tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112696672024-03-23T18:53:08.309+01:00Roger's blogRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-22621455376668439142012-04-24T22:04:00.000+02:002012-04-24T22:04:47.998+02:00Look what I've found in the shed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br /></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-86654677799344647812012-02-21T20:49:00.003+01:002012-02-21T21:21:13.721+01:00The spaghetti incident<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Something that annoyed me since the first day I own the PI is the bodged up electrics by Mr P.O. He did some rewiring on the car and decided it would be clever to use only one colour of wire. YELLOW! To make it all look a bit more fancy he finished it off with some rather tasty (kinky?) red plastic tubing. Time to rip this spaghetti out and start all over again.<div><br /></div></div><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIspagetti.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIspagetti.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">First I had to repair some bits of the original loom at the alternator, coil and temp switch. Then I took all the yellow wiring out. I even found some loose bits hanging around behind the dash, not being connected. Also got rid of some scotch locks. Why on earth do people use these?? Today I made up a new loom for the gauges in the centre console. Tomorrow I'll have to finish it off and hopefully all works again. Fingers crossed!</span></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-26986489854058494392012-02-20T19:02:00.003+01:002012-02-20T19:27:55.046+01:00Le garage!<span><span style="font-size: 100%;">During the last winter period I managed to sort out my workshop a bit. Most important change is the extension from the loft, now being a full floor. This means I've got some extra space to stuff more Triumph bits, but another benefit is that I can warm up the lower floor of the workshop without all the heat ending up in the top of the roof. It's all nice and cosy now! Also new electrics have been made. Plenty of soccets and lights have been added. Finally most tools found a new position at the wall. Much better than searching for hours in various toolboxes. Must say I'm quite pleased with the results. Time to get back to the cars soon!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage05.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage02.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage03.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage04.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/TriumphPIgarage04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-11441524618279565182011-09-30T20:35:00.005+02:002011-10-01T00:17:08.211+02:0010CR 2011After missing out on the 2009 edition of 10CR I was quite happy to be invited as a co driver for this years event. A couple of weeks before the run Michael Charlton contacted me about co-driving in his Spitfire mk3. Sounded like fun, so I replied with a "yes please!" Arranged a couple of days off work and booked a silly cheap flight to London Stanstead. That's all I had to take care off. Michael had already sorted out the hotels etc for the run, so that was easy. On wednesday it was straight from work to Eindhoven Airport. Els took me up in the Mini, so I could already get used to British comfort. Some hours and a pleasant flight later Michael collected me from Stanstead in the Spitfire. The weather was typical british and not looking very promissing for the next couple of days. From Stanstead it was straight into the pub for a meal with some of the other usual CT suspects. Next morning was an early start as we had to be at the Plough around 08.00. Luckily for me it was 09.00, being still on contintal time. The car park was slowly filling with Triumphs and it was good to see all those people again that I hadn't seen for a long time.<br /><br />Some pics from the start<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR002.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a brief briefing from Mr Stokes we were off to the ferry, top down as it was dry!<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR016.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dover, typical view of a CT car park, bonnets up!<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR023.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR017.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR024.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not much to say about the crossing to Calais, except for the food being rubbish and expensive. (what's new) Next stop would be Steenvoorde to collect the continental starters. It would also be my first drive in the Spitfire. I didn't take long to make me feel at home behind the Moto Lita wheel. Very much like my GT6, only a bit cooler! After a relaxing cruize down the French motorway we arrived at Steenvoorde services, the second control post.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR025.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the control I continued on with driving through France. Next destination was Charleville were we had another controled stop in Kebaptown. Never seen so many Kebap shops in one street. Nearly one shop for every Triumph that night! Good for me as I do like Kebap. Our little Triumph was running very well so we continued our trip towards Belgium and Luxemburg, still top down. From Luxemburg it was all the way down to Switzerland. I tried to catch some sleep while Michael behind the wheel tried to catch up some time. We also catched up some serious fog at one of the first passes. You could only see a couple of meters in front of the car and it slowed us down quite a bit. Finally we made it to our 2hr stop at Bartenheim. Ellis again found a quiet parking space for 65 Triumphs, so all the teams could take a rest. Even better, he also arranged a wake-up service at 04:45. The parking space turned out to be exactly located behind the runway of Basel airport. Thank you Boeing 737 for waking me up!<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR026.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR026.