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[AndrewJ530]

Too right it is. I've drove past my mates house before on autopilot lol.

[Fire_monkey]

hahah yer when i go into boro along the A19 i have to stop myself from going to billingham all the time hahah

[AndrewJ530]

Not much of an update but still: my speedo is starting to play up again. I'm not sure whether i'll need a new speedo cable because mine keeps falling off lol. I've had plans to pull the binnacle out once i come back off holiday (last 2 weeks of august) because i finish work before i go on holiday so i'll have quite a bit of free time to sort it out. Do certain speedo cables go with different clocks?

Oh and i've made an order with minispares . More on that next week though.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Fire_monkey]

ooowwww what have ya got tell us


i remember your dad telling me how his speedo played up... said he was doing about 70 when really he was to 100+.... must be a Johnson thing

[AndrewJ530]

Can't tell you bud. If i told you i'd have to kill you lol.

Aye yeh he had the old 90 mph centre speedo but his car was pushing well past 120 lol.

Edited by AndrewJ530, 24 July 2009 - 05:34 PM.

[Fire_monkey]

ahhh all secrete squirrel ehhh


go on give is a hint

[AndrewJ530]

Can't mate, wish i could but i can't. minispares have sworn me to secrecy .

[Fire_monkey]

this better be worth it

Edited by Fire_monkey, 24 July 2009 - 07:44 PM.

[AndrewJ530]

Lol don't hold your breath mate lol.

[Fire_monkey]

okay guessing game then

i'll start high


solid gold rocket booster???

[AndrewJ530]

solid gold rocket booster X 1

[Fire_monkey]

GOT IT IN 1

[Asphalt]

There are two types of speedo cables: for the big centre binnacle (held by a union nut) and for the 3 gauge cluster (held by a plastic clip).

Maybe insinst on getting an original Rover speedo cable - they'r superb quality!

Most failures - in my experience - are related to the speedo cable

[AndrewJ530]

There are two types of speedo cables: for the big centre binnacle (held by a union nut) and for the 3 gauge cluster (held by a plastic clip).

Maybe insinst on getting an original Rover speedo cable - they'r superb quality!

Most failures - in my experience - are related to the speedo cable

Ah right. Cheers Jan. I think the clip might have broken/fell off so i may need a new one. Think i'll just have keep attaching it until september when i get the binnacle out.

Cheers,

Andrew

[AndrewJ530]

Just waiting for the email on the dispatch for my order from minispares. Hopefully it will come tomorrow because this is what i was greeted with when i got home from the doctors:



Opened up the bonnet and this is what i found:





Yep, my top hose had gone spectacularly lol. Good job i had one on my minispares order. It has been looking decrpit for a few weeks now so i ordered one (fortunately lol).

Aswell, i rang up a local motor tuning guy (very well respected in classic car tuning) called Ron Harper. Used to own a tuning shop on linthorpe road but got sick of numpty's wanting absolutely mahooooosive exhaust on cars that just won't work so he opened up a workshop for classic cars out in the sticks instead.

He owns a mini 30 and said it keeps up with the old coopers (so it's pretty quick lol). He also said i wont need a rolling road because he already has a needle developed for the mini 1000

Hopefully a better update tomorrow.

Andrew