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Alex

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  1. 1/2 or 3/4 I would think will be enough. depends how low you want to go 🤷🏼‍♂️
  2. When I fitted my new spring(2004) my car sat high. I fitted a 3/4 and it lowered it a lot more than 3/4 inch. Now my car is very low
  3. Shorter drive shafts(axle) same spring.
  4. We did 2 this year …. Long story and I say we loosely 🤣
  5. You just carry a complete shaft with a saloon or stag. Not handed so simple, not so easy on a small chassis.
  6. Just been thinking what I’ve learnt over the years driving old cars on long trips/Rbrr’s. I always carry at least one spare wiper since my mk3 cortina wiper flew off in pouring rain on m1 heading to Bradford. This year my pal Nick lost a wiper after a bird strike at John o groats fortunately he had a spare. When Gwaredd and I did our first rbrr my distributor kept moving as the bolt securing it was shot. Shedtune rescued us and from then on I’ve always carried an assortment of various bolts ,nuts and washers. This year I had to dig into the box a couple of times for others after they had issues. Fuses I always carry a vast array of fuses…. Lesson learnt after a friend kept popping fuses on a previous rbrr. Instant gasket, again first rbrr thermostat housing kept leaking. Ellis helped me out that time and this time we used it to adapt a leaky silicone rocker gasket that appeared to have stretched. Gwaredd cut a bit out and sealed it up with sealer. I carry a spare distributor, I had a power spark unit fail at lands end suddenly on the rbrr in 2016 after a faultless run that far. It just wouldn’t restart , fortunately I’d packed my old one and we stuck that on and were away again. I have a 123 now but as has been found they are not faultless so still carry a spare. I always carry a spare cap and rotor arm for rbrr…. Kindly loaned by a friend this year as ran out of time to order one. I’m sure there’s more, anyone else?
  7. I can only imagine, an unreliable car is just an expensive large ornament!
  8. You don’t have a fob on your sunvisor to open the gates? …. Peasant 😘 you think it’s the same issue?
  9. I was honestly gutted you guys didn’t make it Steve. So near and yet to far to push it…. Have you investigated yet?
  10. Weirdly this was amongst my favourite round Britain. My car behaved almost faultlessly all weekend and only leaked when tracking through standing water. It was coming through the transmission tunnel …. Wet feet was the order of Friday night/Saturday am. Lost front lights when a fuse holder failed but quickly sorted. Got a bit left behind at bude but only due to helping another entrant and that’s all part of it. It’s also part of why I enjoyed it so much, we chatted and laughed whilst doing it….. What a club and what a great group of people!!
  11. Club triumph round Britain reliability run…. There was a lot of us there!
  12. I can’t see size being an issue Andy 🤣😂
  13. I’ve always put the stickers on the rear wing with no issues. I actually think they look good there…. Maybe it’s the magnetic backing causing the issues.
  14. I fitted my electric fan when the original viscous fan failed.
  15. I had the Kenlowe type that goes in the hose…. It broke and now I just use a switch.
  16. I remember when I swapped the engine out on my old 2000 at my work. I put the radiator cap somewhere safe during the process and then couldn’t find it. So I went home pinched the spitfire cap and drove the now 2.5 home. Days later I found it….. next to the gearstick 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️
  17. Running round in circles currently, I’ve never been happy with the bonnet fit. So easy, I’ll just redo everything 🥴 Progress has been made, but at the cost of a few steps back as I wrecked the paintwork in the process. Well rather than just touch it in I decided to go all in…. Even fitted the new bootlid …. Now I’m in for a respray…. It’s entered for the rbrr so best get a shift on 🤣
  18. If you could that would be great thank you. I actually only need the lower piece. Mine has broken so the screws pull through …. Previously repaired but not worth it again as it’s in small pieces 🙄
  19. I’m looking for a 1500 spit steering wheel cowl. Anybody got one laying around?
  20. Pictures tell a thousand words. Biggest expense is body work, bonnets are very expensive …… otherwise if you can weld and as already stated you have the space then go for it. originality isn’t key here. Build the car you want,your choice of colour etc. It’ll never make you rich but in the right colour and condition will make you very happy. A money pit ……yep bound to be, but done right you should still get to drive it more than fixing it. Biggest problem with these cars is that value has always been low. As a result people cut corners and try to do everything cheap. It doesn’t need to be like that though. There’s sourcing out there of varying quality but also cost…..and cost doesn’t mean anything in regards to quality!
  21. All looking good Richard! Nice to see everyone mucking in ….. I’d struggle to get my lot to watch out the window!
  22. My spitfires been pressed into daily driver duties for the last 2 weeks after my modern failed its mot. shouldn’t have been for long but have spent a week taking the front wheels off( wanted to do it properly 😂). Spitfires still not had tracking set up after all its recent work…. Or the horn reconnected. Seems to be running pretty well though and has benefitted from being used I’d say. Snow was fun and I wouldn’t have used it in all the salt etc if I’d had a choice but needs must!
  23. Alex

    Spit 1500 / FOX

    I’ve just switched from spax to koni….. I think they’re a lot better. However I can’t decide if it’s just that I spent so much money they have to be 🤣
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