Practically Classics Forum

Me and my Shadow rolling down the avenue. On LPG. Fitted 2004. Cost £600 two days work with lots of tea and thinking. First. Safety the tank is behind the rear seats and is 3 mm thick. There is a solenoid valve that opens when the ignition is on. This feeds another solenoid that only opens when an i...

Distributors are called dizzys because it spins and gets dizzy. :lol: It seems as a matter of course to fit electronic ignition to old cars. The sellers of the kits claim better starting betting running better mpg more power and more reliable. I have found that the claims to be not quite true. My ca...

The truimph vitesse. Of course using 12 swg mucks up the original design from a crash point. But in 1977 things like crumple zones was a new idea and a 1967 vitesse as new had no crumple zones. As I said I was wet behind the ears. I wouldn't like to have a front ender in a Herald or Vitesse or Spitf...

Iffy mot testers are very rare. But engineers do have off days. A iffy tester would soon be spotted by Vosa. The tester could be commiting a criminal offence and prison is not unknown. Landrovers are often kept well beyond their useful life and excessively welded with patches on patches. The land to...

Just a few points about Mots. The owner is by law entitled to get the maximum use out of components. The testers job is to draw the line. There fore the mot test is the minimum standard. The phrase excess wear is used this does not mean no wear. A car cannot pass with flying colours. A pass means th...