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next on the list was Switzerland and not much later the first serious mountain pass, the Gotthard. A great road and still quiet as it was early in the morning. I very much enjoyed driving the Spitfire on that twisty road.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR027.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR027.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR028.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Italy would be the final country for the day, although we had to cross borders a couple of times. The weather was excellent by the time, blue sky and sunny. Couldn't be better. Soon we had to take off our jackets as temperatures were rising. Life can be hard sometimes.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR029.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR029.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Booooo<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR030.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR030.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR034.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR034.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR032.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR032.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally we arrived at our hotel in Varena. We already had covered an amanzing amount of mountain passes like Gotthard, Splugen, Bernina, Umbrai and Stelvio. Time for a beer!<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR035.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR035.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the morning after...<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR039.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR039.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR037.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR037.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Start of the second day, beautiful weather again!<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR042.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR042.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR041.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR041.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR045.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR045.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR048.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR048.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR050.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR050.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the road again.......<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR055.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR055.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR056.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR056.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR057.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR057.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR060.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR060.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR059.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR059.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR063.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR063.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR065.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR065.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last Mountain pass on the menu was Timmelsjoch. Unfortunately it was very busy on the road, not much to enjoy really. Things got all wrong when we had a puncture not far from the top. We managed to find a safe space for a wheel change within a couple of meters. As we changed the wheel we soon found out what caused the puncture. Excessive wear on the inside of the wheel had killed the tyre. The other side wasn't much better. Long story short, we arranged a second spare wheel from Math Helm and carried on with two spare wheels at the rear. Not ideal but it would bring us home. At 21.00 we arrived at the hotel in Germany. It was a long day. After sorting out our rooms we went to an Italian restaurant that was still open. The owner turned out to be a nice guy and the pizzas tasted good. The owner even provided us with two crates of beer. Back at the hotel Philip and Garry arrived in their 2000 V8. They had some fuel pump issues but managed to get home in true A-team style. They bodged up a secondary fuel supply from a jerrycan that was situated at the passenger footwell.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR067.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR067.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was actually their upgraded version. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2VzG0gsnMQ">First attempt </a>was far more basic.<br /><br />Anyway, the hotel garage turned out to be a good supply to build a new temporary fuel system.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR069.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR069.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I learned the British how to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSg3vTpZTY">open a bottle of beer</a> by using your Spitfire or GT6. Must say, the night was quite enjoyable in our little CT garage.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR066.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR066.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR068.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR068.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next morning....... well............. I better quote Michael:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The story going something like this............</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Arrived Leutkirch, went to pizzeria, had pizza and two large beers</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Pizzeria place supplied us with two crates ,40 1/2 ltr bottles of beer, one went with Burnerboy and one with our teams (4) and afterwards went to bed</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Told Roger ,previously to set alarm for 6.30am. That went off whilst I was shaving and was still going when Id finished.