Toby S

On 30/08/2024 at 18:33, paul_w said:

Magnificent cars, correctly set up they drive superbly and make lots of 50s cars feel like the cartsprung barges they are. I had a UK-built Light 15 with a skimmed head and a lightened flywheel as a daily driver. One day I'll get another. The only let down on them is the gearbox but you can fit an early DS four-speed.

If that one has been in the country for a long time there's a good chance I've welded its sills - I was doing loads of them at one point in a previous life...

I've always fancied on of those myself - Ideal for long Drives across France on the D roads through the Summer

I bet that's fun through the Lion enclosure !!!😁

Andrew - PM sent - definitely interested in a full set of 16"

Looking for a spare or could be interested in a full set if in good condition

2nd dibs if sale falls through or would be delighted to split Owen if you want

Gave you a flash - was in my daughters Black Golf

PM sent

a few points when my stop working:-

• IS it all lights (dipped, full beam and side) - - each are on different fused circuits
• If all, or just side lights working, maybe the  switch - Take out and pull apart and and keen up all contacts, could also be  a connection on the full beam/dip switch
• In cases when it was just dip or main beam not working, check behind the fuse box, as you may find on of the contacts or wires has popped out
• Also  check the earth.

I find it's usual a combination of the above

If had my Protech dampers (single adjusters) for circa 7 years and had no problems - Bought direct from the Protech and Kevin gave me a Friday afternoon deal with springs when I went down to the factory and he built them up there and then - good value

Springs I went for were 250Ib front and 150Ib  rear on a 1400 Supersport - these replaced the previous set up which had Bilsteins (admittedly these were leaking a bit) and 300Ib front and 200Ib rears - New set up suits me for the Road and I set the dampers towards the hard setting on the front and softer setting on the rears (I think there is 10 click settings from memory so I'm at 8 on the fronts and circ 4 at the rears) - In hindsight I might have gone a slightly harder on the front springs but not by much.

For completeness I run R888R  185/60R13 on front and 205/60R13 at the rear

Thanks All

PM sent Neil

Thinking of doing some touring later in summer and therefore re-fitting my windscreen again and wipers (including the wiper motor back in) having been on Brooklands for the last 5-6 years

I can't find the nuts which hold the wiper spindles/motor to the scuttle (just below the wiper arm's) - Does anyone have a clue on size of the nuts (look circa 1/2 inch to me although haven't measured them properly yet) - the car is a 1992 K series supersport so would guess it would be an imperial

PM sent in case they are still for sale

Totally agreed Stephen - although you may be showing your age with those clips

I'm also interested although behind Jetto

PM sent

Sounds like the thermostat is jammed open - I had the same sort of readings on my supersport when I first bought it and found on investigation that the thermostat had been removed completely so it was a fully open system all the time - a sticky thermostat would have the same result

PM sent if these are still available but Hooley and Gridgeway first

I had a similar problem a few years ago on my 1400 SS and in the end I tracked it down to the key ignition switch - change to a dash mounted and solved the problem - was a lot of trial and error as it was intermittent which is the real pain and also usually cut mid junction or roundabout were you didn't have the opportunity to inspect the problem properly - just needed to get the car out of the way.

P.S. Tracked down finally to ignition switch when it cut on a dual carriageway and I was on outside lane overtaking and found I had no indicators so went hunting under the dash - try flicking your indicators on when it next cuts

Hi Miker7

Welcome to the fun of Sevening

Given it seems to get up to temperature on the drive, I think you may find that to avoid possible overheating, the thermostat may have been removed and therefor you have full on cooling flow all the time. I know a lot of people which track their k series do this.

I know that was the case with my 1400 Supersport when I first got it, and when driving in Autumn/Winter on colder day  I found I couldn't get up to normal running temperature (circa 80-85 degrees) - in winter it would show 60-70 before I refitted a thermostat.

No doubt there are pros and cons of having thermostats (especially if you're worried on overheating) , but I'm just as uncomfortable with revving the arse off (and you have to with a 1400) a too cooler engine as fear of the thing boiling.  You can get various thermostats from Rimmer Bros which open from 76 to circa 82 degrees - I've got the standard 82 degree fitted and it seems to work fine, as long as you bleed the system properly - I've never come close to boiling. 

The only way to find out is to take the thermostat housing off and look to see if there is a thermostat in there - of course there may be one in there and its jammed open.

Good luck

Magnecor KV85 Ignition Leads Rover 200 (dcperformance.co.uk)

I get the distributor cap and rotor arm parts from Rimmer Bros (Rover parts warehouse) who have a good stock for my 1992 1400 Supersport (ECU2)

Re leads, I upgraded mine to Magnecor some time a go and can recommend, although can't remember where I got them from - I think direct from Magnecor although that was circa 4 years ago

R888R's on a 1400 Supersport - 185/60 R13 on front 205/60 R13 on rear - on 6 inch rims - I'm happy with grip and balance, although haven't tried the Nankangs

Hi Matt - I agree re plenty of illegal plates - mine on the 7  is a sticky one over the nose cone which is questionable and I've had no problems in 5 years  

Wouldn't surprise me if they weren't just plastic house letters and numbers from a DIY shop.

Word of caution though - unless the car is pre 1973, in all likelihood the number plate would be illegal as it wouldn't be on a white background and would be non reflective and might get a copper licking his pencil. 

That's the one Jonathan, although my trailer was ruby red

I had both the red and the green racing cars though - Ferrari and Lotus ?  - not sure which came with the pick up and trailer, but I always went for the BRG one.

Certainly a trip down memory lane seeing that again

I had one of them too - a lot of mine were hand me downs from my elder brother who is 65 now and no doubt many of those were hand me downs to him from my big brother who would now be 70 if he was still with us - proper boys toys all made in the UK !!!!

I also remember a white VW pick up truck with a formula ford racing car in BRG on a a red trailer - May even have been a lotus 

P.S. Jonathan have you been having a rummage in your attic