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The track at Blyton (nearest to me) has some tight, slow corners and some faster 90 degree bends, 2nd is always a little low and 3rd a little high, if you know what I mean. 80ish mph is about the most I have seen on the back straight so ultimate top end is not such an issue. I realise 1st will be a little under geared but you only really use that once per session on the track.
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The track at Blyton (nearest to me) has some tight, slow corners and some faster 90 degree bends, 2nd is always a little low and 3rd a little high, if you know what I mean. 80ish mph is about the most I have seen on the back straight so ultimate top end is not such an issue. I realise 1st will be a little under geared but you only really use that once per session on the track.
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I have a 4.11 diff from a mk1 which I would like to try in the pi for trackdays, is it simply a case of changing the backplate for a mk2 saloon one and bolting it in? Has anyone (out of interest) run a pi with a 4.11? Colin.
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699 wrote:I think we've lost a few posts in here too as I'm trying to find the bit where I said I'd measure the hardness of the Stag stub axles I have. There was mention here that the Stag and Saloon axles were the same save for hardening on the Stag items. Checked the R site for part numbers and both are allocated the same number. Checked the NOS Stag axles I received several years ago from a supplier here in NL who dealt exclusively with Stags: both axles have a hardness of around 20-25HRc all over. Checked the old worn ones on spare uprights I have: both are 20-25 all over except the 27.0mm section where the inner bearing fits which was 48-55HRc. My conclusion unless better evidence is supplied: Only the inner bearing race on Stag stub axles was hardened on the originals out of the factory. Probably induction hardening. The (supposed) NOS replacements I have may be Saloon parts. Sadly the parts that you get supplied now would (unless NOS) be the same for saloon and Stag, this wasn't the case originally hence the 'bonus' of getting some good condition used original, hardened Stag stub axles in an Ebay deal for the front brakes.
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570 wrote:MkII calipers would work just as well if they are easier to source But mk2 discs are more expensive than Stag ones. Colin
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Original tyre size in a radial for mk1 2000 was 175/13 which is virtually a 175/80/13. As DJBHarvey and others have said the closest is 195/60/15 (not 50 series as shown in the original picture). Colin.
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Doesn't hurt to start a fresh thread on it surely, rather than having it tagged on the end of another?
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Congratulations to Club Triumph for scooping the Classic and Sportscar award for best 'Best club run/rally' with the RBRR.(clap)(clap)(clap) I was told about this on the Friday morning at the NEC by Bob King, so well done to Tim Bancroft and all the organising team, anyone who has ever done the Round Britain will understand what a huge undertaking this is, by unpaid volunteers. Colin
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Wheels are a straight fit but you may experience arch clearance problems on the back. I did with my pi and 195/60 tyres. Its to do with the offset of the wheels, which although only 6x15 do have a lot of dish on them. I have some 6x14 wheels with 195/70/14 tyres and they dont touch on either car. Colin.
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4666 wrote:I was under the impression that the S wheels used 185HR14s (now very expensive new) or was the just the earlier Stags? Just the Stag
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Car success rates - advice from Statto
CRAJ replied to Raider's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
I would agree that a daily use car CAN be an advantage when doing the RBRR, but I wouldn't agree that the stats (especially once Martin has put together the failure reasons) will be meaningless. In 2010 we had a loss of o/d which we jury rigged and increasing noise from the fr wheel bearings. 2012 was an increasing stiffness to the throttle, caused by heat from the 6-3-1 'drying' the throttle cable out. The estate does circa 7.5k miles a year, including long and short journeys, none of the problems listed above had occured before hand even when doing 1000 miles in a handful of days, so the unexpected can always happen. But none of the above problems were that serious really, daily use is certainly a good idea for a trustworthy car for long haul and continental trips IMHO. Colin -
To get a proper speedo reading you would need a speedo from a 2.5pi Matt, the 2000 would originally have had a 4.11 ratio axle, so getting the speedo accurate by changing the tyres will be difficult. With the estate on 14" wheels I use 195/70/14 as the closest to the original 175/14 tyres. Colin.
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Oops.....looks like I have got mixed up when talking with Bill on the phone. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him yet, but he has such an enthusiastic manner on the phone that time flies past. Didn't intend to mislead anyone(unhappy) I can't wait to see the car and talk to him at the show. Colin.
