Beans Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 As it was rather humid today I did some more relaxed work, I sorted the interior lights and put a maplight on the passenger door ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Having trouble standing at the moment and I can't get shoes on so working on the car isn't going to happen. My broken toe is now a most excellent shade of purple.Next weekend will be busy busy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Left or right toe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Herald ,engine still in a few pieces ....need new pistons..well not the pushfit ones i fiited last time anyway...anyone got a set of new +30th herald pistons sitting on their shelf?Going autotesting today,luckily TWMC have a club car , take my mind off things mechanical..will have a day at it tomorow doing all the 10cr prep leaving just the engine to finish and fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 timbancroft61 wrote:Left or right toe?Left little - I'm hobbling about OK, haven't tried driving yet - it still hurts but it's getting less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david langrick Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 fitted a pair of those nice new trunnionless kingpins this morning to the Maiden. Say goodbye to Bottom bush kits and grease nipples and more importantly worries about them breaking whilst in the alps...Available from That nice man Dave Pearson at Canley Classics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Just poly bushed the arb, renewed a length of fuel/breather pipe (My word the Pi has a convuluted fuel pipe system, I think a breather must go up the rear os roof pillar?Also cleaned out the rear light lenses, Colin W warned me sometime ago that my lights were a bit dim, he was right- full of rotten muck!Just about to change the brake pads.Also gonna fit the cibie spots I bought years ago for the car.Tomorrow will be spent attempting to get her look a bit tidier, no more mottled paint- good camouflage for a boat, but a bit unecessary on a car!Really looking forward to the event now. Bring on the Alps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Beginning to feel more than just a tadge envious of all you lot, getting ready for the off.... Good luck to all participants, especially those still up against the clock. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Bruce,RBRR next year?Be good to have a few mk2 GT6s taking part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Stranger things have happened.... I can feel myself being inexistricably pulled in that direction. "Look at the light- it's so beautiful...." :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well a good day on the car... finished the welding and changed the front pads to that hopefully will give more feeling than no brakes, No Brakes, NO BRAKES, LOCK UP, SKID, watch that scaffolding, what scaffolding ?, bang... :'(She'll be going round Europe still with the battle scars that Scotland provided her with and wear them with pride !!Fingers crossed for the MOT on Tuesday... ;)Good luck everyone else - come on, you can do it !!! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Ellis, I thought it was the missus that got the blame for that incident, not the brakes! Mike! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Grrrr, still sedentary at the moment but so far I have found, cracked and made work the detailled Western Europe Tom Tom maps :-) Having nothing to do but surf or watch TV has it's up side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Gotta say I am getting fed up with car work these days, also I find I creak when I finish, my left knee is playing up and my back!? I used to be able to work on cars for 12 hurs and not worry, these days, I keep stopping for a coffee break! I am getting old.Anyrate, just a few jobs before tomorrow's MOT: re-fit the boot trim and wash the old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Initial plan for today was get my new tyres fitted in the morning.So far for the plan. When I went into the tyre shop it turned out they forgot to order the tyres ... :'( Hopfully get them this saturday :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I washed the car again today.Then wired in the 4-way adaptor for the cigarette lighter socket.started finding the spares.Getting there slowly.:-)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Blimey Col, that's twice this year!!I've been progressing slowly. Crank polished, components cleaned/painted - engine is pretty much ready for re-assembly - just hope I have got all the bits! Rear drive end is all painted and poly bushed, just awaiting delivery of a diff backplate - fingers crossed tomorrow! Brake and clutch cylinders all replaced or rebuilt, still need a clutch slave kit - my "in stock" one was different - doh! Progress . . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Phew !! I think Im finally back on Track! :PGot the overdrive working this morning!! It was some crap in the operating valve thingy!!just got back in after the drive home from coventry!! :-/ , 2 more nightshitfs! then I got 4 days off for the final 'push!!'Keep at it ppl!Roy 8)( tooo Excited to sleep now!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 FINISHED!!Got the camera out yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Blimey Don, you've even hoovered !!! Nice stickers !!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJP Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 OK Don - and heres mine ready for the Start as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_in_Mad_Herald Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Right, latest problems! The oil leak I thought might be coming out of the rear crank seal seems to be coming out of the dipstick tube and then running back along the sump and dripping onto the exhaust creating clouds and clouds of smoke. Is it normal for that much oil / (air?) to be wanting to come out through that tube? The amount of gas coming out of the rockr breather is minimal, so I cant think that is a build up of crankcase pressure causing it... Next problem is the float chambers are incontinent. They cant hold fluids for long! Its had new grose jets (after trying several normal needle valves) and yet fuel still shoots out the overflow when you back off the throttle at highish revs. I've checked the fuel pressure, which was at the right level, but put a regulator on just to make sure. Its now showing a steady 3psi, so its hardly over-doing it. Anyone else had this rather dangerous problem?!Cheers,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Bancroft Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Well, the grey car is ready, passed its MOT today.Just got to make a heat sink for the throttle cable, adjust the valve clearances and adjust the timing.Spoke to a few other entrants, James C, Dave L and Ellis are ready. Jason is sweating on getting his passport back. I reckon about 13 of the 49 are still on the critical list!9 days to go, boy does'nt the time fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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