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Old 31st July 2011, 07:42 PM
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Pinto 2L running twin 40 Dcoe carbs lightened flywheel fast road cam, megajolt ignition.

best advice i can give you is build it to pass the IVA then change it after. Mine would have been built half a dozen times over by now if i had.
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Old 31st July 2011, 08:04 PM
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thanks for the advice i just cant deicide sierra or mx5 and i am very indecisive and take ages and ages to decide lol.

im hoping someone can convince me to go down 1 road or the other with so good points of what to chose.

im watching a sierra but its only got an hour left and it aint in bad condition for the bits i need but i cant chose
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Old 31st July 2011, 08:47 PM
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The mistake I made was building without a donor, its definately harded and has condemned me to a Q plate
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Old 31st July 2011, 09:00 PM
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carl what is your personal opinnion on sierra or mx5
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Old 31st July 2011, 09:15 PM
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well i have gone down the sierra route does anyone have any opinions on the car i bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...torefresh=true

please be honest and thanks for any comments
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Old 31st July 2011, 09:29 PM
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Nice one posh
I recon you've got yourself a bargain there, and on your doorstep too, result!
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Old 31st July 2011, 09:42 PM
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thanks for the advice guys i wont be changing my plans but already wanting to build an mx5 1 aswell lol.

this will be a very steep learning curve and im already scared to pick the car up and start breaking it.might have to ask around for some help breaking it as i dont want to be taking ages hopefully i can get what i need of it and get someone to collect it all in a weekend or maybe im mad
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Old 31st July 2011, 10:16 PM
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adrian you say about engine mounts needed are land rover 1s can you be more specific or link me to a pic of them.

my reason for asking is that jezzer is selling a set of engine mounts but if they can be fabricated or picked up relatively easily then i dont need to worry about them at the moment

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Old 31st July 2011, 10:33 PM
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my apologies as im full of questions.what is the best way to deal with my donor car with the new laws about insureing cars that are taxed as i dont want to insure as it is going in the garage to strip.

also when i get the shell collected surely the scrap collectors are going to want the log book but i want it for the age related plate so how do i get around these queries.

thanks for your time
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Old 31st July 2011, 10:37 PM
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The landrover engine mounts are nothing special they are just two lumps of rubber with an M8 stud on both sides, they can be found on ebay for £2.40-6.00 each.

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