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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:00 pm 
So after ordering a new speedo cable from mx5parts.CO.UK nearly 3 months ago and everytime I called they said it would be a couple days. Last week I tried again and they said it's on back order and will be another 6 weeks so I ordered one from somewhere else and it came yesterday. Won't be ordering stuff from them again.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:19 pm 
Today I started to sort out the paint the roof. The previous owner had touched up the paint and it wasn't a good job to begin with so when I polished the roof the polish got stuck in the paint cracks. So today I got some 800 wet and dry paper and started removing the cracked layer of paint. Once I got it off with the paper I used rubbing compound to get the shine back then polish. From these pics you can see it's a huge improvement. Luckely it's only the section above the drivers seat coz it's a slow progress. Took 2 hours to just do that corner.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:13 pm 
Thought I'd have a play with photo editor. Original was taken at a classic car meet I went to the other week.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:51 pm 
Today I finally fitted my new speedo cable.I had to jack the car up to get to the gearbox end. Removed the instrument panel and managed to get the broken part of the drive cable out the back of the cable. The Mazda speed cable has a bigger mounting clip on the back of the speedo than the triumph one. So this time to stop it snapping again I had to make a spacer to go over the stub on the back of the speedo. The only thing I could find in my garage that was a perfect size was the hose. Cut a short length off and put it on the stub. Cable now fits snuggly on the back of the speedo. I also had to cut the flair off the end of the cable so that it fits through the hole in the bulkhead. I then refitted the instrument panel them fitted the gearbox end.


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:35 pm 
I had a small package turn up today in the shape of a 3.63 diff to replace my 3.89. Just need to find time to fit it and see if it improves the drive now.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:58 pm 
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You wont want this advice but here it is anyway....:-)

That's a spit diff, so belongs on a spit. Ripping its innards out to stick in an 1850 axle is seriously dim.

You'll have to take off the flange to remove the front support beam, carefully counting the threads as you go and put it back exactly as it was to keep the collapsible spacer intact. The nut is done up seriously tight and I very much doubt you will have the kahunas to get it off without the case being bolted to a Spitfire...
Then you have to take out the little half shafts and get the diff thing off the back case. You need an allen key to do the small retaining bolts - pretty fiddly.

Is there nobody who will sell you a TR7 4 speed axle? Or even an 1850 manual or late 1500 one?

Spit diffs in 3.63 form a pretty good currency for GT6's and vitesses and other heraldry. I'd sell it on....

Sprint diff is also of interest...3.45:1 and as strong as you'll ever need. Must be one of them about too...

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:35 pm 
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You wont want this advice but here it is anyway....:-)

That's a spit diff, so belongs on a spit. Ripping its innards out to stick in an 1850 axle is seriously dim.

You'll have to take off the flange to remove the front support beam, carefully counting the threads as you go and put it back exactly as it was to keep the collapsible spacer intact. The nut is done up seriously tight and I very much doubt you will have the kahunas to get it off without the case being bolted to a Spitfire...
Then you have to take out the little half shafts and get the diff thing off the back case. You need an allen key to do the small retaining bolts - pretty fiddly.

Is there nobody who will sell you a TR7 4 speed axle? Or even an 1850 manual or late 1500 one?

Spit diffs in 3.63 form a pretty good currency for GT6's and vitesses and other heraldry. I'd sell it on....

Sprint diff is also of interest...3.45:1 and as strong as you'll ever need. Must be one of them about too...

Jonners
I know it's I spit diff and they fit in the 1500 axles which I have got as mine used to be a 1500hl. Went over all the options of other axles with people in the dolonite related section and as it's trial and error to see what works this is the cheapest option if it doesn't work out. This ratio should give me the top speed that I want and not something that makes 1st gear to high and bring clutch out trying to off. Clarledo has done the same thing as this.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:08 pm 
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You wont want this advice but here it is anyway....:-)

That's a spit diff, so belongs on a spit. Ripping its innards out to stick in an 1850 axle is seriously dim.

You'll have to take off the flange to remove the front support beam, carefully counting the threads as you go and put it back exactly as it was to keep the collapsible spacer intact. The nut is done up seriously tight and I very much doubt you will have the kahunas to get it off without the case being bolted to a Spitfire...
Then you have to take out the little half shafts and get the diff thing off the back case. You need an allen key to do the small retaining bolts - pretty fiddly.

Is there nobody who will sell you a TR7 4 speed axle? Or even an 1850 manual or late 1500 one?

Spit diffs in 3.63 form a pretty good currency for GT6's and vitesses and other heraldry. I'd sell it on....

Sprint diff is also of interest...3.45:1 and as strong as you'll ever need. Must be one of them about too...

