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Not oldschool related, but what are the rules about cutting / re-shaping the ribs under a bonnet? My neighbour is adding an M90 supercharger to his K24 powered Honda and it needs a bit of work to get the bonnet to close. It needs a notch in the centre rib from just above the round hole down to the bottom of the dented part (they've been experimenting with a hammer to re-shape it). Is there a rule regarding bonnet ribs? The hole is 130-140mm from the bonnet catch if it makes any difference.

If the clutch cover is thicker overall the fingers could be running on the bearing full time. This would only be the case if you've got the wrong pressure plate / clutch cover.

Yeah, it sounds like the release bearing could be your issue. If it's too long it won't disengage properly. The only other thing that could cause it is an incorrect pressure plate that has the wrong offset to the fingers. C56 and C52 gearboxes are the same aside from ratios and sometimes starter position.

Maybe get in touch with iDrive - they might have a car heading that way with a tow bar. http://idrivecars.co.nz/

Aiit, let's do it. A car space is $17 per week payable to @mark105.

I'm pretty sure we can fit another car into Matangi. Depends if @Firetruck still has the silver Cressida out there.

Does that mean you still get 50mm if extra droop travel when the suspension is aired out? i.e. if you did a jump the shocks will still droop down. Or will the bags keep them tucked up?

Good stuff! Onto the Mini next?

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The oldschool outlaws Ellerslie monthly meet.

Round 2 went well again, starting with a P2 in qualifying behind Bryce in the green #22. It rained overnight, so the track was greasy which posed a bit of a challenge in some corners. Race 1 was awesome fun! We had a great tussle in the front group and I managed to hold on for second place. Another half a lap and I could have had him! Race two was busy! I started from near the back of the grid (reverse grid race) and managed to make my way up the order, eventually making it to the front for a win! And the Race 3 handicap was pretty hard to overcome... The four of us were given a pretty huge gap to try and close! We didn't make it, but that doesn't mean it was a bad race. We had a great battle for most of the 6 laps. So that all boiled down to a very close finish for the round overall! I ended up with 187 points, giving me the win for the round above Bryce, who reached 184 points. Two rounds to go!

A bit of a teaser from Round 2. Bump drafting is fun!

I approve of this. Take it to the track NOW.

Is there still a crew that's keen to have meets? I reckon y'all should kick it back into life.

Burger storage:

Just direct them to the growler/pussy/grunter threads.

Yep, that's the kinda sharn we needed. We certainly do have liability insurance and I'm sure we can gather the know how to write a decent health and safety plan. Opening the conversation with Animates will be a really important step... Does anyone have contact details for the animates GM or CEO from when this all happened?

I don't have much of an understanding of the health and safety act, but I think it would be great to come to some kind of understanding with the people from Animates.

Not really. Long story, but a local resident (Porsche owner) complained and then the CEO of the vet company told us we weren't allowed to use their carpark anymore...

Thanks for that. I haven't had much off yet, just the carb so far. It's got no baffles and is loud as fuck, so I'm unsure how blocked it'll be. That trick is always worth a shot though! It became a lot harder to start when I got home from the ride and gave a couple of impressive backfires, so there's definitely a few things requiring attention.

It goes... Kinda... Gave the carb a rebuild using the kit that @Threeonthetree sent down. It runs OK, but doesn't pull very well and won't rev. Next thing to check is points which will require a flywheel tool.

I feel like there needs to be a West Coast Whoopee / Catlins Caper at some stage too.

This video is from Scott's car during race 2. He had a prime view of the multi-lap battle between Tim and I.

Race 3 - handicap. Started last and 20 odd seconds behind the lead cars. Finished 2nd.

A few more pics have popped up. This was just after passing the pink car. He's had the best pace for the last couple of seasons, so making the pass is a good achievement in itself . And this one is the last corner of race 1 - I'd passed Bryce on the back straight, then he fought back in the last corner and I crossed the line 1/100 of a second in front.