Cabrio and Hunter Group

[copperleaves11]

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Hi Pat. There are two different sumps for the M20 depending on whether it came from a 3 or 5 series. The 5 series is more preferable because the lowest part is at the front (almost beween the front wheels), it's much worse if the lowest bit is almost in the middle of the car, just where the car comes down after the front wheels have gone over the sleeping plod. David

[obnail]

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Im braining idea to fit undersheild without drilling holes at moment, will give some protection against those nasty things that stick up, or anything that could come up and foul timing wheel...

[greyV8pete]

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] Hi, all, has anyone came up with way of fitting engine bay undertray/protecter for cabrio with bmw 2.5, just finshed full service and cambelt,, notice underneath very exsposed...pat

My Hunter V8 sump and gearbox is pretty close to the ground You need to get used to driving around the nasty brown triangular plastic speed bumps! Peter.

[obnail]

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] Hi, all, has anyone came up with way of fitting engine bay undertray/protecter for cabrio with bmw 2.5, just finshed full service and cambelt,, notice underneath very exsposed...pat

[Mike]

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Glad to read I wasn't the only one feeling left out

Mine's not set up at all at the moment - a bare chassis on trestles plus a big pile of parts... It did have a 1600 Pinto from the Sierra donor but it hasn't been on the road for years and I'm currently part way through a complete strip-down and rebuild. It'll be fitted with the BMW M50 engine from a 1994 325 when I'm done, very much inspired and informed by those on the Madabout Kitcars forum who've gone down the same or a similar path (I'm user 'mashtun' over on that forum, btw).

Hi Mark

Have you taken offence and refused to join the "All Ford" group?

If I'm honest, I'm not convinced there is a need to differentiate between Cabrios: bar one, I believe they are all on Sierra chassis.
There are of course sub groups of engine /gearbox choice, principally Rover V8, and BMW 6s: but even then within the "All Ford" donor, the choice of engines will be quite wide - bog standard 1.6L through to V6 Cossies.

I guess there are around 20-25 Rover V8 Cabrios on the MOC membership? - and as for BMW power, I am aware of only 4 BMW M50 Cabrios, if you include Mark & myself (+ Chris Cunliffe + the original Marlin demonstrator) And a similar number of M20s?- I know of two for certain, but believe there may be a couple more (Ex - Peter Morris & Alan Hogg).

So is it worth creating sub groups?

Mike

[terryreed1664]

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Do you have to fill the water back up after its run out!!!

[terryreed1664]

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Now, Now, your only jealous.

[CosworthCabrioLee]

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Yeah cause its aready ran out and dried up.......................

[terryreed1664]

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LOL, pang there goes another rib, dry as a bone now.

[CABRIOBOB]

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Terry, Is that a drip or a puddle under your car ?

[terryreed1664]

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Well here's some pictures of my Cabrio,danny 130 002.jpgdanny 130 014.jpgdanny 130 012.jpg
Terry,

[cameronfurnival]

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let's have some Pics Mark

[Mark]

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Glad to read I wasn't the only one feeling left out

Mine's not set up at all at the moment - a bare chassis on trestles plus a big pile of parts... It did have a 1600 Pinto from the Sierra donor but it hasn't been on the road for years and I'm currently part way through a complete strip-down and rebuild. It'll be fitted with the BMW M50 engine from a 1994 325 when I'm done, very much inspired and informed by those on the Madabout Kitcars forum who've gone down the same or a similar path (I'm user 'mashtun' over on that forum, btw).

[cameronfurnival]

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Hello!

Im sure you will be most welcome in the group - Im a member simply because I have the 2.0 dohc which some cabrios have. So how is yours set up Mark?

[dogoncrazy]

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Mark, you have said what I was about to