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Turned off the alarm, and said "Roger ".........nothing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">His hand was flopped over his mouth, and again I shouted "Roger"........nothing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Then I shook his wrist flopping around like a fan..........nothing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Then I prodded his shoulder twice........nothing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">All the time he was still snoring..........</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">So I stuck his mobile phone in his hand and rung his number ................twice.............ringing with the TOP GEAR music on lound........nothing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Whilst still snoring I then shook him and again shouted </span><strong style="font-style: italic;">"ROGER !" </strong><span style="font-style: italic;"> at which point , he looked up and in a sedate voice said " Morning"</span><br /><br />Let's say, I needed some time to recover but made it back to life just in time!<br /><br />On the road again, last section, Ze German Autobahn.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR070.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR070.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR072.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR072.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR071.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR071.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR073.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR073.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR074.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR074.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Controlled stop in Germany. I remembered these people from the International Spitfire Weekends I used to go some years ago. It was nice meeting with them again. thanks for the coffee!<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR075.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR075.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After Saarbruecken we hit some tremendous rain that continued all the way up to Belgium. The top was down and we deceided to keep it down as long as possible. As long as you keep on driving you'll stay dry. Kind of..... A quick stop at Spa-Francorchamps to take a photograph for evidence, then continued into the Netherlands. Just before Maastricht we catched some more rain and as a local I knew it would be wise to put the hood up. (trafic lights!) The last couple of miles towards Rolduc we had the hood up first time since the Plough. We nearly made it all the way top down.<br /><br />At Rolduc we got welcomed by Els, who had collected a new windscreen for Team Roo. The windscreen was provided by René (Mr Nachtrit).<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR076.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR076.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR077.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/10CR%202011/10CR077.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Spitfire was water-tight.......<br /><a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/292824_10150304367205689_699150688_8363176_1015689664_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 960px;" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/292824_10150304367205689_699150688_8363176_1015689664_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the meal at Rolduc it soon was time to go home. 10CR 2011 was top! I enjoyed every minute and every mile of it. A big thank you to Michael for trusting me behind the wheel of his car and looking after me during the run!Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-28996173264519255442011-04-03T13:11:00.002+02:002011-04-03T13:47:23.944+02:00Finished!The project has finished. Well, of course that's not exactly true because a Triumph is never finished. Sooner or later it will brake down again. One of the benefits of driving a British classic! In the last couple of days I've been putting back the interior and fitting the entertainment section. I think some sort of car audio makes sense in a big Saloon as the car will be used for longer distance runs. Also the brakes have been bleeded. I job I still had to do after I overhauled the suspension. (some years ago) I haven't driven the car yet as I still need to find some adjusting rods to fit the throttle linkages. It's the last bit that stops me from driving the PI and getting a new MOT. Shouldn't take long now!<br /><br />Things to do: Tidy up the bodywork, fit a nicer set of woodcappings, driving it!<br /><br />Wishlist: Bigger wheels 14" or 15", possibly a Minilight design or maybe Revolutions<br /> upgrade front brakes<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-08.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-09.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIklaar02042011-03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-9103013120831429332011-03-14T20:23:00.002+01:002011-03-14T20:44:31.469+01:00PI is alive!!!!!Yes, it's alive, but it wasn't as easy as expected. It took me a long time to figure out why the car wouldn't run. First I took care all the injectors fired, which needed a lot of time and patience. Plus a good battery! As there was no result I thought it would be clever to check all timing marks including the timing of the camshaft. The engine has been rebuild by previous owner and hasn't run since. I needed to know if everything was spot on. Even with the engine on time there was no go. This was weird and to be honest, I was at the end of my inspiration. New input was soon found after posting my PI troubles on the CT forum. So after checking the timing again (and again and again) and feeding the beast with fresh fuel it still wouldn't fire up. The next day someone suggested to change the plugs as they could have suffered from overfueling. Eureka! That was it. After changing the "new" plugs for some old ones the engine finally came to live! Not to say I was pleased with the result. Engine is actually running very smooth with good oil pressure. Next job is rebuilding the throttle linkages as there is too much play. Then the car needs finishing off with all sorts of little jobs. Plenty to do but we're getting there slowly.Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-56425311960271449842011-03-12T09:19:00.002+01:002011-03-12T10:07:56.181+01:002011 Nacht van het OostenOne week later it was Chinese rally time! Again in the Mini for obvious reason. This year the event used the same chinese restaurant as last year which has a rather unusual buffet that includes chips, meatballs and Mc Nugget lookalikes. Tasted good though! Only two entrants from the UK this time. A bit disapointing but with Stoneleigh the day after we didn't expect many more. Luckily Team Wake and Bishop kept the CT tradition high and got in trouble on the way up to the rally. Why break a good tradition! Colins windscreen got smashed in Hoek v Holland. A quick phonecall to Bert Boevee sourced a new screen and seal. Bert lives not far from Hoek so that was a big advantage. They made it just in time for the start. We also had our troubles on the way up as the Mini bottomed out at the rear on a bumpy motorway section. We had to stop and remove the rear wheel arch extension as it came loose. The wheel clearance issue followed us during the rally. Many speedbumps (drempels) slowed us down a lot. The Mini has so little (none) suspension travel that I had to drive very carefully. Els did an excellent job on the navigation, giving perfect directions. Unfortunately she got sick again and we deceided to call it a day at the halfway point. So we went straight back to the hotel where we enjoyed some rather nice beers.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1101.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1102.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1102.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1104.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1104.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1103.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1105.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1105.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1106.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1107.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1109.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1109.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1108.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1110.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1110.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1111.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1111.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1113.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1115.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1115.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1114.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1114.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1117.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1119.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1119.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1120.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1120.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1122.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1122.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The day after..... Colins new windscreen<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1123.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1123.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1125.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/NvhO2011/NvhO1125.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-19781225983530310882011-03-11T19:26:00.002+01:002011-03-11T19:57:36.669+01:00First time outLast saturday of February we had our first car event of the year. Unfortunately not in the PI as it's still a no go at that point. Our little Mini was used again and this time it was Els behind the wheel. Rob and I organised a 170km run for our local classic car enthusiasts. We started off with a healthy breakfast at Toms farmyard. It was the first time we used this rather unusual venue but it turned out to be one great experience. Imagine a farmyard full of cats and agricultural equipment that includes a pub that serves home made food from home grown animals. Fully self supporting! The run itself wasn't that exciting for us as I had designed the route myself. Luckily the route included some nice backroads. Els enjoyed driving the Mini in anger! Must say she gets better and better behind the wheel. Back at Toms place we got welcomed with home made soup which was again very tasty. Think all entrants enjoyed our first time out. And the Mini survived without loosing or breaking any important parts!<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1101.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1102.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1102.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1103.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1108.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1107.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1111.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1111.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1110.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1110.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Vroege%20vogels%202011/VV1113.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-72519173420229077252011-01-31T20:31:00.005+01:002011-01-31T21:18:35.341+01:00Nearly doneRecently I've been fitting the reconditioned injection bits to the PI. Not much to report really, all a straight forward fit. Only issue was/is the fuel returnpipe connection at the MU. The old MU had the push on connection whilst the new one is the screw on type. An error made by myself when ordering from Neil. For now I've made a temporary connector which hopefully does the trick. An other issue is that I'm missing some bits of the choke cable connection at the accelerator linkage. Anyone got some going spare?? Anyway, in the next couple of days the PI engine should fire up hopefully. Fingers crossed! In the meantime I purchased a very nice 14" Moto Lita dished steering wheel from ebay. Suits the car really well, much better than the mk2 2500 wheel that was in it originally.