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Forum: General Chat Topic: R.I.P. Boyd Coddington father of the Hotrod |
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 20:22
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Forum: General Chat Topic: R.I.P. Boyd Coddington father of the Hotrod |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 01:48
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| Until his death, Coddington had a 50,000 square feet (5,000 m²) garage located in La Habra, California and had 70 employees. He died on February 27, 2008 while working on a car. While underneath a new hot rod being constructed, the transmission slipped into gear and the vehicle rolled over his neck.... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Oil flow direction |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 19:44
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| if i remember this right, in a spin-on type canister the oil comes OUT through the hole in the middle and in through the holes around the outer edge. |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Truvelo |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 19:08
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SafeSpeed wrote: and partly because speedos almost always under-read, so your true speed was very likely less than the indicated 55mph.
you mean over-read |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: A Tyre Question |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:30
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Replies: 17
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| one problem could be to wear your diff out as it's constantly turning trying to allow one wheel to turn quicker than the other (assuming the car's front wheel drive). could also affect steering (it should try and pull to one side), braking, as the brakes will have different masses to slow down and s... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Are HID lights really a safety feature? |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 19:31
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Replies: 17
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| cars with these lights will have either an auto-leveling system in the lights (as you say you have) or will level the whole body as my Range rover did. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Road Pricing Trials |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 18:12
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| it's already been trialed. there was a post on here a while back if I can find it. |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Are HID lights really a safety feature? |
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 18:08
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| could I point out that by law, HID are only allowed to be fitted to cars with automatic headlamp alignment (such as air suspension in range rovers, lexus saloon etc) to ensure that there can be no such thing as out of alignment on HID lights. It is this that's responsible for the flashing effect you... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drink Driving |
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 23:35
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| BELOW is a part of an e-mail I recieved wrt drink driving , very sad I went to a party, And remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mum So I had a sprite instead. I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would, That I didn't drink and drive, Though some friends said I should. I made a ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Exhaust question |
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 16:29
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Replies: 11
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| I have been stopped in this situation. Got a document producer and a form which had to be filled in by an MOT station saying the exhaust had been fixed. Got it done and the papers signed then dropped into the police station. Everything looked at and recorded and that's it. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: For Kicks ..They Do It For Kicks! |
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 15:12
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Replies: 4
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let people carry guns. that'll stop the "added buzz - especially if person fight back"
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Auto Taser steering wheel lock. Is it legal? |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 18:41
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| I've got one - you really wouldn't want to be near it when it goes off. What you have to remember is that no-one has one of these so the thief will not be expecting it to go off so won't have the "marigolds" with them to avoid it. it saved my V8 Capri at least once. Best idea I ever saw th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: how the Hell can they see? |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 14:27
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| I refer to Muslim Women Driving wearing a Veil, come on now how can they see anything other than straight ahead, surely they would have no peripheral vision at all and are a danger to other Drivers? A fair point, but wouldn't that also apply to a crash helmet? a crash helmet though is designed to b... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: A straight ahead indicator |
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 17:56
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| what happens with this if a headlight / tail light is out thus making a car going straight look like a motorcyle turning left / right? |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: ..tis caravan season.. watch out. |
| overfinch 630R |
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 15:58
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ed_m wrote: so watch out for these numpties.
as a caravan owner I resent the generalisation of this comment |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Introducing folk with a special interest in Motorcycling |
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 15:46
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Replies: 50
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Gizmo wrote: overfinch 630R wrote: I have a special interest in trikes! can I just take half of the argument from each ?? depends if they are car derived of bike derived... 
um...it's got both!! vw car engine, bike front, jaguar bodyshell, everything else home made!! |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Introducing folk with a special interest in Motorcycling |
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 02:17
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| I have a special interest in trikes! can I just take half of the argument from each ?? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Sat Nav display distraction |
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 13:19
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Replies: 216
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| Having started a new job as a multi-drop driver I have to say that satnav is fantastic. I program the next location from where I am and then follow the instructions as they are called out. I can look at the screen if it's a difficult junction to ensure I take the right way and don't have to drive do... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: "Craters Worth Keeping!" - Ye Gods! |
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:21
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| I have to say that it is this kind of treatment of the roads that ahs made me give up my nice, congestion friendly motorcycle and buy an 18 foot long trike! I have also had to give up my enviromentaly friendly a class merc and buy a gas guzzling 4x4 as it's the only thing that can get around on brit... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Number plates obscured by dirt. |
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 22:40
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Replies: 66
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| Obnoxious Audi, BMW, Mercedes drivers who drive like you should get out of their way, skinny little pricks who drive round in 850CSi's with the door locked undertaking everyone... you're damn right they piss me off, for buying into the illusion of expensive frigging cars or even the illusion that y... |
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