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  4. Posted

    After many years i finally got my g60 back on the road

    although the car was motd for the first time in over 10 years in july i could not drive it as i went to the post office with my mot cert, insurance cert etc only to be told my car is not on the data base?

    i had my log book with it in my name as i registered it in my name in 2011 but was told i would have to register the car again and would take around 6 weeks for a new one to arrive.(was not aware of any changes)

    the new log book arrived but i did not want to spoil my gleaming new paintwork as it was raining so this weekend was dry and took it out for a drive and love it still got a few internal trim rattles to sort as i had completely stripped the car.

    one thing that amazed me was how savage the rev limiter is on these cars not that i tend to do this but just wanted to see how it performed on a strait empty road.

     

    the mot man at the center remarked how he had not seen one in years and opening the bonnet said someones spent a few quid here and once the car was up on the ramp got another mot tester to come and look at it and as he hand me back the keys he could only find one fault one side of the had brake needed adjustment (i forgot to do this)but it still passed and he said they are the best brake pipes ive seen in a long time. WELL PLEASED.

     

    in the future the engine is going to need a rebore as i noticed that as i removed the cylinder head a ring is starting to appear at the top of the block but having no time or funds to do this at present but having driven it this weekend it still performs as it should.

     

    this one is a keeper

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    Surely they can invent some kind of power cell, that will last for 8 to ten years,

    then you'll either have to purchase a new power cell or a new vehicle.

    It's like with watches you can get them with a battery that lasts for 10 to 12 years, I know on a vehicle you have a load more items to power so to speak.

    A miniature reactor cell or something about the size of a cigarette box :lol:

     

    Si

    like something as a certain vehicle out of back to the future movie!!

  7. Posted · Edited by ger040

    if everyone switched to electric cars the country would be bankrupt overnight and the government would have to reconfigure the whole tax system in order to raise revenue

     

    can't believe they would drop 3 door cars maybe it's due to our ageing population!!! struggling to get in and out of 3 door vehicles

     

    there are some very smart / intelligent people out there who could invent fuel as a direct replacement for petrol!!!

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    The maths look great to me. Have you thought about the little plastic inserts that they fit into?

     

    Hello i made an enquirey about these clips with a dutch company called Sinatec? last year

    costs were about £250 plus £50 postage cant remember the quantities

    passed all details to Anna at heritage

  15. Posted

    Yeah it's scary really what some of these new parts sell for from third parties, so to speak.

    But on a positive note at least you've managed to find a new one Ger040,

    it can be a mind field trying to find some of these new parts.

     

    Si

    its just a fact that the parts for these cars are drying up and parts are becoming more expensive as time passes. if I had the money in would be buying multiples of everything and in the future sell them for extorionate amounts of money and retire to the sun!!!

  17. Posted

    never used Facebook either - don't trust it at all and never will (part of big brother watching you)

    as mentioned above just seems to be full of bull s@@t and people abusing other people

     

    Forums all day long although big brother may still be watching you!!

  18. Posted

    you have been seriously unlucky with the cars - with new cars the trend seems to be either you get a good car or a poor car don't know why?

     

    with regards to dealers some offer excellent aftercare service and others just want your money and run

     

    At least with an older car if it goes tits up you can just scrap it and walk away

     

    by the way that is a very nice looking corrado there very jealous

  22. Posted

    update checked with multimeter and getting voltage to the headlight connector still no light working

     

    i have a spare headlight so i try it and it works!!!

     

    cant understand why the original headlight works with the standard loom but not the uprated one the connections on both lamps are clean and in good order

  25. Posted

    its all sorted - pretty obvious once i looked at it again - feel a bit stupid to be honest as i say hopeless at electrics!!

     

    but wow what a difference excellent upgrade also changed the bulbs to nightbreakers - thought i was going to eat a lot more carrots

     

    just need my wheels refurbed and an mot so hopefully on the road for the summer

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