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIengine-1-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 333px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/PIengine-1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-6848542371010647082010-12-28T21:27:00.003+01:002011-01-08T10:35:55.991+01:00PI bitsToday I found a box full of shiny PI gear in the post. A nice Christmas present I gave myself. A couple of weeks ago I have sent a spare MU, 11 injectors and my Throttle bodies to Neil Ferguson in the UK. He reconditioned the lot for me and it seems he has done a good job on it. All the bits came back nice and shiny. The MU is now converted for unleaded fuel. The TB's had a lot of play on the spindles which are replaced. So far I'm happy with the results and hopefully the PI should fire up soon!<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0115-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 361px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0115-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0124-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0124-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0125-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0125-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/IMG_0124-1.jpg"><br /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-84707268347318005792010-12-27T21:06:00.002+01:002011-01-08T10:31:34.106+01:00Snow magicSpotted this when I came home from work today. Thought I would share it with you. Sticky snow!<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0113.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0114.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0114.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/IMG_0114.jpg"><br /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-86194057054017283122010-12-24T17:14:00.006+01:002011-01-08T10:33:16.338+01:00Dreaming of a white Christmas too!Well, not dreaming.... it's actually happening this year, a white Christmas in the Netherlands. Wishing you all the best and of course a happy new year!<br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0076-1-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 511px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0076-1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Soon there should be some PI progress. The reconditioned injection bits are on it's way back from the UK and should arrive soon. In the meantime I keep myself busy rebuilding the Mini front suspension. (After killing it during last nachtrit). Our friend and Mini specialist Freek told me there are some bumpstops missing and this has possible caused the damage. Got all the subframe mountings polybushed and also the bushes for the lower arm and tiebars are replaced. All a very straightforward job once you figured out how to support the body and subframe. We've got the Mini nearly for a year now and rebuilt the complete front and rear suspension and subframes on it. Also it became new tyres (Yokohama) as the Falkens were a complete waiste. No grip at all in the wet. The car was extremely dangerous to drive. Must say things have improved a lot after the tyre change and rear suspension rebuild. I recon it will become even better after the front is done. Our little Cooper is so much fun to drive, anyone should have one!Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-15504350420654918052010-10-16T20:36:00.003+02:002010-10-16T21:20:00.725+02:00The EndWell, this is it. Today I made the decision to take my GT6 off the road. After a better investigation of the chassis it turned out fixing the MOT failure wasn't that straight forward. Either it would become a bodge repair or the body had to be lifted from the chassis to do it properly. Not looking forward to both options means this will be the end of life for my beloved GT6. A life that started 10 years ago when I picked the car up in Abergavenny. It was meant to be a donor car for my red GT6 but it turned out to be to good to break. After returing home it has been brought back to life with little efford and had served me since. Although it had let me down on several occasions I did many miles in it. Enjoyed them all! Doing the 2006 RBRR must have been one of the highlights. Unfortunately we just missed out on RBRR 2010 because of the MOT failure. So far the story of KE509O...... but the story continues. One day it will be back, better than ever I hope. Finally it will get it's destination as a donor car. Building a new GT6 seems to be a good plan. I've got all the ingredients to make it to the car I have always wanted. But first I will concentrate on my other Triumph. The 2.5PI will get full attention and I promissed myself that it has to be finished before starting building the GT.<br /><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/VVC607J/vvc01070636-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 358px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/VVC607J/vvc01070636-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/VVC607J/vvc01070636-1.jpg"><br /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-80294914120873572352010-02-28T13:29:00.003+01:002010-02-28T13:48:47.653+01:00New nose cone badgeOw yes, I've been working on the PI again. Incidently I found a mk1 nose cone badge for sale in the Netherlands. Call that unique! It seemed a well preserved example for a fair price so I bought it as a replacement for the currently not so nice badge. Just swapped it over so that's another job done. The car is still not running though, hopefully I soon make some progress on that subject too. First the GT6 will be prepared and checked for the "nacht van het oosten" rally. The car hasn't run since November, so fingers crossed. Looking forward to the rally and driving the Triumph again after not being used for such a long time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0712.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0712.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Old and new badge<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0715.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Saloon%20mk1/IMG_0715.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Fitted!<br /></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-34113605264690152872010-02-23T21:01:00.002+01:002010-02-23T21:51:10.220+01:00First time outThe Mini scene in the Netherlands must be one of the most active scenes outside the UK. Loads of action going on all year round so we decided to visit a local run and find out about the Mini hospitality! Just a couple of miles from home we arrived at the start of the Mini rally. 