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thescrapman wrote: Mark What gearbox do you have? Isn't there a link between first and reverse ona single rail, as I remember always being told to always pause a long time if going between one and the other on the single rail. Matt commented on your first being taller, is it a Marina gearset or a GT6 one? Cheers Colin Colin I believe its a Gt6 one.... does about 60 in 1st ;D Cheers Alex
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.....me to Colin,but on a capri :-)
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Maybe I'm missing something here......all Capri's except the last of the line 280 brooklands had 13" wheels anyway,the 280 had seven spokes similar to the 2.8i special but in 15" not 13". If I've missed the point ignore me. Cheers Alex
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Looks very nice!
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3647 wrote:Well I just want to thank everyone for of their help, advice, time and patience. I know have a beautifully running spitfire. Never idled to well and doesn't miss a beat. I'm not sure what finally did it because I changed the coil, leads, plugs and dizzy cap!!! It then started first time. Just need to keep fingers crossed for MOT on Tuesday now. Thanks again everyone. Barry Well done for sticking at it Barry. Once its mot'd it may be worth you swapping the bits back one at a time so you know what it was and which bits to hang onto as spares. Good luck with the mot!! Alex
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Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Suits you sir! ;D -
Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
AlanChatterton wrote:No, I broke two very expensive Audi's......... one mine, one brand new A6 Quattro! Opps! Mine fixed and back, other one........ not quite! As for Acclaim, its a Triumph, and it gets me on the RBRR........... nuff said! Bradley is not so sure............! Oops indeedy!! Flat caps at the ready? ;D -
Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Just a matter of time,you so wanted one of them ;D .....is this one of the two cars you broke yesterday? ;) -
Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
AlanChatterton wrote:Still hoping to have the Stag Estate finished in time for the RBRR............ but, just incase Just bought another little gem as a back up RBRR car...............! So I'll ask then....what you bought? -
3647 wrote:When I say the output of the coil, I mean with the ht lead in the coil, taking the other end out of the distributor cap and measuring from that end.. Thats what I tried :)
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Well would that not mean the coil is outputting and that its a problem at the dizzy end? I tried to measure my coil output at cranking and its not constant enough to measure,its anywhere between 8 and 12v....
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Is this measured at the output of the coil?
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I dont think it matters if you have fitted a 12v or 6v coil at this time.The issue seems to me to be that there is no spark when cranking.The ballast resistor being bypassed should'nt change this just the strength of the spark. If the coil is registering 12v then power is getting to it,if its still not sparking then the only other thing I'd have thought would be that when cranking the power is being cut...this would mean a fault from the 12v supply feed? Anyone tell me if my theory sounds right so I dont start leading Barry in the wrong direction? Cheers Alex
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5808 wrote:The 5mm spacer i thought i put in the slave had fell out and was under the car. Tried again and bingo got a clutch. Thanks for all the help guys. Only had car a week and learned loads Well done, always nice to hear the outcome of these problems as you never know when someone else will have a similar problem......and they will ;D
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Bainzy.....do you have a nut n bolt missing from your prop to diff flange?It certainly looks like it..... Where are your silencers....your y piece looks a bit far back to mecan you slide it over the centre pipe some more or even slide the centre pipe forward creating the same solution?
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I've got the corbeau buckets and find them realy comfy. There not very wide and dont recline but for me theyre perfect ,I'm 5.9 and not a lardie by any stretch but my mate is over 6ft and not skinny and he did a rbrr in them no trouble.Unfortunately my girls car seats dont fit them so it looks like I'm going to be selling them off. I have a 1500 spitfire passenger seat fitted at the moment for the girls to use but dont have a drivers seat.Once I do then I have to decide sell my buckets or put them in the roof until the girls are big enough not to need booster seats.
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A helicoil will solve the problem with your head stud.....been there! ;)
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Looks lovely.....and I echo the comments on the wheels!!
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Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Richard_B wrote: Its supposed to have been posted through Jason's letterbox, not left littering your garage floor ;D Wow that was quick for you Richard ;D -
Who's got what to do for 2012?
Alex replied to Radders's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Have you two not finished those cars yet! I suggest you just pull your fingers out and get some miles on them before october! Oh just remembered my entry sat in the garage :o -
Scott the door switches operate lights under the dash. I never had the lights on my old loom but the replacement does(my old ones had been cut)purple and grey wires from memory the light are basically just bulb holders. Alex
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Scott your brakes are different to mine mine are dual circuit but otherwise it looks the same. Alex
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Can you slow down please otherwise it'll look like the rest of us are just lazy! .....good work though ;)
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Scott are you going to go over it with a bit of 800/1200 or something before you blow it over again? Just thinking you could remove some orange peal that way......
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Looking good Scott well done! Hope mine comes out as nice!! Alex