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For me, so far so good. Unable to take the wez out because of the floods but keeping myself very occupied. When I feel a drop in mood I just DO something! I'm working very hard to maintain a good place in my head. Hoping everyone else is managing OK?

Thanks for the words. This last month has been quite slow progress but I did find some time to work through a few more ideas for the suspension and braking. Having worked out a plan for the front suspension my attention has now turned to the rear. As mentioned earlier in the thread the original magnesium upright was broken during the Lydden accident and are beyond repair. This had been replaced with a fabricated steel upright of the same geometry as the mag upright to get the car rolling but over time that too had rusted to dust. I'd looked at the options of reverse engineering the Mag upright to make some replacements but after some preliminary enquiries with some suitable companies the costs of 3D scanning and prototyping would have been prohibitive so and early decision has been made to go with fabricated uprights that were used on the slightly earlier JW4 Mk4 . The JW4 Mk4 was a car that for a short time I owned and this was the prototype for the car engined JW4's when F4 was being developed to move away from the use of Motorcycle engines. The first prototype which I had was much like the Costin designed for a Hillman Imp engine and ran with unmodified imp drive shafts. As it happens amongst all the factory drawings I have for the earlier cars are the upright drawings for the Mk4 and the details necessary for making new replacements. The sheet metal parts would be easy to recreate and I'll be getting these laser cut as usual, the hubs and bearing carriers are slightly tricker as these are taken from the Hillman Imp's rear trailing arms and then cut down for repurposing. The uprights are still on the drawing board at the moment so there's no fabrication to show at this time however I have sourced a pair of Imp rear wishbones and cut these down for the bearing carriers that I'll need for the new suspension. I've also found a pair of rear drums, that have now been stripped down, shot blasted, powder-coated and now reassembled again.

It's unreal, the whole thing. If you employed 635 people... a scheming, self-important, evasive, out-an-out liar to lead half your workforce, an useless fossil of an out-of-touch crock who makes grand promises he can't possibly keep to lead 35% of your workforce, and several of the most annoying and selfish people on the planet to lead the last 15%, then paid them an average £100k per year for three and a half years only to get zero done at the end... you'd either sack the lot of them or just shut the factory down altogether. The fact that they have the nerve to ask us to hire them again is breathtaking humbug. All they have done since 2016 is feather their own nests while driving a huge wedge through the nation.

The Westfields were out in force this morning, with a total of none. We were definitely shown up by a MNR owner who lives near me. Only been on the road 1 week.

When I have a fit of dreaming about buying a new TV or any AV kit, I do what I've always done and look at last year's What HiFi winners... Unless there is a technology need you need to address now, if it won awards last year, it'll still be dammed good and way cheaper too.

To me the biggest single pandering commitment promise was free broadband for everyone. Lets image, youre having broadband problems and you have to call a government department for help...

OK, I see a LOT of TV's where I work and I see them in use and showing multiple sources and even I'm confused... Can we perhaps start with what Jude actually might NEED... Jude, do you have or are you getting SkyQ in the near future? If "yes I am getting SkyQ" then a UHD TV is the spec. Then it's a choice between OLED ("normal" LED screens) or QLED (liquid crystal display type screens) that MIGHT suffer with screen burn after extended display of a repeated or fixed image. Unlikely in a domestic environment unless the TV is on Bloomberg all day... If "no I'm not getting SkyQ" then a "normal" HDTV is likely going to fit the bill. With regards to the latest smart apps, what do you usually use? Are you planning on using more? From my personal experience the apps on the TV (catch-up type things) are replicated on the Sky platform for most of what I watch and to be honest I rarely actually use any them, but then I don't suffer with FOMO... I have a preference for Samsung or LG TV's.

