Pop Mayday.

**brading** · 14-04-25, 08:14 PM

You have worked bloody hard and done you best Mark. Walk away now do not knock yourself. Sorry to hear of your losing your Mum.

**Happydaze** · 14-04-25, 08:32 PM

Sorry to hear about your mum. Take a good break from it all.

Chris

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**Asbo** · 14-04-25, 10:37 PM

Sometimes you have to just walk away and come back to it … sorry to hear yer bad news

**Blackpopracing** · 15-04-25, 01:20 PM

Thanks Guys.

I messed with the shims on what I believe was the noisy side (took one our then added one extra) to see if it made any difference -worse in both cases - only run for a few seconds) so put it back as it was and it seemed a little quieter.
I played with the vacuum modulator - then it would not go into top, so got it back to approx where it was - shifts are slightly better but it probably needs a different modulator as it shifts into top later than I would expect and drops out as soon as you lift off.

Anyway, it's gone back to Andy now so I can try to get my head in a better place. It will be at Wheelsday if anyone wants to look at it.

**kapri** · 16-04-25, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Happydaze

Sounds like you've not got a stethoscope? Great bit of kit for no more than about £20. Great fun to listen to stuff just for the hell of it, even better if it helps hunt down a problem!

Chris

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It's easy to trace it down to an area using a stethoscope. Had great fun tuning my mates T using an extended sthethscope gaffer taped to the engine and me listening in the passenger seat while he drove to my instructions.

**MisteR Tee** · 16-04-25, 11:00 AM

One of my most used items in my kit when doing vehicle inspections!

**Blackpopracing** · 28-06-25, 07:00 PM

A bit of an update on Andy's pop, hes driving it as much as he can now to get some miles on the engine. The BEST news is the lifter knock has gone after he has done a few miles on it.

Some other friends of Andy did a bit more work on it, replacing the coil (not sure it needed it though) and the fuel pump had failed which is why it broke down on the way to Wheelsday. It turns out that car SOS had mounted it upside down and the earth wire was barely fixed on

With a new pump fitted and the fuel pressure checked (it was only 1psi!) the regulator was adjusted to 3.5psi and it now runs and starts really well

It does smoke a little out of the exhaust when its revved up or under load driving, hopefully this will disappear when we change the break in oil and fit a PCV valve.

Overall the engine is running well now which is a big relief.

There are a few wish list bits Andy wants done, I've ordered a Ford Scorpio handbrake for him (same as on my car) as I know it has a very similar mounting so should swap over fairly easily and it has better leverage with more travel than the chrome 'hot rod' one that is currently fitted, this should hopefully get his handbrake working to an MOT acceptable level.

The seats are the originals, but are way too bouncy - which makes cornering 'interesting' as it's hard to hold the steering one handed (which Andy has to do) while you are bouncing up and down 4" in the seat!! I have some thoughts as to how to calm the seats down, but we may have to think about different seats - Andy did want to keep to the originals but driveability is more important.

**jsf55** · 28-06-25, 09:12 PM

None of your pictures are showing ? Is it a jag rear end ? I still had too extend my granada one too get enough grip on those tiny padsc

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**Blackpopracing** · 28-06-25, 11:06 PM

Oh great - the site went tits up earlier & now has lost all of the picture links

more history destroyed.

No It's (I Think) an 8" ford rear end.

**Asbo** · 30-06-25, 02:27 PM

I had stock style seats in my pop for a while and changed em to bucket seats for that very reason was soooo bouncy

**mygasser** · 30-06-25, 03:58 PM

couldn't you just add webbing across the frame with sponge on top covered with your choice of material. that'd do away with the springs.
neil.

**Blackpopracing** · 30-06-25, 09:55 PM

Possibly Neil, there are about 6" of springs so maybe not so simple. I'm thinking of packing the springs with foam as a first step..

**BadAC** · 01-07-25, 10:40 AM

Hi ya my AC seats are fully sprung as well and very bouncy in stock format, I did just what you said I got hold of some original dunlop pillow foam and used that in the middle springs and some firmer modern foam on the outside springs. Now absolutely comfy.

G

**mygasser** · 01-07-25, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Blackpopracing

Possibly Neil, there are about 6" of springs so maybe not so simple. I'm thinking of packing the springs with foam as a first step..

renault cars used to have reeeally thick foam seats mate. no i didn't own any but had to work on them, lol.
neil.

**Blackpopracing** · 03-07-25, 06:58 PM

I mentioned I bought a handbrake for Andy's car, it arrived a couple of days ago. It had to come from Latvia where they still have scrapyards

It's a Ford Scorpio handbrake - same as the one in my car. I like them as they have a nice flat double mount and 11 clicks and a long handle so it has good leverage and about 30mm of draw on the cable.

It needs a bit of a scrub but it's in excellent condition.

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