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Hi Perry,

Looks bloody great mate

Cheers John

Hi, Just a idea, and not the most common option over your side of the world if even poss, but how about 1 3/4" HIF carb fitted to MG Montego's ( please dont laugh !! ) these were a blow through design and compared to the rest of the car were reliable. Cheap too there a complete engine and trans on F...

Hi, A mate down in Oz has this fitted in his Rover powered TR7 V8, he wondered where it came from as was fitted when he got the car, Anyone got any idea :?: The pictures he sent me - http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s300/john215_bucket/OzDizzy2.jpg http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s300/john215_b...

Hi, Went to pick up a bloody great compressor and spray gear, the gent who owned it brought all the gear to spray his car, done it then decided to sell all gear, including a brand new top quality De Vilbiss gun. Someone told him to buy the best of everything which he did fortunatley for me, happy da...

Hi,

Great project and workmanship

Just do a Tony Pond when she is finished



Looking forward to more pictures

Cheers John

Hi Perry, The ones i have had dealings with produce a voltage, a small one, when they vibrate. They do this because they contain peizo crystals that when vibrated or put under pressure produce a voltage. Wether you can get a circuit made up that act upon this voltage i not sure. That would be for so...

Hi,

I run a 13 row cooler on my 4.6, thermostat take off between filter and housing using 5/8" hose, rather than the 1/2 inch you see in some kits, to ensure enough flow, made a difference on mime with hot oil pressure.

The hoses i made mysef using Aeroquip push fitting.

Cheers John

Hi,

Welcome,

Great car, had a Sprint before my first TR7.

Was it your car i saw up at Stoneliegh Triumph day last year I am sure there was a Dolly V8 there

Cheers John

Hi, A thread warning of this scam as just been posted on the TR7 forum i am a mod on and pistonheads. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=8&t=605406&i=0&mid=78101&nmt=Wildcat+heads+anyone%3F http://www.classifieds.co.uk/swindon/motors/accessories_and_misc./motor_accessories_+_spares/c...

Hi,

Steve Wells runs methanol and supercharged on his Rover V8 powered Pop -


http://www.teamorange-racing.co.uk/


Cheers John

Hi Perry

Real Steel have Moroso Block filler on there site, concrete would be a cheaper option !

At bottom of page - http://www.realsteel.co.uk/section13.pdf

More details - http://www.moroso.com/catalog/categoryd ... code=22008

Cheers John

Hi Perry,

If you fill the block, how about running coolant just through the heads
Water in and out via the coolant ports on the manifold and a electric water pump.
Or run methanol, that stuff burns 'cool'

Cheers John

Hi, Just spotted this on Fleabay, beats the average garden gnome, sun dial ect :shock: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WOW-EX-RAF-4-SQN-Harrier-Jump-Jet-Aircraft-XW269-RARE_W0QQitemZ140508652633QQcategoryZ2983QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m8QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clk...

Hi,

Saw this on U Tube, madness




Cheers John

Hi Perry,

Not bad time for steam powered mate. The repair has held out well though.

Nearly drove up there myself but wondered what sort of turn out they get this time of the year.

Cheers John