NEW RACER FOR 2007

I knew it was going to happen. Its my mate Jasons fault letting me have a go on his Super One kart a few weeks ago..how could i resist..
Jason wants to build a 2.5 PI GT6 and is soucing parts for the project , he has an engine / box from a scrap MK1 PI SALOON (now being broken for parts )and wanted parts to start the project, so a deal was done for a load of triumph parts for his spare Kart :-)
Shes a 2002 SUPER ONE Race Kart , engine needs a re build but its all there even a set of wets.
Going to strip it down over the next month repaint the chassis then build up ready for some testing at 22000 RPM.
See you at the Kart show in london December 9th - 10th

FRONT PAGE NEWS !!!

My Herald Coupe makes front page this week of Classic Car Weekly, blogger vitessesteve alerted me of the news whilst i was on holls but says there is no other mention of my car ,not having looked myself yet i dont know but a trip down whsmiths tomorrow will sort that.
Brings back good memories does that pic as they did a feature on modded coupes in practical classics featuring Craig Gingels rally 1200 and another 1200 coupe "standard" belonging to Stephen Clapcote. Mine was fitted with a tuned 2.5 pi motor , vented discs, fiberglass evrything else, went like stink.
Must put it back together someday the way i intended with a RV8.

ALL OVER..

Well holiday all over and its back to the workshop monday to have a big tidy up as getting a bit messy in there with core nits scrap engines diffs shafts gearboxes and bodywork. so big sort out to get space for two major restorations that are arriving soon, firstly a GT6 MK3 which has been in pieces since 1979 and the owner wants it restored to "as new" not a major job as many parts were purchased for the car by the owner from BL.
Secondly a 2.5 PI Spitfire for total stripdown and chemical dip prosess on all body parts, new engine bigger rims ?? it already runs on 15" compomotives.. I did a lot of work to this car many years ago when at canleys converting it from a humble red 1500 spit to the 2.5 pi it is now,the colour change to bright yellow was done elsewhere..the cause i think for most of the bubbling to the arches doors ect..
New colour is to be Black.
Will cover all restoration stuff as it happens.

DOUBLE CLICK

Not sure why its doing this to my pics but if you doubble click the cross they come up on screen.
Holiday is Great so far weather good food fatning.. fantastic. not to many cream teas though seems to be more hot chocolates whith whipped cream on and treacle tarts with devon clotted cream.
i will try to get a pic.

THIS WEEKS WORK.

Like i said its back to work this week, well 4 days of this week as i was off on monday delivering a customers HOT ROD a 32 ford 3 window coupe to OJZ Engineering for some custom exhaust headers.
So we had a nice 18/50 dolomite in for a new clutch and gearbox and to get his heater working..winters coming.
Also working on a 13/60 convertible in for total repaint in Cherry and a kind of PIMP MY RIDE theme so were putting a 2.5 engine in overdrive box some BLING 15 inch 5 spoke MGF alloys ,huge exhaust and slamming it into the weeds.
sound nice eh, build pics to follow.

We are closed next week 14th to 21st as on holiday getting fat on cream teas washed down with a pints of otter bitter.

RBRR DONE !!

Well thats it all done with no problems at all,well apart from the bonnet catch flicking up now an then but some gaffer tape sorted that.
I realy cant describe this event in words it just has to be done and i for sure will be doing it still for years to come !! With a flawless effort from CLUB TRIUMPH and event oganiser TIM BANCROFT made this years run a personal best for me.My co-driver Andy "on a mission" Smith is now hooked too,who wouldnt be.
A full report can be seen on CLUB TRIUMPHS discussion forum under RBRR general.
It realy is worth the read..
Well done too for the BRUMMIES ON TOUR CREWs main driver Mathew Walker completing his first RBRR in his own dolomite 1500 with only passing his driving test a few months ago..bloody fantastic achevement !!and he beat me back to london.
Back to reality now and back to work on customers cars instead of the vitesse but it was worth all the work as she preformed beautifully all the way..who says you cant build a reliable race engine , mine lasted 2300 miles of abuse at full chat and i used it for work today.

MOT AT LAST !

Took vitesse for its MOT today and got a thumbs up.YESS!!.Was a bit touch and go though as got the call from Dave Macs Propshafts saying my prop was ready at 1 o clock , my MOT was at 2.15. fetched it fitted it then off to MOT withought even knowing if it would drive after all that work..course it did and well too, bit spluttery but soon cleared as a bit of straight road saw the loud pedal squeezed full chat and she was away..oh i love this car........see you friday at the plough for the off.