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  1. The Racetorations alloy cover actually uses an o-ring real 

    my car came to me in 2012 with the racetorations cover but with a bodged cork gasket.

    Darryl at racetorations sent me a new o-ring which i stuck in to the groove with a little instant gasket and then oiled,  it’s work perfectly ever since 

    Steve

  2. I fitted the CDD cv shafts, hubs , and also the larger studs, to my 6 almost 10 years ago now.

    i had a gaiter split but other than that they have been faultless.

    as mentioned above the ride improvement is very noticeable, the rear suspension works under load unhindered by spline lock

    it’s your car/choice but like everyone else i woild avoid reconditioned hubs.

    steve

  3. Yes its a simple job.

    one potential complexity is there are 2 types of injector, push fit and screw in

    this just refers to how the injector fits into the white plastic holder.

    many cars, mine included, ended up with a mixture….. so when i had them refurbished i asked for a set of all push fit to be returned.

    this just makes maint simpler in the future , the injectors are the same apart from the mounting.

    good luck !

    steve

  4. I fitted the tune+ back in about 2016? 

    the unit has been 100% reliable as far as the engine running and performing

    however the app and rev limiter have been disappointing 

    the app seems to work ok on Apple but i never managed to make it work reliably on Android

    the rev limiter does work but seems to be off as to the revs it applies at

    Steve

     

  5. I’ve been restoring an old 2-stroke outboard motor in the workshop.

    today i applied 2k clearcoat to the cover and tiller, looking good!

    2k in nasty stuff, so protective gear the order of the day !

    a sand and polish and they’ll look great 

     

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  6. 3 hours ago, JohnC said:

    When I fitted purple Superpro poly bushes many years ago I was under the impression they had the same stiffness as the original rubber. There were alternatives which were stiffer. Is that now not the case? All I noticed on my car was lots of missing noise - no increase in harshness.

    J

    Yes, i remember red,blue and yello poly.

    and the front mounts on my 6 are yellow

    But these days blue superpro seems de-rigeur

  7. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, long time no post for me !

    so many hobbies and so little time ….

    After the Castle Combe trackday last May my TR6 developed a ‘clonk’ when taking up drive.

    after doing nothing about this for ages, best practice i know, last week i took it to the local mot place and borrowed their inspection pit.

    was hoping / expecting a worn prop uj, or maybe driveshaft cv…. But these were all fine.

    the diff has some backlash but thats been the same for the 10 years i’ve owned it!

    testing in and out of 1st/reverse with the engine running the rear of the diff moved up and down quite a bit.

    back in 2013 i fitted new rubber rear mounts, the fronts are poly ( i was advised this combo was a good compromise between control and noise)

    Today i replaced the old mounts with superpro blue poly mounts…. And the clonk is gone !

    easy job apart from getting the exhaust box off, it was happy in the car and reluctant to leave !

    the old mounts were shot, the inner steel tube being detached from the rubber.

    heres a few pics

    steve

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  8. 1 hour ago, alec said:

    Only buy spark plugs from a proven safe supplier many fakes on the market

    Too right!

    i spent ages trying to get an old honda motorcycle to run properly after a rebuild, turns out the ‘ngk’ plugs were useless fakes!

    on the tr6 i use the Bosch multi electrode plugs and they have been in for years with no attention or trouble.

    steve

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