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More coincidence, Bill's car (with it's 2000 pi engine) will be on the 2000 Register stand at the NEC later this month. So come along and see it in the flesh. Colin
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uksnatcher wrote:Cheers Phil, noted...(ok) I have also heard they need about 500 mile bedding in for non snow/ice conditions? I fitted ours on a tuesday and it snowed on the wednesday night, probably done 30miles tops and they were fine tbh. If you read reports from the likes of Autotrader they reckon decent winter tyres are not so bad once the weather gets warmer, they wear a little quicker, but if you only fit one type of tyre, as traditionally we Brits do, go for winter tyres. Colin.
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2353 wrote:Impressive Also while on the subject of width Bjorn Walderguard use to use 3" wide tyres with just 15 PSI on his Rally Porsche in the snow. He told me the narrow tyre cuts through the snow and the lower pressures flexes the tread more so stopping the snow from compacting in the tread, another main cause of traction loss. Modern winter tyres have lots of tiny 'sipes' in them which are designed to fill with snow, this snow then sticks to the snow you are travelling on and gives traction. If you try rubbing snowballs together they stick, so this is the principal behind the tyre design now. Colin.
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Just ordered another pair from Camskill to go on the rear of the 206 'this season', I wouldn't be without them over winter now and found the same thing as Brookster's father that with them fitted in heavy snow the front bumper becomes a plough. Only narrow tyres (by modern standards) on the 206 as well, which does help, if you watch rallying in scandinavia the cars look ridiculous with skinny wheels and huge wide arches, if wider tyres were best in the snow the WRC boys would have them! Colin.
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Bought a pair for the front of our everyday 206 two years ago and can't recommend them highly enough, absolutely superb in all winter conditions, from damp slimy everday conditions, through rain, ice and especially snow. You will not regret it. Colin.
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339 wrote:Great idea Colin and I could have the "fun" of an overdrive with a 5 speed!! I don't think the GT6 has enough room and the 5 speed gearbox doesn't have a drive flange on the rear it has a sliding spline :-/ :-/ :-/ Could the o/d not be fitted between a shortened prop and the diff? Colin.
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24hrs after the event.......
CRAJ replied to AlanChatterton's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
Perhaps he had stopped to clean the wheels again, we had done 40miles or so since he last did them at JOG. -
24hrs after the event.......
CRAJ replied to AlanChatterton's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
sorbs wrote: Look at it, holding up the proper Triumphs. You are so right your Lordship, the photo below shows us and Dave Marshall's 2000 waiting for the Acclaim somewhere in Scotlandshire. I had to get the long lens out to scan the horizon for them, Craig has clearly nodded off waiting. -
Controls: Any thoughts?
CRAJ replied to Tim Bancroft's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
LEE_GODFREY wrote:We filled up at Skiatch...........................and had no fuel issues. We filled up there too, but I notice from our records that we only needed just over 24litres as we had already filled at Kinross. Can't see that they would have more than one holding tank underground feeding different pumps but I guess anything is possible. Do you know how much you put in at Skiach Lee, cos althought the low comp 2500S would suffer poor fuel reasonably well, Dave's pi wouldn't have been too happy. Colin. -
Had to laugh when we were uploading pics after the RBRR, this pic shows Dave Marshall and Craig Bennett at Kinross services just after crossing the Firth of Forth in Scotlandshire. It was just after 3am Saturday morning. So what is Craig doing whilst leaning against Dave's car? Craig is quite a big fella, this photo proves it
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2012 was our second RBRR, I have told Dad that the RBRR team will be me, him and a n other, until such time that he says I have had enough now thanks. It got me thinking of Driver's ages, my Dad was 66 last April, he will be well on his way to 69 by the next RBBR in 2014. So do we have any stats on ages of Driver's competeing or having taken part in the past? I know how I feel at the end of the event and I'm a mere 43. Is it time the award for successful older participants was a nice cocoa mug? ;)
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Throttle pedal that was harder to depress the further we went. Disconnected it at work today and lubed with wd40, will see how it is on the way home. I suspect it's the under bonnet temp. with the CW 6-3-1 that has just dried it out. Colin