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Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:50 am
by ian65
back together and running now...
off to a car show in it in a minute so we'll see if the issues are fixed
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:34 pm
by A7RXY
I take it the whistle has gone ?
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:42 pm
by ian65
so far, so good, fingers crossed.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:18 pm
by Chud
Good work. Nice when things do what they're supposed to for once lol.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:45 am
by DKWW2000
Its good when a plan comes together, you must feel good now its sorted as those things just fester in the back of your mind until cured, then boy does it feel good, well done in such a short time frame.
I bet your face had a big one of these

Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 5:07 pm
by Lucky
I thought turbos were
meant to whistle

Mine sounds like a party streamer thing
I love your engine bay, Ian. It's immaculate

Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 9:18 pm
by ian65
Lucky wrote:
I love your engine bay, Ian. It's immaculate

it would look a lot better with your strut brace....... getting that chromed was a great call...... want one.
I had this car on Keiths Crypton analyser last weekend and the reading were good but out on the road, it seems to be leaning out towards the top of the boost.... think I maybe need to invest in a red top pump and a regulator.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 9:22 pm
by ian65
Used my car for work last week and parked it in the multi storey at Lichfield whilst I went to the bank..... came back and found a note on it to say it had been photographed by a local photographer...... turned out the photographer was Robert who gave me my old silver RX7, the one that sadly didn't make it due to body rot but the car that the engine and running gear on my current RX7 came out of...... small world
Even with the car soaking wet in a council car park his photography skills make it look good....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35772212@N04/
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Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 12:49 am
by knight_rx7
Ian, your car is a piece of art!!! It's condition is pristine!!!! Every car lover would definitely look at it!!!!!!
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 11:54 am
by codge
Soaking Wet.....Aaaaaaaaaagh!
Still, It looks good in the pics mate, even sans le stripey red.