warphi1970
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just sticking an ARB on without considering all spring rates and dampers will effect the handling of the car, if you cant break traction on the rear and you tend to get understeer when pushing into corners you may wish to stiffen up the rear or soften the front. to stiffen the rear you can look at spring or ARB but don't forget go too far and you may defeat the standard shockers fitted and introduce other issues. Its a science that's for sure but if you have one just try it and see how it goes. you could always go see a suspension tuner someone like Dave Gallop of Track developments who will tell you what you need to do to change your cars setup after a corner weight check if you wish to take it really serious. He setup my saloon car and since then its been great.
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i have a freind who runs 185/45/16 on his opel Kaddett D which is low and he has to select the brand and tread pattern to get clearance and you would be shocked at the difference sure he has to get A049 (now discontinued) or the tyre rubs
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2748 wrote:Machining the wheel mounting face? No, not really an option. The offset is set by the casting of the actual wheel rim. i have done this myself to give a 3mm clearance without any issues but does depend on how much meat is in the wheel. You are correct the casting process has a number of different positions for the spoke core to give different offsetts but most patterns have two positions really wide have 3, its to minimise the ammount of machining and hence waste material but from one blank many offsets can be created.
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Alex wrote: I think you'll find the question is will the rear jag seats fit. doh teach me to half read something, so if they fit into a convertable then thats my dilema solved lol thanks
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i am looking at fitting Mk1 astra recaro seats in mine but i have been informed mk1 MX5 seats fit
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1992 wrote:Thanks for that, the twins were set up perfectly, and now they are spitting etc, now stripped. Hoping that all will be well once back on, but not holding breath. Single is much more appealing, no balancing, one mixture ..... Now to find the bits. my experiance is that if set correctly and in good order then your carbs may stray a little but not massively, i would check to see you havnt got any missing washers etc that are supposed to prevent things rattling and self adjusting. Have used 4 carbs on a slightly more modern car for 7 years now and only need to tweek a little between really hot weather and freezing. but yes i also have a spitfire engine in my herald and it has a single stromberg on it at present but i have bought a twin SU setup :)
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Alex wrote:Ok I've solved the problem..... I'm an idiot :-( I had another look today and realised there's actually nothing wrong.... Not sure why I couldn't do it the other day.... Thanks for the assistance though. Alex trust me it will not be the last time this happens to you :) sometimes you just got to walk away get a cuppa tea then come back in a different mood :)
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well done :) lol
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Who's got what to do for 2016?
warphi1970 replied to GreenV8Machine's topic in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)
HI everyone, being inspired by your tales of what seems to be a fantastic event i just have a chassis up restoration on a 13/60 Cabrio to complete, just about got it stripped down need to start putting metal where there are holes etc good news is its got a sweet engine an FH from a spitfire with twin 1" 1/4 so should motor along nicely if i can get it back in one peice lol. Thanks to the guys and gals at the Bristol meet (including TR register, 2000/2500 club etc) who identified plastic bags of assorted new bolts and nuts that came with the project car i bought. 2016 should give me enough time i am sure -
the prefix suggests its from an automatic 2000! 2000 mk2 ME....#DL% BCS* ME MB ME (MEC Auto) 2000 mk2 Est. ME....#SC% BCE* ME MB MEA (MED Auto) look under cars/ technical / prefix suffix table
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have a good look and make sure you havnt missed one anywhere? but it may be that rust has built up around the studs and making it a nice tight seal as well as the well baked manifold face which incidently may also have some exhaust paste on it etc just gently tap it and see what happens
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check out Herald16V thread on his car he has a snazzy twin box system and he has some good pictures might help
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nang wrote:You could drill a hole in the backing plate and fit them that way. Tony. like your way of thinking and no possible damage to bearings :)
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5820 wrote:Good luck with the weld-a-thon, the only advice l can give it check measure and check again, l got some complete front floor pressing including the flanges for the rear tub and gearbox cover floors from Canley classic and they were very good but took a long time to get right, l too had to fit new chassis mounts also, ended up building up the car and using the rear tub and doors to make sue it would be somewhere close when it all goes back together. lol feeling daunted my ieda will be to tack it all together assemble adjust then take appart to weld up before final assembly if not i have a hydraulic body jack lol ;D
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the friction pad mating surface is alot smaller in diameter however the overall diameter will be roughly the same to get the starter gear close to the starter motor i guess. whats the difference in thickness?