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Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 15th May 2021, 16:59
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks again for the advice guys, At the...

Thanks again for the advice guys,

At the first local paintshop I visited, the two guys I met were exteremly helpful, generous with their advice and clearly loved the car. I was chatting with them...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 12th May 2021, 16:53
Replies: 44
Views: 15,713
Posted By cbjroms
@MikeD - looks like its sold?

@MikeD - looks like its sold?
Forum: Bodywork 28th April 2021, 11:40
Replies: 1
Views: 4,603
Posted By cbjroms
GRP Finishers In Hampshire

Looking for someone to get my Sammio body straight. I am fed up with Glass Fibre dust and would prefer to pay somone else to get it right.

This is not about achieveing a concours paint job just...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 12th April 2021, 09:58
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Those views are extremely helpful - thanks guys.

Those views are extremely helpful - thanks guys.
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 11th April 2021, 18:11
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
I need to lean on the collective wisdom of the...

I need to lean on the collective wisdom of the forum to help me resolve a dilemma.

My car looks as per the photos above (September 2020) and I had been planning to get it painted this summer.
...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 11th April 2021, 14:11
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Have had a fun few months on the car during the...

Have had a fun few months on the car during the 'cold'season'. The cooling system seemed to have some gremlins and I concluded that it was either:
a) Head gasket
b) Air trapped in themostat...
Forum: Bodywork 17th March 2021, 11:02
Replies: 10
Views: 5,168
Posted By cbjroms
Glass Fibre Repairs And Finishing

I have been watching a guy on YouTube repairing hurricane damaged catamarans in the US. It is really intresting to see the fantasitc finishes that he achieves such that the boats look like new are...
Forum: General Build Chat 20th October 2020, 17:23
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Decided to whip the head off this afternoon....

Decided to whip the head off this afternoon. Gasket, head surface and block surface look absolutely fine. Put a bit of fuel in the cylinders and no sign of any leaking out. Did the same with the head...
Forum: General Build Chat 20th October 2020, 13:06
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks again everyone, I intend to plumb the...

Thanks again everyone,

I intend to plumb the expansion tank into thermostat housing anyway, but suspect that the root cause of the problem to be the head gasket. I cant really see trapped air...
Forum: General Build Chat 19th October 2020, 12:28
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it. ...

Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it.

@Lucky@LeMans - running the engine (up to nomral on the temp gauge) with the radiator or expansin cap off, I do not get any bubbles which would be...
Forum: General Build Chat 18th October 2020, 21:23
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Yesterday I unbolted/lifted the radiator so that...

Yesterday I unbolted/lifted the radiator so that its filler was above the thermostat housing. I fllled the radiator until the water was level with its neck - thus I knew that the thermostat housing...
Forum: General Build Chat 17th October 2020, 18:42
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
@Grey V8 Pete a belated thank you for the above...

@Grey V8 Pete a belated thank you for the above advice and guidance.

I have changed the system so that the 25mm spout on the bottom of the expansion bottle is now connected by rubber hose to a T...
Forum: General Build Chat 15th September 2020, 15:16
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks Mister Towed, My description was...

Thanks Mister Towed,

My description was incorrect. The top radiator hose does go to the thermostat housing. Bottom radiator hose feeds from the water pump.

On Pistonheads the suggestion is that...
Forum: General Build Chat 14th September 2020, 19:49
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
I have put some photos onto piston heads:...

I have put some photos onto piston heads: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=66&t=1890004
Forum: General Build Chat 13th September 2020, 20:05
Replies: 16
Views: 4,958
Posted By cbjroms
Cooling System Problem

So I am running a Herald 13/60 engine in my (Sammio) kit car. The top of the radiator sits lower than the thermostat housing due to the shape of the bonnet. So, in the hose which connects the bottom...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 13th September 2020, 19:50
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
So here are some photos: ...

So here are some photos:

https://i.postimg.cc/j5Wmvy6m/IMG-2083.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/yYwdTTm4/IMG-2076.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/xTG7sfHf/IMG-2079.jpg
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Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 4th September 2020, 17:41
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
9 years after I started the build, UAX 31G passed...

9 years after I started the build, UAX 31G passed its MOT this morning and is now on the road.

I decided to leave-off the rear deflectors to see if MOT required them. I put a couple of self...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 27th August 2020, 14:12
Replies: 44
Views: 15,713
Posted By cbjroms
MikeD - your painting looks great. My build...

MikeD - your painting looks great.

My build must have started around the same time. My Sammio is ready for MOT but I am going to run it unpainted for a few months before it gets painted. Will...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 17th August 2020, 21:03
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Well, still preparing for the MOT having noticed...

Well, still preparing for the MOT having noticed some 'loose ends'.

First thing was the effectiveness of the handbrake needed improving and second my thermostatic fan switch started playing-up.
...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 23rd June 2020, 21:26
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks Mister Towed. Your posts have been a...

Thanks Mister Towed.

Your posts have been a massive help right from the start and I still look-up to see how you did Sammio things. Everytime I use bonding paste I think of one of your earliest...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 22nd June 2020, 20:17
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Lots of progress over the lock-down period....

Lots of progress over the lock-down period. Bodywork is generally of the right sort of shape now and I am starting to think of getting an MOT. Plan then is to drive it for a bit and see what needs...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 1st January 2020, 16:33
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks everyone for your contributions. Back...

Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Back out on the car this afternoon - first chance since the Christmas break.

Conscious that my compression and misfire problems are unlikely to be...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 20th December 2019, 18:43
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
Thanks deggsy, thing is that I am getting the 105...

Thanks deggsy, thing is that I am getting the 105 to 115 psi with a fully charged battery and all the plugs out. What I cant get my head around is that all four cylinders are down - wouldnt...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 20th December 2019, 14:48
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
My 13/60 engine seems to have developed a bit of...

My 13/60 engine seems to have developed a bit of a misfire. It only occurs when the engine is warm/hot and I rev the engine. My first thought was an electronic ignition problem but I have replaced...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 7th November 2019, 15:19
Replies: 200
Views: 102,152
Posted By cbjroms
I have now reached the stage where it is all...

I have now reached the stage where it is all together and working.

https://i.postimg.cc/8csyqDNy/IMG-1424.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/gkn57y0Y/IMG-1425.jpg
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