Lightweight

[Guest ScotMac]

Hmmm...i think we should contact the CDC...that UK mental disorder appears to be spreading...the most severe one, in fact...

 

Shame to hear about the engine. I assume it is on the first l/w mk II? What happened?

[Guest gdc]

hi scott

its the engine on the lightweight .

stripped it today and found a washer in the rear piston well.

the only place this could have come from is when the carbs were removed and refitted by the guys that tuned the carbs and fitted the new dissy.

its damaged the piston only .

so i fitted the spare engine to day and should have it running tomorrow.

 

regards graham

[Guest gdc]

so i aM RUNNING AROUND THE WORKSHOP TO DAY LIKE A MAN POSESED

gas axe in hand ready to cut the lightweight in half or as many bits as poss.

 

the problems

sun washer in engine and buggered

mon tues changed engine fitted head got it running

runs like a bag of dung (polite speak)

found linkage to carbs (twin 45s )not opperating cleanly and ballanced on both carbs .

ordered new linkages

thurs thought i ought to sort out why speedo stopped

the sensor (electronic) has been damaged

ordered new sensor.

now the ign light has ceaced to function alternator got wet trying to release air lock to cooling system after changing engine. might be the prob ?

trying to get to stonleigh on sun

so thought i would change the carbs and fit the old dellortos WRONG they now dont fit with the new programmed burton dissy

so off again and will have to wait for the new linkadges

 

after all the crap i have had with trying to get this car sorted i am seething .

still a few glasses of scotch await might make a difference and theres always tommorow.

 

so do i go or not?

shall i trailer it or will i get the crap ripped out of me

or if the bits arrive in time do i take the chance of driving a round trip of about 200 miles on an unproven setup .

 

a very pi ed of graham

[Guest diyer]

Drive it Graham, think positive, we need you at Stoneleigh!!!

 

Good luck

simon

[Guest ScotMac]

Hey, you gotta go...the l/w mk II will never be bigger than right now. You gotta show all those naysayers what can be done w/ a L/W. In fact, the chassis is the most important thing, not the engine (yes, i know you also want to get the engine right).

 

Maybe you can hook up w/ a caravan of hoodies...for support if you have a problem.

 

Anyway, have a good time.

 

-Scot

[Guest timswait]

I find tourettes sydrome a common disorder among Robin Hood builders, I discovered I had the condition soon after starting work on my 2B!

[Guest gdc]

well do you want the good news or the realy good news.

 

looks like the mk2 will be going to stonleigh with dan in the 2b as shotgun.

resolved all the probs and did about 40 miles tonight and all seems fine.

 

i am looking to leave here about mid day sun , and with a 3gall tank poss 2/ 3 fuel stops and a fag of course.

looking to take the back roads and stay of the m ways .

just about got room for a tent and a large bottle of scotch,

should be enough?

i heard stephen 2b dohc is cooking braeakfast?

 

regards graham

[Guest chris brown]

Great news Graham looking forward to seeing it.

i heard stephen 2b dohc is cooking breakfast?

count me in on that, he does a mean breakfast and an even better dinner, he has done some very good 3 and 4 course dinners in the past ask Graham Dockerill

[Guest gdc]

cheers chris

 

see you there

by the way just done the 500 thing

 

i will try to squeeze in some bangers and bacon.

 

regards graham

[Guest gdc]

ok

so i got to stoneleigh most of the car peformed as it should with a couple of exceptions.

the front wing stays cracked and had to be removed prior to comming home.

ordering the new stronger vertions.

the carbs were fine when ileft here but by the time i got to stonleigh they had gone out of ballance.

appart from these little probs i found the spring rates to stiff.

i mentioned earlier that i had 350 lbs all round that was wrong they arew 300lb.

 

i am trying 170lb rear and 200lb front

let you all know how things go.

 

regards graham

earlier snapperpaul cristened us the lightweight crew i like it ,

your comments welcome .

also you lightweight boys have gone quiet !!!!!!!!!

 

let us know how progress is going

[Guest diyer]

ok

so i got to stoneleigh most of the car peformed as it should with a couple of exceptions.

the front wing stays cracked and had to be removed prior to comming home.

ordering the new stronger vertions.

the carbs were fine when ileft here but by the time i got to stonleigh they had gone out of ballance.

appart from these little probs i found the spring rates to stiff.

i mentioned earlier that i had 350 lbs all round that was wrong they arew 300lb.

 

i am trying 170lb rear and 200lb front

let you all know how things go.

 

regards graham

earlier snapperpaul cristened us the lightweight crew i like it ,

your comments welcome .

also you lightweight boys have gone quiet !!!!!!!!!

 

let us know how progress is going

 

 

RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RA

 

How about that for some noise Graham!!!

he he

 

 

regards

Simon

[Guest gdc]

you are a silly twat simon ,

 

but i like you (as john inman would say)ok wrong dick emery

or if the cars finnished vroom vroom

regards graham

 

seriously how are you lightweight boys doing

we have a new member of the lightweight crew,

shane he just bought the last lightweight

 

so come on sound off

 

got to keep you motivated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

thought i ought to add that just spotted another last lightweight on e bay from gbs 21.47 gmt11.05. 07

[DAVE CASTLE]

Was that not Dick Emery Graham

Dave

[enforcer]

Ooh, you are awful, Dave

[Guest gdc]

nice to see you read my posts

just testing?

 

ok i got it wrong

 

graham