A little OT Primative working conditions

[E34-520iSE]

When I was 17 I had a mk 1 Toyota Celica. The clutch packed up in the middle of winter, and, having only a small income, I bought a new clutch kit and jacked the car up in the snow, in the street and took the g/box out etc by myself. It got really hairy when some of the pressure plate bolts were seized and I had to use a drill on the end of a LONGGG mains extension cable, lying in the snow, get them out .

Cheers,

Shaun M

[Nick.Hay]

I love the VR4... What a brilliant rallycar (for its portly size!!). I used to rally an Australian-release BFMR Mazda Familia, but with the Group A turbo and engine, and only a standard gearbox... My what a HANDFUL!!

[mikell]

No snow involved, but had the electric fuel pump in my '66 MG crap out in the middle of Alabama late one night. Tools on hand: duck tape and a flashlight with a failing battery. Deciced the problem was a brokenb electrical connection (Thank you Lucas, Prince of Darkness) Hitched to a run down gas station, bummed some wire from a guy in a late '50's Cadillac (2 pieces, each about 2 ft long) - walked back to the car (no body would give a long hair a ride at night back then) and wired the pump to the tailights whilst 2 Alabama troopers inspected me and the car (they offered no assistance). Drove all the way to Boston on that little fix - ligths on, of course.

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

I love the VR4... What a brilliant rallycar (for its portly size!!). I used to rally an Australian-release BFMR Mazda Familia, but with the Group A turbo and engine, and only a standard gearbox... My what a HANDFUL!!

Might have been a bit big but how much power would you like? We were only limited by the gear-box internals.Aussie/Hollinger bits helped but we limited torque to 400 to make the driver work and to avoid `box changes in Dalby/Kielder and other sunny service areas.El Hefe had a 325ix and it was the best chase car going.

[Dave M]

No snow involved, but had the electric fuel pump in my '66 MG crap out in the middle of Alabama late one night. Tools on hand: duck tape and a flashlight with a failing battery. Deciced the problem was a brokenb electrical connection (Thank you Lucas, Prince of Darkness) Hitched to a run down gas station, bummed some wire from a guy in a late '50's Cadillac (2 pieces, each about 2 ft long) - walked back to the car (no body would give a long hair a ride at night back then) and wired the pump to the tailights whilst 2 Alabama troopers inspected me and the car (they offered no assistance). Drove all the way to Boston on that little fix - ligths on, of course.

Thats a good one, I can appreciate your imaginative wiring. Got a ticket in Alabama once. Don't drive there anymore

Dave M