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Tim you cheeky sod you know the car will never be competitive, unless it has to be, looking forward to seeing you on the hills soon!!
A Mario brother and me back in the last century.

Tim Harber wrote:
Miserable day at Goodwood.

Yes that day at Goodwood was diabolical. It was worse than the day at Donny. Lunchtime buffet was good though, just a shame the rain got the better of the ignition.

Mini Mag April 2019 a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag April 2019 b by tim.harber, on Flickr

In haste as ever. Racer still in bits waiting for motor, HTP papers etc etc

Last couple of issues :

Mini Mag May 19a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag May 19 b by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Summer 19 1 by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Summer 19 2 by tim.harber, on Flickr

Love your Dad's Ulster Tim!

This was when I arrived at Thruxton as I took it off the trailer having sat in the van for 15 minutes waiting for the hail to stop..

Thruxton mud by tim.harber, on Flickr

Latest offerings . Black and white heroes....


Mini Mag July 2019 a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag July 2019 b by tim.harber, on Flickr


Click on the images and you will be able to read them on Flickr

Mini Mag Aug 19 by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Sept 19 a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Sept 19 b by tim.harber, on Flickr

Latest outburst.... (Not quite in right order , but it saves you £5 odd against buying the mag.

Click on an image and it will open in Flickr where you can enlarge it if you want to read

Mini Mag Oct 19 b by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Oct 19 a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Patricia's Oulton

Mini Mag Oulton 19 a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Oulton 19 b by tim.harber, on Flickr

My Oulton

Mini Mag Nov 19a by tim.harber, on Flickr

Mini Mag Nov 19b by tim.harber, on Flickr

Re: “forged not cast” Baulk rings.

22G2033 standard / later Baulk rings are actually sintered, not cast.

22G220 original A35/Minor/Mini-Mk1 rings with the ‘W’ mark are forged steel.

C-22A1741 are a modern CNC machined version of the solid steel rings. I haven’t tried those.

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Patricia's Oulton

Mini Mag Oulton 19 a by tim.harber, on Flickr
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Bloody hell, I didn't realise we were 2nd in the Class D championship after one meeting?? Probably would have done the remaining meetings if I'd have known! Its been a great giggle with Simon, the Hornet and crew this year, just making some plans for next year now.

iain1967s wrote:Re: “forged not cast” Baulk rings.

22G2033 standard / later Baulk rings are actually sintered, not cast.

22G220 original A35/Minor/Mini-Mk1 rings with the ‘W’ mark are forged steel.

C-22A1741 are a modern CNC machined version of the solid steel rings. I haven’t tried those.

Perhaps cast as in the manner of casting pearls before swine. Sintered sounds a bit techy for some Mini Mag readers, so cast it became

The whole saga has worn me out. We have had good enough results with the Evo ones up till recently and even the Comp ones . Then it would appear that they have not been made to the same standard as before, so I pay the money for the Quaife ones , which again have been good in the past , and they sit on the gear with just one point (ring) of contact so are doomed to wear very quickly as proven by another person I know of.

Its frustrating . Not sure how you can't just press a button in this day and age and get computer controlled consistency

Its frustrating . Not sure how you can't just press a button in this day and age and get computer controlled consistency.

Much as i try to defend the suppliers of repro stuff & can appreciate the limitations they have when making small batches of parts. I couldn't agree with Tim's comment above more. How is it that something like a baulk ring can be inconsistent from batch to batch???? Surely in this day & age the machining operations should all be CNC & should be PERFECTLY consistent!

Surely MS or someone else could get their finger out & do a genuinely good one, even if it did cost a lot more, it's worth it IF IT WORKS!

I machine aircraft stuff for a living.

Years ago, working for the oil industry, I used to make taper bore hubs and the guages used worked, in effect, like a gear going into a baulk ring, you could set it by height rather than diameter.
Imagine, if you can, that increasing the diameter by .001, one thou, meant that the gauge dropped in further by .010" ten thou!
Let's imagine again, the theoretical bore of a ring has s tolerance of 3 thou, and you can see how some rings sit different on the gear by 30 thou compared to others.

Therefore the problem could be how they are measuring the damn things

Half the quality control problem is getting whoever is making bits to actually give a sh1t.

We used to say that the machine operators are just that. They're not the ex 3 year apprenticed machinists. Sorry if that saying upsets some of the more highly tech and experienced machine operators

I am now going mad with brakes

Changed the pads for Oulton which made the pedal go spongy and the rear left locked up each time under braking. Couldn't get any air out at track and find anything amiss

Changed most things after; new pistons and seals in calipers, new master cylinder and rear cylinders and inspected the guts in the balance valve. Nice pedal after bleeding but as soon as it moved forward , back to square one . Ran out of time before Combe

At the track I tried to bleed it again and even changed the rear shoes as we thought maybe it was something to do with adjustment. Bled up fine again but back to square one as soon as it moves forward. Had to live with it in the race . Its not as if they're going to fail but pumping brakes isn't ideal is it when they have been fine for the last 9 years. Its not as if there is anything obviously at fault

Had it apart again and found caliper pistons were slightly undersize so allowing pads to wear unevenly but I don't think that's the answer.I've booked myself in for the HSCC finals this Sunday as much as to try and get it sorted

However, I am increasingly aware of how many folk are experiencing problems with what is a very simple braking system ( single line S set up) not just circuit racers but rally boys too. Spoke to Larry Warr yesterday (behind me at Combe and Goodwood ) who has changed everything except the brake pedal in an effort so sort the same problem even with Swifty Carbon Lorraine pads at over £200!

Even Pete has succumbed to similar. Did you sort it? I hear tales of Carbon Metallic pads failing and others have moved on to Mintex pads at around £150. Seems weird that suddenly its a common problem or have I just been living in the sticks too long?

Silicon brake fluid ?

Its more compressible........... Glycon x 2 less compressible...

I asked HSCC whether I could get a last minute entry as I couldn't guarantee I was going to be able to turn up

Reply:

Hi Tim

If you complete a form now – so we can add you to the list – we will hold taking payment until Friday – would that suit?

Regards

Carrie

What a lovely club!

Tim Harber wrote:I asked HSCC whether I could get a last minute entry as I couldn't guarantee I was going to be able to turn up

Reply:

Hi Tim

If you complete a form now – so we can add you to the list – we will hold taking payment until Friday – would that suit?

Regards

Carrie

What a lovely club!

I think thats brill Tim, shame the grids are diminishing with the amount of Pre 66 cars out there, good to see Bill Sollis out again on the entry after Goodwood, although hes running 88 he may well be using / sharing Nick Paddys car

As a result of asking around , I have the batch codes for AP master cylinders that are prone to failing, due to "Contamination of seals" I think . They don't fail immediately and not all do but some of the rubbers react with brake fluid and give up

The batch code is on the underneath of the flange where it mounts

If you have one and haven't fitted it , the batches are B36-52 and C1-C4. There is a series of numbers as to AP reference and on the opposite site is the batch code

They have been withdrawn and are being re-sealed I guess