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I bought this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351766162399?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT and installed it under Windows 10. I also downloaded and installed the free VirtualBox and then set up a Windows XP virtual machine. Then I installed the Prolific drivers on the WinXP VM. I plugged the USB to Serial converter in and set the drivers advanced setting to COM1 on both Win10 and WinXP. I then plugged it into my Dunnell ECU and ran up UCAMS 1.24 and it only works!

Well what a great day out we had. It was 361 miles from my house and back. We had no rain but was overcast all day but that certainly did not spoil anything. Three cars had to back out at the last minute which was a shame but do fully understand so so it looks like we may have to do it again for those that missed out. I left home at 6.25am and met Dave and Emma and we all thought Rob would be late....as he ALWAYS IS....but he was bang on time which is a worlds first. Well done Rob. We set off and met Martyn who had travelled up from down south especially for the trip and it was fantastic that he put so much effort in to attend. The first part of our run, I had planned to follow the coast as much as possible so that we enjoyed the sea views. Onwards we went to Darlington for breakfast. I was told by the others to speed up as I drive to slow so I clogged on and hit 57mph at one point. It was nice having the roads to ourselves and Whitby was a breath of fresh air to drive through as it was deserted and lovely and peaceful.....apart from the thunderous roar of our engines. After breakfast it was over to Alston to meet Chris and his gang. The roads were brilliant and I managed to hit over 55mph. Absolutely stunning views over the moors with white painted houses dotted around. It must be bleak in winter and they must have difficulty finding the houses in the snow. You could see the remains of the quarries that had been carved out of the hillsides. We went through one village and passed a chap on a disability scooter going down the street. it looked like he was only in his underwear. In Alston we met Chris and his gang....what an amazing set of cars they had. They look so smart together as they are all aero-screened and it was just like been at a trackday. What is fantastic is that no matter how well used a car is, everyone loves them and they all look amazing in their own right. We all left together but Chris and his friends went to inspect a road they wanted to try.....shame it was a 14 mile long dead end. [reminds me of the alps trip] The roads were brilliant and Chris gave us details of a change of route which suited our cars so well. Really twisty roads and lovely views. Poor Buttercup nearly got wiped out twice. Once by a deer that rain alongside my cycle wing for around 20 seconds and was as petrified as I was, and the second was a couple of minutes later by a tandem. I went round a corner and the bike was on my side of the road. The fella look petrified and his front wheel was wobbling like crazy. I got passed him but how he did not hit Rob behind me I will never know. Rob then lead for a while and went at his usual million miles an hour. I tried to get his attention but he was having none of it and he went straight passed the turning. We took the turning and sat and waited....and waited....and waited. Anyway we all arrived at Kielder castle. Nice carpark but parking is £4,50 for over an hour. However this does allow you to use the other carparks at Kielder. Food was very nice and was reasonable so no complaints there. There is quite a bit to see and do at the castle area so thats a trip for another time. There are also clean toilets here. We had some good banter between us and it was nice that everyone got on. After dinner we all said our goodbyes and headed home. We passed Hadrians Wall on the way and a lot of roman earthworks and a large roman fort on the hillside. It was a smashing day and the drive was a mixture of coast, moorland and forestry and it really was lovely. Thank you to everyone who joined in and below is a video of our day. I won't apologise for the music as it was all I had that was long enough. I hope you like it.

So today a shiny new sender unit came through the post. When I tested the old one it was rusted in places and the connections were really poor even after trying to clean them up. I thought it was best to order a new one and this afternoon it was fitted ... albeit with some words that must have sounded rather rude to my amused neighbour as there seems to be a knack to get everything in that I failed to find. However I put the connections back on, wired up the battery and hey presto the reading seems accurate. Won't know how good it is till the tank is used up but fingers are crossed. Thanks again for the help ... saved me a load of dosh. Now ... on to the leaky carbs :-)

Thanks Gary for the nice comments. It was a really good trip and one I will definitely do again.

Have t a clue what car he's talking about, but while if never got quite that far, it's early familiar... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1l5Q6ijc1I&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/w1l5Q6ijc1I

I've got the OK from the missus - so as long as the weather isn't dire (odd shower OK) then I'll be there. Busy drumming up some more of our mob if you don't mind a few more foreigners

Damn, thought I'd remembered how to embed videos.

It's a nice car and should be worth it, in fact, ought to be worth more... ...but, while it looks nice, and some of the mods are probably improvements over the original, the fact is, it does seem to have too many non-original parts and little changes to truly command the price of a proper piece of history. And of course, it can only be original once!

You will be lucky Paul - The Yorkshire Mafia (in particular Terry) do not like Loton. Not only is it 150 miles or thereabouts there was a certain individual official associated with Loton that used to wind some people up. He's no longer there but the damage has been done. IMHO it is one of the best hills and run events on our calendar - great location, challenging hill, good social crack over the 2 days. Gluten Free has crashed there twice and still keeps going back.

I've got an original duratec alternator if that's what you're after?

Yep

Had a canny day out, cheers Geoffrey. I think its the most Westfield I've seen in one place, not managed to get to any of the shows yet. I think the WSCC should have a version of the dash warning sticker available in the shop. Graeme

It will make the car lighter, as you only need half a bonnet.