23 smart little cars found their way to the pub, which wasn't bad as the weather forecast wasn't really promising. The run turned out to be Mini indeed, as it was only 50km. Map reading this time!They gave us a map which showed 10 spots that all had to be visited. At these spots they had taken some photographs of unique objects in that area. We had to find the correct photos at the correct position. It turned out that our navigation skills were excellent, we found the 10 spots in no-time! Finding the photographed objects seemed to be a bit more complicated. Or maybe it was because we couldn't be bothered jumping out of the car and inspecting the area like a true Sherlock Holmes. The photos were too much in detail. In the end we managed to find at nearly all spots a suitable photo. Back at the pub we realised that some of the Mini folks took this photo searching very serious. In fact, it now seemed that there could have been found multiple photos at one spot, something we didn't know.... So you can imagine the results of our first Mini event. Well, we didn't come last! (but as close as you can get). Anyway, we had loads of fun in our little car. Els had her first wheelspin experience! She really enjoys driving the Mini. Which is great! The day ended in good atmosphere, being invited by some local Mini friends having a meal at the local chip-shop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/IMG_0708.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/IMG_0708.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/MINI20001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/MINI20001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/IMG_0710.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Rit%20Midden%20Limburg%202010/IMG_0710.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-43320795237304566802010-02-05T21:36:00.002+01:002010-02-05T22:01:38.449+01:00Another British ClassicAnd no, it's not another Triumph (I wasn't allowed). The new car added to our fleet is a classic Mini. Els always wanted one and I thought it was about time to find one of these little cars. So we started our search on the web which lead us soon to the car we bought the other week. It's a 1991 Mini Cooper with factory "S pack". It has a modified head, single SU carb and no cat. It became a waxoil treatment when new. The results can been seen today as it's still a very solid car. A full history and being well equiped made this car to the one to have. Don't think we could have find a better one for a fair price. Anyway we're really happy about our new little power pack. Finally some pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0614.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0614.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0615.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0617.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0617.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0618.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Mini%20Cooper%201991/IMG_0619.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-2949395616510675392010-02-05T21:09:00.002+01:002010-02-05T21:30:42.551+01:00Update no 9: Nachtrit 2009The final update is about the November nachtrit. It was the first time for Els being a co-driver in this sort of events. She was a bit nervous about it, but once started things went really well. The first couple of miles we took it easy to get used to the tulip diagrams. It didn't take long before we could speed up. She really got the hang of it and all was going well, both enjoying the event. Unfortunatelly Els became sick during the first section of the rally. At the halfway stop we deceided to return straight to the finish as she still wasn't feeling well. Which was a shame but also the only right thing to do. The way back was good fun! I enjoyed myself driving the GT6 back by following the "fastest" route designed by our TomTom. Some very fast roads through a forest brought us back to the motorway. Satnav can be fun sometimes! GT6 went really well. As a test I removed the rubber seal on top of the bulkhead. It made all cooling issues dissappear. Apperrantly there's a much better under bonnet flow with the seal removed. I'm happy with the results and didn't expect it to make such a difference. Hope it will cool things down in summer as well. Time will tell.Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-84621889491895896362010-02-05T20:39:00.002+01:002010-02-05T20:55:52.789+01:00Update no 8: Car exchangeWell, as our dog became bigger we realised that our little Saxo became to small. The Citroen had to go. As it was Els her first car it was quite an emotional goodbye. It was a good car, never let us down. We´ve taken it to Scotland and the Alps for holiday. In fact we drove it into a gletscher one day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P9230496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P9230496.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We found this as a replacement, Audi A4 1.8T Avant. A nice car which has plenty of space for our favourite pet. Drives really well, but is also a bit dull. (like all moderns?) Nothing exciting about it, it just brings us from A to B and back. Which can't be said from the car behind it.........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0173.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-48251971046026946882010-02-05T19:58:00.002+01:002010-02-05T20:28:39.878+01:00Update no 7: Nurburgring 2009Again we visited the Oldtimer Grand Prix weekend at the Nürburgring. <br /><br />Friday was good! Nice weather, lots of entertainment at the Nordschleife during the 3 hour race for sports and GT cars from the 60's, good BBQ and many tasty beers.<br /><br />Saturday was foggy, very foggy. In fact it was that foggy that all races had been cancelled until the weather would clear up. Eventually at the end of the day there were some cars on track, but still not racing due to the weather conditions. Luckily we found this log.......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0075.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0011.