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because they wouldn't get any sales calls - phoneline would be jammed with drivers in Glyn's wake! Seriously - I do 70 - 80 K per year and i have seen some things in my time. I always stop for accidents no matter if i am late, but if it's a van driver it's hardly ever their fault. In fact the only vans i hate are hired out ones. . . . because the owner never owns them they always drive like pricks! 9 times out of 10 its a middle aged white males who cut me up in new BMW's or sports cars, but don't get me started on foreign lorries. . . .

very funny - just the type of rivalry thats good for us all - how about a pod challenge!!!

found out why i had a fuel smell - lukily before i hd a REAL problem - the fuel return pipe was just hanging there - fuel pumping out all over my wing - lucky break i spotted it! rolling road will be done soon - i am not ragging it but i am still having fueling issues! there seems to be no fuel in 5th gear - i may need to go to an electric pump as you suggest!

got it through today - by the skin of teeth as they say - escort21 worked out the jetting sizes for me - you are right about leaning them off - massive smell of fuel though!

I'm not sure what jets i should buy for my 40's? engine is standard excpt for the head - fr32 and adjustable vernier. im also running trumpets. i failed the MOT on emmissions and it is running very rich. one was 4.5% allowed and i was 7.5% the other thing was 3 times allowed. the exhaust was blowing so i need to sort that too! not bad though for a practiacaly new engine. will ring burtons to order in the morning - but would welcome advice

the rules did change in 1997 but not as strongly as you suggest. All it means is the train weight cant be more than 3500 and it is recommended that you dont exceed 80% car to van weight cheers for your support - i am thinking of adding a sign on the back that says 'i'll pull over as soon as i can, honk to let me know you are waiting!'

Love them or hate them but what is it about them that makes people so mad. we holiday in one most months in the summer. On the motorway and dual carigeways i stick to the national speed limit (70) with no problem (unless its really windy!) the only place i slow down is on roads where my van is probably going to go over the white line just as another van, caravan landrover comes round the corner. the thing that i am wondering about is why roughly every 20 mins someone toots, overtakes supidly, whilst waving the 2 finger salute! My wife and daughter hate it and the dog usually pees herself alover the boot carpet! i pull in regularly when theres mor than 3 cars behind me, but there is always one idiot! what am i doing wrong????

hey check out the pics to last years COC!!!! Can't wait!!! http://capriclubmk.com/PhotoAlbums/album_1183257193/

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1. X Pack Glyn 2. No2lurch - Sunday only 3. pccapri - following SmokeEm 4. 340truck - Bury Ford Club 5. phili2000 6. SmokeEm - Leaving Aldershot around 10am Sat 7. TurboMike - might follow SmokeEm? 8. SuperchargedNat 9. MajorTom 10. Beakster 11. escort21 12. capriV8 (but probably in a 2.0 Pinto)

got to drive them mean!

i do have some other pics somwhere - i know i promised before but now i have moved i am more organised - where are you based - it would be great to see it in the flesh sometime!

who else is going?

good god man!!!!! I cant believe it! it looked like this when i finnished with it! it cost me £850 to repait all that (via insurance) then i pranged my other capper and traded this one in against the repair! so good to see it like this - well done - and just to thing joanna lumbley sat in that car!

least mine has brakes! who prides themselves on being the best Capri mechanic yet actually managed to run his pads so far down that they fell out on the way to santa pod! oh and did that mean you couln't run deary me what is the world coming to! (glyns a mate and yes i did twat 2 Capri's in 8 months!) Although the tractor incident wasn't my fault - he just kept going and took part of my car with him!