Busy club stand picture above courtesy of Richard Dredge [1].

All pictures below are copyright RP6C

The Spring Restoration Show at Stoneliegh in March 2007 didn't quite go as it normally does because we had two cars to work on and although the one went well, the other didn't. The two cars in question were Lee Banks' 2000SC in Zircon Blue and Robert Pinner's 2000TC rally car in Zircon Blue. 

The weekend started well with boh cars arriving saturday with plenty of time to get the stand dressed and with time to start the various jobs. Lee's car was in for new rear spring and shock absorbers, while Robert's Rally car was into get it running, which included running a battery lead from the boot, fitting the non standard lightweight alternator and modifications to the wiring to remove the 4TR box from the harness and other bits.

A larger than usual posse of TeamRP6C was present to dig in and get the work done on sunday and Lee's car was well under way in no time at all. In the morning all was well with Robert's car until the oil had been added because by mid-afternoon TeamRP6C headed up by Robert and Clive suddenly came across a problem, no matter what was done the rally car engine would not turn at all. Had it stand siezed since its rebuild? Or had something broken inside?

Lee's car was back together in plenty of time before the end of the show but Robert's car was a different story, so at the end of the day it went home on the transporter without hearing it run afterall.

Some days later, Robert had tracked down the problem to the bolts holding the slave cylinder to the gearbox. Apparently Robert had bought new but these were just a fraction too long and the threads had locked into the starter ringer gear thus preventing the engine from turning.

All said and done it was a superb display put together by the club and TeamRP6C.

Mark also rebuilt his calipers for VVC 700S on the club display with a lot of help from expert Clive.

Just remember as a club member, it could be your car on the club display next time.

Contact Mark [2] for further details