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Definitely odd to have low but even readings - did you do the compression test with the throttle wide open ? Closed throttles can give a low reading.

Welcome to you all, it's that time of year for tinkering and winter projects so let us know what you're up to - so we can copy all the good ideas . Steve

I had a different set up but I think the same theory would apply to yours. I had 2 velcro straps that went round the top of the roll bar and round the horizontal part of the hood frame - pull them as tight as you need to hold the frame in place and get the hood taut. Luggage straps or similar would do the same job I think.

Depending on exactly where you are in Derbyshire you may be closer to this meet or to Richy who meets up at the Malt Shovel Pub, Coventry Road, Coventry, CV7 7HL, on the last Wednesday of the month. You can, of course, come to either or both if you wish. It's getting late in the year now and there won't be too many kits cars present unless we have some very warm evenings but we'll normally be there in "normal" cars. Steve

It's a few years since I did this on my 2B and I have been thinking of doing the same on the cobra but, unfortunately, I can't remember all the details myself . What I can remember is :- The master cylinder was from a Mk1 KA. It was a black tubular steel thing with 3 outlets and (I think) 19mm bore. Looking around these don't seem so common now although there are lots of the cast aluminium type which may well do the job, but I don't know what bore size they are. As far as I can remember, I just drilled 2 new holes through the pedal box & bulkhead for the fixing bolts and simply bolted it on, centred on the original servo mounting position. I lashed up a piece of M8 threaded bar with a couple of nuts as a push rod and adjusted the nuts to get the correct length/pedal position. I then made a new push rod from a length of 10mm round bar based on these dimensions. Hope this helps - if I remember anything else I'll let you know. Steve

Not the biggest gathering last night but myself and Ian braved the weather - neither of us in our kit

Yes, I didn't really get wet much at all, it was the passenger side that got flooded - good job my wife wasn't with me

I'll be there, barring disasters, but maybe not in the cobra.

It was glorious sunshine when I left Newark on Saturday but by the time I got to Nottingham it had clouded over. By Derby the sky was black and I stopped to put the hood up. By Uttoxeter it was well and truly wet, I was down to about 25mph and could hardly see the road. The engine was spluttering more each minute and the passenger side was filling up with water. Despite this I did, somehow, make it home with the engine finally giving up as I pulled into the drive. I spent a good few hours yesterday getting the water out of just about everywhere, including the air filter, distributor and ignition module. There was a good inch of water in the passenger footwell - above the carpets, which are currently in the greenhouse dripping. Even the bag of sweets in the glovebox was full of water. I've attached a short clip from the dashcam to prove that cobras can swim ! Hopefully I'll get it dried out ready for next year A50+water.mp4

I've just seen the latest weather and it looks like Sunday might get a bit wet. I'll be there on Saturday so hopefully I've picked the drier day

Have a look at this post -

Great day thanks - I hope you've got pictures ..................................... of the seagull strike

It looks like I'll be going over on the Saturday this year, as I appear to have acquired some jobs to do on the Sunday

Hi Jim, I've sent you a message.

Hi Jim, coming that way you will pass within a mile or so of our house - we are a couple of minutes off the A500 through Stoke. I'm guessing it will be just over an hour from your house to ours, and then we have about an hour and a half from us to the Ponderosa. If you fancy meeting at ours you're more than welcome, (and anybody else heading this way), let me know and I can send you the address etc.