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I can find a good home for them ! PM on the way. Steve

Sadly we're not going to be able to make it as I haven't got my engine sorted yet. Steve

Hi Nathan, Your easiest option might be to fit a GPS speedo which will only need a 12V supply to it but they don't always work in tunnels, built up areas, under power lines and such. An electronic speedo is easy enough to fit but you will need to fit a sensor somewhere to give it a speed signal. You can maybe fit the sensor near the diff to pick up the propshaft bolts or stick a magnet to the propshaft or a drive shaft for the sensor to detect. Basically you just need a signal from something that moves at a rate proportional to your road speed, (not you engine speed). So anything from the propshaft, through to the wheels will do. If your gearbox still has the speedo drive output, where the drive cable would have fitted, to go to your existing mechanical speedo, then you may be able to find a sensor that picks up on that - I seem to remember you could buy them for type 9 boxes a while ago. Steve

If you have the "standard" 2B tank with the filler on the rear panel you will find you have 2 problems. You obviously know about the problem of having to fill it slowly which has a lot to do with the short pipe and tight bend into the tank. The second problem is that if you do fill the tank and accelerate hard you'll lose the last gallon back out of the filler cap. Try as I might I never got it to seal properly, and I know I'm not the only one. I moved the filler on mine to higher up by the boot lid and then I eventually had a custom tank made so the filler now goes pretty much straight down from the cap to the tank. As Alan's breather tube works well for him it might be worth trying with a bit of pipe to see if it helps. Steve

I made it over on the Sunday and, as usual, folks were starting to leave around lunchtime. It being the first weekend of the school summer holidays probably wasn't ideal either. I enjoyed the day and picked up a half decent set of taps & dies for a reasonable price. Hopefully they'll keep it going and it will be on again in coming years.

I've had a quick "Google" and a search on here but I can't find a measurement for a standard port. Someone on here will know I'm sure, but 37mm does sound about standard size.

A non-injection head has round inlet ports so there should be no noticeable profile change. If you measure the diameter of your ports it will tell you if they've been enlarged - I think a standard port is just less than 40mm (ignoring the pointy bit) but I haven't got one handy to check so I'm going off memory which is not so reliable these days. I had an injection head, opened up to 45mm for 45DCOE Webers and the ports looked a lot like yours, as I remember. If Bob still has the head in the picture he might be able to measure it for you. You'll find that a lot of people leave the ports rough when they re-work them as it is supposed to help keep the fuel atomised (whatever that means)!

As Bob says, they don't look like standard injection ports but it might be an injection head which has had the inlet ports opened up. There is a hint of a pointy top to them. There should be some letters stamped near No.4 exhaust port and somewhere on here there is a list of what they mean. Sorry but I don't know exactly where, you'd have to do a search. Steve

Thanks for the info Danielle, we should be there on the Sunday. Steve

Got mine too thanks.

According to my maths, next resurrection of this topic is due in 2031 !!

Hi Matt, I've sent you a message. Steve

Hi Andi, I'm only coming if I can get there without roadworks !!! All being well I'll see you there, in the kit.

I planning on going on the Sunday - used to be a good show so I'm hoping it won't disappoint. Steve

Thanks Dave

Yes, I'm just in the middle of a load of decorating at the daughter's. Should have got the worst done in another 2 or 3 days so I'll give you a yell in the week and see what we can sort.

Hi Peter, how do we pay for this ? Steve

Very nice - I might have to pop round and pinch them when you're not looking! I've got my engine back together and I've just taken it round the block. Hopefully it should all be OK now, so we can arrange a meet up if you like. Steve

You're limited on what you can do on the forums if you're not a member but don't worry, folks will find the video OK. As Dan says above, have a go & make it yours. You may also need to re-position lights and mirrors to make sure they comply, make sure the wheel arches cover the tyres and the seats are bolted to something solid - not just the floor. If you're OK with a spanner you'll be able to do it all yourself, just don't expect to have it finished in a weekend ! Looking at the video I can't see anything obviously wrong with the car and there's plenty of people on here who will give you advise on how to complete each bit.

Can you can stick a couple of photos up so we can see how much work is required? Each 2B is pretty much unique and built to suit the owner so a picture will give us an idea of what it's like. As Ian says 2Bs will pass IVA if put together properly, the question really is how much work yours needs. I'm half way up the country from you but there is probably someone near you who will be willing to come and have a look for tea & biscuits.

Hi Baba, Welcome to the club, stick your location on and you may well get folks local to you willing to help. Steve

Hi Peter, can you put me down for this as well please. I've just had a look at their website and it looks like a good day out, well worth a tenner ! Thanks, Steve

Success ............... I think ! On the website I went on to "buy tickets" and then selected "general admission". You can then select how many tickets and for which day(s). when you go to pay there is an option to add the code and the discount is applied. Presumably the code links me to Rhocar ?? Anyway, I've now got 2 tickets for Sunday 26th and I've put an order in for glorious sunshine, is anyone else going ? Steve

Hi Danielle, I'm confused (it often happens). Do we need to book online - if so I can't see how to do it on their website. All I can find is an option to buy normal admission tickets or the option to inquire about exhibiting vehicles. Am I missing something obvious ? Steve

The 205 block is a 2litre block. Earlier blocks had 16 or 20 on the side for 1.6 and 2litre, later blocks were 165, 185 and 205 for 1.6, 1.8 and 2litre respectively.