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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:34 am
by Tim Leech
[quote="PhilGreaves"]Wakefield ey Tim..how desperate are you for that parcel shelf?
(theres no rush like but just thought id mention it!!).
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Hi Phil
As per previous posts, I wont need it now mate sorry as I have the one from the 16TRS which is received a split fold rear seat, I am going home on the train so wouldnt have fancied carrying it back with me anyway!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:10 pm
by PhilGreaves
fair enough more for mee muhahahahaaaaa...
and those wheel trims..
good luck with it..they look great when done you know...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:42 pm
by Tim Leech
PhilGreaves wrote:fair enough more for mee muhahahahaaaaa...
and those wheel trims..
good luck with it..they look great when done you know...
She is now away on her holidays with Uncle Ken, and cruised happily up the M1 the 90 miles to Wakefield without so much of a murmour at a steady 70mph.
However the NEW wheeltrim on the osf managed to make a break for freedom somewhere enroute
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:47 pm
by Dollywobbler
How are the trims meant to attach? Are the wheel bolts meant to hold them? I tried fitting mine after final tightening of the bolts and they didn't seem at all secure.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:05 pm
by Tim Leech
Yes Ian they are, the older the trims get the looser they and they hav ea tendency to "Rattle" at slow speeds, weird its the new one that pinged off even though it was pushed on hard.
Ahh well, I will have to fit my metric alloys instead then!
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:44 pm
by sdelasal
To cure those rattly/loose hub caps, with careful application of a heat gun you can squeeze the plastic locating lug and make it a tighter fit on the wheel nut.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:47 pm
by ken newbold
All I can say about this car is, it looks a lot better from underneath than it does on top
It's actually in quite good structural condition, has a bit of rust under the front end but the back end is incredibly good.
A new nearside rear wing would really do justice to the car, and mechanically she's all but MOTable.
Bet our neighbours are really sad to see it leave.
Well the first bit was right
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:49 pm
by Tim Leech
Thanks Ken
She made it home with no issues at all, made me realise how buggered the clutch is on the 19TZD (soon to be replaced) but its quite a bit slower too (that 6bhp makes ALL the difference). I think it runs on air though as the fuel gauge hardly moved!
Anyway, the bodywork starts in ernest very soon as its rather a tatty old barge!
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:51 pm
by ken newbold
Roverman wrote:Thanks Ken
I think it runs on air though as the fuel gauge hardly moved!
My kind of car
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:06 am
by Paul296
ken newbold wrote:Roverman wrote:Thanks Ken
I think it runs on air though as the fuel gauge hardly moved!
My kind of car
And mine! If you do work out a way to actually run a car on air - I'd like to be told!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:59 am
by Tim Leech
Paul296 wrote:ken newbold wrote:Roverman wrote:Thanks Ken
I think it runs on air though as the fuel gauge hardly moved!
My kind of car
And mine! If you do work out a way to actually run a car on air - I'd like to be told!
Will do Paul, I will get a man to fly over from my castle in Monte Carlo and tell you how I did it!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:17 am
by Dollywobbler
Glad I'm not the only one amazed by the difference of 6bhp. My Mk1 feels quite a bit more sluggish than my old Mk2, especially on steep hills. Was wondering if it was just me - apparently not!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:11 am
by Tim Leech
Im going to stick some injector cleaner and fit a new airfilter and see if that helps, the engine tone also sounds slightly different!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:47 am
by Philip Chidlow
We put some injector cleaner in and fitted a new air filter...
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:31 pm
by Wooscary
That looks decidedly cool!
And I'm very jealous of the positioning of your cold start advance, why does mine have to go behind the oil filler neck!!?? (But the photo has given me a clearer view of the cable routing, so thanks for that).