speedtripledan

I was out and about in mine this weekend and never goes above 92deg no matter what i,m doing coleman rad 2 x fans and an 87deg stat. Dan

These are fitted to my 2B can anyone give me an idea what they are from or a part number for ebc ? Dan

as title says i,m going for a drive over the cat and fiddle any one up for it ? Dan The cat and fiddle this morning best run i,ve had over there warm sunny and no tin tops in the way or old bill ruining the fun. I like the way bikes think they can out brake and corner a 7.... especialy when a former bike nutter is at the wheel.

anytime the sun is out and the car is working itching to do the cat and fiddle might get up early tomorrow and go matlock bakewell buxton cat and fiddle and back to matlock for food. leaving matlock bath about 8ish Dan

Went for a drive with colin (solcol) yesterday me in my late 2b+ wishbone and him in a sliding pillar highlighted the differences that people talk about with the front end mine was more stable and quicker in the bends. Also showed how good bike carbs were he has twin 40 delortos verses my blade carbs both set up on dyno my one did seem quicker certainly ticked over smoother. anyone thinking of bike carbs do it there great! wish i,d done it sooner It was a really fun drive out 54 miles and both cars made it home without breaking down. anyone else in derbyshire want to join us next time ? might start our own little meet if there is enough of us anyone up for that ? Just a snip of the drive on youtube. Dan

Has anyone any ideas on where i could get a roll cage made and fitted on my 2B. in the derbyshire/ notts area i just don,t fancy doing a hammond if it did roll i fear my head would be ripped off... and if some one hit me in the side ( nearly happened the other day silly old woman in a micra on a mini roundabout) i fear it would prob come inside the car due to height of sides. Gave up bikes to be safer but i,m having more near missis in this than i ever did in 20yrs of bikes not driving like a loon either. Dan

what about my twins see garage a lot lower than the originals way more lighting power Dan

Win some lose some but always decide your max price and never go beyond ! i,ve sold 2 bikes and trailer in the last year and always got more than i wanted just use your mates to bid it up to what you want there is always someone out there that carried away at the last min

if the weather holds thinking of a blast from matlock over the cat and fiddle early sunday24th morning. Anyone up for it ? Dan

I did matlock to Cannes in one go 21hrs just stopping for the ferry and fuel which was plenty in a 3.3L voyager don,t know if i,d fancy doing it my hood don,t know if it would get there or if i could walk afterwards if it did ! 3month later i did the same in reverse but had a slight problem my fuel line had been damaged by the nice french people who drained my fuel tank after they impounded my car i left it there one weekend when i flew back they decided to do some work on the port right where my car was parked so towed it i only realized there was a problem about 100miles in when my tank was empty should have gone 350miles what really "upset" me i,d left the keys with a friend on the boat i was working on so if they'd asked it could have been moved. Good job i had all my tools with me so i could fix it there and then. Dan

wondered about making a stretched robinhood to get 4 seats in.

Have to agree it runs a lot better will have to see if it stays under control in the warmer weather if it ever stops raining..

If the carbs are fueling right you will need it on the colder days mine will start but ticks over very low and spits back if you try to rev it cold without choke. with choke its perfect i take it off after the engine warms up a bit Dan

i,ve been running my tuned 2.0L pinto for a while now and have never had a stat in, it runs at approx 70deg when moving then increases in traffic but never overheats. Ive just put a stat in as the engine should in theory be running about 85deg. Took it for a thrash and it goes better and the temp just stays 85 to 90 as most normal cars do. Just wondering if the majority use a stat or not ? Dan

Mine states aug 2006 as date of 1st reg (year completed) even though its on an 83 A plate special notes state 1, non tranferable reg mark and 2 assembled from parts some or all of which were not new. Ive just noticed mine is down as a four seater ??

to save time burtons do a cheap quickshift mod about 20quid i,ve got one on mine works well.. Dan

I bought these at stoneleigh and have just tried them and thought they were really good. they are as good as the sales guy claimed. They seem to offer club discounts http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/ Dan

Can,t recomended them enough done a wicked job on my car he has both bike and car dynos on different sites, my 2.0L pinto has blade carbs also and he set them up perfect he charged me 160quid which included welding a lamba ring into my exhaust. let me know your final bhp figure. they open saturdays ring him to arrange it any advice or questions pm me. Dan

I was welding on old mini once had the back right up in the air welding away when a nice little hot ball of metal landed on my quilted shirt burnt through that then my t shirt and landed right on the tip of nipple at which point i jumped up and head butted the sub frame ! don't know what hurt more only recently i was putting my torque wrench away decide to pull the extention bar off by pulling it away from me whilst i was holding the wrench half way down when it came off the wrench promptly smacked me in the mouth and split my lip..... my missis laughed rather a lot cause it swelled up so much i could'nt speak properly... Then the other day i had so meny cuts on my arms from scratching on bits of zip ties and metal someone asked me if i was self harming... Dan

Feed those into the airfilter back plate. Dan

off to halfords later for me. cheers

Nothings ever simple is it

does anyone have a part no for the halfords caps to save opening boxes ??

those dodgy flywheels cost my mate a fortune at 80000 miles ! Dan

Its a long shot but i,ve had the chattering relays syndrome on mine all be it with the key off. that turned out to be the left sierra stalks, dissconected it would stop. new /old switch and its now fine.