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Post by andrewa on May 3, 2017 20:05:48 GMT
No - given up on that lark / passing phase! Can't believe the internet allows publishing of lord knows what without censure but they come down hard on a short film that a handful of people have watched.
Anyway, rant over I'm now turning attention to further improvements!
I've always thought rather too much wind noise around door frames - especially when cruising at high speeds so am going to tackle the rubbers in near future - apparently a pig of a job but worth the effort.
I think the ones in there are just shy of 50 years old so they've done well.
Just had alignment done after all suspension fiddling and not sure it's an improvement..was running a lot of toe and now it's nearer standard - turn in not so good so may revert!
Will wait until I have a chance to try it in anger off the public highway.
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Post by dave1800 on May 4, 2017 1:07:04 GMT
Shame, I enjoyed watching your video, I couldn't believe it was a first attempt. The tracks you used were appropriate and well timed especially where you overtook the MGB. Those same tracks can be downloaded in full from Youtube but they only allow you to use about 15 seconds to accompany a video, crazy. There is Youtube approved music database but it's probably a bit naff.
The door rubbers always created a lot of wind noise even when new but yu should be able to get some improvement.
I would advise waiting a while until you have tried the steering at speed you may find that what feels sharp at lower speed is not so stable higher up. Many FWD cars have toe out unlike the 1800 which has a small toe in. As the toe also relates to the camber,castor and Ackerman angles and rear wheel alignment it's beyond my math skills to analyse why they went in this direction, maybe it had more to do with steering weight?
regards
David
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Post by andrewa on Jun 26, 2017 15:39:34 GMT
Put a few thousand miles on of late, just running around and the odd Autotest. Car coped well with the very hot weather including being stuck at a standstill on the M3 - she got v.warm but didn't boil over. Have decided to take plunge with electric power steering and after loads of research I've gone with these people : en-gb.facebook.com/electricpowersteering/Workmanship is stunning - they do mainly race and rally cars. I don't really need it for general running around but as I'm doing more rallies in Europe I find hours of hairpin bends get tiring! Will keep you updated. Cheers Andrew |
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Post by andrewa on Jun 28, 2017 16:59:27 GMT
A few videos of the car at Brooklands recently - sorry they're in slow motion...! Not the most exciting motorsport discipline!
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 29, 2017 7:07:07 GMT
Now I see why you need eps (or narrower tyres)! Not an ideal test for a car with a long wheelbase and heavy slow speed steering. regards David A few videos of the car at Brooklands recently - sorry they're in slow motion...! Not the most exciting motorsport discipline! |
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Post by andrewa on Jul 15, 2017 9:42:03 GMT
Picked up car yesterday and drove back from Wales - what a transformation and a very neat installation.
Comes with 10 settings - it's on the middle one at the moment - so a bit of effort when very slow manouvering but one handed - should you wish - the rest of the time.
All adjustable by a little switch under the dash.
Pictures etc later - off for another drive!
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Post by paddymk2 on Jul 15, 2017 14:39:58 GMT
Enjoyed watching those videos - the car looks great.
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Post by andrewa on Jul 17, 2017 8:37:55 GMT
Other benefit is I can now run the bigger tyres at the "correct" pressure which makes the whole thing more comfortable.
However - just to spite me, starter has begun playing up - horrible screeching sound when you turn the key - solved by exiting car and rocking it in gear.
Will remove and see what's occurring!
This a three year old super duper high torque item btw!
Cheers
Andrew
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Post by steve4487 on Jul 17, 2017 21:08:13 GMT
Hi Andrew
The noise when starting will no doubt be the ring gear teeth being badly worn. I assume that the original starter motor was an inertia type which would have needed a leading edge on the ring gear where as the ring gear for a pre-engaged starter doesn't. Using a pre-engaged starter on a ring gear which should use a inertia type starter will wear the ring gear as the bendix makes contact with the ring gear teeth. Another cause would be if the new starter bendix doesn't have the same amount of teeth as the original bendix which would do the same thing but obviously for a different reason.
Steve
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Post by dave1800 on Jul 18, 2017 0:55:55 GMT
Does it have an "off / disengaged" setting to retain the excellent feel when driving close to the limit at track day events etc? David Picked up car yesterday and drove back from Wales - what a transformation and a very neat installation. Comes with 10 settings - it's on the middle one at the moment - so a bit of effort when very slow manouvering but one handed - should you wish - the rest of the time. All adjustable by a little switch under the dash. Pictures etc later - off for another drive! |
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Post by dave1800 on Jul 18, 2017 6:25:08 GMT
I believe Andrew's car would probably have had an inertia starter motor as I seem to recall first seeing the pre-engaged ones installed on crabs from around late 1971. The starter ring teeth will almost certainly have suffered some damage from an inertia style starter. I'm not clear why a pre-engaged starter would cause ring teeth wear though. I thought the reason for pre-engaged starters was to avoid tooth wear? I believe the inertia starter pinion had nine teeth and the Lucas pre-engaged starter had 10 teeth on MGBs and this may be true for crabs as well, in which case it could point to the root of the problem - assuming Andrew didn't change the flywheel /ring gear when upgrading the engine? It could well be a simple as the high torque (geared)?)starter motor adapter plate(s)working loose with luck. regards David Hi Andrew The noise when starting will no doubt be the ring gear teeth being badly worn. I assume that the original starter motor was an inertia type which would have needed a leading edge on the ring gear where as the ring gear for a pre-engaged starter doesn't. Using a pre-engaged starter on a ring gear which should use a inertia type starter will wear the ring gear as the bendix makes contact with the ring gear teeth. Another cause would be if the new starter bendix doesn't have the same amount of teeth as the original bendix which would do the same thing but obviously for a different reason. Steve |
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Post by tommydp on Jul 18, 2017 8:29:21 GMT
I've used pre- engaged starters from Princess 1800/ Marina 1800 for years, without problems. Also on cars which had inertia starters originally. But you need the distance piece between starter and clutch housing, from a Princess 1800.
Tommy.
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Post by andrewa on Jul 18, 2017 9:18:03 GMT
Thanks Gents - I'll have a look and see what's going on - been fine for the last three years and I have a variety of spacers!
And yes the power steering can be turned from no assistance to loony tunes if desired!
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Post by andrewa on Jul 21, 2017 16:54:21 GMT
Got some different spacers from Moss, cleaned up the ring gear, moved the starter out a bit and all seems fine.
It's lasted three or four years so hopefully will last a bit longer.
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Post by indianajones on Aug 8, 2017 9:59:45 GMT
Enjoyed watching those videos - the car looks great. Same here, awesome sounding car too -Andrew |
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