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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #315 on: May 11, 2018, 10:21:13 AM »
Thanks John, gonna give him a call now.
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #316 on: May 11, 2018, 10:54:25 AM »
Thanks guys, have just booked in to 'Soft Tops' in Croydon. £100 cheaper too + altered rear window. Booked in for 2 Saturdays' time so looking forward to a new hood & a few hours wandering around Croydon - my old stamping ground in my yoof
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #317 on: May 12, 2018, 06:26:32 PM »
John James & Sir P had small ashtrays in their 250s, Where & what did you search for?
I tried all combinations & all I get is modern big ashtrays or big stand alone ones for the house. Very frustrating
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #318 on: May 12, 2018, 06:38:42 PM »
Cigarette cases mate
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #319 on: May 12, 2018, 06:56:42 PM »
Ta Sir P
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #320 on: May 13, 2018, 12:23:32 PM »
Hi Ian if you go to my build I have posted pictures of my ashtray and also where to get it and where to get the little flags hope this helps keep up the good work John James
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #321 on: May 13, 2018, 02:51:26 PM »
Thank you John, I ordered up a cigarette case as Sir P recommended, will see what  it looks like (it was only £11 so if not suitable, Maureen can have it. Will look at the flags.
Been sorting out a fluid leak on my power steering system today, been a bit of a pain but hopefully have sorted it now, wasn't where I originally thought.
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #322 on: May 20, 2018, 10:54:32 AM »
Getting desperate now, can't get speedo, tacho or fuel gauge working.
Both speedo & tacho give a pulse when ignition is switched on but nothing after that. All indicator lights work.
Fuel gauge goes straight to full - & stays there. Have tried reversing the wires but still the same. Have fitted the resistor after they sent one to me (finally) & makes no difference.
I can't keep using the sat nav as a speedo, hard to see when the sun is on screen, and have to keep an eye on the mileage  & guess what I am doing to the gallon - working on 25 to be on the safe side.
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #323 on: May 26, 2018, 09:21:10 PM »
Got new hood made by 'Soft Tops' in  Croydon (Dee). Made it yesterday & fitted today.
On Jeremy's (Jez) advice I removed interior trim first as the frame had to be removed.
Had the modified rear window done too.
1st &  2nd pics are my tatty old hood
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #324 on: May 26, 2018, 09:22:26 PM »
Old hood with deeper rear window
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #325 on: May 26, 2018, 09:23:41 PM »
New hood fitted, took about 3 1/2 hours
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #326 on: May 26, 2018, 09:25:27 PM »
New hood with modified rear window.
Looks good in dark blue
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #327 on: May 28, 2018, 09:35:04 AM »
Have got the speedo & fuel gauge working at last - thank goodness. Still no tacho, can't  find a wire in the area with a pulse so looks like will have to run a wire through, but that isn't too important at present.
Do any of you 250 owners find the exhaust grounds going over ramps? Went to a service station the other day & even crawling over the ramps, it was grounding.
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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #328 on: May 28, 2018, 11:22:55 AM »
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Do any of you 250 owners find the exhaust grounds going over ramps? Went to a service station the other day & even crawling over the ramps, it was grounding.

Talk to johnjames about the springs as his car looked very low at the back.

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Re: firefife 250 build
« Reply #329 on: May 28, 2018, 02:18:50 PM »
John has since changed his rear springs to the same as I have fitted. I used DNAs supplied ones
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