Fed up S
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Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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fed up of being the only S at min Essex meet there must be
more s's in Essex the meet is this Sunday

Dave_M

5,486 posts

253 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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It's good to be unique thoughsmile

barefootoo

74 posts

194 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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HI steve, Will be at the essex meet in April! Just putting the old girl back together. Have so far fitted new brake servo, new stearing bulkhead bush and bearing, rewired and replaced relay & most of the wireing to the electric wing mirrors, B######s still dont work, Fitted this week new gaz struts. Now have a problem with nearside rear, as the camber angle is wrong, wheel is laying in at the top by about4% will try to adjust on spring tension, but set both rear units up on the bench with a vernier so should both be identical.
Welded new passenger seat belt braket, and tomorrow fitting new top baljoints. Next week off for the MOT, then god willing and a following breeze will see you at next months meet
Regards Ray

barefootoo

74 posts

194 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Sorry to address your name wrong Barry, you are better looking than my mate steve and owns a sparten ( heathen jock that he is )See you in April, by the way you should be proud to face the crowd alone, knowing that you are arriving in style in a genuine gentlmans car. Much admired by those who know better
Ray

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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barefootoo said:
Now have a problem with nearside rear, as the camber angle is wrong, wheel is laying in at the top by about4% will try to adjust on spring tension, but set both rear units up on the bench with a vernier so should both be identical.

Regards Ray
Ray it may not help setting them up with the vernier as its the length under the weight of the car thats the important bit - plus the chassis is hand built so there might be a bit of variation.
It sounds like you need to wind up the height slightly on that side.

Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Hi Ray
it will good to see you again it will be nice
not to be the only S in the car park
smile

barefootoo

74 posts

194 months

Thursday 10th March 2011
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Have just posted, a small but nagging problem ( not the old woman, she wont go through the letter box). Since fitting the rear suspension I have more camber angle on the nearside than the offside!" have stripped it all down again, rebuilt it but can find no way of altering it. Not sure if it was like it before, but pretty sure it wasnt as being a ex engineer i am always looking at angles and moaning if they are out of square. May have to go to specsavers!