alanrichey

That does seem to have worked. Either that or it is a quick learner Just did that and took her out and she is running much better, lovely and smooth.

How clever are ECUs ? My Superspec exhaust has been blowing for a few weeks, making a lovely noise and burbllng on the overrun but otherwise running and idling nicely. MOT coming up so fixed it yesterday. Noise and burble all gone, but first time out she is idling very roughly and doesn't seem to be running as smoothly. Is that logical behaviour ? Will it self heal ?

Just heard back from Castle Bytham and they would love to have us (turns out the organiser is an old friend), particularly as the clash with the Bourne show means they will be a bit light on cars. They will be parking us on a road that leads out of the village (the centre is closed off), so although the fair runs from 10:00 to 16:00 we will be able to drive in/out as required. This is a lovely little village 'fete' and I am sure everyone will enjoy wandering around if I can go for a hat trick on the weather So please let me know who will be coming with a car so I can warn them. So far it's: me Mick (mowerman) Nigel (niduncan) Kerry (kerry) Richard (Richard7) Matthew (maw) Chris (tractor) Cheers Al

She is the one I talked to. Unfortunately my car has a 2005 plate so it's difficult to disguise. And I don't want to risk putting false plates on

Actually Bourne have just rejected us Just had an e-mail back from the organisers saying they treat 'classic' properly and accept only cars built before 1994 and kit cars are not included. Should I go ahead with Plan B (Castle Bytham) or will people want to go to the Bourne Show as normal visitors ?

Time to look ahead and pencil in your diaries. Continuing with our successful Sunday outings I would like to suggest we have our next get together at either the Bourne Classic Car Show (http://www.bournemotorclub.co.uk/carshow/2013show.php) or the Castle Bytham Summer Fair (http://www.midsummerfair.co.uk/). Both of these are held on Sunday 22nd June. Primary one would be the Bourne show and I have e-mailed the organisers to check they can take 8-10 cars and park us all together. If that is not possible I know the organiser of the Castle Bytham fair and I am sure they would love to have us there. I am not sure how practical it would be to have picnics at the Bourne show (anyone know ?), but I know we can at Castle Bytham. Can I have expressions of interest please, and whether you would bring the car ? Al

Yes, the weather was just about perfect. Good run up there, great pub, good food, good company (25 with 10 cars). Thanks to all who supported it.

And my thanks to Andi as well for the suggestion. Great fun and a perfect way to spend a warm Saturday. And for Kerry, the short cut back worked well although I did get slightly concerned when we had to cross a cattle-grid a couple of times.

Done

Many thanks for organising that, all we need now is the weather

Here's a couple I took Sorry about the thumb

Thanks to all so far, initial post updated. Now have 21 coming. Wouldn't surprise me if we beat the 30 we had at the first one. Just a heads-up that, unlike the first meeting, we won't will be getting a private room but not a block booking for lunch this time. We will be just ordinary punters who happen to drive nice cars and know each other

After a successful inaugural meeting we are going to follow the same pattern and go for a Sunday Lunch get together on 18th May. Gives everyone 2 weeks to recover from Stoneleigh.. Location this time is the Woodcocks Pub near Lincoln, timing to be confirmed but probably 12:00. http://www.marstonst...ncoln/Woodcocks Burton Lane End Saxilby Road Lincoln LN1 2BE So far I have 25 positive responses from Me (Ruth still needs persuading) Ian & Carole Johnson (Ian & Carole) Peter & Annie Lloyd (dill-is-green) Richard Keyse (richard7) Tom Scott (toms2b) Nigel and Helen Duncan (niduncan) Rex Leaning (rex leaning) Andrew, Gill & Tabby Osbourne (ozz) Mick & Stella Ebbs (mower man) Richard Marsh + 2 (steamer) (NEW Chairman) Dan, Sue & Kiera Elliot(Dan E) Kerry & Sharon Allen (Kerry) Derek & Marilyn Oldfield (Derek) And maybe's from: Stephen & Tracy Hopkins (Hoppo) Peter & Anne Lee (Pete Lee) Nick Orwin (Nicko) Simon Parish (simonp73) David Howe (Hawknorth) As usual everyone from the Club is welcome, please let me know either on here or by PM so I can give the pub a rough idea of numbers. Can't promise the weather will be as good as last time, fingers crossed. Cheers Al

