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#181 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Thats really nice but £14K :shock:

Better nick than mine though!

Theres a few on here: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/69/x19/ including one at £16K....the world has gone mad.

If you wanted a project there's this one: https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/fiat/x19/232423
But its worse than mine, a lot worse and the guy has no reality on price! I went down to see it...
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#182 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Neal wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 9:30 am
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#183 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Looks nice Neal.

Were they the ones that used to bend in the middle with the doors open ?

I hope yours is not too rust affected.
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#184 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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I had a beetle that did that ( vertically) when I tried to Jack it up to change a wheel...
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When I sold my Sunbeam Tiger (to get married) I took an Austin 1100 automatic in part exchange. :shock:

I used it for a while, but when I got a puncture, and tried to jack up one side, the jack went up but the car did not !! Rotten sills.

Also the inner wings were found to be newspaper covered with underseal. :twisted:

Since then I've been more careful when inspecting old cars.
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#186 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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andrew Ivimey wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 11:22 am I had a beetle that did that ( vertically) when I tried to Jack it up to change a wheel...
Morris Marina's were also like that. Jack up one wheel (any wheel), you can't open any of the doors :shock:
 
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#187 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Actually, I’ll have you know, they where designed with the USA crash test in mind that never came into force IE: 50mph head on crash so they where over engineered and too heavy hence the poor performance figures of the time. They had to slap a1500cc unit in to get some performance back.

I agree the thick lip versions aren’t the prettiest but try finding an early one with the quarter bumpers that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. If Dave volunteers to stand in front of the wall I’ll give the 50mph test a go..... :mrgreen:
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#188 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Neal wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 4:39 pm If Dave volunteers to stand in front of the wall I’ll give the 50mph test a go..... :mrgreen:
:lol:

Pfffft! A 90 year old Italian rusty go cart Vs. my Fixie-Honed-legs-and-muscle-bound-body-of-steel..... bring it on!
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#189 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Dave the bass wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 6:37 pm
Neal wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 4:39 pm If Dave volunteers to stand in front of the wall I’ll give the 50mph test a go..... :mrgreen:
:lol:

Pfffft! A 90 year old Italian rusty go cart Vs. my Fixie-Honed-legs-and-muscle-bound-body-of-steel..... bring it on!
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#190 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Nice nipples! :shock:

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#191 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Shurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrup you's lot! :)
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#192 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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The Italian temptress doesn’t like me, the more I do the more she fights back, feisty one this one. Thought I’d finished on the engine when I noticed a bit of a coolant leak which turned into a bit of a hose pipe. Found a hole in a transfer pipe from thermostat to water pump.....which requires the removal of the inlet and exhaust manifolds to replace.....OK PIA but I need to do it and then, found the exhaust manifold is cracked, oh bugger, this is getting expensive but I have no choice :( Parts on order and I hope this is the last of the issues with the motor.....

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A bigger issue :shock:
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#193 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Could that be welded?
 
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#194 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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Mike H wrote: Wed May 23, 2018 8:54 am Could that be welded?
I have bronze welded cast iron in the past with some success. :)
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#195 Re: The Audio-Talk Motorcycling thread.

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It’s Italian, bung some pasta in the hole and bring to the boil.

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