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Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th March 2017, 22:02
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http://www.canleyclassics.com/technical-archive/ov...

http://www.canleyclassics.com/technical-archive/overheating
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th March 2017, 08:55
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Posted By Mister Towed
No flak from me Scottie and I'm not going to say...

No flak from me Scottie and I'm not going to say 'I told you so' about the flip front. Damn, I just did.

Thinking about your overheating issue, these old Triumph engines tend to get airlocks in...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 20th June 2015, 06:20
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Posted By Mister Towed
http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag120/smonebil...

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag120/smonebillion/tonyblair3_zpsvhft8lwu.jpg (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/smonebillion/media/tonyblair3_zpsvhft8lwu.jpg.html)

War? What war? I don't...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 19th June 2015, 10:23
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Posted By Mister Towed
Point taken. My hairstyle (if you can call it...

Point taken. My hairstyle (if you can call it that?) is far more aerodynamic though -

http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag120/smonebillion/008_zpsc62a9dac.jpg...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 19th June 2015, 06:56
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Posted By Mister Towed
Great Scottie (always wanted to say that), it...

Great Scottie (always wanted to say that), it does look and sound the business. I Love the Tudor building in the background too, incredible when you think that it was built at about the same time...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th June 2015, 22:06
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Posted By Mister Towed
Scottie, just copy and paste the link from the...

Scottie, just copy and paste the link from the photobucket video the same way you do pictures. It'll put a postage stamp still in the thread and when people click on it it'll open and run the video...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 12th June 2015, 19:19
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Posted By Mister Towed
Well done Scottie, great work! :becky:

Well done Scottie, great work! :becky:
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 12th June 2015, 06:21
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Posted By Mister Towed
I wouldn't get too hung up on...

I wouldn't get too hung up on tracking/castor/camber 'issues' Scottie, just get it on the road and see how it feels.

Mine's been on the road for almost two years now and covered about 6,000...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 4th June 2015, 20:50
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Posted By Mister Towed
Looks fine without them...

Looks fine without them...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 4th June 2015, 06:03
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Posted By Mister Towed
DIY repairs to your parachute using bargain bits...

DIY repairs to your parachute using bargain bits bought off ebay. Hmm... Think I'll pass on that one.
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 29th May 2015, 19:57
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Posted By Mister Towed
MOT you say? If it passes, which I've no doubt...

MOT you say? If it passes, which I've no doubt it will, it begs the question WHAT THE BLINKING FLIP ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR SPARE TIME THEN?

That's from experience btw.

Oh, and I do...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 29th May 2015, 03:48
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Posted By Mister Towed
I guess you didn't watch the Channel 4...

I guess you didn't watch the Channel 4 documentary about the world's most expensive Jaguar then?
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 15th May 2015, 19:26
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Posted By Mister Towed
Required to finish: Ton of money :( ...

Required to finish:

Ton of money :(

Ton of grief sorting the original (failed) builder's work :(

Ton of grief getting Jag engine to work :(

IVA :(
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 13th May 2015, 17:54
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Posted By Mister Towed
K&N do their own oil I believe. It's a...

K&N do their own oil I believe. It's a light/thin engineering oil similar to the stuff you use to lubricate brass musical instrument valves.

Here we go -...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 7th May 2015, 09:33
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Posted By Mister Towed
It was my own fault Scottie, I checked the...

It was my own fault Scottie, I checked the weather forecast for my start and end points, but didn't check the weather in between. :doh:

I got caught in a tropical maelstrom of biblical...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 6th May 2015, 06:05
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Posted By Mister Towed
I must admit I wouldn't have gone if rain had...

I must admit I wouldn't have gone if rain had been forecast on Monday - I've driven my Spyder once in heavy rain on a dual carriageway and it was a genuinely scary experience.

My goggles steamed...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 27th April 2015, 08:59
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Posted By Mister Towed
None of our cars would come under The Fraud Act...

None of our cars would come under The Fraud Act 2006 unless the builder tried to make some gain for themselves or someone else, or to cause some loss to somebody else -
...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 27th April 2015, 07:14
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Posted By Mister Towed
Surely, if the badge is a genuine...

Surely, if the badge is a genuine Jaguar/Ferrari/(Bentley :tape2: )/Maserati part, then it can't really be a fraud...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 19th April 2015, 08:47
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Posted By Mister Towed
Scottie, I used Farecla G3 cutting compound...

Scottie, I used Farecla G3 cutting compound applied with a cheap random orbital polisher on the bigger, flat panels, but by hand in the concave curves using 'waffle' sponges -
...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th April 2015, 18:34
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Posted By Mister Towed
I wouldn't get too hung up on the quality of the...

I wouldn't get too hung up on the quality of the paint finish you get when you spray a classic replica, just do the best job you can and it'll be fine.

My Spyder was the first car I'd ever even...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 17th April 2015, 06:22
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Posted By Mister Towed
That does look very special Scottie. I've had my...

That does look very special Scottie. I've had my doubts occasionally as to whether you'd ever finish or run out of enthusiasm and abandon the project, but you've really pulled the rabbit out of the...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 16th April 2015, 18:03
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Posted By Mister Towed
I struggled a bit with their website Scottie, do...

I struggled a bit with their website Scottie, do they have a colour availability chart? It seemed to me that you had to know what the colour you wanted was called before you could enquire if they...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 15th April 2015, 18:28
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Posted By Mister Towed
That looks like a very good finish straight out...

That looks like a very good finish straight out of the gun unless the camera's lying. Is it cellulose? A link to where you got your paint would be useful Scottie.
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 31st March 2015, 06:36
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Posted By Mister Towed
Looking good Scottie. What will you do if...

Looking good Scottie. What will you do if someone offers to buy it for a substantial sum once it's finished?

The day I drove my Spyder home from the MOT I was made a serious off of a straight...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 29th March 2015, 06:24
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Posted By Mister Towed
Yes, jolly spiffing what what. :yo:

Yes, jolly spiffing what what. :yo:
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