cnicholson
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thanks guys i like the idea of using the lathe to polish it up again. sods law i have just finished putting the new tunnel and carpets in when i spotted the leak!
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is it easy to change the seal on the rear of the overdrive on a spitfire? Hoping its not a engine box out job....
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can i check i am still on the list for a pair of front wings. If so when is payment wanted? thanks Carl Nicholson
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this was the worst job ever when I did mine a few years ago, i took me about 4 days to do them. the seals where of such a poor quality that they never quite sat right, and now they need doing again as they have snagged in the door. will be trying the seals from baines!
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this was the worst job ever when I did mine a few years ago, i took me about 4 days to do them. the seals where of such a poor quality that they never quite sat right, and now they need doing again as they have snagged in the door. will be trying the seals from baines!
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i am putting a later j type single rail overdrive into an early mk4 spitfire, do i need a relay in the circuit to hold the overdrive on? or is it wire without relay? a diagram would not go a mis either. thanks
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cnicholson replied to Richard_M's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
and so the sat nav continues to be a point of contention. I found it rather ironic that i was late marshaling the badgers holt stop because i entrusted the wife to program the sat nav....... only trouble was is that there's a badgers holt road in Okehampton, so I ended up joining the bulk of the convoy on route to the control which was good fun in the tr6. I can't really blame the Mrs though i should have known better than to go against my instinct and ignore the stupid machine. Here in lies the moral sat navs are useful for trunking across the country like a sheep, speed awareness, and the contours of unfamiliar roads, and they can get you out of the mire when late, but the road book is probably the best tool. The best thing i could have done when i did it in 2012 was to draw the route onto a large scale map, so that when lost it would have been easier to get back on route. This would have been even better if i could have sat down with somebody who knew the route at the drivers meeting or a local club meeting. I will hopefully be able to do the next one in the TR6, i'm fairly sure i will need a co driver though as I can't see the Mrs wanting to go through the experience without the luxury of a rear seat to sleep on.... Above all well done for those that tried, and a very big well done for the organizer's without which it simply would not happen. -
have sourced a 1500 flywheel to go with the box including clutch pressure plate etc so going that route now.... thanks for confirming the bits needed
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Hi, i am fitting a single rail 1500 overdrive to an early mk4 1300 spitfire, however the clutch that was fitted was the 10 spline friction plate, and i need to fit the 20 spline clutch to match the overdrive box. Do i need to change the flywheel to match the clutch, or can i use the 20 spline friction plate in the 10 spline pressure plate? opinions and pearls of wisdom welcome....
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I think my m1 v2.2 used to have a mod that may have controled the fan but i removed it as it was very badly bodged, as i dont use the megasquirt to run the coils i kind of assume there should be some spare outputs?
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I will get some pictures sorted soon, i think the saloon is on speed density at present, but have not really touched the tune on it yet. I have not managed to work out if i can drive the fan realy from the megasquirt to control the elctric fan, i know there are spare outputs on the realy board but i don't know if it can be done or if i will fry the megasquirt trying. some help would be appreciated on this bit.
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many thanks for the replies, Ted have you got a link to the list as when you enlarge it, it becomes un-readable. thanks p.s. hope you are keeping well.
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after a year of working away on my tr6 i finally finished converting the saloon to megasquirt EFI this weekend, all seems to be going well started on 2nd attempt, just the usual amount of fine tuning to do now.... Many thakns are owed to Paul Brooks and Nick Jones of which i would have really struggled. The tr6 now has a few hundred miles on the clock and is starting to behave itself.
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i have a set of manual pedals and a rebuilt overdrive box if your interested
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can anybody provide a link too, or a list of compatible oil filters for the mocal spin on adapters to fit a tr6 or 2.5 saloon please (sorry if already on here somewhere but i could not find it.)