Swan Jnr

in hindsight it would have made most sense to "change" the engine of the donor prior to SVA. we've now decided to just sva with the sierra which is currently in despite the fact that the rover is back from a refurb. there isnt much to do (in theory) for sva and its a simpler route i think. your idea graham had i thought of it would have been an excellent choice. i wonder if they'd get suspicious if you "changed" and engine on the donor one week then it assed sva as a kit car the week after? thanks again all.

Magic. I love the civil service! Thanks for the advice Chris. I did wonder whether a Q plate made any difference anyway. Called Adrian Flux and they told me it doesnt make any difference to insurance costs anyway, but i've always thought it was a bad thing somehow!

This isnt strictly SVA, but is related. My vindicator is almost ready for SVA and the V8 engine is due back from its rebuild later this week. What i want to knjow is does anyone have a link to the details on age related plates and how we ensure that i dont end up with a Q. Reading previous posts it seems it has been done, alan rowes MNR for one. but does anyone know exactly what the points sysrtem is? I've seen it somewhere but cant remember the details; though i do recall that most weighting was given to engine and transmission. The idea had beento fit a rover gearbox along with the engine (theres plenty of room in a vindicator) as its stronger (or possibly cosworth) but dont want to do this if it will tip me over into Q territory. Any advice? Paul

i have a set of 2b videos they can have if they are of any use. also i'm not sure if this is appropriate but do you think that it might be suitable fore the club to make a small donation to the build fund or the cause? it might even be an opportunity for GBS to donate parts, or even just offer assistance? just a thought.

how much did the kit cost? i'd want at least 7k for whats effectively a brand new car, with plenty of power on tap, and all new parts. paul

just a thought regarding shows that might help to reduce the burden. how about each area adopting their own local show? they could then help out setting up, manning the pitch etc. i'd be happy to help out at my local show, and it might mean that the new chairman doesnt have everything to do, all the admin and all the shows; which must be a massive undertaking. paul

for me the thought of tim and sue not being at the helm is hard to imagine. i think they must have just about always been in charge while we've had hoods. the warmth of the welcome we got both on this board and at the shows made kit car owning something really special. even though i have something other than a hood now (nearly) i'd like to think that i'll always be a hoodyt and i know that the warmth of the welcome will remain the same. its a great shame that you feel you cant go on with the club, but you know best when enough is enough; especially where health is concerned. health scares tend to put everything else into perspective. one thing that occurred to me on the previous page where it was mentioned about you becoming president etc. instead i wonder if we couldnt keep you as just chairman rather than chairman, membership secretary, events secretary, merchandising officer,and any other roles that arent claimed that you've been forced to pick up over the past few years it might even be easier to find 2 or 3 people to take on these individual roles rather than the whole lot that you've been battling with for the past few years. paul

i drove a mustang convertible whilst on honeymoon and that had a noticeable amount of shake, and the odd bump and clang. i'd be dissapointed if that was mine after 15,000 miles. agree about the saab 93. drove a vector a few years ago and thought it was fabulous

i'd, certainly recomend havig a look at as many as you can before you buy. the more you see the better idea you'll have about whether you're buying a good un or not. but i'd be curious aboutn where the front wheel arches have gone!

is it a lancia with a body kit?

others may disagree but for me marketing materials (and i include websites in this) dont have to be fancy or complicated, and only have to fulfill a few criteria 1. Convey a suitable brand image for the company. 2. be informative. 3. be up to date. failure to do any can damage the brand, and thats the most important asset a company controls.

Hello, I'm due off to the US a week today for my honeymoon; we are staying in San Francisco for a week and then over to hawaii. Just wondered if anyone knew of any sites that listed US motorsport by location? or if anyone knew of good venues to try in those areas? Might be good to try and see some US m.sport while we're there. Was also lookijg for some interesting car hire, the best i could find was a mustang which might be interesting... anybody else hired anything good out there? paul

i'd like a pair of those. will keep an eye on them....

big jim has something similar with his, this thread might be of help. http://community.rhocar.org/index.php?show...mp;hl=monocoque

what was the wall covering place called mitch? we used to make stuff for a firm up there, cant remember the name

ebay might be the best place if you can wait. odd wheels tend to crop up and be a bit cheaper.

looks quicker than me in the hood!

can i have the wiper mechanism please? pm sent paul

we bought a new laptop with Vista installed earlier this year(from pc world) . Its the same spec as my work one but appears to run much slower, just little things but its a noticeable difference. it is very nice to look at and even on the brief goes i've had on it word, excel etc seem a lot better. the lack of speed is a worry though especially as both ours are similar specced machines but with one on XP and one on vista. we've also had some hassles getting usb drives to work properly. personally i wouldnt get another vista machine whilst its not impsosible to keep using xp. if it was my laptop i'd want to uninstall vista and put xp on it, but its not! just as an aside Rich we took the first one back because it only managed about 10 minutes of battery life (current one manages less than an hour if you actually use it for anything) however it was very funny watching the "expert tech lady" being shown how to correctly use a multimeter by the customer who's lap top she was inspecting! (another one with battery life problem is this common?) paul

i meant mike sweenys car looks a good buy

i dont know what your budget is matty, but if you can run to to just over 2 grand you could buy a complete, road legal car (mike sweeney has one for sale on this board) get out and have some fun in it, then do whatever you wish to it over the winter. it looks to be a good base for further upgrades and a great buy to me

if you've got round to thinking about paint, have you got any pics? i keep checking the website..... paul

the LS1 engines would be an awesome option if they'd fit. it seems like they might be surprisingly cheap http://www.v-8.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?...p;highlight=ls1

a while back at a show i remember seeing a part built car on the MNR stand that had a modern audi in it. cant remember what the car was called and it doesnt seem to be on the mnr website. but i remember rizla being very excited by it and that it was yellow. it looked a bit like a minotaur, so maybe they were building it for a customer?

what happened grizzly?