donut
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:12 PM |
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Anyone for a V8 Austin Allegro?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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carpmart
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:15 PM |
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Is it yours?
Why is it being done?
Is it for sale?
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:15 PM |
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First time the engine is started the screen will pop out! they were bad enough with the a series fitted.
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oadamo
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:17 PM |
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is that yours 
adam
[Edited on 28/12/07 by oadamo]
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donut
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by oadamo
is that yours
adam
[Edited on 28/12/07 by oadamo]
GOD NO!!
It was on the retro rides forum. Mad innit!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 05:42 PM |
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Not a problem,............ until you open a door.
There also used to be a genuine BL built Rover engine Marina, a few years ago.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Humbug
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 06:08 PM |
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I would say yes to the V8, bargepole to the Allegro
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roadrunner
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 07:40 PM |
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Why would someone do that to a good engine, it will tear the car in half.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 07:47 PM |
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Someone else has found the wonders of R-R
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Why would someone do that to a good engine, it will tear the car in half.
Could be worse, they could be doing it with a dodge viper engine.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 07:47 PM |
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What is that person thinking!! My mum had an alegro. Right heap of crap. I got some crap car trumps for christmas. There is an "austin
all-agro" in there. There picture is of a skip.
What V8 is that???
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 09:03 PM |
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My first car on the road was one, in just that orange (I added a tasteful black strip). Weakest car I've ever seen, welds would pop going over
country roads. It ended up on top of a drystone wall after a little bit of a skid tore the suspension pipes off the bottom and had to drive home
with the drive shafts grinding away the inner wings, what a beast...
I miss it though  , very entertaining, nice but deadly.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:15 PM |
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I had an Allegro when I was 18....... was alright actually, not very exciting to drive (felt much better in the passenger seat - ride quality at lower
speeds was outstanding) but not nearly as bad as you're all painting them out to be. As I recall it never broke down, nothing fell/broke off and
as long as you kept the suspension pumped up it was happy days - but then mine was one of the very early ones
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:20 PM |
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The very early ones had square steering wheels , was yours that old? They had a nasty habit of popping the screen if jacked up wrong which also made
the doors difficult to open
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D Beddows
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:44 PM |
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No, if I remember it was made in 1975 so just after the 'quartic' wheel. Was only an 1100 so hardly troubled with excess power.. Put it
this way it was my car in 1984 so it was 9 years old and it was still a pretty solid car.....how many MK3 Escorts from 1984 lasted 9 years.....
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it was a great car, it's just not quite as bad as people remember - at least mine wasn't
[Edited on 28/12/07 by D Beddows]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 11:16 PM |
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Solid Allegros are very very very rare -- my opinion of Allegros was always lower than whale droppings but cutting up something that rare for a
stupid project that is unlikely to ever to turn a wheel is just wrong.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 11:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
No, if I remember it was made in 1975 so just after the 'quartic' wheel. Was only an 1100 so hardly troubled with excess power.. Put it
this way it was my car in 1984 so it was 9 years old and it was still a pretty solid car.....how many MK3 Escorts from 1984 lasted 9 years.....
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it was a great car, it's just not quite as bad as people remember - at least mine wasn't
[Edited on 28/12/07 by D Beddows]
Most Allegro's failed thier 2nd MOT on rust , the first MOT was usually just failed on brakes and suspension.
Less than 50% saw a 3rd MOT because by that time major structural failure had started to occur.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 11:24 PM |
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Indeed, sticking a V8 in one is a very silly idea
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D Beddows
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 11:34 PM |
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quote:
Most Allegro's failed thier 2nd MOT on rust , the first MOT was usually just failed on brakes and suspension.
I must have had the misfortune to get one of the best ones then :-) and no I can't remember why it died - The Triumph Dolomite it replaced was a
much better car to drive but EVERYTHING broke on that as I recall
Then I think I disappeared off into Capri ownership............ they had serious 'character' issues too. I drive Saabs now - cars are
boring without character issues
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oadamo
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 11:45 PM |
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it will be a shock when it cains you off the lights tho lol.
adam
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D Beddows
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 12:04 AM |
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lol, not really, I'll catch up when we get to a corner or a dual carriage way in my quiet, refined, climate controlled, heated seat equipped
middle aged bloke turbo machine
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 12:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
lol, not really, I'll catch up when we get to a corner or a dual carriage way in my quiet, refined, climate controlled, heated seat equipped
middle aged bloke turbo machine
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 02:40 AM |
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This might turn out quite a car, look closely and you can see a spaceframe backbone chassis in there, can't tell what from. He's cut out
the original shells chassis rails as well. Where did you find the picture donut?
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D Beddows
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 03:15 AM |
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On the 'retro rides' forum apparently if you read the previous posts......and what exactly is a 'spaceframe backbone'
chassis............
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