Tacho is certainly suspect!
Discussion
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Classic Chim said:
Since when did they have problematic tacho’s ?
Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
There is a receipt in the file for the speedo being repaired as for the tacho just watch a few driving videos on You tube and watch the tachos bouncing about like demented wabbit! Only car have ever seen this happen on. Tvr suffer from speedo issues but I’ve rarely heard of tachometer problems!
Remember the early cars have different gearboxes and diff so gearing might be slightly different to what others record.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 25th April 09:54
Below about 27 mph the speedo needle on the MGF wavers about a little then steadies up after that and is fine. Mine being a Mk1 has a cable driven speedo with analogue odometer. later ones are electronic.
Yes mine has the LT77 box and I believe the earlier GKN diff.
Brithunters replies are off the scale 
GOK what happened with the multiple posts there 
In the mean time investigations into the reversing light switch will have to wait until we can get the car up onto the new concrete to jack her up and get underneath. The problem is the step up to the new concrete base:-
The 3 metre wide doors are at an angle as you will have to enter at an angle from the yard.
That door/gate is our entrance from outside. once roofed over this will be a vestibule.
Window and door into ??? that is the question ATM. Work room or car store? For now the front will remain open but can out doors on or just a wall.
The gable will glassed in as it faces North so will allow light but not direct sun which is important with days already in the high 20's or lower 30's. Those are her spare set of 16" Spiders with Bridgestones on them.
One of these will be the Chimaera's home.
In the mean time investigations into the reversing light switch will have to wait until we can get the car up onto the new concrete to jack her up and get underneath. The problem is the step up to the new concrete base:-
The 3 metre wide doors are at an angle as you will have to enter at an angle from the yard.
That door/gate is our entrance from outside. once roofed over this will be a vestibule.
Window and door into ??? that is the question ATM. Work room or car store? For now the front will remain open but can out doors on or just a wall.
The gable will glassed in as it faces North so will allow light but not direct sun which is important with days already in the high 20's or lower 30's. Those are her spare set of 16" Spiders with Bridgestones on them.
One of these will be the Chimaera's home.
Penelope Stopit said:
Beautiful stonework, I need corner stones. Are you alarmed?
Ahhh the stone work would be even more beautiful if it was not leaning. A lot of work and money has gone into stabilizing the walls. Reinforced concrete ring beam with steel "I" beams tieing them together with the new steel uprights at the front and 4 buttresses on the outside. The 3m wide doors will be bi-fold to make access easier witht hem open so they do not block the entrance.
That does not show the bow in the outer wall. There are buttresses against the outer wall now, unfinished as yet as they require concrete to be poured and then they will be glad in stone.
That was how it was and it actually looks better in the photos than it turned out to be. Many of the main beams were rotten and some over the vestibule were actually broken allowing the roof to sag. The main barn has a dirt floor and the open one a very poorly made concrete floor that was too thin and weak. The reinforced concrete we have now is at least 8" thick and nearly a foot where I hope to eventually get the ramp installed. Due to the extra costs that will have to wait now.
We have no alarms apart from the hounds there is different set ups out here with active security firms we do not have a contract with any of them the place is almost never unoccupied. Not the grass/mud entrance something that needs addressing to make access in winter easier.
Thank you for the images and information. Are those walls 0.7 Meters thick as that's what mine are but not as high as yours
That's a stunning building, unfortunately the cost of putting things right is heartbreaking for many of us, good luck with it all and enjoy
I doubt I will be stealing your corner stones as you have hounds guarding them
That's a stunning building, unfortunately the cost of putting things right is heartbreaking for many of us, good luck with it all and enjoy
I doubt I will be stealing your corner stones as you have hounds guarding them
The stone walls are only .5 metre thick. The progress continues slowly.he is laying the stone "crazy paving" but other little jobs have cropped up like adding drains to control water run off after we had some very heavy rains and the gradient drainage could not cope and water was flowing into the barn. The new terrace out back had no drain so one corner filled with water that issue has now been fixed with a trench dug with a 4m length of drain pipe sank leading to a new soak away that was dug lined with stone and a concrete cap with vent stack fitted. The concrete cap will be back covered in about 6" of soil.
The stone paving extends from the entrance through between the barns along past the house to the terrace outside the doors and round to the rear and the terrace/patio there. There are three "patio" areas really one covered which is outside the doors. There is one where the previous owner had their pool on and the one we had built to the rear outside Mum's bedroom. Was going to add a few more photos but camera battery had gone flat.
The stone paving extends from the entrance through between the barns along past the house to the terrace outside the doors and round to the rear and the terrace/patio there. There are three "patio" areas really one covered which is outside the doors. There is one where the previous owner had their pool on and the one we had built to the rear outside Mum's bedroom. Was going to add a few more photos but camera battery had gone flat.
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