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Hi All, Great run out the The Corner House Meets at Charity Fam, Wrightington, over 100 cars in attendance, bacon butties and a brew, kicking tyres with like minded people, what a fab morning. (check it out on Facebook for more pictures) Now I'm not an expert in recognising types of cars but there were TVR's, Ferraris, Porsches, Cobra replicas, MG's from yesteryear, a nice JBA Falcon, a lovely blue GTM, minis, rally liveried cars, a gorgeous 1991 RS Escort, an XR2, a Datsun Cherry (couldn't see any rust ) and a tractor! (I have missed a load I am sure. A couple of piccies attached along with my pick of the Porsche bunch. They hold these meets first Sunday of every month, no cost to enter, surely if you live in the NW this should be on your radar, see you all next month. Darrell

The problem with the metal shed is that during spells of cold weather the thermal conductivity of the metal means it gets really cold. Then, usually in this country the cold weather is followed by mild weather with high humidity, the water then condenses out on the metal surface until the metal warms up, after a frost it can sometimes fall like rain on anything in the shed, you think that there is a hole in the roof, because in some places the water dribbles down an edge and build pools of water. Wood gets just as cold and no doubt condensation forms, however as long as its not painted with water repellent paint, the humidity is absorbed into the wood.

Nice run (apart from having the sun in our eyes), nice brunch and nice cafe with a large car park, highly recommended. No idea if the Garden Centre was any good as we all had to leave the beat the rain home. Two out of 3 cars made it, the 3rd got sprinkled on during the last 2 miles. Now looking at the weekend of 21/22 or 28/29. Open to suggestions.

For the last six or seven years I have been having a run up to the Borders on New Year's Day, this year I put it off till today as snow was forcast for the Carter Bar area for yesterday. I set off with the usual no doors or roof after having to defrost the car as it was only 2 degrees! I went up the A696 to A68 as far as Jedburgh having to be very careful in any shaded areas as there were patches of ice in a lot of places. I hoped to stop for a coffee in Jedburgh but everything was closed so I carried on through Kelso, Coldstream, Duns and into Berwick. I got my cup of coffee and filled up with petrol having done 125 miles so far. The temperature had warmed up to 4 degrees but the ice patches remained in the shade. Came back down the A697 through Wooler and home having covered 175 miles in 4 hours, not one car overtook me and I only had to pass four cars on the whole route. No such thing as being too cold just wear suitable clothing, Big smile on my face l loved every minute of it.

Where does he work so that I know to avoid going there

I'm not 100% sure about this, but on my car the carb is the other way round, with the throttle cable coming to the rear of the inlet manifold. The picture with the red cam cover shows this, but the first picture looks like a view from the front of the car, and the throttle shaft pointing forwards, which not the right way round. This doesn't answer you question about how the linkage works, but if it is the wrong way round the cable may not reach or have the correct approach to the mechanism.

Four hardy individuals in three cars braved the cold but dry weather to drive through the Blackpool Illuminations. Thanks goodness for the warmth of a Pinto keeping all but my shoulder tops warm True to form I forgot to take any photos until the very end. When did chippies start shutting at 8pm!?!?!?! we found one though and enjoyed a bag of chips and a chat about our cars and learn a bit more about each other. A great evening, thanks chaps Darrell

To add to what Alan has said, if you move house, update your address in your Paypal account. That's the address we're most likely to use to send magazines and memberships to.

Make sure you change all the bushes that you can whilst you can get at them. You don’t want to be doing this again next year.

For those members who reside in N.Ireland and also for those visiting Motorfest NI has come round again. The event will be in 21st August 2022 at the Ballee Playing Fields in Ballymena. For further details see poster below

Well that was a pleasant surprise considering I picked that place with the Google equivalent of throwing a dart at a map. Obviously the weather was perfect, and the drive there was enjoyable but the Park was really nice. My concern of the size of the car park from Google Maps was unfounded once I saw they had a huge overflow car park in the field next to the main car park. So we were spoilt for choice. So a couple of hours sitting around chatting and eating followed by a short wander around the park finishing off with inevitable ice cream and a nice day was had by all. The Park is particularly good for children so if anyone is local with children I would heartily recommend it. Cheers Al

Great car, well priced. Someone is going to get a bargain. For anyone who isn't aware, although the seller Nigel hasn't been so active on the forum recently, he still holds the record for the most content on here. That's a lot of knowledge and a lot of it has gone in to the car.

