cuntbuster wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:22 pm
For what it's worth I think it's a shame you allowed the midget and then the rover
...and...
2000 Porsche Boxster 986 2.7
2002 Laguna II Ph1 1.8
1968 Austin 1100 mk1
2002 Clio II Ph2 172
1985 BMW E28 520i
1957 ('62?) Morris Minor 1275
2004 Mini Cooper S
2005 Skoda Fabia MK1
1968 MG Midget MK3
2005 Audi A4 2.0TDi Avant
2003 Audi TT Mk1 1.8t
1963 Rover P4 110
Are the cars I've had since I bought the Dolomite and have been worked on.
Never realised you had the dolly so long. But the midget appears to have stalled and it feels like the rover is a new toy. With you spending time and money on that instead of the other two.
Not a criticism just an observation. I find it hard to see things through too.
How do you find your TT to park? I think the miorrors are crap and too small. Mine's often parked on the wonk and I usually straigten it up when I realise.
paulplom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:37 am
How do you find your TT to park? I think the miorrors are crap and too small. Mine's often parked on the wonk and I usually straigten it up when I realise.
I don't find it too bad. Small enough to easily reverse in without too much hassle. Wing mirrors are a bit on the small side but I'm used to just looking out the back window and lining up with that anyway.
I've found a Spitfire and agreed a price. I can't 100% say yes as something needs to go. Almost certainly the Sprint but I'm hoping I can get enough to do effectively a straight swap financially.
This is a proven runner and driver. Bodywork isn't 100% but it's a good 90% and I must not poke. Worse thing I ever did was learn to weld. But it's a body on chassis so I don't need to worry about the bits it needs for quite a while. (E.g. rear left wing is a bit frilly)
Key thing is that I can trust driving it and enjoy it without immediate work. That leads me to be far less likely to poke
@Nibblet on here should recognise it.
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Looks good. 1500 at that age I think? Don't believe the horror stories about the bottom end, I thrashed the same engine in a Midget for years without a single issue.
DodgeRover wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:28 pm
Nice colour, is it factory?
No. It's why it attracted me to it as I like different colour classic cars especially if not factory colour. I love red or yellow spitty but this is a nice green.
Aston Martin Green I believe. It's kinda like the classic 60s Mustang Fastback colour too.
paulplom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:37 am
How do you find your TT to park? I think the miorrors are crap and too small. Mine's often parked on the wonk and I usually straigten it up when I realise.
I don't find it too bad. Small enough to easily reverse in without too much hassle. Wing mirrors are a bit on the small side but I'm used to just looking out the back window and lining up with that anyway.
As I'm in the van 95% of the time I'm trained to just use mirrors when reversing. It has four electric mirrors which means reversing it is a total doddle. Look at the size of the lugs too!
Hooli wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:53 pm
Looks good. 1500 at that age I think? Don't believe the horror stories about the bottom end, I thrashed the same engine in a Midget for years without a single issue.
Yeah 1500. Engine runs well without hesitation. Release bearing makes a noise. Chain possibly a bit slack when warm. Both easily sorted if I do desired but will be fine for the summer season.
A liability of an engine but they're cheap second hand still - especially a 1500. Shame I sold a good spare one recently
I hoicked that out of a Dolomite in an hour. Spitfire is going to be even easier. So even if I do blow it up or it dies, it's a piece of piss to replace with another (even a 1300) and then rebuild the original at my own leisure.
