Stage 1 V8

Playing with the Go Pro. Sorry I haven't worked out how to rotate the video file, but it's the sound you need!!
[img][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4277/352 ... 46d2_z.jpg[/img]GOPR0093 by Spencer Craven, on Flickr[/img]

Sorry to hear about your woes :( As my father in law tells every customer of his, there are two things that will kill a V8. Lack of oil and excessive heat, the blocks do not like to get hot at all. I would suspect that you do have a head gasket problem causing excessive pressure in the cooling syste...

Feeling a little guilty that I have not updated Alice's story for a while :shock: I'm happy to report that she is still alive and well!! Alice is used on a daily basis and brings a smile to my face every time I fire her up, I realy cannot think of any other vehicle that I would rather have. I tend t...

Back to basics. Have you got a spark? Is fuel getting to the carbs? If the answer is yes to both, it the distributor 'timing' correct, ie when the crank is at top dead centre, and piston 1 is at the top of the bore (marking on crank pulley) does the rotor arm point to plug 1 in the dizzy cap. Have y...

Hi from Alice! (Sorry the kids named my stage 1)
Looks like an interesting 'variation' on the theme, would be interesting to see some more pics particuarly underneath. Lots of friendly people here with lots of help and advice.

The figure that was given in the fitting instructions was 65ft lb for the U bolts and 75ft lb for the shackle bolts.

When I rebuilt Alice, I did quite a bit of digging around on springs, which is a much debated topic! I decided to go down the parabolic route, using the setup from Rocky Mountain, which has given me quite a nice and suprisingly compliant ride, which improves when there is weight in the back. Yes the...

When I rebuilt Alice, I ordered a standard steering damper using the part number from the 'book'. The steering on Alice is surprisingly light, light enough that I can turn the steering wheel from lock to lock with very little effort whilst moving slowly. (of course when stationary the effort require...

Some more pics of Alice and her latest adventure!! https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8058/29150565241_2a0f59e32a_c.jpg 20160818_105050 by Spencer , on Flickr On our way down to Devon last week. https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8282/29150570661_91c23abc5c_c.jpg IMG_6134 by Spencer , on Flickr Towing the Tin...

Ok. Lets nudge it up a bit more then.......... https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8675/28508095842_0999b889d1_z.jpg 20160728_125704 by Spencer , on Flickr Rear view of Exmoor seats, and err um those wires.......... https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8637/28330300800_e6b10cf7de_z.jpg 20160728_125728 by Spencer...

Some better pics of the interior. https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7714/28465259732_0aa465ba2a_z.jpg 20160725_134627 by Spencer , on Flickr https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7588/27954624154_b1b903911d_z.jpg 20160725_134615 by Spencer , on Flickr https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8583/27954617124_cf5ff712a5_z....

Rear seat belts are relativly easy to retro fit. You will need to buy the bottom mounting bracket which is a simple bolt on job. Various places sell them (there is a part number for the item, my books are currently buried under boxes of stuff at the mo) This is what it looks like, https://c3.staticf...

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7561/27905917143_3c0b9dba14_z.jpg 20160517_201823 by Spencer , on Flickr Interior light. LED strip light that runs from the B post to the rear along the join of the headlining and the side panels. Interior illumination sorted, if anything a little too bright!! Just vis...

20160517_201729 by Spencer, on Flickr

New rear seats fitted and you can just make out the new trim panels, must take some more pics of these!

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8515/27904985574_bea55e421e_z.jpg 20160421_130354 by Spencer , on Flickr One of the jobs that Alice has been upto. :D :D Taking my father in law's series 1 to an event at Silverstone. The series 1 by the way is up for sale if anyone is interested!!! A stage 1 trailerin...