How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound?

@asvjerry

You rarely disappoint.

Your "tool bounce off" moment was an effective Newtonian physics demonstration. Very impressive!

One question: Was the wrench standard or Metric?

@waytoomuchstuff ... Triumph=British=metric;

Although I've no reason to believe that the car had it in for me...

No more than anything else does..

@asvjerry ... Sunbeam (Tiger/Alpine) = British ≠ metric.  Got lots of 1/4-20 & 1/4-28 bolts holding the windscreen frames, boot and bonnet brackets in place.  Go figure.

@waytoomuchstuff....ah....*faraway stare (further than the usual space....)*
I remember well the Alpines' and their 'Twin Peaks' taillights....

Those got clipped in the Tigers...."That's why they so Mean" and nobody wanted to change the plugs when the 260 was hot.....

Back when, the convo was on the relation to the 'Q ships" of WW2.....

"Looks innocent enuff...." followed by it handing you yer butt and whatever was left...

No doubt, still fun to drop the mic on the unwary or merely stupid....

Hey, can I be understood if I 'talk Normal'?  (Well, for moi' anyway....)

Nutz 'n boltz 2:

Prior to Spitfire, owned a 69 EngFord Cortina....new. for cash... longer story as to how I could 'do' 1.978$ out the door and into the endless SoCA streets.

When I met the 'spous' to be, she'd bought a Ford Fiesta hatch, 1st Gen in US trim...  One day, both side by side for a common oil/filter routine....

Same engine, but the Fiesta spoke German backwardsdrawkcab
180 plan flip....but some didn't change, those that stayed the same...

"That which you should Change Early & Often,,,"  Uh huh..."Praktische." 👍

Both stick, fun to drive in their own fashion....both metric....🤷‍♂️