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by Scruffy Bodger
Sun May 19, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Replies: 1201
Views: 264106

Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)

Eddie Honda wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 5:48 pm (saw a forum post somewhere where the poster had bunged it in at 350 (oops, CELSIUS))
:lol:
by Scruffy Bodger
Sat May 18, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 325
Views: 125010

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

https://www.wired.com/story/yasa-motors-mercedes-axial-flux-2024/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb A decent article on Axial Flux motors. Yet another old idea/discovery that's been looked at again, yet another invention by a Brit sold to foreigners instead of being invested on by us. The original Tesl...
by Scruffy Bodger
Thu May 16, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1323
Views: 141474

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

Personally I'd stick plenty of fresh in with it before driving it again to try and avoid problems. Ethanol is hygroscopic and after taking a few carbs apart and seeing strange things going on, probably from modern fuels I'd give it all the help you can. Everyone I know who uses chainsaws, mowers etc...
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed May 15, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1323
Views: 141474

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

Hooli wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 3:55 pm I just find that the arches are so far into the footwells I have to sit facing the radio as there's no room for my left leg otherwise.
I drove a 7esque kit car for years so maybe that's why the tight footwell didn't register? I drove that to work wearing rigger boots and have got size 10 feet.
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed May 15, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1323
Views: 141474

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

One for Eddie Rainman I think... I'm trying to source driver's door leccy window switches for a Daihatsu Terios. The car is an '05 but I suspect '04 model because I can find '05 switches and they look wrong. Trying to find these... IMG-20240514-WA0007.jpg I had a look at the Parkers price guide rev...
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed May 15, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition
Replies: 3473
Views: 375117

Re: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition

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A driver had a "lucky escape" when a fallen tree branch struck by a lorry went through their windscreen, police said.
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed May 15, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1323
Views: 141474

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

One for Eddie Rainman I think... I'm trying to source driver's door leccy window switches for a Daihatsu Terios. The car is an '05 but I suspect '04 model because I can find '05 switches and they look wrong. Trying to find these... IMG-20240514-WA0007.jpg I had a look at the Parkers price guide rev...
by Scruffy Bodger
Tue May 14, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 325
Views: 125010

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

Anyone else keeping an eye on the cheap sparks thread on AS? Feelings? More than a race to the bottom? Chinese economy is an enigma (massive lie) and they are marked up significantly from the home market I'm sure but someone needs to make money somewhere? Dumped on us and so a runner? Even the conve...