Meet up September 28th

[phazed]

I trimmed mine. Piece of cake really.......arches were about three times as thick.

[AceOfHearts]

phazed said:

That looks really good Lewis!

Thanks Peter

Yes I will probably end up having to trim my inner arches as well, although I think it will have to wait until spring as I am running out of time before I leave the country over the winter again. I am tempted by the Central TVR Mk3 headlight conversion so may get them to trim the arches at the same time ...

[Classic Chim]

AceOfHearts said:

I've just realised I am away that weekend for my dad's birthday

My diff finally got finished and back to me yesterday, so I've been putting the car back together since.

The Hoosiers fit (just) although the body is slightly off centre so I think the left will rub on the top of the arch at launch. Definitely pushing my luck with tyre sizes

Exhaust back on tomorrow and I can see what the new 3.08 feels like



Rear arch clearance



Chassis clearance

Even an ER100 or maybe 125 lurking, very very cool indeed.

I fear a burn out will expand those tyres and they will rub.

MT’s were about 10 mm off rear arches cold, scuffed like hell when doing a run, slowed me down

[AceOfHearts]

I will bear that in mind, nothing is ever easy

It my dads 1980 TS185ER, currently a running restoration

[Classic Chim]

Bloody awesome.
I rode a TS125 to Bournemouth when I was 17,,,, from the Midlands

[AceOfHearts]

On a similar theme my girlfriend has just done her CBT and wanted to go on an adventure, so last week we went on holiday to the Lake District (from Hertfordshire)

The ride back was quite an effort, 280 miles, 9 hours and no motorways because she is on L plates The ride up was a bit easier as we stopped the night in York.

I am on the Royal Enfield 500 and she has a 1995 Yamaha SR125. Not the fastest pair!

[LongBaz]

When running the M/T's I raise the suspension up by 1" seems to sort things out.

[phazed]

My wife passed her test years ago and bought a Honda CB 500.

It was really nice to go out for rides occasionally, I used to take one of the children on the back.

I must've done hundreds of thousands of miles on bikes, (road, trail, trials, enduro etc) over over a lifetime of motorcycling and apart from a minor accident when I was 16, never come to grief, even with most of it up central London!

By comparison, watching a late starter on a bike who was never going to be a natural always left me aware of how vulnerable most motor cyclists are. Just be careful.

[DangerousDerek]

AceOfHearts said:

I've just realised I am away that weekend for my dad's birthday

that's a pity, can he not change it to another weekend?
Or maybe he could celebrate at the pod with the rest of us

[AceOfHearts]

DangerousDerek said:

AceOfHearts said:

I've just realised I am away that weekend for my dad's birthday

that's a pity, can he not change it to another weekend?
Or maybe he could celebrate at the pod with the rest of us

Haha I know, how selfish of him

Centreparcs is booked apparently so no chance of sneaking away, I will be out in October though so will have to go on my own and post up times :grumpy :

[2gins]

Peter, I'd really appreciate a nose over your PAS system if that's possible, assuming I can make it? I'm probably going down the Subaru route this winter.

[phazed]

[jojackson4]

Classic Chim said:

Is a yellow car going to be ready,,,,, I hope not

I hope it is actually I’m bored of being chased

Diff back Saturday
New petrol pipes in roll over valve in
Just bushes and new top mount to turn up and it’s done
So Blackpool Saturday and we will see you in the rear view mirror old boy

[2gins]

I should be picking up my new rack same day....

[jojackson4]

Hopefully there
All depends on stuff turning up
Looking like the new top diff mount and bushes are the bits that may balls it up
Fingers crossed I will make it

[Classic Chim]

jojackson4 said:

Diff back Saturday
New petrol pipes in roll over valve in
Just bushes and new top mount to turn up and it’s done
So Blackpool Saturday and we will see you in the rear view mirror old boy

It’s gonna be tight as a drum. I’d run it in and change Dif oil before attempting to race cars capable of a 12.6 if I were you, takes commitment

Good luck

[AceOfHearts]

Looks like I will be going down on the 5th or 12th October (weather dependent) so you will have to wait until then for my times unfortunately

[DangerousDerek]

Great to see everyone is putting the effort into getting their cars fighting fit.

I have been given a place in the 'North' team at a drag race shootout at Sywell aerodrome for 'Pistons and Props' weekend on 21st/22nd.
2 teams of 8 racers from York and North Weald of old!

Hopefully I will survive the weekend but will be turning the wick up. Be great to see you guys come along for a little support if you can.
Looks to be a great weekend. Its not far from the pod, about 12 miles NW I think.

[QBee]

jojackson4 said:

.........bushes are the bits that may balls it up
........

My experience too.....

[SILICONEKID 357HP]

I want to go but it means taxing the car !

Seems alot of expense for two days .