Soothe them winter blues..

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Soothe them winter blues..

Post by Kilroy » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:18 am

.. with a few summer pics. :D

Taken yesterday.

Thought we should try the superlites on this car.

Works for me.


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Post by norway_triumph » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:39 am

lovely pics there Kilroy :)

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Post by Number 63 » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:06 am

Ooooh, very nice piccys there.. 8)

What size are the Superlites? Look like 7 x 13 's ?? Thinking of 7 x 15's on my coupe but was wondering if they would fit under the front arches..... :?
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Re: Soothe them winter blues..

Post by Kilroy » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:07 am

Joy.

Had some tuning issues with the red beast.
Was displaying classic "lean" symptoms - and as the engine seems to have very little compression, I was not getting the results I was hoping for when tuning it.

Today was about 30C, so it was pretty well warmed up when I returned from a quick trip over t'hill.
Decided I should be able to beat it, so I hit it 3 ways.
- I deliberately set the mixture half a turn too rich - most I could get without affecting the idle speed.
- I removed the suction chamber and piston, stripped it and replaced the piston spring with the strongest one I could find amongst my bits.
- I filled the damper with heavy engine oil.

I took it for a quick test drive, and it seemed transformed.
However - the acid test is to get someone else to give a second opinion.
Sue likes manuals, and she knows when a car is going properly - so I figured her face would tell me whether I was on the money or not...





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I think thats a "yes".
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Re: Soothe them winter blues..

Post by minispeedstar » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:41 am

I can see her nipple from that angle :wink:
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Re: Soothe them winter blues..

Post by Kilroy » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:19 am

ooooh - cheeky..!

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