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Old 11-02-2011, 05:01 PM
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I agree Peje, if I can get parts for the US retail x 2 here I am really happy, and I am still laughing out loud when I hear americans complain about the gas prices

( Now we pay around 10 USD a gallon )

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Well, can`t beat you there! 98 V-Power in Sweden right now 8.14 dollars/gallon.
95 octane soon gone here and replaced by more alcohol(not so fun for our carbs).

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Old 11-03-2011, 08:32 PM
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Yeah normal, the swedish price level is around 20% under the norwegian..

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By the way, I took a look at the engine on my way home and did notice that one of the heads did not have the number (66) cast but stamped ??

Is this normal and if so why ?

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Old 11-04-2011, 07:24 PM
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Regarding my post abowe, anyone ?

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Same head

Night 71


H180 ? 6?

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Old 11-06-2011, 02:28 PM
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Guys no I really need your help, from the pictures below what do you think the milage is on my Lemans ?

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Old 11-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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Engine

This is how it was when I did open it...





So how many miles has this car gone ????????

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Look at the top of the radiator support on the passenger side. Original (or close to) owner scratched in mileage and date. I can't remember exactly what it was (I have a pic somewhere) but it was high! Car has 100,000 plus on it.....................

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Old 11-06-2011, 02:37 PM
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While I wait for you to guess the milage..

I took the tank down today and did find the buildsheet.... for the car made before mine #418 a sport coupe with a 350 engine....

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Look at the top of the radiator support on the passenger side. Original (or close to) owner scratched in mileage and date. I can't remember exactly what it was (I have a pic somewhere) but it was high! Car has 100,000 plus on it.....................
Not so sure about that anymore.....

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Not so sure about that anymore.....

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Look at the brakes, all original I think, absolutly no grades at all.

The engine is very clean right ?

Look at the drive sprocket no marks what so ever after the chain...

Would a car that has gone 133,000 look like this ?

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This is what you have based the milage on


Count the numbers, you will find that there is one more on the speedometer

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Would this car really have gone 100,000 in the first eight years ?

As a rental in a pretty small rental bussines ?

That is an average of 12,500 miles a year

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Now the speedo is at 33683,9

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Or could it be that when someone put the miles on the radiator support they did really mean 09995,2 ????

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Old 11-06-2011, 03:07 PM
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This is what you have based the milage on


Count the numbers, you will find that there is one more on the speedometer
A picture speaks a thousand words...................

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Old 11-06-2011, 03:11 PM
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A picture speaks a thousand words...................
Yes, but what picture ?

If this Lemans has gone 133000 it is the cleanest engine I have ever seen and the must have used a wood stick or something like that for braking...

Is there anything else that can document the milage that you know ??

As I see it so could 99952 be 09995,2 or 99952,X , and I have found absolutly nothing on this car that says it has high milage, it even had the original exhaust system when I bought it..

Anyone else that can comment on this ?


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Old 11-06-2011, 08:18 PM
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Steering wheel, arm rest, brake & gas pedal should give you some idea but that engine looks REAL clean. Hard to argue about the core support however.

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