The straights are the easy bit - the corners not so much! The Pistopmobile might not (currntly) have it in the bhp stakes but the key must surely be to keep whatever momentum is gained round the twisty bits. Certainly with something like Malta, there has to be a compromise - sheer grunt is an advantage for the hillclimb but there's more to be gained keeping the line and momentum on the race circuit.
Sorry to hear about the injury but at least wine can still be consumed..
Having had a little time on my hands recently I told Pitstop that I'd got an exciting new power development for her for the 2CV for Christmas. It's not KERS but KEBS.
First we take a carboard box
and some self-adhesive magnets
and a cardboard tube
an offcut of Palfoam, a couple of saucers and a black felt tip for marking out
a bit of cuttery-outery (I got my Blue Peter Badge, me)
some self-assembly necessary but no parts left over
Eh voila, a totally fake Klockwerk Energy Boost System. I should be able to make the key turn eventually and paint it up for Christmas Day. She'll be over the moon
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Could you split the shaft of the key and mount a drill motor in it. That should be about the right size and shape 18v motor run at 12 might turn slowly enough. Dan
Could you split the shaft of the key and mount a drill motor in it. That should be about the right size and shape 18v motor run at 12 might turn slowly enough. Dan
Good idea. Thanks
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IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!! and we had a Secret Santa this year. Gran didn't grasp the concept too well and bought everybody a £10 present but the rest of us just had one recipient and the ten quid the play with. I got Pitstop buwahhahahhah!
I went a little over budget but she got some necessities. How do you know you're still a little kid (in the eyes of your parents)? You get socks
She also got the KEBS for the 2CV as homemade didn't count towards the ten quid. Everybody had a jolly laugh as she undid the present Looking at the picture and knowing she still can't grip with her right hand properly I'm sure the middle digit 'salute' was not deliberate as I made her stand for the picture.
Amazingly, Pitstop got me in the lottery and her revenge was extra sweet. As anything for the Volcano Lair is usually welcome she used all of her ten pounds to get me a self-assembly Chinese made workshop trolley.
A trolley for 10 pounds I hear you cry. How do they do it? BADLY
What was wrong?
1) It's made of steel so thin it could only be loaded with bubble wrap and a single cup of tea. 2) Assembling the badly stamped collection of random pieces took 2 hours out of my life I'll never see again. 3) The castors are so small that a piece of grit on the floor pushes it off course 4) While there were plenty enough nuts and bolts there were no washers so it will vibrate apart very quickly and not all bolts and washers had the same thread/length/diameter. Which was interesting using the impact gun.
Never mind it was the thought that counted and this sticker for the Healey dash made up for it
Happy New Year to all from Hare and Tortoise Racing!
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And lo it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Pete Sparrow, that could we pick up our crappy 2CV for it was littering up his workshop. So we loaded up the donkey (I mean daily) with SWMBO and Pitstop and set off for Shelwick in the land of Herefordshire. We tried a different route up the Wye Valley this time which boded well for the return journey. But first, most importantly
The Breakfast of Champions
Boy, was it foggy on the way up
Nice scenery
After an uneventful journey we arrived at Chez Pete to the usual paraphernalia in the yard
There was a short discussion between me and Pitstop over who was driving the 2CV back and regretfully I had to play the wonky thumb (hers) card so I got to drive. The fog/mist had disappeared so I could cane it back down the Wye Valley road. I had hoped to have the chase car video but I kept losing SWMBO in the daily and the dashcam was playing up.
Filled up in Hereford and brimmed the near empty tank for less than 20 quid
We did see Tintern Abbey on the way back
Admiring the later dash
Stop for a quick coffee, Pitstop got a bit bashful by the second photo
Then we had to really cane it back because the daylight was starting to fade and the lights on the 2CV are the original 'dim bulbs'.
Got back without incident and put her away with her big brother.
Loads of jobs to do but glad we've got her back.
Last Edit: Jan 10, 2017 22:45:28 GMT by Frankenhealey
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Now all the Pitstopmobile needs is one of these...
Drop me a PM if you want one and I'll get that nice Mr DHL to fire it over.
The sandwich was awesome but not as good as my Retro Pigs® sausages so I'll take you up on your kind offer and PM you my address and if we can work out how to get a package back to you in 2 days I'll send you some of my sausages and a sample of my #2 Far Corfe Old Corpse Reviver 2016 Christmas Gin as below
It's a bit cloudy because I only filtered once and yellow because of the gorse flowers in the botanicals.
Blind tasting results indicated that it was strongly juniper-led, mellowing to floral notes with a cinnamon and allspice finish. 3 out of 4 tasters said "Giv' us another one" pretty sharpish after the first and the fourth taster accused me of using licorice in the blend. Philistine!
Orders being taken for Xmas 2017 from the Frankenhealey - Not killed anyone yet™ Gin Company
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We came out to the Concours with a lucky invite and hoping for a good time and certainly got one. We met a lot of really nice people, did not offend anyone too much and spoke a lot to the automotive press. I got interviewed by Oldtimer Markt (Germany) and some Austrian car magazine whose name I can't remember. Pitstop was interviewed by Octane and a Hungarian magazine whose name I can't remember and if I could I couldn't pronounce it. They were so taken that they are coming to the UK to see her for a full article.
The management of Hare(me) and Tortoise(Pitstop) Racing apologise for the levels of fake moustaches, jaunty berets and little blue rust boxes in this post. It will never happen again (probably).
You may remember the above, well, the Hungarians have called. They're in London next week to visit the Drivetribe offices and want a meetup so watch this space.
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The Hungarians didn't turn up or even call. Pitstop was not pleased but this week work on the car beckoned.
The essential equation of time spent in the Volcano Lair = jobs done is proven again.
First job is to get the rapidly disintegrating front bumper off the blue 2CV and fit the new vinyl number plate. This was a total bust as my skills of stretching the vinyl does not extend to the serious compound curves of the front of the wing
There were ripples on the ripples
A hastily assembled Plan B meant that I had to bolt the old aluminium plate to the car.
The worrying thing is screwing the plate on doubled the stiffness of the wing. Now the bumper is off I could try up the new front splitter. The damn thing is wibbly wobbly ABS so I've got to make up stiffeners and brackets. Once on we should be able to crack 80mph with a long run up. Won't make any difference for the Goodwood Autosolo next Sunday where Pitstop and I are sharing thje 2CV.
This is the state of the old bumper. The PO was obviously a piece of work with the filler and self tappers. I think I will mount it on the wall as an aide memoire.
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It also gains you admission to a pretty damned exclusive club!
