John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#211 Post by TerryG » Mon May 18, 2015 1:30 pm

Ebay thinks this is an alternative to a battery maintainer:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980s-reliant ... 1775102197
Come on John, you know you want another plastic car.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#212 Post by JPB » Mon May 18, 2015 6:19 pm

"Galvanised.."
In theory, yes, but they were stacked on the (mud) floor of the Two Gates building and used from the top of the pile first. BEFORE going for pickling and dipping! Needless to say every Reliant chassis, Galvanised or not, needs to be thoroughly checked.
I do love a Fox though, and that appears to be a nice one under the grime. Gotta go, there's a scary looking bloke in a white coat... NOOOOOO! Not the big needle. Please.
J
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#213 Post by TerryG » Fri May 22, 2015 11:04 am

How about this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281699279212
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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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#214 Post by JPB » Fri May 22, 2015 11:53 am

:drool:
Sweet, but better yet it has a set of wheels that would be perfect as an alternative to the solid unobtanium [Viva HA] wheels on the Fox in an earlier post. Or a Rebel, many of which already have Imp wheels so that they can run "wide" 155 section tyres safely and be fitted with Lotus Elan brakes.
I did once look into the notion of fitting the semi auto gearbox/transaxle from my VW1500 into an Imp - I'd been offered a nice Chamois as a swap for a 1950s B&O radiogram - but that short lived plan would have required far too many hours of grinding and bodging.
:(
J
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#215 Post by TerryG » Fri May 22, 2015 12:30 pm

My dad used to have a Chamois called Fluff (it had FLF on the plate). I don't remember it as I was 3 wen he replaced it with a Marina but I have pictures of me standing on his lap holding the steering wheel.
They must be getting pretty rare now.
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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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#216 Post by JPB » Fri May 22, 2015 3:38 pm

TerryG wrote:Fluff
:shock:

Ooh-err! Still, it could be worse, the car could have been called DLT..
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#217 Post by TerryG » Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:07 pm

A seemingly dumped one of these as appeared on facrebook (in the land of frogs and garlic)
http://www.3wheelers.com/teihol.html
never seen one before but it is weird, plastic and has a wheel missing so JOHN, get your cheque book out!
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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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#218 Post by zipgun » Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:43 pm

Fit the 7hp Briggs 8-)
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#219 Post by JPB » Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:28 pm

TerryG wrote:A seemingly dumped one of these as appeared on facrebook (in the land of frogs and garlic)
http://www.3wheelers.com/teihol.html
never seen one before but it is weird, plastic and has a wheel missing so JOHN, get your cheque book out!
Damn! I like that. Terry, Elvis Payne's 3 wheeler site is a wonderful resource. I don't know how much time you pass there but for anyone who thought they knew something about weird cars that are short of a wheel, go and have a butcher's. The bloke is a f'n star turn, just like the American bloke for whom his parents named him. :thumbs:
zipgun wrote:Fit the 7hp Briggs 8-)
Any sign of that big, strong box yet? 8-)
J
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Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!

#220 Post by zipgun » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:19 pm

Sorry, got sidetracked ,been playin' hrv's and Suzuki's .. :oops: Is my vtec an 8 or 16v? Do / are they, like terry's graph, somewhat sluggish for a 1600 and then WHOOSH comes in with a rush ? Which is what it does.. No engine light on . Thought it ought to be a bit more seamless
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