Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 04:57 PM |
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Nearly there....
Nearly there….The Turquoise Viento
Finally got round to sorting out a bracket to fit the alternator low down on the passenger side ( thanks to Pop browns - www.popbrowns.co.uk ) and
fitted the alternator last night. Just tested it and it seems to work well. The drive belt is a fraction too long but a quick trip to Halfords next
week will sort that out. All that’s left to do now is finish the boot lid and fit one cycle wing. Then trim for SVA. Every thing else seems to work
well.
Need to tune the engine as the plugs are covered in soot. Any one tried the colour tune kits you can get from Halfords – do they work.
SVA over winter and on the road for spring…
Paul
 
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 04:58 PM |
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drive belt a little too long..
 
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 05:00 PM |
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and the car - flash always make the colour seem faded. looks better in natural light.
 
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 05:15 PM |
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Looking good Paul.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 05:52 PM |
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WOW!
Very nice
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Big Stu
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 06:03 PM |
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Colour tune
I just bought one last week, I was surprised to see it cheaper in halfords than e-bay. Easy to use but probably not brilliant for accurate results. I
used mine on a v8 and one of the carbs was way to rich and you could clearly see this with the colour tune. Not sure if I would buy another one. I
think I would just go by the colour of the plugs in future. I am thinking of installing a lamba sensor and linking it up to some sort of display.
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NeilP
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| posted on 24/9/07 at 09:36 PM |
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Paul,
Looks fab mate - very well done - look forward to seeing it on the road before xmas, eh?...
Cheers, Neil.
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 02:42 PM |
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Colortune is OLD technology... but it works surprisingly well. Just tune for the right colour. That tells you the air fuel mix is about right as the
combustion is complete, ie not too weak or rich.
Cheap and will get you tuned quite well for the monetry outlay. ALso better than guess work.
PS my Colortune is at least 25+ years old.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Dave J
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 03:02 PM |
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hhhhmmmmm looking great!!
Colour tune? Don't do what I did; faffed around trying to set the correct mixture for too long, eventually the plastic tube that came with the
kit melted, couldn't see anything at all, just went black as the tube slowly collapsed.........what a wally
Cheers
Dave
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 04:06 PM |
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just put some bonnet vents on and started trim - only problem left to solve is a leaking rear caliper.
 
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 04:07 PM |
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asn163
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 05:27 PM |
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Hi Paul,
looks very nice, we really must call in for a proper look next time we're up your way.
Simon/Ed
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 05:31 PM |
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Looking VERY good Paul. Have you got a date for SVA yet, or have you not bitten the bullet of applying yet?.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 1/11/07 at 05:41 PM |
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Not put the SVA forms in yet. plan is to sva it early spring as money is a bit tight at the moment and I am thinking about a change of jobs and a big
pay cut ( but more time for the kiddy ) so it will have to wait until then.
Paul
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