Exhaust valve project
The exhaust on the car is a tad noisy when all 4 holes are open so we've been running around with one hole on each side plugged. We've been looking...
1st Aniversary of SVA pass
I can't believe its been a year and 2300 miles already! It's been little turbulent in that time: Shortly after SVA pass we lost a wing stay (oops) During December...
MOT
It's been a year since the MOT it passed today! No problems at all with emissions on the rebuilt engine. Only one small problem, the hand brake cable had slipped...
Hampshire Pageant of Motoring
I was at the Hampshire Pageant of Motoring on Monday, lots of cars from all different era's and countries (I was on the E30Zone stand): I convoyed with 3 US...
Gallaria Ferrari
We went on a bit a cross Europe drive which took us past Marinello which is Ferrari home turf. Took a few hours out to visit Gallaria Ferrari (Lambo, Alfa...
London Motorshow 2008
Went to the London Motorshow today, Westfield were there hooning around a car park (you can always hear tyres screaming for mercy when they are at an event ) Lots...
50 Years IBM Hursley
Big thank you to Paul "Millie Marlin" Carey for inviting us to the 50th Anniversary of IBM Hursley. Part of the day was a car show from the member of...
Cool Runnings
What seemed like a big fan is actually quite small! They've done a nice job on the welding, here the inlet and small pipe back to the header tank. Outlet...
Oil unions
Oil unions. Need a 90 degree bend which nobody seemed to make so the solution was to use a 90 + connector + straight.
New Radiator Fitting
First test fit of the new radiator [Ace Ventura]Like a glove[/Ace Ventura] the fit is pretty much spot on, just needs a small notch in the mounting metal to clear...
Happy Sportster
Was bored so did a bit of photochopping: And other just for the hell of it
A few new bits
Swapped the alternator out today as the old one was showing signs of failing. New one charges properly at 14v. Replaced the blue temp sensor in the hopes of fixing...
Subtle
Due to some over heating issues we decided to upgrade the radiator, here's some photo's comparing the new rad to a 325i face lift rad which is a tad bigger...
Stoneleigh – National Kit Car Show 2008
It was the Sportsters first year at Stoneleigh. It nearly didn't happen because of the weather. We set off around 10:30 in the rain getting to Stoneleigh some time after...
Fine tuning on the handling
Toe fine tuning after changing the wishbones before the trip to Stonelight: Starting point, 1.25 degrees negative camber, castor set 3 washers on the front and 4 on the back....
Temp Sensor
The reason the temp sensor was not working is that the bigger bit at the end that does the sensing had fallen off! Doh. New sensor from CBS looks a...
Woohoo, runs again
Engine runs again Let the oil pressure come up on the starter again without plugs. It was tad rough to start with as it tends to be. Turns out the...
Diagnosis Part 3
Taken the water pump out, it looks fine. No damage or wear marks. Also taken several main bearing caps off and check the shells. They all look OK slowly starting...
Diagnosis Part 2
On inspecting the sump it turns out the ring terminal for the earth strap has broken, it was in place so that you could not see it had broken. There...
Diagnosis Part 1
Testing Round 1 (not much time): I can hand crank it fairly easily now, it does seem to get a little notchy in places. Also the starter can turn the...
Damn!
Was out for a drive today again as it was still sunny, unfortunately the engine over heated after 30 miles - only for a very short period of time maybe...