This is the one we bought. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/lg-oled55c9mlb-55-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-oled-tv-with-google-assistant-10193150-pdt.html This is the direct comparison Samsung. The q80 is cheaper but doesn't have the one cable box (I dont think) Seems the price differential has grown. I actually thought the samsung was over priced for what is a clever LCD tv. But none the less very very good. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-qe55q90ratxxu-55-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-qled-tv-with-bixby-10191543-pdt.html

A set of 4 Toyo R1R tyres 195/50 x 15 inch. Used but all have 4mm of tread and are evenly worn and in good condition. These tyres are increasingly hard to find to buy new now. Have always been kept in a garage under cover when not in use. Collection only please from DE23. PM me if interested. £100

The General Election was called because the Conservatory Government was struggling to sort a problem nobody had asked them to create---Brexit. Brexit arose after PM David of Cameroon asked the voters if they wanted to Remain in EU or Leave, and the voters apparently got it wrong. After DC resigned a new PM, Mother Theresa, tried and failed to sort the Brexit. Then it was the turn of another new PM called Boorish who was so famous he was known solely by his first name (this is the case with all truly well known people; Elvis, Prince, Bjork etc.). The Parties had different plans to appeal to voters:- Conservatory--—Leader Boorish said his new Brexit plan was ‘half-baked'. Many observers agreed. It just needed slightly more cooking to be satisfying and nutritious for the whole nation. The hope was that an exhausted nation would vote Conservatory to end the brexit purgatory and forget 9 years of wage stagnation and funding NHS at half the historic average yearly increase. The Purgatory Party stood down to give Conservatory a clean run at their target seats. Labour---Leader Jeremiah Corblimey (he wears cor-blimey trousers and lives in a Council flat) said he’d negotiate an improved Brexit deal, then let the voters know it’s rubbish and recommend staying in EU. Hope was that extra NHS funding promise would swing the vote for Labour and voters wouldn’t focus on vast spending commitments and possible tax increases. UK had never had a Marxist Socialist PM who'd attended terrorists’ funerals before, but there was a first time for everything. LibUnDems---Leader (girlyswot) Jo Winsome said she’d Revoke Article 50 and stay in EU ignoring 17.4 million voters from 2016 because LibUnDems know what’s best. Hope was that all the Remain voters would switch to LibUnDems to sweep Jo to power. Scottish National Party---Leader, Nicola 1, wanted to stay in EU, and Leave UK, delivering an Independent Scottish Country accountable to no-one except the unelected bureaucrats of Brussels. Greens---Leader J R Hartley wanted to solve problems by going back to a simpler time called the 15th century. Brexit Party---Leader N Farago wanted Brexit delivered (unclear what that is and Deliverooo couldn't help). A General Election is usually about Defence, Tax, NHS, Police, Schools, funding Local Government etc but this one is defined by Brexit. A TV station planned a debate between the leaders of the two biggest parties, Conservatory and Labour, but Jo Winsome demanded to be included despite only gaining 12 MPs in 2017 (and Jo losing her own East Dumbartonshire seat in 2015--regained in 2017). Jo had cleverly calculated that if she could merely increase her MPs by a multiple of 28 then she would be Prime Minister. There was no flaw in the arithmetic; only in the voting logic based on all past history of elections. Jo was very polite and insisted the Party drop a slogan rhyming with rollocks after arguing that an anti-Democracy stance was offensive enough. The EU Budget Deficit Rules unambiguously stated NO COUNTRY SHALL EXCEED 3% GDP AS YEARLY DEFICIT (unless that Country is called France). This was a drawback for Labour, and Jeremiah, as their spending plans might exceed the limit (secretly JC wanted out of the EU to have free rein over Government spending). Current PM Boorish made a commitment to stop drinking alcohol until Brexit was sorted, which is expected to be very soon (Brexit already in the oven). This greatly reassured the electorate as it meant he’d only be boozing during the rest of his 5 year term as PM (if successful). History showed that all great British PMs in the past had been great imbibers. Voting day is 4 weeks tomorrow---here's hoping it all turns out for the best. =====================================================================================

It’s a special version of the box, comes with an interchangeable bell housing.

