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Hello,
   
   IIRC mine is 15" ... Bigger would foul my legs !
   

BTW, the car sold for £55,000, so about £82,500 with fees and taxes (€113,000), which doesn't seem bad to me, regarding the LHD  and belgian plates ...

here's the video of the auction :
   
   https://youtu.be/d7B2Oc8yiFI?t=1h38m50s

quote:Originally posted by Cobra Ned
   
Canal Jimmy - now just Jimmy - is apparently still a viable cable TV channel. Surely there is a way to figure out who "Canal Jimmy" is and back-track the car's ownership?
   

   
   not cobra relates, but Canal Jimmy (supposed to be the 30 years old yuppies channel) died few monts ago [B)] ... it's a pity as it was one of the first channel to broadcast US "clever" series (Seinfeld, That's 70's show, etc) rather than mainstream soaps, and first classic cars show (Cambouis), in the early 90's ... the ending video each evening was displaying a porsche speedster :
   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhvZQaKk_lg
   
   souvenirs, souvenirs [;)] ... no precise infos regarding the CSX, though [:o)] !

quote:Originally posted by ACOCArch
   My understanding is that AC/Autokraft were not licenced to use the Cobra name until 1987.
   

   
   The AC/ford agreement was signed in 1986, as shown on this press release :
   
   
   
   IMHO, the point is rather that, after this communication and due to Mr Shelby claim, Cobra name was deleted for the US cars...

thanks for sharing, Brian !

Hi Paolo,
   
   congratulations for your purchase ! I use Car Cover (https://www.car-cover-france.com/index-uk.php) products for my cars, and it suits very well the car (embroided logo available as an extra), for a reasonnable price... in your country, Cover Car (http://www.confezioniandrea.it/ , no link with the french company) makes good ones as well, and work for few constructors ... They should be able to satisfy you !

video of the auction  : http://youtu.be/XvSmfjbfrrk

Ahahah ... In French, we say : "Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait" (can be translated : "If youth knew, if old age could") [;)]

Hi Jim, I remember well (i'm younger [;)] !) you told me it was the rs ball joint (and you asked here for that in an old thread) ...
   
   @Flyinghorse : To me, it was the ball that popped out, or the thread that broke... What I recall is that the nut was still in place, with a part of the tapped part . And the upright was intact. It is strange that i can't find any pic, as I thought that I took some...

that's a good point, Nik !
   
   I can't tell for sure what has broken in the ball joint, as I was a bit shocked and the car was lying on its disk when we removed the wheel, in order to tow the car on the trailer...
   
   the short story is : when I swapped the 16" wheels for the 15" ones, I noticed that there was a very small play in the upright... I put the wheel on, and went to the local MOT shop, who's a good friend of mine, ask him to check. he shaked  the wheel  side to side and up and down, and didn't noticed any play; then, wheel on the ground, he used a bar to try to move the upright and didn't found any play... so I left, confident, but my guess now is the ball joint was already weak, but when loaded, it couldn't be noticed [:(] ! I SHOULD have replaced it anyway !
   
   Jim, the PO, told me that he has changed the right side one, few years earlier, and I kept the ref. part (TRW JB252, saab 900 '69-->ç") , in my Iphone... it was very helpful as the local workshop was able to change it and then the car was able to be moved on its wheels, reducing possible further injuries !
   
   during this trip, we had very good and fast blasts, and roads there are sometimes quite harsh, with polholes... I assume it has accelerated the wearing !
   
   to summarize : I assume it a very good thing to check your cars for ball joints wearing, especially on fast and powerful cars as ours. furthermore, I think it can be a wise thing to replace them BEFORE it wears, as even if cars may only have few thousand miles on the odometer, ball joints can be 30 years old ! provided the replacement part is a good quality one, of course ...
   
   Jim, can you tell us why the RS ball joint was replaced, during your ownership ?
   
   PS : Caron replaced two upper A Arm rose joints as well, as he found a very smal play in them ...

Hello Jim and Rick ! I must confess I was concerned about your comments, even if she's my mistress now [;)] ... Glad it pleased you !  She will do a lot of miles again and again, and will be treated well, as usual ... I'll let the community know about my Gaz Shocks experience as well !  Still 15 hours to wait ....

Here's the french solution:
   
   

Raceline digital makes Avon stencils :
   http://www.racelinedigital.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_150_151
   
   And french guys also made some stencils with "CR-6zz" ref as well ,like on your PS picture... I can give you the contact if needed .
   
   Personnally, I'm not a big fan of the painted tyres on a MkIV, that is more "street look" orientated ,which is good as S/C look is so replicated ...

You're right, Nik [B)]! The days before, we were on twisty and bumpy roads, in the Cévennes :
   
   
   
   
   
   Terrorizing mosquitoes [:o)] :
   
   
   
   We had a real good time, with few cars on the road, but what if the failure had happened in a canyon [xx(] ? Please check your ball joints !