alanrichey

Hi all The annual Corby Glen Sheep Fair (http://www.sheepfair.co.uk/) is being held on Sunday 4th October. As in previous years classic cars (and kit cars) are more than welcome to attend. Last year was particularly good with about 100 cars and as I recall, about 6 of our cars came along. It's your standard small village fair (stalls, dog show, music, morris dancers, fun fair, burgers, .....) and I think everyone who came last year enjoyed it. I have promised the organisers a rough idea of numbers by the end of the month, so could I ask for names over the next week please. I'll edit this post as it goes along, so far the attendees are: Me (It's only 1.5 miles away from me) Nigel & Helen Swan Pete Lee (maybe)

I did try We are actually quite well off in Lincolnshire now. We have monthly meetings of classic cars at Doddington Hall near Lincoln ("Horsepower at the Hall") on a Sunday (although I see they are stopping over the winter) and the Newark Auto Jumble is a monthly event as well. So if I organise a meet there is only one spare weekend a month for wives and families All I can really do is keep putting notifications on the forum and hope people join in. Al

Hi Alan I had actually issued a general invitation at http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=42941&hl= Just got 2 apologies And you are right, it was a very good day. Weather perfect, I had a nice 40-mile run each way through the country lanes of Lincolnshire. And the turnout was very impressive. I didn't count but I reckon there was easily 300 classic cars (although some of them stretched the definition a bit), more than I have seen at some dedicated classic car shows. And a very impressive collection of stands as well. It took me almost 2 hours to walk around. Lots of stuff you didn't realise you needed Here are some piccies Cheers Al (FN08 EXZ)

Hi all As the weather is looking so good for Sunday (20th) I am thinking of taking a packed lunch to the Newark Autojumble.(NG24 2NY). 'Interesting' cars, which I think include us get a £1 discount. For those who have not been before, you come off the A46 roundabout onto Drove Lane but overshoot the public entrance and the entrance you want is further down on the right. It opens at 10:00 but I will probably aim to get there about 11:00 to wander around a bit before eating. Any takers ? Cheers Al

And a thanks from me as well. Enjoyed meeting up with everyone again. Well done Phil !

You could very well be right, although in my defence the 13psi cap was brand new. But unlike a 'real' radiator cap, on the Superspec it is used on a plastic expansion bottle, so it could be that the bottom seal needs to press harder on the (possibly distorted?) plastic seating.

OK, further news on this. This is what the bushes actually look like (2 per shocker either side of the trailing arm) Now, I was unable to source any, although I shall take one to the next AutoJumble/Car Show to see if I can match it. But as a very good interim (possibly permanent) solution I found some Land Rover bushes on E-Bay (Item 360636600990) for £2.99 that were very close. Interestingly, although this was just an MOT advisory, when I took the bushes off I found that the lower one was a bit ropey, as expected, but the top one (which you cannot see until the shocker is removed) was actually missing. No sign of it. So either it had totally disintegrated or heaven forbid, it had never been fitted in the first place ? Al Later: Now have 4 new bushes thanks to the generosity of Jeremy Richardson, who gave me his old shock absorbers. I love this Club !!

Those of you following my posts will know I have had a long-running battle with the cooling system on my Superspec, mainly caused by an unexplained loss of water. It had got to the stage where we suspected the head gasket had gone. But once again Nigel Evans came to the rescue (he was the member who recommended blocking off one of the exhaust outlet pipes). He now recommended changing the expansion bottle pressure cap from the 13 psi supplied by RH to a 20 psi cap. Well, I just did a 3 hr run up the A1 and back (what a fantastic day to do it) and not only did the temperature gauge stay firmly pegged at the bottom of the Normal, but she didn't lose a single drop of water. So as I keep saying, there are no guarantees, but I think this is a good idea. A trawl of the MG/Rover forum (should have done it months ago!) indicated that the Rover 'T' engine normally operate with a cooling system pressure of 1.4 bar (=20.33 psi). so the supplied 13 psi cap would have simply allowed the water to run out of the overflow when the system was pressurised. Explains all my problems. I'd be interested to know if any other Superspec owners with cooling system problems find this helps. Cheers Al

Hi all Those of you that do the Stilton Cheese Run will be familiar with New Lodge Farm (NN17 3DU) as the lunch stop for the run. They have a huge field they use for camping and events (The 300 cars on the Stilton Cheese Run barely filled half of it) I have just received this: "Hi folks Just to let you know that following on from the success of last years meeting at New Lodge Farm we will be meeting up again there on October 11th from 11:00 am onwards. Simon and Sarah will be organising the Hog Roast plus the normal Menu from the Cafe or bring your own packed lunch. If the weather is not so good or your vehicle is off the road come along in your every day car to meet up with friends, old and new. In order to ascertain numbers please let me know by the end of this month so that Simon can organise the Hog Roast. The Kettering Area Motor Club will be organising a conker championship for KAM Club member but if any one wishes to organise something similar for Stilton Cheese Runners please let me know. There is no charge for the event but I might be collecting for a charity, yet to be decided. Kind regards Jim and Joy" I'm happy to take the lead on this so I'll do a trawl for numbers nearer the end of the month and let them know. And if anyone fancies an organised run out from some appropriate point so we arrive in convoy I can arrange that as well. Cheers Al

I'm putting vents in the side of the body/bonnet so need to make a rectangular hole about 10" x 3".

