Work on the 10 and some

With the 1500 lump gone from the 10 i have turned my attention to tidying up the engine bay.Fuse box will replace the control box and battery will be relocated to the boot

I pretty much need to srip the bay and tidy up some of the previous work.. where the master cylinders were fitted and then repaint

Been doing some work to the saloon as well.more investigations of the clutch/gear selection issue...narrowed it down to the flexible pipe to the slave..so this has been replaced.This did however still leave the other issue of a very low bite point on the pedal..so a bit of shedgenuity later and and extension to the connecting rod was made and fitted and now i have a much more comfy bite point.Needs to be properly road tested.but seems good at the mo.

First of the year

The first event of the year for me and Katie...been a while since we paired up..and it showed...we came 5th .due to missing two code boards.. some running issues with the car, only seems to happen when Katie drives it though

And apart from the odd 'debate' it was fun

The spots certainly light the way but i need to fix a brace strut to stop them bouncing

Also have got round to fitting a lucas 25d instead of the 22d...this will give me a better mid range advance..yet to try it out

The car is certainly coming together..one local lad calls it 'the tank' ..shame he couldn't keep up in his mini

Moving along

Still no pics ..must remember the camera
Saloon has been doing a few bits here and there

Had to have a new NS/F shock and wheel bearing ..pair of tyres and also fitted a pair of spot lights.Also fixed the passenger seat so it doesn't recline of it's own free will...and fitted a CD player so i can have some tooons

Got a mate AKA Bob King to drive for me the other night..katie was busy...The first night event i'd done in the saloon and the first time Bob had driven it..It didn't go too badly...apart from Bob couldn't see the road that well [no spots at that point] and he had trouble understanding the 'coded' directions i was using...something me and Katie have developed over the years ..So apart from that it wasn't a bad first outing

Last sunday .. i persuaded Tim B to come and nav for Katie on a night rally i was organising...They came 2nd ..only mising one board ...Katie was being baited by a mini driver along the route so she simply replied by driving faster .Car came through a few check points only running on 5 ... but was fine when i came to drive it home ....so some investigation needed there..Also a bit of a knock from front suspension ....thought it was the shock but having replaced that , some more investigation required
The fleet has changed ... My red 13/60 has gone to pastures new in somerset.a plan has been hatched for 2013 ..thanks to some zider...and katie has just bought a MK3 spit ...has already been stripped for a rebuild so half the work done ...but watch this space

Bits and Pieces

A bit of work has started on Kevin...been doing some paint ..... been doing it by hand ..not the easiest of ways but it's beginning to take shape...PREP is the key ..one wing done boolid started and some of the other panels

Also thought i'd better start the thing...hadn't run it for a while..the begger wouldn't fire ...then i remembered i'd removed the low tension wire ..DOH .. anyway that refitted and away it went

Connie went for a trip to the NL meet the other night ..develoved a bit of a fuel starvation like issue ...with the help of some of the lads ... we [they] worked out i hadn't fully seated the one way valves on the fuel pump ..that almost cured it but it isn't running too bad ..

Fitted the front parcel shelves and the central cubby box thingy

Decided i'm going to need a 3.7 diff for cruising .. the 4.11 is fun but lack the legs over the high 80's

And then there was 5

Gearbox back from Pete...sorry no pics ..couldn't be arsed....but now it's back in i've got 5 gears
and what a lovely smooth uptake ...but then would expect nowt less from Pete

The 4.11 diff still makes cruising at illegal speeds less than desirable...so may have to invest in a higher ratio diff for longer road stuff and keep the 4.11 [slipper] for comps

Have sent entry off for an Autosolo on 25th of sept ...be a trial event ...tyre wise

Have also aquired a twin axle car trailer ...needs a bit of work but will make a nice working trailer when it's finished [amazing what you can get for swappage]

Work has also started on the paint of Kevin....doing a lot of it by hand...i know it's a lot of work but coming along

Will get the camera out and take some pics this week

Gearbox out time

The saloon ,whilst i knew the overdrive needs a rebuild, was still being driven..a nice long weekends camping in the New Forest. However the overdrive issue had begun to affect reverse, apparently they're connected...and it had developed a fault when selecting forward gears...So with no further ado ..gearbox out time
The nice pic of the release bearing carrier ..with a notch worn in it solves the question of the selection fault

The saloon ,and we , went to Lingfield steam and country show at the weekend ..where it was on display ..between the CT stand and the saloon register stand .A good chat with the saloon boys gave me the final tips i needed for taking the box out

Also ...recently .. i have had a wee operation to remove the pin in my right leg..it's been there ten years but an infection had developed around it and it had to come out ..Whilst at Lingfield ...moving the car around ... i noticed that [with the pin gone from my leg] i suddenly have a lot more control of my throttle ...and with the car fitted with a slipper and a smaller 2500 steering wheel ...i had a little play ..and to my delight i've got a lot more control of the car than i had ...so much sideways fun to come
At the end of the day , at Lingfield , they fill the main arena with cars .... my girlfriend was the only one wearing a seatbelt ????????

The car never lies

Been doing some more investigation as to why the overdrive don't work..and found out a few things in the process

Now...i'd previously lent the car to someone [who has now left the building ] as a daily driver
when i got the car back i noticed a dent on N/S rear center cap..also the car pulled to the left a bit...whilst under the car ,checking overdrive, i noticed a split N/S rack gaiter and a bald patch [indicative of someone locking up] on th O/S rear tyre..Now i could be putting 2 and 2 together and making 5 ...but signs of a slight misshap methinks

Back to the overdrive
Investergations found that the solenoid was fubar...new one fitted and all working ....NO overdrive still...so a quick phone call and Gearbox Pete was on the case ...diagnosis was an internal fault ..so box has got to come out for a strip down

I've found a smaller steering wheel...to put on for competition use ...so it's not like steering the QE2

When fitting the new soleniod i found the prop bolts VERY loose...moto there,never assume it's tight just cos you haven't undone it

Need to find a quicker steering rack ..again for comp use

Car has now done just over 1500 miles and is beginning to take shape

Naved for a mate [in his RS2000] great fun ...the saloon was supposed to be going ,katie driving] but she had to work ..she was well gutted when i told her what the day entailed

One test was the 'flamboyance test' 40 seconds to be as flamboyant as you can ..on a skid pan ...penalties for lack of flamboyancy