Looking forward to trying the ps3’s and the plan is a new set off 888R’s for the summer as I think my A048’s have done a fair few temp cycles and age could be catching up with them. I would like to thank everyone for their helpful reply’s and opinions, one of the things I like about this forum. Not forgetting the humours comments that make us all laugh 😂

The other job for this month was trial assembly if the engine and transaxle in the chassis. Some time later in the cars history it was fitted with a Honda S800 engine so before the chassis goes to paint I wanted to be sure that the engine mounts were still in the right place for the imp engine. For now I'm just using a scrap gearbox and an old engine till something more suitable is built. In the advertising literature for the car it was stated that the engine and box could be fitted as a single unit to ease assembly. Encouraged but this news I set about trying to squeeze everything into the small engine bay but there was just no way it would fit from any angle. Disassembled again the transaxle was slotted in first and the engine dropped in and bolted into place. All the ancillaries and manifolds were then fixed into place to check for clearances.

I was under the impression the type 9 could be built by the likes of First Motion, BGH etc to be much stronger with much better ratios than the MT(C) 75 and much easier to get hold of. Hence wondering why you couldn’t do a Type 9 swap.

Never thought someone would waste an hour of their life watching me going round in circles... that 205 is fast, eh? The girl... Apparently she sprints a caterham academy... and she wanted to jump in but she was too shy... so one of my friends chunked her in the car🤣🤣. I did ask her if she could see something... and she told me "not much, but probably is for the best".

I'm hoping they'll last several wet 'races' round the Peak District following @Julie Hall - Peak District AO or even better, dry too 😎😎

Brilliant! Sheer raw talent and determination!

That’s what we have - the Viera plasma was a cracker and still looks really good as a bedroom telly 10 years on! A few years back got a newer Viera led/lcd/wherever and very happy apart from slightly poorer viewing angles compared to plasma. No doubt that isn’t an issue with 2018/19 models

My 5 year old Samsung lcd has noticeable shading on the screen, light spots and purple patches. Football, when the camera pans across the field, and light pictures are most affected. Don’t notice it as much on Emmerdale or Coronation Street. Strictly is fine too.

LG oled by far the best. With OLED, LG can control every pixel so you get far better contrast and colours. With Samsung QLED this is still LCD and the picture is not as good Dont leave a still image or ticker tape on an oled screen for a long period of time, more than 24 hrs, otherwise you can get burn However, this is unlikely to happen on a consumer tv

If you get a set after a wet race they are like brand new!

Cracking tyres those. Even a good dry track day option!

Everyone will have their own opinion... I would bet in panasonic Vieira. I own an oldish one, and quite a lot of my surroundings have bought one. Great colour panel. Decent sound. They are weak in smart apps but i don't use the built in SO anyway so... perfect combo, and the build quality and design and robustness are something superior. Oh. Thet are not too expensive for what they are.

I am most impressed with our 55” OLED LG I bought exactly 1 year ago. Picture is awesome, even sound is pretty good too. I bought a LG sound bar, I used it for 2 days and removed it! Don’t get one unless you can afford a BOSE or Sonos. Andy

Indeed. When we first got our UHD set, the “intelligent frame creation” setting made it appear like you were watching a starkly shot video rather than a hi res movie. Difficult to describe but everything just looked “fake”. A change of settings and it was so much better!

