Monthly Archives: August 2004

Rockingham Results

Posted on August 31, 2004 by Graham Walden

After Qualifying on Pole, we got away from the line well but dropped back on the run to the first corner. Leaving us in 3rd Place. An ambitious move on Cliff Jobson saw a little contact and a move up … Continue reading →

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Rockingham Test

Posted on August 30, 2004 by Graham Walden

Thursday night saw us working away in the garage again and by 9pm the car was running and back on its wheels, ready to load up. Driving it on to the trailer i noticed the brake servo wasnt working. We … Continue reading →

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More garage Time

Posted on August 23, 2004 by Graham Walden

We worked late on the car last night. From the start everything seemed to go wrong. No studs in the manifold for the carb, blanking plug wrong thread, carb manifold needs 1 longer bolt than the Injection manifold, throttle linkage … Continue reading →

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Garage Time

Posted on August 22, 2004 by Graham Walden

Spent a few More quid at Demon Tweeks on a fuel regulator with filter and guage plus filter oil and fuel pump filters. I’ve also spent an hour or two on the playstation. Toca race driver has the Rockingham circuit … Continue reading →

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Front Wishbones

Posted on August 16, 2004 by Graham Walden

The Front top wishbones are now off. The one that cracked at Brands is also bent and the rose joint needs replacing. The other wisbone has also started to crack on one of the welds. I’ve given them to a … Continue reading →

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Carb Picked Up

Posted on August 16, 2004 by Graham Walden

Pops Went over to JTM and picked up the Carb and manifold so it looks like were are on Target. He’s also taken off most of the FI bits from the engine ready to go. The only small problem is … Continue reading →

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Located a Carb and Manifold

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Graham Walden

After much phoning around and head scratching we’ve located a company that can supply the required manifold and carb. John Toovey motorsport in Cannock. They just happen to specialise amongst other things in 2.8 and 2.9 ford v6 engines. They … Continue reading →

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From Fuel Injection to a Carb

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Graham Walden

After the problems at Brands with the Fueling being out and inconsistant the general advice was to junk the problematic fuel injection system. The k-jetronic system is expensive and crude. The trip to the rolling road on tuesday proved the … Continue reading →

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Black Cat Racing

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Graham Walden

Welcome to Black Cat Racing. Here we will explain the highs and lows of running a TVR 280i in the TVRCC Challenge To kick off here’s a summary of where we are at the moment after eight races. Pembrey race … Continue reading →

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