twochevrons
twochevrons
also, if your experience is mostly with automotive carbs, and you’ve never worked on motorcycle constant-velocity carbs, one bit of advice- be very careful with the diaphragms.
A lot of the British motoring media seem to think it’s this:
The older Laycock-deNormanville (A-type) O/Ds could be engaged in 2nd, 3rd and 4th, the later (J-type) were usable only in 3rd and 4th). I overhauled an A-type last year - it was like something from the industrial revolution - primitive and splendid all at the same time.
Go back a few years, when ergonomics wasn’t a thing yet and the engineers did whatever they wanted. The Choke symbol is intended to be the butterfly valve in the carb. Most drivers would have no clue
And now everyone bitches about California and its “Clean Air Commie Laws”. But back in 1943 when the air was so bad people thought it was a gas attack by the Japanese you can understand why we put a big emphasis on clean air.
Do US state governments actually make money on those inspections? I don’t live in the US, but I’m quite sure my government doesn’t make money on the mandatory inspections here. They do on all the absurd taxes on cars, but not on inspections. When I can get an inspection for €20 that takes at least half an hour in a…
I live in a state with no vehicle inspections whatsoever and I can’t even begin to explain some of the heaps that I see rolling around. Several cars with no working brake lights whatsoever, which is truly unbelievable. Emissions tests, yeah whatever, but working brake lights and stuff that keeps other people safe…
I look at it this way - in the grand scheme of things, $6900 is pocket change. Just the OPTIONS on my newest car were 2X that much. You cannot even begin to buy an average Scirocco and make it this nice for what the ask is on this one. And an average Scirocco is about fit for the scrap heap at this point. So if you…
This sums up my feelings on this exactly. I saw a super clean Mk1 this weekend and marveled at how elegant and light the design was — it was actually almost breath taking .
Watercooled VW nut here. This is one of the nicest, cleanest, and most origininal ‘Roccos I’ve seen in a while, and I wanted to vote NP on that alone.
I hope someone saves it from it’s inevitable stance future. I’m not buying it but it deserves better than that. at least theyll put on euro bumpers...
More Citroen all the time. Flamineo Bertoni has to be one of the most unique and under known names in automobile design - from the Traction Avant - 2cv - ds - ami6 he created automotive sculpture that’s both unique and strangely just thought to have happened. To me he’s the greatest - none of it should have worked -…
Austin 3 Litre.
It’s a bit more complex than that. Look at the history: The thirty-year war in the 17th century had already left a trauma, then came the Napoleonic wars that re-shaped the continent, some local conflicts, then the two World Wars... It shouldn’t be surprising that, over time, a certain antipathy against violent…
Before anyone starts complaining about Alfa reliability, I´ll just say this: my best friend has own the 156 sedan and now owns a Sportwagon and they are absolutely bulletproof, he pounds the living shit outta them and there isnt a single rattle inside his cars. Since the 156 and 147 the reliability has skyrocketed…
This isn’t so much a trend as a time-independent constant, but uncomfortable seats. Please Lord save me from car makers who are STILL making uncomfortable seats in 2015.
One great thing has endured in the character of Volvos: you don’t buy them because they are the newest bit of kit around. You buy them because you want a Volvo. That means safety, a great seat to sit in, and performance that almost always exceeds the expectations set by its external appearance.
Despite all their MultiCam and patches, both dudes were taken out by a traffic cop, who was doing his job instead of taking photos with some Dutch dude.