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Very nice & good to see you are keeping it on the road
JohnV6
2022 CX Plus Four
2025 Renault Scenic Alpine etech "Yvette"
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Well done Dinodan, that looks very nice. How does it drive?
Did you keep the original engine and bits as those early Plus 8's fetch strong money, at least in the UK? Isis offers to ship the original bits back with the car, but the engine was pretty well shot from overheating and Isis gave me a good price for the gearbox as a credit against the cost of the conversion.
Dan
'70 Morgan +8
'65 Fiat Moretti 1500
'03 "hot rodded" Toyota Camry 5-speed
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The way to get the photo from Photobucket is to Left Click on the IMG Code at the left of the enlarged photo and paste it into your post here. Thanks. I'll take some more photos today and try that. How do I post photos directly from my files?
Last edited by Dinodan; 24/01/10 10:59 AM.
Dan
'70 Morgan +8
'65 Fiat Moretti 1500
'03 "hot rodded" Toyota Camry 5-speed
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Dan
'70 Morgan +8
'65 Fiat Moretti 1500
'03 "hot rodded" Toyota Camry 5-speed
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Interior shot showing the new Solstice gear lever, and also the LED multi-function instrument (where the tach used to be) that combines speedometer, tach, turn signal indicator, acceleration timer, and some other functions that I haven't figured out yet. The old speedo is disconnected, but the other four (fuel, temp, etc.) gauges function as before. 
Last edited by Dinodan; 24/01/10 07:18 PM.
Dan
'70 Morgan +8
'65 Fiat Moretti 1500
'03 "hot rodded" Toyota Camry 5-speed
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Well done Dinodan, that looks very nice. How does it drive?
Did you keep the original engine and bits as those early Plus 8's fetch strong money, at least in the UK? At least the Moss Box!! .... Ah just read you reply further up... good job... early +8 moss box cars are good for racing.. I suppose if someone wanted to they could easily re-convert.
Last edited by cerealsurfer; 24/01/10 08:25 PM. Reason: Read the reply on the Gearbox
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