The Girlfriend Went On A Cruise Without Me...

[steve_earwig]

Oops, wrong car Ford keys were always like that, I remember when my mum opened up a Cortina and was just about to get in it when she realised it wasn't our one, ours was the same colour but parked behind it.

[Bailes1992]

After 3 different gearboxes we finally found one that fit!
First one didn't have a speedo drive.
Second had it's mount in the wrong place.
Third came off a SportKA but fits fine.

God knows what the ratios are going to be like
I've read they are very short and close together. I hope thats the case! Don't want them to be insanely long

[Bailes1992]

Worked out the gear ratio's. Nothing too drastic. In fact probably an improvement for her type of driving.
She does mainly fast A road and B road driving with a bit of town driving thrown in here and there.

[FarmerPug]

Is there a certain equation you are using to work out the various speeds?

[Doggy]

I commend this to the forum. http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_speed_rpm.htm

[mjb]

Did you laugh as you were writing those theoretical speeds for 4th and 5th?

[Bailes1992]

I did snigger to myself slightly

I'm going to see if I can track down a SportKA engine to rebuild and drop in.

Will have to upgrade the brakes first at least!

[steve_earwig]

Then you have to tell the insurance co...

[Bailes1992]

That's not an issue!
She doesn't own a penis

[highlander]

Then you have to tell the insurance co...

And the DVLA. And the DVLA will want a report from an independent qualified engineer to verify that the bigger engine is there.

[steve_earwig]

Oh yes, thems too. Much easier/cheaper to flog her Kaka and buy a sport one. Or leave it as is, at least she won't be able to get into too much trouble with it.

[mjb]

That's not an issue!
She doesn't own a penis

Insurance companies aren't allowed to discriminate based on sex now... of course that means that I'm paying a load more for the wife's insurance while mine ain't going down...

[steve_earwig]

Oops, didn't spot that earlier

She doesn't own a penis

Yeah she does

[lozz]

Oh yes, thems too. Much easier/cheaper to flog her Kaka and buy a sport one. Or leave it as is, at least she won't be able to get into too much trouble with it.

iagree,

the ford ka ihad .53 reg with old ford anglia lump
was fairly nippy, gear box was bullet proof too,

no need for big engine in these me thinks,

[mjb]

no need for big engine in these me thinks,

EVERYTHING needs a big engine.