Mark Piercy's latest activity

so do the swap then

On the flip side.. this is your shortest post so well done on that 👍

but what are the 5th and 8th gear ratios

Yip, approved theory my mate. I get around 40k miles from my 38's tyres and they are starting to micro crack... It's time for new ones even though there is still a decent bit of tread left.. 🤔 OH the choice🤷

'Tell you something I've found on my RRC (yes I know that's not a P38, but the same thinking could apply) in that tyre age can make a noticeable difference to the ride on tarmac. My '87 Vogue, on coils obviously, has General Grabber AT tyres that...

I see. There is always a trick to every bit of gadgetry! Although I drive lots of different modern crap at work my present daily car is a 1977 daimler with the only electronic bit being a replacement distributor!!!

I have a concrete floor in the garage and shît still goes missing 🤷 For me it's mice🤔😝

i was doing rear wheel bearing on my disco3 and dissasmbled the hand brake (drum in disc) and went to reasemble it and a spring was missing .searched all around the shoes drum and any other places and the floor was clean concrete got the wife to...

I have since bought a cheap metal detector. It has found quite a few bits and pieces and only take s a few minutes to assemble. But of course it is also better if I put a big tarp down under the vehicle.

Should have used a magnetic rake 🙄

.... lost my locking wheel nut socket thing on my gravel drive, big gravel so made it worse. I raked the gravel all over and back sifted through it, nowt. About 3 years later I was doing a job on the same car and looked around, there it was...

Is that some homophobia I detect?

Especially if it's had water leaking into the steering wheel from the windscreen or body seam above😳

Correct. I misunderstood the OPs request. I 'think' les Edwards at classic rides fiddles with oe radios a bit.

I spent 30 odd years doing diagnostics on euro crap and none of that covered everything either regardless of cost! I always swore not to own something I have to plug in to fix but here we are (doh!)

Nanocom for diagnostic.

I am sure this will be no surprise but I seem to have random volume control on stereo from either unit dial or steering wheel controls but not necessarily the same result from both! The sat nav has a mind of it's own but at least the hvac seems...

And never be your own customer!

We say "it's doing it's job" 👍

I may have accidentally added flappy paddles to the TD6. Bit time consuming but not difficult and is definitely a nice addition. Its one thing I missed compared to my other car. Occasionally having a semi manual control over the box is a good...

I just use the gear lever on the P38 like it's a manual

I learnt the hard way to never say where she can hear you that she's been good lately.... 😂😂

Cubby box is in, tightenedbthe thread rivets a little bit better, now you can lift the car on the box! Looks nice, if you ask me!

Don't give other parts to replace!!!! 😉 Just finished to put the cubby box in, looks good with the matching front seats, well it will once I removed all the bits and pieces on the seats! Not bad for a lunch break. Dashboard removal next, after...

If you want to maintain a speed you put you foot down a bit, not change down a gear because you are within the design torque curve of the car to maintain. If you ask for to much more torque in an auto it will change down a gear, you won’t...

Do not forget to notify your insurers of your non homologated modification. Insurers just love mods they have not been advised about because in the event of an accident it lets them off the hook.

Do you reckon OP will be wearing Lycra while doing this? Might help his crazy diff change idea

You forgot skin tight Lycra. Plus on a bike you don’t stop for traffic lights