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Published by kyle on 16 Nov 2008

TR6 Progress

After a slight hiatus, progress has been made on the TR6. Last Saturday, I managed to head out to the garage and get the fuel pump changed, along with the pipework to the carburettors. Instead of solid pipework snaking around the rocker cover and being held in place by a bracket attached to the thermostat, it’s now shiny braided hose (originally bought for the AC), secured in place with P-Clips.

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My dad had taken the time to remove the old rocker cover, clean the head, and fit the new gasket and rocker cover. It looks the part, and I just need to clean up the block now :-)

Also on the completed list are the seat rails. Bill had come out for a catchup, so he devised a cunning method of replacing the rivnut in the floor with a welded in replacement. This allowed the seat rail to be bolted down correctly and finished off. I just need to fabricate a plate for the control rod latch on the seat rail, and all will be good.

This Saturday afternoon was spent fitting the new ignition coil, distributor cap and HT leads. Last week I’d cleaned and adjusted all the spark plugs but it still ran rough today. Somehow… all the plugs were still set wrongly. Readjusted them, and all 6 cylinders fire nicely :-)

The smooth(er) running highlights one other issue. The rockers need adjusted.

Cars, Vehicles, tr6

Published by kyle on 31 Aug 2008

Stage 2

Well, it’s hit a little obstacle in the project timeline. After preparing the Land Rover for the upcoming chassis swap by Sundown Farm, we called them up to book a time. Earliest time available is February 2009 :-)

In the meantime, work will continue on the TR6, and I’ll try and spend some time replacing the seatbox and floor panels on the Land Rover.

Cars, Vehicles, tr6

Published by kyle on 26 Aug 2008

Stage 1

Stage 1 of Many was completed tonight. The Land Rover finally had various items removed before it gets sent off to some nice people who are going to replace the chassis on it. It’s been a long time coming, but as the photographs show, it’s desperately needed.

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Cars, Life, Vehicles

Published by kyle on 15 Apr 2008

New toy

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I’m so easy to please :-) Dad surprised me today with a new toy in the garage, a 1Kw portable generator. Ideal for transporting to friends houses and sheds for working on stuff.

Cars, Cool things

Published by kyle on 04 Jan 2008

AC Manuals

It occurred to me that recently I uploaded some AC manuals so that others with a similar interest can have access to them. I scanned them in so that the garage could have a copy to mess about with, and I don’t have to worry about the originals.

Enjoy

AC, Cars

Published by kyle on 25 Nov 2007

TR6 Exhaust

Finally got the exhaust of the TR6 fixed. A bit of a hassle it was, as the corrosion had rusted a hole in around one of the rear mounts. The whole rear section had to be cut off, done a week or so ago by Gordon, and then over the course of a few nights I trimmed off the bad metal and welded in a patch. Today was the big day as the exhaust was mounted back on, this time using a home made connector, and sealed up with Gun Gum and a Gun Gum bandage around the joint. After half an hour of idling, we had a toasty warm exhaust with no holes in it. Job done :-)

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Cars, Vehicles, tr6

Published by kyle on 10 Aug 2007

AC Servicing

Time has been spent, blood has been spilt, and sweat has been perspired. The AC is almost ready to be MOTed. What seems to be one of the rarest reversing light switches on the planet has been sourced and obtained, and has been dispatched with the car to be threaded and fitted appropriately. The fuel tank is unfortunately leaking like a sieve, and will be fixed in some way or another. All being well, it’ll be legally out on the road in a couple of weeks :-D

A big thank you to Gordon and Willie, whom without their help it would be nowhere near the almost roadworthy state it is in now. Cheers!

AC, Cars, Friends

Published by kyle on 16 Jul 2007

AC 185 Rolls Again

For many years we’ve had an AC 3000ME. My dad bought it in 1985, and around 1995 (not quite sure, it was that long ago) it was put into the Motoring Heritage Musuem in Alexandria, as part of their Scottish collection. Times have changed, and unfortunately the museum had to close. Consequently, the AC which has barely turned a wheel in 10 years was delivered out to my parents house whereupon Gordon, Willie and I set about making it go again. Continue Reading »

AC, Cars

Published by kyle on 23 May 2007

Mobile Computing

The U.S. Government and industry are attempting to prototype a new type of mobile computing and wireless mesh, where vehicles all communicate with each other about a whole variety of parameters. They are currently planning to use the 5.9GHz band for DSRC (5.8GHz in Europe) for their Vehicle Infrastructure Integration initiative. Whether they incorporate WAVE or not is another matter, but it does mark the entrance to another generation of mobile devices. Continue Reading »

Cars, Internet, Technology

Published by kyle on 02 Apr 2007

Weekend

What a weekend that was. On Saturday we went over to Charterhall for a Border Ecosse Car Club rally stage. Having never been to Charterhall, it was surprising to see how fast they get up to on the old runways and taxiways. This, ultimately, was to be my downfall, literally, as a passing car threw a stone a couple of inches across up at about 60mph and caught me across the temple. I don’t recall blacking out, but then again I don’t recall making my way towards the ground… A visit from the event paramedic ensured I was mostly alright, bar a large lump on my head and some bleeding. It also ensured that the stage planners re-jigged the flying finish layout to make sure it didn’t happen again. By stage 4 I was back up and alive again, with a raging headache.

As the day progressed, the wind and dust did wonders to our eyes and made sure we were both unable to open them properly or close them for any length of time. Extreme stinging ensued in both scenarios. We elected to sit in the car and recover after the event, both looking like we’ve just cried our eyes out :-p The trip home was amusing, but thanks to the extreme kindness of the Post Office owner in Greenlaw, we were able to use his bathroom to wash our faces and use some eyedrops that he provided. That did us well for about half an hour, and then the stinging returned to my eyes, after which Charlotte drove the rest of the way home. We both fell asleep around 9pm with wet cloths covering our faces :-)

Sunday was far more sedate, with a 1030 start at the SWTVC autojumble. The weather turned out to be lovely, with a good turnout of people, stallholders and car owners. I hope there was enough to make it viable for next year.

Cars, Life

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