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  1. yorkshire_spam
    Nice neat work Falcon!
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    That's a nice neat set-up. I'm planning to fuse the lights and introduce relays into the headlamp circuits so that they can be uprated and maybe put a "master" fuse in both the perm. live and live on ignition circuits. With 4 relays and 12 fuses I should just about have enough. Your positioning looks more accessible than mine, but I'm not happy about having mine under bonnet without them having a lid/casing.
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    I shoved a post on my blog last night - I've been prototyping a new fuse/relay holder for the Spitfire http://yorkshire-spitfire.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/prototype-fuserelay-box.html Before I go much further with it - I'd appreciate any constructive criticism from wiser and more experienced people! Cheers, Sam
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    Double double check the rocker shaft orientations - at least one source gives the markings the WRONG WAY. I can't remember if it's haynes or not - but it is possible to get them the wrong way round.
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    Wouldn't be without an active mask - wish I'd bought one years ago, couldn't believe how much easier it made things!
  6. yorkshire_spam
    Thanks Anthony - I'll get some scraps together and try it!
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    Hi Danny, until I get to tuning I don't know, I'll take the tops off the carbs and have a look ASAP.
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    Thanks Shaun. 1/8th plate and bloody loads of AMPs - I know where I stand. Nasty thin stuff....gah.... sooner or later I'm gonna end up blowing holes in it!
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    First time I've ever welded anything that thin, putting a patch on the bonnet/wing (http://yorkshire-spitfire.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/worse-than-wiring-bodywork.html) Scares the hell out of me doing "delicate" stuff like that, but I guess it could have turned out worse. One of these days I might get to do something other than wiring and bodywork! ;)
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    Not cheap...... http://www.tracytools.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_3&product_id=74
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    Ooooh. 9/16 - 26 = British standard cycle thread I think http://www.motalia.com/Html/Charts/cycle_chart.html
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    26tpi - that's more than (even) UNEF (24tpi).... sounds like an oddity!
  13. yorkshire_spam
    Thanks Scott, sounds like AAQ are the right ones to try!
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    Running the standard twin HS4 on my 1500. It has a Bell exhaust and K&N filters. Any suggestions for what carb needles I should have fitted? AAT ? AAQ? Opinions? Cheers, Sam
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    Available to order according to their website RKC3305     CAMSHAFT - SPITFIRE 1500     £104.45     EACH     OUT OF STOCK, AVAILABLE TO ORDER     
  16. yorkshire_spam
    I tend to play it safe with things like brakes. Took a lot of advice before I did it - once I'd done it that way I never went back to mucking around trying to get seals and pistons to fit with the calliper in 1 piece. BUT always made sure I had spare gallery seals before splitting them. YMMV and all the usual disclaimers re: safety and brake systems apply.
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    Dunno about in Triumph land, but when I've done Landy callipers I've bought a couple of spare gallery seals and split the calliper to make it easier to get the pistons out/seals in.
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    You should aim to spread the load across the base of the sump (imho) and not jack too hard - you are just trying to relieve the existing mounts, not jack the engine up out of the car. If you have a jack with a small seat you will bend/break the sump, one with a large pad or (as you say) a large thick block of wood is even better. Pressure = force/surface area. Small surface area = sump destruction!
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    looking like fun!
  20. yorkshire_spam
    Cool... interesting stuff
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    Ok, so I'm wondering..... With a "normal" vehicle EFI set up it's configured: Filter, throttle body, plenum, ram, inlet. But a lot of the performance EFIs you see are: Filter, plenum, ram, throttle, inlet. With individual throttle bodies per inlet. Is there an advantage to this set up? Would configuring an EFI on (for example) a 1500 Spitifre using a single throttle body be a performance hit? I can't logically see why one large throttle would be any worse than individual inlet throttles - but I'm not an expert - which is why I'm asking?!
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    I managed to turn it on the bottom pulley with everything in place, but I've got skinny arms. I believe I said "ooooooooh flipping heck" or something like that when I trapped my fingers. ;)
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    Trapped my fingers between the pulley and the steering rack when I turned mine over by hand. I almost said a bad word, or two.
  24. yorkshire_spam
    You should (just) be able to turn over by hand on the bottom pulley - no need to remove rad/fan
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    Hmmm. Any body out there know what the noise level metric is? At what distance/RPM etc? or is it "peak"? If I stand at the back of the motor with the engine at about 1K RPM I get between 88 and 90 db BUT it looks like the 2 sounds level apps I downloaded onto my phone stop at 90db.
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