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1. another set of accounts A healthy bank balance at the year end although subscriptions are falling If you have any queries please contact me Susan Stretch Treasurer Have you paid your 2007 membership subscription ChangiNGear March 2007 Competition Results A promised last issue here is Paul Davis winning entry for the A Day in the Life of an NG com petition A Day in the Life Why do not men learn to leave well alone There I was minding my own business when up goes the door of my home and in comes Mr P with his overalls on and carrying some card board boxes and plastic bags I wish he would leave me in peace doesn t he know how tired I am after a weekend of racing around cones at auto tests Well the first thing he does is take off my bonnet with no concern for my modesty and then he re moves my water pipes and rocker cover what s going on Mr P finally tells me not to worry but yesterday I was making a bit of noise in the tappet area and as he had not adjusted them since the build that he thought it was time that he got his hands dirty Dam Cheek I wash regularly Spanners and special adjuster in hand various bits are aligned and adjusted to what he thought was the correct setting and then with a new rocker gasket put in place one of the Cardboard boxes is opened and out comes a new shinny chrome rocker cover Now some of you may 11 know that I am a bit vain about my external appearan2. Book Review How To Build amp Power Tune Distributor Type IGNITION SYSTEMS Author Des Hammill ISBN 1 903706 91 2 Publisher Veloce Publishing Price 14 99 I paid 10 23 inc delivery from www thebookdepository co uk I can t quite recall exactly how I volunteered to do a series of book reviews The idea was the result of a conversation with our editor while 25 ticipation for the Driver e Free entry passes for driver and navigator for Hampton Court Gardens amp Bentley Wildfowl amp Motor Museum e Reduced entry to Hampton Court Palace on Saturday 9th June Last year we had a great day out and a superb family picnic at Bent ley If you are interested in joining us for the run please contact me for additional information You are also very welcome to come and join us for lunch Go on join us and treat your NG to a great day out I look forward to hearing from you E mail david hollandfamily f2s com Tel 01420 542966 Dave Holland relaxing at the Exbury Gardens au tumn meeting organized by Som and Keith Baker I found it quite intriguing on how a complete book could be written on the humble distributor Well it is not the biggest of books but it im mediately had me asking questions and I purchased a copy The twelve chapters are more akin to short sections than full chapters and are in consequence quite brief but to the point and there are numerous good quality close up colour photographs
3. Totalkitcar LIVE Snetterton Circuit Norwich Norfolk Classics on the Common Harpenden Common Harpenden Herts SGR FM Air Display inc Sports Car Day on Sunday Rougham Airfield Nr Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Knebworth Classic Motor Show Knebworth Park Stevenage Herts Revival Meeting Goodwood Chichester West Sussex Beaulieu International Autojumble Beaulieu Event Fields National Motor Mu seum Hampshire National Kit amp Performance Car Show Donington Park Castle Donington Derbyshire London Brighton Veteran Car Run Great Western Kit Car Show Westpoint Exhibition Centre Exeter Devon 7 Contact Info only Bob Preece Info only Chris Humphreys Info only Chris Humphreys Info only Info only Dennis Roberts Roy de Boise Bob Preece ChangiNGear March 2007 Regular NG Meetings Sheffield Leeds Yorks area various meets amp activities Dennis Roberts 01142 878515 Phone for details Oxford Monthly lunch time meet date depends on interest 12 noon The Six Bells Warborough off A423 Oxford Wallingford Bob Morrison 01793 783105 East Anglia area various meets amp activities David Edwards 01284 788118 Phone for details Surrey Monthly evening meet every 2nd Tuesday 7 30pm The Club Room Brooklands Museum Weybridge Surrey Peter Clark 01737 832367 See also Monthly Natter panel Kent Monthly lunch time meet every 2nd Sunday 12 30pm John Jewsb