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0016.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0017.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0018.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0107.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Nurburgring%202009/IMG_0120.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Sunday it was time to go home. It wasn't the best Nürburg weekend we had so far, hardly seen any races. We spent most of our time at the campsite and made the best out of it. It was great, 2010 Here we come!Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-19640560568567366512010-01-30T21:07:00.003+01:002010-01-30T22:39:40.171+01:00Update no 6: LCC 2009There was a plan! Entering the Carrera Caledonia Rally in the 2.5PI followed by a 2 week holiday in Scotland. The only issue was that the 2.5PI still wasn't running after converting it back from carbs to PI. Somewhere in April I started working on the car, building a new fusebox, wiring up the fuelpump and arranging the fuelsupply from tank to metering unit. Luckily as the car is an original PI all the original fuellines were still in place. I managed to get it all finished in time, only the car refused to run. (and still does....) As I ran out of time we decided to go for plan B, better known as the GT6. So we packed our stuff, filled the boot of the GT and off we went. On our way up to the ferry the engine started to play up. It wasn't running properly and temperatures were rising high. This wasn't feeling right.... As we had plenty of time we decided to return home and go for plan C, better known as Citroën Saxo. After repacking the car we went off again and managed to make it in time for the ferry. Here we met Theo and René who also entered in the LCC. After a rather rough crossing we arrived in Newcastle early friday morning. First day of our holiday we drove across the Yorkshire Dales heading for the P&P night in Kelbrook where we would meet other CT members who had entered LCC. We enjoyed a freezing BBQ and some rather funny tasting hamburgers (Martin you will taste proper burgers in August! ). It was a good night out! On saturday it was LCC time. Again a great route, amazing sceneries and loads of fun. Our humble Saxo was going really well, I was actually enjoying the handling of this little french car. If only it had some more power... Els was doing great on the navigating part and we both enjoyed our first CT event together. Dispite not being in a Triumph. On monday we continued our way up north headed for Tongue, in the very very north of Scotland. This would be the first stop on our tour. We had a top holiday discovering Scotland, been to Tongue, JoG, Ullapool, Lewis & Harris, Isle of Sky and finally back into the civilised world of Edinburgh. Unfortunately at the end of our money we had to return home....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday at the Dreadnought, The Nottingham crew gets ready<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Queens view, Scotland doesn't come better!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0024.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow submarine! Els wants this Stag...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0031.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Our Little Saxo on it's way to Tongue<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0077.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Arriving at Lewis and Harris<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/Schotland%202009/IMG_0087.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Standing Stones<br /></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-61882549588387315122010-01-30T20:41:00.002+01:002010-01-30T21:06:37.887+01:00Update no 5: Why the GT6 stopped running and NvhO 2009A couple of weeks before the first event of 2009 I thought it would be about time to investigate the GT6 and find out why it stopped running during the November Nachtrit. As there was a problem with the fuel supply I had a suspicious feeling that there would be a blockage in the fueltank. I was right. After removing the sender unit I noticed what was wrong. When I bought the car in 2001 it had been stored in a garage for 14 years. Unfortunately it had a nearly empty tank which caused a very rusty tank. I then solved the problem by sealing the inside of the tank with "tank-cure", a 2-pack sealant. For some odd reason after 9 years this sealant had come loose and caused major blockages. I changed the tank for a fresh example and the GT was back in business again! Just in time to start in the Nacht van het Oosten rally, a.k.a. the Chinese rally. Well, what can I say, it was a top night of entertainment. Rutger found some very interesting roads and also we had to discover 2 new navigating skills. This time it was not only "tulips", the rally started with a section of mapreading. Just before the halfway stop there was a special stage on an empty industrial estate. Oh boy, did we have fun trashing the GT6 around the wide roads. We managed to do the exact route only we forgot there was a controlpost with a stamp. Well, actually we didn't bother about the stamp. It was too much fun trying to go sideways around the corners. The second half of the rally went really well, we arrived without any trouble back at the chinese restaurant.Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-11487612179162670312010-01-07T21:48:00.003+01:002010-01-07T22:25:07.195+01:00Update no 4: Christmas present 2008This is our latest addition to our family. Some of you have already met him at the 2009 10CR Nürburgring stop, our friendly dog Tommie! It's quite a character, full of temparament and energy. His battery never goes flat! His specialty is ruining our garden and chasing rabbits ducks etc. Of course he likes Triumphs, we even took him out once in the GT6, although I'm sure he prefers the more spacious Saloon.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/T5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/T5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Tommie at 9 weeks, little and sweet<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0037.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Not much later, discovering the world!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/Foto224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/Foto224.