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  1. Barry
    Yeah it’s a project. I’ve got it running so it’s going on the back burner for a while until I finish some more important stuff. The triple deuce used to be a popular setup with hot rodders in the US of A back in the day but personally, I don’t get it. 4 twin choke carbs on an 8 cylinder make more sense, one choke for each cylinder. Even a pair of 4 barrels if you want to make it simpler. 6 chokes between 8 cylinders, the numbers don’t add up. But, it’s period correct for the car and it’s unique so it’s staying.
  2. Barry
    Mabrook @shadow79 when you make it to expert level and lead a drive, I will hire a jeep from jeepers and follow you to hell and back ❤️
  3. Barry
    Well this has been an adventure! My advice now, find a good mechanic. Someone who can tell you what’s wrong. Not someone who says I only fix Japanese cars or I only fix American cars, someone who actually knows about cars. Once you know what’s wrong, keep driving the car, it’s not a major issue, and order the parts online yourself. Bring the parts to any cheap monkey mechanic and they can fit them cheap. Its korean, it shouldn’t take too long to get. I can get kpop albums from Korea to Dubai in 3 days if I was that way inclined. Most of my work is classic American cars and I can get most parts in 10 days, and America is further away than Korea. Don’t take shit from people. Be proactive
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    I never got the whole wrapping thing. What’s the point in I’m preserving the paint so I can sell it to the next person to them to enjoy instead. You bought the car, enjoy your nice paint, don’t save it for the next person. They can get a cheap respray if they want. I do think the bug spoilers look cool though. Way funkier than the shitty bonnet bras the VAG scene guys seem to love.
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    Sounds like a good idea
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    I live in sports city too. I’ve seen better roads in the middle of mountains. It looks like they put the manhole covers in them planned to bring the road up level to them. But I don’t see how that will work because the road will be above kerb height in places. My poor car is starting to make new rattling noises every day. I think some day I will catch the exhaust on a manhole and rip it off. The canal leaked too and they had to dewater the ground around it to fix it. The water level is half of what it’s supposed to be. Anyone know what was the stadium they started building then abandoned on the right just as you come into sports city from motor city? The area could have been a really nice place if it was built to plan.
  7. Barry
    Triple deuce on a Chevy I’m working on. One of the best sounding induction noises I’ve ever heard
  8. Barry
    Something else, if you can’t get spurious parts, run a cross reference on the part number you need. If you can’t get a Lincoln part, check the Ford part number. If you can’t get a Renault part, check Nissan. If you can’t get a Peugeot part, check Citroen. If you can’t get a VW or Audi part, check Skoda. Etc etc. So many parts are interchangeable between manufacturers that are all owned by one parent company.
  9. Barry
    I haven’t seen this mentioned yet. Giving a sharp tug or snap may very well exceed the rated capacities. One of our resident off roaders who has lost his front end in more than one occasion can maybe comment on this 😬
  10. Barry
    Exactly. Do some research, find out who makes the parts. I’ve saved a fortune over the years buying brands like Aisin, Ferodo, Gates, Valeo etc. It’s the same part in a different box.
  11. Barry
    When I started driving I used to go through a set of pads every 3 months. The security guard at work had a nice Mercedes C class so I started chatting to him about it. Old model but clean and well looked after. Turned out he bought the car brand new 9 years previously and was still running the original pads. I asked him how? He told me the harder you press any of the pedals, the more it will cost you, so just relax and enjoy the scenery.
  12. Barry
    Yes, heck yes. The majority of people don’t care about a quality job, they just chase the cheapest price, no matter how shitty the work is.
  13. Barry
    It’s usually pretty easy to spot when a car has been painted. Paint is never 100% match and it’s never flat. I don’t know why so many painters here have an aversion to wet sanding to correct their work. If you can park the car under a yellow street light at night it always shows the faults. Small fluorescent strip light is handy too, shine it on the paint and and you can see where the paint or metal work isn’t straight.
