Monthly Archives: July 2014

Blimey how much money??

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Meandering me

I was just looking out for the paperwork for the LPG conversion I had done last year, so I could get the diameter of the tank they put in the boot. I want to accurately cut a hole in the … Continue reading →

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Mirror Mirror on the wall…

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Meandering me

You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning, and then laboriously clean manicure and prune yourself using copious amounts of moisturiser, numerous hair products and eternal patience, until you feel like you’re somehow presentable to the outside world? … Continue reading →

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MIVEC and hydraulic tappets

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Meandering me

A while ago I produced a walk-through on how to adjust the valve clearance on the FTO’s V6 MIVEC engine. While I was generally happy with what was covered, one thing was missing, which was servicing the twelve hydraulic tappets … Continue reading →

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Where am I going to put the shopping?

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Meandering me

I had the FTO converted to run on LPG about a year ago now and have reaped the benefits in running costs to point where I could probably no longer bring myself to buy petrol, and even the 20 litres … Continue reading →

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Where the Magic Happens

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Meandering me

Some of you reading this (or maybe there’s only you) might be wondering, where does this guy do all the work on his FTO? I might be revealing too much here, it’s an usual situation but it works, and proves … Continue reading →

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