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by chrismanchr
Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:35 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1986 mr2 mk1b
Replies: 16
Views: 3911

Re: 1986 mr2 mk1b

I think I missed it ! dam
by chrismanchr
Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:54 pm
Forum: Events / meets / local clubs
Topic: Restoration Show, Stoneleigh
Replies: 3
Views: 1211

Re: Restoration Show, Stoneleigh

I missed this ,I really wanted to do but had work on that day
I'm definatly going to the NEC show but a restoration show sounds really intresting
anybody know when and where theres a similar event?
by chrismanchr
Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:47 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Just bought a modern classic
Replies: 30
Views: 7356

Re: Just bought a modern classic

nice, looks immaculate !!!!!
by chrismanchr
Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:32 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1986 mr2 mk1b
Replies: 16
Views: 3911

Re: 1986 mr2 mk1b

last saturday a smell returned whilst stood in traffic ,its was the smell of a leaking distributor though,if your not familiar with these cars then one problem with the 4age engine is that the distributor seals and bearings go very hard/wear because theyre so close to the exhaust manifold in a fairl...
by chrismanchr
Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: URGENT - CHECK YOUR VIRUS PROTECTION NOW!!!
Replies: 25
Views: 3679

Re: URGENT - CHECK YOUR VIRUS PROTECTION NOW!!!

a railway vid ??? lol sorry I must admit i watch them all the time I'm in one or two lol

virus's have been queit lately what did it do to your system?
by chrismanchr
Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Introductions
Replies: 279
Views: 245000

Re: Introductions

ah maybe I should have done this when I joined the forum a month or so ago ,but hey here goes ! well I'm a 43year old train driver instructor from manchester (I thought being into classic cars you'd like the train driving thingy lol but its really boring ! I should know Ive been at it a long time) a...
by chrismanchr
Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wheeler Dealers TR6
Replies: 10
Views: 3721

Re: Wheeler Dealers TR6

it was a pretty good en this time ,the body looked good ,and can't believe they found a rust free tr6 ,although I'm into 80's cars and ive had a tr7 dh,944s,mr2mk1,309gti etc ,I do like the tr6 although it was probably the last real old school british sports car ,Ive never seen a woman driving one l...
by chrismanchr
Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:41 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1986 mr2 mk1b
Replies: 16
Views: 3911

Re: 1986 mr2 mk1b

waiting for repair panels and got myself a bodywork man to repair the rust but one thing thats been bugging me though was I got the engine running great ,but when warm/hot the engine smelt like it was running very rich there could of been a few reasons for this but I thought I'd change the water tem...
by chrismanchr
Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:59 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1986 mr2 mk1b
Replies: 16
Views: 3911

Re: 1986 mr2 mk1b

I'm not gonna do the body work myself as I dont have the time or space to do it ,my garage has only just enough space for the car and I want a proper finish , and I'm currently looking for repair panels ,I found these at 89quid a side (not bad) http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/chrismanchr/rp207...
by chrismanchr
Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:54 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: 1986 mr2 mk1b
Replies: 16
Views: 3911

Re: 1986 mr2 mk1b

right time for a proper look and assessment of the bodywork obviously I couldnt remove the sill covers ,mud guards and wheelarch liners ,and to be honest Ive been putting it off ,because the last 2 mr2's Ive owned I found freshair where there should have been metal lol well yesterday I did this and ...