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  1. Which Electronic Ignition for Vitesse

    in Engine

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    I have had 3 cars fitted with lumenition optronic, all of which unfortunately failed (others may have different experiences)

    on the first 2 occasions I replaced the failed lumenition with a Pertronix (Aldon) Ignitor, was great, no problems at all. (I brought from retrorockets.com when the $/£ exchange rate was very favourable, shipped in the uk so no chance of import duty)

    on The second occasion I brought a simonbbc powermax one as mentioned earlier. That has been been fine as well, however it was soooo cheap I was uncertain of the quality - so I brought two, one fitted and one as a spare in the glovebox, and still saved £'s.

     

    no hesitation in recommending either product

    ...... Andy 

  4. Thinking of buying a TR4

    in General

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    The classified choice is better int he TRAction magazine, not too much on the Forum classifieds - not at the moment anyway.

     

    You are right about the colours.... i was looking for White, Royal Blue or Power Blue -  my car is Signal Red :)

     

    ..... Andy 

  5. Thinking of buying a TR4

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    Hi Rob,

    I have owned Heralds, Spitfires and a Stag.... I had always fancied a TR4 and when I had run out of interesting things to do with the Stag decided to do something about it.

     

    I, like you, discovered that there are rarely many for sale .... I had an empty garage for nearly a year after selling the Stag!

     

    Things I learnt..... price depends very much what you are after, the very expensive ones usually fall into two categories; incredibly original or extensively (and properly) restored.

     

    Good stuff can be found in the £18-22k range, but you will need to be very patient, or very lucky.

    With the greatest respect to the TSSC, the classifieds don't tend to carry many examples of TR's.... the TR Register classifieds are probably a better hunting ground. (I'm a member of both)

     

    If you are attending local meetings then word-of-mouth is your friend, put the word out and see what pops up.

     

    Classic car weekly sometimes has some good ones..... with all adverts it is always good to watch the market for a few months to gauge which cars have been on the market for a while, that will help you gauge why that may be the case or whether a deal can be had.

     

    good luck with the search, I found one eventually, so it can be done :)

     

    ...... Andy

  6. spitfire iv window weather strips.

    in Bodywork & Fittings

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    I have always had to bend the clips to open them outa little.... it's pretty obvious if you go too far! It does take some patience to find a way to works for you, I do have an old-style tool which does help, but it isn't going to change it from being a bit of a PITA. I think Chic Doig sells the tool on eBay sometimes.

     

    Take your time and stop for a rest and regroup before the frustration get to a point where you may end up slipping and scraping some paint!

     

    ....Andy

  8. Engine oil

    in Engine

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    Forgot to add.... on the price question, if you buy 1x 5l at shows or order 4x5l online that is just over £15 a pop, in my book that is great value compared to many other offerings!

    ..... Andy

  12. Our club

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    Pardon? I am a retired computer network engineer, I have no idea what you have just said. :wacko:

     

     

    basically is is a way of mining (looking for) data using tags (labels) that describe what it is and the subject-area to which it relates (ontologies) making use of a bunch of algorithms as along the way.

     

    Software tools can use this method to find and present the info in a sensible way - you don't have to give two shake about where it was found.

     

    hope that helps..... Andy

  13. Our club

    in Forum Announcements

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    interesting point about forum/Facebook..... at the moment i think the they will coexist (along with twitter/pinterest etc.) for car-club related stuff, but the footprints will undoubtedly change.

    decent semantic data search engines will eventually make relevant info available to discover without needing to be aware of where it actually resides.

    ...... Andy

  16. Wave From Other Classic Cars

    in Out and About in my car

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    so.... back in the day, i used to just wave to cars that were the same marque & model....  then, as we have become a less common sight on the roads, anything of the same marque.

    Now, given that any older car is a rather rare sight I'll greet any vaguely-classic vehicle (car or bike) with a friendly wave - most will acknowledge/wave back

     

    I try and avoid headlamp-flashing these days after a 1500 Spitfire mistook it as an invitation to turn right in front of me :)

     

    ..... andy

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  19. all change in the shop

    in Club Shop

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    Sorry to read this news, hope he is able to find another position promptly, never a nice position to be in.

     

    From a club perspective, I would expect due process to have occurred and to underpin an established plan.... I'd look for some confirmation in a future edition of the Courier, or, as mentioned, in the AGM minutes if the timing coincided - I Would not have expected any kind of announcement on the matter until after the formal HR process had concluded, given the date mentioned by Pete earlier, this looks to have been carried out with the appropriate degree of privacy and respect (albeit not the outcome we would wish for in an ideal world)

     

    ........ Andy

  23. Exhaust Too Loud

    in Engine

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    Old Spitfire of mine failed the MOT many years ago when fitted with a TT twin silencer system for being too loud - it was loud, but I hadn't bought it to be a shrinking violet ;)

     

    Went back to Mr Hurrell who smiled and said, 'hmmm, we did have some that were like that!' Straight swap for a pair of back boxes with acoustic tail-pipes which had a very good note to them - I don't think they are available from anyone these days.

     

    I'd tend to agree with Garth that the 'semi' sport is probably the best bet if you are not a fan of too much noise.

     

    ..... Andy

  24. engine running lumpy

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    Check timing is set ok, worth swapping for a known-good coil and distributed cap

    Check the diaphragm of the Stromberg for any splits (I rarely trust much a PO says!) , ensure the dashpots have oil in them and check the piston can be raised easily by hand and drops nicely.

     

    ..... Andy

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