4. ber After some deft application of a hacksaw and then the milling ma chine the inlet manifold was reduced in height to be level with the inlet ports The maximum of metal was milled away leaving just enough thickness for the threads needed for the bolts which would hold the Figure 1 Engine nearly finished 13 Figure 2 Machined inlet manifold ChangiNGear March 2007 adapter plate to the manifold A replica MGB plenum chamber was bought from Clive Wheatley and used along with the machined inlet manifold as a template for the adapter plate The plate was milled and then screwed and glued with special oven glue to the inlet mani fold The whole was then fly cut to ensure a completely flat surface The bores of the inlet ports were then milled to be of equal cross sec tion as the Rover casting leaves a lot to be desired The hole in the centre of the inlet manifold which allows some water into the pentagon was sealed off with oven glue before the Figure 3 Plate fitted to manifold adapter plate was glued in place The plate thickness had been selected to bring the carb float chambers as close to the manifold as possible in the hope that there would be enough clearance under the bonnet That could only be checked much later The carbs and inlet manifold were now fitted to the engine along with the exhaust manifolds The oil 14 Figure 4 Plenum fitted to manifold filter was mounted on a brack
5. 20 tesy of avery kind track marshal The reaction at the Breakfast Club to my TC left me with a buzz that s lasted the week And that s in no small part due to the advice and help I ve received by club members and Findhorn as I ve modernised and reworked the car I m already looking forward to the next event if I ve not got it in bits again Andrew Brook Holmes ChangiNGear March 2007 Goodwood Breakfast Club 2 Thought you might like to mention in the next issue of the NGOC maga zine that the Goodwood Breakfast Club launched in 2006 was consid ered such a success that it will be continued in 2007 As a reminder to NGOC members it is a monthly gathering at Goodwood Motor Cir cuit s Vitra Cafe for those who ap preciate interesting vehicles and a good breakfast Staged from 08 30 to 12 00 ish on the first Sunday of each month from March to October except September Each meeting is themed with appropriate vehicles parked at the Vitra Cafe and a wide variety of others on display in the paddocks All are welcome you are just asked to bring an interesting vehicle Further info including monthly themes can be found on or call 01243 538016 We made two visits last year and on the second in October we found that the organi sors had opened up the paddocks where the entries are prepared for the Goodwood Revival for the more interesting of the visiting cars It was great to see sever
6. For additional passengers interesting in all but a TA re duced price entry tickets can be purchased in advance Bentley of fers something for everyone A Mo tor Museum formal gardens Man sion House wildfowl collection craft demonstrations and steam railway and makes an ideal lunch stop The beautiful east front of Hampton Court Palace is the start point Gathering at our appointed time we leave every 20 seconds and are ceremoniously started with a wave of a Union Jack and photo graphed Copies of the start en route and finish photographs are available to order If you are a long drive from Hampton Court rooms have been reserved at a nearby ho tel as part of special package in cluding a discounted room rate and secure parking Numbers are limited and I have been advised that you ChangiNGear March 2007 should make early reservations to avoid disappointment At the combined finish of the London to Brighton Classic Car Run and the London to Brighton Kit amp Sports Car Run autojumble trade and craft sites are available under cover underneath the arches adja cent to the display of participating vehicles I wasn t too impressed with the stalls last year and spent my time chatting with other car owners All entrants receive e Commemorative numbered Rally Plate e Commemorative Plaque e Comprehensive Route Book e Listing of all cars taking part e Personalised Certificate of Par Brass Rally
7. not the KC mag of today which was produced quarterly I still have issue 2 but issue 1 was lost which is a pity because a write up on the TA which was featured in it persuaded me to go for the NG The rest as they say is history Forthcoming Events April 14 15 European Kit Car Show Detling Kent This has been a much improved show over the last couple of years and if the weather is good it is well worth a visit The showground is just North East of junction 7 of the M20 on the A249 road towards Sheer ness May 6 7 National Kit Car Show National Agricultural Showground Stoneleigh Warwickshire This is the premier show of the year Manda and I will be there on Sunday 6 in the club tent and with the tea and coffee on the go We will be there this year promise We have the site we have used for the last two years which is stand number 40A It is on the corner of 4 Street and Avenue H Go straight from the gate en trance and then take 2 right 4 St and then 3 on the right you will see our site If you wish to camp over night then give me a call on 01202573644 and I will send you a booking form The price will be 5 for the NG and driver and 15 for any passengers This covers the cost of getting into the show The N A C is near Kenilworth Leave the M40 at junc 13 if coming from the south or junc 14 if arriv ing from the North Both these exits are restricted juncs so if you miss 13 you ca
