Well, a mixture of no surprises (labour winning a huge majority) and a few shocks. Looks like labour have not really improved their vote share since the last election, and worse than 2017. So in reality they haven't improved. On the other hand, there has been an exodus of blue voters. I expect some have moved to labour, but with similar numbers of labour voting reform. LibDems had a massive comeback, and now exceeding their PR goal. Of course, the biggest disappointment is farage actually getting elected, along with lee anderson. And 2 others who I can't be bothered to look up. Will rishi stay for a few months? I hope so, so the blues don't have a stupid knee-jerk reaction and elect another lettuce. They need somebody with backbone to provide a decent opposition. They need to learn from post-corbyn labour and present a united front, keeping their squabbles away from the media. Ed davey is s decent bloke, and I hope he manages to make some points, but I don't see him as a strong/robust leader. And I certainly do not see the libdems forming close alliances with the blues as it ruined them last time they tried. The more stunning part of this election is the wipeout of the SNP in Scotland. They make the blues look good! Maybe our Scottish friends have realised that they need to have a govt that looks after the everyday running of the coutry rather than focussing on independance. That boat has sailed for a long long time.  Anyway, I am interested in seeing how things pan out in the next days, weeks and months. The biggest issue that the reds now have is actually living up to expectations. Unlike when blair took power, there are no likely big pots of money on their way, and all the silverware has already been sold off. Enough of my ramblings for now. The weather is grim, and I need to go and do some work.

Hello Hamish, The green TR3a that I pit crew for runs 2x 2" SU's with .125" jets. Cable throttle, manual chokes . Regards, Michael.

Some clever stuff happening here. Skilled man with some nice kit.  

Hi, Added SPAL to the bottom: Type Direction Electrical Connection Fan Blades Voltage Amperage Watts 80W Pull Correct As Sold 0.70 0.30 0.2 80W Pull Correct As Sold 12.00 4.13 49.0 80W Pull Correct As Sold 13.50 4.80 65.9 80W Pull Correct As Sold 14.25 5.20 74.3 80W Pusher Reversed As Sold 0.70 0.34 0.2 80W Pusher Reversed As Sold 12.00 3.50 42.0 80W Pusher Reversed As Sold 13.50 4.20 57.0 80W Pusher Reversed As Sold 14.25 4.57 65.0               Type Direction Electrical Connection Fan Blades Voltage Amperage Watts 80W pull Correct Reversed 0.70 0.30 0.2 80W pull Correct Reversed 12.00 3.59 42.9 80W pull Correct Reversed 13.50 4.25 57.3 80W pull Correct Reversed 14.25 4.57 65.0 80W Pusher Reversed Reversed 0.70 0.33 0.2 80W Pusher Reversed Reversed 12.00 4.38 52.4 80W Pusher Reversed Reversed 13.50 5.10 69.0 80W Pusher Reversed Reversed 14.25 5.49 78.3               Type Direction Electrical Connection Fan Blades Voltage Amperage Watts SPAL No rotate Correct As Sold 0.70 0.70 0.5 SPAL Pull Correct As Sold 12.00 5.30 64.0 SPAL Pull Correct As Sold 13.50 6.10 83.0 SPAL Pull Correct As Sold 14.25 6.50 93.0 SPAL No rotate Reversed As Sold 0.70 0.70 0.5 SPAL Pusher Reversed As Sold 12.00 4.50 54.0 SPAL Pusher Reversed As Sold 13.50 5.20 72.0 SPAL Pusher Reversed As Sold 14.25 5.80 83.0 The SPAL is made Blow or Pull. Mine has code "A" so it's a Puller. an "A" is Italian for Pull. Certainly, the current and energy drop when running in the wrong direction. All the fans consume more energy when the convex edge is leading. I was going to buy an airometer as I already have a manometer. I am saving my money. The SPAL has been in use for a couple of years. It was stalled at 700mV and started to pull more current slowly. Cheers, Iain.

Hmm…. More current draw on fans and centrifugal pumps does tend to mean more work is being done. Though I take the point that it might not all be useful work.

New Spanish ones with plastic floats.  I would need to work out cable operation and reinstate choke to go back to su’s 2 x h6 should cope the a 4 pot 170bhp I would have thought ?

Drawing more power just means more load on the motor, not necessarily more air being moved.  Which is what you're actually after.  That extra energy could be going towards heat and turbulence.

Hi, I ran some tests and came up with the below:             Direction Electrical Connection Fan Blades Voltage Amperage Watts pull Correct Reversed 00.70 0.30 00.2 pull Correct Reversed 12.00 3.59 42.9 pull Correct Reversed 13.50 4.25 57.3 pull Correct Reversed 14.25 4.57 65.0 Pusher Reversed Reversed 00.70 0.33 00.2 Pusher Reversed Reversed 12.00 4.38 52.4 Pusher Reversed Reversed 13.50 5.10 69.0 Pusher Reversed Reversed 14.25 5.49 78.3 Direction Electrical Connection Fan Blades Voltage Amperage Watts Pull Correct Supplied 00.70 0.30 00.2 Pull Correct Supplied 12.00 4.13 49.0 Pull Correct Supplied 13.50 4.80 65.9 Pull Correct Supplied 14.25 5.20 74.3 Pusher Reversed Supplied 00.70 0.34 00.2 Pusher Reversed Supplied 12.00 3.50 42.0 Pusher Reversed Supplied 13.50 4.20 57.0 Pusher Reversed Supplied 14.25 4.57 65.0 To me, it's clear as said. A supplier of these fans is adamant that these fans are designed to run in the opposite direction. They will run but not as efficiently if you follow their instructions. Cheers, Iain.

^^^^^This

Next step is to actually try a trial fit with the correct disc before I pull the trigger on a machined caliper bracket. Too many different things measured here (some of them in quite challenging ways) to be confident it's precise. I'd at least like to make a wooden mockup to test things. The disc I'll be using is a front disc from a base spec 205/306. It's 247mm wide so fractionally larger diameter than the MGF disc, and has a 66mm centrebore which should locate onto the MGF hub spigot, but the top-hat section is shorter. That makes the whole thing just a smidge lighter (disc and caliper bracket) which is nice. However, the PCD needs redrilling. As this is something I might have to do a few times I've been designing a tool for it: The PCDs covered (in order) are: 4x95.25 4x98 4x100 4x101.6 4x108 4x114.3 4x130 The holes are 12mm and it's 20mm thick, so it should guide an M12 drill acceptably. There's 60-degree chamfers on the top surface to match wheel bolts so it should locate in a similar manner to lug-centric wheels (i.e. well, but with a bit of care). For brake discs I'm planning on buying a set of M12 wheel bolts and M12 wheel nuts to bolt through the disc with chamfers on each side to locate them. It'll be made in steel to prevent wear from the sides of the drill. As a singular piece I've had it quoted at about £170, but if there's a couple of people who want to buy in then it gets cheaper. If there's 5 other folks who want it then it gets down to £60 each (plus onward postage). If there's 10 then it's £50 (plus onward postage). These are cost figures, I'm not trying to make a profit. I've posted it in a couple of places to see what the interest might be