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Ive never had any vehicle into a garage in my life.... ive done loads of conversions to cars..mostly calibra turbo engines into mk3/4 astras but i think vaux's are babber! I was considering putting the c20let (calibraturbo) into my ford but they seem to be doing silly money and its just not...

Ok sounds good! Ive been looking at the 5.0 stroker kit but it seems its no good for the 3.5 block...sounds like i would need a 3.9 block.....Im off to the shop in a bit to get street machine mag and see if there's owt already built for sale cos them stroker kits are a grand!!! Then theres the...

Ok thanks guys,Looks like i will go the v8 route,I was looking at spending a grand on the other option and that would not sound half as nice...and would have required a fair bit of elastictrikery with both looms.... *3.5 Fast Road Rebuild Kit - V8 Tuner flowed heads would give you more. 215hp...

I have a 3.5 rover v8 engine gathering dust and im considering using it in a car,but i want at least 240bhp..is this possible without a supercharger? I would be intrested to hear from anyone running a tuned v8 and gettin some ballpark bhp figures and parts suppliers used to build. Cheers.

Does anyone know owt about winches...or where parts can be bought? Its not mine but i do use it when needed, It worked ok the other night pulling a car onto a flatbed but yesterday while unreeling the cable it smoked a little from the control box an now it apears to be fooooooked? Is it the...

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BEER DRINKING HAT - Beer Holder - Crazy Fun ! on eBay, also, Novelties, Breweriana, Collectables (end time 05-Aug-08 19:14:21 BST) Hope this helps.

Wakefield East yorkshire!!! how dare you!!;)

Trying to keep the mileage down tbh i did nearly 400 miles yesterday and the car im picking up is a guzzler ..it would put another 65 miles on the trip if i went to leicester... and it looks like i will get the parcel shelf for 99p...its a retractable roller type thing for an estate car..it...

It a long shot but picking a car up in St 57 tommo and need a parcel shelf from leicester (ebay..finishes tonight no postage) i would be grateful if anyone could pick it up and post it or either get it to st57 or wakey..

Im off back to stoke on trent tomorrow to pick a car up...bit of a crappy drive tbh,dont think the romans had owt to do with the roads round there:D

If i can help out let me know..i live in said Wakefield;) went on an ebay mission yesterday..gloustershire then Dudley then stoke on trent..for some reason i always end up wiv stuff down south.

Sorted cheers!

when i sign in and click on a thread i am signed out again, Have to sign back in to post or reply??? whats causing this?

Early ones have not got a bonnet release inside the cab.