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27th December 2012, 12:04 PM
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The link of the map thread is in my sig! If you're not there, please drop a message in that thread.
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27th December 2012, 12:12 PM
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When The Results Disagree With The Theory: Believe The Results And Invent A New Theory If I had two brains I,d still be a halfwit The cave http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/my...deshow/mancave The build http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=12669
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27th December 2012, 01:39 PM
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PM sent mate
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27th December 2012, 02:19 PM
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Thanks for all the replies, I have sent a couple of PM's out.
Ronnie, good to see some of the old guard still active here. It's quite alarming how many builders have sold up or are selling up. I often wonder what happened to my car. I still have hundreds of photos of it, every time i look at them I can see something I would do different this time around. I am very pleased to see people moving away from the book design with different engines - I really like the sound of the fellow Bostonian's rotary engined build, hope to see that some time. When I sold my car I bought a Jag XJR with 420 BHP, I sold it last month so I could buy a 4x4 - we need one here:-) Can't help wondering if it would be possible to graft an engine and box from a V8 Jag in to a modified Roadster frame. Getting the power to the wheels could prove interesting and getting it from the wheels to the floor even more so. If I do start another one it will have to be something nobody else has done yet. All the best, Dave.
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27th December 2012, 04:10 PM
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Good to see you back,
I was looking at XJR's a couple of months ago but settled for an S-Type 3.0 Sport for the time being. May go up to an STR in the future  The AJV8 should mate to a getrag 221 manual box ( i should think as the AJV8 is more or less an AJV6 with two extra cydlinders. TT
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27th December 2012, 04:24 PM
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Hi TT, hope your build is going well. Driving an XJR is an amazing experience, the power is endless, the more revs the harder it pulls. I timed mine at 0-60 of 4.8 seconds, not bad for such a massive car with all the toys. Used Jags with body damage can be had for virtually nothing, I reckon I could get a good cheap one, sell the usable parts I don't need, make some money and have a damn fine engine for free. It sounds believable when I hear myself say it :-)
A diesel Freelander does not quite cut the mustard but it's what we need out here. At least it does a bit more than 16mpg round town All the best, Dave.
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27th December 2012, 05:20 PM
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easily recoup costs on breaking most cars.
TT
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