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The club’s AGM is planned to take place on Saturday 1st June 2024 at the National Kit Car Show, Three Counties Showground, Malvern at 3pm. We are currently waiting for confirmation of the room booking so please keep an eye on the forums for any updates. The current Committee are having to state their intentions for re-standing or standing down at this year’s AGM as follows: Standing for re-election Kerry Allen – Club secretary Tony Godden - Treasurer Alan Richey – Membership secretary Steve Foster – Chairman Willing to stand aside Steve Foster - Magazine Editor Those listed as standing for re-election wish to remain on the Committee and will do so unless someone stands against them and receives a majority vote at the AGM. Those listed as willing to stand aside have expressed they are happy to continue with their role on the Committee but may also be willing to stand aside if a formal nomination for a suitable candidate is received prior to the AGM. As such, nominations for these positions are encouraged, but not required for the club to continue to operate. There is also a currently vacant position on the committee for the role of Events Secretary, and a vacant position for the role of Area Secretary for Scotland. Previous attempts to fill roles at the AGM itself haven’t always been successful so it’s important that we advise everyone of the situation in advance, rather than trying to press gang someone on the day. I would like to remind everyone that without an events secretary we are currently struggling to arrange or support events and may be unable to do so in the future. If you are interested in either of the positions and wish to discuss what is involved please contact myself. Finally, below you will find the instructions for submitting nominations, constitution changes and points for discussion at this year’s AGM. Commitee Nominations If you would like to apply for committee positions, you can do so by emailing secretary@rhocar.org Please use the subject line - "RHOCaR - *Your first name and surname* Nomination" Then enter the text below in the body of the email, with the relevant information completed: I (Print name), Membership Number Offer myself for election to the Committee of RHOCaR, the UK Kit Car Club for the following role(s). Position I will / will not be able to attend the AGM. Nomination supported by Name, Membership Number Seconded by Name, Membership Number Please also CC your nominator and seconder into the email if possible. Nominations will be verified using the email addresses registered with the club. Club Constitution If you would like to propose any changes to the club’s constitution, to be discussed at the AGM, please do so by by emailing secretary@rhocar.org Please use the subject line - "RHOCaR Constitution Changes 2024" Then enter the text below in the body of the email, with the relevant information completed: I propose the following changes to be made to the constitution/rules of RHOCaR, the UK Kit Car Club. Proposers name, Membership Number: I will / will not be able to attend the AGM. Seconded by Name, Membership Number: Please CC in the seconder to your proposal if you are able to do so. The latest Club Constitution can be found here : https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/forums/topic/50680-club-constitution-and-rules/#comment-411737 You’ll find it under Club Information on the forums, or just search “Constitution”. Points for discussion at the AGM If you would like to raise any points for discussion at the AGM, please do so by by emailing secretary@rhocar.org Please use the subject line - "RHOCaR 2024AGM" Then enter the text below in the body of the email, with the relevant information completed: Points for discussion I (Print name), Membership Number wish the following points to be raised for discussion at the RHOCaR, the UK Kit Car Club AGM: Hopefully the weather will be kind to us this year and we will see a good attendance at Malvern. It would also be nice to see members attending the AGM if they can. Everyone on the Committee is a volunteer and wants the club to be run for the benefit of its members but we need feedback from you to make that possible. Come and join in the AGM with us, have your say and tell us what you think. See you there, Steve

If you have the original Robin Hood wishbones the geometry wasn't exactly perfect to say the least. There was no adjustment for caster angle so, depending on how it all went together, it may not self centre very well at all. Check your toe-in which is adjustable - a small amount of toe-in might help and also make sure nothing is tight or binding on the steering. There are ways to significantly improve the front suspension, including an upgrade kit from Kit Spares, but none are a "quick fix". Steve

Hi Darrell, I'll be there, all being well. Probably only be able to make it for one day myself - Saturday is favourite at the moment. I'm guessing you'll be coming past me (from a global point of view) so I might tag along with you if we're going on the same day. Steve

Anything is possible but I don't know to an easy fix for this. The position of the original arches was (to some extent) down to the builder and they are probably only held on with pop rivets which should be fairly easily to remove. You can then fit alternative arches in GRP or even carbon fibre depending on how much you want to spend - I've see Locost style advertised for less than £100, Caterham carbon fibre ones will cost you a bit more! However, whichever you go for you will have to do a bit of "fettling" to make them fit. The chances are that your side panels will not be deep enough when you lower the arches so some sort of in-fill will be required, unless you replace the side panels as well. There may well be someone on here who's actually replaced theirs but I think most folks have kept the "standard" ones fitted. Steve

