jamrogers
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:42 PM |
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another first drive
I finally got my tax disk and numberplate authorisation form yesterday, got a q plate made up and put on the car, then got a whole 13 miles before
cracking the sump on a manhole cover. pictures on my website below
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UncleFista
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:46 PM |
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Hope you switched off in time ;(
It's worth it in the end, honestly ! 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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locoR1
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:48 PM |
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Bugger that's bad luck! looks like you did a proper job on the sump that's a big hole, did you notice in time to save the engine?
 
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:49 PM |
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get in touch with the council surely the manhole shouldnt be that high!! there must be room for some compensation
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jamrogers
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:55 PM |
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I cut the engine after a few seconds and rolled to a stop, so the engine should be fine, and i would contact the council for compensation but i
don't want the blame for the trail of oil i left allong the road 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 07:57 PM |
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Thats is a big hole. Hopefully you'll be back otr soon
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 08:04 PM |
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While its in bits put in some baffles as wellImage deleted by owner
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 08:22 PM |
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Unlucky, Great website btw, always nice to find a new build diary to browse through
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jamrogers
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 08:29 PM |
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I was thinking about bafels, but was going to see if i needed them first. Any thoughts people?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 08:46 PM |
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You know you needed them after you have knocked out the big ends!
20 minutes cutting the material, it should not cost any more to get welded in so no argument really.
In the whole scheme of things given the time you have spent building the car this is just a faction of time and money.
Regards Mark
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:24 PM |
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Is that you with the file? You look like whatsisface from Catchphrase!!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:27 PM |
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bloody hell!
That's bad luck and just isn't fair to have it happen on your maiden drive!
Did you get any photos of the offending manhole? (for evidence purposes)
Surely you'll be entitled to some form of compensation from the council for this?
What ground clearance did you have below the sump?
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jamrogers
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:28 PM |
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ha, no its my dad, i'll tell him u said that, its the first job i trusted him to do, and i took the file back after about 30 seconds - it was
quicker to do it myself !!!
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coozer
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:39 PM |
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Nice build blog there, surprised to see you needed a cat for a March 94 engine? Mine was a Feb 94 (no cat) and I was under the impression August 95
was the cutoff date..
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jamrogers
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:42 PM |
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I think i could have just passed withought it but after the first fail i just wanted to get through the test. I'm sure it will fall off at some
point, a lot of the trim on the front suspension has already. 
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jamrogers
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:31 AM |
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incidentally he tested mine as a ford zetec engine which was in his database and so was virtually the same as a bet test (i think there was a bit of a
wider limit for lambda) he wouldn't give me a non cat test as he had a match in the database for the engine. Follow the emissions diagram in the
sva book and it'll make sense
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jamrogers
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 08:24 AM |
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[Edited on 6/3/09 by jamrogers]
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jamrogers
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 08:24 AM |
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My dad just sent me this..... He's a funny man isn't he.
 
Rescued attachment Low Sump.JPG
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