911hillclimber wrote:We briefly visited your part of the country today, north Yorkshire. Really nice, just got drowned!
I just don't blast around the UK anymore, too busy, too many coming at you when ready to overtake, just too much hassle.
Seen a lot of average speed cameras these last few days too.
Wondering if you will find petrol does not encourage hard acceleration..
Biggest difference for me is I'm retired!
Last week I was driving our everyday car with almost zero acceleration and I've noticed others on the roads are doing the same
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
Went out for a drive while the sun was out today - parked next to a newer version for that old vs new effect. How small our old cars are!!! So we do shrink with age
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
I wiped the worst of the blood off my left thumb before the photo to protect the innocent!
The engine is in good health, as KS will confirm, and doesn’t justify taking out just to clean the surrounds which can’t be seen, and have barely a finger’s width of clearance to the bulkhead.
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
When I had my 914/6, I took it to Russell Lewis to have hydraulic tensioners fitted (he did it with the engine still in the car, which was an amazing feat of determination on a 914/6) and he said he'd change the fan belt while he was 'in there'. He told me that if the engine was ever out at any time, change the fan belt even if it had only been changed the week before 'It's a b@stard job so you might as well take advantage of the opportunity when you can...'. I can see why so many people cut an inspection hole in the bulkhead and have never understood why the factory didn't do that.
Sam wrote:Dare you to wipe them clean on those fancy flowery curtains.
Ha! Daughter No 1 was less than impressed with me coming into her living room with filthy hands dripping blood as it was..............
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber (now 3.5 litre on Management ) Part of the family for 39 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT
Preparation time. Now all I have to do is find some petrol to get there
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
First cock up of the day. I didn't have a timing bracket. Thankfully my class competitor lent me one and someone else helped me fit it
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
Learning continues. I didn't have numbers. Them the zipp on my overalls failed on the way to first practice. Now in borrowed overalls
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
) Part of the family for 39 years!
