dirty little secret

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dirty little secret

#1 Post by rich. » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:50 pm

i used to watch the dukes of hazzard.... we even tried some of the stunts with a marina & datsun 180b, it didnt go well
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#2 Post by TerryG » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:16 pm

By "didn't go well" do you mean that you ended up with all 4 wheels pointing in different directions?
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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#3 Post by JPB » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:29 pm

You killed a Bluebird? Bad boy, dirty boy. :evil:

You killed a Marina? Shame, it might have had a quiet 3.27:1 diff..... :cry:
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Re: dirty little secret

#4 Post by rich. » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:01 pm

TerryG wrote:By "didn't go well" do you mean that you ended up with all 4 wheels pointing in different directions?

no, that was the 2cv but thats another story
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#5 Post by hillmanimpman » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:29 pm

you killed a marina how could you.that even worse than the only fools and horse joke about a marina
1976 Morris Marina
1975 Austin Allegrohttp://austinallegro.forumotion.co.uk/
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Re: dirty little secret

#6 Post by rich. » Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:07 pm

hillmanimpman wrote:you killed a marina how could you.that even worse than the only fools and horse joke about a marina
how could i? easy they were £10 a time, robbed of any usefull parts & sent to valhalla in a blaze of glory... come on tell me im not the only one who did this.
whats the fools & horses joke?
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#7 Post by TerryG » Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:54 pm

you paid £10 for a marina?!?! you were ripped off ;)
Not that i am sad and know what website to read the only fools and horses scripts on or anything (http://thenagshead.tripod.com/scripts01.htm) but the only marina reference i can find is
del says: "Oil comes from fermented prehistoric plants and decomposed fossils. See if you stick a geranium in Grandad's top pocket in ten million years from now it could be lubricating a Morris Marina! "

If you happen to have a 1275 marina lump kicking about after your marina killing rampage i could do with one to upgrade my mog ;)
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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#8 Post by rich. » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:05 am

sorry chaps, all the bits went into keeping our of ageing vans on the road..
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#9 Post by marknice1960 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:15 am

Yeah, used to watch it myself and then go out and " play " in Cortina's, Avengers and a Mirafiori :-)
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Re: dirty little secret

#10 Post by mr rusty » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:59 am

I still have a set of dixieland horns which I bought when the show was current :oops: They're not on a car at the moment but with a little refurbishing they could be ;)

I also have a set of those triples that they use on the tour de france 8-) currently on the Triumph.
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