thescrapman Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 DirkWe will see if we can provide you with the section of the UK Highway Code dedicated to hand signals... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Glad it's coming along, I'm looking forward to meeting you. I've heard lots of stories already. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 car is loaded, Shaun will be buying some stores in the morning and then we are off!the indicators turned out to be a dodgy switch in the steering boss, so have temporary installed 2 switches wired into the flashers relays... should work ... for now. Too much work to strip the steering box and retrieve the switch.hooking up the trailer... no lights, no indictors, brake, tail..... grrr.... had shaun hunting for fuses, but the solution was much simpler, a loose wire in the plug. being the earth return nothing would work. should have been obvious but took us a good hour of swearing before it dawned.Ah well, getting good with the multimeter!See you all on friday!, or Thursday evening for a quick route recon... to know where to take off from... Oh did not realize it was a pub, well we might just have one then...:)D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Last minute spannering at the plough to sort out those indicator's meet up with Rob.Off to To the hotel with a strong fuel smellThe carburetor top ( new overhauled one) has a stripped thread at the fuel pipe connection. Will have to glue that in tomorrow.Called a helpline to get one here as a back up as wellD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 You'll get there. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great to see you made it Dirk.All that effort paid off.Congratulations,Mal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spitfire2500 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Fantastic.I didn't see many of the cars this time round - really only those that arrived at Conon Bridge before the control opened. But I did see the Renown when it arrived and I watched it leave - and pointed them in the right direction :)I'm chuffed to bits that they made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 "56" I thought we were team "109" ;DWe were over the moon to finish, it was great fun. Thanks to all, my mum and dirk's sister were looking down on us! Now the renown is due a service! (again) And not bad with just a 10 minute test drive!!! Thanks all for then great support, we will up load the pictures to the gallery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Fantastic, well done you three (and the old girl). I left The Plough quite early and the best sight I saw all weekend was the Renown passing me in East Lodge Lane barely a mile from the finish at around 20.30. I let out a cheer since I knew you could push it from there if you had to! How do you now fancy the 2015 10CR in this wonderful car?Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 It's one of those weird things about the RBRR - you travel around the country with 100+ other Triumphs yet there are some cars you simply don't see all weekend - we never saw the Renown anywhere other than at the Plough at the start and at the finish! Excellent effort and achievement proving once more that you really can do this event in any Triumph.Well done Dirk and team - and car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 We followed it a way to Bude and into Dartmoor, it rolls a little going in to bends......but it came out the otherside. Obviuosly not designed for the RBRR but still managed it.Big effort and just rewards in making it round, well done from teams 78 and 80.Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 thank you all for the congratulations!Boy did we have fun..... Even with the Hooligans driving it while I was asleep...Still well done for the old girl, she only complained when we put in the cheap Tesco stuff, she loves the premium gogo juice much better, and quite a lot of it.The only breakdown we had was a return spring on the carburettor that broke, and the Alternator that made a bit for freedom but Shaun managed to catch it in time,Oh and my armrest fell off... Bummer!That is not to count our last minute pre-start panic when the fuel connection into the carb stripped it's thread and we could not get it tight. A big thank to Mike Pepper, who drove all the way from Burgress Hill with a spare carb he picked up a week before.Also a big thank to, and I now forgot his name, from the Razoredge club who drove out in his renown to Pimpernel with a bootfull of spares just in case we would have needed anything.And our thanks to Tim, Jason and all the others who made this happen!Cheerz!Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogie Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've posted a well done on another thread but there can't be too much praise for what you achieved. Quite incredible.Well done.And well done to all the organisers and participants - a very extraordinary event.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 CRAJ wrote: it rolls a little going in to bends......Colinha ha a little!!!! a lot, sometimes it was like driving a little dingy, but it was fun!and sorry for the convoy that we was holding up through dartmoor, (and the smoke) going up and down the hills! so i wonder if spax make shock dampers.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Jason wrote:It's one of those weird things about the RBRR - you travel around the country with 100+ other Triumphs yet there are some cars you simply don't see all weekend - we never saw the Renown anywhere other than at the Plough at the start and at the finish! We saw a lot of it.. :-(And smelt a lot of it as well... Funniest bit was when we pulled out of Badgers wot-not behind them, and Shaun waved us past, we were foot to the floor in first and not gaining ground. He gave up waving after a while... :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Well done guys,we saw you coming in to Lands End just as we were leaving and it really cheered us up to see you still running! And cheered us up even more when we passed 3 or 4 more cars behind you and realised you were no-where near running last!Massive respect to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 ferny wrote:somehow I kneew that this picture was going to make it publicized!For the less sensational pictures, here is the link to my album on Picassahttps://picasaweb.google.com/113190960295243106562/RBRR2014?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNCZ96G8vt_nbg&feat=directlinkD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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