michaeldavis39

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I know a classic car restorer who will not use any other chroming company except ACF Howell- he says they are the best.

Gosh Stuart that's a bit harsh- OK it's not a £60k car as it stands but cosmetically if someone spent a few K on the interior and tidied up under the engine bay and boot area it would be a very cheap everyday driveable Tr5 that's got patina since its restore and doesn't need another full restore.

That's what I couldn't remember Stuart- Proptech heavy duty shafts- there the ones I fitted and the company were very helpful too.

I believe those are the same hubs I have fitted to my car- they are Quaife designed hubs that Dennis Vessey sells. You can use the standard Ujs for the joints or uprated up to you- I used uprated- in for a penny in for a pound as I also went for uprated driveshafts anyway.

You are absolutely right Tom. Gareth told me his extractor manifold could not be made on a production line as each one has to be hand made hence expensive and very time consuming.

Stuart it always feels worse when your not the one in control- I prefer my driving to my wifes as her driving gives me a white knuckle drive lol

I don't know if traction control was on with the Cayman I drove. I do know that the Ferrari 355 I drove after it has no traction control and was far more enjoyable to drive- I got told off by the instructor for driving too fast and braking too late - I have always been a fast driver but I took the next lap following his advice because I didn't want to be stopped from driving - that next lap was very boring but then I went in I think a Caterham and the instructor felt totally at ease with me and put his feet up quite literally and just let me drive- they say in the safety briefing you won't lea

Is that the same for the Cayman and the Boxster as I thought they were supposed to be good handling- boring on a track having driven one around Croft

Peter- do you know anyone who uses hot exhaust gases on a flow bench- in the late seventies early eighties when GT did all the hard work which nobody else had even thought of I think give credit where credit is due- all the rest have been copies for which GT got absolutely no compensation or recognition for so perhaps folks shouldn't be so critical of the man?

Here we go guys, this is an original Gareth Thomas exhaust- I'm sure he won't mind me posting this photo as he no longer comes on here and I know him well

That looks like one of Gareth Thomas headers right there- as said many times copied but never very accurately as its hard to do and therefore very expensive- totally over the top for a road car obviously.

Perhaps that's more to do with the fact that a Porsche sticks to a blanket whatever tyre you use due to its great handling?

To be fair Pirelli are quite scary in the wet in any car - not recommended in my experience

Yes Mike I still have them