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A310V6 back on the road

Postby johnb » Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:02 pm

Having just finished the mechanical restoration of the car (is it ever really finished?) I took it for the M.O.T. yesterday and it passed. :Cheer :Cheer :super :super
So its first time on the road since its previous owner last used it in 1988. Naturally I'm more than pleased that my efforts over the last 3 years have now produced a result.
Thanks to those in the club who have offered technical advice and those that have been able to provide parts that I've needed.
Now to get using it. :A310
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby jon_viola » Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:45 pm

Congratulations!

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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby clee » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:30 pm

Very nice :up

Well done John .Bring to the next RATS' open day ?
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby JohnC » Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:43 pm

You've made a nice job of her John..... well done :Cheer ..... Bring it to Goodwood in August if you can, would like to see it. :D
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby PaulC1959 » Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:47 pm

::S ::W ::E ::E ::T :super

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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby johnb » Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:19 pm

Thanks for the nice comments.
Now that the M.O.T. hurdle is over it needs cosmetic attention, so the re-spray is next on the agenda.
I could bring it to the RATS open day, re-sprayed or not, so long as it's not part way through the re-spray at that time. Can't make Goodwood, John, I'm afraid.
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby JohnC » Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:06 pm

johnb wrote:Can't make Goodwood, John, I'm afraid.

Thats a shame John ..... Macon.. next year then. :up
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby BIG_MVS » Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:54 pm

Bravo John! I am warming to the "Pink Panther Mobile"...It looks great in white with the funky Blue velour :super
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby Williams » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:16 pm

Absolutely love it..!!! White with that amazing, period interior is spot on! Gutted we'll not get to see it at Origine RS in August at Goodwood though.. :(

Fingers crossed I'll get to see it sometime soon. La vie en Bleu? ;)
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Postby johnb » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:25 pm

Checkout the headlining.

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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby MFaulks » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:31 am

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Ca c'est fantastic! Nicely done John, great stuff. What did the mot guys think? Further, how does it run, have you had a blast in it yet?
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby johnb » Sat Apr 19, 2014 11:32 am

MFaulks wrote:.
Ca c'est fantastic! Nicely done John, great stuff. What did the mot guys think? Further, how does it run, have you had a blast in it yet?


The M.O.T. guys were more than interested, I guess because it broke the monotony of doing M.O.T.s on modern cars. Two guys from another garage happened to turn up whilst it was being done, which resulted in lots of questions. They were quite surprised by the emissions reading of 0.21% vol at idle for CO which, from what I've read, is the sort of level required from modern cars. So my tuning of the carb mixture screws, just using a vacuum gauge connected to the inlet manifold, seems to have set them close enough.

After the M.O.T. I took it for a short run up the local Chapel-en-le-Frith bypass. I didn't exactly blast it, only going up to about 60 mph. I want to be sure that nothing falls off before doing some spirited runs. It performed well, didn't pull to one side or feel anything other than 'planted' considering that I need to have my suspension geometry set-up checked on proper equipment. Acceleration was smooth without flat spots so the double carb arrangement seems to be working. The brakes felt good and didn't pull to one side. The front wheels will need balancing as there was some steering wheel shake. So, overall, I was happy with that first run.
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby AreTee » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:26 pm

Hi John, it's looking very smart - you have done a good job there. Hopefully we'll get to meet sometime this year. My A310 passed its MOT this morning with no advisories so I am set for another year. The aim is to try to use it more this year as I only did 600 miles last year.

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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby johnb » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:29 pm

AreTee wrote:Hi John, it's looking very smart - you have done a good job there. Hopefully we'll get to meet sometime this year. My A310 passed its MOT this morning with no advisories so I am set for another year. The aim is to try to use it more this year as I only did 600 miles last year.

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Glad your car is fit for another year. Probably meet at the RATS open day if the date is suitable.
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Re: A310V6 back on the road

Postby Tony Smith » Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:44 am

Looks good - really like the back end in white and black. Bit gutted I sold mine now, although I did find it too small for my middle-age spread :o(
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