Thread: Seeking advice (Triumph Spitfire)

Quote: Originally Posted by vava1 you certainly would be tired after all that work ho ho. I very nearly mentioned to you that the OP said " tired " Lord knows how you do this. There's not really room in the ZS for that engine! And if you're going to those lengths, why not choose an engine that doesn't need a multi-hundred-pound cambelt change every six years! As for a street car, make sure your car's...

Quote: Originally Posted by forehead Spoken by a man driving a 1.8L petrol car. Simple question - have you ever owned or driven a diesel? Petrol cars are gutless and only make power if you rev them. Drive them like that and you'll struggle to get 25 mpg! People buying new cars from showrooms are buying diesels EVEN given the fact that they cost £1000 more than the petrol equivalent. Why? Because they cost a fraction to tax and they will...

Quote: Originally Posted by le500 Can't be that many LE500's left...? I think its over the 500 mark for LEs plus TF135s plus LE85s... The mods have only just changed the thread title, now they will have to do it again

Quote: Originally Posted by amtcoupe fantastic article , andy Ditto, very interesting read.. may I suggest we all send it to our local MPs..

Quote: Originally Posted by MGJohn In a nutshell .... Nothing, repeat nothing lasts forever. Some say, even the Solar System's days are numbered ... bad news if you plan to live forever .... and it will be the Sun wot did it .... .. The sun! Those *******s. EDIT and "those *******s!" to the post below!

As has been mentioned above, the fuel guage isnt as accurate as it could be. In my Triumph for instance, the fuel light comes on everytime i go round a sharp bend, regardless of whether the tank is full or empty......... Ideally you need to know the car is empty, fill it up, zero your trip and then run it till it starts to cough through lack of fuel. Obviously thats a bit risky but if you stick to small local roads as you get down near the...

Quote: Originally Posted by davidj Ah, but the new bolts do not stretch as much as the old ones and as a result will clamp tighter even though they require fewer additional degrees of turn. That explains it - thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by Huff how come i dont get any MG John praise??? hmmm??? :P Someone seems a little huffy!

Quote: Originally Posted by cdi4eva Any chance seeing these pictures please Some here > http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ght=longbridge more links at the bottom of the page.

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveChilds Redeveloping the TF platform into a Midget type car, smaller than the current TF would be a challenge to say the least. Where you do reduce the length? Can't loose any at the back otherwise you'd have no boot and there's no exactly loads of room at the front either! But the TF platform could probably be reused again, fundamentally its sound. Its the interior of the car that needs to be...