Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 16:17:38 GMT
Hi folks.
Thought I'd brighten up the forum with a few pictures from June when I took WGW on the 700 mile round trip across to Northern Ireland and the beautiful Antrim Coast for the big Ford event up at Portrush.
I've sent a whole batch of pictures to Len, so they should be showing up here soon if they haven't already done so.
The weather was mostly kind during my stay there, although WGW certainly got utterly drenched on several occasions. Although she performed reliably, that's not to say that everything remained entirely screwed together or running at its peak. But all in all it was a good shakedown trip, with plenty of pointers as to areas which still need a bit more fettling.
The overall mpg of just over 22 could certainly do with some improvement, although WGW doesn't run a standard engine or carburation, so maybe that's about as good as I can hope for. Much of the motorway mileage was covered at around 85 - 95, which with the long legs provided by the noisy (and since rebuilt) B/W T5 gearbox, is but a canter for WGW in comparison to when it had its four-speed 'box, where even cruising at 70 was an annoyingly 'busy' affair.
Anyway, any questions about the trip, please ask. It's an event well worth doing, and there are some great roads across there to hurtle around on, though maybe not in the wet!
MN
Thought I'd brighten up the forum with a few pictures from June when I took WGW on the 700 mile round trip across to Northern Ireland and the beautiful Antrim Coast for the big Ford event up at Portrush.
I've sent a whole batch of pictures to Len, so they should be showing up here soon if they haven't already done so.
The weather was mostly kind during my stay there, although WGW certainly got utterly drenched on several occasions. Although she performed reliably, that's not to say that everything remained entirely screwed together or running at its peak. But all in all it was a good shakedown trip, with plenty of pointers as to areas which still need a bit more fettling.
The overall mpg of just over 22 could certainly do with some improvement, although WGW doesn't run a standard engine or carburation, so maybe that's about as good as I can hope for. Much of the motorway mileage was covered at around 85 - 95, which with the long legs provided by the noisy (and since rebuilt) B/W T5 gearbox, is but a canter for WGW in comparison to when it had its four-speed 'box, where even cruising at 70 was an annoyingly 'busy' affair.
Anyway, any questions about the trip, please ask. It's an event well worth doing, and there are some great roads across there to hurtle around on, though maybe not in the wet!
MN