Perfectly, thanks Al

Thanks everyone, lots of good advice. Unfortunately no-one has actually answered my question. Although Bob (Tucker) came close with "Cut towards the direction of rotation". Unfortunately I don't know what that actually means. So here is the question pictorially: And Bob (florin), what do you mean by a 'wiping cut' ? not heard that expression before. Al

Before I get my angry grinder out and my new 1mm cutting wheel, to cut holes in the side of the car for some vents there is one thing I am not sure of. Should the leading edge of the cutting wheel be going upwards or downwards ? Logic tells me it should be downwards so all the sparks go underneath the sheet, and assuming the sheet is resting on something it will be pushed down on to the support rather than trying to lift it up, but is it that important ? Also, I have seen some cars with vents in the bonnet sides and some further down in the body of the car. Any differences ? Al

I'm going to stay flexible this month. The Peterborough Car Show is this weekend (5th/6th). I haven't made up my mind whether to go on the Sunday yet, I'll watch the weather. But it comes highly recommended. The weekend of 12th/13th is the National Meet, but if you are not attending that (I am) then 'HorsePower at the Hall' at Doddington Hall (LN6 4RU) is from 14:00-17:00 on Sunday 13th. I'll watch the weather for the weekend of 19th/20th and Saturday 26th (I am off on yet another holiday on the 27th, although tis time only for a week) and if it looks good I will arrange a pub meet somewhere, hopefully be able to give a few days notice. And just a heads-up for your diaries. The Corby Glen Sheep Fair, which many of us attended last year and was very successful, as well as a nice day out (typical village summer show, craft stalls, pets, morris dancers, classic cars, beer....) is on Sunday 4th Oct. I shall be going, rain or shine (it's only 2 miles away) so would appreciate some company. More details nearer the day. Cheers Al

You will find all Superspecs have the rattle to some extent. Mine sounds like a bucket of bolts but has been the same for nearly 12,000 miles. It is almost certainly the bronze bush referred to earlier. It was machined by Richard Stewart and his tolerances were a bit iffy. I am going to wait till mine disintegrates as removing the engine and transmission is a major task.

HI Derek Thanks, they look good. The Europa one looks closest. Can't actually tell if the fitment is the same (mine has 2 screws, CBS one has only one) but it looks close enough Thanks

OK, I was hoping I could just get plug in replacements. I only looked quickly but couldn't see an easy way to swap over just the rubber.

Where do people get replacement wiper blades ? One of mine is starting to split.

No such luck. All we have is the crude hand drawn sheet that showed what to plug where. Here is what I have discovered so far: http://the-superspec-journey.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-electrics-project-services.html http://the-superspec-journey.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-electrics-project-relays_22.html http://the-superspec-journey.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-electrics-project-fuses.html If you can add anything to we would all be grateful

Same here. Drove home in the rain from the Stamford Show without the doors on and just the top. So much nicer than being totally enclosed, fresh air blowing through, an occasional burst of steam as I went through a puddle and splashed the exhaust pipe. And proper visibility rather than peering through plastic. I do have deflectors fitted, so not sure what it would be like without them, but as Bob said I remained 99% dry.

Just got back home. Only 6 of the 12 cars turned up, which was a bit disappointing, although Pete and Nigel came on foot so we had a chance to catch up. Many thanks to those of you who supported it. As it turned out the weather wasn't bad initially. We all got there in the dry and it didn't start to drizzle till 14:00. Even then there was no wind so with the tops up on the cars and us under umbrellas it was still OK. And there was a a good turn out overall, it can't have been far short of the 500 cars planned, with some very interesting examples. Just hope the weather is better next year. Al

On the standard Superspec with the Escort Instrument Panel there are 3 connections on the Black multiplug Pin 1 (green) +12 V Ignition switched and goes to the B+ terminal on the Fuel Gauge Pin 5 (black) Earth for various things including Fuel Gauge Pin 6 (white) From the sender and goes to the S terminal on the Fuel Gauge And on mine it works backwards Hope that helps. Al