Excuse for new engine
11-14-2006, 02:34 PM
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Excuse for new engine
My good friend, Mr Ninemeister, has come up with a cunning plan for my car and our impending departure for Oz. In his words..
Sounds like a great plan, until I tell my wife. So I need your help, my dear Rennlist friends. I am a man in despair. Can anybody come up with a good enough story to get this plan past my wife (and, unfortunately, she isn't stupid 
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Why don't I build you a spare engine, set it up in your car and then refit the stock engine for shipping and import, just stick the tuned spare into the container next to the sofa. Get to Auz, find a local specialist and have it fitted and fine tuned for local fuel. What could be simpler?
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11-14-2006, 02:43 PM
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I'm always down for this kind of thing - but I must be a little out of it today - I'm not quite sure I understand the plan. Remember, we speak American not English.
11-14-2006, 02:59 PM
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People have got away with murder if you can proove you were temporarily insane, just do it and don't say anything till she notices the engine, then put two pencils up your nose and your underpants on your head...
11-14-2006, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chancecasey
I'm always down for this kind of thing - but I must be a little out of it today - I'm not quite sure I understand the plan. Remember, we speak American not English.
I am emigrating to Australia and taking my 964RS with me. Before I go, I want Colin to extract a bit more power. However, I need to make sure I can get the car registered in Oz and the modifications might prevent that. His plan is to build me a new engine and to send it in the container with the rest of the household goods (can I convince customs its a coffee table?). However, this plan might prove a little more than I intended to spend (like a lot more
) so I need a good excuse to get it past "She who must be obeyed"! Any ideas welcomed.
11-14-2006, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mbrouder
If you're shipping it via ocean container, chances are the contents will never be looked at.
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11-14-2006, 03:55 PM
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Use the same method I use. It usually seems to work. Buy her an equally expensive toy (in my wife's case, dressage/equestrian related things). Granted, its double the cost, but still cheaper than a divorce. 
11-14-2006, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kris
People have got away with murder if you can proove you were temporarily insane, just do it and don't say anything till she notices the engine, then put two pencils up your nose and your underpants on your head...
Bibble?
11-14-2006, 05:03 PM
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You've managed to acquire this spare 'standard' engine, as it's used parts no duty to pay, and you can sell it for a profit once you get there! (unless you want to keep it, in which case it's cheaper to buy in the UK than Oz, and you'll probably need a new engine at some point anyway)
11-14-2006, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sal 965
Bibble?
You've managed to acquire this spare 'standard' engine, as it's used parts no duty to pay, and you can sell it for a profit once you get there! (unless you want to keep it, in which case it's cheaper to buy in the UK than Oz, and you'll probably need a new engine at some point anyway)
Simon, I'm sorry to say but you're in a sticky situation all right. This is the stickiest situation since Sticky the Stick insect got caught on a sticky bun. If your wife finds out and you admit straightaway she will remove your ********* with a blunt instrument resembling some kind of gardening tool, but we can't quite make that out, and roast them over a large fire. Now if you don't admit straightaway you will be held upside down in a vat of warm marmalade AND have your ********* removed with a blunt instrument resembling some kind of gardening tool.
11-14-2006, 06:15 PM
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What does a good used motor go for in Auz ?
How much for a full rebuild in Auz ?
What does a newish improved motor from Mr Ninemeister cost ?
I'm thinking the numbers done up right , might just fly .
How much for a full rebuild in Auz ?
What does a newish improved motor from Mr Ninemeister cost ?
I'm thinking the numbers done up right , might just fly .
11-14-2006, 06:34 PM
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Burning Brakes
Well, it sounds like your current engine, if ran on Oz fuel, would certainly fold like a paper cup. You DO have it very "customized" for current fuel, emissions, and other local standards. Obviously the existing engine isn't "street legal" in Oz anyway. Obviously it would cost more to retrofit your engine to Oz standards than to just go with a straight swap. When you get back to the UK you sell the Oz engine and go back to your original. It's an investment, really, if you think about it.