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 Expert Posts: 4458    Location: Jelling, Denmark | was out racing this Tuesday the 5'th. was a good day, but as expected my 90hp metro is no match for a Porche 944. the new gearing and oil cooling/heating and repaired rocker pictured in my previous post worked great, no bad noises, and actually had use for 4'th gear this time which is a first, so that is great  Edited by DotMatrix 7/6/2012 7:53 PM  (100_5157_resized.JPG) Attachments ----------------  100_5157_resized.JPG (86KB - 126 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | I have been doing a lot of racing this year and luckily not as much repairing as last year. the car have been driving really well. unfortunately I have a small issue with a rocker arm that had misplaced it self during valve float giving it nasty marks and a roller tip that doesn't roll, but then I learned something, so that doesn't matter  I have bought a new rocker arm and the spacers to keep them in place during valve float (replaces the spring spacers) but I will wait until winter renovation to replace the rocker and put in the spacers. my last race is the next weekend, after that there is no more racing this year. For winter I have a plan to get the cylinder-head worked on in order to try and get those 10hp I need to get past 100hp by the way. I have uploaded a ton of pictures to my website from all the races this year: http://www.skjulestedet.dk/bilogmc/hillclimb.html all the picture albums from 2012 is new. I hope you like the pictures  (7887948596_5b840d8d47_h_resized.jpg)  (Munkebjerg 2012 014_big_resized.JPG)  (Munkebjerg 2012 199_big_resized.JPG)  (Munkebjerg 2012 216_big_resized.JPG)  (Munkebjerg 2012 217_big_resized.JPG)  (silkeborg3_big_resized.jpg)  (silkeborg167_big_resized.jpg)  (IMG_5486_big_resized.jpg)  (IMG_5500_big_resized.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 7887948596_5b840d8d47_h_resized.jpg (47KB - 133 downloads) Munkebjerg 2012 014_big_resized.JPG (79KB - 118 downloads) Munkebjerg 2012 199_big_resized.JPG (60KB - 123 downloads) Munkebjerg 2012 216_big_resized.JPG (60KB - 126 downloads) Munkebjerg 2012 217_big_resized.JPG (48KB - 128 downloads) silkeborg3_big_resized.jpg (54KB - 125 downloads) silkeborg167_big_resized.jpg (55KB - 137 downloads) IMG_5486_big_resized.jpg (40KB - 126 downloads) IMG_5500_big_resized.jpg (44KB - 139 downloads) | ||
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 The TV star Metro GTa 1.1i Posts: 1061  Location: Early, Reading. | |||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | just a small pic I found on the internet from the hill climb last weekend. notice the rear wheels  (jump.jpg) Attachments ---------------- jump.jpg (95KB - 139 downloads) | ||
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 Admin Posts: 1576  Location: Burnley, Lancs | DotMatrix - 12/9/2012 7:58 PM just a small pic I found on the internet from the hill climb last weekend. notice the rear wheels I've said it before but this is one of my favourite A-series Metro's on the forum, it looks cool as 'owt! | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | |||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | a picture from at couple of weekends ago where I received my price for 3'rd place in my group for the 2012 season. I had the same amount of points as the 2'nd place, but he had better positions so there for he is in second place (dammit!!) but am pleased with my 3'rd place never the less. will have to try and do better next season Edited by DotMatrix 20/11/2012 6:51 PM  (Oktober_2012_059_resized.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Oktober_2012_059_resized.JPG (49KB - 136 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | so started work on this for the comming season. been so busy this fall & winter fixing daily driver (the rover 400 and 998 a-series) that I haven't had time or money to work on the blue racer at all, but the season is starting in not that long time, so will have to hurry up and fix a lot of small things before the 29'th of march when the first race is planed all though not a race counting in the series. I started fixing and upgrading the brakes. It needs a new pressure limiter, the hoses is ancient and the rear cylinders are a quick fix using a pair of old but not leaking pistons. so in this pipe of parts is a set of new brakehoses, a pressure limiter, a set of carbon metallic pads.   I renovated each brake slave cylinder using a new set of seals, and cleaned and greased up the adjuster in each side also. one of the brake linings in the right hand side was cracked, so I will change the brake shoes in that side next weekend. also re-greased the wheel bearings in the left hand side as they were a bit dry.   Edited by DotMatrix 21/1/2013 9:55 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | did a few small things this weekend, but mainly wondered about how the brake pressure limiter works. found a spare I had and removed the one off my car, and cant quite figure it out, but I will get there maybe it says so in the workshop manual I have. (its not easy to see in the picture, but inside the nut there is a small spring) supposing that the thick round metal thing with a rubber band around and a spring on each side is supposed to move when you press the pedal then that was my problem as it was totally ceased to house.  this is a picture of the brake shoe that was cracked. changed that last weekend.  