A couple of pics of TWiR before she goes off to be showered and waxed. Still some work to do in terms of electrics, handling, (as in shocks, springs, steering and bushes) and breathing (swap the tinny old janspeed for an elford sysytem). All in all, a bit to be going on with (I can see all the Haywards boys rubbing their hands now LOL).
Real good to see these pictures go up, rare to see a Series 3 TWR
looking good, welcome to the club lovely car
After an extended session at :godParagon Auto Finishing, a good excuse for quick photos in Richmond Park (Fenton nowhere to be seen) :rollin
Quite happy now to have her looking great as lots to be going on with in the stopping and turning department.
Also, still looking to replace the tinny (and way too loud) Janspeed system. Anyone got any suggestions or a spare back box floating around?
Quote from: clive;805259Real good to see these pictures go up, rare to see a Series 3 TWR
Thnx Clive, looking forward to meeting you (and others) at Brooklands. If we all put in a collective order for fine weather now, what are the odds? :)
Thats one very nice looking Mk1! if only i can be that lucky finding one in that nick!
I used to use the \'Mark\' system Oli but there is a \'Series\' system which has come to be in common usage now.
Think of 1st Generation instead of Mark 1. Then devide that into 3 series.....1,2 and 3.
The S1 is roughly years 1979 to 1981.....rare as hen\'s teeth. 13" wheels. Cars all rotted out I suppose, that\'s why so few?
The S2 is roughly years 1981 to early 1984.....different wheels but still 13" wheels on these as well. Better rustproofing and more of these in existence.
The S3 is most common, years 1984 to 1986. Even more rustproofing, more goodies, less spartan (which some purists object to) and 14" wheels.
Elford turbo/bodykit variants exist through the 1st Gen range and TWR kitted cars like KiwiDaves are available (if you can find one).
Then in 1985 the 2nd generation was introduced. We call this the Series 4......and so on.
Here endeth......
Cheers Dave
Finally got around to changing the beehive yesterday as I\'m sick of seeing little oil pools under the car. 10mm spanner for the two nuts underneath, 12mm for the bolt onto the top of the motor and a 23mm for the oil banjo. For starters, I had to go out and buy a 23mm ring spanner (I\'ve got a 22 and 24 :Grrr) as there is no room to fit a socket. Those 10mm nuts look easy enough but they are a right PITA if the undersides of the beehive are coated in eons worth of oil and dirt.
The 12mm one is the easiest to get to but it was welded so tight.. millions of torques applied to the socket wrench, the customary TINK (so it\'s either loosened or buggered then) and then my left hand flying at light speed past a plastic connector, knocking that off and taking a chunk of finger out with the now exposed metal spade( would have looked great in F1 style super slow mo ).....swearing.....carry on until I notice plastic glove has blood sloshing inside.....swearing.....cleaning and plaster....carry on. :mad:
Everything comes off ok, lovely brown water from it\'s innards and o rings are flat and brittle. Have now exposed more dirt and greasy muck to clean. Notice the water hose from the top of the cooler has been taped up, note to replace later. Luckily, I have a nice clean and dry beehive which was prepared earlier (supplied by Darkside Spares Dept) with some nice new o rings and so, in the best Haynes tradition, refitting is the reverse of removal.
Too dark to test for leaks so waited until this afternoon, fired TWiR into life, check for leaks, drive for 20 minutes, notice that low water light actually works (which is nice), check for leaks again (none) and top up coolant. Job done, finger recovering (thanks for asking) :Giggle
So, TWiR will be leak free for Brooklands and Japfest :Thumbs-up
nice, hope the finger recovers!
Quote from: David Nock;811312I used to use the \'Mark\' system Oli but there is a \'Series\' system which has come to be in common usage now.
Think of 1st Generation instead of Mark 1. Then devide that into 3 series.....1,2 and 3.
The S1 is roughly years 1979 to 1981.....rare as hen\'s teeth. 13" wheels. Cars all rotted out I suppose, that\'s why so few?
The S2 is roughly years 1981 to early 1984.....different wheels but still 13" wheels on these as well. Better rustproofing and more of these in existence.
The S3 is most common, years 1984 to 1986. Even more rustproofing, more goodies, less spartan (which some purists object to) and 14" wheels.
Elford turbo/bodykit variants exist through the 1st Gen range and TWR kitted cars like KiwiDaves are available (if you can find one).
Then in 1985 the 2nd generation was introduced. We call this the Series 4......and so on.
Here endeth......
Cheers Dave
S3 had larger front disks, rear disks, larger rear axel and 114.3 pcd
It\'s been a while folks.... life has been generally happening and TWiR has been doing her best to not relinquish suspension bushes that have been in place for some 26 years. The whole thing got the better of my talent and tool collection so I owe a massive thanks to Andy at AMT Ltd :god (support your advertisers people, that\'s why they are there) for completing the task. Now anyone who has attempted to polybush a FB will have a few stories to tell.... and as I understand it, there were not too many bolts and things that didn\'t require massive persuasion to move!
And the end result is so worth it. Combined with KYB OE spec shocks and TA Technix -35mm springs, I now have a FB that corners reasonably flat and points where it\'s told.
Some track day action coming up for sure, just some steering and braking tweaks to come before that....... it\'s great to be rotoring again :3gears-rh
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AFTER
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great stuff! yes i did all mine and they were interesting especially the rears! well worth the effort though! hawk pads are a good standard upgrade, as for wonder steer well we all kinda live with that one!
Decided to put a set of Hawk HP1 pads up front and found a little local track to test them :driving
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TWiR met some new friends today..... the outcome of which could be quite interesting.........
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Great pictures :)
Are you coming to Brooklands next month?
Now here is a thread that would be the envy of many car clubs with older cars, a spectacular car, being used in the various ways it was intended for plus as you will eventually see, full recognition, but most of all it is to see the owner getting the Max enjoyment from his Rotary ownership.
All the above makes me realise all over again why we formed MRC in the first place :Thumbsup!
Quote from: Brett;851908Great pictures :)
Are you coming to Brooklands next month?
Yep.... please ask Clive to place an order for some decent weather on the day. I\'m assuming his sphere of influence stretches that far? :)
Quote from: clive;851917Now here is a thread that would be the envy of many car clubs with older cars, a spectacular car, being used in the various ways it was intended for plus as you will eventually see, full recognition, but most of all it is to see the owner getting the Max enjoyment from his Rotary ownership.
All the above makes me realise all over again why we formed MRC in the first place :Thumbsup!
I\'m thankful for two things... 1/ that I have had no mechanical maladies in my 18 months or so of ownership which is a big tick for old school rotary goodness and ... 2/ that digital photography flatters the ultimate appearance of the car.
Certainly has been max fun lately though.
Quote from: KiwiDave;851902TWiR met some new friends today..... the outcome of which could be quite interesting.........
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In fact, we all got on so well that the meeting was put on film and ultimately, turned into this for your viewing pleasure .....
Rated R (12a) Rotary inside
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Rated R(12a) but the body kit stays on :mmmm
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All in all, a very interesting day seeing how a magazine shoot all comes together. And I should also say thanks to Clive for putting me in touch with James Page.
That\'s a nice write up :)
My old car.. top few pics were when I had bought her.. she is looking lovely!
It\'s not all a life of glamour for her but she does photo well. Am keeping her nice for you.