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I'm repeating myself but again ......................... Welcome to you all, I'm sure you'll find something useful within the club. Ask those questions and we'll help if we can. There will be plenty of shows or meets coming up very soon so get those cars on the road and we'll see you there. Steve

Hi Al, I'm very tempted but I haven't got the car back together yet and I'd need to be sure it's reliable before running it that distance. Assuming everything goes OK I'd like to go but I can't say for definite yet.

I took my tin top in for it's first MOT a couple of days before the end of August and the expiry date shows as 31st August so I would think you should be OK taking it early.

Just bought myself a ticket - I'm hoping I've got the car sorted by then, otherwise it's a very long walk

I had Gaz units on my 2B, supplied by GBS but still available from Kit Spares. Having just looked on their website they list a set of Gaz shocks for the Sub K - might be worth a chat to them to see what advice they can give you on swapping over, what brackets to fit where etc. Link to Sub K coil-overs - https://kitspares.co.uk/collections/suspension/products/sub-k-shock-absorber-set

The brackets are usually an option when you buy the coil-overs, otherwise there are plenty of places selling them (search on eBay) but make sure you get the right size to match the coil-overs.

Those are the brackets that go into the bottom ends of the roll bar on the 2B but I don't know if there are any suitable chassis tubes on the Sub K to fit them in. The bottom end of the coil overs would fit onto the sierra arms with brackets something like :-

Sorry, didn't read the title properly did I ! My brain ignored the Sub K bit. Rewinding then ............... you would need to make a top mount for the coil-overs and then the bottom ends could be fitted as per a 2B. Someone on here may well have more info. on doing this but I would have thought the chassis would be up to it with a suitable bracket.

Hi Thomas, are you sure it's a 2B ? I thought all the 2Bs had coil-overs as standard. They were attached, at the top, to the bottom ends of the roll bar with the other end bolted onto the rear swing arm in the middle of where the original Sierra spring fitted. Of course it all depends on the fellow who built it originally. The attached picture shows the "normal" set up. Hope this helps, Steve 2B_rear.pdf

I know I'm repeating myself but ......................... Welcome to you all, I'm sure you'll find something useful within the club. Ask those questions and we'll help if we can. Hopefully see you at some of the shows or meets. Steve

You'll find it on the right hand side of the type 9 gearbox as well, right about where the gear lever is on the rear extension casing. Steve

My opinion is that electric would probably be easiest. VDO used to do a gauge and matching sender for the pinto which had 2 connections on the sender. One connection to the pressure gauge and the other one to the original dashboard oil warning light. I think they still do it - have a search on the web for VDO gauges and senders. Steve

Hi Jim, Just looking at the reflection of your pump's ground wire in the video - it looks like it's going to the top of the rubber mount, not actually to ground ???? Difficult to tell properly from the video but could this be your problem ?

That pump should do the job no problem but I would really recommend a filter between it and the tank. As Ian says these pumps really don't like any dirt. Good luck, Steve

I've just sent the form off, still got to get the car back together though ! Steve

Hi Phil, Some of the Robin Hoods (and other kits) need pretty narrow seats so best to say what they're going in, or what width you need. I found this out the hard way !! Steve

Just had a quick look at it and I'm impressed - great job. I'll have proper read through in a bit (when I've had my tea !)

As you may have read in the latest magazine, we have been looking into alternative methods of distributing the magazine. The cost of hard copies of the magazine is steadily increasing but we can potentially save a few quid, and possibly become a little more environmentally friendly, by distributing copies of the magazine electronically. If you are happy to receive a "pdf" copy of the magazine electronically, could you please message our membership secretary (Forum name alanrichey) so he can note it on the member database and future magazines will then be sent directly to your email address. I know that some of you will prefer a paper copy and that's fine - we will continue producing hard copies for the foreseeable future, for any members who don't want to go electronic. If you have any questions or comments let me know. Thanks, Steve

Nice, looking good Jim, you're definitely heading for that 10/10

Might be a silly question but are you sure that your new battery is fully charged ?