Jonners


Dear oh dear Jonners, are you getting old and losing your sense of adventure?

An angle grinder will remove the front plate without disturbing the pinion - cut just outboard of the securing bolts!

Dolomite 3.63s are getting hard to find, ditto the early TR7 4 speed diff (which was superceded early anyway)

A Sprint diff will necessitate further modification of Phil's custom 1500 prop. And give problems with oversize rear brakes.

So this is the best and cheapest way of raising the final drive ratio by not-too-much to suit the installed engine.

Steve

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:23 pm 
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Kind of annoying as I usually have the odd spare....

Hadn't thought about the grinder. Yes I guess we already had the conversation about which diff...

Did you try Mike Papworth?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:15 pm 
I was thinking about cutting the mounting brackets off. Had my first proper motorway run today and found the speedo is more out than I thought. Unless every lorry that I was behind was doing around 45mph and easily over took them at 60 and the round trip was 15miles less than what it is my wife's car going the same route. Going to have to sort that out once the new diffs fitted coz it will probably be worse. Also need to get front wheels balanced and think about replacing the exhuast. When I back off the throttle at speed it makes such a bad and annoying noise. Thinking about 1850 or sprint one. The larger diameter should improve the engine running as well.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:58 pm 
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The Carledo's speedo is little more than a joke, it is slow by 40%! which means an indicated 60 is actually 100mph. The mileage recorder is equally out, but that doesn't bother me at all, I suppose it could even be an advantage if I had a limited mileage insurance (which I don't)

But the exact nature of the error makes it easy to work out how fast you re going, ie 18 indicated is 30 true 24 is 40, 30 is 50 and so on! I have come to the conclusion that the easiest fix is to have a new face made (it's only a graphic stuck to a plastic disc) and the revised clock will display a max of 200mph (currently 120) - impressive if not very believable! But it's a long way down the to-do list!

I'd definitely cut the front mount off, the extra bit of weight won't matter and it means there is no chance of getting it wrong or making a mistake when removing and refitting the pinion flange.

Someone like Fitchetts or Mike Papworth might even give you a few bob for the redundant Spit rear case and stub shafts.

A Rimmers sports system (minus the down pipe) is probably favourite, the stock Sprint exhaust and to a certain extent, the late 1850 do not flow very well, too many 90 degree angles in them. Bespoke ones are expensive and the curves over the axle make building your own pretty much a non starter unless you have serious pipe bending skills. I've modded a Rimmers one to fit my short tailed, Vauxhall powered car and , though I say it myself, it's pretty neat and sounds good.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:30 am 
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If indicated 60mph is actually 100mph, that's almost exactly the mph-2-kph conversion factor... so, probably your speedo has a scale in purple that displays your actual speed...
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:46 pm 
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If indicated 60mph is actually 100mph, that's almost exactly the mph-2-kph conversion factor... so, probably your speedo has a scale in purple that displays your actual speed...
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My speedo is from a Vauxhall Nova SR (Corsa A to you continental types) and doesn't have a KPH calibration at all, though if it did I guess using the KPH calibration as MPH would be close but there would still be a 2.5% error, my sums (checked exhaustively by GPS) are near enough exact! But it was a nice thought!

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Massive DOH moment! My speedo DOES have a KPH calibration (in orange in the pic) I've only been driving it for 5 years and never noticed it was there until I just checked the photo!

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:57 pm 
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If indicated 60mph is actually 100mph, that's almost exactly the mph-2-kph conversion factor... so, probably your speedo has a scale in purple that displays your actual speed...
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My speedo is from a Vauxhall Nova SR (Corsa A to you continental types) and doesn't have a KPH calibration at all, though if it did I guess using the KPH calibration as MPH would be close but there would still be a 2.5% error, my sums (checked exhaustively by GPS) are near enough exact! But it was a nice thought!

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Steve

Massive DOH moment! My speedo DOES have a KPH calibration (in orange in the pic) I've only been driving it for 5 years and never noticed it was there until I just checked the photo!
I did notice it has kph on it but didn't want to say anything just incase it was a miss type. Fixed my 12v socket today by finding the wires for it tucked behind the heater matrix. Only been on my list of things to sort out for over a year.


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:39 pm 
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Ah, I know that one! My car has a Sprint front loom and a Toledo fan motor. So the plugs didn't tally up. It only took me 4 years to get around to fixing that one! Hence the legend on my number plate, "Round Tuit Racing"

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I actually have a "round tuit" it looks like a circular porcelain beer mat and my mum gave it to me years ago cos I was always saying " I'll get around to it one day", now I have one, I have to tell you, don't bother getting one yourself, they don't work! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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