Graham385

!!!!SOLD!!!!!

Driven away today by Andy from Wigan. Big smile on his face, me with sad face. End of a chapter for me but I'm sure it will be looked after and well used.

All the best with the car Andy and may see you at Stoneleigh if you get a pass out.

I'm currently away in Northumberland at a family wedding, hence the delay in response. We will back home on Friday and I'll call you before then. Phone signal is ropey here. If there are any questions you have about the car just ask.

Cheers, Graham

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Robin Hood 2B for Sale

Complete and Ready to go for the summer. This car has been fantastic fun but it is not going to get used enough so it’s time to move on.

Built and passed SVA in 2001, bought by me in 2007 and continuously upgraded ever since.

Correctly registered on V5 as Make: Robin Hood Model: 2B and has an age related plate.

Ford Pinto 2L 205 engine and Type 9 Gearbox to 3.6:1 Diff

Injection Cylinder Head with Weber 32/36 carb

Accuspark Electronic ignition Distributor

Converted to Wishbone Suspension and recently Polybushed

Gaz Coilover suspension all round

Disc brakes all round

Recent Yokohama Parada Spec 2 Tyres

4 into 1 manifold with Custom Repackable Silencer by MK Engineering

Full Weather Gear and Folding doors

Smiths Classic Instuments

Corbeau Seats with Sabelt harnesses

MOT until September 2015

£3,800 ovno

Doesn't look like I can make this one.

If you're talking about an Eriba Puck caravan then I'm sure you will find that it has brakes. If so you can tow more than 50% of your kerb weight. The recommendation for novice towers is up to 85% of your kerb weight, so about 645 kgs. The Eriba puck has an unladen weight of about 500kgs so you have a fair load margin.

Your towbar will need to be sturdy for this and no one makes one commercially so CE or Type Approval cannot be claimed.

The black box is a 2d ignition map module. It will adjust ignition advance according to engine speed. It does the same job as the bob weights in a conventional dizzy, and it it is these weights which have been locked.

The addition of a vacuum advance module gives you a basic 3D ignition map to adjust advance according to engine load. It will increase advance at modest throttle openings and improve economy and drivability whatever type of carb you use. This feature is included in the Accuspark dizzy.

Vacuum take of would be best taken from each carb to a plenum to give constant and smooth vacuum but it's your choice whether want to go this far. If you only want a 2D map then don't connect up the vacuum module.

Cheers, Graham

Just found this for sale at Tesco Direct!

http://www.tesco.com...&skuId=214-5652

We will be there. Graham and Annette

I've got loads of those. Let me know when you want to pick up.

Chris, I've got an old head with all the bits you are welcome to cannibalise. Let me know what you need.

Graham

Count Me and Annette in for this. Really looking forward to the show!

Hi,

Pete Lee has first dibs as it's his want ad I'm replying to. If he doesn't want it I'll be in touch.

Cheers,

Graham

]Hi Pete,

As promised here's some information about my heat shield. It's 48cm long and 17cm internal diameter.

Here it is when on my car;

And today;

I'd be be happy with £20.

Let me know if interested.

Regards,

Graham

I've got a brushed stainless exhaust shield laser cut with "Robin Hood" cut into it. I've been intending to put up for sale since I had a larger silencer made. I. Am away from home for the weekend but I can get some photos and a price on here on Monday.

Thanks Simon, they're for car springs (mx5).

Cheers, Graham

We will be there. If anyone has some suspension spring compressors they would lend me have a word on Wednesday.

Cheers, Graham

I'll be there, need a test drive.

That's the sort of post I like to read! Glad you're feeling so good.

Bringing this back on topic. Yes please Andrea!! Annette and I will be there and would love to join you.

No worries. Good luck in your quest.

I'll dig it out and take some photos for you. It is complete with valves, springs, followers, camshaft, and I have a top cover too. You would want to put on a new spray bar and possibly regrind the valves. It is not unleaded. I only replaced it because I was offered an injection head at a decent price.

How about £40?

Graham

I have a complete pinto head. I will be going to my in laws in Abergele in the next few weeks if you're not in too much of a hurry.

With Xmas upon us I would like to share a personal experience with my friends about drinking and driving. As you may know some of us have been known to have brushes with the authorities from time to time on the way home after a "social session" with friends. Well two days ago I was out for an evening with friends and had more than several beers followed by a couple of bottles of some rather nice red wine.

Although feeling jolly I still had the sense to know that I may be slightly over the limit.

That's when I did something that I've never done before - I took a cab.

Sure enough on the way home there was a police roadblock but since it was a cab they waved it past and I arrived home safely without incident.

This was a real surprise, as I had never driven a cab before, I don't know where I got it and now that it's in my garage I don't know what to do with it.

So if you want to borrow it give me a call.

Merry Christmas to all

Graham & Annette

Put me and Annette down please..

I had the same problem when I rebuilt my first Pinto head. The camshaft had slight turning resistance which made the cambelt slip and strip. I found that I had accidentally interchanged the bolts for the camshaft thrust plate with those at each end of the spray bar. Same head, same thread, different length. The longer bolts in the spray bar had slightly pinched the cam bearing shells to cause the problem. Swopped them back and all was well.

It's a long shot but worth checking.

Graham