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Forum: Brakes
05-21-2006, 12:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 731
Posted By Difflock

A similar thing happens to me if I've not driven...

A similar thing happens to me if I've not driven the car for a few days - the passenger side rear locks up for fun, but after the first couple of brake applications the systems works normally.
...
Forum: European Region
04-21-2006, 04:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,601
Posted By Difflock

Try coming over to the UK, we'll show you some...

Try coming over to the UK, we'll show you some REAL gas prices :(

Anyway, WELCOME to TGO Pete!!
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-26-2006, 08:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 501
Posted By Difflock

Thanks for the help guys! Well, I've just...

Thanks for the help guys!

Well, I've just had the steering box re-sealed, so it should have been clean...

My local garage sent the steering box away to a specialist on the industrial estate (it...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-24-2006, 02:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 501
Posted By Difflock

Power steering not turning to right on start up...

However, after two or three attempts, or somtimes a good amount of revs, it suddenly works and then is fine for the rest of the journey.. any ideas please? I have just re-greased the joints in the...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-22-2006, 07:30 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,579
Posted By Difflock

back in 1985 I was 19. I'd got a Ford Mk1 XR2 in...

back in 1985 I was 19. I'd got a Ford Mk1 XR2 in Sunburst Red at the time and I thought I was so cool! Well, among my mates I was :D

A couple of years later I'd got tired of FWD understeer and...
Forum: Members Camaros
02-09-2006, 07:08 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,407
Posted By Difflock

Great looking flame job, even if I'm a fan of the...

Great looking flame job, even if I'm a fan of the real-flame paint jobs, there's still life in the "single colour" flames.:thumbsup:
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-08-2006, 07:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,875
Posted By Difflock

If no one comes back with the info before my car...

If no one comes back with the info before my car gets fixed then I'll post here.

Diff.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
01-24-2006, 08:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 700
Posted By Difflock

Why are they good? Well, if the frame around...

Why are they good?
Well, if the frame around the mounting area for the steering box hasn't already cracked, then fitting a wonderbar will delay if not prevent such stress cracks from occuring.
...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
01-10-2006, 07:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,124
Posted By Difflock

Check the universal joints on the propshaft too...

Check the universal joints on the propshaft too (driveshaft in USA?) - if one or both of those has worn then it will cause severe vibration at relatively high speed.
Forum: History / Originality
01-10-2006, 07:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,624
Posted By Difflock

You can have my VIN plate for what it's worth ;)...

You can have my VIN plate for what it's worth ;) It's a joke because the VIN says 85 T/A, but car is 1983 - at least in the UK it doesn't really matter as long as something was written on the...
Forum: Brakes
12-23-2005, 12:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,038
Posted By Difflock

Thanks for the question - it meant that I know...

Thanks for the question - it meant that I know something new too - 3/8 allen for the calipers (plenty of friction material left on my pads so not touched them yet).

Oh and by the way - WELCOME TO...
Forum: History / Originality
12-23-2005, 11:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 526
Posted By Difflock

Thanks for the info! At least it confirms...

Thanks for the info!

At least it confirms the car has the right interior and exterior colours, also the correct gfx.

Bucket seats?? Have I lost something in the translation here - the front...
Forum: Body
12-14-2005, 08:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 890
Posted By Difflock

No photos, but go here:- ...

No photos, but go here:-

https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/tech/steeringcolumn.shtml
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-14-2005, 07:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 853
Posted By Difflock

I know you've had the starter go bad and bought a...

I know you've had the starter go bad and bought a replacement but I thought I'd share this anyway. Another reason for a starter giving trouble is a bad earth connection to it.

Happened on my Ford...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
12-14-2005, 07:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,062
Posted By Difflock

Strangely, in the UK - not known for the extremes...

Strangely, in the UK - not known for the extremes of weather you guys get, you can buy a little battery operated hot-wire type device which you push into the keyhole. The heat melts the ice in the...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
12-14-2005, 06:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By Difflock

It's just the glass which opens, so doesn't hit...

It's just the glass which opens, so doesn't hit the wing (Hence Corvette-style hatch)

Mark.
Forum: History / Originality
12-13-2005, 07:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 526
Posted By Difflock

Which decoder would I need....