Lovely weather for the Surrey Massiv to come out (OK, 4 of us and only 1 from Surrey)...Nice to meet up and chew the fat... Always a great selection of cars at the Chalet:

It's getting closer to the National Kit Car Show at Malvern. This should be one of the highlights of the season and also we hold the AGM there so it is important people attend. I hope many of you are coming, but I have to apologise in advance for the reduced support we are providing. Despite numerous requests over the last year for a volunteer to fill the vacant Events Secretary position no-one has come forward. I have managed to arrange for the Club to have a stand, and for a room to hold the AGM, but as I am already holding 3 of the official posts for the Club I really don't have the time to take on the work of the Events Secretary as well. Please have a read of the Terms of Reference for the post (https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/forums/topic/50463-terms-of-reference-for-club-officials/#comment-410611 and if you do decide to help out the Club by volunteering then please fill out a proposal form as shown in the AGM topic (https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/forums/topic/50681-agm-2023/#comment-411746 Hope to see you there. Al (Membership Secretary, Webmaster & Area Secretary for the East of England )

I could be interested. I'm only in Maidenhead, so there's a good chance the car would make it that far I'm yet to fire-up the newly built pinto though...so fingers crossed!

I've asked to reserve us an area suitable for about 15 cars, when I get any more info I'll post on here. Peter

A couple of us braved the frigid temperatures today and met up at the Charity Farm car meet, great to have a brew and a catch up with Ian. It seemed to be Porsche day today and mainly "tin tops". Attached are a couple of photos of cars that caught my eye. (not sure why they are upside down!!) Here's to the next run out Darrell

Time for the latest update. I always knew January was always going to be a difficult month. Up until a few years ago all memberships started on 1 Jan. This put an impossible burden on my predecessor, and it also made life difficult for owners who wanted to register during the rest of the year. So the sensible decision was made to allow registration any time and have a rolling annual membership. However, there are still a large number of us old-timers whose renewals still occur in January. In fact there were 73 renewals due, some 20% of the total membership. The second problem is that very few people think about joining a kit car club in the middle of winter when it is cold and cars tend to be stuck in the garage. Out of sight out of mind. As predicted, we took a fairly heavy hit, with 17 members failing to renew. But we did actually welcome 3 new members which was nice. It leaves the membership at 366, so getting 400 members has had to take a step back. Roll on the summer months. The new members are: (Username, location and Area Sec) BikerNeil Wakefield Grim David Clark Bexley nelmo Phil Helliwell Hucknall andi Cheers Al (Membership Secretary)

Thanks to everyone for turning up tonight, nice to have a catch up.

dont believe the hype is what they say

An enjoyable trip out. Thanks for organising. Ian

nice to see a new member from kings lynn i was getting lonely out here on my own

At last nights meeting we were joined by the North East 7.5 Club who attended with a variety of Seven based cars from the Sunderland and surrounding areas. It was so good to see the carpark full of sevens after the fall in attendances at the Church Mouse. We have agreed to work with them on any future events, which should be to both groups advantage.

How about using a pressed steel type joint, it might tighten up better on your splines. https://www.burtonpower.com/steering-coupling-gp4-ford-escort-mk1-mk2-pressed-steel-type-mp207.html Alternatively, you could try drilling out the hole on the clamp by say 2mm to take a wider bolt and then carefully filing a groove in the splined shaft end so that the bolt only just slips through, this could both prevent the shaft pulling out and stop it slipping round.

Thanks for bringing the weather again Alan

it's a credit to you lovely looking car, love the hard top

Passed IVA Today so onward and upward. I have the forms to fill in for registration. Can anyone advise me on what supporting evidence I need to send off with them. (I would like an age related plate). TIA

Hopefully it will not have escaped everyone’s notice that at the last AGM we failed to get a volunteer to be the Events Secretary. This was primarily seen as too large a responsibility for one person so it was agreed we would change the post to be a team leader with other part-time volunteers. Unfortunately we still don’t have a volunteer to take over. Also you will all have seen that Neil Hammond intends to stand down as Magazine Editor next year after a few years of filling the post. So far no-one has come forward to fill that post either. If these posts remain unfilled then we will lose our quarterly magazine, something that I believe sets us apart from other clubs, and we won’t be able to have an annual Club Meet, or provide subsidised food and drink at other kit car shows. That would be a real shame. To help, I have written some Terms of Reference for all the posts on the Committee as well as the Area Secretaries. This will give you an idea of the duties of these posts and the time required. So please think seriously about helping the Club by volunteering for one of these posts (and get free membership).

