I wonder what happened to the other cars they built, hopefully something similar.
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Jan 30, 2018 20:36:15 GMT
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Bloody hell, you'll burn the paint off the car in front with that.
On a sensible note, its quite a bit of current draw for the fairly feeble VW dynamo (I think you have a dynamo?), it might be worth considering an alternator if you are adding some toys. The dynamo puts out little at low revs where an alternator can give full output at barely more than tickover.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:33:08 GMT
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Mine had cannons on years ago, I liked them and the noise when ticking over or tootling around. A bit loud when giving it some beans and a worry if offroad anywhere not strictly legal. It wasnt the noise as much as the uneven note due to unequal length headers. I only changed them because I fancied a vertical exit but being 4 into 1 with equal length headers it doesnt sound great now. Its muffled now too which I'm OK with but it sounds a bit boring.
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They openly said in the program it was re-shelled, even the guy selling it said it was They certainly did., They didnt seem to think that was a problem though. Question to people who know about Minis, isnt that a problem, doesnt it reduce the value a lot to be basically a later car with early parts fitted?
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Jan 23, 2018 19:40:38 GMT
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car sos has gone to the dogs too , to much talking curse word, not enough on restoration , except if your loaded Car SOS, they did up an old Datsun 240z or something, for a retired GP, lived in a massive house, surely he could have paid for it himself, not saying he didn't deserve getting his car done though. They should go back to doing up cars for the average bloke, I don't know if you saw last nights episode with the sunbeam, I nearly cried, even the most cold hearted person couldnt think that bloke didnt thoroughly deserve any pleasure having his car rescued brought. Proper heart wrenching story. There are one or two where I thought the kindness was misguided. Someone who bought something but had no chance of ever doing anything with it due to no skills or motivation, then had some bad luck but have now overcome it and got life back on track isnt the best recipient in my opinion. Some of them are thoroughly deserving though, like last nights, and whether they have a few quid or not isnt usually relevant to whether they are deserving.
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Jan 22, 2018 22:45:51 GMT
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As some people said the MOT is not a problem in your situation, having a failed one on the database doesnt invalidate the old one and you cant get nicked for having a failed MOT if you also have an older MOT still valid.
However, you can get nicked for driving a dangerous car, and in theory a policeman who stopped you for any reason could look at the database and find out that although it is MOT'ed, it had a worn component on a given day. If you then admitted that the worn part was still fitted you could in theory get nicked for the condition of the car. I think in reality its incredibly unlikely that you will get into any trouble over the balljoint.
Realistically I think the only way you would get nicked is if you have an accident where someone is hurt and the worn part of the car that you have already been told about was found to have caused the accident.
Of course if you fix it then you can drive without fear of getting nicked for MOT or balljoint right up to the day the original MOT runs out.
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Jan 20, 2018 15:59:52 GMT
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Guy Martin would be no good for Top Gear or any similar program. I don't think he is an actor so couldnt pretend to be being spontaneous when its actually all scripted.
I think thats why we like him, a rare genuine character, what you see is what you get.
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Jan 19, 2018 17:38:18 GMT
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Some of the cars are here, makes you wonder if the sales are real. www.performanceandclassiccars.com/I'm not impressed with it at all. Very much not outstanding cars yet they try to give the impression that they are the only people who do such things, they even said it I think. In the trailers they said something like " making the extreme even more extreme", a zetec engine in an escort and a second hand modified original engine in the MGB are hardly pushing the boundaries of what custom car builders do. In fact its very average, quite the opposite of extreme. The MGB was outstanding only in its ordinariness apart from the windscreen, and that looked silly because they didnt sort out the proportions by lowering as it desperately needed.
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Jan 14, 2018 19:46:29 GMT
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If you really just cant see, one of my friends cant as his eyes just arent good enough, it might be worth a try of an old fashioned non auto mask.
Its not my advice to be honest, but remember a similar thread where the advice from several people was that auto darkening screens give less clarity than an old fashioned one.
Maybe an expert can comment on whether this is true. I think it was on the MIG welding forum that I read it. If you are new to welding then the MIG welding forum would be well worth joining or at least browsing anyway.
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Jan 12, 2018 18:04:26 GMT
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I bought a Laser hand pump one, it was rubbish so I made my own pneumatic one. Its a garden spray bottle acting as a vacuum tank and a vacuum generator from work (just a venturi really), an air switch and some pipes. It works very well indeed, you connect to your compressor, flick the switch and the oil ends up in the bottle. I always warm up engine oil before changing, its quicker that way.
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