AAC567X

There may be a few changes next year, but it'll be evolution not revolution. Any feedback on most favoured and least favoured parts of this year's weekend would certainly be welcomed.

Apologies to everyone who was promised that a picture of their car would appear today. I was contacted by a senior committee member and asked to shrink the pictures so that they didn't do odd things to the thread. Unfortunately, when I attempt to do that the quality suffers to the point where the images are almost indecipherable. I'll keep working on it. Otherwise, if there are any G.I.M.P. experts out there who could offer tips....

Group shot of the first dozen cars to arrive, taken in the lower car park. More pictures to follow later....

Have found that I am working this weekend, so I'll only be available for the OST social parts of the weekend, not the drive. (dissappointed)

You could look at a slightly higher capacity if you live in a dark, cold or wet area and need to run lights, heater or wipers more often. I put a 60Ah on, but had to modify the clamp on the carrier tray to secure the larger item.

It didn't, that's why the job ended up being new track control arms, ball joints and bushes - which did resolve it.

Heard the terrible news about Martin when I took the 7 in for new track control arms, ball joints and bushes today.

Thanks to everyone for the comments. As mentioned in the original post, I'll be fitting 195/55R15 85H tyres to a TR7 on a set of Montego Turbo 6J diamond-lattice-style rims and using them for moderately rapid driving in one of the wettest parts of the UK. Scrapman: Which exact product are you using? EfficientGrip, Optigrip or Vector?

Thanks Ferny.

Thanks, Mike. I'll add those to my options.

When I got AAC, it came with a set of new Firestone Firehawk 195/55 15 85H tyres. I'd never driven on Firestone tyres before, but they had plenty of tread and seemed a match for the car. During the winter I've found that their adhesion, especially in the wet, is far less than the Goodyear Hydragrip of a similar size that I used on the Volvo 940ST for nearly a decade (over multiple front/rear pairs). They seem to be more suited for the school run in a Ka 1·2 or Fiat 500. I'm looking ahead to the options I'll have when the Firestones are ready for replacement. Unfortunately, Goodyear have dropped the Hydragrip and introduced the Eagle Vector 2+ which I have never used. Does anyone have experience of the Vector 2+ on a lightweight sports - or any suggestions for an alternative with excellent wet grip?

Thanks, as always, Theo.

Driving along normally at about 40 - 45 mph. Suddenly the front end starts shimmying like an epileptic belly-dancer. After 15 or 20 seconds, everything settles down again and it drives perfectly for the next half an hour. Repeat at irregular intervals. 1) Tyres are worn to slightly different diameters and sometimes come into destructive resonance. 2) One or both front tyres have lost balance weights. 3) Loose nuts. 4) Worn bearings. 5) Worn steering mechanism. 6) Other cause?

Hi there mate. We'll see if we can get someone to volunteer 😉 <waves>

Why not? You can get 4 in a TR7.