Vyv - my series 3

[Marc S]

It's not a light uppy one..just a standard 5 speed one, but it's nice and heavy...and heavy is good

yep, first time I'd used the arch roller...wasn't too scared as my arches are a bit iffy anyway, and they are covered by the little lips, but yes, bit of heat and some brute force, and it worked really well. Hopefully it'll sort the rubbing issue, otherwise I will need to look into some different wheels

[Marc S]

Well, I still suffer the occasional rub, but nothing during normal driving, so I'm happy with the arches

Not long ago I replaced the S2 wheel with the correct S3 one...but after fitting the Supra wheels and the sideskirts, I felt the theme of the car (if it really has one) called for something a little different...I wanted to keep it retro, nothing too modern, and nothing too small (or expensive )

I bought this Kode one, mated to a Nardi boss it's a nice fit...although I might paint the spokes graphite to match the centre console...it's a bit bright

[Lucky]

I like that, quite the correct style lol . Only way it could be better is if it were a woodrim with three decreasing-radius holes per spoke

[ian65]

looks good, is it the same diameter?

[Marc S]

Thanks guys

If i had the money, I'd have a prototipo (I think that's what it's called ) but funds are tight...so a cheap one will have to do

It is a little bit smaller than the standard wheel, it wouldn't fit inside the old one, so probably half a rim width smaller...if that makes sense
Doesn't make the steering too much heavier, don't want karissa to get arms like popeye

[Marc S]

The trip to Rotorstock showed a slight fault - it was idling high, and had been fine before...

Had a look at the weekend, decided to replace the idle compensator valve so I took off the air filter housing to sort that out. while it was off, I noticed the throttle cable was loose - the locknut was right at the end, and the locating nut seems to have vibrated itself further down too - which has tightened the throttle, to the point where it was not fully backing off...so that was my idle issue sorted - quick turn of the nuts and all was good again
Had a quick test drive, love the new steering wheel, much more kart-like

[Lucky]

Always nice when a quick turn of your nuts clears your throttle

....was that a euphemism for something?

[KiwiDave]

Always nice when a quick turn of your nuts clears your throttle

....was that a euphemism for something?

A quick turn should help if they have been sitting idle for some time......................................... I'll get my coat shall I?

[Marc S]

Karissa bought me a new key for my birthday at Rotorstock, finally managed to find somewhere that was willing to cut it last week

[Lucky]

SNAP!



errrr... by which I mean I've got the same one, not that I hope it'll snap lol Mine was an FD blank, and I had a 'mare trying to find anyone that'd cut it, most shops will only do their own, in an Elf an Saftey product liability sorta paralysis Even when I found a back-street shoe repair/key cutter shop I still had to take a bastard file to mine to lose the broad "shoulders" that an FD key has. Still worth, the effort, they're properly funky