Finally got around to making a note of the details on the worn metal tag in the engine bay above the radiator on my 'Bird. Which decoder should I look for to decipher the numbers, unless some kind...
Forum: European Region
12-13-2005, 07:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,347
Posted By Difflock

Then the middleman turns out to be the arseholes...

Then the middleman turns out to be the arseholes at customs & excise (import duty) and Gordon Brown (VAT!) UNLESS you can get it marked as a gift...happy birthday..
Forum: European Region
12-02-2005, 11:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

Crafty feckers! New LAnd Rover Disco's have...

Crafty feckers!

New LAnd Rover Disco's have whit esidelights in the headlamp units - so those orange ones are just marker lights. :( oh well, I assume beemers are the same.

Mark.
Forum: European Region
12-02-2005, 07:05 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

Prices - £48.50 each for the headlights ...

Prices -

£48.50 each for the headlights

£37.50 for the master seal kit in the steering box.

Oh yeah, and I have the ball ache of tightening the bolts in the steering rack (tilt mechanism...
Forum: European Region
12-01-2005, 02:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

Precisely R1 :D

Precisely R1 :D
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
11-30-2005, 04:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,895
Posted By Difflock

FWIW are you blipping the throttle on the down...

FWIW are you blipping the throttle on the down change (you know, rev the motor slightly), to help the synchromesh a little?

I know this won't solve the problem but it may lessen the grinding.
Forum: European Region
11-30-2005, 03:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 988
Posted By Difflock

Sounds like my kind of club! ;)

Sounds like my kind of club! ;)
Forum: European Region
11-30-2005, 03:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

It's an older Holley I believe - 1850 or 1860...

It's an older Holley I believe - 1850 or 1860 IIRC.

Maybe I should turn the mixture screws right in - say only half a turn out, sit her at 4000 rpm for a minute and then tell them to take a...
Forum: Body
11-29-2005, 10:46 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 913
Posted By Difflock

I'm rapidly getting uninterested in my T/A thanks...

I'm rapidly getting uninterested in my T/A thanks to the UK's bloody vehicle laws royally pissing me off!!



:mad: :mad: :mad:

You know, the UK will become Blair's police NANNY state soon!
...
Forum: European Region
11-29-2005, 10:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

Carb is a Holley 600cfm - vacuum secondaries. ...

Carb is a Holley 600cfm - vacuum secondaries.

I do have a portable CO meter so I will have a play with the mixture screws on the Holley.

I'd just replaced the HT leads (all 8 of them)...
Forum: European Region
11-29-2005, 10:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

LOL Vader! I know it's vertically fornicated as...

LOL Vader!
I know it's vertically fornicated as you so eloquently put it :D

The bulb is a dual filament stop/tail bulb. As you know, the bright filament kicks in when you use the indicator.
...
Forum: European Region
11-29-2005, 09:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

I presume they mean the Carbon Monoxide (CO)...

I presume they mean the Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions.

I think they mean the small hole in the wheel arch, AND other corrosion (will see when I get to the garage).

I have one parts place...
Forum: European Region
11-29-2005, 06:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,252
Posted By Difflock

Once again the UK is a crap place to be

Put the car in for the MOT today:-

Failed:-
Emissions - off the scale
Corrosion within 30cm of suspension
leaking steering box

Oh and orange sidelights... so why do new beemers and Range...
Forum: History / Originality
11-28-2005, 09:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,108
Posted By Difflock

Slight hijack: - Never realised that the...

Slight hijack: -

Never realised that the rear seat could be a one-piece affair rather than split folding.
Interesting. (Well it is to me!)
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
11-28-2005, 07:15 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 4,813
Posted By Difflock

Hi from your 54th State (Canada = 53rd? ;) ) or...

Hi from your 54th State (Canada = 53rd? ;) ) or perhaps your 600-mile long, stationary, aircraft carrier run by ******* Blair and his police state...

Front number plate? Definitely!
Emissions?...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
11-28-2005, 06:51 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,335
Posted By Difflock

Sweet ad! Although no sound (I'm at work..) ...

Sweet ad! Although no sound (I'm at work..)
Xophertony, you mean the part where the girl puts the shotgun in the back of the car? The deck lid definitely went up with the hatch...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
11-28-2005, 06:36 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,291
Posted By Difflock

We need a Pontiac map in the same vein :D Glad...

We need a Pontiac map in the same vein :D
Glad it includes Europe and thus the UK ;)
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-28-2005, 05:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,454
Posted By Difflock

I run similar - 235/60 15 up front and 255/60 15...

