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2 hours ago
ha ha where to start Pauls & Paul on here are the same person ....Me ( changed from Pauls to Paul ,when the site was re booted many years ago ( I am 66 OMG that old !! how did that happen ) , Tan front seats ,yup also me, from my coupe, when I replaced the fronts with Tan covered Recaros to match the tan interior of my coupe , my son ( Sandro he is 34 ) now had the original Tan seats for sale . and err, I think it was also me who told you about Alfonso's in Edinburgh .. He had my Alfa 147 GTA as well (Pearlescent White one ) and lastly , Yes that was my Cinquecento he had last year ( well actually my wife's anniversary present A blue one with tan interior ?) My dad was never that much into car shows etc , so never went to Hopetoun House , and I don't think I've ever been to Italian Car day at Hopetoun House yet either , only because I used to work on a Sunday , but sold our business so hoping to go this year
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4 hours ago
We have had in the past few years both stick-on vignettes and electric vignettes for Austria and Switzerland; no problem with either. The only issue with the electric vignettes is that you have to buy them at least a month before you need them as they aren't active for about three weeks - something to do with the online refund requirements, I think. Irritating that Slovenia offers a 7-day and a 30-day vignette - I need eight... but the last couple of years I haven't needed one at all as I know the back roads now (our destination is a couple of miles across the border and there's a local route that the satnav doesn't like; all our internal travel is to flying sites and again on back roads.) In previous visits we have been advised for our French site (Samoens, in the corner near Mt Blanc between Switzerland, Italy, and France) to cross the border at Mulhouse and avoid Switzerland - but it turned out our guide had a downer on Switzerland since he had to buy separate vignettes for his van and his trailer . We came back through Switzerland last time and found it quicker and cheaper - the A36/A39/A40 has some silly tolls on it. Again, the vignette is only for the motorways. Neil
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11 hours ago
Hi Jamie, Sounds fair. My coupe is in for some servicing work shortly including an injector check. I'll be in touch either way. M
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Yesterday at 23:07
And the sun beating down, Pete !
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Yesterday at 22:39
Probably put it on the drive to continue rotting once the first Coupe is off the drive (that's supposed to be going up to Allitalia to use as spares for his lad's Coupe and maybe spares for customers |Coupes). I don't really want to give up ownership of the Coupe, so don't want to sell it, even though I'll probably never use it again once it's parked up on the drive It owes me nothing and will be happy to look at it everyday, as well as it giving me privacy from all the nosy people around here.
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Yesterday at 17:54
Just a quick one today, went over to the Coupe with the intention of continuing removing the sound deadening in the front, only to find it goes under some other thingy at the front, which goes right up behind the dashboard, so I decided to start on removing the dashboard, its got some damage to it anyways and was going to swap it out with my 16v donor cars dash, and man the guide on how to remove the instrument panel wasn't kidding, those clips are so hard to get off.
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Yesterday at 17:07
Could i have 1 x red keyring, and a blue oblong please and a red pin.
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Yesterday at 12:30
It's not the size it's how you use it Seriously you're right I really don't want to have to fabricate another down pipe like I did for the 30/82 which had the watergate plumbed in to the exhaust, this one can have a screamer pipe. ........ this was hard work!
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26/03/2024 19:00
Simon, the Charente is a lovely area, and I'm really envious of PaulW.
I think that Paul keeps his car in an outbuilding. Maybe you could offer your services as a night Watchman.
Paul Yes, it's a lucky car and shares a 60sqM nice dry barn - the garage bit is one half and the other part is a sort of workshop / storage area. It's locked up a night and we have 4 cameras covering the courtyard - not that they are needed as crime in Ruffec is extremely low level. In fact in the last 8 years since we moved here I have never locked our main car, which sits on the driveway. Car is nice and dry already I am afraid. All the polish that has been added over the last year was doing its job, with the water just sitting in 'bobbles' on the surface, so very easy to wipe up with towels! What a shame Simon, I have a spare room, but no piano! Paul
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26/03/2024 15:25
Let us know how you get on
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26/03/2024 11:14
I got through to him on that email thanks
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26/03/2024 08:06
The turbo systems also fits the 20v n/a model, the diameter is slightly bigger but they fit fine. When I order them I ring and request a 3.5 inch rolled in slash cut to match the look of the original tail pipe, online purchase are straight.
