West Midlands Meetup

[Tuga2112]

:gathering: is anyone going thursday or will I be lonely
Hope you can make it the weather is set fair

pete.

i intend to be there. although you probably noticed since xmas i have been under a missfortunr spell, between multiple suspension component failures and a "forgot" event. I havent managed to make it since novemeber,

instead of sayin "ill be there" im going to say "i want to be there" and "will try to remmebre"

my celica is running, but i have a few things going on for theblue elan which may end up taking up my thusday. as between my 2 neighbors, im gonna get the outriggers welded and the windshield replaced, and if either of them as thursday afternoon free, those tasks are a priority in my list.

I look forward to show you guys some news about the interior of both my cars

[GeoffSmith]

When and where are you meeting now, I will come along if I can.

Geoff

Good Lord. It's the lesser spotted Geoff. Hope you are well.

[petezipp]

me 2
its the coach & horses, Weatheroack Hill. ( the one with topless waitresses)
peter

[Fredjohn]

Me too.

[maz_r]

And me too, all things being equal, which they haven’t been recently. Hope to see you later

[Tuga2112]

whos planning to be there thursday ?

my elan has both head gasket replaced and the interior fitted, although theres a 2 ton trailer with an MR2 in the way to the road..
i havent ran it at all yet, so theres always the possibility fo a clowd of smoke coming up as soon as i drive it down the road... fingers crossed.

[petezipp]

O ye of little faith
I'll be there inspite of all my ailments, He He
pete

[Tuga2112]

O ye of little faith

well. it managed to survive a 20 odd mile trip to work this morning. although the engine is definitely not running right. it lacks power. and the alternator light is always on (even tho the voltmeter records the ideal 14v when running)
i can live with the alternator light issue, id call that pretty minor.
the engine power is where im not happy. had a word with Dave and he said its likely just a minor adjustment on the CAS will bring it back to its former glory.

does any of you guys have an elanscan by any chance ? im planning to adjust the CAS by sound today, but ideally id use the elanScan to get the setup right

[Fredjohn]

Yes I will be there. See you all Thursday.

[Tuga2112]

change of plans at this end.

the elan did get to work fine without issues, but the trip home was not so pleasant.

i may have some serious heat problem now, although theres really no way of knowing. I have got some help from dave to know what to look for and already ordered a compression tester from ebay to check for a possible second head gasket failure.

i dont think i will be in the mood for this meetup tomorow, not to mention i am planning to try to work on it to see if anything can be fixed before castle combe

[maz_r]

So today should be the day, but I see no one has mentioned it.

John is away. I am snowed under at work....

Pete - I hope you read this before you have another lonely evening in the pub!!

[Tuga2112]

So today should be the day, but I see no one has mentioned it.

John is away. I am snowed under at work....

Pete - I hope you read this before you have another lonely evening in the pub!!

i was making plans to attend but doesn seem like anyone else is ?

[petezipp]

Ok lets try this Thursday
cobwebs off

peter

[Tuga2112]

Ok lets try this Thursday
cobwebs off

peter

coil pack seems to disagree on the Elan.
the celica clutch master cilinder is not in the mood

im afraid im skipping this one again

[Fredjohn]

I'm back and in one piece.

Intend to be there on Thursday..
John

[petezipp]

Sorry wont be there Thursday as off in caravan to Mad dog ( wales)
have a good meet
Pete

[Fredjohn]

I anticipate being there, providing my car passes it's MOT on Thursday and I don't end up on my own! Although I do have other transport: I'll set off now on my bike

Martin? Jao? Emma?

[Tuga2112]

I anticipate being there, providing my car passes it's MOT on Thursday and I don't end up on my own! Although I do have other transport: I'll set off now on my bike

Martin? Jao? Emma?

the good news is.
my celica passed the MOT yesterday (it also has a recently fitted used clutch master cilinder)
so, providing i dont forget i will be there.
unfortunately the elan is still decommissioned.
the MOT failed with brake issues and a cv joint boot. honestly those are all minor issues (i mean, easy to fix). and its possible i will have it with an MOT by thursday.

the issue that makes me 100% sure i wont be driving it is the weird random missfire i documented elsewhere in the forum. which doesnt seem like a "afternoon after work" kind of fix sadly.

[maz_r]

I’ll be there, other worldly issues not withstanding...

[Tuga2112]

is it too early to start checking whos planning to come next week ?