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I've had my pinto without manifold/exaust wrapping for the last 13 years with no problems whatsoever. The clutch cable passes between 2 of the pipes so I have the cable wrapped.

Is that Harry Potter?

Should be a Triumph - - - -- - Spitfire!

You can't keep a good man down. Although sometimes its a bl***y close thing. Keep smiling.

Still plenty of time to weave some magic before the Scotland run.

Sorry to hear this Dan. Good luck mate.

I had an oil leak in the same sort of area. I looked like it could either be the dizzy or the fuel pump. I changed the O ring on the dizzy and the gasket on the fuel pump. the leak was still there. Over the winter I tracked it down. It was just one of the jobs on the to do list while the car was on SORN. It turned out to be the auxiliary shaft oil seal. The oil was travelling round to the fuel pump and dizzy area when the car was being driven.

If I can get a pass out from the boss (wife of course) and it doesn't pelt it down and the winter mods all work and nothing falls of, I quite fancy this. Mick (Mower man) was saying what a good meet it was last month.

Because the engine was running, everything will have had a nice coat of oil and protected everything in the short period in which you lost pressure. don't worry.

I had the same problem as you when I first fitted R1 carbs. The main problem on these carbs is the narrow amount of carb body available for the standard width jubilee clip to seat. I ended up grinding each of the clips down to make them narrower which allowed them to sit behind the narrow lip on the carb body. This was a bit of a fiddle but has worked so far. I also fitted a bracket from the carbs to the engine block which greatly improved the stability. Remember to keep smiling!

It's never simple is it mate!

Many thanks to everyone making suggestions and the committee for trying to pull things together, this is great and i'm sure something suitable will be found. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

Get along to one of the area meets and have a chat, you'll be made welcome.

Hoping to get there this month too!

R1 carbs on 2.1 using standard mechanical pinto fuel pump with regulator set to 1.5psi. No probs.

Fold the hood up and put it in the area behind the seat or the boot if you have an area that can be called that. Leave the doors in the garage.

Quick question guys n gals. On a 2.0l Pinto, are the front crank shaft oil seal and the auxillary (dizzy) shaft oil seal the same part.

I bet the stopping distance is pretty good too!

I have a pointless dizzy on my 2.1 pinto. I also previously had twin 45s fitted. The vacuum advance was not connected and the car ran fine. Just as an experiment I connected an advance tube and the engine ran like a pig. I now have the same dizzy without the vacuum advance and bike carbs. Runs fine. As said in the post by emptyat the bob weights in the dizzy take care of the mechanical advance as the engine revs increase.

Thanks guys.

Has anyone fitted a Starter motor from "aapoldham". They sell the uprated 1.4 heavy duty type for the Pinto. I just wondered if they are any good or not. I look forward to your comments as usual.

Not this one, sorry.

Its all a matter of taste, and we all have different ideas and likes. That is what the hobby is all about. I hope you find what you need a little bit closer to you.

With the nose cone off I can get to the back side of the shocker bolt from the front with no problems. The thing with kit cars, as you will have noticed, is that they are all different even if the basic model/kit is the same. You never see 2 the same at kit car shows. Keep trying you will solve the problem. It may involve a lot of cussing and skinned knuckles but keep smiling.

Why don't you fit the cycle type mud guards. They are a lot more aerodynamic. The Clam shell type are shaped in a way that they are trying to lift the front of the car. The faster you go the more this effect comes into play, thus the handling can also be altered as the front end becomes lighter. Just my opinion.