Recent content by the codfather

Im a Harbour Master down here on the Cornish Riviera ( Reminds me to update my profile). The title sounds glamorous but I seem to spend most of my time mixing barrow load after barrow load of cement and catching up with all the maintainence jobs the last HM let slip.

We've got a female member in the Probe club who is mad on pink.Interior wise she has all the above.Under the bonnet she has a pink rocker cover,pink leads,pink pipework,pink battery cover etc.Gotta say,it looks pretty good,but would I drive it..........NO WAY JOS'E.

8) Yep,old fashioned switches and dials for me.20 years ago I had an XJ6,I loved the dash on that.A switch for every occasion.Even switching between the twin fuel tanks. 20 years ago,I would pull up at the filling station and the assistant would come out rubbing his hands,thinking " Um twin 14...

These companies always amaze me when they do something like this.I mean......WHY????.I bet there was millions poured into the research and developement of this car,that is never going to hit the streets. You know,they cant exactly advertise it as.......... " You to,could have a car like...

To get from my house to the nearest "main" road is 18 miles.There is a section (2.5 miles) of single lane track that goes down/up a heavily wooded very steep twisty hill. Even on the brightest of sunny days the light does not penetrate this section very well,and I ALWAYS have my lights on...

:lol: :lol: In the tiny hamlet where I live...............people know its me going to work at 04.30 in the morn :twisted:

Hi guys.This is the pressure regulator I recently bought to go on my V6.Has anyone else used one of these? Opinions please. My local garage refused to fit it for me,on the grounds that there was a piece missing,ie a two into one connector.This was rubbish.There are only three inlets/outlets (...

Wayne,totally off topic mate but..........do you know the Beachcomber pub/restaurant on the seafront at Sandgate?? My Uncle used to have that place.I got very,very drunk in there one night with Gill Gascoygne ( The Gentle Touch,and the womens prison drama etc). :oops: Off topic,AND name...

I went with the Powerflow full catback system.A fair amount of money to lay out,but it knocks the pants off the original set up.It gives me a nice discreet rumble at lower revs,but will roar/balk out if I want it to 8)

:D Hi Billyo.Thanks for the welcome matey :wink:

Deffo not Hippie Hill.For one,.........he manages to keep the car on the track :lol: I saw an interview with him two years ago at the LeMans 24hr.He does all sorts of endurance racing,and I believe he had a season with BMW in the WTC series.

A1 is a multi national championship,by that I mean the driver is racing FOR his country,and is sponsored BY his country. I know in F1 the winner always says " Ya,i deed zis for de Faterland" ( in Schumeys case anyway.That accent wouldnt work for say.......Raikonnen :roll: ). In F1 the driver...

[/color] No mate,this site is the first time Ive heard of this beinjg done! And yes I well remember the days of tinkering with points etc,Out there with my bit of fine emery cloth cleaning the points,adjusting the carb float needle with a glob of Araldite etc :lol: .The good old days! ( You...

I replace mine every 4 to 5 months Wayne.I suppose mileage wise,.......4000ish.The plugs are always in pretty good condition when I change them,its just a personal thing I suppose.I cant really answer you accurately.It doesnt really seem to affect them by using different driving styles.Most of...

:D Denso Iridiums for me,everytime :wink: