Colin Cutts Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Just got my 7 out after a two month hibernation started ok but could not get the tick over below 1200 rpm other than that drove really well just had a quick look at the route I did the nc500 2years ago clock wise from Inverness the first 120 miles a lot of them on single track roads all be it with many passing places took me five hours must try and improve on that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) I'm not sure if I can call this progress, Ellie is looking decidedly dismembered at the moment. Edited April 4, 2023 by Amy Wade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydP Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I’ve found the cause of my brake binding, the near side wheel cylinder pistons had corroded and seized in their bore. Hopefully once the new ones arrive I’ll be able to start putting some miles on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Nothing to see... keep moving... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 19 hours ago, ferny said: Nothing to see... keep moving... That looks like an interesting engine 🤔 what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Suspension bits painted, tomorrow reassembly starts with poly bushes all round. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Amy Wade said: That looks like an interesting engine 🤔 what is it? Ferny has an engine specially designed for destroying Triumph diffs and driveshafts. I believe it's MX5 based 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Mr Fern is well practised at the art that Sam has mentioned. Sort of hoping that Pete's car is one colour....doubtful I think! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sharp Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Olaf is RBRR ready now with new pads fitted , a recent tune from Mr Barker and new shoes in the rear . The flying Log is in the paint shop and is currently having sections bare metalled ready for filler and primer. All the doors are coming off one by one and will be painted all over . I’d like to use the Dolomite if possible in October as it practically knows the way round having already done five starting in 2008 . Olaf has done three . As for me I’m more knackered than both of the cars as I’ve done nine ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteStupps Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 My mk3 Spit was all clean for its first proper outing of the year on Monday. Then some filthy weather and filthier roads up to Lincolnshire left it looking a bit sad. Torrential rain washed some of the outer muck off but the engine bay and wheel arches will need a clean when I get back home. Good news is she's still running beautifully, the new oil cooler doesn't leak, and new double valve springs did the trick to solve a high-rpm stutter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 First test miles on the Spitfire now it's tuned and MOT'd, also my first time attending P+P area meetings at the new venue: Photo shamelessly stolen from Jagger's post on the group Facebook page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteStupps Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, yorkshire_spam said: First test miles on the Spitfire now it's tuned Is this after the rolling road setup? Running well..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 35 minutes ago, PeteStupps said: Is this after the rolling road setup? Running well..? Yes, I took it to Peter Burgess in Derbyshire (he supplied the head for the engine build) after it completed it's running-in miles and had an oil change. VERY VERY VERY pleased with the results. Rolling road tuned, throttle adjusted, needles changed, ignition timed up nicely. It drove home like a different car and no-longer stinks like an open bucket of petrol at idle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Stripped down my engine, the centre main bearing was just showing a bit of copper, I've yet to mic up the crank but hopefully I caught it just in time. It needs new pistons, the ring grooves are worn so I'll treat it to a rebore while I'mat it. None of the valves are sealing properly so it will be valves faced & seats recut. None of it is a surprise, it's done nearly 100k miles & never been touched. Edited April 29, 2023 by Amy Wade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shynsy Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Took the stag for a shake down run after its engine rebuild. Burbled lovely. Fuel efficiency wasn't great, but maybe that was the exuberance of driving the car again! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil C Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Just finishing off a three year rebuild, retrimming the interior and boot. Awaiting delivery of new hood before taking for his first MoT since 1983! MX5 seats will hopefully help with comfort on the run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Got the Spitfire out for a run in the sun on Sunday... the mis-fire I thought I'd previously cured was BACK! 😞 Felt totally deflated and a bit defeated. But I had a mess about in the engine bay and found #4 HT lead had an issue. The insulation boot at the plug end was too far down the HT lead... all the time it's fitted it's pushing the connector off the plug, so I guess with vibration, heat etc eventually the connector just pops off the plug. I slid the boot a bit further up the HT lead and re-connected and then did a 22 mile test run... no issues. Now I'm not counting chickens, because I thought I'd fixed this previously... but so far so good. Test run route: Home->Oxenhope->Hebden->Home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 While my engine's at the machine shop I decided it would be a good time to do a bit of tidying up of the bulkhead, the po had slapped some black paint around instead of doing a proper job dealing with the paint issues caused by spilt brake fluid. While stripping everything off the bulkhead to do the job I've found the live feed to the coil is melted. 😕 I've now got myself a rewiring job to add to the many other jobs to be done. At least I'll be able to strip out unnecessary wires from when I converted to alternator & add some relays for the headlights etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shynsy Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Finished first set of shake down runs with the rebuilt 3.9l engine. Few issues including the ignition wire inexplicably getting caught on the steering column uj and shorting (luckily when I was coming out of my garage). But getting there. And even gave 27mpg on a return run to Portsmouth! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iani Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The OD on my PI was dropping out above 3k RPM, suspect the OD clutch was on the way out so this week I had a recon gearbox & OD fitted, both of these are working fine. Whilst in for this work, I also had a recon diff & strengthened nose cone fitted, this too was fine. I decided that, as I was having a new gearbox fitted that I would have a spare speedometer converted to electronic operation, I had done this before on my TR6 without any trouble, unfortunately this time it hasn't worked. Having set the calibration figure for the speedo to the same as my TR6 as a reasonable baseline I took the car for a drive, on the first drive it worked ok, calibration a bit out but that was to be expected. On stopping however the speedo didn't return to 0, it stopped at 20mph, I drove off and it worked ok, increasing speed correctly but the actual speed +20mph. On next stopping the speedo stopped at 30mph, this went on until it was stopping at 110mph! There is no reset function that I can see, I called Speedy Cables who converted the speedo this morning but they don't have any technicians in on a Friday. I have just had the original speed cable fitted and put the mechanical speedo back, now the car is reading c.10mph high, obviously the speedo pinion isn't quite right for this car. Will try to get the electronic speedo sorted and refit it, the wiring is all still in place and the transducer taped up out the way near the OD so a quick swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Lifted the bonnet after yesterday's little run out... looks like the water pump is leaking. 😞 Will tackle that job and a couple of others tonight with luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 11/06/2023 at 11:14, yorkshire_spam said: . looks like the water pump is leaking. 😞 You will fill it with water...! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 11/06/2023 at 11:14, yorkshire_spam said: Lifted the bonnet after yesterday's little run out... looks like the water pump is leaking. 😞 Will tackle that job and a couple of others tonight with luck. What a pain 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 17 hours ago, Wendy Dawes said: What a pain 🙄 Yeah, annoying but not a massive deal. What makes it that little bit more annoying is I think that's the pump I bought new when I built the engine a few years ago. Swapped it for one of my used "known good" spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said: Yeah, annoying but not a massive deal. What makes it that little bit more annoying is I think that's the pump I bought new when I built the engine a few years ago. Swapped it for one of my used "known good" spares. 🙄🤷🏻♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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