OV9

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 11:49 am I've heard them referred to as '8 spokes'. Dunno if they have a proper name. They seem quite desirable, always at least 1 wanted advert for them on L7C. I have a set that came with the car, think they are 6" front 8" rear. Currently got Ao21r (I think) wets on them.

Don't want to sell them do you? 13s I take it?

The little bugger only went and fired straight up.

Very tappy, and the fuel regulator had a bit of a dribble on the first run, but after sitting five minutes and restarting didn't leak any more.

Video from instagram live which YouTube has cropped even more

duncs500 wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 12:28 pm

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 11:49 am I've heard them referred to as '8 spokes'. Dunno if they have a proper name. They seem quite desirable, always at least 1 wanted advert for them on L7C. I have a set that came with the car, think they are 6" front 8" rear. Currently got Ao21r (I think) wets on them.

Don't want to sell them do you? 13s I take it?

I might do actually. Yeah 13s. It went to paint on them, so will have a think once it comes back.

scotta wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 11:41 am Firewall on the elise needs some attention. I had a jumper in behind the seats last weekend and it melted a poo bag i had in the pocket it got that hot. Presuming its not going to be a cheap or easy job.

Stop shitting in a bag. HTH.

integrale_evo wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 12:30 pm The little bugger only went and fired straight up.

Very tappy

Yay.

But "a bit tappetty" ? It's like Roy Castle in his heyday Harry.

What's the spec harry? My K is 'tappy' when cold but it's the solid lifters and forged pistons. It quietens once its warm. Is yours still hydraulic tappets? They're probably a bit sticky if its sat that long.

Yah, still hydraulics, and very mild vvc cams.

I'd imagine they're bone dry, they used to get a bit noisy after sitting a couple of weeks. Will probably take quite a few stop start cycles to get them filled up.

To be fair, the video makes them sound far noisier as it loses a lot of the other basey tones, and has muffled the throttlebodies too.

NotoriousREV wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 1:19 pm

scotta wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 11:41 am Firewall on the elise needs some attention. I had a jumper in behind the seats last weekend and it melted a poo bag i had in the pocket it got that hot. Presuming its not going to be a cheap or easy job.

Stop shitting in a bag. HTH.

When youve gotta go man...

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 12:52 pm

duncs500 wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 12:28 pm

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 11:49 am I've heard them referred to as '8 spokes'. Dunno if they have a proper name. They seem quite desirable, always at least 1 wanted advert for them on L7C. I have a set that came with the car, think they are 6" front 8" rear. Currently got Ao21r (I think) wets on them.

Don't want to sell them do you? 13s I take it?

I might do actually. Yeah 13s. It went to paint on them, so will have a think once it comes back.

Marvelous, let me know. TBH I only need a scruffy set, but they don't seem to come up very often!

Theyre new AFAIK, but have blistering on the paint. I understand Caterham had issues with them all doing it. Apparently this set was a set given under warranty to replace another set that did it. So they've hardly been used but need a refurb really.

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 5:27 pm Theyre new AFAIK, but have blistering on the paint. I understand Caterham had issues with them all doing it. Apparently this set was a set given under warranty to replace another set that did it. So they've hardly been used but need a refurb really.

Fine with me.

duncs500 wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 6:23 pm

ste wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 5:27 pm Theyre new AFAIK, but have blistering on the paint. I understand Caterham had issues with them all doing it. Apparently this set was a set given under warranty to replace another set that did it. So they've hardly been used but need a refurb really.

Fine with me.

once it’s got wheels you’ll be able to drive it Duncs!

Clio 182 in for MOT - failed failed on emissions, so a sports cat was the obvious choice to replace.

fitted and a pass

I'd squirreled the car away at my folks for a few months over winter in their garage while I didn't need to use it, and after driving it for a few odd days I am head over heels with it again, it reminds me of old skool proper hot hatches and very much of Unzippys mk1 golfs, but with A/C.

It pulls decently and sounds great with the sports cat on, not sure if it's any better performance wise but it's bloody good fun.

As the Elise hasn't moved much, it had a good run today with the stunning weather. They really are awesome cars.

However, I think the rear caliper is sticking...it doesn't roll as well as it should, like there's friction. Pushing the car I can hear a slight groaning from the O/S rear. Rear calipers (both sides) feel warm after a good 30 mile run, so possibly both sides. Due a full B service this week so fingers crossed it's an easy fix.

Once the service is done it'll be up for sale....so if anyone is interested, there will be an OV9 friends and family discount.

From experience, once a caliper starts sticking, the only real cure is a rebuild. You can free it up a bit but it'll never be 100%.

Weekend update - I'm just about to set to on the Porsche, target is to fit back boxes and X74 springs by tomorrow lunchtime. Wish me luck...

Weekend update - both backboxes off. Two broken bolts, and one bracket that has been bodged by a previous owner / mechanic

I can get it all back together today, but it'll mean putting the bodge back in place. It's that, or wait until next week for a new bracket. Stupid Bank Holidays.

The car is generally looking pretty tired under there. I think it'll need a proper suspension refresh as soon as I have the time (and a nice big workshop...)

Halfway to firey death plus a little over 6k in my ownership.

Driving around the Cotswolds was glorious this afternoon. Great to get an opportunity to drive it how it was meant to be driven without having to get up at 6am!

Today's task was to get the engine and gearbox out of the brm.

Gearbox was a bit of a pain, I couldn't get the driveshafts out of the gearbox, they just wanted to split at the inner cv, so I did the shafts at the hub end and pulled the box out with them still intact and slid it out underneath. Taking them out later on revealed that thankfully it is still a proper torsen type b diff.

Next the engine, I jacked the car as high as possible, put a jack and blocks under the engine, then lowered the car down. This got the engine about 3/4 above the front slam panel, but was still too heavy for me to get out on my own.

A friendly neighbour came round and with a bit of pole and some rope we were up and out.

integrale_evo wrote: Sun May 06, 2018 9:53 pm A friendly neighbour came round and with a bit of pole and some rope.

Jimmy?

mik wrote: Sun May 06, 2018 10:27 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Sun May 06, 2018 9:53 pm A friendly neighbour came round and with a bit of pole and some rope.

Jimmy?

Choo or Savile?