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    New Acquisition: Adventures in Austineering 1928 16/6 Burnham

    Been on a small buying spree as a partially complete 1928 Austin 12/4 arrived at my local VCC club and I am in need of many bits for my project car and the odd bit or 3 for my roadworthy example. I just couldn't pass up on these super rare parts which form the front seat back support bracket...
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    What fuel for a V8

    Never had a problem with my non high compression V8 on UN leaded RON 91 fuel, 10.5 to one would be a different matter. Owned it since 1987.
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    Classic motorbikes

    Had a mate of mine back in the 80's when motor vehicle meant motor bike as well, one day he decided a bike would be fun so went out and bought a Kawasaki 900, I don't think he had ever ridden before. Within a couple of days he was in intensive care with a broken back, had hit a brick wall at...
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    Classic motorbikes

    I rode motorcycles before I ever drove cars here in NZ but once I got into cars I never rode another motorcycle again, so much so that I didnt apply for a motor cycle licence when NZ split car and motor cycle licensing, been kicking my self ever since as now the process of getting a bike license...
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    Classic motorbikes

    Couldn't agree more!
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    UK’s rarest cars: 1970 Rover 3500 P6 Estoura – one of only 30 left

    Iv'e got a little patch of rust on my garage floor, its probably an Estoura, maybe I should sweep it up into a bucket and put it on eBay.
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    Nut holding the steering wheel on a Rover P6.

    Yes, they were complete built units from the UK. I also had a friend who worked on the Rover line in Nelson in the paint shop which was quite useful as many NZ cars were painted with other colours not available as standard in the UK such as triumph etc colours, my own car is in Pimento which is...
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    Nut holding the steering wheel on a Rover P6.

    I think most of the 3500s cars were imported to NZ fully built up as they are a special order and I guess because of that you would have to specify power steer or not power steer as they would come from UK market stock. OTOH NZ assembled cars seem to all have had power steer ( 3500 Auto models)...
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    Engine wont rev above 3000rpm

    Plug lead in the wrong cylinder?
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    Audio power advice

    Probably the most important part of it all rather than the BT device or amp is actually the speakers and there placement / fitment and quality. There are a host of BT receivers out there that you can connect to with your phone and some really decent 12Volt amps off Aliexpress that are genuinely...
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    Audio power advice

    Hmmm looks like it say's DC in 5.2W so I am guessing no more than about 2 watts max unless its a digital amplifier in which case maybe 4 ( but I doubt it). I am also surmising that its made in China where I have seen a 5 watt amplifier rated as 1200 Watts, the level of exaggeration seems similar...
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    Yellow headlights on my P6, would it work ?

    It looks great
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    Bonnet badges

    Yes getting a perfect blank OEM to make a mold from seems to be the hardest part to get, unfortunatly mine is really trashed, plastic has physically disentigrated and fallen apart.
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    Bonnet badges

    For those of you who like to be hands on here is an excellent video on how you could make the plastic insert for the badge in high detail with correct internal and external profiling, seems like an easy process. The internal painted finish just needs the correct colours and a steady hand. The...
  15. ghce

    Terminology!

    Dodgy bullet or spade connectors. Do the 4 pots have the inline ballast wire which gives problems like this on the 8's?
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    Bonnet badges

    Here is a bit of a refresh on the History of them and the associated link to an earlier thread on the US made item. Looks like a bargain ! Yeah thats what made me look closer at the photos and a bit of a WTF moment when thay already had the perfect USA one rights, you will also note it says...
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    Bonnet badges

    Just noticed these as being available from Winns Rover P6 Bonnet Badge - Series 2 Cars - NEW - Part Number : 370972 | eBay is this an identicle to OEM badge or is it just an emnamelled repro. has any one here bought one and can comment. I know that many years ago Winns gained the rights to a...
  18. ghce

    Off Piste - English pronunciation question....

    Eeekkk Lemuel Gulliver's great great great grandson! and who said that was a fictional story.
  19. ghce

    New Acquisition: Adventures in Austineering 1928 16/6 Burnham

    Just got this 1928 Austin 16/6 a couple of weeks ago for free as a parts car as mentioned in a post 4 up but too good for that so I may look at doing a restoration on it, lots of spares also but somethings are missing. Currently ( these photos) residing in my mum's garage awaiting a bigger...
  20. ghce

    Nut holding the steering wheel on a Rover P6.

    the only non power steer P6B's I have seen here in NZ were private imports from the UK, seems like most NZ cars built here were power steer standard.
  21. ghce

    Nut holding the steering wheel on a Rover P6.

    Police P6B S. Nice! Non power steer ? I presume these early steering wheels were also used on the series 2 cars. .
  22. ghce

    New Acquisition: Adventures in Austineering 1928 16/6 Burnham

    Member here in Christchurch too, scoured the extensive VCC parts shed for parts but there was not to much in the way of bits for a 1928 16/6 as opposed to 10's and 7's which still seem to litter the planet to this day. Bought a Drivers door complete with good glass but missing door cards and...
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    New Acquisition: Adventures in Austineering 1928 16/6 Burnham

    This thread needs an update. Was offered another 1928 16/6 Burnham for free as a parts car, picked that up on Monday and yester day picked up the remainder of the parts, forgot to take damn photos mutter mutter. An 80% to 90% complete car with 2 engines and 2 gearboxes though missing some...
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    The Chrysler Turbine

    Ewww, I want one of those!!!!! .
  25. ghce

    VIP for sale!!

    Come on lads nothing that a bit of car polish wont sort out!
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