Introductions

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TerryG
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Re: Introductions

#221 Post by TerryG » Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:40 pm

Hi Lawrence, welcome to the mad house :)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

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Luxobarge
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Location: Horne, Surreyshire

Re: Introductions

#222 Post by Luxobarge » Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:50 pm

Arcnewal wrote:. I currently have a 68 MGC .
So how about posting up LOTS of pictures of the project eh? :D :D

Welcome to the forum. :D
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.

Arcnewal

Re: Introductions

#223 Post by Arcnewal » Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:11 pm

TerryG wrote:Hi Lawrence, welcome to the mad house :)
Thanks for the welcome :).
Luxobarge wrote:
Arcnewal wrote:. I currently have a 68 MGC .
So how about posting up LOTS of pictures of the project eh? :D :D

Welcome to the forum. :D
Thank you! I'll get some pictures on here once the car is finished, as it doesn't look very appealing in my garage. May I ask why I can't update my location yet? :oops:

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Re: Introductions

#224 Post by TerryG » Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:46 pm

Hi Lawrence,
Now you have made 2 posts you should be able to make any changes to your profile you like. New users are disabled from adding any additional information as we went through a period of spammers registering hundreds of accounts and filling the profile up with links to dodgy websites.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

Arcnewal

Re: Introductions

#225 Post by Arcnewal » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:16 pm

Brilliant, no inconvenience at all. Thanks, Terry :).

mach1rob
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Re: Introductions

#226 Post by mach1rob » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:28 pm

Arcnewal wrote: Thank you! I'll get some pictures on here once the car is finished, as it doesn't look very appealing in my garage. May I ask why I can't update my location yet? :oops:

Matters not, I think we've all had/got/getting cars that don't look good, but are work in progress. Welcome :D

lostsock
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Re: Introductions

#227 Post by lostsock » Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:49 pm

Hello Everyone

I'm Paul and slowly restoring a 77 BGT. Been doing it 5 years now and all without a garage ( and money/workshop/tools/common sense/skill). Its normally a case of summer rush then winter lay up with half the next summer spent getting it back to pre lay up. The bodywork is almost complete but sanding and filling is time consuming and boring. The engine did run fine till I had the head off and re-skimmed and pressure tested. Used the holy grail of gaskets ( Payen Black) only to find water mixing with the oil....!!
Is this a disaster of great proportions viz cracked block ? Anyone know how I can tell if the blocks cracked and how to find it. I'm hoping its the cheap 20/50 oil I used.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
I have a lengthy blog at whyisitnotworkingright.blogspot.com covering the ups and downs of my restoration over the years + lots of photos too.

Lostsock

rich.
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Re: Introductions

#228 Post by rich. » Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:23 pm

welcome!! sounds like you have head gasket problems rather than the block cracking.. take it off & try again... good luck!

Fatbloke
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Location: Royal Wootton Bassett

Re: Introductions

#229 Post by Fatbloke » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:57 pm

Hi. I'm Mike. I have a 13/60 Herald that I am currently recomisioning after a 3 year unintended layup! Just waiting for shiny stuff to arrive!

I used to be a member of the old forum 5 or 6 or more years ago. and just discovered it's restarted again.

Looking forward to chatting and picking your brains.

Cheers
Mike.

A Fatbloke in a Herald

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Re: Introductions

#230 Post by rich. » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:15 pm

welcome!

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