PH Run this weekend?
Discussion
kylie said:
Thanks all for the nice drive. The cars all looked lovely and a great site to see us in convey. Graham your motor sounded lovely when we were following you for a bit before the twisties part. 
George mentioned something similar.
I must get someone else to drive it one day so I can appreciate it from behind. 
Unfortunately if the sign is to be believed the Johnsons Hill tunnels are still 3 years away.
HEhe 4 topless Elises and no rain... that's gotta be a first.
Yeah, sorry about the Navigation.... the people from the TVR club that have taken us on that run before (know the roads like the back of their hand) were otherwise engaged today (as were most of the TVR club). I'm thinking that a GPS unit might be on the list of things I need for christmas.... especially one I can just datalog runs I do and any that stand out as having good roads, I can programme them in for recall later
Shame you guuys didn't come back with the Elise convoy, we had a bit of fun on the way home.... Dean and I were thanking our lucky stars for the radar detectors though, alerted us to a nasty little plainclothes speed trap.... which we duly passed through at the obligatory 105km/h
Great company, Graham your machine is MANIC, I LOVE it... and when you hammer up through the gears it's just magical... Kylie, it was great to see your beast in tandem with Nick's.... following both of you I was watching for the flmes spitting from your exhausts... the pops and bangs you guys give on the downchange is most fun for people like me following
Jim put another 100 miles on his 111R, so he's now about haldway to having it run in.... he kept up rather well for someone who was having to shortshift at about 5000RPM (which is just above idle speed in a 111R).
Pretty good run all up given that it wasn't really planned and was such short notice.... I just saw the forecast was looking solid so figured I'd try my luck.... nothing ventured, nothing gained. Maybe next month if the weather's looking good we'll try another one eh?
Might see some of you at the CLNZ meet tomorrow night (I believe it's bowling out east?)
Yeah, sorry about the Navigation.... the people from the TVR club that have taken us on that run before (know the roads like the back of their hand) were otherwise engaged today (as were most of the TVR club). I'm thinking that a GPS unit might be on the list of things I need for christmas.... especially one I can just datalog runs I do and any that stand out as having good roads, I can programme them in for recall later
Shame you guuys didn't come back with the Elise convoy, we had a bit of fun on the way home.... Dean and I were thanking our lucky stars for the radar detectors though, alerted us to a nasty little plainclothes speed trap.... which we duly passed through at the obligatory 105km/h Great company, Graham your machine is MANIC, I LOVE it... and when you hammer up through the gears it's just magical... Kylie, it was great to see your beast in tandem with Nick's.... following both of you I was watching for the flmes spitting from your exhausts... the pops and bangs you guys give on the downchange is most fun for people like me following
Jim put another 100 miles on his 111R, so he's now about haldway to having it run in.... he kept up rather well for someone who was having to shortshift at about 5000RPM (which is just above idle speed in a 111R).
Pretty good run all up given that it wasn't really planned and was such short notice.... I just saw the forecast was looking solid so figured I'd try my luck.... nothing ventured, nothing gained. Maybe next month if the weather's looking good we'll try another one eh?
Might see some of you at the CLNZ meet tomorrow night
(I believe it's bowling out east?)Brilliant mate, must have been a big day I passed out on the sofa about 7:30.
I think the grearbox was starting to get hot by the end of the day, second gear was proving to be a lucky dip and made driving rather creative on the way home. So we might tear it down and see what needs doing.
For Sat Nav just bring Kelly to get us on track!! Thats why we all got lost
I think the grearbox was starting to get hot by the end of the day, second gear was proving to be a lucky dip and made driving rather creative on the way home. So we might tear it down and see what needs doing.
For Sat Nav just bring Kelly to get us on track!! Thats why we all got lost
Yeah Kelly,s usually a good navigator, sadly, she was at home yesterday selling her old car
Doesn't the Esprit suffer from "red clutch hose" syndrome like the Elise? I know when the Elise gets hot, the plastic clutch hose gets hot and makes engaging gears troublesome. If you've not swapped this for a braided hose, maybe this is a (relatively) cheap thing to try before you go delving into the gearbox?
