Happy New Year !
A bit late I know but have not blogged for some time ! The car continues to run well and despite some appalling winter weather we have managed to drive it for 250 miles. It is far more comfortable than I anticipated and on a good road would be a viable long distance tourer, however unless you enjoy having a frozen face at this time of year I advocate dressing like a bank robber with as little visible flesh as possible. The only issues I have had to attend to are to replace the ancillary drive belt and clean the pulleys as I could not stop the slip on the one supplied and to fit a cable tie to the dipstick which vibrated out a little way and leaked a fine mist of oil on the engine. Mechanically the car seems reliable (famous last words) !
We developed an electrical problem with the 7.5amp fuse in the car next to the relays blowing continuously. I used my vast car electrical knowledge (none!) to try and isolate the fault, purely by chance we found it was the nearside headlight unit which when plugged into the loom blew the fuse as soon as the ignition was switched on. Car Builder Solutions were very helpful and straightaway sent a replacement all in one headlamp which cured the fuse issue, what the cause was I have no idea.
Our latest task was to adjust the ride height higher, as with two onboard on a very uneven road we could graze the hoop under the car and speed bumps were problematic, this was a straightforward adjustment of the shocks keeping their set up ratio as original, here apart from the TT course the roads are not the best in the western world !. Our very good wishes to all who have read our blog.
Paul & Joe.
Paul,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you're both enjoying the car - 1/2 hood and heater saves the need for bank robber styling! Off to my 1st Dorset WSCC Area Meet tomorrow - in the WF if weather allows!
Jon H