I have a confession to make ...

[streaky]

I had to put the hood up!

A303 approaching M3 around 17:15 today, after a nice drive back from Zumerzet I hit torrential rain and spray that would do justice to Atlantic rollers! Within seconds the the car was awash and I needed wipers on the inside of the windscreen!

Got even wetter putting the hood up in the dark, and finished the journey continually wiping the screen and driver's side window with the heater on full blast.

Yeuch!

But the drive down this morning was great ... if a little twitchy in places and up to 17:00 (ish) the drive back was equally good ... albeit slowed by lorries and coaches.

Streaky

>>> Edited by streaky on Tuesday 25th November 20:46

[Gerry Attrick]

Shame on you! Argos does a good line in sou'westers and long waterproof coats and you can always drill a hole in the floorpan to let excess water out.

[streaky]

Don - I am suitably shamed. I would point out in my defence though, that it was neither the soaking I got, nor the water in the footwells, etc. that concerned me; it was the fact that I couldn't wipe the inside of the screen fast enough - Streaky

[rev-erend]

With TVR's wiring - it might not be a good thing to do it too often.....

[streaky]

rev-erend said:

With TVR's wiring - it might not be a good thing to do it too often.....

True, true - S

[rev-erend]

Streaky - did you fix you headlight with lok wire..

I did mine ... fuse wire was all I could find...
and my headlight both now work...

[streaky]

rev-erend said:

Streaky - did you fix you headlight with lok wire.. I did mine ... fuse wire was all I could find... and my headlight both now work...

Drilling s/s bolt heads with a reasonably fine drill is no joke (), even with a drill press. I've snapped three drills inside bolt heads so far! I refitted it temporarily with 'thread-lock' and it's stayed together so far. If the weather is fine this weekend (and I've not run out of s/s bolts, drills or patience ), I'll strip the pod down again and:

1) check why the motor will not lower the pod (it raises, but I have to turn the knob to lower it);

2) check why the pod drops part way down after a bump (suspect lifting arm not properly located;

3) check why pod does not lift fully;

and reassemble with replacement parts/adjustment as needed. BTW - this was the plan last weekend .

Just received two s/h h/lamp motors (), need to check them out though. One is in poor state )), but might provide spares for the motor that failed (haven't checked that one yet ).

Pleased to hear your headlamps work OK.

Streaky

[sevans]

Streaky use some cutting compound when you drill the holes. Had the same problem drilling mine until I used this. Stainless is a pain to drill once the edge has gone on the bit's you have no chance.

[streaky]

sevans said:

Streaky use some cutting compound when you drill the holes. Had the same problem drilling mine until I used this. Stainless is a pain to drill once the edge has gone on the bit's you have no chance.

I was using 3-in-1 oil - S