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Post by jgilbert on Sept 23, 2014 19:12:36 GMT
Can I request you slow down. LOL
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Post by trident on Sept 25, 2014 17:03:06 GMT
John It will slow down a bit over the winter, but my plan is to have it on the road ready for Stoneleigh kit car show next year. I'll meet you and Luke on the A34 and we can go in convoy. So after more wire cutter work this is what I have...  I've still got a little more that can be removed but this is most of it…. Just got one slight problem Everything is working fine and the car starts straight away, however when my headlights are on with the engine running and I use the main beam flash or push the lever forward for main beam only the left one works. However when the engine is not running both full beams work fine. Start the engine again and only the left full beam works... I thought it might be an earth problem but why have I only go the problem with the engine running? Any advice gratefully received. |
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Post by biggunz on Sept 25, 2014 17:37:51 GMT
I would guess at loose connector, when engine is running it shakes it to close the circuit? But you'd expect it to be the other way around.
EDIT: scratch that! Not the other way around! Engine vibrates a wire/connector loose!
Shaun
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Post by jgilbert on Sept 25, 2014 22:52:19 GMT
John It will slow down a bit over the winter, but my plan is to have it on the road ready for Stoneleigh kit car show next year. I'll meet you and Luke on the A34 and we can go in convoy. So after more wire cutter work this is what I have... I've still got a little more that can be removed but this is most of it…. Just go one slight problem Everything is working fine and the car starts straight away, however when my headlights are on with the engine running and I use the main beam flash or push the lever forward for main beam only the left one works. However when the engine is not running both full beams work fine. Start the engine again and only the left full beam works... I thought it might be an earth problem but why have I only go the problem with the engine running? Any advice gratefully received. Trident good plan. We will stop for coffee halfway to allow you to catch up with our lightweight carbon version.  ? |
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Post by trident on Sept 26, 2014 9:04:22 GMT
Trident good plan. We will stop for coffee halfway to allow you to catch up with our lightweight carbon version. ? Ouch…. mind you, you'll have a 30 mile head start so a 10 minute coffee brake should be fine…  It's not just about the car .. the driver plays an important part…. |
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Post by jgilbert on Sept 26, 2014 9:08:39 GMT
Trident good plan. We will stop for coffee halfway to allow you to catch up with our lightweight carbon version. ? Ouch…. mind you, you'll have a 30 mile head start so a 10 minute coffee brake should be fine… It's not just about the car .. the driver plays an important part…. Keep cutting out wires, its all good weight lost. Looks like you need to look at your suspension setup! or is that your normal driving style? |
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Post by trident on Sept 26, 2014 9:12:41 GMT
Ouch…. mind you, you'll have a 30 mile head start so a 10 minute coffee brake should be fine… It's not just about the car .. the driver plays an important part…. Keep cutting out wires, its all good weight lost. Looks like you need to look at your suspension setup! or is that your normal driving style? Trouble is ….. your car will go so fast and look so good you'll get stopped by the police ….  and I'll just pass by ..  |
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Post by jgilbert on Sept 26, 2014 9:16:47 GMT
Keep cutting out wires, its all good weight lost. Looks like you need to look at your suspension setup! or is that your normal driving style? Trouble is ….. your car will go so fast and look so good you'll get stopped by the police …. and I'll just pass by .. Don't think i have an answer to that one! However, now inspired to start wire snipping to lose more weight. |
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Post by trident on Sept 26, 2014 18:43:02 GMT
Today my car got a little present.. well 4 to be precise. As I plan to fit my rear lights below the tank cover I needed to be sure that they sat at a min of 350mm off the ground.. In order to be 100% sure I needed to fit the wheels that will be on at IVA. It was touch and go with the old tyres as they were quite worn however with the new wheels fitted and brand new tyre tread the bottom of the lights will sit at about 365mm off the floor. Close but it's enough. It also makes a big difference to the look of the car.  Before  After  |
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Post by jgilbert on Sept 26, 2014 23:40:37 GMT
V nice. Look very slick. What size have you gone for?
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Post by trident on Sept 27, 2014 9:08:17 GMT
V nice. Look very slick. What size have you gone for? They are 195 45 R16 with ET15 off set.. no spacers needed  |
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Post by danpollitt on Sept 27, 2014 9:39:36 GMT
Is the rear light measurement with a person in the car? Im pretty sure the measurements are with someone in the car
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Post by trident on Sept 27, 2014 18:55:51 GMT
Is the rear light measurement with a person in the car? Im pretty sure the measurements are with someone in the car Yeah and a full tank of fuel. With my body weight (14 stone) on the rear of the chassis it is still OK .. mind you it's going to be very close but I do have a back up plan just in case it measures 349mm. I'll just have to what and see. |
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Post by trident on Sept 30, 2014 17:45:44 GMT
If you, like me are going to fit LED lights and indicators to your car then the next will probably be of interest to you. I got the information for this from MX-5 Miata forum. Some very useful info on there. Having fitted my rear lights my hazards and indicators they flashed far to fast and would therefore fail IVA. They flash faster as they draw far less power that a normal bulb so the flasher unit thinks there is a bulb blown so flashes fast to alert the driver to the issue. To rectify this issue resistors or a new relay unit are needed to correct the flash rate for the LED's. Indicator flash rate with new LED's and original unchanged flasher unit myspace.com/trident-exocet/video/img_2364.mov/109587244?mri=112270130I had looked at fitting resistors at each indicator but from reading various posts these can get very hot and are quite big. A total of 6 would be needed one for each indicator. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261428869336?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT There were also reports on the forum saying they were not that great so this idea was discounted. Replacing the flasher relay seemed a pain as it was a 7pin relay on the car and the after market ones are mostly 3 pin… In the end I followed the advice from CRYPTiC on MX5 miata forum and on my way home from work today popped in to Maplins and bought two 1 meg resistors. I wasn't 100 % sure what one to get as they had a 0.6 watt and a 2 watt 1 meg so for the grand price of 80p I threw caution to the wind and splashed out for both. one was quite a bit bigger than the other. So at home flasher relay was removed  and disassembled    Video of the indicator flash rate after the resistor swap. myspace.com/trident-exocet/video/img_2362.mov/109587243?mri=112270129Edit ---- I had tried to put video on the post but in but it's not working for me ? You'll just have to use the link. |
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Post by greg on Sept 30, 2014 18:23:22 GMT
I love this forum. Thank you for sharing!
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and I'll just pass by .. 
