Deleted User Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 post removed on request of author Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wright Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I'm pretty sure you're right in that the short threaded end goes in the block - at least this is the way i've always done it!Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Thanks phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 post removed on request of author Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Take no notice of all this shed talk- 90% of the cars taking part are in tip top condition- they will need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 [quote by=darrenspitty link=Blah.pl?b=prep,m=1132093984,s=202 date=1157235464]Dear GuysI am all disapointed now . I only bought my shed of a dolly to do the RBRR and now I can see that I should have saved a shed load of dosh and left it as discovered .... I could have walked away with the coveted shed award but I just had to tinker a bit .... apart from the fred flintstone rear inner arches and clapped out lump which had to be done of course but there was a little bit of rust here and while I am a it ,it won't take a minute to... well you now how it goes.Darren and Ben[/quote]Any chance of a pic of the "dolly shed" to put on www.shedtune.co.ukAnd as for the shed of the run award..theres only one true shed its got a 10cr under its belt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Managed to spend a day on 'Gertie' the shed yesterday.Fixed windscreen washers, had a healthy lunch, took totally bald crossply out of boot as a aide-memoire to find something better, suffered total brake failure when master cylinder seals disintrigated. Oh, well, best it happened now.......Also got it running on six rather then 3, found some more welding to do and failed to fix Overdrive.Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Put a new diff pinion seal in yesterday (that should stop it dropping oil on the drive) that only leaves the windscreen to reseal & an oil & filter change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 My sheds leaking in the windscreen-I have a new seal but think I might just get the silicon out for that speacial "shed" look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 News on car number something or other (aka 'The Worksalike') is that it's having new wings and a nose cone fitted. As usual it sounds like luxurious bodywork is taking precedence over common sense mechanical work ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Saturday car 40 GT6 (Ruby) had her stint on the rolling road. Runs really smooth now all 3 webers set up she was running a bit rich but it's sorted. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Another day of slog on 'the steed'.Super-mega-weld-a-thon that turned out to be. Still a few holes to patch on the passenger side, we dare not look at at the drivers side :-(And to think this car was MOT'd a year ago....Brakes fully resealed, but did manage to loose the master cylinder circlip over my shoulder when I shut my eyes to prevent the fountain of brake fluid going in them as it sprang apart.If anyone is thinking of getting their drive gravelled, don't OK, just don't.Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Jon,Any news on the Spit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Mayday, mayday Car 78 has suffered a major set back which means it may not even make it to the drivers meeting at the Plough. Kevin has inadvertantly driven it and depleated its resource of petrol - he has a plan though and will endeavour to replenish stocks at a suitable outlet. The search to find anything wrong with it continues...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Famous last words and all that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Famous last words and all that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hutchings Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 [quote by=Vinnyfastcar link=Blah.pl?b=prep,m=1132093984,s=212 date=1157578933]...Kevin has inadvertantly driven it and depleated its resource of style...[/quote]Now come on Vinny! thats unfair! ;D[of course you'll probably have the last laugh when you end up whizzing past me and james, broken down in the highlands!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 John Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hooray! I've finally managed to find a spare hour or so to do the promised bodge of painting over the large rusty patches on my car! :PIt now has dodgy looking patches of white rather than dodgy looking patches of rust! ;DJust the suspension and other sundry bits to fit next week and I do believe I'll be ready......famous last words! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpith Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Not yet Tim. Next update at the end of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Car 57 - BRP 285S is now out of the event :'(It started losing oil in a big way last weekend after the BCC Autotest.Diagnosis of the engine problem down at S&S this morning is at least one oil ring gone on a piston. As a result the engine is pressurising and blowing oil up the dipstick tube.Now, with less than 4 weeks to the Round Britain and me having no intention of spending money on this engine I have a problem with my Round Britain Run entry.Various options are under consideration - the only one ruled out is not taking part!Front runner amongst possible solutions at the moment is borrowing another Triumph. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hutchings Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Oh dear.. that REALLY sucks. Is it feasible to 'borrow' an entire engine?I see the mention of a 'spare car' in your signature.. is this a possibility? or the Vitesse? I reslise you will have thought about these straight away.. but just wondered if they are drivable etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Well, I have a Sprint engine bought off e-bay supposedly good but I have never heard it run ::)I got the spare TR7 a few months ago already with a Sprint conversion but I would have to get it running :o and it has no brakes at all at the moment - it would need rear wheel cylinders, shoes etc and new discs/pads/probably calipers at the front :-/ Followed by an MOT hopefully if it's all OK. I don't think that's an option.The Vitesse has some corrosion issues which would need fixing, it hasn't been on the road for 3 years, it's gearbox is a bit marginal and the engine has done over 100K miles with a low compression on one cylinder ::)Of that lot swapping the Sprint engine into BRP would probably be the most likely option but whilst it's out I would really like to do work on the engine bay and do a proper job.I think borrowing a car is the way forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 If you are stuck for a car, take a look here - http://motors.listings.ebay.co.uk/Classic-Cars_Triumph_W0QQfromZR0QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQsacatZ29760QQsocmdZListingItemListFor an "off the shelf solution" - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1982-Triumph-Acclaim-HL-13-months-MOT_W0QQitemZ170025639329QQihZ007QQcategoryZ29760QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Thanks Kevin, I have spotted the Acclaim :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 This is not what you call "progression" :-/Think it's best to find another cheap car to do the run, instead of doing a last minute engineswap. Too many things can go wrong... esp with a unknown engine! Anyway, good luck! I'm sure you manage to find a way for doing the RBRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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