Myself and a few mates are participating in the TBR700 banger rally this April/May: https://www.twoballbangerrally.co.uk/th ... rally.html
We have chosen CPSL Mind as the charity to support so any donations/social media shares would be greatly appreciated: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tbr700rally
Onto the car itself ...
I have been looking around for a good month or so now but hadn't found much (£1000 isn't a great deal these days)
That's until I saw the following come up on a search of eBay Sunday evening: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134429038236
I quickly dropped Nick a message and picked it up yesterday. A hassle free experience which isn't always the case when buying cars.
It needs to in the region of 1500-2000 miles on the same engine which should be interesting
despite the low compression the starts aren't too bad - it is a bit smokey more than anything (guessing the oil control rings/cat have seen better days). The plans for it are as follows:
- Fit some new seat switches (three drivers of very different heights so it'll be a pain otherwise) - we already have some from from Gordon's donor RX-8.
- Check the fault codes - Nick has let me know that there is an O2 sensor fault so I'll check this out with anything else - he has kindly given me a used spare to put on.
Bleed the brakes - the pedal is a bit long and spongey and whilst doing this I'll get some new rear pads fitted beforehand (MOT advisory).
Fit an R3 starter motor - I have one en route from Nuttys which should hopefully give a little extra leighway for a further drop in compression (current starter cranks at circa 250rpm).
Change the engine oil and filter (goes without saying).
Change the gearbox oil - synchros are ok which is a surprise at the mileage (123k - makes me think it may have been done before) but there is some bearing noise in 2nd, 4th and 6th. I don't expect it to help much but it'll get some metal out of the gearbox at least
Already done:
Coolant light was on - sensor now unplugged and light cleared
I drove the car back from Cookham back to Northampton and it drives well other than the slightly iffy brakes. It has made me realise how much better PZ suspension is over standard suspension though.
I plan to break the car once the rally is done so let me know if there's anything you'd be interested in.
Cheers.
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hot starts a little long but not too diabolical (yet). Any ideas r.e. poor radio signal? It is absolute ass and just about works on Radio 1.
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