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Good drive out today. Jez drove up from Coventry and met me in Tamworth. We headed to the Ponderosa Cafe near Llangollen via Whitchurch. When we got there, we met Ian and Joy who'd come down from Warrington. We all then went via the Evo Triangle to Llyn Brenig where we had lunch. After lunch we did a refuel stop in Denbigh from where Ian and Joy headed back while Jez and me went back home via the Evo Triangle, Bala and the Berwyn mountains. All in all, probably 260 miles. Roads were a bit busy in places but at least it keeps your right foot in check.

Brilliant turnout and thanks to all who attended. Even one crazy guy from Warrington .(lol you know who you are) Sadly I thought I had more photos but seemingly not. I think it was 10 or 11 cars. All absolute beauties in their own right. Fantastic collection, and completely friendly bunch. Andi

ditto, that's what I am trying not to have to do lol but if I cannot get it to work that be my option too.

Hope you get it sorted I having a issue with escort rear drums at minute with them binding on passenger side after replacing everything on them. I also had to hunt down new handbrake bracket for mine. I could not buy one new had to get some 2nd hand ones.

No news yet Alan, so hopefully all being well ill be there. stay safe the lot of yous Harry

I'm planning on going up to North Wales on Sunday 21st July. The NW guys made mentioned they were going down to Bala on the same day, if they do, we could maybe meet up. My plan is to set off early (0900ish) and head for the well known Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen then maybe do the Evo Triangle. People that know me, know I don't bother with maps in North Wales so the route can be adapted to suit. I'll share this on my Midlands area WhatsApp group and post any updates here, I know @Jez Morton has said he's interested.

There's clever with the picture I'm sure I'll be there, but I'm not sure what I'll be driving In fact, the way things are going I might come on the bus

Great run out. Daughter also enjoyed being a passenger for once.

Sorry Alan holidays came first.

Another cracking day, gorgeous driving weather. Burghley House is a great place to visit with plenty to see and do so is very popular. The big attraction for us is that they don't pay for parking, they charge only for the house and gardens. Even though the children are still at school (I think), the place was packed and the car park was full. But we found a nice spot in the overflow car park And as the old saying goes, "It's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality" Great day

Damn, that is sad, especially in the Midlands where so many of our members are. This is part of the reason why I recently sold my kit - there is no-one down South who seems interested in meeting up. I don't mind driving on my own but, occasionally, it would be good to meet others. I regularly see kit cars out on their own but they are mostly Caterham's who probably wouldn't be on here anyway. TBF, it's pretty much always been like that down here - sad to see it spreading up north though.

After a few requests from potentional members who do not trust Paypal we have initiated a new way of registering or renewing using Bank Transfer. It will be interesting to see how many people use this new method.

I was really looking forward to this show and all was going well until somewhere past Uttoxeter when the car developed a scary noise from somewhere under the bonnet (I think) every time I decelerated. It sound like something has broken and was rattling around but, having driven back home slowly, I spent several hours in, under and round it NOT finding anything !!! I now know exactly how to get it to make the noise but I still have no idea of what it is. I'm sure this will probably make a good story when I finally fix it.

Very good shout! when I bought the car 2 months ago, it was overheating and had air lock issues with the cooling system and thats exactly what I am doing, I have replaced the whole of the cooling system and got distilled water and Prestone Coolant Flush, running it through and changing it, water comes out brown but it is not as bad as the first run!

I'd recommend you put a bit of grease on the drill and then any "bleep" will stick to the drill and not drop into the waterway.

Rust in the head. How far can in can you push a 7mm drill? Is it far enough to take the new sender? If so you could use a 8mm drill bit turned by hand to clear the *bleep* out.

My money is on corner weighting. We’ve seen this behaviour before, caused, we think, by a bent chassis.

Ben: I've got one of these (it's out on loan but can easily get it back) so when I am back from holiday I'll come down and we can experiment. Al

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/trackace-laser-wheel-alignment-gauge-t-atag01/?istCompanyId=a2904180-3a7d-4e56-b876-cf81c9512180&istFeedId=6fbc4b04-fd28-4ce1-8513-835c8f118690&istItemId=wptrpaqqq&istBid=t&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp4m0BhBAEiwAsdc4aDyfa30Sef_crhBZZOvfLMyD8z4CPXuhd5v6qMwZVYn4Yoq8Dyjo7hoCJVMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Gone up, £90 now...

I believe this is quite common and is about Ackerman geometry that a car uses to go round corners. I don't understand the tech stuff but Wikipedia says this: Modern cars do not use pure Ackermann steering, partly because it ignores important dynamic and compliant effects, but the principle is sound for low-speed manoeuvres. Some race cars use reverse Ackermann geometry to compensate for the large difference in slip angle between the inner and outer front tyres while cornering at high speed. The use of such geometry helps reduce tyre temperatures during high-speed cornering but compromises performance in low-speed maneuvers. On other forums, someone said a wheel alignment fixed it for them? Also: THIS is why our tires shuffle sideways in low speed parking maneuvers. The colder or more worn the tire the more noticeable it is because there is less compliance in the tread. Check age/state of tyres?

they have many old bangers mate, at this rate I'll be donating the 2b to then too

Ah I get your suggestion fully now, and it’s a goodie. I will try this next… I didn’t seem to have a charging issue before. The alternator I removed was working fine. The reason for changing alternator was to put a smaller one in given that the standard alternator I had in there before was much bigger and was in constant contact with the steering column. I had to raise the column to give my 6ft3 frame more room, but alas, clearance of the alternator wasn’t there.

Hi Guys Just got the car back from storage and parking it on the drive I noticed the wheels were wonky, turns out the welds have failed on the from suspension.. anyone else have this issue? I wondering what I'm going to need to take off in order to get a welder in to make this good. any advice or recomendaion of a welder that could do the job and come to Leighton Buzzard be much appreciated.. Where do I start