old brake hoses removed. still flexible and not cracked but very old.  new brake hoses (black diamond) fitted to one front wheel   | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | so I did a lot of small and insignificant things to the blue metro this weekend, cleaned a lot of dirt, under-sealant and sound proofing off, pained the rear drums, fixed the peeling white door squares, cleaned primed and painted the doors where they are rusting, installed my new g-force measurement device (fluffy dice) , heat wrapped the exhaust round the fuel tank and fuel pump and heat wrapped the exhaust manifold further down that before, although I did not finish that as you can see. didn't finish the brakes as I am waiting for answer from the racing historic organisation about whether or not I can take the brake line and pressure regulator in through the car instead of having it underneath as it normally is.             | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | fitted the two new rear brake-hoses, fitted the brake balance adjuster and the new brake lines which I fitted inside the car to better protect them and for easy access to the adjuster. Also heat-wrapped the rest of the manifold.     | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | mayoturbo - 18/3/2013 12:49 PM this car is very nice. You should get some alloy rear drums! nice weight saving thanks yes that would be nice, but is not allowed as it is build to historic regulations and it is not homologated with alloy drums sadly. | ||
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 MP Admin Posts: 17870  Location: Gloucester | DotMatrix - 13/9/2012 12:58 AM just a small pic I found on the internet from the hill climb last weekend. notice the rear wheels Excellent picture!!! | ||
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| Expert Posts: 2004 Location: Chepstow | DotMatrix - 18/3/2013 6:12 PM mayoturbo - 18/3/2013 12:49 PM this car is very nice. You should get some alloy rear drums! nice weight saving thanks yes that would be nice, but is not allowed as it is build to historic regulations and it is not homologated with alloy drums sadly.Didn't realise that! what a shame. what are you allowed to do to make it lighter? | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | mayoturbo - 18/3/2013 7:55 PM DotMatrix - 18/3/2013 6:12 PM mayoturbo - 18/3/2013 12:49 PM this car is very nice. You should get some alloy rear drums! nice weight saving thanks yes that would be nice, but is not allowed as it is build to historic regulations and it is not homologated with alloy drums sadly.Didn't realise that! what a shame. what are you allowed to do to make it lighter? I have removed all the sound deadning everywhere, removed all the interior besides the dashboard, rear viper motor and removed the sprinklers. All I am allowed to do besides this is to fit plastic windows (not front windscreen obviously), remove the heater and heater motor and remove the fog-lights I have front and rear. I could fit plastic bumpers if they were lighter, but I'm not sure they are. In theory the car has to be a replica of a car driven in the period, so all they did I'm allowed to do also, but unfortunately its almost impossible to find documentation for that sort of stuff as its more than 30 years ago. Besides what they did in the period with that car I'm also allowed to carry out the mods specified in the homologation papers but that is stuff like the brake adjuster I made a thread about some weeks ago which is also impossible to find. the homologation papers actually also allows me to fit a cut down rear subframe with tubular radius arms but they also impossible to find, don't think they were made for other cars than the original racing turbo's. So unfortunately I'm quite limited with regards to mods when following the historic rules  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Metromartin - 18/3/2013 7:06 PM DotMatrix - 13/9/2012 12:58 AM just a small pic I found on the internet from the hill climb last weekend. notice the rear wheels Excellent picture!!! yes. I wish I could find it in better quality | ||
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The TV star Metro GTa 1.1i Posts: 1061 Location: Early, Reading. | alright mate! glad to see its all running well! ill have to pop by next time im about Denmark! | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Roger Red Hat - 20/3/2013 7:23 PM alright mate! glad to see its all running well! ill have to pop by next time im about Denmark! thanks. you are welcome | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Did some work to make the car ready for this fridays race. was out to try my new brake setup with the carbon pads, new wheel cylinders, and brake lines and they are great! but even with as little pressure as possible its still possible to lock up the rear wheels. removed the rockers to change a rocker that was damaged last year due to the valves floating at some point and then the rocker jumped off the valve and ended up looking like this. also changed the valve cap as it had been damaged. fitted a set of spacers between the rockers instead of the springs normally used to keep the rockers in place. this should keep the rocker in its place. I also welded a bracket onto each side of the rear subframe which mounts in the original holes where the strap mounts, this makes the subframe totally solid mounted. did some rust proofing with wax underneath as some places was due. also fitted my new seat belts             Edited by DotMatrix 27/3/2013 12:02 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Here are a few pictures of my race last friday. It was a rally event, so not as many old cars as usually. Here are a few selected pictures, for more pictures see the full gallery here: http://www.skjulestedet.dk/bilogmc/2013kongensbro/Gallery1.html       | ||
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