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25/03/2024 22:35
Damn, I was on my way with my exhaust pipe spanners
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25/03/2024 17:53
Quick update, took the car to be fleamapped a couple of Fridays ago……
I took some VXR injectors with me and changed them over for Leighton to do his thing. (NB there will a be a OEinjectors for sale thread on the forum shortly).
Anyway I asked for torque over power, and pleased to report peak torque of 300ft lbs with 270 hp as an end result.
Drive ability wise, it simply comes ‘on power’ much sooner in the rev range, making it ultimately a faster car
Cheers Jamie
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25/03/2024 11:10
Could you add my Plus, please. 2000W Broom Yellow with factory sunroof 191000 miles Formerly serg1's car. (South Devon)
Thanks
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25/03/2024 08:17
The claw hammer is the sort used to bash Ford Escort starter motors every morning before starting in the 1970s.
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24/03/2024 10:25
Thirlstane is very good.
There is a very large collection of vehicles of all types, cars, commercials. Military, buses.
There is an arena with displays
Lots to see and do over a large area.
You can also pay extra to go into the castle.
I've been twice with young grandsons, and none of us have been bored.
I recommend Irn Bru flavoured ice cream
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23/03/2024 14:30
Good luck. There are very few Plus Coupes around. Put the word out on the various Facebook groups and contact specialists and tell them what you're looking for. The chances are that really good cars will sell under the radar and never make it to the usual used car sites. M
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23/03/2024 08:21
The problem with working on everyone else's Coupés all day is I never get time for my own.... I literally have to steal an hour here and there during the week but I've made progress. Engine was stripped down so I could inspect the crank and bearings, reassembled with a freshly ported and polished big valve head, CB cams reinstalled, new belts, water pump, sensors etc etc, all pretty routine really and lastnight I finally mock mounted the turbo and manifold to start looking at the new lines as the coolant has AN fittings instead of banjo, must say it's nice to have some room around this blower in comparison to the old 30/82 that was removed.
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22/03/2024 13:43
"10,269 signatures
Government will respond Government responds to all petitions that get more than 10,000 signatures
Waiting for 2 days for a government response"
Pro forma response: "The government takes all petitions seriously and your views are very important to us. Unfortunately no-one is available for comment at this time. Do not respond to this message as this inbox is unmonitored"...
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21/03/2024 13:54
Thanks for the heads up on the Newby Hall event, I’m not sure I can make the one in May but have registered with the event organisers so I’ll get their newsletters etc. Ripon is a bit of a trek from me as I’m near the southern end of Lincolnshire so more East Midlands really. I’m also time poor on the weekends while the football season is going as my kids play on both days so I’m dad’s taxi service. Will try to get along to something over the summer though.
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20/03/2024 10:29
1. Rosso +1 (17 day Italy road trip) (Newcastle-IJmuiden Booked) Confirmed 2. Barnacle +1 Confirmed 3. DaveG (TBC) 4. CC +1 (Folkstone) Confirmed 5. Edinburgh +1 (Newcastle-IJmuiden Booked) Confirmed 6. Rob40 +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 7. jarofjam Confirmed 8. Blitz +3 Confirmed 9. slime500 +1 Confirmed 10. Ali_and_Marvin +1 Confirmed 11. Brilly1uk +1 Confirmed 12. G_man +1 (unlikely to travel in convoy) Confirmed 13. Andrew20V +1 Confirmed, joining us without a Coupe 14. Barmybob + 1 Confirmed, joining us without a Coupé 15. SiBurt +1 Confirmed 16. PeteP +1 Confirmed but not 100% 17. Tonyred20VT Confirmed but not 100% 18. RichG +1 Confirmed 19. 1st_things_1st Confirmed (+1 TBC) 20. StupotShazB Confirmed 21. IGGY Confirmed 22. Sedicivalvole Confirmed 23. MCMike Confirmed 24. Kev Confirmed 25. fiat500phil Confirmed 26. slicer +1 Confirmed 27. CVL200 +1 Confirmed
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20/03/2024 07:38
I’ll see if I can wangle the day off work. I’d love to come to this
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18/03/2024 23:02
I was expecting some holes and rust anyways since the rear floor pan has had some quite large patches put on in the past and the front has no patches, I think quite a lot of the drivers side floor will need replacing too due to the amount of water that was sitting there, annoyingly the floors in my donor coupes are really really rusty and full of holes so I cant cut from them for mine
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18/03/2024 19:41
Scary, but true Paul
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