Mister Towed on the road...

[seanick]

Good luck with your trip Towed!
Looks like we will need an umbrella for Friday

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by seanick

Good luck with your trip Towed!
Looks like we will need an umbrella for Friday

Yes, weather forecast doesn't look too good. Will have to pack brollie and waterproofs for both me and car.

[slartibartfast]

Hope to meet up with you at Goodwood Mr T . All things being equal I shall come down in my 1966 Ragtop Morris. Still not heard from you...!
Final thing ... is your tacho working properly? from your video it didn't seem so.
ATB
Slarti

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by slartibartfast

Hope to meet up with you at Goodwood Mr T . All things being equal I shall come down in my 1966 Ragtop Morris. Still not heard from you...!
Final thing ... is your tacho working properly? from your video it didn't seem so.
ATB
Slarti

Hi Slarti, sorry, I thought I'd replied 'in post' - I got your pm and I'll give you a ring on Friday to see where you are. I know you're going to be a spiv, but what'll you be wearing?

Well spotted, my tacho doesn't work. I'm not worried about over revving though for two reasons: I have a rev limiter on the ignition; the dyno figures show that the engine's best work is done by about 5,000rpm anyway and you can feel the power tailing off so that's when it feels right to change up.

Having said that I'll probably fit an electronic replacement some time over the winter so everything works.

See you Friday

[Paul D]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Yes, weather forecast doesn't look too good. Will have to pack brollie and waterproofs for both me and car.

Hi Towed,

I will also be at the Goodwood 'Revival' on Friday and Sunday with both my sons.

If you should need any emergency 'on the road' maintenance whilst you are there, I live just ten miles away in Emsworth and have ample space in the garage should you need it (alongside '66').

Good luck with your trip & here's hoping the rain holds off!

Paul D.

[Mister Towed]

Thanks for the info guys.

I'm reluctant to change my distributor while it's working fine, and the tacho will have to wait until I have a bit of spare cash.

Paul, are you driving '66 to Goodwood? I'd love to see it again if you are

Otherwise, hope to see a few Sammio types at the show, currently T minus 90 minutes until the epic journey begins

[Paul D]

Unfortunately '66' is not ready for the road at the moment. I had big hopes of being there in a Sammio this year, but the rebuild has taken a lot longer than the 3 weeks I had promised the wife!

We ended up pulling the engine and gearbox and fully rebuilding them, rebore, reground crank, new gearbox bearings etc. They are back in now, but the wiring loom has had some 'interesting' modifications over the years and is currently doing a good impression of a rats nest. I will post some pictures in the near future.