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Managing to avoid the rain in Scotland!

Oh you lot are in for a treat, breakfast has arrived at QUACKERS cafe. What a difficult choice it will be though, all cakes and sausage rolls are made in their on-site bakery from the finest ingredients. What a shame @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO isn't bringing his own Kinderella, Charlotte, she would have loved this cake. Let's hope we can sit out here as we will be more than a group of 6, wrap up warm. Don't you just love a car park with no kerbs, please behave, donuts are not on the menu😄.

Just a reminder folks, it's tomorrow, (Saturday) afternoon, at 3pm. Zoom meeting details are in the thread, linked to above!

The blasting of the chassis revealed far more hidden horrors than I was expecting and in total the list ran to about 60 defects that needed fixing in one way of another. Most of these were cracks, broken welds and some rust holes so it was surprising that they were all hidden below the fresh paint that the previous owner had applied to the chassis only a few years before. the welder Richard so I’m told is more commonly found fixing up the BTCC and GT grids. He had been an absolute artist with the TIG and brazing rods and put in a late evening yesterday to try and finish it but was eventually beaten by the magnitude of issues which exhausted his supply of brazing rods. One more visit will see it finished so I can then finally get it painted.

Not sure I like the look of yours Andrew but I will take this instead....... https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=KY12&locationID=59375&lat=56.1&lon=-3.5&dateFor=24/05/2021

Hi @Julie Hall - Peak District AO - Going to try and make this. Will be very much dependent on a final weather call first thing, and will convoy over with @AndrewBClarke. Looking forward to seeing you all again!

@Scotty72 we will absolutely be out over the Bank Holiday weekend, I will be watching the weather and picking the best day. It will be great to see Charlie too now that we are not restricted to 6 people.

A nice one from Blyton at the weekend

Engine and gearbox out for changing to H pattern dogbox with proper ratios in MT 75 case plus light flywheel and pinto clutch. Hope this do the job ... Cant wait to compare to MNR with 100kg lighter CBR 1000 engine+gearbox ... but parts supply from MNR .. ouch.. Kind of ugly side to side to Westfield Edit : zetec 2.0 with mt75 alternator and starter : 160 kg. Honda CBR 1000 65 kg

The first monthly meet will be Sunday June 13th at… Cafe on the water Hanningfield reservoir Giffords lane CM3 8HX @10:00 ish….!!!! 🤣 Hope to see some new faces as we come to an end of restricted measures

Apologies for wimping out. Hopefully next month will be dry, and maybe even warmer

Hi Julie I'll be there as long as the weather is ok. Really looking forward to seeing everyone.

It'll be OK Mike.. maybe a bit of wheel juggling required. 😉

Seconded, I've used it successfully around the exhaust exit too.

This stuff is really good and easy to work with. You can cut it with decent scissors and the self adhesive stuff is great. https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/carbon-fibre-veneer-sheet

CF is easy to work with. Best to use permagrit cutting discs and files. I bought my tools and material from Easy composites. Something like this in 1mm will be fine- sheet Use PPE to avoid breathing in dust from cutting/sanding it. This tape will stick it on- VHB Tape I've used it for roll bar feet covers and also for an exhaust plate like you wish to make. If you cut a very fine slot in it with a hacksaw, you can carefully open up the shape to pass it round things to avoid removing them etc.

Providing the weather stays as predicted I'm in. Will be my first peaks meet

Cheers @jonjh1964, that's a great price and local too! Just booked.

Just make your own. I’m not sure if I used 1 or 2mm CF but it was easy enough to do.

Tried them on with my work socks (thicker than what I wear on a weekend!) so I would say there a decent 10.5 if they were closer to a 10 I wouldn't be able to get them on - Im usually a 10.5 to 11 depending on make.

Great to see people, and i can honestly say I didn’t pay for your beer 🤣

I'll be there.

It must have cost them money and I'm surprised they offer us a 100% refund. I'd be happy to contribute £10-20 to help offset their loss.

She's feeling neglected, but the camper build is taking priority (and all my spare time), and I need to move that to get her out.

Can't make this one - sorry. Bodywork is still at the bodyshop and I reckon it will be late June before I'm mobile again. Hopefull the weather will a bit more Westie-friendly by then...

Hi love to join but unfortunately the car is in bits as I have a coolant leak. I hope to join you on the next run🤞. simon.

Sorry even though the Westie's now fixed I've got a family gathering for the first time in 10 months