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Yeah i go past the cops all the time, i do get nervous though, this Monday i went down a back st & did a detour to avoid a speed camera on duke st  & ballarat rd in Braybrook (which i got done for in the past) & turned left & by the time i got nxt to the shell servo i noticed a silver vf in my rear view fly up behind me, im thinking wtf is this, turned left onto Ballarat rd & the vf turned too....HWP. The lights at Ballarat rd & duke st were red & i know the RH turning lane onto duke st always goes first so got in that lane, the cop stayed in the far left lane & continued on down Ballarat rd toward Maidstone  

1 hour ago, gromet88 said:

I’ve had that many run ins with Mr Plod over them, been defected 4 times over them because no mr plod believes that any car came out with tail lights that dark from factory. Even had one accuse me of colouring in the photo on the front of the glovebox manual with a black texta. 

Thats ridiculous haha, ive never had a problem with the cops in the 3 yrs ive been driving my FD touch wood

Anyway i took her for a spin an she was bogging down on take off so turned the screw in once & made no difference so turned it out twice & got it much better then turned it back a qtr more & she feels really good now not hesitating & bogging down on takeoff. So what have i learnt today? Dont be a fkn idiot & go out spending money on things first before fully checking everthing first & have a break & start fresh the nxt day with a clear head haha

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I’ve had too many FCs and FDs to put a number on them but I don’t think there has been a time in the last 20-25 years that I haven’t at least had one. I’ll always have one. They are just way too cool not to! Especially with those tail lights.
 
hey that’s cool, good to know he’s restoring it! Is he doing anything to do it or keeping it stock?

I had a blue with some guy a few months ago over these taillights i turned right & did a left hand turn into the sunshine market place carpark indicated ofcourse then a guy that was behind me tooted his horn at me then i gave him the finger he saw this then took the next turn into the carpark too, & i saw this & knew exactly what was gonna happen, before he could get out of his 4x4 i had already put my car in park & lept out & said what ur problem!!, he goes fkn blah blah i couldn't see your indicators cos ya bloody tinted em too dark i go thats how they came from factory in this model then he goes ohhhhh thats bullshit that bloody unroadworthy & got back in his car & left

79 Cartier 351

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Ive only had one FC in the past & now one FD,  me too, the seeing part haha. I need a new seal for my sunroof

The bloke i bought my fc wheels off is restoring his FC cartier 351

Just about to swap parts over & stuck a fine blade screw driver on my screw which i did yesterday but didn't seem to do anything which is what made me think i had lost it & now the screw is back again hahahahahahahahahaha i must have been having a shit day yesterday. What a waste of bloody time money & effort. Oh well ill keep this other thermoquad as a spare or maybe sell it later on

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Got out what i need, now to swap over with my one

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Just bought a carb off Luke from rusty fords so hopefully i can swap out the parts i need for my one

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Damn, i dont have anything like that, i might need to get a second hand carb or maybe see if i can get hold of the parts.

Thanks for your help Bear

Cool didnt know the non cartier FC had sunroof

On 9/12/2019 at 10:41 PM, gromet88 said:

 

Sadly not all. Some were 302 and even there were a few 6s but they are rarest of all as 358(ish) from memory were 351. The only things with Cartier’s that you could not option was the colours and the interiors. You had a choice of 2 colours, a port wine burgundy or a special gold blend, and the interior you only had 1 choice. But with the purchase, you received all the special badging and special embroidery, and you also, wait for it, as a ‘gift’, received a purse, an umbrella, and a limited edition Cartier Watch. You could also ‘add’ to the options of a briefcase, perfume, socks and a tie.

 

 

On the topic though, have you got any photos of the whole car? Is the whole car for sale or just the motor?

Ive also noticed with the cartier they had elec boot pop, mirrors & sunroof which the non cartierFC's didn't have, it was a sign of what was to come as standard on the FD model

Ill have to take some pics tomorrow 

Its a piston that sits next to the hole where the thread goes that hold the air cleaner lid on. It has a little metal cover tthat is held in with a tiny flat head screw, anyway just took the car for a spin & ive definitely fucked it cos it wont open the secondaries & when you try off the trottle on the carb the piston tries to go up through that little metal cover so im guessing it should be sitting (the piston) abit lower than the cover so when you get full throttle the piston just touches the cover. Any ideas how to fix this now?

Anyone know where i can get a thermoquad step up piston screw for my carb?, i think i lost my one today, also is it necessary to have one fitted?

I'd prefer to keep them polished Bear. I have already stripped them with paint stripper Dean 2 pressure pack cans & 1 & a half tins later haha, they were off a cartier so still had the champagne paint in the slots which was a prick to get off. They painted them up really well from the factory thats forsure. Ive got some sandpaper 320 up to 2000 so will give that a go on the worst of the 5 wheels & see how i got then polish them with a polishing ball attachment & by hand. I think it will be too expensive to get professionally & i dont mind putting in a bit of effort myself. 

Yeah thats what i was thinking, cheers

Hey guys quick question, will sandpaper get rid of this muck on the wheels?, ive already paint stripped them now in the process of polishing, thanks

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All good, just have to keep hunting down the centrecaps

Oh no the one in there now is the original type, the Laser ones are way too small in diameter which makes sense now seeing as the laser & LTD wheel have the same design but the laser wheel is 13" & has a smaller bore & only 4 holes for the wheel nuts.

Which ones look odd Dean?

The ones on the left are the Laser ones....too small

Wheels arrived yesterday & unfortunately the laser centrecaps are way too small so a little money wasted but oh well, i took a gamble & it didnt pay off so im on the look out for 3 more FC centrecaps cos the set came with 1

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Abit of OCD haha

Haha thats true, but i can still see the imperfections. Wonder how much it would cost to get them refurbished?