What's the little thing that makes you smile?

penski · 14 Mar 2006 at 13:34

burns said:
Wet roundabouts and gravel car parks. That and flooring it away from junctions and not the faintest hint of wheel spin. And indicator on the right hand side. And an interior light switch on the dash, I'm not even sure why that cool but I like it.

And penski if you can do burn out in the chevette I suggest some new tyres .

I have a light car with 5" wide steels...

I have ditchfinders because there is genuinely very, very little noticeable difference between them and more expensive rubber in a light car.

Plus, I'm a hooligan. A stingy one at that.

Liverpool-Lad said:
Hang on, dont they do burnouts on that oily stuff, that doesnt count.

You still need to be able to spin the wheels

That Kadett is very nice, very Q car and I havent seen one for years.

Check out The Classics And Retro Show or Retro Cars Show as it's been known for the last two years - it should be there. As will I.

Why not use an XE on carbs rather than a V8?

Torque

That said, I need to sort finances for a special leetle project

*n

Shoei · 14 Mar 2006 at 13:35

When you turned the ignition to on, on a RD350YPVS and the powervalves would open and close as though saying hello to you.

Robb

burns · 14 Mar 2006 at 13:53

penski said:
I have a light car with 5" wide steels...

I have ditchfinders because there is genuinely very, very little noticeable difference between them and more expensive rubber in a light car.

Plus, I'm a hooligan. A stingy one at that.

*n

I've got 7" wheels on now I think, 185 tyres at any rate so thats probably what does it. They are crappy part worns though.

Liverpool-Lad · 14 Mar 2006 at 14:24

I think Ill be popping along to that show. Can I go up the strip even though I dont have a retro car? It is modded though

Siliconslave · 14 Mar 2006 at 14:40

Del Lardo said:
Now that's what I'm talking about. More like this please. It makes me

i really like the little humps over the air vents on my dash for some reason, tis where i pat my car when it does well

FincH · 14 Mar 2006 at 14:47

I really like the bonnet vent and wide arches.

Love the way it sounds at 5k with both butterflys open

Also when you drive throguh a large puddle steam comes shooting out of the bonnet vent. Proper bo I tell thee

penski · 14 Mar 2006 at 15:35

burns said:
I've got 7" wheels on now I think, 185 tyres at any rate so thats probably what does it. They are crappy part worns though.

Give it a couple of weeks and I'll have 7" fronts and 10" rears.

Pwnage.

*n

penski · 14 Mar 2006 at 15:37

Liverpool-Lad said:
I think Ill be popping along to that show. Can I go up the strip even though I dont have a retro car? It is modded though

Of course you can - last year there was a retro car park, a non-retro car park and loads of stands - check out the www.retro-rides.com stand...last year we had 50 cars (about a quarter of the total cars on stands!) and this year will be even bigger.

And say hello if you see me.

*n

penski · 14 Mar 2006 at 15:38

Pics from last year

*n

jonneh · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:54

Enfield said:
I had one of those! Except it was an injection model (75bhp). The noise it makes is sexual

very sexual, mines on carbs so i get a nice borbling through my standard straight though exhaust when engine braking

bit like a big bike.

i just put 15" gti alloys on so iv lost a bit of acceleration but more than made up for it in grip. ill get round to cleaning it and put sum pics up soon. algee doesnt suit.

Enfield · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:56

Nice one

Btw, the carb GT is 80bhp

jonneh · 14 Mar 2006 at 19:05

really? cant remember who told me 85. its fast enuf for £150
ah well, do you know of any web sites with stats for them??

Enfield · 14 Mar 2006 at 19:19

www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/specs/

Hilly · 14 Mar 2006 at 19:22

R124/LA420 said:
Trust me mate, it affects Black cars also!

My car attracts dirt, wet or dry, it never stays clean.

Ain't that the truth, unbelieveable... black cars are *** worst to own, i reckon even worse than white.