I remember when motor cars were simple to fix.

[Lee_M]

Points or electronic ignition?

Electronic

 

[Lee_M]

Does it have the equivalent of coil packs? Dodgy coil packs give misfires under load at times.

Single coil integrated into distributor cap. I'VE ORDERED A replacement just in case

 

[screenman]

Electronic

I take it you have changed plugs and leads, they can both break down uder stress.

 

[Threevok]

[QUOTE 5056567, member: 9609"]that was my dream car as a lad - never did get to own or drive one
was it 1600RS or a two litre ?[/QUOTE]

Couldn't tell you

that was a stock photo of the car my Dad didn't have

 

[classic33]

I don't even know why LED lights cost more than regular lights. I reckon it has to do with fashion. Even buses have LED and I thought they were all about saving costs. These days I even see lorries with pulsing LED indicators and keep thinking they can't be that expensive.

White light is expensive.

 

[mustang1]

I miss the old airplanes. Sometimes the rivets would get the wings to nearly fall off, sometimes the engines would stop working in mid-air, no automated radar guiding me away from other airplanes. Wow what character they had! No modern electronics to worry about either.

Oh how I miss those days. Not!

 

[Piemaster]

I miss the old airplanes. Sometimes the rivets would get the wings to nearly fall off, sometimes the engines would stop working in mid-April, no automated radar guiding me away from other airplanes. Wow what character they had! No modern electronics to worry about either.

Oh how I miss those days. Not!

I like my mass public transport, planes, trains, ferries safe too. Though helicopters seem a bit more iffy.
But there is still a huge variety of flying things from military UAV to gliders

 

[Tim Hall]

Can you remember the old Minis the engine had to be lifted to replace the 1 inch piece of hose.

Thermostat by pass hose or something like that. The smart thing to do was get a replacement that was concertina hose, so you could squish it down to fit it. No engine lifting needed.

 

[Tim Hall]

All this talk of engine swapping and putting bigger lumps where they shouldn't ought to be reminds me of Project Binky. A simple tale of fitting the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica GT-Four into a Mini 1000. It's taken four years so far and isn't done yet. Here's a link to their YouTube wotsit.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSOZAHg1yQHU1tc_3Y5MTQg1qjtxA_nq

 

[Proto]

Which car needs an engine lift to remove a spark plug?

Pontiac Fiero?

 

[Proto]

There was a German bloke I used to see at the Nurburgring who had stuffed a tuned Honda Civic motor into a Mini Estate. It was very rapid

 

[classic33]

I miss the old airplanes. Sometimes the rivets would get the wings to nearly fall off, sometimes the engines would stop working in mid-April, no automated radar guiding me away from other airplanes. Wow what character they had! No modern electronics to worry about either.

Oh how I miss those days. Not!

Just hope the glues hold the pieces together.

 

[Piemaster]

Small car with ridiculous engine? You'll be wanting to talk to Z-cars, sir.

 

[classic33]

Small car with ridiculous engine? You'll be wanting to talk to Z-cars, sir.

Why the police?

 

[raleighnut]

All this talk of engine swapping and putting bigger lumps where they shouldn't ought to be reminds me of Project Binky. A simple tale of fitting the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica GT-Four into a Mini 1000. It's taken four years so far and isn't done yet. Here's a link to their YouTube wotsit.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSOZAHg1yQHU1tc_3Y5MTQg1qjtxA_nq

Yep it has been good, I think they only do anything to 'Binky' when they haven't any other work on though.