Lightweight

[Guest warwick7735]

Tom

 

When I say first drive, I Just took it for a spin around the back lanes just to make sure all was well before taking it to MOT later in the day (I just took a more scenic route to the testing station, "I think I took a wrong turning officer, I'm sure the testing station was here somewhere ")

Took windscreen off for test, it only takes 10 mins to remove and replace. Windscreen wipers add weight you know.

 

Warwick

 

[Guest tom2b]

Lol id never have dreamt of doing anything like that on the way to my mot

 

Hope you dont get caught out in the rain else you wont be able to see where your going without wipers.

[NeilD]

Hope you dont get caught out in the rain else you wont be able to see where your going without wipers.

 

I've not got any - just drive faster!!!!

[Guest tom2b]

My mates got a full size screen with no wipers either, he just drives faster if it starts to rain aswell. Its not much fun but each to their own

[Guest salty_monk]

If you use Rain X it helps.... A good polish with that stuff & you can drive without wipers 99% of the time.

 

Dan

[Guest erturbo]

Hey guys!

 

Dare I ask..... but is there any room for a boot (what we call a trunk in good old USA) in the back of a LW??

 

I intend on using mine for autoX, track days, and for touring with my wife; poor dear, she can really put up with a lot!

 

So is there any room back there for, say, a weekend trip? Pictures would be great too! Thanks!

 

-Emile

 

PS- Did everyone miss my awesome joke on pg 11??? I was cracking up!!!

[Guest gdc]

hi emile

 

hope this is clear noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

there isnt any room for jack english this side of the pond for anything .

with the tank pump and filter in the trunk you may just squeeze in a set of spanners , but nothing else ,

regards graham

you may wish to consider a trailor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

emile regards the joke , not nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi all

 

i got my dates wrong the build up and mot was today ,

 

all sorted and paperwork for sva going in tomorrow.

regards graham

 

 

 

 

 

merry xmas to all

[Guest erturbo]

Graham,

Thanks for the reply, although, you don't have to beat around the bush man. A simple yes or no would've sufficed. HAHAHAHA

 

And by spanners, I'll assume you meant wrenches...

 

That's too bad. Would there even be room for a rolled-up top? I intend on having a top that spans from the top of the windscreen to the top of the roll bar, just to protect from rain. Something that snaps into place, and could just be rolled up and thrown in the boot, or trailer in this case.

 

Thanks,

Emile

 

And i wasn't rying to offend anyone with my joke... just trying to get a laugh out of you guys!

[Guest gdc]

try to get a surrey

[Guest zoomzoom]

Building a Lightweight is a serious matter and joking is frowned on.

 

Look on my build site to see the matter of construction of a L/W given the correct gravity and importance.

 

[Guest gdc]

absolutley correct marcus

 

where you been

[Guest zoomzoom]

Working almost non stop, and no time for the L/W (also looking to set up for myself in new year, but its still in the early stages yet so dont tell mr BM)

 

Good news about the mot etc...... only a few more steps to sva!!

 

Marcus

[cairnnut]

Wishing you the best of luck tomorrow Graham.

John & Helen

 

looking forward to seeing the car.

[Guest gdc]

i mentioned earlier that i had posted the wrong date for the mot ect .

it was today,

 

all went well many thanks graham

 

i do seem to have a small problem ,in that the engine no starts hs ford tell me that this relates to 2 years of production ,1968 and 1987 ,

my problem is that the engine is 711m not produced till mid 70s.

and i thought that it went out of production well before 87.

the kent engine did carry on in the fiesta and later in the ka but with different block stamps .

hence my dillema has it been re stamped ?

or am i wrong ????

[Guest chris brown]

Marcus

 

Baxter T Bear has suddenly got much better looking and appears to have changed sex