At 07:33 AM 9/3/98 +0000, James wrote:
>Whell, I took the car for it's first major drive today,
Good feeling isn't it?
>So as I drove they
>stayed spoung for about 15 miles, then just as I came to slow for a
>corner at 16 miles, I braked, and the brakes were more firm and
>responcive than they have ever been.
Got that air out, did we? I would still give them one more quick bleed.
>But it dosent solve the problem of why my tyers are feathering on the
>insides, wrong springs - camber? They said too 100 miles, and bring it
>back so I will.
I always thought feathering was a toe problem, but that should be gone
because as I recall you renewed everything in the front (bushings, BJ,
trunnions, tie rod ends)? You should not be able to dtetect feathering in
only 20 miles.
>
>I have noticed a problem with vapour lock in the car, so I need to get
>some heat shields sorted. Should the carb's be insulated from the
>heated rear manifold by asbesdos or somthing.
My 1500 has a 2-layer asbestos heat shield that bolts to the original
intake manifold. But that's a single Stromberg, you have SUs?
>
>I also noticed the gear box tunnel heat wave and fumes problem! So I
>have to drive with the top down (no good for today).
I'm looking into sealing my tunnel better today. (Now that its getting
cool, I don't know why.)
You are now entering the shakedown phase. My car took about 4 months to
get sorted. Happy motoring.
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
(53 HP)
Succasunna, NJ USA
The One Immutable Rule of Automotive Satisfaction:
"It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow"
- Cory Farley in Autoweek, 8/17/98
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