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20-04-2018, 05:28 AM

Gaisa replied to a thread Dirk's Avante in Your Cars

Glad to see it was an easy fix! :drive::clapping::drive:

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18-04-2018, 11:30 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Dirk's Avante in Your Cars

Hey, its sneaky, but I know it works! :afro: That definitely sounds like a strong symptom of fuel starvation! Good luck on your adventures :)

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17-04-2018, 10:39 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Dirk's Avante in Your Cars

Try running a fuel feeder from a petrol can and driving around with that first, if this eliminates the problem, then you know for certain. If it...

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17-04-2018, 07:36 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Dirk's Avante in Your Cars

This may sound silly, but I'd check your fuel tank and lines too, you could have debris/corrosion in the tank which is causing a blockage, the same...

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16-04-2018, 06:51 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Supernova2’s photos! in Your Cars

VERY interesting! The only thing I would personally change, is the "elephant ears". Just not my style :p The rest is definitely imaginative and I...

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13-04-2018, 11:07 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Christmas could come early for someone in For Sale For Euro-Nova

We-ell, it does appear to be the remnants of someone's unfinished project, where they or someone related to them gave up and scrapped it... Since its...

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13-04-2018, 08:55 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread V5c change of Make to Nova in DVLA recalls & solutions

It might be easier if you set the photo's in a comic strip equivalent of the restoration process, with VERY CLEAR information to show its the same...

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12-04-2018, 10:52 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

I just took a look and did a mental facepalm for over complicating things in my head! Those look VERY good and appear to be much simpler than I...

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12-04-2018, 05:43 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread V5c change of Make to Nova in DVLA recalls & solutions

Please elaborate?

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12-04-2018, 04:12 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

I've welded stainless before, but the problems you described along with how hard it is to work stainless make it more than a little prohibitive. I...

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11-04-2018, 10:01 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

Understood :) I was focussing on the heating issues, not cooling ;) And, as others mentioned, they can't always get away with using the original...

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08-04-2018, 10:19 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

I understand the issue and how complicated a fluid system would be, I've made enough crazy things in my time to know I could make something similar...

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08-04-2018, 05:20 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

Please elaborate Peter, do you mean standard AIR flow system? like the original exchangers, but using copper piping wrapped around the j-tubes?...

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08-04-2018, 12:26 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Tobias's Nova in Your Cars

If you have the room, weld some square tubing, or something, to the outside of the frame before you remove that section, it'll give you the...

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08-04-2018, 12:20 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

Cheers for clearing that up for me :D I don't know if its possible, but would this also work with blowing air through the pipes, like the...

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08-04-2018, 12:43 AM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

As innovative as everyone is, why couldn't you wrap some of the exhaust pipes with copper tubing to act as heat transference/exchanger pipes? I'm...

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07-04-2018, 06:56 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Chris's Yellow Eagle in Your Cars

Welcome back! I went to your photobucket pages to look at your project and like it! I always preferred the VW incarnation of the Eagle over the ford...

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05-04-2018, 05:00 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread VHI - Vehicles of Historic Interest in DVLA recalls & solutions

I've been lucky so far, they've been kind enough to advise me, and I replace asap, preferably with an existing spare.

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05-04-2018, 04:58 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread VHI - Vehicles of Historic Interest in DVLA recalls & solutions

Pre-tests or access to a recovery truck/trailer... They're working to force the grey area of transit from garage to MOT to garage out altogether...

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04-04-2018, 10:35 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread VHI - Vehicles of Historic Interest in DVLA recalls & solutions

:clapping::thumbup:

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03-04-2018, 08:39 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Avante mk2 moulds free to good home! (...and buyer collects). in For Sale

I would think Dirk, our resident Avante owner would be the perfect person for these :)

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03-04-2018, 08:36 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Last of the TF based chassis, mk 2 shell ad donor parts in For Sale

Ed, I love the concept of your TF etc chassis designs, so please don't be disheartened. For me, I WOULD LOVE to buy the above project, but I'm still...

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01-04-2018, 07:33 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Windsceen Update - 01.04.2018 in Interior & Windscreens

If it is true, I reckon quite a few of us would be very happy However, I think I'll peg this one as an April 1st! good one Steve! Though, why...

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01-04-2018, 07:28 PM

Gaisa replied to a thread Peter's Eagle SS in Your Cars

I've heard of people using urethane bushes on other car types without any problems, which makes me think you two got caught out by a bad batch

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