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Guy,

The "Typical EV uses 3000kWh per year" figure was interesting and after checking the Ohme App which gives accurate charging figures I was surprised to see I'd only used 1804 kWh over the past 12 months and 95% of charging is carried out at home.

But the other interesting and surprising figure is that the annual cost of charging at home has only been around £200 per year (averag...

Maybe that's the one Alan mentioned.

Yep Bill. Engine and box out on a Cretan building site, using my trusty Haltrac small model. I used scoffolding, but now I wish I HAD used a tree. An even *better* story to tell. 🤣🤣

Hang 'em high.

https://youtu.be/vl5LaKMkhYw?si=f0jkpdmfgA587RI1

It’s rumoured that there might be a ‘protest’ in London this weekend.

Also, apparently Healey has rejected calls to raise CGT…which probably means that he will raise it!

I enjoy them all and being one of the much less experienced have picked up many helpful tips throughout the years and it is good to see the experts often loosing thousands as many of us have.

For those that didn't watch the first episode last night, another different twist comes from Sam Lovegrove's Race Mechanic on Quest HD, which should especially appeal to those that have been involved i...

There is a V8 Frog for sale in this month’s MASCOT.

Anam
I do seem to remember you describing engine removal with a haltrac hoist. Was it on a building site in Greece? Not a tree surely 🤣

V8 Spridgets must be great fun.

Reading over the piston heads post Grey linked too, I noticed. HALTRAC. 🙂.

"I have decided that the engine and gearbox need to come out. Previously I have used a Haltrac hoist, which was rated as SWL 500LBs and the Rover engine and 4 speed gearbox was about 400Lbs. However it was a really hard lift and needed a strong supporting roof. "

Life ...

If you rebush the carb bodies it is important to press the bushes in so a little protudes into the choke tube and then round this off flush with the internal diameter. A friend fitted bushes to the carbs on his TD and left them a little short so they would not foul the butterfly flap. This left a little space for air flow even when the flap was closed and he couldn't get a slow tick over.

J...

Put a piece of sponge in the tray under the bell housing drain. This will soak up any oil and prevent it sloshing or being blown out. I had to squeeze the sponge once per year in my TF.

Jan T

Some years back there was a Masc member with V8 Sprite. I believe it had Sierra 4 x 4 underpinnings. I only saw it once on a Birmingham Tunnels run.

A Kent Masc member had a V8 Sebring Rep.