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AACNW nationals at Oswestry showground on 30th 31st August.

Well guys the dates for Oswestry 2008 are 30th - 31st August, (this is not the bank holiday) Camping is available from Thursday to Monday

The show this year is gonna be even bigger and better than last year. We have had some fabulous enquiries from clubs wanting to put on club stands, traders all booked in. Think word has got round about the buzz we had last year.


This is a great show where many different clubs come together for a beer and a laugh with great entertainment inc it's a knockout games, fabulous company it is truly a weekend not to be missed.

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Incursus Rear deck sold with badges sorry mate.

Will check them out for you in the morning Edge, i think they have been thrown in the car.

The car is basically a shell just those little silly bits left that you may not have or have broken on yours.
Neil

BARGAIN!!! If you have problems getting up this side and need them picking up give us a shout i am only a couple of mile away.
Neil

The easiest way is letting me know exactly what you need there aint much left but it could be that silly little thing your needing that is still there, eg light switch and roof light has just gone.

Sorry edge all the interior was sold :(

I still have a few bits n bats left on the 94 mustang i broke, if you need anything let me know as it will be scrapped on Thursday 6th feb 08, if i have it you can have it FREE just pay for postage at cost.
Neil

Has any of you guys got a good trunk lid for a 71-73 mustang coupe or convertible stored away somewhere you wanna sell?

Thanks
Neil

Quoting: 55starchief

Quoting: Cunning Plan
"forget the f'king car, do me here and now!!!!"

ok then, moving on

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feel like i'm gonna heave at the matress one

Thanks rocky i will check on that

Wanted torque converter 4 a chevy 700r4 please

sent yoou my number Nick

pm sent back mate

Quoting: EDGE

not the one you painted is it ?!?!?!

No mate just a wreck from an insurance company with a cat b title ( rear roof damage poss from a transporter ), i dont even think it has been on the road in the UK, but has plenty of goodies that are well worth saving. Even have a recipt for a rebuild in jan 07 for the auto box from north coast performance.

Mussy 3.8 auto Breaking full car but no rear parts (damaged)

HOLY S*** !!!

[This is an article on the Central Connecticut State University website. Makes a lot of sense actually, people never seem to bother checking all of the facts.....]

This is an article on the Central Connecticut State University website.  Makes a lot of sense actually, people never seem to bother checking all of the facts.....

Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
By Chris Demorro
Staff Writer

The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate 'green car' is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer.
Before we delve into the seedy underworld of hybrids, you must first understand how a hybrid works. For this, we will use the most popular hybrid on the market, the Toyota Prius.

The Prius is powered by not one, but two engines: a standard 76 horsepower, 1.5-liter gas engine found in most cars today and a battery- powered engine that deals out 67 horsepower and a whooping 295ft/lbs of torque, below 2000 revolutions per minute. Essentially, the Toyota Synergy Drive system, as it is so called, propels the car from a dead stop to up to 30mph. This is where the largest percent of gas is consumed. As any physics major can tell you, it takes more energy to get an object moving than to keep it moving. The battery is recharged through the braking system, as well as when the gasoline engine takes over anywhere north of 30mph. It seems like a great energy efficient and environmentally sound car, right?

You would be right if you went by the old government EPA estimates, which netted the Prius an incredible 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 miles per gallon on the highway. Unfortunately for Toyota, the government realized how unrealistic their EPA tests were, which consisted of highway speeds limited to 55mph and acceleration of only 3.3 mph per second. The new tests which affect all 2008 models give a much more realistic rating with highway speeds of 80mph and acceleration of 8mph per second. This has dropped the Prius's EPA down by 25 percent to an average of 45mpg. This now puts the Toyota within spitting distance of cars like the Chevy Aveo, which costs less then half what the Prius costs.

However, if that was the only issue with the Prius, I wouldn't be writing this article. It gets much worse.

Building a Toyota Prius causes more environmental damage than a Hummer that is on the road for three times longer than a Prius. As already noted, the Prius is partly driven by a battery which contains nickel. The nickel is mined and smelted at a plant in Sudbury, Ontario. This plant has caused so much environmental damage to the surrounding environment that NASA has used the 'dead zone' around the plant to test moon rovers. The area around the plant is devoid of any life for miles.

The plant is the source of all the nickel found in a Prius' battery and Toyota purchases 1,000 tons annually. Dubbed the Superstack, the plague-factory has spread sulfur dioxide across northern Ontario, becoming every environmentalist's nightmare.

"The acid rain around Sudbury was so bad it destroyed all the plants and the soil slid down off the hillside," said Canadian Greenpeace energy-coordinator David Martin during an interview with Mail, a British-based newspaper.

All of this would be bad enough in and of itself; however, the journey to make a hybrid doesn't end there. The nickel produced by this disastrous plant is shipped via massive container ship to the largest nickel refinery in Europe. From there, the nickel hops over to China to produce 'nickel foam.' From there, it goes to Japan. Finally, the completed batteries are shipped to the United States, finalizing the around-the-world trip required to produce a single Prius battery. Are these not sounding less and less like environmentally sound cars and more like a farce?

Wait, I haven't even got to the best part yet.

When you pool together all the combined energy it takes to drive and build a Toyota Prius, the flagship car of energy fanatics, it takes almost 50 percent more energy than a Hummer - the Prius's arch nemesis.

Through a study by CNW Marketing called "Dust to Dust," the total combined energy is taken from all the electrical, fuel, transportation, materials (metal, plastic, etc) and hundreds of other factors over the expected lifetime of a vehicle. The Prius costs an average of $3.25 per mile driven over a lifetime of 100,000 miles - the expected lifespan of the Hybrid.

The Hummer, on the other hand, costs a more fiscal $1.95 per mile to put on the road over an expected lifetime of 300,000 miles. That means the Hummer will last three times longer than a Prius and use less combined energy doing it.

So, if you are really an environmentalist - ditch the Prius. Instead, buy one of the most economical cars available - a Toyota Scion xB. The Scion only costs a paltry $0.48 per mile to put on the road. If you are still obsessed over gas mileage - buy a Chevy Aveo and fix that lead foot.

One last fun fact for you: it takes five years to offset the premium price of a Prius. Meaning, you have to wait 60 months to save any money over a non-hybrid car because of lower gas expenses.

Hows the brake lines? are they worth getting?

Quoting: Roadkill

Alas mine had a bent out put shaft

Did you never find the cause?

Quoting: Roadkill

My T5's just cost me near enough £800 to rebuild

We built the box ourself so no labour

Alto red clutches 1+2 $38
Alto red clutches 3+4 $39
Alto red band            $24
Transgo jr shift kit     £38

Less than 80 quid and a box that feels good too.

I didnt realise the T5's where that bad and expensive

Your right mate 200 is too much just gonna get use to what it can take then go from there, but it really dont need it.
Trans is 700r4 auto, built to a high performance spec with all alto red clutches, band and shift kit, cheep and easy to do too if you look in the right places for parts.

It's a 350 5.7 V8 played with that much over time i have forgotten what's in it with a baby 177 supercharger stuck on top, we have a 200 shot of NOS fitted too but never used it yet, traction's a bit of a problem at the mo

A couple of pics from southport at the weekend. manage to embarase a lot of high performance jap crap too




sorry bout the quality of the 2nd + 3rd pic but my son had a problem keeping up with the camera. Said i was going too fast

A couple of pics from southport at the weekend. manage to embarase a lot of high performance jap crap too



sorry bout the quality of the 2nd + 3rd pic but my son had a problem keeping up with the camera. Said i was going too fast

That will be a bonus to get your car back after so long ! must be worth a few $$$ now.