Another one back on the road
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:10 pm
Many of you will be aware of the problems I have had in the now long drawn out restoration of my Traveller, but at last some good news.
It passed its MoT and I drove it home on Tuesday morning! There is still some work to be done (see my post about fuel tanks) but at least the car is back on the road and can be driven. I've never actually driven the car on the road before, so I'm impressed with how quickly it picks up speed with the 1275 engine. However, having driven it from down the A1 from Mill Hill and then round London's A406 my next priority is to fit front disc brakes. Getting it going is the easy bit!
Getting the doors to lock properly is obviously essential, but I also want to get the wheels looked at as a massive vibration sets up above 45mph - I'm hoping that it may be alleviated with a bit of wheel balancing. Otherwise, any ideas what the cause might be?
The engine is running a bit on the rich side, but that's easily dealt with. New rubber seals may also help to reduce the howl of air passing through the gaps on the front quarter lights. Oh, and a self-cancelling indicator stalk would be useful. I'm hoping that all the other drivers I confused on Tuesday simply put it down to historic vehicle eccentricity.
PS. Top marks to GDK Garages in Mill Hill. Many thanks Nic.
It passed its MoT and I drove it home on Tuesday morning! There is still some work to be done (see my post about fuel tanks) but at least the car is back on the road and can be driven. I've never actually driven the car on the road before, so I'm impressed with how quickly it picks up speed with the 1275 engine. However, having driven it from down the A1 from Mill Hill and then round London's A406 my next priority is to fit front disc brakes. Getting it going is the easy bit!
Getting the doors to lock properly is obviously essential, but I also want to get the wheels looked at as a massive vibration sets up above 45mph - I'm hoping that it may be alleviated with a bit of wheel balancing. Otherwise, any ideas what the cause might be?
The engine is running a bit on the rich side, but that's easily dealt with. New rubber seals may also help to reduce the howl of air passing through the gaps on the front quarter lights. Oh, and a self-cancelling indicator stalk would be useful. I'm hoping that all the other drivers I confused on Tuesday simply put it down to historic vehicle eccentricity.
PS. Top marks to GDK Garages in Mill Hill. Many thanks Nic.
. vibration is wheels, propshaft or both, i just had my prop balanced and it cleared 90% of the vibration I was having at 45mph. l need to get the wheels done next. Your problem could also be a bit of both.
