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I have decided to sell my lovely FTO
I’ve decided that the time has come to sell my lovely FTO, so if you’re looking for a beautiful sports car for peanuts then carry on reading! I’ve decided to sell because I feel I’m in a different phase of … Continue reading
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Tagged For sale, FTO, GPX, Looking for an FTO, lpg conversion, Mitsubishi FTO GPX, MIVEC
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The Dreaded MOT
I thought I might regale my MOT experiences this year, as I think it shows how overconfidence and impatience can make your life go for the worse! On Monday 25th with a week left on the existing MOT, I took the old … Continue reading
Simply Japanese at Beaulieu
Today was a great day out to the Simply Japanese event at the Beaulieu Motor Museum, I’d had my eye on going for a while, but as with any outdoor based event, I wasn’t sure if it would work out. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaulieu, Beaulieu Motor Museum, FTO, glorious sunny day, Simply Japanese, Toupee
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Blimey how much money??
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
Mirror Mirror on the wall…
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
MIVEC and hydraulic tappets
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
Where am I going to put the shopping?
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
Where the Magic Happens
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
Running on Empty
You know there are some songs that are just great driving songs but at the same time seem so poignant? Well Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty is one that’s resonates with me right now. So when i hear that intro … Continue reading
Bloody vandals!
I guess I’ve been lucky up to now with the FTO considering the places I’ve left it parked, so imagine my surprise when I returned to it at the end of the day to find it had been vandalised in … Continue reading
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