[Kevin]

I LOL'ed.

[FISHTIGUA]

Originally Posted by K1W1

Hi,

This was on a German Game show.

Not hi speed but still pretty good.

Liebherr - YouTube

Same sort of nuttiness but with cranes this time.

Liebherrmobile - YouTube

[FISHTIGUA]

Jaguar's new 2 seater, the F Type, is getting near to production for later this year. With a roarty V6 and good looks, would you pick a Boxster over one of these?

Jaguar F-TYPE Camo Car Driving Footage - YouTube

[carelm]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Jaguar's new 2 seater, the F Type, is getting near to production for later this year. With a roarty V6 and good looks, would you pick a Boxster over one of these?

Jaguar F-TYPE Camo Car Driving Footage - YouTube

The V6 will be the base engine. Jaguar is also developing a V8 'R' model which will have between 450 and 550 hp. Even if the R comes out de-tuned at 450 hp there are a number of tuner shops with packages that will allow it to get 550 hp or more. Generally, these are pulley, ECU and exhaust upgrades.

[JustMag]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Jaguar's new 2 seater, the F Type, is getting near to production for later this year. With a roarty V6 and good looks, would you pick a Boxster over one of these?

Jaguar F-TYPE Camo Car Driving Footage - YouTube

Nice looking car. Except for the grill, the front end reminds me of the C6 Vette

[FISHTIGUA]

Have you ever taken a motor apart and forgotten how it goes back together? This clip is one way to remember.

11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee. - YouTube

[K1W1]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Have you ever taken a motor apart and forgotten how it goes back together? This clip is one way to remember.

11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee. - YouTube

Hi,

All that work for Triumph Herald, was it really worth it.

Know a bloke who I think you also know Dave who had a full ground up restoration of a Triumph Vitesse done by a specialist once. It looked great but he never got anywhere near what it cost him when he sold it.

[FISHTIGUA]

Originally Posted by K1W1

Hi,

All that work for Triumph Herald, was it really worth it.

Know a bloke, who I think you also know Dave, who had a full ground up restoration of a Triumph Vitesse done by a specialist once. It looked great but he never got anywhere near what it cost him when he sold it.

Yeah, I know who you mean. He was a fool to do the restoration through a specialist. The nice thing about simple cars is you can do most of the work yourself with a bit of application.

Do you remember the purple TR6 we had in Antibes? What a piece of junk that was to begin with. It was pretty reliable after a few months work.

[K1W1]

Hi,

This video adds a new dimension to the term "Hands on Policing".

south african police chase - YouTube

[Kafue]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Yeah, I know who you mean. He was a fool to do the restoration through a specialist. The nice thing about simple cars is you can do most of the work yourself with a bit of application.

Do you remember the purple TR6 we had in Antibes? What a piece of junk that was to begin with. It was pretty reliable after a few months work.

When you get caught up with English sports cars there is a strong emotion that keeps you spending more and more…..I think it’s called masochism.
In my 20’s I bought a 1973 Triumph Stag with the original engine. For the first few weeks it was the best and most enjoyable car I had owned, great handling, acceleration, roadholding and style, THEN the engine showed it’s true colours and for the next 3 years it was in for serious works at least once a year.
I should have thrown the engine out and dropped a P76 engine in its place, but the sound of that V8 was just superb, when it ran.
My last year with the car, the heater had to on at all times to keep the temp down, this on the Gold Coast, Australia where it is rarely cold. My passengers were not comfortable and always had hot legs (actually in those days quite a few had hot legs!)

[chuckb]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Have you ever taken a motor apart and forgotten how it goes back together? This clip is one way to remember.

11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee. - YouTube

I was a mechanic in a previous life and this video is great... brought back lots of memories, thanks for posting it! I rebuilt dozens of Honda's and Toyotas, and trained as an A&P prior to that (seemed at that time rebuilding big rotaries was what the powers that be thought was a good education), but have never rebuilt a diesel, which is on my bucket list. But hopefully not in the midst of a cruise!

So... for those of you who deal with today's engines... what's your take on the "electronification" of everything? I liked the old days of being able to fix anything with a basic tool kit, but appreciate the high tech new stuff too. That said, I still lean toward a simple set up that can be fixed without an internet connection and UPS/Fedex close by. What say you?

[Capt J]

Originally Posted by FISHTIGUA

Have you ever taken a motor apart and forgotten how it goes back together? This clip is one way to remember.

11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee. - YouTube

Even worse, I remembered how to put the motor back together........but I forgot where I put all of the main bolts and other bolts......It took my 2 days to find them......

[K1W1]

Originally Posted by Kafue

I should have thrown the engine out and dropped a P76 engine in its place, but the sound of that V8 was just superb, when it ran.

Hi,

Now there is a Dinosaur of a car.

The P76 came from the factory with a V8 option.

Here is a local boy giving one a bit of a run in the paddock.

Leyland p76 v8 and commodore vs paddock bashing - YouTube

[Kafue]

Hey K1W1, not many people would know what a P76 was, dinosaur is right, from the day it hit the road, talk about bad timing!
How about this:
Dodge Truck Boat - YouTube

Cheers,
G

[K1W1]

Originally Posted by Kafue

Hey K1W1, not many people would know what a P76 was, dinosaur is right, from the day it hit the road, talk about bad timing!

Hi,

Where I did my apprenticeship the first Branch Manager had one as a company car.

I always had thoughts about using one of the V8's in a project car such as a 105E or MK1 Escort. I could have got one at cost as we used to sell them complete fan to clutch with an 850 double pumper. I believe the ones we had were originally speced for the Terrier truck, something that was only ever in Australia and they were seen as an economical repower for the 4.1 Gas engine that was used in so many trucks in the early 70's

Two of us could carry one around by it's exhaust manifolds.