If it was purely on the best picture on the best material, viewed under the best conditions then it would have been the LG OLED (but not by that much TBH). Despite not having burn-in issues with the plasma, I was still conscious of it being a potential issue with an OLED, so that was also a minor consideration. A typical warehouse like Currys is probably the worst place to view a potential TV purchase, really bright and cluttered, although that does give you an idea how it'll look when viewing on a bright day I suppose. I'm somewhat limited for UHD material at the moment, but the Seven Worlds on iPlayer is bl**** stunning. Not quite so impressed by Jack Ryan on Amazon but that could have been a bandwidth issue somewhere in the chain - it seemed to keep switching in & out of UHD/HDR which was quite disturbing to watch at times. Also important though, once you have chosen your set, make sure to go through the many settings on offer - ours came set in probably the usual default modes and although some stuff looked pretty good in the high refresh, a lot of it looked very 'soap opera', which is just plain weird to my eyes. Watch everything in 'Movie Mode' now - much better, but YMMV of course. I spent a while looking at some of the video reviews on Youtube too - Digital Trends give decent not-too-techy reviews, AVForums reviews are rather more detail oriented if you really want to dig deep, although they make the point frequently that a lot of the figures and differences they quote between different sets are below the threshold of detectability with the human eye....

That’s a good point. We don’t all have access to the latest highest definition broadcasts or material and I know when we upgraded from a plasma it was hard to find an led telly that could beat the plasma for it’s ability to display lower quality content.

I was looking at the C9 as the front runner. Very nice, but for me, and again, very much a surprise, preferred the Q90 overall. The One connect wasn’t a deal breaker but very nice to have in our setup. A big part of the decision was how it handled poor source materials. It’s nice to have such a difficult choice to make! (went with the 65” by the way. The Pio was a 50” and wanted to go reasonably bigger).

Went through this one recently. Have had (and still got) a Pioneer plasma from 2011 which at the time, was supposed to be the best TV money could buy. Through work, I got to see quite a lot of TVs and was of the opinion that was a fair assessment - a great TV quality wise. New TV would have to be good to be worth the change so I did some research. Having kept an eye open I'd already pretty much concluded that OLED would be the ideal replacement for the plasma but to my genuine surprise, I ended up with a Samsung Q-LED. I honestly didn't expect to ever buy an LCD TV, but the things they have done to mitigate the problems of LCD are impressive. The final thing that did to for me was getting the lad at Currys to put the same material on an LG OLED and a Samsung Q90 right next to one another - the manufacturers don't like you doing that! The LG OLED had fantastic black performance but the screen was way more reflective than the Samsung, which somewhat offset that in most viewing situations, but the Samsung made an absolutely incredible job of processing some iffy source material - it looked rubbish on the LG OLED but amazing on the Samsung. Yes, I know it was post-processed....but I don't care, it looked great! The LG showed terrible contouring, the Samsung replaced it with a smooth graduated field of colour. HDR material looked good on both as did UHD. OLED slightly better for the absolute image purist still, but I don't watch most of my TV in perfect viewing conditions, so the Q-LED won out for me. A big bonus, I never have to worry about the potential for screen burn. Always ran the plasma a bit on the dim side to try and mitigate that risk. Would likely do the same with an OLED just in case. No such worries with the Q-LED, so I can spend hours playing on the console without worrying. Samsung & LG both make a good TV. Probably a good idea to get along to Currys or the like and have a play with the different 'smart' systems - see which you prefer. The Samsung one gets a bit of a blasting for the voice control, but the main system seems pretty good to me. Also, consider looking at a model from last year - you can usually get a better TV for the same budget as this years models that way. Won't have the absolute latest features/signal processing/etc but that isn't always a bad thing. Another factor in favour of the one I picked was the Samsung "one invisible connection" setup on their top models. There is a black brick that takes all the inputs then a thin (about 3mm) translucent cable that connects to the panel itself. This carries the signal and power for the panel so saves masses of cables behind the TV itself. This worked out great for me, as the old Pioneer had a similar external 'media box' setup, but with a Displayport and mains cable to the panel itself, so I just swapped out the boxes and wires. Can't hurt to wait for the sales, but you don't tend to see much of the higher end stuff. I kept a close eye on prices for a couple of months using PriceSpy, then saw a good offer on John Lewis with a £125 voucher refund so jumped on it.

Now this REALLY brightened my day... indulged by the local flying club.. I so LOVE my car