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Post by Sassy » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:12 pm

Sorry!

I wish I could just get my hands on mine! The wait is agonising... :(
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Post by Sanjøy » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:13 pm

Tom you seen this ? http://pistonheads.com/sales/64222.htm
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Post by minkypotglory » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:30 pm

:welcome Seems to be the in car at the moment 8) enjoy

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Post by Tom » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:33 pm

Yes had glanced over it, but missed the head gasket being done(saw it and thought thats gonna go bang). Not too clued up on the terminology, is it normal to replace the whole head and gasket, or just new gasket and back on with old head?? Maybe I should ask seller that. :?

Cheers though Sanjoy, thats my sort of price and with the hard top as well.

Just need to sort out the readies...
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Post by Tom » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:45 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Tom you seen this ? http://pistonheads.com/sales/64222.htm
This is the one I am kind of looking at: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/67460.htm

Like the colour, but I guess like the guy in your ad says, more bits will need doing(steering rack,shocks,bushes etc).

What to do........ :?
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Post by mrbennybennett » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:49 pm

Sassy

Sanjoys knowledge might be down to the fact that your car is sitting at the back of MMC with your private plate on it??

Saw it last nite when I went for a wee look around

Nice car :lol: enjoy

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Post by Andy G » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:49 pm

Tom wrote:
Sanjoy wrote: This is the one I am kind of looking at: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/67460.htm

Like the colour, but I guess like the guy in your ad says, more bits will need doing(steering rack,shocks,bushes etc).

What to do........ :?
You know it makes sense Tom
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Post by Tom » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:54 pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :?

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You're right of course. :D
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Post by Sassy » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:55 pm

mrbennybennett wrote:Sassy

Sanjoys knowledge might be down to the fact that your car is sitting at the back of MMC with your private plate on it??

Saw it last nite when I went for a wee look around

Nice car :lol: enjoy

Anthony
Well, if that's the case, when am I getting it????

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Post by ewanrw » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:07 pm

Tom wrote:
This is the one I am kind of looking at: http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/67460.htm

Like the colour, but I guess like the guy in your ad says, more bits will need doing(steering rack,shocks,bushes etc).

What to do........ :?
A boy from the scoobynet forum put a deposit on that car last night and picks it up on saturday.

ewan

PS howdy !!
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Post by Shug » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:09 pm

Tom wrote:Yes had glanced over it, but missed the head gasket being done(saw it and thought thats gonna go bang). Not too clued up on the terminology, is it normal to replace the whole head and gasket, or just new gasket and back on with old head?? Maybe I should ask seller that. :?

Cheers though Sanjoy, thats my sort of price and with the hard top as well.

Just need to sort out the readies...
If there's no head warp then you just whack a new gasket on. Worst case, it might need a skim, but deffo no new head...

That's unless it was actually the head that went porus - but not likely from his description. That's what happened to mckeann's, IIRC.

160 bhp is pretty safe for a K series. You can usually take them to 170 bhp on a standard bottom end with little worry about reliability if it's done right. When you start getting towards 180bhp and upwards is when you have to get twitchy about bangs.
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Post by Tom » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:11 pm

Ah well, I shall flush my dreams down the pan then. :cry: :cry:

Hope he enjoys it though. I'm off back to the drawing board.
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Post by Shug » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:11 pm

Oh, BTW, things like wheel bearings & balljoints need not be a major expense. Stephen on here can get the bits and somebody's always willing to help out with fitting :)
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Post by Tom » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:12 pm

Shug wrote:Oh, BTW, things like wheel bearings & balljoints need not be a major expense. Stephen on here can get the bits and somebody's always willing to help out with fitting :)
Cheers for the advice. Maybe it's time for a shiny red weapon after all. :D
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Post by Sanjøy » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:14 pm

Always kills me when people ask abotu a specific second hand car on seloc. The poor bassa who is having to sell his pride and joy get it ripped to sh*t.

Happened to me when I thought about sellign a few years back. Mentioned Never been tracked but been on a few airfields and off the thread started ...

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