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My Powerspark Simon BBC ignition unit failed on the RBRR about 1 month after purchase. As it was purchased through eBay I tried to request a return, which has been declined. In addition to the unit failing prematurely the magnetic ring was so poorly made that I had to use the old one from a previous unit to get it working. I've contacted the supplier to ask why the declined my return and request a refund, I'll see what they say. In the mean time it's important that you all know that a supplier and product I've previously recommended is no longer a "quality item" and that the supplier's customer service is (so far) seriously lacking. Should they rectify the matter in a satisfactory way, I'll obviously post an update/correction.

For anyone (like me) with cheap-ass TomTom SatNav that doesn't do routes - I have a .ov2 POI file with JUST the Controls/Stops in. (And also a csv file) Message me if you want a copy

We did exactly that in 2021 - the whole "top half" of the 2014 RBRR route, but over 2.5 days and stayed over at the Sea View in JoG!

I had a slightly similar experience today when I started to panic about the wheel bearings on the Spitfire... until I realised I hadn't done the wheel nuts up properly yet. Time for a checklist for me!

Just bunged a request to join in.

Very generous @McJim ! Maybe we should all chip in for some wine as a thank you? 😉

It's usually the first full weekend in August, but I'm sure @reychris or @Velocita Rosso will know better than me the 2024 details.

Not 100% sure about Heralds and their ID plates, but paint and trim are not (to my knowledge) part of the commission number, but (on some vehicles) separate on the ID plate:

Prologue: In 2012 my Land Rover 110 (CSW, 300TDI) is sitting in the driveway rotting away due to a lack of usage and it being too expensive to use as my daily commute car. My wonderful wife suggests selling the Landy and getting something we can enjoy as a fun car that will fit in the garage. Something where I don't have to worry about it being back on the road for the commute on Monday morning. The Landy was duly sold and the hunt for a "fun car" starts, MGs, Triumphs and even MX5s were considered and inspected, eventually I put a bid on a Spitfire 1500 on eBay and bought the car! And so I joined the CT forum, started to attend the Pendle and Pennine area meetings and in due course joined the Club. The First RBRR: And so, in 2013 with the car becoming a bit more reliable, rewired and various parts replaced. We start to think about how to mark my 40th Birthday in 2014. It is suggested that we do something as a bit of a one-off and enter the RBRR. At that time with bills to pay and a young family the expense of doing the run was seriously daunting, but with a year to plan and save it seemed do-able. Time flew past and all of a sudden there we are at the Plough with all the other entrants. My mum and step-dad are down in London staying with my aunt and uncle, so they've taken the tube up to the Plough to see us off! Feeling a bit like a fish out of water and wondering what we've got ourselves into I make a point of speaking to @Tim Hunt as I know from the forum that it's the 40th anniversary of his first RBRR and it's my 40th Birthday year! And off we went, heading for Blyth through the north London traffic. The whole event was hard work. Seriously. I found it almost impossible to sleep in the car and by the time we reached Tebay it was a case of "I sleep now, or we can't continue". I managed to get enough rest to keep us (safely) in the event. The charge south through Wales re-energised me and on we went. The next big issue was as we approached Bude, my wife's health issues started to really affect her and I had to take over and drive the rest of the event. We made it back to the Plough at around 6:30pm after fighting the traffic around the M25. I would have loved to stay and watch the other crews arrive, but was worried about driving back to the hotel, so we headed back. I slept for 14 hours. At that point we concluded "glad we've done it, but never again", but Martin's passing changed our minds so in 2018 we came back for another go, this time as a 3 person crew in the Dolomite. Sadly on that occasion illness got the better of one of our crew just before we reached John O'Groats forcing us to bow out and turn for (the long journey) home. Which brings me to 2022, I'm musing on Facebook about whether or not I'll ever complete the RBRR again and an old University friend pipes up and wants to have a go... so here we are, 2023 a new co-driver and another go at the event. Learned to Love the RBRR? Not sure, but very much want to address the unfinished business of 2018 and give it at least "one more go"

I wouldn't 100% trust my list, but my generic bearing number for the inner bearing in my parts notes is B-168. That might allow you to shop around for a branded replacement not part of a kit? But look the bearing specs up and check them against the measurements from your bearing before you trust that part number! Edit: There seems to be plenty of places online stock "KOYO" B168, but can't see much in the way of alternatives.

Alun is "the man" for Dolomite stuff. I might have a usable centre bearing somewhere, but no idea where with everything packed up and in storage

Sounds like something propshaft related?

I'll fix it when I get a mo, tried pasting a photo from my Google photos... It pasted a broken link instead!

I had a Monday with those... car went "bang" on the dyno tuning run. Fixed and back on the road now, but a bit of a heart stopper!

A splendid year.

I got a similar one with a plan to do the same... it's still in a box in storage. "one of these days" I'll get around to it!

What sort of driving do you do? To be honest I'd consider swapping to a 1500 for a bit more torque. For cams, I haven't had a 1300 one, but I've been happy with the one I have from Newman cams

Both bad timing and bad luck there @TimW, hope you get it sorted!

@logicaluk any ideas?

Bad luck with the Dolomite, hope you get to the bottom of it!

Good news, it must be the week for it, Binny the Dolomite passed on Thursday!

That's great news @Dannyb! Before stiffening/lowering the front of our Spitfire it was pretty skittish and frightening at autobahn speeds - the change was a similar positive experience to what you describe and being able to throw the car into the bends with confidence made it great fun to drive.

I run TT4301 that I got from Moss in 2017 (I think). I found they were slightly too low as standard and added spacers. Moss describe them as "Road Spring Set, front, fast road uprated 330lbs, lowered, silicon chrome, pair" (For P/N TT4301PR) They give great handling and a sporty ride, but for "pootling" about they are a tad low and a tad harsh.

Albion Reiver! 🙂

Although it's about a classic truck, not a car I think this fits the bill nicely as an event theme song: