<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Now what was the cause of the temporary misfire up at Stoneleigh?
And just how quick is this car now you've "caned" it?
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Suspected the points and sure enough the little lumpy bit (technical term!) that opens and closes the points was awol causing the spark to short out. The car ran most of its life on electronic ignition but this packed up just as Dick decided to sell the car. He reinstalled the points but also bought a new luminition set up which came with the car.
MYE is supposed to be the project after WAC (on the road but not finished) so I was just going to push MYE back into the barn for now. I had this little devil (angel?) sitting on my shoulder whispering... "why not get it all sorted, MOT as well..."
So it came to pass that MYE went up to my local small friendly garage (run by a friend, a person who lives, eats and breathes cars.
Electronic Ignition installed, MOT... not quite run of the mill... rear lights and indicators U/S. Cause.. NO WIRING! Gearbox loose.. bolts not tightened. Rear Anti-Roll bar loose... bolts on one side already sheared off and bar held in place with SILICON! This obviously wasn't working, bolts (hi-tensile) had to be drilled out (with much difficulty) and replaced. One blown bulb found to be glued in place! One top stut mount worn but passable.
Not an MOT issue but exhaust badly fitted with almost zero ground clearance. This was expertly fettled and refitted to hug the floor giving around 3" of ground clearance. It comes pretty close to the petrol tank so a small heat shield was made up and fitted.
The boot tank has two outlets at opposite ends to make sure all the fuel flows out regardless of centrefugal force etc. and a guard/skid to protect the pipes is on the "wish list". MOT passed then but I did have to go rushing down there with the LOG BOOK as the car was not on the computer records. Now it is I'll have to tax or sorn it.
Driving impressions... well it revs very freely, 1st and 2nd gear acceleration acceptable but boring, 3rd/4th/5th gear, lots of power and torque...accelerating uphill in 5th! Heavyish steering at slow speeds becomes perfect as speed increases... in fact the whole car handles better the faster you go, it is built for speed and therefore inspires confidence at speed (WAC does not!) Obviously it is not possible to do a proper test on public roads....obviously. The driving position is perfect (except cant see indicator lights)and the seat which at first seemed to small is absolutely perfect. Brakes.. not a strong point!
Red lining it in first 3 gears will see 60 come up pretty fast but about this time the cockpit filled with blue smoke..oil all over the engine room! Think it's coming from the base of the rubber dipstick holder... tempory solution, return car to barn and cover with old sheets!
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