[another vibration problem]

After reading the comments on Andy's thread I think I too have a propshaft problem. Ever since the car was fineshed ( 2 years ) when you get to 50 / 60 mph I get a vibration that feels like your sat on a hammer drill which gets progressively worse the faster you go. There is no vibration through the steering its through the seat. Thought it was a buckald wheel so changed them , no success, changed one of the driveshafts still the same, checked the uj's all OK. Bit heath robinson but put the car on stands and ran the car then wedged each wheel in turn to see if the vibration stoped , no joy.

After all this am I right in thinking its the prop?

Just after some advice, confirmation before I dissmantal the car to take it out

 

Thanks Ian

[show me yours]

after a lot of debate i have decided the winner is

 

http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/uploads/post-12542-0-77029700-1393696878.jpg

 

big thanks to everyone who put picks up

 

ian

 

 

[show me yours]

checkered then...

 

lol

[show me yours]

Thanks for the picks peeps

don't know what to do now

i like vertical but the boss and my daughter like horizontal.

nothings ever easy

 

ian

[show me yours]

two-tone, vertical

 

 

do like them. don't know what to do now

any moor picks of other designs

[show me yours]

hi, i want to have the mx5 seats recovered that are in my tr6 but cannot decide what design to go for. leaning towards horizontal flutes down the center

was hoping some of you on here could put some picks up of how yours have been covered so i can decide what to do

 

thanks ian

[steering wheel]

thanks for the info

looks like it will be a 14, did think it would give a bit more room in the car but never thought about it being slippy

more things to think about now

 

ian

[steering wheel]

Hi, i want to change my steering wheel for a wood one. But cannot decide what diameter to go for.

 

thought i would ask on here for opinions before i get the wrong one

 

also will a boss off a spitfire fit?

 

thanks ian

 

[pin stripe]

thanks for the info

 

 

ian

[pin stripe]

Anyone tell me how far down the body the pin stripe goes

 

thanks ian

[bad vibration]

thanks for the info

will have a look tonight

 

ian

[bad vibration]

road speed

[bad vibration]

seat of the pants

 

diff mounts are new polly ones

[bad vibration]

Got another problem with the car STUPID THING, so i need your help again

there is a vibration on acceleration at about 50 mph and above but not on decelaration

 

any ideas

 

Ian

[ignition timing]

Thanks for the info, its set at 11 at the mo

Poss bit of confusion on my part but when you read the manual there is nothing about setting the timing with a timing light only static, but when you look at a usa speck car there are two different settings. Which made me think the advance weights in the dizzy would throw the timing out if i used a timing light and i would have to set it slightly out to compensate.

 

ian

[ignition timing]

Could someone tell me what to set the ignition timing to with a timing light please

all i can find is info on static timing but i have fitted electronic ignition so i can't do the static thing

 

thyanks Ian

[6ra relay]

Thanks for the info

 

Ian

[6ra relay]

Does it matter what 6ra relay you use for the horn and overdrive? There are lots of different ones to choose from, are they just a different amperage or do they work differently?

 

ian

[Finished, sort of]

If you got my private message please ignor, turning a pile of bits into that is an achivement, it is fab u lous. I would however be prepard to take it off your hands even with the O/D switch on the gear knob, but it have to be really cheap.

 

Now can we please see it at some of our local group meetings.

 

Regards Derek H

 

your pm made me laugh

bit of a cock up on the mot, its this saterday not last. if it passes it will be at the next meeting for you all to rip to sherds with things like

those trim rings are for a us car

the washer bottle is off a mk2 escort

your overdrive switch is in the wrong place

etc etc

 

ian

[Finished, sort of]

Thanks for all the coments

hope to have it on the road next week

Checked on the dvla site and the last time it was taxed was 1982, so its about time it got to stretch its legs

 

ian

[Finished, sort of]

And finished

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a few problems, the overdrive don't work, engine wants setting up and the servo don't work, but overall very happy

 

Would just like to say a big thanks to Chris from the Devon group, John aka Stoker and everone on here for answering all my questions

 

Ian

[Finished, sort of]

Next was stone chip and paint the underside

 

 

 

The two halfs together

 

 

 

Out side for the first time, starting to look like a car

 

[Finished, sort of]

8 years ago i was talked into going halves on an abandond project. So after highering a van we went to Skegness to be greated by this

 

 

 

 

It had a new chassis, new outer panels and all the panels to redo the inner shell

First job was to rebuild the engine and get the chassis built up

 

 

Next was the inner body which we decided was too far gone, with another one sorted and repaired it was time for the blasters

 

 

 

 

[more suspension woes]

Had another go at sorting the camber on the front today. I have fitted the maximum amount of shims I can to the bottom wishbones and still have positive camber. So have now turned the fulcrum bracket round to see if that will do the trick. I haven't checked to see if it works yet as i ran out of time.

Question is on the upper wishbones there is an L and a R so is that left and right side fo the wishbone [ as i have fitted ] or left and right side of car?

 

thanks ian

[Early or Late Car]

Dont forget to run the car around every time you have adjusted anything to settle the suspension again.

Stuart.

will do

thanks for your help

 

ian