407 tyre valves (pressure sensing) $300ea?
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just get a set from a wrecker
I am aware that modern cars are safer but, all things considered, I'm not persuaded to use one personally & the above remarks reinforce that. (I like my cars "raw".)
My car use rotates among my four toys (youngest 1979, oldest 1958): Moke, Djet, R8 & 4CV. Despite my best efforts (2 have roll cages, 3 have 4-point harnesses, each has very careful attention to suspension modifications & tyre choice) I realise that, despite their exemplary primary safety (short of ABS which I'd retrofit if I could) I have much less chance of surviving a crash than in a modern car. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying driving them & not being irritated by the attempted replacement for my autonomous judgement which seems part of modern vehicles.
YMMV, Peter
My car use rotates among my four toys (youngest 1979, oldest 1958): Moke, Djet, R8 & 4CV. Despite my best efforts (2 have roll cages, 3 have 4-point harnesses, each has very careful attention to suspension modifications & tyre choice) I realise that, despite their exemplary primary safety (short of ABS which I'd retrofit if I could) I have much less chance of surviving a crash than in a modern car. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying driving them & not being irritated by the attempted replacement for my autonomous judgement which seems part of modern vehicles.
YMMV, Peter
A few years back a mate had a restored Moke - Cooper S 1310 motor and no weight meant it went pretty well. It was only when we were driving along and I realised I had my hand on the petrol filler cap that I realised how far modern car design had come.
We always had a laugh in it though as we felt a lot safer wearing our helmets when driving in it !
Cheers
Justin
When I realised how far above the plane connecting the highest front/rear points I stuck up, I designed & commissioned a well-braced
full cage made from heavy gauge aluminium tube (scaffolding tube). Even so, it's light & a warmish single DCOE 1330 engine motivates it well enough.
I rather like being able to reach across & check that I haven't left the fuel cap at the petrol station. I also have a marked wooden stick as an accurate fuel gauge (memories of the Series ll A Land Rovers I drone in the army & their "petrol gauge" dip sticks). Not a lot can go wrong with a wooden stick & I don't even need a part # to replace it
cheers! Peter
full cage made from heavy gauge aluminium tube (scaffolding tube). Even so, it's light & a warmish single DCOE 1330 engine motivates it well enough.
I rather like being able to reach across & check that I haven't left the fuel cap at the petrol station. I also have a marked wooden stick as an accurate fuel gauge (memories of the Series ll A Land Rovers I drone in the army & their "petrol gauge" dip sticks). Not a lot can go wrong with a wooden stick & I don't even need a part # to replace it
cheers! Peter
When I realised how far above the plane connecting the highest front/rear points I stuck up, I designed & commissioned a well-braced full cage made from heavy gauge aluminium tube (scaffolding tube). Even so, it's light & a warmish single DCOE 1330 engine motivates it well enough.
I rather like being able to reach across & check that I haven't left the fuel cap at the petrol station. I also have a marked wooden stick as an accurate fuel gauge (memories of the Series ll A Land Rovers I drove in the army & their "petrol gauge" dip sticks). Not a lot can go wrong with a wooden stick & I don't even need a part # to replace it
cheers! Peter
I rather like being able to reach across & check that I haven't left the fuel cap at the petrol station. I also have a marked wooden stick as an accurate fuel gauge (memories of the Series ll A Land Rovers I drove in the army & their "petrol gauge" dip sticks). Not a lot can go wrong with a wooden stick & I don't even need a part # to replace it
cheers! Peter
For the record (for those who break theirs in future) , I purchased 4 replacement valve stems for total $11.53 delivered 2 weeks from China. They are identical to those used in Chrysler/Dodge vehicles so are produced by the tens of thousand on a daily basis.