Imagine engine A, its a 930cc engine with nice thick bores walls with a
 66mm diameter bore and 68mm stroke.
now engine B which is almost identical in every way except it has 71mm
bore and 78mm stroke and 1235cc, externally they are identical..

http://www.zippyvideos.com/2344769283345606/volvo1/
And he even remembered his indicator inthe second one.
http://www.zippyvideos.com/8140851343345916/volvo2/

Got my train/bus tickets to Leicester...
Got the car number and details.
Got the Beetle's collection organised.
Got a Japanese-market Takara-made Binaltech Transformer RX8 (how many

It was probably me.

Contrary to what some may think, I'm not totally anti-Ford.
I've just spent the last few days watching this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mk1-Fiesta-XR2-in-Caspian-Blue-Valuable-No-Plate_W
0QQitemZ4608718228QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My g/f has decided it's time to sell on the MR2 as she's putting too many
miles on it and it's costing too much to maintain.  To replace it we're
looking at a red '3i Convertable local to us.  It's H reg and looks like its
been well looked after.  Also has an electric hood.  ...

Well the audi is going for her MOT today, not actually due till the summer
but putting it in now just to break up the insurance/mot/tax all coming in
the same month :)
fingers crossed anyway as if all goes well and cheap then the van might get

I must be certifiable, but I'm seriously tempted to build a 24v Sierra
Sapphire 4x4, so I need to know some bits.
Found a tidy, clean Sapphire Ghia 4x4 with most of the bits I want - a/c,
4x4, solid shell, but it's only a 2.0 :-(

Hi Jason..
Just to check with you, as I cannot remember from last year....loosing my
marbles (the ones that are left..!)
Did you have a talk back link from stage to FOH?? If not, can we have ??

Looks like most of us don't have the time or money to get involved in any
massive projects.  But what if...
Here's the deal.  You win lotto tomorrow.  You have enough money to leave
work for good and put anything you want in the garage.  And enough time and

Got a new gearbox and clutch all fitted for £475. Got the box from
roverbreakers in Cheshire - all his engines and boxes are from Rover
testbeds so are low mileage. The new box certainly feels better and is
a hell of a lot quieter than the original one, even when I first took

Well, some months after
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.cars.modifications/browse_thread/thread/
7e0ded2d745c4dc9/fc956482675e3c9a
I wanted to say to thanks to the group for alerting me to the correct
price to pay for an 80's hot hatch i.e. to halve the asking price.  And

Looking for a replacement small hatch for the missus Corsa/micra/clio/fiesta
sort of thing, budget about £2k which one does the group recommend?

http://retrorides.proboards29.com/index.cgi?
action=display&board=FSW&thread=1139079426&page=1
I put it on at £85 or offers, should give someone chance to haggle and
it might make you the smidgiest of profits.