GreenV8Machine Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Me, and lots!Will think about it a bit more in about 720 days.Come on Keith, get that countdown counter reset! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutty Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Quoted from thescrapman Me, and lots!Will think about it a bit more in about 720 days.Come on Keith, get that countdown counter reset! So you are putting in twice as much prep time for the 2016 rally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Sort out the clutch before the next one It need a very strong leg to operate it, so a nightmare for my daughter north of Blythe and for me on the M40.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed 1969 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Buy a sprint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Give Gertie a well deserved rest and get the Mk1 Pi ready. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Thanks to Alan I've got to get the herald finished, apparently. I've still don't know who that lady is though. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve28 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Gives me plenty of time to get things sorted on the kynky toledo.......... or do i leave it till aug/sep 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Quoted from Shed 1969 Buy a sprint They are fun aren't they... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed 1969 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I had one 94 to 98 as my everyday car - did my first RBR in it back in 96 I had forgotten how much fun they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2500 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'm saying nothing. What I need to do for 2016 is exactly what I had intended to do for 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Choose which car next! One of the vitesse's (pre war) or perhaps the roadster! Hmmmmmm 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Get that spitfire sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Nothing. Apart from needing a screwdriver to reaffix the interior mirror I inadvertently knocked off in Skiach Services I only opened my tool bag to find a junior hacksaw for Doug Thompson at Tebay and a Stanley knife for Chris Allen at Pimperne.Maybe I shouldn't be too smug, after all two years is a long time!Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The snagging list for the Flying Log, not too drastic but these are the broken bits that need fixing post run....1. Lost Fuel Cap replaced with temporrary one to be replaced2. Fuse Box needs screwing back in position with a new self tapper. Took it off to clean the terminals when the wipers etc got intermittent due to a dodgy connection to the fuse box.3. Investigate why the fuel gauge is now not going below half full and the fuel light has stopped working. Suspect that the sender unit has stuck. This caused us to run out of petrol on the A35 as we thought it still had half a tank left!4. Blown exhaust Flange Gasket to be replaced. Normal 2,000 mile service item for a Triumph 1500 spit or dolly engine!5. Handbrake lever runs out of travel, footbrake works OK but suspect that the auto adjusters haven't auto adjusted since I replaced the shoes a few months back. Need to strip down both drums and investigate/fix/adjust.6. Car was very low at the back due to overloading with tools, spares and 3 blokes who had eaten too many pies, this meant the exhaust was low and scraping over speed bumps or rough roads. Need to check exhauts is OK, but hopefully the rear box is just a little scratched and dented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Where do I start......Basically rebuild the Moss, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Sort out my horribly squeaky brakes and get some better seats - any suggestions for a Stag? I'm sure there's loads more, but it's a start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 where do we start?Deciding on which car to use....shall we up the ante?play it safe and jusrt enjoy the bits we did not enjoy now so take the spit?Or as shaun said, start thinking of being the first to do it in a pre-war car....For now we still enjoy this run.call again in a few months...D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydP Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Quoted from richard w Sort out my horribly squeaky brakes and get some better seats - any suggestions for a Stag? I'm sure there's loads more, but it's a start I've got seats from a bmw e36 coupe in mine, they don't look to out of place and were super comfy, in fact I think my bad back felt better at the end of the round britain than it did at the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks for the suggestion - I'll add it to the list of possibles.So far I've got MX5 (very comfortable, but I need more room than Rob has got in his Spitfire - thank you letting me try to fit!)Subaru Legacy/Impreza - didn't try the ones in Leighton and Alison's 2.5 PI Mk2, but they are a possible - if fitted correctlyNew rebuilt Stag seats - preferably Mk2 with headrests - more original but expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydP Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Richard, I don't know if you use the back seats much but I don't think the mx5 or Impreza seats tilt forward so if that matters to you I'd look for seats from a 2 door car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yes I'll need tilting seats, I assumed the MX5 seats tilted. I'll probably end up touring some scrapyards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Quoted from Saltddirk Or as shaun said, start thinking of being the first to do it in a pre-war car.... DirkIf you do it in a pre-war car we will build a monument to you somewhere.We will build it at the point on the run where you realised it was a bloody stupid idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Quoted from thescrapman DirkIf you do it in a pre-war car we will build a monument to you somewhere.We will build it at the point on the run where you realised it was a bloody stupid idea. About 20yards up whitewebbs lane then 🙂That's the big hill you all went up after about 5 mins after leaving the plough 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedTaylor Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Even though I was a first timer at 70 and did not know what I was letting myself in for (if anyone doubted it now you know why I am Mad Uncle Ted) I have unfinished business. Provided I can persuade daughter that I should be allowed to do it again 🤔, and hoping that we can find dog sitters so that Steph to come with me this time (bit of encouragement wanted for her please) I have to get both my Mk1s ready which had been my plan for this year......... with someone else driving one of them of course!MUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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