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes he's self destructive!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/Copy1ofIMG_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/Copy1ofIMG_0003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The final product after one year of feeding!<br /></div>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-62340567901224856832010-01-03T11:05:00.004+01:002010-01-03T11:39:52.516+01:00Update no 3: Nachtrit 2008November 2008<br /><br />Well, we didn't finish! All was going really well in the first section. We found a good pace and enjoyed trashing the GT6 around. Co-driver Paul did an excellent job on the tulips, no mistakes at all. Soon we were behind Rob in the Escort and both cars were flying on the twisty roads in the Belgium Ardennes. One of the highlights of the route was a ford which had to be crossed. A bit too enthusiastic maybe and after a couple of 100 metres the engine stalled. We pulled over and inspected the dizzy etc. After wiping out the wet parts the car was running ok for a while then stalled again. The Escort crew didn't see us stop and continued their run. After changing cap, rotor and plugleads the car still wasn't running ok. In the meantime Rob in the TR7 V8 pulled over. He suggested to check the fuel supply. Well, he was right, there was no juice coming at all. After cleaning out the filter inside of the facetpump the engine went again. Eureka! So we continued the rally. After some 10km the engine stalled again in an uphill section. We pulled over again to check on the fuelpump. Cleaned it out and off we went. Followed by Rob in the TR7 and Mark in the Volvo 480 we carried on. Not much later when we had to pull onto a main road the car stopped again. This time I was really fed up and decided to stop. It was just too dangerous with a car that constantly cuts out. We parked the car up at a farmhouse and continued the rally on the backseat of a Volvo 480. Up to the halfway stop to have some delicious spagetti (or was it tomatosoup?). After that we went straight back to the finish. A bit dissapointed about the results we went home. The day after we left home early to collect the GT6. Luckily (not) the car was parked up at the most far point on the route,actually not far from Namur. When we arrived the car was still there and fired up immediately. It could be driven onto the trailer. Of course Theo had to do his photographing but soon enough we were heading home. After a gentle drive in the Land Rover we arrived home around noon. The end of another interesting weekend! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/beanz-ltd/2008-11-02Schaltin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/beanz-ltd/2008-11-02Schaltin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-65673025446575816112009-12-30T15:56:00.002+01:002009-12-30T16:36:59.134+01:00Update no 2: Real EstateAugust 2008<br /><br />No not another Triumph, this is about our new house. After an extending search on the web and many viewings we finally found a house we both felt happy about. From the first time we walked in it gave us the feeling of being at home. Very odd, as the house needed a fair amount of work. Large white tiles in the livingroom, pink doorposts and a very outdated kitchen are not exactly what you expect from your new home. It must have been the location and size of the house that gave us that magic feeling. And of course the garage including loft did it's part! Well, you can imagine rebuilding the house has cost a huge amount of time and money. This being the main reason why it has been quiet with the cars. As most of the work is done now I hope to find more time to work on my Triumphs again! Certainly something I missed out on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P6190295.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P6190295.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8150409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8150409.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P9070478.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P9070478.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0043.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/GT6Herten01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/GT6Herten01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11269667.post-78950914000952990082009-12-30T09:38:00.005+01:002009-12-30T10:20:37.316+01:00Update no 1: Nurburgring 2008Our annual visit to the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring found place in August. The usual suspects plus some new entrees found their way to the famous campsite, including my girlfriend Els. She really liked the atmosphere although she isn't a big fan of camping. I think we all had a good time watching the races, drinking beer and making some decent fire! Can't rememeber much from the stories therefore some photos instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">VW Club has nothing to do with German aircooled cars. It means "Vette Worst" which can be translated to fat sausage. We do like our BBQ!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our VIP shuttle for the weekend. Mario's Plymouth Van, what a great car.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Proper camping gear<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0019.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chef Herbert cooking a healthy breakfast<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/IMG_0022.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our friends from Berlin came in this rare Fiat.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090375.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090375.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090376.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090374.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090374.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090373.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/gtroger/weblog/P8090373.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I took Els out for her first lap on the Nordschleife in the GT6 which she really enjoyed!Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705742568273844843noreply@blogger.com0