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They are both ugly, one looks like a mower, and one looks like a slug! mind you an RF94/95 is pretty appaling
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19 Nov 2003, 11:45 (Ref:788077) | #3 | |
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I think the RF84 looks quite nice compared with the RF82/83 - with the big mouth at the front! Where have all the RF84's gone anyway ???
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19 Nov 2003, 12:28 (Ref:788120) | #4 | ||
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A friend of mine had an 84, whih he couldn;t sell for a year (it seems no one wanted one). It was for nothing, about 3500-4000 + engine!
In the ned he got bored and basically dismatled it and sold off - Wheels (6-70 a set?), Bold Engine (1500 ish), MK9 (1000?) and that was pretty much it. I think he has the chassis in his garden. I don;t know about anyone else but no way could I take a chassis to the tip! |
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Sounds expensive, perhaps why he couldn't sell? RF85/86's go for £4,500 to £5,000 in decent condition - full runners. A friend has just bought an 86 for £3K, supposed to be decent but I haven't seen it yet. RF85/86's are much more desirable
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19 Nov 2003, 14:16 (Ref:788270) | #6 | |
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...... oops, we seem have converted this into another FF1600 thread !
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19 Nov 2003, 14:20 (Ref:788275) | #7 | ||
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ugliest - got to be the 85 reynard and sorry mike least desirable the 85/86 VD
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19 Nov 2003, 14:25 (Ref:788283) | #8 | ||
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What are you talking about Dave? 85/86s are gorgeous! Agree with you on Reynard though.
Mike, thats an 86 though - great car. 84s are sh!t - apparently anyway! |
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19 Nov 2003, 14:34 (Ref:788293) | #9 | ||
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Ever driven one Justin!?!? or set one up ,or changed the stupid clutch seals or tried to move the gearstick so that you can change gear with one hand or - oooh dont get me started! They quite obviously work but they are sh!t.
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19 Nov 2003, 15:13 (Ref:788323) | #10 | ||
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I had an 89 and it was **** like all the things you describe dhart. I eventually raced it without a clutch as it was such a pain in the arse. Rev the ******** off it and smash it into first gear and hold on. I recall frightening a marshall stupid in the pitlane at Cadwell with it at a restart after a certain Dave Hart put his yellow car into the wall on the original first lap.
Mind you, the bloke I sold it to won the Combe Class B Championship with it so it must have just been well sorted when I got ****ed off and sold it! Last edited by JohnMiller; 19 Nov 2003 at 15:14. |
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19 Nov 2003, 15:44 (Ref:788360) | #12 | ||
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Perfect - if your double jointed at the elbow! Mr Miller you have a good memory- ive tried to forget that cadwell w/end - think im still paying for it now!
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On the subject of gear sticks, did it ever occur to anyone @ VD that the hump in the bodywork round the gearstick on a 90/91/92 is too big! Bigfoot wouldn't fill that!
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Ah thats where I found my new vee! lovely circuit...
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Aw Dave, I must be double jointed! (Sorry for the late reply!) I haven't had any more trouble changing gear than normal(?)
If you want a car that's difficult to set up, have a look at the Quests! Re clutch seals, I was recommended to use silicon fluid and haven't had any trouble with seals since. |
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Sarah's RF86 is using silicon fluid but that has just started pi55ing out of the bellhousing Can't wait to start that job !!!
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