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fixedwheelnut
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Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:46 pm

mccarthy wrote:The sport touring interior in mine was in pretty good nick but having seen the other interior, there's no doubt mine will be up for sale soon!
Your door panels are better than mine :)
They can stay
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Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:22 pm

Shame about that old bus. Hope the new one does better. How are you finding the larger lump?
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Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:01 pm

toby wrote:Shame about that old bus. Hope the new one does better. How are you finding the larger lump?
Great fun :) passed the M.O.T with one PRS and three advisories , dread to think what the fuel consumption will be as I keep hitting the gas pedal :mad:
Having driven it in the wet it will need a Limited Slip Diff at some time, {currently 3:46 open}
Had a run down to Smarden in it today and cruises well, feels like it could do with another gear but then I have been used to driving six speed boxes for a while, any one matched a six speed box to an M30 yet?? winkeye
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Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:55 am

Wouldn't a different ratio diff give you a similar result to an extra gear if you matched it just right? Might blunt the acceleration I suppose.

Would quite like to be taken for a spin in it sometime mate. :)
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Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:17 am

toby wrote:Wouldn't a different ratio diff give you a similar result to an extra gear if you matched it just right? Might blunt the acceleration I suppose.

Would quite like to be taken for a spin in it sometime mate. :)
I have read the Wiki on Diffs and 3.46 is quite a common one used for this conversion.

I added some more height to the engine mounts tonight so the sump no longer vibrates on the steering rack it has transformed the car it does not feel so harsh now and feeling more confident I gave it some more beans tonight winkeye :banana: So I need to source some taller rubber mounts. :)

I think I should start a new thread :D
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