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  • Location
    East Midlands UK
  • Interests
    Thrashing motorbikes (on and off road). Wheelying - it's what bikes where make for. Improving my driving skills. Ponder often on the theory of driving. Whilst driving.

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  • Current 911
    SCs, in 70s and 80s flavours
  • Lottery Car
    917, road legal.
  • Favourite Food
    Singapore rice with (lots of) prawns.
  • Drive of your life
    A487 Aberystwyth to Fishguard, summer sun dissolving into the Irish sea out over Cardigan bay, me on a ZX7-R, my mate on his ZXR-750. Both riding beyond our limits.

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  1. mean in green
    I wondered if my AV was above the Flux upper limit.
  2. mean in green
    Funny that: I had also tried Adrian Flux but for some unknown reason their browser quote tool was unable to provide a rate, and suggested their sister company instead. I have no idea why, there’s nothing about my requirements that’s changed, other than me and the car are both a bit older!
  3. mean in green
    As there are likely many Classicline policy holders on here... just looking through their renewal documentation it occurred to me that they don't mention incidents involving uninsured drivers anywhere, so I sought their clarification: "...your policy would cover the repairs but I'm afraid it would go down as a claim on your record and you would not be able to recover your excess..." I've not renewed yet, but other options do include this as standard (or offer it as an additional element).
  4. mean in green
    I keep looking at them too…!
  5. mean in green
    Had a lucky escape last year, a split fuel hose - how it didn’t ignite beggars belief. Driving along, something was obviously amiss due to the vapour smell, which coincided with arriving at a friend’s house. We lifted the lid, I started it up and fuel sprayed / atomised all over the top nearside of the motor, the mate running around, arms waving and shouting to me in the car to turn it off. I don’t know how long it had been like that, but I’d been driving for long enough for the motor to be up to temps / exchangers hot etc. The friend had some spare fuel hose and it was an easy repair, but what a moment…
  6. mean in green
    I did similar last time coming back from Monaco, just to break up the autoroute monotony. If time allows I feel you could pretty much take any route through Baronnies Provencales / cross country to and from Lyon area. Mile after mile, just enjoying the drive.
  7. mean in green
    The pothole just finished the worn bearing off. Same thing happened to me, disconcertingly gaining “fully floating steering” on the way home… The bush is an easy repair solution.
  8. mean in green
    This less aesthetically pleasing option is super handy, as it folds away flat when needed: https://amzn.eu/d/0bdZqCH2
  9. mean in green
    Could there be an error with the ebay seller name (was interested to look, but couldn't find them)?
  10. mean in green
    Realised I was also missing the 24mm Klein spanner a while back, picked up a half decent option for the tool kit. I had a breakdown several years ago where the nut holding the throttle cable engine side came loose and fell off. Felt like the cable had snapped initially. Whilst waiting for the AA I was feeling around the bracket at the back of the motor with my finger tips and somehow found the nut where it had fallen into nearby crevice. Retrieved it, got it back on ok, nipped it up with the Porsche tool kit spanner then rang the AA back to cancel the call. Only when I checked it again back at the house did I discover that the only spanner that would get into the tight space was the factory one - none of my others fitted.
  11. mean in green
    I also have a three out, the third side outlet is normally capped off. I’m using earplugs for anything but short journeys. With the side outlet uncapped the decibels increase significantly, so much so that I once thought another SC on megaphones wasn’t that much louder… If I were to do a Euro touring road trip I’d be tempted to put my M&K one out silencer back on. I think most two outs are a mixture of a bit too loud for some and / or suffer resonance if stainless. Megaphones / headers only is painfully loud.
  12. mean in green
    I was a bit puzzled too?!
  13. mean in green
    I guess the starting point would be identifying what you currently have, but be sure to do your research as even modest gearing changes can have significant effects, all according to your car's particular variables e.g. wheel & tyre sizes, final drive, power and so on.
  14. mean in green
    Likewise!
  15. mean in green
    Nothing other than what you may already have seen, I think classic VWs are his main focus.

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