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  • Steve Simmons06 August 2026

    I never understood it either. The replica is probably easier to maintain but they sure are ugly.

  • Mike Dixon06 August 2026

    The tracking is OK and the car drives fine. Self centering seems OK.

    The couple of mm I refer to is the distance between the track rod end grease rubber and the wheel, see the photos att to 30 Jul post; RH side is fine, its the LH side that is borderline on the wheel rim

    All I am really bothered about is it safe ie would it pass an MOT - if the TRE rubber is contacting th...

  • Les Robinson06 August 2026

    David

    Engine is 948cc with standard flat top pistons.
    Ported head done by Peter Burgess.
    Swiftune SW5 camshaft.
    H&H electronic ignition.
    Maniflow LCB with 1098 stainless exhaust and silencer.
    Twin HS2 carbs - now hopefully matching!

    Think compression ratio is about 10:1.

    Measured cylinder pressures and all bang on 180 psi.

    Have an electric SU fuel pump (m...

  • David Billington06 August 2026

    Les,

    As a reminder what is the size and spec of the engine to put that power output into perspective?

  • William Revit06 August 2026

    Magic--thanks for reporting back
    Had a jag doing that slight offsong thing on very light initial throttle and it ended up being one carb's throttle linkage just slightly out of sync. Doesn't take much at light throttle to show up. It was spot on at idle but one carb was just slightly getting left behind as the linkage initially opened them up. couldn't pick it by eye but the airflows were sligh...

  • Les Robinson06 August 2026

    Had my Sprite tuned on the rolling road yesterday. Ignition timing was miles out! Even though I put distributor back in exactly the same position as it was prior to fitting new ignition module.
    Carbs were running rich, which I knew anyway. Plugs were always black and sooty. Plugs now look perfect.
    He asked me if I knew that my carbs were not a matching pair - news to me, were on the car wh...

  • paulh406 August 2026

    Firstly fitting hazards to a 72 would involve much the same work as a 67 as UK cars didn't get them until the 1974 model year unless a V8.

    Updating the column stalk is probably heavily dependant on the steering column so it depends on whether your 67 is a Mk2 or a Mk2, both from a mounting and a cancelling point of view.

    From an electrical point of view the indicator wiring was v...

  • anamnesis06 August 2026

    So it's just like humans. It lies and cheats, it's selfish and self serving, and it puts its own interests above others.

    Haven't we done well.

    "AI’s hunger for self-preservation is something Hinton has observed, too."

    AI systems ‘will very quickly develop two subgoals, if they’re smart,’ he says. ‘One is to stay alive… the other is to get more control."
    ...

  • J K Chapin05 August 2026

    We have a similar replica TD in our Club. The owners are nice folk so we don't scorn them. The car is really shiny and gets more attention that real cars but shows suck anyway so I don't care.

    Jud

  • Colin Manley05 August 2026

    As at 05/08 no response from either Bruce or Malcolm so case closed. Joe

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  • XPAG ENGINE PARTS TO CLEAR

    I have just cleared out an old boys workshop and have a quantity of XPAG engine parts to sell.

    Please bear with me, but XPAG isnt my strong point and the list is not complete!

    Cylinder heads 3
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    Camshafts 10+
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