kevin the chicken

You can buy a proper belt dressing in aerosol form but again that is really only a bodge. Not as cheap as talcum powder either.

I used it on mine, it wasn't holed but there was a lot of rust and crud in it. I put a kilo of fish tank gravel in it, shook it around until my arms hurt, tipped it out and repeated with tank different way up until all the inside had been done. Then several rinses with clean petrol, left that to evaporate and then a final vacuum out to remove any remaining dust. I didn't use their degreaser but followed the instructions for the sealer and it has left a lovely smooth particle free surface which remains today. I think the gravel was the key part of the process but my arms hurt for days. It did literally take a whole day to do but when you are on a budget.........

The thing that I find that makes putting things back together easier is don't p*** about with it in the first place. Works for me when I remember.

You would be best to see if it is flat before you try anything else. Get a straight edge on it. I think they can be ground flato if you have a machine shop near you. It might save a lot of messing about in the long run.

Mines done a 100 miles today. On my trailer coming home from steamers.

Removing the viscous fan on its own should make the engine a little bit snappier

Everything covered in frost here this morning

Never mind earning your money, you've saved them a lot!

I wondered what the jiggle hole was there for now I know! My stat on my redtop didn't have one so I drilled a small hole to allow any trapped air to escape upwards. The point that i remember is that the workshop manual for my engine calls that stat a 95 degree one but if you look at the technical specifications it states that it is not fully open until something like 107. Like Paul I have always understood/ assumed that the stat continually opened and closed therefore keeping the temperature fairly constant unless the radiator was blocked off in which case it may overheat. Obviously not in your case though. You are lucky that you have an accurate recording of what is going on via your ecu. Don't go back in your box Alan, we need you. Every day is a school day for me.

Not only do individuals from the emergency services get involved in these sorts of discussions but also the services themselves are very media savvy and I wouldn't put it past the police to have a look through any sort of motoring websites where somebody may put their hand up to an offence. Cambridgeshire fire and rescue service have one person in their control room who monitors their Facebook page all the time beside their normal job and you wouldn't believe the things people put on there. I don't use it myself but my wife does to see where I have cleared off to and for how long I am going to be gone. Then she can decide whether to put my dinner in the oven or in the dogs!

Yes welcome. As Stuart says does look like a series 7. I should know, spent enough time under or in mine. You will have fun with that. Your priorities are bang on, get it road legal and then on the rolling road. Then drive it and plan your modifications for next winter!

I certainly don't go out in the wet if I have the choice, it's only if I get caught out at a show as I don't even have a surrey top.

I've got federal 595 rsr and they are very grippy in the dry being not that far from a cut slick. Tippy toes in the damp though.

17 inch is a bit big for a seven type car isn't it? I am on 15 rather than the 14 that it came on purely because of availability of different tyres. 14 inch virtually nothing, 15 anything you want. Lots cheaper on 15 too.

Ebay, loads on there when I looked. Not very expensive either

Just crossed another of my jobs off by leaving my car with red 7 engineering to have a tie bar conversion done. I may have to do some jobs around the house over easter now!

Don't forget if you do something that is not on the list, write it in at the bottom and then cross it off. Thats what my wife does.

I'm afraid you are going to have to pull those carb's to bits. After all that time standing they are probably gummed up. I had the same problem with my weber 45s and I carefully broke them down, cleaned them out and then blew the rest of the muck out with an airline. You can buy the rebuild kits quite cheaply, they come with all the gaskets you need, needle valves etc. I have quite a good book that covers weber and dellortos which gave me a bit of confidence to tackle the job. Not sure exactly what the problem with mine was but the rebuild cured it.

Might get away with only driven on Sunday's though.

Micks right but thinking back all the years in which I have driven I have only had two tyres which were unrepairable and they were on trailers. I too carry no spare but have a can of foam tucked behind the seat and my AA card in my pocket.

The list for great gransden airshow is now open you can print off an entry form from their website. This is on the 28th of august. Don't miss out as with the changes in charges that the CAA are making it might be the last one. They do have limits on numbers and the list fills up fast. The Peterborough classic and vintage show is on the 3rd and 4th of September and you can register online. Not much in the way of vintage there last year but there was a good mix of cars, the organisers reckoned there was 500 cars over the two days. There was however a lot of spectators as it is free entry. Not much danger of this one being oversubscribed as they have a massive area available.

As time goes on it becomes more and more unclear which way to vote for me. I was thinking that although I was unhappy with being ruled by twenty odd other nations it would probably be best to stay in due to the chaos that was bound to occur if we left. But as somebody has said ,would you join now? The definite answer to that one is no. Maybe if we left we would have better control of our borders for a start. We simply can't take any more people, there's not enough housing and the health service is near to meltdown. Not that ive got anything against foreigners, I bet there isn't one person on here, me included who hasn't got some non English blood in them from Vikings, Saxons and Normans etc. While we have a couple of million unemployed who draw benefits and open borders for everybody to cross we will always be in a mess. That's my main gripe with the EU. Time for a change I think

Doesn't work that way for me janis. I have several in bits and nothing roadworthy at the moment.

The compressor is 2.2 kilowatt or 3hp. I'm not after one of those, I've already got a bigger one. There's also lots of caravan stuff for members of the RHOCAR caravan club

These seem good value and they have a three year warranty. Don't know how they compare to Internet prices but there's no postage to pay. Air impact wrench set Air hose reel 10 m Air shears Air nailer/staple gun Air ratchet set All twenty pounds each and Accessories kit, paint sprayer,spray gun, tyre inflator etc Spot blaster kit Air filter,regulator and lubricator Air chisel kit Air orbital sander. All fifteen pounds and a fifty litre compressor for 170 quid. On sale Sunday 13th march. See you down there when they open at 10am!