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AndyW

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  • Birthday 07/28/1955

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    Robin Hood Super Spec, Rover 2L
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    Andy Waller

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  1. Hello Andy 

    I don’t know if you can help I have a Robinhoos super S7

    I need some help and advice if you know of anyone I’m in central beds 
     

    Thanks

    Mark

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      AndyW

      Hi Mark,

      I’m not familiar with a Super S7 - do you mean a Superspec or an S7? Don’t think they’re the same thing. See this page for how to tell the models apart

      https://nw.rhocar.org/htm/identification.htm

      I’ve got a Superspec so would be happy to help out on anything related to those. But I’m not too familiar with the other types of RH. Be pleased to help where I can.

      cheers Andy

  2. Thanks for the offer Dave. I had a good look at Derek's Surrey top this week, so I'm probably ok on the awning rail and fixing. I'm still pondering on whether to stay with my existing press studs on the screen, or change the front fixing to an awning rail. In the 3-4 times I've had to drive the car in rain over the past 6 years, I've not found that much water comes over the top of the screen between the material seam. I'm tempted to live with the current fixing to reduce the amount of work. Also, I tend to undo 3 poppers on the edge of the windscreen and fold the roof over as an aid to getting in or out of the car. I wouldn't be able to do that with an awning rail fitting.
  3. Thanks for asking Derek. So I’m on the right lines with that PU coated material. Looks like that company don’t do a 330 gsm, only a heavier weight 380gsm but that might be too thick to easily work and sew. As you suggest I was already considering changing the windscreen mount to an awning channel with coax cable in the Surrey seam to slide in. I’ve got poppers along the top of the windscreen at the moment and they do allow some water to come in over the top of the screen in heavy rain. So I could remove the poppers and either screw or bond a rail on. Just need to work out how to make the curves for the edges
  4. Hi Derek, I’ve seen this material mentioned before, which seems suitable. https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/6oz-pu-coated-nylon?variant=6809898435 A couple of meters to try won’t break the bank. And I have my existing Surrey top to use as a template, so just need cut and hem it.
  5. What material did you use for the Surrey roof Derek? My new year project is to make a new one myself - if the sewing machine (and my lack of skill) is up to it.
  6. Great to see another Superspec on the road. Looks good. And unusual to see the handbrake mounted on the right of the driver’s seat instead of by the passenger seat. How is the cable linkage arranged?
  7. AndyW

    Cars at the Farm

    My ticket booked. Can only make the Saturday this year but will stay as late as possible.
  8. Unfortunately got called out to help with family stuff just as I was about to leave, so I didn’t make it either.
  9. Hi James, I can’t help you with the details of the tank in your Mk2, but I had a similar strong smell of petrol in my Superspec, which has a Fiesta Mk4 petrol tank. It was most pronounced after filling the tank and on acceleration and cornering. I discovered 2 problems. The tank has a small 5/8”? rubber breather hose, which on my car was only about 20cm long and just stopped at tank level in the boot area behind my head. Under movement of the car with a full tank, petrol was coming out of this pipe and just running down behind the seat panel. Secondly the main filler hose and petrol cap wasn’t making a good clamping seal on the back panel, and again petrol was flowing back up the filler pipe on acceleration and running down the rear stainless panel. My solution was to replace the fuel filler cap with a new better one with built-in tube, and also to put in a new longer breather hose that feeds back into an alloy tee into the filler hose. So more of a closed system with less openings to the air. My Fiesta tank has stub tubes for the main filler and breather so it was easy to check all joints were tight. Not sure what you can do with the grommet to better seal the Sierra tank hole.
  10. Cars on the Farm is a full Fri-Mon weekend event, but you can go just for the Saturday. Cost is £5 for a day ticket. Follow the link in the above post to buy an e-ticket.
  11. https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/events/event/870-cars-at-the-farm-23/
  12. https://nw.rhocar.org/htm/identification.htm
  13. Yes I’m still using that Halfords car cover. Into its 3rd year now, but it is showing signs of deterioration. It’s not fully waterproof now as I notice water on the bonnet after taking the cover off after heavy rain. The material seems fine, not flaking like some others I’ve had, the seams are still intact, and it hasn’t cracked or torn, so not sure where the water is getting in. I do notice the cover seems to have stretched a bit over 3 years. It now drapes on the ground at the sides which it never used to. For the price it’s lasted well. I’d like to see how a Stormforce cover at twice the price would do.
  14. I've just taken the prop out of my Superspec (similar to a 2B). I don't think I could cut a hole in the floor panel that Derek has marked, as there is a large (6"x2") L shaped angle iron crossing the whole width of the car in that area. The seats, seat belts, and handbrake adjusters are all bolted through this for strength. Don't know if that's unique to the builder of my Superspec, or if they all have it? To remove my propshaft, I had to undo the 3 bolts on the gearbox UJ, and the 4 bolts on the diff UJ, pull the 2 sections apart at the spline joint, and remove the tube from the rear and the spline joint from the top of the tunnel. All to replace a missing rubber dust seal on the spline joint!
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