Can we just agree on what NOS means please!

[Unlikelybiker]

It wasn't that BL put them together badly, it's that they designed their cars to use NOS parts, so they were fucked before they even left the factory.

true. Doesn't help that my old mg maestro 2 0i used an old sherpa engine.

 

[legrandefromage]

true. Doesn't help that my old mg maestro 2 0i used an old sherpa engine.

not unless you'd had an engine swap!

Maestro was 'O' series, Sherpa was 'B' series!

Now if you mean Freight Rover....

....and and and, that O series was in the SD1 and a whole heap of other things so, er, ner

 

[novocaine]

But they all had the same magic head, called magic because it liked to warp while you stood and watched it.

No fun anymore, these days the driver has to decide where to stop for a picnic instead of the car.

 

[Unlikelybiker]

not unless you'd had an engine swap!

Maestro was 'O' series, Sherpa was 'B' series!

Now if you mean Freight Rover....

....and and and, that O series was in the SD1 and a whole heap of other things so, er, ner

OK then, the early mg 1600 maestros used the r series engine, which was basicly the e series maxi engine with a different (vw?) gearbox. Don't make me geek about bl . And the marina was basicly a morris minor in a frock. The morris minor was made by bmc......
Which brings us safely back to bikes. Carry on..

 

[legrandefromage]

yeah? well I had five SD1's!

five!!

I really liked to walk back then

 

[KermitGKona88]

Niffy Old Socks... End of!!!

 

[Unlikelybiker]

yeah? well I had five SD1's!

five!!

I really liked to walk back then

Well I've had 5 maxis. One nearly killed me once. At least 3 of the 5 are dead now.
On the subject of nos. For example, I'm building a custom mtb using parts I like the look of. Basically alloy bits I can polish the wotsit out of. Some of the parts have a shine that is better than new, and function just like a new part. But they're not new, they're restored but not to as new condition.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

So. V or canti? Are we doing that one next?

Left side canti, right side vees. It's the New Odd Stuff

 

[novocaine]

Left side canti, right side vees. It's the New Odd Stuff

You'd always turn right when you brake because that side is stopping quicker than the other........

 

[Unlikelybiker]

Left side canti, right side vees. It's the New Odd Stuff

Well I heared stories of marinas coming out of the factory with drum brakes one side and disc brakes the other, so at least your intentions are fully retro.