The oddity of the RV8 is human error, poor casting on certain blocks
However i can change a set of headgaskets on a V8 in 3hrs, or less depending, i'd like to see someone do that on an M51 he he Data
So much practice makes perfect. Takes me a weekend.
Pulled bits off of mine today..
Had to get creative with the carrier bolts!!
And this is the reason why, the useless dust shields had rotted out and were annoying the disk..
gone!!
and back together..
That'll be the salt on the roads up there.
Jon Dor
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What... "up there"... in Buckinghamshire? That's WAAAAAY "dahn sahf". They don't know what salt on roads is "up there" in the tropics...
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
It used to be a Swansea and pembroke car so yes
Henry is somewhat further north.
I think they have gritted the roads twice this winter and I think that was because they wanted the overtime more than anything else. We've had a few frosty mornings and that is it. Once saw some sleet.
It used to be a Swansea and pembroke car so yes
Sea air!
Jon Dor
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Sleet...as in "blink and you've missed it" sleet? I followed a couple of gritters a couple of of nights ago and it didn't even drop below 2°C! They must've been after the overtime bonus too! That was on the Yorkshire Wolds. I remembered the days when we used to have PROPER, cold and long winters in this country and not that long ago really.
RangeRoller dt
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They did send half arsed versions for the North American market I have read
Like test subjects
Dopey
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Americans for some reason make crap transmissions, don't know why that is, and seems they make thin panels as well, and don't tend to treat them for rust, same as break pipes
tomcat59alan
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Your not talking about @Dopey 's missus are you?
Tenebreaux
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Yanks use steel brake pipes. I'm guessing because the US steel lobby bought enough politicians.
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
No she’s lovely and well built
Jon Dor
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Can feel it here ten miles north of Hull Dopey. She's a "keeper"...
Datatek
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It's called "planned obsolescence" to encourage the purchase of a new car every 3 years
Another Yank invention we could do without.
Datatek
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Land Rover use steel brake pipe too, it's 1 cent per metre cheaper than cupro nickel.
Tenebreaux
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Thought the Japanese came up with that bit of ****tery?It's called "planned obsolescence" to encourage the purchase of a new car every 3 years
FFS. I haven't scraped the crap off mine to see.
Datatek
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No, it was the yanks, there was a very interesting TV program about it some time ago
Do not whatever you do scrape the crap off your brake pipes, that will be all that is stopping them leaking
My mate had a brake pipe let go on the MOT when they did the brake test on his L322 and I had the one that goes across the back axle on my P38 let go when I did an emergency stop
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