I run similar - 235/60 15 up front and 255/60 15 rears:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/Difflock/MorticiaRside.jpg
Forum: European Region
11-28-2005, 05:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 768
Posted By Difflock

No garage here - so outside :( Thankfully I...

No garage here - so outside :(
Thankfully I don't have to drive her, unless I want to :D
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
11-18-2005, 07:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By Difflock

UPDATE:- She's been in the trans shop. Once...

UPDATE:-

She's been in the trans shop. Once the guy had dropped the sump off he saw loads of metal shavings :(

Torque converter went away for a rebuild. A strip down of the box revealed some of...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-18-2005, 07:37 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,340
Posted By Difflock

It sems the cracks in the frame where the...

It sems the cracks in the frame where the steering box mounts is an undocumented feature ;)

If you get the cracks welded up and possibly have the area plated THEN fit a wonderbar, that should...
Forum: Body
11-18-2005, 06:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,028
Posted By Difflock

Looking forward to it Jeff! :thumbsup:

Looking forward to it Jeff! :thumbsup:
Forum: European Region
11-17-2005, 10:23 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,194
Posted By Difflock

What's a garage? Morticia will have to spend...

What's a garage?
Morticia will have to spend the winter outside (My shed's only big enough for my TDM 850). :(

There aren't any lock-ups for rent near me either...
Forum: European Region
11-17-2005, 10:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 988
Posted By Difflock

I'm in AACUK :- UK Membership £25.00 ...

I'm in AACUK :-

UK Membership £25.00 £20.00
UK Membership Joint £30.00 £25.00
International Membership £30.00 £25.00
International Joint £30.00 £25.00

2nd value is renewal...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-07-2005, 04:04 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,112
Posted By Difflock

Copper? Do you mean Cooper? When my tyres are...

Copper?
Do you mean Cooper?
When my tyres are next up for renewal I'll try some - there's a few companies in the UK offering makes from across the pond now.

Currently running Prelli P600 235/60...
Forum: History / Originality
11-07-2005, 03:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 697
Posted By Difflock

Seems like we've uncovered the fun little game...

Seems like we've uncovered the fun little game which the production line guys played:- "Where can we stuff the build sheet today?" :cool: :D
Forum: Signature Pictures and PhotoShop Requests
11-04-2005, 08:58 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,907
Posted By Difflock

Sniff...sob... NO FIREBIRDS or T/A's ..:doh: :(

Sniff...sob...
NO FIREBIRDS or T/A's ..:doh: :(
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-04-2005, 05:22 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 491
Posted By Difflock

It's the springs which dictate the ride height,...

It's the springs which dictate the ride height, however the shocks may contribute a very tiny amount by wanting to uncompress (don't know if you've noticed that some new shocks come with a strap on...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
11-04-2005, 04:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 556
Posted By Difflock

:iagree: I'm running 255/60 15's on the...

:iagree:

I'm running 255/60 15's on the rear and the speedo reads low :)
Forum: Body
11-03-2005, 09:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 753
Posted By Difflock

When you sany funny GM type - do you mean that...

When you sany funny GM type - do you mean that the button is o the side and has GM written on it?
Reason I ask is that my fronts have the GM button, but some recently acquired rear seat belts have...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
11-03-2005, 09:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By Difflock

Well I took Morticia out for a spin last night -...

Well I took Morticia out for a spin last night - everything was fine!! :( Checked the fluid level once she was hot. It was on the low side, but not below the mark. Topped it up.

Maybe there was...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
11-01-2005, 06:53 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 953
Posted By Difflock

OK, here's my 2 pence. With the engine...

OK, here's my 2 pence.

With the engine running so's you've got power steering (it's easier), and the car stationary, gently turn the steering wheel. If the frame's cracked then you should see the...
Forum: Body
11-01-2005, 05:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,612
Posted By Difflock

Yes. Definitely better without the chain link...

Yes. Definitely better without the chain link fence in the way :D
Nice wheels, and aren't dukes rare these days?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-31-2005, 04:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By Difflock

Metallic SKRRRSHH noise - not good I think.

Although Morticia should have an overdrive box fitted as stock, she's got a 3-speeder. According to Stars & Stripes at Rochdale whose receipts said that some form of early THM350 box is fitted,...
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