alanrichey

Nice day out, lovely setting and a good turnout from the Club with 7 hoods and an MX5. Plenty of other interesting cars to view as well. Weather was good all day, seems to have rained everywhere else in Lincolnshire except Stamford Thanks to all who supported it.

Weather not looking inspiring, fingers crossed

You are right, there needs to be a minimum current flow to trigger the standard flasher relay and LEDs will not provide enough current on their own (unless standard LED units come fitted with a resistor ?) . But in my case it won't matter as in addition to the standard units I have two extra flasher indicator lights and an industrial strength buzzer (Got embarrassed at the amount of time I spent driving in blissful ignorance that the indicators were still flashing) . In fact when my front flasher bulb blew it had absolutely no effect on the flashing rate, it carried on as normal.

A friend of mine was following me today and said that while my new high-level LED third brake light showed up well, the normal indicators could hardly be seen in the bright sunshine. So time for an LED upgrade I think. My question is that the original cluster is mounted on a shaped rubber base that ensures the face of the plastic cluster cover is vertical. Is that just an IVA requirement or is it an MOT requirement as well ? If it's IVA-only I assume I could mount them directly to the mudguard, with the face about 10 degs off vertical ? Or would they still need an anti-vibration mount ? Al

See http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=44510&page=2 for latest on Stamford Show

After much nagging the organisers have released the 2016 Site map. We have been given a club stand, unfortunately not as easy to get to as last year. As you can see from the map, after entering the field you turn right and go around the edge. Just take a copy of this map and your joining instructions and tell the marshall which club you are in, We are in between the Corvettes and the Italian Replicas (no pressure then ). I better give my car a clean this year, They have actually given us room for 7 cars rather than 8, but we should be able to squeeze in, otherwise it's first come first served. I will aim to get there at 09:00 to stake a claim. Cars should all be in position by 10:00. I'll try and sort out the weather this year.

Smashing couple of hours at Newark. As usual I arranged for superb weather Plenty to eat and drink. A good turn out, 100+ cars, and fewer 'ordinary' visitors than last time. Here's a few of the nicer ones: And the hoodies of course (Mick & Stella, Kerry & Sharon)

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It's actually looking good. Just a piece of advice. Last couple of times the queue to get in stretched all the way back down the A46 roundabout (red on the map). You are better off coming off the A1, take the A17 South and then take the small left turn signposted to the Newark Air Museum and come in from the other direction. (Black on the map)

And under 'Lincolnshire Meetings for August' ( I know Newark is actually in Nottingham but my Lincolnshire boundaries are a bit flexible

Watching the weather but planning on going unless it is hammering down.

I use one of those. The idea is that you force the tightest of the three rubber bungs onto the gear stick and then screw the knob on. So it is only a friction fit. And sod's law being what it is, none of them were a perfect fit for me, so it still twists round.

Yes that's fine. Although at this stage we don't actually know where the club stand will be or even if we have one. I'm waiting for the organisers to issue a 2016 site map.

OK, heard back from the organisers that there are only 8 of us this year, the missing one is Andy Church who I recall from last year, doesn't read the forum much They are also just producing the revised site map for 2016, so still not sure if we will be allocated a Club space. Watch this space.

Al Richey - Form sent, camping Saturday

Plenty of spare bolts but nothing that big (20mm) Taken Kevin's advice and gone to auto silicone hoses.

Thanks, I'll check them out

Those of you who followed my journey with my Superspec cooling system (at http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=43510&hl=)will know that after a lot of work I now have a very well-behaved system and I don't need to keep any eye on the temperature gauge any more.. However, there was still one 'niggle' left, in that she was taking quite a long time to warm up to temperature. Here is a screen shot from a couple of weeks ago and you can see it took almost 12 mins to get to 80C The general consensus in the previous thread was that this was caused by a rather odd design of the cooling system by Robin Hood. They had taken a pipe that went to the heater in the original Rover design and taken it across the top of the engine. via a stainless steel pipe, to the top of the radiator. None of us could figure out why they did that except that it helped prevent air locks when you were filling the system via the expansion bottle. The problem is that meant there was always a circulation through the radiator even when the thermostat was closed. So now i am in the position where I don't need to refill the system (Last time I added any water was back in 2015) I decided to try removing the pipe and see what happened. In good kit car fashion I just blocked the hose with a 'widget' made from 18mm dowel And even I was surprised by the result. Here is a screen shot from today's trip: This time it was less than 5 minutes to reach 80C. More than twice as fast as before. A dramatic improvement, so from now the pipe stays off the car. I shall probably carry the pipe and a screwdriver around for the next few trips just in case there are any unintended consequences, and I need to find a better solution than the dowels to block the pipes as they are not 100% watertight. I guess a rubber plug would be better. Any other suggestions ?

Good. Just a heads up though, I just noticed the site map they linked to was for 2015. So we may be in a different place or may not even have been allocated a Club Stand. Watch this space.

And to close off this thread, just got back from my MOT where she sailed through with no advisories and most importantly the lambda reading on the emissions test was 0.999 (Perfection is 1.000). So there is no fundamental design reason for Superspecs with the Rover engine being marginal on emissions, it just needs a decent lambda sensor.

Two firm opportunities for meeting up this month (although stand by for a late call for the Muskham Ferry if the weather is nice on the 14th ) 1. 'Gearheads at the Grounds' (formally 'HorsePower at the Hall') Newark Showground, Sunday 21 August 1300-1700. A very informal gathering with some very interesting cars. Can I have names for those who want too attend and whether they would be interested in a pub lunch before the event. So far I have: 1. Me 2. 3. 2. The Stamford Car Show, Sunday 28 Aug 10:00-17:00 (although slightly late arrivals and early departures are not a problem) Some of you will have already registered for this event. For those that haven't but would like to go, see http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=44510&hl= and request your name is added to the Standby list in the event that any of the registered people can't go. Cheers Al

Noted, happy with that.

It's that time of year again. Stamford Car Show on Sunday 28 August 10:00 onwards Those of you that have registered should be receiving your joining instructions any time now, mine arrived this morning. It looks as though 12 of us have registered, and as such we have again been allocated a Club Stand. Same as last year, backing onto the river just by the entrance. As such there is no need to arrange an RV, you can arrive anytime you like. Just ignore the marshalls and turn hard left as you arrive on the field. I suggest we do the same as last year and have 2 rows of 6 cars. I will try and get there early an guard the spot. This year I have 2 Club banners so will use those to show our area. Can you let me know who is going ? And if anyone has booked and is not going then please let me know ASAP so we can reallocate your booking reference. And we can run a Standby list for those who would like to go and haven't booked. So far I have : 1. Me 2. Nigel & Helen 3. Mick & Stella 4. Paul & Sheena 5. Pete Lee 6. Richard 7. Dave 8. Andy Al

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