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205mm wide is fairly common but the 6.9 needs 215mm as a minimum. My preference would be 225/65R14. I just have to find a tyre which also suits minimum load & speed ratings according to the placard

Seems our 14” tyre choices are even more limited with MAXXIS NLA? Any other options apart from the hugely expensive Michelins??

Well the 14s are problematic with the lack of tyre choices. 18s are about max diameter to allow for a reasonable sidewall profile, but some wheels are rather heavy compared to the original specs & I worry they could adversely affect the hydro suspension. The heavy cast wheels are also brittle &...

Skye has been sold & has now gone to its new guardian. The ex Kennett green car was posted here because it was rumoured to be the car driven by Fangio, which I’ve proven to be incorrect. Here are the last pix during my ownership.

I have pix… Photo 2 below is the 6.9 unit.

Hi yes the standard 450 radiator is quite different to even the low comp US or med comp Aussie 6.9 units. The connects for the hoses are on opposite sides at the very least

Well I put off the job of replacing these spark plugs, because I had to remove to whole intake manifold on the Nissan Dualis, which is a daily driver. I cant remember the service interval, but it might’ve been 100k kms, or even 50k kms. In the blink of an eye 100kkms turned into 230kkm!! The...

Not exactly manifold specific, however I did drop into my fabricator yesterday. He’s acquired some very specialised equipment which will make the fabrication easier. I gave him an update on the new design & removed the pulley and balancer to install the pulse wheel & sensor. I’m also currently...

Well I didn’t think this would be happening now, but I figured if the fabricators keen then now is the time to pull the trigger!! Custom headers here we come!! 🚀

Oh I forgot to mention I scored a crashed w140 500SEL 5sp which will donate its trans to Goldeneye when I sort out the other issues & fabricate the adapters. A 6.9 with more gears n paddle shifts would be fun… oh plus a HPF2 upgrade. Rear buckets would’ve been nice but I had to sell the donor car

The original radio in Fangio…

Bridge the terminals 30 & 87a

For some reason it’s not recognising the video files on my iPhone so I can’t add videos of it running???

And after 14 years the fuel tank saga is over & she’s running again!! I’m glad I flushed the hoses, pipes & fuel head before trying to restart cause lots of junk & stale fuel came out. Some of it might've been rust particles, or flaking dried fuel well after it turned into molasses… It would’ve...

Here’s some pix bridging the relay terminals to run the fuel pump with ignition on… Bridge the terminals 30 & 87a

Here’s the wiring diagram for the aux fan… The relay is located behind the left front kick panel.

I’ve already had one of my cars damaged by someone moving it unsupervised so I won’t have that happen again…

I’ve been toying with the idea of painting the appropriate jacking points with a hi vis colour to help the numpties whenever the car has to be taken to a workshop for a RWC or wheel alignment etc…

Dear old Bills car is currently at an auction house. With only 2 days left, bidding is at a paltry $22500. It was advertised a few years ago over $100k, with obviously no takers. The market is very strange; they SHOULD be holding values around that price but sadly they are not. Not helped by...

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