richyb66

Right, I'm going to have to cancel the meal due to lack of interest. The monthly meet will still go ahead for anyone who wants to come along, 7PM onwards.

Depends on how much needs painting. I had the 4 arches and nosecone on my 2B wrapped in 3M vinyl for around £200 including the material. It was probably 7 years ago and still looks pretty good. Ok it can't be touched in like paint but I think it's a good option on fibreglass which does flex and crack.

You don't need to prove it's fitted, if it's required for the test either it'll pass or fail when they do the emissions test. The IVA manual gives the exact emissions requirements depending on the age of the engine and how you plan of registering the car.

It's nearly that time again, the annual West Mids post Christmas meal. The date is Wednesday 29th January 2025. Same format as previous years and at our usual monthly venue The Malt Shovel Pub, Coventry Road, Nr Stonebridge, Coventry, CV7 7HL https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7mBK68FBauW2q6C6 Be aware that the roads nearby can be busy due to all the pointless work for HS2 so make travel plans accordingly. To keep the table bills simple, most people normally opt for the carvery but other options are available: https://www.tobycarvery.co.uk/restaurants/midlands/stonebridgeislandmeriden/carverymenu#/ Meet up from 7PM onwards and aiming to eat around 7-30. I like to give the pub a rough headcount in a week or so and then give them a more exact number a few days before the event so if interested parties can pencil it in their diary and let me know as soon as possible please. Everyone welcome (including ladies and kids) and new members (or those thinking of joining) are especially welcome. ATTENDING Richard and Jackie

It'll be the last Wednesday of January, I'll post details nearer the time.

Basically fit belt, tension, the tighten cam pulleys.

After you fitted the belt or after you tensioned it?

Did you loosen the cam pulleys before you fitted the belt?

As title. Looking for a Duratec lowered sump, ideally a second hand one, I know where I can get a new one.

Drill a hole.

Why would you want to use something so thick (and heavy). Thinner metal rivetted on and sealed is perfectly adequate for IVA and normal use. You just need to reinforce the floor suitably around the seat mountings. This can be square plates and is described in the IVA manual but I personally prefer box or angle that's tied back in to the chassis rails.

Next Wednesday 27th 6pm onwards, Malt Shovel Pub, Coventry Road, Nr Stonebridge, Coventry, CV7 7HL. Generally they're trying to kick us out just after 930pm so if you're coming, don't leave it too late. Also, if you want to eat, book beforehand as they don't normally let people just rock up and eat. Entrance to the pub car park is off the A452 Chester Road heading North 50 yards from the island. Everyone welcome. Last month I was a no show due to being delayed elsewhere, next week I'll be there.

I think they're dwg files so they're just drawn full size and don't have dimensions on them. They should convert directly so they can be laser cut or they could be plotted off full size to make paper templates.

Per forum rules, please put a price.

Colin Usher had the Autocad files for the panels on his website years ago. I don't think the site is accessible anymore but luckily I did save the files. autocad.zip

Apologies I didn't manage to attend tonight, I got waylaid and it ended up being too late to come over.

Next Wednesday 30th 6pm onwards, Malt Shovel Pub, Coventry Road, Nr Stonebridge, Coventry, CV7 7HL. Generally they're trying to kick us out just after 930pm so if you're coming, don't leave it too late. Also, if you want to eat, book beforehand as they don't normally let people just rock up and eat. Entrance to the pub car park is off the A452 Chester Road heading North 50 yards from the island. Everyone welcome. See you there.

We're in. Booked Friday to Monday, pitch 27.

I take it you've got all the plugs out when you do the compression test, you want it spinning over as fast as possible to get an accurate reading? Have you put a timing light on it to check what it's actually doing rather than just swapping timing maps?

Next Wednesday 25th 6pm onwards, Malt Shovel Pub, Coventry Road, Nr Stonebridge, Coventry, CV7 7HL. Generally they're trying to kick us out just after 930pm so if you're coming, don't leave it too late. Also, if you want to eat, book beforehand as they don't normally let people just rock up and eat. Entrance to the pub car park is off the A452 Chester Road heading North 50 yards from the island. Everyone welcome. See you there.

The material I use for all the tops I've made is shown in this thread. https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/forums/topic/48544-surrey-top-and-door-project/#comments

Me on my hat and Tony on the back of his tee shirt.

You'll always be taking a chance on the weather in September but we got lucky today. No rain and even a bit of sunshine. We probably went a bit further than we needed to by going as far as Barmouth but it was worth the effort for the ice creams and two of us getting shat on by seagulls.

Myself, Jackie, Kerry and Sharon will leave Tamworth around 0830 and head straight up the A5 to Llangollen going on A41 through Whitchurch. This should get us to the Ponderosa around 1030.

Based on the location of people that have expressed interest in coming, I think North Wales is going to be the most suitable destination. It also has been benefit that I'm not going to need to take a map with me. Based on the run we did earlier this year, I think aiming to meet at the Ponderosa Cafe near Llangollen between 1030 and 1100 worked well to get us in to North Wales and then head out from there. Depending on what people want to do, and what time they need to head home, I can plan routes accordingly. Generally I aim to have a stop of some sort every hour which is about as long as I can stand before I need to either have a wee or stretch my legs. A few of us will have the rev limiters on board so it's won't be a day of mad driving and obviously I don't encourage that sort of behaviour so don't worry if you think you would be able to keep up. Let me know what your thoughts are.