Raz987 wrote:Buy cheap brushes and throw them away Honestly, I've done enough painting with POR15 to think that it's just not worth my time and effort to clean them.
However, if I'm going to use a brush again soon after the first time, the clingfilm method above works well

scimjim wrote:badges are different between 4/5 & late 5a on - shields are a different size, swords are the opposite way round and lettering is taller & narrower. I'm not sure about the boot mounted GTE - as Phil says, it may be the same as a 5/5a pillar badge (again 6 on pillar badges are a different "font")

Renault Simitar!!!!

samd wrote:Brilliant, briliant wee story Poppy, dont stop there, keep going. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the day will come when those wee stories will never be told again. So record them now. - For prostety postrety for prosteriety - whatever.

ScimitarMatt wrote:Sounds like you guys should come along to this event then in less than a fortnights time

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6805

if you bump into me or the Unwins at our caravans you might even manage to scrounge a cuppa

cheers, Matt

ScimitarMatt wrote:True, distance is always a consideration, nutcases like me still seem to think it's entirely sensible to drive 230 miles (each way) in a GTE with a caravan on the back to the Great Dorset Steam Fair

scimjim wrote:

ScimitarMatt wrote:True, distance is always a consideration, nutcases like me still seem to think it's entirely sensible to drive 230 miles (each way) in a GTE with a caravan on the back to the Great Dorset Steam Fair

didn't bother popping in for a brew as you passed by

John Cassingham wrote:I wish I had known that "mild steel bumpers are easily made" Jim. I would rather have them than my atrocious Longlife system.

philhoward wrote:, or the school run
Soapbox put away now...

I think we're regulated enough without telling people which cars they can and can't choose.

CLASSICFORDSPARES wrote:
And dont start telling me about all the bad men waiting on street corners I went to school when the likes of Fred West , Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were roaming the streets.

SteveyC wrote:

I think we're regulated enough without telling people which cars they can and can't choose.

Oooof based on the start subject of this thread, that's a big shout.

mikerf wrote:

CLASSICFORDSPARES wrote:
And dont start telling me about all the bad men waiting on street corners I went to school when the likes of Fred West , Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were roaming the streets.

Wow! You were at school for a long time

philhoward wrote:Steady chaps - this one has gone a bit Off Topic...

H&S is (as scimitarcars.org.uk says) one matter and is legislation-based. Opinions on 4x4's is not necessarily related to this (I agree there are some tenuous links, but not relating to this discussion).

Individual choice is what led most of us to Scimitars and Sabres - so is to be welcomed!

(Admin hat off now...)

scimitarcars.org.uk wrote:

SteveyC wrote:

I think we're regulated enough without telling people which cars they can and can't choose.

Oooof based on the start subject of this thread, that's a big shout.

And based on the start of this thread we have changed subject from preventing harm in the workplace to basic freedom of choice for uk residents. I cannot see what point you are trying make, I see no contradiction in any of my posts.

elizabeth's dad wrote:
Final point, it seems to me that we are all selective about the regulation we support and those we see as an infringement of liberty. Why should we be free to drive whatever car we want? (except of course I want to be able to drive my Scimitar - I'm not immune to the double standards) Why do we bitch about speed cameras (they only enforce an existing law, but enforcement of that law is seen as an infringement our our freedom to break it) and as an ex teacher, I object strongly to the idea that you can take your children out of school when you choose to go on holiday and that the rule is an infringement of your liberty (we all have raw nerves where our careers are concerned).

elizabeth's dad wrote:I've kept out of this so far, but I now have a reason to jump in...

I object strongly to the idea that you can take your children out of school when you choose to go on holiday and that the rule is an infringement of your liberty (we all have raw nerves where our careers are concerned).

scimitarcars.org.uk wrote:Mind you, 2nd hand ones were very cheap about 18 months ago which did make them an attractive proposition. £11k would've netted you an £80k Turbo version, you would've been going too fast for anyone to consider the aesthetics

Maybe I should have bought one just to wind Mike up on noggin nights......... (sorry Mike !!!)

ScimmyMike wrote:

scimitarcars.org.uk wrote:
Maybe I should have bought one just to wind Mike up on noggin nights......... (sorry Mike !!!)

I'd have let yer tyres down

philhoward wrote:Something very 70's retro about the tan interior (although I prefer black interiors )

Webasto roof looks to be in pretty good order (i'm a fan of the Webasto) as does the bodywork - looks like a little bit of the green stuff and some peeled laquer?

Another vote for the Dunlop Composites - very similar to MGBGTV8, but a deeper offset.

Outriggers are fixable without lifting the body - if a little tricky, but definately doable.

Give the Essex V6 a go - but instead of the Rover V8 route, why not consider a Vauxhall Omega drivetrain?

Last, but not least, welcome to the forum - next step is joining the club (which gives you access to the archive areas of the forum )!

ScimitarMatt wrote:Looks like a superb event all round, fingers crossed you got some support from the High Peak Noggineers too (apart from me, I was at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, sorry )

cheers, Matt

philhoward wrote:I think the originals were a more rectangular affair - Radyot springs to mind, but i'm not sure thats 100% true?

philhoward wrote:Thats the name I couldn't think of!!!

scimjim wrote:nip outside and try out the CRX seats in the tank Steve?

philhoward wrote:

scimjim wrote:nip outside and try out the CRX seats in the tank Steve?

I've seen it all now - messaging your next door neighbour on a forum to have a look at a car on your drive

scimjim wrote:

philhoward wrote:

scimjim wrote:nip outside and try out the CRX seats in the tank Steve?

I've seen it all now - messaging your next door neighbour on a forum to have a look at a car on your drive

lol - it was raining

I quite like the CRX seats but Steve want's them to match the rears - he's worried about the appearance of his cars like that

do XJS seats fit in a 5/5a?

Gillsfan wrote:I need new seats for Rat Rod and I'm looking for alternative front seats with head rests that would match the rears any ideas