Nice - mines a bit different

Hi I removed my tank by pulling both seat as far forward as possible and removing the panel behind. The tank came through quite easily. Its the sierra injection model as a new one was easily sourced on ebay. My kits a 2B.

Hi Andi, I don't think I could eat all the salad !!!! All being well I'll see you there. Steve

A man with a similar outlook to mine

Nice day out. An absolutely perfect day for driving, sun out, dry and just enough of a chill in the air to bring out the best in our engines. Enough cars turned up to make it interesting while still leaving room to park. We even managed 5 Robin Hoods And the cake was as good as ever.

A nice day out and a decent run for three of us. Just over 100 mile round trip for me, which I find perfect. Airfield was a bit quieter than usual, no sign of the Spitfire we normally see. Summer has definitly gone away though, a bit of a chill in the air.

Evening I enjoyed a nice day out today with members of another forum that I'm a member of we met up had a bit of breakfast then went for a drive to oilcan cafe Holmfirth 7 or 8 cars and one motorbike in the convoy was a very enjoyable meet some even went on for a extended ride out after visiting the oilcan cafe I will be joining them again is this something that we should be doing as a forum of gbs zero lovers getting out together and driving in groups rather than just sitting and talking about cars

I have our pass printed ready. Do your best with the weather Al

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I'll try and be there too, will be nice to meet up with you all

Hi Andi, I'm only coming if I can get there without roadworks !!! All being well I'll see you there, in the kit.

As the new Surrey Area Sec, I thought I'd try arrange for a meet. I'm not a great fan of arranging things weeks in advance so just to let you know that I will be at the Chalet Cafe on Sunday morning (July 3rd) from around 9-10am for a couple of hours (or more if anyone turns up) - if you can find the time, it would be great to see you down there, in your kit or any old car. The Chalet Cafe address is - Henfield Rd, Horsham RH13 8DU and is a great little cafe for food, although it does shut at 1pm, so don't leave it too late. I will actually be on a run in the area (starting at 7am!!) with some friends, so if anyone wants to join us on that, do let me know. Otherwise, I hope to see some of you at the caff...

We will do our best

You're limited on what you can do on the forums if you're not a member but don't worry, folks will find the video OK. As Dan says above, have a go & make it yours. You may also need to re-position lights and mirrors to make sure they comply, make sure the wheel arches cover the tyres and the seats are bolted to something solid - not just the floor. If you're OK with a spanner you'll be able to do it all yourself, just don't expect to have it finished in a weekend ! Looking at the video I can't see anything obviously wrong with the car and there's plenty of people on here who will give you advise on how to complete each bit.

Gents thanks for your responses. I think I will stamp the VIN number in the location I am showing in the photo as it will be very visible when the bonnet is off and the nose conetilts forward as it will be hinged. I think it pretty much meets the regs, do you agree I will of course also fit a plate on the firewall but that will be riveted on. Steve D

My dyno man reduced my carbs to a pile of about 200 pieces in about 10 minutes, changed the chokes and drilled out the jets in about another 15 and then did a power run resulting in 180 odd hp. Not satisfied with that he took the distributor off and did something with the advance retard giving over 200 hp with a slightly restricted exhaust. This was on a redtop with twin 45s. All in about 90 minutes, just needs the right person. Didn't really want anyone learning on my time. He left school at 15 and considers himself uneducated. I consider him a genius

I might pop over, but will only be going inside to get a drink. If the weather is ok that is. Nick

Hi Simon Glad to see you are on the road to recovery mate... seems only like yesterday since we were sat in B&Q car park up in Scotland repairing your throttle cable Hope to catch up soon mate

Mine was exactly 'JB Weld' sized! Nigel