My Superspec has always done this, although it does actually crank but VERY Slowly. Luckily it always catches. I asked for advice on it a few months ago and the general concensus was: 1. Poor Earth strap from engine to chassis. I put one on and it made no difference. 2. ECU leaving ignition too far advanced when engine is hot. 3. Engine just generally tight when hot. My battery sits at 12.5V when ignition switches, and like yours cranks the cold engine no problem. Although I did note the battery voltage drops to 9.7V on initial crank quickly recovering to 10.5V. So it might be a bit dodgy. Be interested if you do find the solution,

Added to diary. Should be able to make it.

And what a great day out it was. Weather held off and we had a lovely 40-mile formation drive through the countryside with a coffee break at the New Lodge Farm and lunch at the Bell Inn at Stilton. And we were joined by 300+ other cars as well Roll on next year !!

Clever

Tried that, but unfortunately the basic extension of the jack (80mm) still doesn't lift the chassis high enough to lift the wheels. It's looking like I need a low scissor jack.

I've been carrying one of these around in the car for a year but in the garage I have been using a much larger jack. So yesterday I thought I should do a practice wheel change rather than wait till I have to do it for real. The front was no problem, I just put the jack under the wishbone. But in the rear I couldn't find a logical place to put the jack. If I tried to jack up any of the chassis points or the diff then at the full extent of the jack the wheel wasn't clear of the ground. And the bottom of the trailing arm/suspension unit is too close to the ground to get the jack under. The only solution I could see was to put the jack under the axle itself, but I don't want to risk that in case I bend the axle. Do I need to get a lower (scissor) jack to fit under the suspension arm or am I safe using the axle ? What do other people use ? Al

I reckon 'Wheeler Dealers' is superior to both these programmes Much more technical detail on how the cars are renovated and none of the childish arguments that they delight in on Classic Car Rescue. Just my opinion of course, Standing by to be flamed

This is not aimed for any specific person, but just a reminder to everyone what a fantastic source of knowledge exists on this forum.. Having just put a thermostat into my Superspec (the previous owner took it out) I had major overheating problems. After a frustrating day trying to sort it out I did what I should have done in the first place and looked on the forum. I found lots of useful explanations of what could be wrong, and a few posts that described my symptoms exactly and how to cure it. Result: A 10 mile run out today and the gauge stayed firmly in the Normal range. So to all involved "Thanks for the advice". In these 'interesting' times let's not forget what this Club is all about Cheers Al (BTW, It was all down to airlocks, full details in my blog)

Was it Kit Car Bitz you tried ? (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kit-Car-Bitz/102680786584037?ref=stream) ? If so just persevere. It took 10 days for them to answer my three E-Mails to their Hotmail address. I wanted Oxford Blue and they had none in stock but built me some one-offs for £55/pair. They were then 10 days late on delivery but I have to say they are of good quality and importantly, 9.5" wide, which as you have probably found are difficult to source. The only problem for me was that they were 2" shorter (front to back) than the standard SuperSpec ones, but that was easily solved by fabricating an auxiliary mounting. (See http://the-superspec-journey.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/fit-new-front-wing.html) Cheers Al

Yes

Also worth adding that unlike most of the 2Bs, which used a donor car for the build, all the parts on the Superspec, with the exception of a reconditioned rear axle, were brand new (unless previous owner has modified them).

Engine and gearbox are fine, but not necessarily together . Superspecs are known for a 'rattle' in neutral because they were not mated together correctly. You should be able to hear it on startup. I love my Superspec, check out my blog (in the signature line)