Doesn't the Esprit suffer from "red clutch hose" syndrome like the Elise? I know when the Elise gets hot, the plastic clutch hose gets hot and makes engaging gears troublesome. If you've not swapped this for a braided hose, maybe this is a (relatively) cheap thing to try before you go delving into the gearbox?
Esprit said:
Yeah Kelly,s usually a good navigator, sadly, she was at home yesterday selling her old car
Doesn't the Esprit suffer from "red clutch hose" syndrome like the Elise? I know when the Elise gets hot, the plastic clutch hose gets hot and makes engaging gears troublesome. If you've not swapped this for a braided hose, maybe this is a (relatively) cheap thing to try before you go delving into the gearbox?
Doesn't the Esprit suffer from "red clutch hose" syndrome like the Elise? I know when the Elise gets hot, the plastic clutch hose gets hot and makes engaging gears troublesome. If you've not swapped this for a braided hose, maybe this is a (relatively) cheap thing to try before you go delving into the gearbox?
Yeah already done that mod. Shes got a nice braided one. As a recommendation the fluids should be changed annually too, which is due so will drain the box, lines and top up with fresh stuff. Will also check the linkages and rubber boots for any play and wear n tear as well. If it still not sorted after that ill throw a tanty!
Aah ok... because it sounds clutchy to me rather than gearbox... but yeah, certainly, if the fluid is old (and has absorbed some water) and then it gets nice and hot and that water becomes vapour in the system, then you're not likely to get good clutch engagement. I'd be trying a bleed and a fluid flush to start.... start with the cheap fixes and work up from there
roger A said:
That was fun. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. thanks Adamses for your pointers on how to get to Parakai from Warkworth -Woodcocks rd(sh16) is Fraser Heaven !!!!
Is that route sealed all the way through yet Roger?
Where are my manners - A big thank you to all those who helped me with the 19-point-turns.
Kiwi XTR2 said:
roger A said:
That was fun. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. thanks Adamses for your pointers on how to get to Parakai from Warkworth -Woodcocks rd(sh16) is Fraser Heaven !!!!
Is that route sealed all the way through yet Roger?
Where are my manners - A big thank you to all those who helped me with the 19-point-turns.
Have you had a look to see what was causing the prob with reverse?
kylie said:
Have you had a look to see what was causing the prob with reverse?
Oh I know what the problem is - Inadequate design.
There is an unsupported bending moment induced by the torque reaction that can't really be fixed without a complete re-design. Most of the XTR2 owners I know don't have a reverse and seem to manage in Fred Flintstone mode.
The new Quaife diff would be good.
roger A said:
not only is it sealed, it has kerbs!-like suburbia (I may have nudged one gently)
Excellent. I know what I'm doing next weekend if it's fine.
Back in 2001 I scheduled the remaining segments of that route to be sealed by 2004/05 but I'd heard it had been deferred. Obviously not.
Kiwi XTR2 said:
roger A said:
not only is it sealed, it has kerbs!-like suburbia (I may have nudged one gently)
Excellent. I know what I'm doing next weekend if it's fine.
If you need a passenger *whistles innocently*
I also have an "intelligent automatic organic XTR2 reverse mode" function, which could come in handy
GravelBen said:
Perks of the job eh must be nice being able to bump maintenance of your favourite roads up the priorities list a bit..
must be nice being able to bump maintenance of your favourite roads up the priorities list a bit..Well that's the definition of serendipity - fortune in accident
No, it actually came about due to me putting a greater priority weighting on sealing the connecting routes to SH1.
That northern stretch has accidents on a regular basis that grind traffic to a halt and all the traffic that's already past Wellsford had to hit the gravel to get over to SH16. After I left the priorities changed to give a greater weighting to 'local daily trips' over 'strategic trips'.
Who knows
thought I was doing the right thing.
Esprit said:
Kiwi XTR2 said:
roger A said:
not only is it sealed, it has kerbs!-like suburbia (I may have nudged one gently)
Excellent. I know what I'm doing next weekend if it's fine. I also have an "intelligent automatic organic XTR2 reverse mode" function, which could come in handy
That would be good George, we'll see how the weather goes for the weekend.
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