Trials prepared Midget for sale

For Sale due to lack of time, 1500 Midget prepared for classic trials. Very comprehensive history including results etc on trials entered.

Well known on MCC events (last entered approx 5 yrs ago).

Engine runs well with strong oil pressure.

Over the 2 years I have fitted the following.

- New suspension and brakes all round, including poly rear bushes and raising the rear suspension.

- Custom Maniflow built exhaust that runs over the axle for ground clearance.

- Resprayed the car.

The car comes with 12 months MOT, 4 good tyres on it and many spares including an engine and box, that were removed from a running car (I was told that they were freshly rebuilt but have not stripped them.)

 £1250

MK2 GOLF 1800 - £450 ono

 

Please help me clear some space!

 

Mk2 Golf, 1800, 5 Door, MOT to November 10th, 3 Months TAX, Metalic Blue, Radio Cassette, A few new bits (CV Joint, Exhaust Box, Rear Brake Shoes, accelerator cable,etc)
Just had oil/water changed... 117,000 miles. Goes almost as well as the GTI but without the Insurance costs... Slight damage to N/S Front door but nothing bad!

 

01707 881772

Hatfield, Herts.

GOLF GTI FOR SALE - £850

 

D Reg, '87, GTI, 8Valve, Red, 3 Door, Factory Sunroof, Tatty 14" BBS look alloys, 12 Months MOT, 2 Months TAX, 191000 Miles and still going strong (no smoke), Stainless Steel Exhaust box, 1 New Tyre, New Handbrake cables and front Flexi Hose, Recent Service, Valve Stem Oil Seals, Rear Discs, Bearings, Pads and more..

 

Must sell as Company car comming soon...

 

짙850.

 

01707 881772

Hatfield, Herts.

Northern Trial - new date 22 September

The Northern Classic Trial has been postponed until Saturday, 22nd September.  This is still a provisional date but we are hopeful that the trial WILL run on that day.  So to all those that have already entered and to those who would still like to - see you in September.

 

For latest news from Fell Side Auto Club, look at our website at www.fsac.flyer.co.uk

 

Martin Willis

Secretary

Hill Poll

Now that the F&M epidemic appears to have put paid to any more trials before the summer break, I thought that those of you with withdrawal syptoms might like something to fill the void.

What I'm suggesting is that interested parties nominate their three Favourite Hills and three Least Favourite Hills, together with SHORT reasons for their choice.

If the hills are nominated in order of preference I can then allocate marks, say 10 for first choice, 5 for second and 3 for third and compile a table based on those scores.

If you want to take part please  e-mail me your choices at chris_n_p@hotmail.com

That way other users of the site won't know what your choice is.

Membership of this site is not a qualification for entry.

Multiple entries from triallers will be accepted, providing you use wit and humour in your reasons for the choice of hills.

Please restrict your choices to hills used on a Classic Trial in the last five years, ie from 1 Jan 1996.

 

Entries will close on 30 March 2001, and I will publish the results as soon thereafter as possible.

 

There might even be a small (very small) prize for the winner, whose choice most closely meets the aggregate choice.

 

Get thinking

 

Chris

 

 

New Join Up procedure

Hello,

 

Just to let you all know I have got a bit fed up with people joining up and not saying who they are and/or not disclosing a valid e-mail. Consequently I have changed the site so a new member has to be approved (by me) before they can join. I believe this is the right thing to do. let me know if you disagree.

 

Michael

 

Message to new member deMontygni

Hi,

 

My name is Michael and I am the community manager. One of the rules of this community is that you must disclose either your name or an alias that allows the other members to know who you are and have a valid e-mail address.

 

I would appreciate you going along with this ny ammending your member profile in the next couple of days.

.

 

Michael

Help with Escort Preperation

Posted on behalf of John Rohdes

 

May I ask for some advice on preparing an Escort, please?

I've done lots of trials of all sorts in the last forty years but only a
couple of Classics. My buddy just bought a genuine works built Mexico for
historic rallying but he also asked if I'd like to go out on a classic
occasionally, too. It seemed rude to turn him down so I had to accept, well
you do, don't you?

I noticed the back end of Escorts don't seem to be fastened to anything when
they go up rough sections, are the dampers two feet long or just taken off
altogether?

Given that we have a professionally prepped rally car, what temporary
alterations would be suitable to make, prior to a Classic trial? It will
obviously run slowly and smoothly, it will pick up cleanly and rev freely.
The bodywork is stiff and better than new. Sump, etc. guards and other skids
are fitted and we have decent seats. What about the front legs? Probably a
bit hard, any thoughts? I wondered about screwing the spring seats right out
and fitting long soft springs. (Off what, though) I suppose just using
longer spring shackles at the back will fix that end, subject to something
doing with the dampers.

It has Minilites available as well as any others we might need, what tyres
are OK to use, sizes, compounds, brands, treads? Can we use, say, 14" steels
off anything, like a Sierra? Stud PCD's spring to mind.

This all came about because after he built a decent 911 for sprints and
hillclimbs from a few boxes of bits there are enough bits to make a second
rough one and I said "let's go for a jacked up Porsche for Classic
Trialling", when he stopped foaming at the mouth he suggested using the
Escort. Humph!  I'll persue that one later in the year, watch this space.

Any suggestions are welcome.

John Rhodes. West Yorkshire.