Recent content by chasman

I didn't even think about the power when I did my wife's car. Bass Face 600W! And they do seem a bit quiet. If the amp is set up to <100W I'm guessing that's where I went wrong. They're under driven. Schoolboy error. Looks like the 120W Pyle ones with the yellow synthetic cones work well. I'll...

So the power thing is all marketing poop like the 9 million mAh phone chargers?

Cones are shredded.

The eBay link has disappeared. I know they are 165mm and 4 ohm... I don't understand how power works for speakers. The original drive units are completely devoid of clues. Anyone? It's a XQA100070, btw.

Wow... tumbleweeds. I was thinking the same thing... there are so many donor cars to choose from! An engine with plenty of horsepower is easy enough because the Rover V8 engine has been tuned for decades. To me, the key is the suspension. That video of an EXR chasing a Caterham on a handling...

A mate of mine works in a boat yard and as mentioned earlier in the thread they see a lot of electrolysis between aluminium fastened with steel. They use a jointing paste called Duralac "a free flowing paste based on a synthetic elastic resin and barium chromate" to suppress the reaction on...

Two questions: 1 Are all P38 diffs (petrol and diesel) 24 spline? 2 Are 4-pin diffs a like-for-like upgrade for 2-pin ?

Okay. We've already ordered the oil but at 9 litres a pop I see your point on bulk purchase. Thanks!

Thanks, Brian, that's nice to know up front. I'll take special care to hose it down with PlusGas and use a freeze spray beforehand. We have a breaker nearby with at least 5 P38s out the back and a big Eurocarparts in town so no biggie (other than hassle factor) if it breaks. Are there any...

The previous owner changed it every 1yr/6k and we're sticking to that. We're changing it at the weekend, replacing a weeping top oil cooler hose at the same time. What's the skinny on flushing oils on here?

Superb! Thanks for that. The old oil is VERY black... is this normal for a diesel (it's our first) and is that why the filter is totally different to a petrol car?

Okay, thanks. I'd assumed the metal/plastic was the inner bit having seen them... I guess they used the same material metal in metal, plastic in plastic.

Oil change time. Workshop manual says the oil filter changed in the 1998MY so ours should be the early type: STC2180 Most suppliers seem to identify the correct filter a different way by stating whether the filter has plastic or metal ends. Replacing like with like can perpetuate errors, I...

He's mentioned on these forums quite a few times... none of it I saw was disrespectful. Been in the biz for decades... one guy mentions the t/h liner process id subbed out and costs £1,300. I'd post a link to his website (which looks professional BTW) but don't know if it's allowed. He doesn't...

Cheers.