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It'll just be a bodge because number 4 lead is too short to reach the coil pack if it's not mounted where it would have been in the vauxhall.

I was working, busy dealing with a house roof and loft on fire

Had this myself at the end of September, jacked the car up and found a bit of play in the rear hub when I tried to rock the wheel from side to side. Took the wheel off and found the hub nut was loose. Fortunately I had a new bearing kit in the garage, so I fitted this and no squeak since.

Only Richard Stewart could come up with something like this Or maybe some medieval torturer.Got to love the look of pain on his face.

Dave I went for the Westfield m/c as they fit them without a servo as standard and the push rod is threaded for a clevis pin and pivot to attach to the pedal. The distance from pedal pad to pivot is 6.5 X pivot to clevis pin. If you want any more info on the set up give me a call or maybe we can meet up so you can look at the car

here you go link As Chris said, get it delivered on a pallet. cost me £75 to have an engine delivered from Cornwall last year

Didn't see another 7 type car at all of the best part of 1700 miles whilst I was over there. I did see a VW Beetle based beach buggy in Tours, a couple of old 2CVs, a group of Renault 4s who were out for a drive and a really nice Renault 8 Gordini on the last day. People are always interested in our cars, got wolf whistled at by an old girl in one village then in the next a pretty 30 something started chatting to me and asked if she could have a photo. Then she ran off and came back with her dad who used to be a mechanic on the Renault Alpines.

And finally Some shots from Oradour sur Glane which is a martyred village after the Nazis massacred most of the inhabitants on a sunny June day in 1944

And some more Is it really the 3rd October? A glimpse of the Viaduc At the visitor centre below the viaduc View back across the gorge from the service area after crossing the viaduc

OK here are some pics from the trip, first up some French guy who obviously has a thing for classic British motors fishing lake in Brou where I stopped for a brew, and the first of my al fresco dining experiences. The locals were picnicing so I thought I'd join in so out came the gas cooker and all was well with the world. French Air Force base Some minor celeb or big wig arriving at a chateau I'd just stopped at Getting further south and the weather's improving all the time, coffee stop day 2 Another picnic area and another meal in the evening sunshine Viaduc de Garabit St Enimie, where I started my run down the Gorge du Tarn Arriving at Millau

Anything is possible if you're willing to put the time and effort in and as a project it could be interesting. But as your main reason seems to be to save £100 a year on road tax then even on a super tight budget you will end up spending a lot of money that will easily outweigh the savings you would make on road tax for at least seven years, but probably nearer fifteen to twenty.

Adam, have you tried looking at one of the companies who already do bike engined kits? I'd have thought they would have a manifold that will be what you're after

Yesterday was the last day of the trip and the complete opposite to Saturday. Weather started off dull but ok in Tours but went rapidly down hill as I drove north where I caught up with the rain at Le Mans and it poured down with driving wind from there all the way to Le Havre. The new half hood got a good workout which it came through with flying colours keeping me dry until I was stopped at lights etc where the wind blew infrom the back. Sees is becoming a bit of a bogey town for me and from there I had to turn off EAST off the main road to follow a massive diversion due to a road closure. Then, and this could only happen in France, there was a diversion off the diversion which took me even further astray. Ferry crossing from Le Havre to Portsmouth was pretty good considering the sea was a bit choppy and gave a decent breather from the 200 miles in France before getting stuck into the 200 plus miles back home from Portsmouth. The drive from Portsmouth started ok but north of Oxford I ran into fog which lasted pretty much all the way back up to Knutsford varying from light to properly dense which makes you feel a little vulnerable in a car with trailer lights on the back. Arrived home at 2am, safe but a little frazzled from all the concentration needed with the rain in France and the fog in England.

Today started with a panic when I woke at 5am thinking I'd left the car lights on all night. Went and checked and all ok so back to bed for another four hours. Cold, damp and drizzly this morning which made the first stop at Oradour sur Glane seem even more sombre than last time I was there. Spent about an hour and a half there then headed north on N147 out of the drizzle and into the sun, through Bellac, Lussac les Chateaux, around Poitiers and past Chatellerault to my last stop in France on the southern outskirts of Tours. Tomorrow its up to Le Havre, probably via Le Mans, Alencon and Flers and might stop in Honfleur for mussels on the harbour before getting the ferry.

Oh and did I say the weather has been fantastic, got big white eyes and a red face from the sun and sunglasses. Pictures will have to wait till I get back.

Been a long day today, just under 100 motorway miles from hotel to junction 40 on the A75 then headed down to Sainte Enimie. The cliff side road dropped from about 1000 metre with a low wall or no wall in places, tight hairpins and bends made all the more fun by loose gravel from recent resurfacing work. From there through the Gorge du Tarn which is fast twisty, overhanging rocks and small tunnels all the way to Millau. Through the centre of Millau and out to the south west under the bridge to loop round and rejoin the A75 north, calling at the visitor centre under the bridge en route. Over the bridge and then a short motorway blast before heading northwest on fast national speed limit roads through Rodez, Decazeville, Figeac, Gramat and Martel before reaching tonights stop in Ussac just north of Brive la Gaillarde. I think today has got to be the best driving day I've ever had in the 2B.

Cold damp start to trip yesterday but set off and soon cleared the drizzle. Went south through Flers and Domfront then across through Alencon, Mamers and Nogent le Rotrou to Chateaudun and finally over the top of Orleans to overnight stop in St Jean de Braye. Today saw me heading south in bright sunshine through la Ferte St Aubin, Salbris, Vierzon, Issoudun, La Chatre and Gueret before heading south east to Aubusson and on through the Monts Dome at the north east corner of the massif central and the Volcans d'Auvergne. After the twisties it was through the centre of Clermont Ferrand then a quick dash on the motorway to tonight's stop in Coudes. 300 miles tomorrow with Millau and the bridge as the turnaround point.

Waiting to board the ferry at Portsmouth for a five day trip to drive the 2B to the Millau Bridge and back.

you'll need to do a bit of fabrication, when I fitted the red top I modified the bulkhead/firewall around the master cylinder. Quckest option is to cut the return off the servo mounting plate and reweld the plate to the other edge so it's 40mm back from it's original position. You can then weld a lug on the outside of the brake pedal to move the m/c outboard enough to clear the carbs. You probably won't be able to get any filters on with that set up and ideally you need to move the m/c inboard of the bulkhead as per the pics in the link to my garage at the bottom of my posts. Any questions send me a message, give me a call or come down for a look I'm only about 40 mins away

that's the general gist of it, I also sew a thin piece of the fabric behind the PVC so the thread has something to pull on

great run out, fish, chips and curry sauce was good. Just had a quick look at the video and the little Chinese gopro copy has done really well. Thanks to Mitch for organising it all.

Hi Kerry, it's the stuff they use on caravan awning windows etc. I got it years ago when I made the first roof and I had a piece big enough for the window left over in the garage. Link

Part two is now complete, so I now have a half roof which changes to a full roof by the addition of an extra panel. The panel is zipped on with a couple of strips of velcro to assist and can be fitted in under a minute. The straps attach to the buckles on the half hood to take abit of the strain off the zips.

Happy birthday Bob, doesn't seem like a year since we were toasting your birthday over in France, hope you have a great day

correct, you need to add an attachment point above the pivot so that pressing the pedal will allow the push rod to work in the opposite direction. General rule of thumb is that you want at least 5:1 ratio between the pedal to pivot and push rod to pivot if not using a servo. I managed to rework the sierra pedal box to maintain the clutch adjuster and have an inboard master cylinder