chris27

just booked the last room in the posh tiled roof camping establishment !!!! bring on the weekend!!!!

just as an idea have a look at the level of the clutch pedal when not depressed and compare to the brake pedal they should be in line... if not, there is a metal bracket just behind the pedal that can be bent in / out to get the pedal in line. from there you should be able to get the tension on the cable using the clutch pawl. if still having probems, try swapping the quadrant for a one with a larger radius. i think that the NW guys have the part numbers. if not try gladstone motor spares who have helped me out in finding one with a larger quadrant. HTH cheers Chris

hi Andi went down the same road as you getting one off ebay, but the problem returned as the origianl rocker covers, chromed or not suffer the same problem of leaking i bit the bullet a few years ago and got a burton alloy cover and never looked back no leaks and looks good too!! they also sell ones with th e filler at the back, which works better for clearance at the front of the bonnet HTH Chris

Hi adam more than welcome i'll be in a blue and silver hood looking lonely at the petrol station cheers C

Hi Mower man just thought of something... do you have a pop up blocker on?? you might be seeing a message at the top of the browser saying pop up blocked, which may be the problem. Other than that i think if memory serves me right that the ticket is displayed in PDF or acrobat reader... do you have the software installed?? other than that, print out the page with the confirmation of payment on and bring that along... i'm sure it'll be ok... cheers C

Hi All Just checked the weather for sunday, which lookes to be sunny with the risk of showers good old blighty!!! If you're travelling from the north, i'll be leaving scotch corner services at 9am sharp and heading down the A1 to Newby Hall, looking to arrive at 9.30 If you want to meet up at scotch corner give me a shout or add you're post to the mail cheers C

wow!!! 20 years get less for life sue!!!! have a good break just to confirm we have 3 of the hoodie massive meeting up at the Marrs Norman Massey Steve Knaggs and me!!! no takers for meeting at durham services so heading straight for warm muffin's at the Marrs see you all tommorow and if anyone want's to join, let me know cheers C

We'll quizz mr Marr this weekend over the finest of wines, largers and special brew!!!!

Hi All I'm heading down to mecca (AKA Stoneleigh show) on Sat lunch time, leaving durham services at around 12.30pm, heading down to meet near Leaming Bar with Ian Marr, leaving at 1.30pm and heading south If anyone is up for joining on the drive down give a holla cheers C

Hi MAte try calling GMS - these guys are specialists in old skool fords they do a load of shows etc with the ford owners club and have always came up trups for me when i've needed anything at good prices If you ever go to the shop, it's an aladins cave their tel no is 0191 3771718 HTH cheers C

Hi Mower man can't see any restrictions on buying the day before... Once you've registerd, you reserve and buy your ticket on line... then print it, so you don't need to wait for the postie not as efficient as the hoody site.... cheers C

Hi Mower man here is the linkey to the cars in the park web site for all of the details http://www.carsinthepark.org.uk/ if you open up the news letter, you'll see a picture of the hoods there last year!! loads and loads of realy nice and rare cars are usualy on display and looks to be a great day out here's the address for Newby hall... Newby Hall Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5AE http://www.newbyhallandgardens.com/ judging from the comments last year, looks to be a great show and we ain't got many of those in the north at the moment!!! http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=26030&hl= newby hall&st=15 I'm definately up for it cheers C

I'll be there chief... will try and get the car along solong as the snow stays off!!!

well done Tim !! nice result!!!

Hi mate i'm in the north and running twin 40 dellortos.... I get them tuned at a place called motorscope in northalerton He is brilliant with dellortos and webers and has managed to tune mine up to a very usable 180 horses!!! Yep still get a bit of popping and banging but that's just part of having twin 40's and a sporty cam I'l try and get the car up so we can compare Cheers Chris

yep gaffer is right... depends on which relays you're using and which switches ( either pos or neg switching) you should have either a 4 or 5 pin switch relays for the dip / lights / fog 1 flasher for the indicators and 1 intermittent relay for the wipers if you haven't got the instructions that came with the loom give me a shout and i'll send over the PDF's cheers C

well mate got better service than me..... ordered on 25th October and told 3-4 weeks to deliver... despite several calls and broken promises .. it's still not here!!!!!! not impressed so far....

Hi Steve yes am planning to be there so would realy appreciate you bringing them along so i can have a butchers... cheers C

Hi All Planning on doing a retro refit of the wiring to replace the rat’s nest of the original sierra wiring loom I've got the standard sierra switches, a pinto engine and separate smiths’ clocks and toggle switches on the dash Been having a look on the interweb and can see 2 companies S.V.C - http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/prod_rapidfit.html Comes with everything, including relays and dash wiring for clocks and ilumination etc ...costing just over £200... Permier wiring http://www.premierwiring.co.uk/index.php?module=Website&action=Text&content=1133394009533-4156&parentContent=1133392767901-3830 From reading Colin ushers write-up, seems to be a very comprehensive loom, however it requires re-use or new relays(which i will be replacing anyway) plus a few extra bits to complete I'd appreciate any feedback on fitting / setup of the above looms and recommendations.... cost isn’t the big issue, its quality I’m after... Cheers chris

Hi Adam Welcome to the madness!! Congrats on your purchase!! there is always lots of helpful advice available on the site .... We also get together the last weds of the month at the curch mouse in chester -le- street to kick tyres and drink whatever the barmaid is serving... seat runners are a simple mod .... here is a link to the ones that should fit your seats http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/corbeau-seats-sliding-runners-p-763.html?osCsid=fe41a7874737353c962b71b75516e252 fitting them is simple with a few nuts and bolts and possibly a little drilling ..... hope this helps and look forward to seeing you at the next meeting... if you need any help before that send me a PM and i'll help where i can cheers Chris

Sounds interesting!!!! and a good trip out to see his set up!!

Cool dude told you motorscope could sort it out.... If the figures quoted are at the wheels you're bob on for the engine spec .... You just need to enjoy it!!!!

my setup doesn't have one as the coolman rad has a pressurised cap. I've got a small catch tank burried in the nose cone, but to be honest it is nearly always empty.... If it ain't got cooling problems don't bother ... cheers C

If your still struggling to get some try gladstones motor spares... they buy old ford stock and have excellent knowledge of everything ford.... tel 0191 3771718 HTH cheers C

contrary to the rocar map, i can confirm that i've not moved to the sates and still live in willington... not washington yes i was in a bit of a "state" at tann hill, but didn't veer too far off course to get home... SWMBO was navigating!! see you all soon... possibly with a new car.... watch this space cheers Chris