Rorty
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 08:44 AM |
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The mark of a REAL man!
If a man were measured, not by horsepower, but by the number of (working) pistons he owned then what size of a man would you be?
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Jasper
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 09:06 AM |
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4 in locost
4 in wifes car (in my name!)
5 in Volvo
I in lawnmower
[Edited on 10/6/04 by Jasper]
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200mph
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 09:27 AM |
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4 in my car and 1 in the bike.
technically 4 more in the locost, but it isnt running yet......although i do own the pistons...that count? i cant vote again, dang, it means i
pressed wong button.
Mark
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Guinness
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 10:00 AM |
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Four in the company car (but it's a diesel, does that count against), three in the wife's car (and thats a Matiz so probably losing more
points there), and four in a pinto sitting on the floor of my garage??
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ChrisW
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 10:17 AM |
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What counts as working? Owning, running or roadworthy?
I went with 'running', 'owning' would have put me in the same catagory 
Fiesta XR2 == 4
Fiesta mk1 == 4
Orion == 4
306 Cab == 6
Viento == 6
Lawn mower = 1
Strimmer == 1
Assuming the last two count that makes 26
There's also my other XR2 but the engine is out atm so technically not running.
Chris
[Edited on 10/6/04 by ChrisW]
My gaff my rules
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blueshift
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 10:37 AM |
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primera 4, mx5 4, and v8 I own half of - 4.
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ned
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 10:41 AM |
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damn my lawnmower is electric.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 11:03 AM |
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Only 9
And I had to include my stripped down Pinto and the one in the wife's moped !!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 11:10 AM |
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would've been 18 last week but only 10 now...
long ago i once had 7 cars, which would've been 30.
how many car dealers have cheated and added up all their stock?!
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timf
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 11:16 AM |
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woo hoo
WEAR YOUR RACE OVERALLS TO BED....20-30 pistons
26 in total
8 in locost
8 in wifes jeep
4 in my car
4 in wifes sensible car
1 in lawn mower
1 in kiddes go cart thing
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mackie
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 12:21 PM |
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Aww, before we killed them I would have had an extra 10 from the Ghia 4x4 and Cortina (both runners if not exactly street legal)...
But:
4 in the Puma.
4 in my half of the V8
PS. ChrisW, your 306 is a 6 cyl?!
PPS. Anyone american is certain to have an advantage here, they put V8s in fooking milkfloats over there.
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ned
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 12:51 PM |
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Mackie,
Chrisw is having a 406 v6 transplanted into his 306 cabrio...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:14 PM |
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Not fair!!!
What about rotary engine drivers? .
4 in van, 4 in locost, 2 in bike and 1 in chainsaw, 11 total. Not something I'd ever thought about before actually. Do the two in my compressor
count as well?  .
[Edited on 10/6/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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timf
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
What about rotary engine drivers? .
not a real man as you'll have tips instead of pistons
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mackie
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
Mackie,
Chrisw is having a 406 v6 transplanted into his 306 cabrio...
Ned.
Aah, so it'll handle worse than it does already
Saying that I would probably put a Duratec RS in my Puma if I had the dosh
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ChrisW
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:29 PM |
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quote:
Aah, so it'll handle worse than it does already
Yes, but it will go very fast in a straight line!  Actually, they're apparently not too bad as the v6 (being all alloy) weighs about the same
as the four pot and sits slightly further forward.
I have described it on numerous occasions as being 'like driving a lilo'
The Puma conversion sounds interesting. The chap I used to share a house with has one and he's always dreaming about Cossie conversions. I
always tried to encourage him so I could have his old engine. The 1.7 Zetec-S with VVT doesn't half take off when it hits 6000rpm.
Chris
[Edited on 10/6/04 by ChrisW]
My gaff my rules
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mackie
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:41 PM |
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Yeah the 1.7 is a cracking little engine. The nicest thing about it is the bags of midrange pull is has compared to most 16v engines of that size
(thanks to variable timing it has a v flat torque curve and only 1000kg to haul).
I asked before if anyone knew of a seven using it and James said he knew someone with a Westy with that engine.
I think a more sane (and probably much cheaper conversion is to put a racing puma engine in it, that's 156bhp I think (same engine, just tuned
by tickford). However It'd probably be cheaper to sell mine, buy a Racing Puma and insure it for a year or two!
The 306 should fly with that V6 though, they are about 210bhp, no?
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kingr
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 01:56 PM |
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4 in locost R1 engine
4 in VW polo 16v
4 in X-Flow sat on stand in garage
5 in model aircraft (1 diesel aero, 1 glow aero, 2 .3 Cu In. Heli, 1 .5 Cu In. Heli)
1 in Chainsaw
1 in Lawnmower
19, not too bad.
Kingr
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ChrisW
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 02:35 PM |
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Oooh, forgot about the radio control ones. That adds another 2 to my total!
Chris
My gaff my rules
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Noodle
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 05:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
What about rotary engine drivers? .
not a real man as you'll have tips instead of pistons
How dare you besmirch my honour.
[Slaps in face with glove] I will have my satisfaction Sir.
What do I get for 2 rotors?
lawnmower 1
Primera 4
Omega 6
RX-7 ??
Moggy 4
Cheers,
Neil.
Your sort make me sick
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 05:55 PM |
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I have
1 in model compresion ignition engine
3 in strimmers (2 x stihl, 1 x honda)
1 in lawnmower
1 in honda c50
1 in BSA Fleetstar
2 in compressor
4 in vauxhall astra
4 in other vauxhall astra
4 in corsa
4 in Ford tractor
4 in P100 pick up
4 in rover 216
4 in daewoo nubira
6 in ford grandad
43 i think, this is sad, and yes my place is a bit like a scrappies, i bet this isn't unusual though
Beat this though we have 17 working toilets!
[Edited on 10/6/04 by liam.mccaffrey]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 07:36 PM |
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Fiat 128 =4
Fiat Bravo =4
Fiat Punto =4
Pinto =4
Lawnmower=1
Compressor=1 (is that cheating?)
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 09:30 PM |
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2 model engines
1 strimmer
11 omega (including brake pistons)
9 Granada (ditto)
11 Sierra (ditto, but tenuous cos still own it but stolen)
Hey a piston is a piston. but a rotary engine aint got any.
Bet you all forgot about the brake & clutch pistons.
[Edited on 10/6/04 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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chrisg
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 11:18 PM |
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*Walks in with very large box*
1....2...3...<snip> 155...156.
Todays tip:-
Never go to an autojumble:
a. Drunk
b. thinking "mmmm loads of pistons - cheap as well"
Cheers
The Piston king.
BTW if anyone has a Moskovitch burning a bit of oil, call me..............
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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undecided
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| posted on 10/6/04 at 11:36 PM |
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depends how many pints you have had as to how many "piston" things you have!!!!!!!!!!
V8's are for girlies anyway who are too scared to go round corners!
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