  14. Barry
    Just to add to the confusion, Montero Sport is called Shogun Sport in Ireland, even though it’s a totally different body style from the Shogun.
  15. Barry
    Easiest option is to just change the springs for new original ones, should be good for another 20 years. Already worked for 20 years with no problems. If you want to go higher for cheap use longer u bolts and a set of blocks on top of the spring. Will get you an extra couple of inches, as long as your shocks allow. Hardcore option is to get rid of the leafs and fit a 4 link kit. You may or may not have to add turrets to accommodate new shock absorbers. Have a read about 4 link systems, it costs money but the benefits are worth it. It’s one of the first mods I do when modifying older cars with live axles to rally spec. Completely transforms the car. You ever see crappy old hillman avengers keeping up with new Subaru’s through the corner? Suspension mods like this are the reason.
  16. Barry
    Seeing is underrated. If you don’t spot the flashing blue lights 500 metres away in your mirrors then maybe you shouldn’t be driving.
  17. Barry
    Radio in my car isn’t working so I drive with earphones so I can listen to music and hold karaoke sessions when I’m driving. Mrs B is convinced this is bad. What if someone honks at you she said. My argument is how do deaf people drive then? And I don’t care if the guy behind me is honking as soon as the light turns green, that’s his frustration not mine. I’m totally aware of my surroundings, I don’t put myself in situations where normal people need to honk at me. Plus it makes it super easy to just hit the answer button on my phone and talk freely if anyone calls. What’s everyone else’s opinion of driving with earphones.
  18. Barry
    Never fallen asleep when I’m driving, no matter how banjaxed I am. Know plenty of people who have though. My neighbour in Ireland crashed through my wall and into my garden early one morning. And my road is totally straight. Another 500 meters and she would have been home safe. I like to sing when I’m driving, I think that helps. Always get a lot of strange looks at traffic lights. Ice cold drinks help too.
  19. Barry
    Looks ok for a school run mom car but when I think of Tata I think of crappy old pickups. That will be a hard image to shake off.
  20. Barry
    The cat eats better than me! He will only eat the expensive stuff now. Try giving him carrefour food and he looks at me like, bro WTF is this shit? Spinneys only 😂
  21. Barry
    I’ve seen a udrive 2019 mustang around where I live a lot. Tempted to hire it for a bit of fun.
  22. Barry
    It’s possible it could be the original supra or a replica, but I’m looking at the rest picture. Totally agree someone might want to build a replica of the movie car. But why would someone want to build a replica of Paul walkers evo? And put his name on it? And the story goes that Paul walker owned the supra after the movie. So seeing both cars in one place at the same time seems like too much of a coincidence. You really never know what you’re going to spot when you’re out and about here. I see some super rare cars in the weirdest of places. And don’t forget this is Dubai, it’s a millionaires playground.
  23. Barry
    Matt black is a serious pain in the ass. I build what people ask me to build. I built a Matt black ‘50 Mercury Eight with mustang running gear a couple of months ago. When it’s clean it looks badass. But it collects dust so fast. If you try to wipe it, it just gets worse. But when it’s clean it is the dogs danglies. Heres a pic of my shop cat, because we all love a nice kitty. If you don’t think he’s cute, maybe you need to check your heart
  24. Barry
    I need to update that. I’m driving a crappy 2.0 Ford Fiesta now.
  25. Barry
    ‘58 Chevy Del Ray Car was already hotrodded at some stage, bigger engine fitted, manual trans fitted, wide white walls, louvred bonnet fitted. Some guy even fitted a weird 1980s horn kit with a keyboard so you can program the horn to play your favourite song. Im going to Matt black it to give it that modern touch. Drop the suspension so low that speed bumps become the enemy. I’m planning to keep the musical horn because it’s just so cool and unique. In truth I’d love to cut the front end out, jack it up and build it into a gasser. Would be so cool but would make it unsaleable in Dubai.
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