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by BlueRover
Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: Ebay, Autotrader and Other!
Topic: New bulbs
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

I replaced many on my Mk2 with LED replacements. The only ones which don't work as well as tungsten ones are the fog lights since most of the LEDs are facing away from the reflector (which in the case of the fogs are a necessary part of producing the high output). For the most part LED ones are good...
by BlueRover
Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:31 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Most 800's spotted in a day
Replies: 15
Views: 5649

Come to my house and you'll see three
by BlueRover
Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:56 pm
Forum: Say what you like
Topic: A legend reaches 80.......
Replies: 2
Views: 1638

I used to work in Middleton and passed S.H.I.T. every day.
by BlueRover
Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:23 pm
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: New MG Saloon to be built in UK
Replies: 18
Views: 9419

The Hunter DL had a single carb on cast iron head on a 1500 or 1725 engine. The GL had a single carb, alloy head 1725. The GT had twin carb, alloy head. The GLS had a Holbay modified engine with twin 40 DCOE webers, 4 branch mainfold, high lift (ohv) cam, close ratio gearbox, low ratio diff with ove...
by BlueRover
Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:36 pm
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: New MG Saloon to be built in UK
Replies: 18
Views: 9419

Re: New MG Saloon to be built in UK

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21093 Looks ok, but 4 cylinder engines.... wonder if thats still the K Series. And the range topper has a turbocharged 160bhp lump, wow, thats errr, pants! it'll be the N series (basically a more up to date K series ) and the 160bhp model is the s...
by BlueRover
Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: My Rover 825 Si Lux
Replies: 38
Views: 18108

Damn, that's nice !!

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by BlueRover
Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: Other Rover and ARG/BL/BMC etc.
Topic: In a moment of madness..................
Replies: 80
Views: 63923

CHR15E wrote:Makes sense now. Guessing it's for your eldest or at least that's the excuse. :lol: :wink:
That's what I thought too, it'll probably take all that time to get it prepared

:roll:
by BlueRover
Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:34 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: My Rover 825 Si Lux
Replies: 38
Views: 18108

Richard Moss wrote:Welcome to the forum - what a beautiful car. Dark blue and cream is my favourite colour combination of all time.
Maybe, but green and cream is also excellent.

It's a very nice car, well done !!
by BlueRover
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:50 pm
Forum: Car Show and Meet Pictures
Topic: Today´s Meet
Replies: 8
Views: 5441

Re: Today´s Meet

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At first glance, I thought it was an estate !
by BlueRover
Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:37 pm
Forum: Ebay, Autotrader and Other!
Topic: Another 800 Hearse - Mk1
Replies: 4
Views: 2435

I really like the drop down rear bumper, very a la Citroen DS estate.
by BlueRover
Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:45 pm
Forum: Ebay, Autotrader and Other!
Topic: 91' mk2 Sterling Limo
Replies: 9
Views: 4416

The plate's worth £390 at least.
by BlueRover
Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:30 pm
Forum: Say what you like
Topic: And now for something completely different.
Replies: 17
Views: 7373

There must be a black hole under the bridge as there seem to be a lot more cars approaching than leaving.











Yes, I do know why, really I do.
by BlueRover
Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: Say what you like
Topic: To Hell In A Handbasket: The X Factor
Replies: 17
Views: 6927

I've all of Queen's regular albums as well as Live Killers. If you really listen to the music you can hear the absolute precision of the writing and playing. If you get a copy of Greatest Albums on BBC4 which features A Night at the Opera, Roy Thomas Baker shows how each track is engineered and also...
by BlueRover
Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:14 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Tony Pond's IoM TT lap.
Replies: 15
Views: 7247

when we were at cars in the park i got talking to a guy who helped get the vitesse ready for the record mainly suspension tweeks but a very intresting chat. I've got the video file somewhere and the thing I noticed the most was the lack of houses near Douglas. Empty fields where there are now massi...
by BlueRover
Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Announcements and Events
Topic: The Barn 25/10/09
Replies: 95
Views: 41574

Good to see you all today, Although Im sure Chris was worried about his suspension after loading all his parts up!. :wink: :lol: :lol: More worried about where to put it all TBH. That'll take some working out. You need that Mk1 hearse which is on ebay. I was going to come up too but I couldn't make...