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think electric cars are rubbish.....check this video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEfhYmRikGA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; guy drives his electric smart car from his city house to the top of a mountain in the states. takes about 50 minutes and uses 55% of his battery...

as above. after 2 years of rebuilding and then buying a new house I kinda want some time off from cars... and when I come back it will be for an aston v8 / a splitscreen camper restoration or a kit car.... so, shes up for sale on ebay and pistonheads for £4500 with an immobiliser issue (id put...

Im clearing out...found a spare 1.7 sump. If anyone wants it for baffling etc or just as a spare shout now before it goes in the bin, or worse...i put it on ebay!!! Yours for a £10 donation to charity (mine or someone elses!) pick up from derby or postage at cost...budget £15

seen a few things on ebay; driveshaft, fuel cover, knuckle, etc

Mini meet at mine, got a few people coming over to get bits so may as well open it up to everyone! About midday Sunday, will get some burgers in! Bring drinks!

or motor 'bikes are the fastest thing...ever!' bikers 'yeah, really fast on country lanes...with a hairdressers car right behind you....no matter how many cars you over take mate, im still behind you, muhahahaha!!!' oh, and i had a passenger!!! I love my frp, bikers cant corner and most are...

Looking to replace my frp ecu cos think its knackered.... plenty of puma 1.7 ecu's around but without the frp map i will be a little down on power i can have the ecu flashed but with whic map??!! 1.7 flashed to frp then maybe have the frp dreamscience map (apparently it adds a little more)...

hello everyone quick history; ford alarm played up, fitted a Clifford (problems!!). took car off the road for a year to rebuild engine etc, battery died a few times....car wont start checked the Clifford over properly and seems to be working ok (still got problems and want to remove) ecu says...

i have a spare carbon bonnet lying around that i dont know what to do with... its been painted and used, had a little cosmetic damage and im halfway through filling stoneships etc and priming....just kinda dont want it hanging around anymore... suggestions on a postcard or pm or i might stick...

As above, i have an account with SPX tools who make all the special tools for Ford etc. I can get the OEM timing bar's to order, takes about a week but please make sure i'm at work (i only work 35 weeks a year!) cost at present (ordered one 2 weeks ago - jan 12) is £82 inclusive of vat and...

As the title states....anyone been? would be an epic adventure, watching a few things on tv seems to suggest most roads outside a safari park are tarmac? puma road trip?! iv done the Alps and Monaco, Stelvio and Nurburgring are probably next but Africa would be amazing!

Iv put a few things on ebay for a few people.... s1400 and s1600 rally build manuals frp haynes style brake guide wing mirror fix kits frp rear spats (new) frp bumper rubber trims also got hold of a few door card screw covers, wiper arm screw covers

er.... about £150 a panel in fibreglass from pumaspeed....

A few people have said it would be nice to see what i have been up to, so thought id do a build thread. Theres a hell of a lot to put in so I will split it into a few sections and fill them in as time allows Just to be completely clear; this car has been to a garage twice in 7 years, once for...

Hi guys I may have a knackered ecu. its going in to a race electrician soon but im going over some options my frp simply isnt worth putting £1000 worth of omex etc ecu in plus all the mapping...its a ford, not a classic alfa!!! but i am thinking of what i can do with a standard ecu... can...

any help that fixes this will earn the helper a case of beers / mars bars!!! cos im stuck!! rebuilt engine, running rich (can smell it and it failed emissions at mot) fault codes for running lean, high voltage on o2 sensor and missfire no1 cylinder have changed o2 sensor (new), maf (spare...

I have already turned off the abs, removed sensor's etc (no arguements or comments please!) want to convert all solid lines to braided, routed in car etc.... first thing to go in the bin is the abs module thingy which is fed from the mastercylinder.... at the moment 2 brake lines go from the...

iv got some 909 eccentric top mounts (the blue ones) just wondered how everyone else has fitted theirs? any tips? iv machined an ali top hat and a hex stainless bottom one thats threaded (so i can remove the shock without decompressing the spring) was going to wait until id got some coilovers...

after 8 months the car is running, idle is still horrible when cold (been told its prob the valves are sticking and need to wear in) and she hasn't figured out how to idle without cutting out.... gonna go for a drive in a min but i have a problem.....THERES A F&^%ING HUUUUGE MOTH HIDING BEHIND...

righty ho....traced my leak and its from the inlet cam pulley / camshaft / seal / rocker cover im about to fit a new (2nd hand) rocker cover that hasnt got bits missing from the seal groove bits got a new seal for camshaft too new rocker seal new cambelt too (my 3rd!) as they keep getting...