As to wire wheels, you have to remember that they were used initially
(early part of the century) because steel wheels were unreliable as
welding techniques had not developed to a high enough standard. However
that situation ended in between the 2 wars and so after that they became
purely a fashion
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > In real terms it will make the car more economical which is another
> >budgetary offset.
>
> Not according to the official mileage figures, surprisingly enough.
> There is practically nothing between the fuel c
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, at around 14:06:24 local time, William Davies
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>- Original Message -
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
>> wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
> wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
Well you've met one now!
Wire wheels are an absolute maintenance n
At 08:17 AM 2/6/03 +, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
>That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
>wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
I switched from wire to regular wheels because they were looking rather tatty,
and I got tir
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 21:44:56 local time, William Davies
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>- Original Message -
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> I don't see what all the
>> fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
>> IMHO. Save
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From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I don't see what all the
> fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
> IMHO. Save your money for use when you need it.
Hi Mike,
The overdrive units are generally extremely reli
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 14:44:51 local time, James Carruthers
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>Hi listers,
>
>
>I've got to think through a strategy to allow me to commute to work this
>year. My engine went pop last year after 3 weeks of doing 90 miles a
>day. Question is, should I try and drive
The conversion is not especially hard, IF you find all the pieces you need.
Some of the minor bits are:
1: A metal cover piece that goes right behind the cardboard tunnel cover.
(You need to trim away a few inches of the floorpan right behind the cover.)
Maybe this is not an issue for a 1500
James,
Yeah, go for the overdrive option. After all, you've now got a spare Spit
engine you can re-build in preparation for the one you've got fitted going
pop, and you are now an expert at the swapping operation!!
You will need an overdrive unit. These are pretty robust, so you may get
away wi
Hi listers,
I've got to think through a strategy to allow me to commute to work this
year. My engine went pop last year after 3 weeks of doing 90 miles a
day. Question is, should I try and drive my Spit for possibly 3 months
of the same journey this year. Thoughts of getting a banger and using
th
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