Bazza
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but....did he make it out ?
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Not heard of solvent welding I will google that...
The rivets on my grille were plastic as I broke them off but I'm not sure if the guns do these and metal. Can you recommend a gun? There a loads on ebay but I'm weary of very cheap tools now as I find they last once or twice and then break! So I want something half decent so it will last a while....was thinking of going for a Draper one?
draper is a good reasonable make, should be fine
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try solvent welding
just buy a pot of solvent from your local DIY shop
rivet guns use rivets which are generally metal
not sure i have seen plastic ones
rivets will work on plastics as well as metals, may need to put some washers on, depending on the application
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not so sure myself
what about the motorcyclist that sits by your rear light and then pulls out, you will not see him until too late
i like to just see the rear of my vehicle so it gives me a line of sight
must admit driving in America is different with multi-lanes and wide roads so may suit them better
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A lovely set Bazza - thanks for posting them.
Some excellent framing of moving vehicles. It can be quite difficult to keep the camera square and upright when following action.
I notice variations in your "panning" technique. Were you experimenting?
no, i was really cold !
tbh i just took along a cheapo compact, and snapped away, difficulty was in only standing 8ft away from them, a seconds pause and they were out of shot
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I thought cars like those belonged in museums!!
i think most of them do !
they are from all over Europe and as far as USA
this is their showcase of the year
the run is a celebration from 1896 when the laws changed and it wasnt necessary to have a man waving a red flag in front of your car
they also raised the speed limit from 4mph to 14mph
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Stunning.... What a privilege to have these old timers pass your addy..... Got to love the smokers, woe to be back in then days......
smokers were good in them days !
steam power rules !!
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more
testament to cars built over a hundred years ago
its great to see them keeping up with modern traffic
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the annual London to Brighton veteran car run was today
caught a few as they made their way through Croydon
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i like the french flag on top
That's an Irish national flag, while the one on the left shows the Red Hand of Ulster, so I would guess the picture is in Northern Ireland somewhere.
now you point that out I cant see how I mistook it for the french flag 
appointment booked with specsavers
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is that tyres in there ??
i like the french flag on top
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its different
as for the noise
what would you expect from an old Ford V8
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pretty amazing !
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Tony are you still doing the geo's on the Starlet? I got the impression from reading above that Fensport set it up?
yes Tony is and it proudly wears the WIM badges
the only reason than Fensport carried it out was the fact that the car was at their premises in Cambridge and that they had overhauled all the suspension
for me to go up collect it, bring it back to WIM and then return it would have been a mission
also the fact that it was dropped off and picked up either side of the sprint events, meant it had to be ready to go
Fensport are not competition, in fact they do not generally carry out work on customers cars, their facilities are for their own cars, the work was taken on my car due to the fact I am good friends with the owner
Tony had taken the settings as far as he could go, but was limited as the cars parameters were at the limit
with a bit of drastic trickery the limits have been raised, and will now allow Tony to step further into the unknown
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wow 2 years without an update !!
so about time
2009 went by
the starlet winning class B in the Toyota Sprint Series
without fault it ran like a dream
the only upgrade being willwood 4 pots for the front braking
2010 came
the competition was hotter
although the starlet was running fine, something had to be done to keep up
along came Fensport who took it under their wing
with the existing TD04 turbo starting to smoke it was time for a new one
rather than go for a straight swap a IHI V28 ball bearing unit was sought
fully specced and brand new, one just happened to came along from a local supplier at the right time
with a new turbo capable of more power, new engine management was needed
next was a visit to Fensport and the Motec m4 ecu was fitted and mapped
many recommendations were forthcoming, the biggest was that the car needed a new suspension set up, the existing D2 coilovers being too hard for anything but a perfectly smooth track
new BC coilovers were installed, with a transformation of the handling
still not good enough for the Fensport team, new softer springs were fitted to the front, this allows for absorbtion of the bumps instead of bumping over them
although so much better, they think it could go even softer, quite a contrast to the rock solid D2 coilovers
with the change in set up the geometry was then in dire need of some TLC
with the car stuck in Cambridge it was left for Fensports to evolve WIM's settings a bit further
following on from Tony's recommendation for more castor, more was added, a bit of trickery was carried out
with more castor, the camber could then be reduced a bit
theory being that camber helps the handling in the corners but reduces footprint/traction in a straight line,, with front wheel drive traction is pretty important !!
with a bit more twiddling and twisting the car was ready for round 5 of the Toyota Sprint
what a difference !
the car handled like never before
power strangely enough didnt seem as much as before ?
with a boost leak and a blown head gasket diagnosed, more work was going to be needed
still took second place though
back up to Fensports, new head gasket fitted, head skimmed and new ARP bolts fitted
leaks solved, and another recommendation of taking out the restriction in the exhaust where the down pipe mates up with the main exhaust, all dutifully carried out
back up to round 6th of the Toyota Sprint
power was immense, nothing like i had felt before
sadly the day was wet and the track very slippery
front wheel drive, rain, slippery track do not go together well, with problems getting any kind of traction down, the day was no indication of how well this car goes and how well it handles
next year will tell
all the mapping was carried "out on the road"
no dyno charts are available
but in the words of Fensport it is ...................running about 300 bhp
not bad for a 1300cc
couple of latest pics
Dave @Fensport
trickery !
on track wet and slippery
a bit dirty
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his wife hadnt just just got pregnant through watching a 3d film had she !
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You made the right decission
Well you haven't let me know how much the 19" Pilot Sports are going to be for the IS-F yet
£551
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Agreed if it passes without a cat then happy days.... Finding an MOT tester with grit in his eye and a drink problem are few and far between nowadays.
there is nothing to say it has to have a cat !
just that it needs to pass emmisions
but they do need to have a model to base the emmissions figure on
when its an imported model with no equavalent in this country, it starts getting difficult for them
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I thought there would be laws on this...... What about yank motors with red blinkers
Not allowed in the UK, although I got away with the 'red-outs' on the IS250 for about three years (until the last MOT where the tester was a little more observant than he was on the first one).
ive just passed an MOT with redouts
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Forgot to say the dealer can match the car and the lock from their records.
Honda couldnt !
when i got the Honda i realised i didnt have the locking key
they had to carefully remove all 4 and replace them because they didnt have a record of which ones were fitted
Aircon pump - is this right?
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if the belt is just slipping round the pulley then it is not right
the heat generated will soon wear and break the belt
looks like the air con pump is jamming