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Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 19th June 2015, 05:26
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Back in the late 70's I ran a Mini with a 1430...

Back in the late 70's I ran a Mini with a 1430 engine, bored and stroked, it weighed 650Kg, and had 107 BHP at the wheels.

I used it for road rallying, I won't say I led the field by any means but...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th June 2015, 23:08
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Very good! Think I just woke the neighbours... ...

Very good! Think I just woke the neighbours... :pop2:
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 18th June 2015, 21:39
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Not sure about that... But take no notice of WCA!...

Not sure about that... But take no notice of WCA! Why not just paste a link to it?

BTW... You realise yours probably only weighs half what an XK120 weighs, so in theory you are a cylinder up on...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 15th June 2015, 20:54
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Very good Scottie, looks really nice. Makes a...

Very good Scottie, looks really nice. Makes a change from battling trying to make things fit eh?
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 12th June 2015, 20:49
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Well done Scottie, you beat me by an hour or so,...

Well done Scottie, you beat me by an hour or so, mine passed about 4pm, well done!

It's a good feeling after all that work, it almost seems an anticlimax, although I have still plenty to do on...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 12th June 2015, 06:32
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
I blame the auto correct, in my opinion it causes...

I blame the auto correct, in my opinion it causes more errors than it fixes, because it inserts correctly spelt, therefore not highlighted words. That means you have to be much more careful when...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 12th June 2015, 06:18
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
I got that wrong... The two bolts should be...

I got that wrong...

The two bolts should be at the castor angle. Sorry.

This is based on the two bolts being drilled and tapped at the same alignment as the top and bottom pivot points, which...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 21:39
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
LOL, On the rare occasions I know the answer to a...

LOL, On the rare occasions I know the answer to a question I can't keep my fingers off the keyboard!
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 21:35
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
My guess is that the chassis is exactly level...

My guess is that the chassis is exactly level with the road in your case Scottie!

It's quite easy to check without any special gear, if you take a brake calliper off, and screw two bolts back...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 20:34
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
If the castor is too steep (too vertical or past...

If the castor is too steep (too vertical or past that) the steering won't self centre and at speed becomes (dangerously) unstable. If the castor is too great, the steering becomes too stable, heavy...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 11:42
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Curiosity got the better of me! Found the...

Curiosity got the better of me! Found the link...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48540023/Group-4-Suspension-Steering

This is an invaluable bit of info for anybody working on Triumph chassis,...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 08:42
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
My pleasure Scottie, they aren't a gimmick, in...

My pleasure Scottie, they aren't a gimmick, in your case they are WAY better than all that laser s**t. They work with any car.

I think my original one was made by Laycock, it was about 3 ft long...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 11th June 2015, 08:10
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
I think the £55 for tracking is probably cheap,...

I think the £55 for tracking is probably cheap, but will it be done properly? Not straight forward on a Spit with swing arm suspension.

I would invest the £55 in a tracking plate.
...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 8th June 2015, 07:18
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Glad to hear it Scotty, perhaps it's one of those...

Glad to hear it Scotty, perhaps it's one of those cases where you can be 'too careful'?

Perspex can be unpredictable, Polycarbonate is almost indestructible, I once attacked a piece with a...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 7th June 2015, 22:54
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Scottie, you have my sympathy, the last mile is...

Scottie, you have my sympathy, the last mile is often the hardest. Mine is fighting back too!

May I suggest instead of drilling the holes in the perspex, you use a Dremell type tool and grind the...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 2nd June 2015, 10:48
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Well I'm only learning, I have made some panels...

Well I'm only learning, I have made some panels for my Marlin and a little Land Rover I built for my son. I built my own wheel and it works well. More to it than that but yes, it isn't that hard...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 2nd June 2015, 10:27
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Well, I'm not a good judge of these things, but...

Well, I'm not a good judge of these things, but £5,000 seems an awful lot of money for a few bits of hollow section and some damaged fibreglass panels.

We are talking an awful lot of work and...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 2nd June 2015, 07:56
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
To state the bleedin obvious there should be a...

To state the bleedin obvious there should be a matching mould somewhere, more precious/valuable than the shell, which seems to have suffered from handling abuse.
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 1st June 2015, 10:39
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
LOL [blush] I spend too much time reading and...

LOL [blush] I spend too much time reading and browsing I guess. I just try to share info when it's needed.

Have fun! :icon_smile:
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 1st June 2015, 07:49
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
I would definitely replace the fluid, both in the...

I would definitely replace the fluid, both in the clutch and brakes, it should be replaced every two years anyway, irrespective of use. It may LOOK OK but it absorbs water and deteriorates over...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 31st May 2015, 15:03
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
+1

+1
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 31st May 2015, 14:59
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Scottie, just spotted this, my bet on your clutch...

Scottie, just spotted this, my bet on your clutch will be on the master cylinder seals.

However, despite the foresight of the access hatch, it won't be easy to remove/replace the clutch master...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 17th May 2015, 08:46
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
Having just completed wiring the front and back...

Having just completed wiring the front and back lights, I have cracked my Hazard Flasher issue. Those flasher units which you refer to as relays will be Lucas FL9 flasher units. The reason there...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 15th May 2015, 15:35
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
On eBay, naa, couldn't possibly be...

On eBay, naa, couldn't possibly be...
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 15th May 2015, 09:02
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Posted By 8 Valve Ed
It will need a bucket full of money to finish...

It will need a bucket full of money to finish that...
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