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Hi Ben m8 !! glad to have ya back.. well, its like this lol !!. the existing units dont provide the degree of control I want...... Yes it is also for challenge (and to some degree cost) Yes, I do need it.:).. reason is I want to test out the capabilities of the engine and drive train for...

can I have her phone number... ??? :devilish:

the difficulty is that the cam is hollow and has a feed compartment at the phaser end too. so you would need the appropriate cam, oil feed etc etc. the laguna system is exactly the same (Same F4R base engine as used in the 172 afaik) I have a supply on 2 litre units (new) but non vvt if you...

Hi Mav, they arent all like that thank god (hot hatch boxes) lol !!.. I have no probs anywhere else in the box, purely 4-3 downchange, say to overtake,.. the rest are fine. I agree with your comments re the lack of a fluid system. I may have just got a bad one (well I certainly seem to have a...

Can I have the arches Eddd ???.. - that will do... Joe.

Hi Mav, they arent all like that thank god (hot hatch boxes) lol !!.. I have no probs anywhere else in the box, purely 4-3 downchange, say to overtake,.. the rest are fine. I agree with your comments re the lack of a fluid system. I may have just got a bad one (well I certainly seem to have a...

Can I have the arches Eddd ???.. - that will do... Joe.

Unfortunatel it is virtually impossible to do so as the oil ways and valve need to be in place. it WOULD be a partial solution to hairy cam profiles though, just no way to fit it....

lol, just dont forget as said, I am on old git !, comparatively !!! (A mere 45).. I have had more time to mess than most here so my aquisitions list (Feringi rule 126) will be longer....

lol Ben,, nope never owned a volvo... would like to try a nice T5 though... Yes it has cost a bloody fortune over the years.. Re the paramedic phase, at the same time I ran my own company (JpH Developments) and made more out of PC sales and support than I did from the NHS lol... 386 and 486...

It is rather easy to make a quick shift if you want to. just remove the lever completely and weld a 20 mm extention into the bottom lever part (cut it and shut it so to speak...) Joe.

Oh, I did have a 205 gti for a short time (didnt like it) and even a talbot samba prepared by LAD... and a metro turbo of all things... an MR2 and an Astra GTE.. At one time, prior to a divorce I had 5 at one time, and 2 aircraft ! (down to only 2 now (cars) At that time my toys were an...

I probably wont remember all of them, but here goes... lol.. over the last 28 years I have been driving... (old git I know lol) Mini 850, 998, 970 cooper s, 1071 cooper s, 1275 cooper s, 1400 and 1430. Sunbeam Lotus (road), Sunbeam 2ltr (one of the rally cars I used). Hillman Imp...

what ?? lol,.... you want to 14 again.. ?? Joe...;)

lol, just dont forget as said, I am on old git !, comparatively !!! (A mere 45).. I have had more time to mess than most here so my aquisitions list (Feringi rule 126) will be longer....

well said that Man !;) I prefer it to go grip, grip, grip, slide, blip, grip etc than grip, grip, grip, oh sh*t AGHHHHHH! etc Yes, I would love to try the 172 with a decent seat, harness, extended sterring wheel boss (retaining the airbag - I have a cunning plan lol!) and an extention to the...

10 ??? ..... hmmmmmmmm.. is that cat years Jilly... ??:devilish:

sh*t Pete, thats a bugger !. Well, you HAVE to fight it then.. Check with the police and see if they are filing a report, often they dont if off the highway.. a favourable report will help a lot. Have you spoken to your insurance company yet ??.. if not, get all information in front of...

lol Ben,, nope never owned a volvo... would like to try a nice T5 though... Yes it has cost a bloody fortune over the years.. Re the paramedic phase, at the same time I ran my own company (JpH Developments) and made more out of PC sales and support than I did from the NHS lol... 386 and 486...

ok, after allowing renaut to try differnt oil in the gearbox (with no change) to try to eliminate a slight 4-3 crunch, they would appear to be willing to change the box. (Less than 7000 miles) Tims box was full of metal deposits after drag stripping a few times, and 3 that I am aware of have...

LOL at Dai !! nice one......... :D

It is rather easy to make a quick shift if you want to. just remove the lever completely and weld a 20 mm extention into the bottom lever part (cut it and shut it so to speak...) Joe.

Oh, I did have a 205 gti for a short time (didnt like it) and even a talbot samba prepared by LAD... and a metro turbo of all things... an MR2 and an Astra GTE.. At one time, prior to a divorce I had 5 at one time, and 2 aircraft ! (down to only 2 now (cars) At that time my toys were an...

I probably wont remember all of them, but here goes... lol.. over the last 28 years I have been driving... (old git I know lol) Mini 850, 998, 970 cooper s, 1071 cooper s, 1275 cooper s, 1400 and 1430. Sunbeam Lotus (road), Sunbeam 2ltr (one of the rally cars I used). Hillman Imp...

what ?? lol,.... you want to 14 again.. ?? Joe...;)

well said that Man !;) I prefer it to go grip, grip, grip, slide, blip, grip etc than grip, grip, grip, oh sh*t AGHHHHHH! etc Yes, I would love to try the 172 with a decent seat, harness, extended sterring wheel boss (retaining the airbag - I have a cunning plan lol!) and an extention to the...

10 ??? ..... hmmmmmmmm.. is that cat years Jilly... ??:devilish:

any time Sir. Joe

sh*t Pete, thats a bugger !. Well, you HAVE to fight it then.. Check with the police and see if they are filing a report, often they dont if off the highway.. a favourable report will help a lot. Have you spoken to your insurance company yet ??.. if not, get all information in front of...

ok, after allowing renaut to try differnt oil in the gearbox (with no change) to try to eliminate a slight 4-3 crunch, they would appear to be willing to change the box. (Less than 7000 miles) Tims box was full of metal deposits after drag stripping a few times, and 3 that I am aware of have...