8. 01332 723927 or 07711 124153 Email mark staley2 ntlworld com The following items are now available logo is contrasting silver black Sweatshirt navy dark green L XL 12 2 50 p amp p Polo Shirt red black navy white M L XL 10 2 00 p amp p Baseball Cap navy 8 1 50 p amp p Beanie navy 7 1 50 p amp p p amp p charge up to a maximum of 6 00 Please state size colour cheques payable to NG Owners Club Club Literature available from Chris Humphreys The following 4 items of club literature are now available as PDF files to download from the NGOC website at www ngownersclub org uk articles htm Alternatively send 1 50 per printed copy to Chris Humphreys cheques payable to NG Owners Club L1 MGB NG Electrics Brian Baggerly 1985 L2 Car Spraying Peter Fellows c1985 90 L3 Fitting Doors Mel Clark 2001 L4 Fitting Enclosed Boot to TF TD Brian McCarthy amp Chris Wilson 2001 2 Several other titles are available e mail Chris for further details Printed by Nimbus Print 82 Crown Lane Southgate London N14 5EN CHANGINGEAR Jessica Holland Line up at Exbury Re visited 2006 the magazine of the NG owners club
9. as before The outside was roughly cut on the band saw to re move as much excess metal as possi ble The bellhousing side was flycut flat A piece of scrap tube was turned to the diameter of the holes already bored and used as a centring piece to align the bellhousing and aluminium plate The rather oddly positioned holes in the bellhousing were spotted through to the plate and drilled and tapped The plate 16 Figure 7 Completed adapter plate adapter aligned rotationally and the mounting holes marked drilled and tapped All that now remained to do was to bolt the gearbox to the plate and try the assembly on the back of the Figure 8 Completed bellhousing ChangiNGear March 2007 engine This went painlessly and the whole unit was ready to be lowered into the NG to see how everything would go together The original MG engine mountings had previously been taken off with an angle grinder Initial trials showed that the fit was not too bad The drivers side transmission tunnel side would have to be moved outwards as this is an 1800 body tub not a V8 one Once the radiator cooling fan and front cowling were in place it was obvious that the engine would have to go further back The V8 bonnet is 1 longer than the 1800 so an extra inch had to be found All that is needed is a small amount to be cut off the corner of the footwells This done the engine and box fit in well The gear lever is now further back
10. based John Brand 01382 532420 TC V8 inc conv from 1800 Neil Taylor 01733 561492 TF MGB 1800 based inc SVA c 000 Chris Humphreys 020 8361 1863 SVA technical amp non technical Mark Staley 01332 723927 General amp technical queries 0 0 John Hoyle 020 8393 2555 All contributions to this magazine only contain the personal opinions of the individual concerned The Club accepts no responsibility for advice or information in this magazine or any other item of Club literature Neither does any advertisement featured imply an endorsement or recommendation by the Club ChangiNGear March 2007 Contents Chairman SOTTO Beste er acest tieh ine ahenn ea Rat 2 Editoria ne aa E a trentr AN 2 Secretary S NOTES oeienono nap e A E A E S 4 Events Calendar 2007 ssssssssessssseeesssssseeesssstreessssrsseeeessssrrerssssssreeessssrreesss 6 eA E 8 Events Web SiteSpirit insira ie iieo nated 9 IUD ACCOUNTS aea E a semathat atehotes 10 Competition Results cress sic coscnesctssvectescecsnssostbessspiunlsddcetavianngeasesdber ieseieuted ts 11 Members Letters amp Articles cceccecsssssessesesseessseseesteseeteseeseetsateneeneaes 13 National Rally ZOO sctc vases hse yu senza cehatoeshepa pict tuat otlenangatalaiupbents ates 18 Stoneleigh Map irnia sctenscamsletiactadtatiestat eetah aioe a 19 Book Review i nosir yanana a ee E a ARNE 25 New Members Welcome sseesessssrereiisreressssssssssrsrerr
11. came off car but no guaran tee 2 chrome wipers good condi tion 20 NG TF pair perspex side wind deflectors attach to wind screen VGC never used 40 The hood windows deflectors etc all attach to the pre SVA wind screen but I guess can be made to fit the new SVA windscreen easily enough Buyer to collect Reading Berkshire Tel Neil Blagden 01189 133718 work E mail neil_blagden fwuk fwe com Very good condition NGTD based on 1800 MGB Finished in British racing green with brown and beige interior Registered as NGTD Roadster on V5 13 6 1994 Years MOT full set of weather gear including tonneau cover MGB wire wheels mileage 3270 Registered on Q plated due to lack of original documentation when registered by original owner this car is not tax exempt Quite a rare car Full online gallery at http www hcfp co uk ng Some mi nor paint work and interior repairs needed hence competitively priced at 5 500 ono Tel 07973 878634 E mail frank hcfp co uk ONS SRT AE ER NG TF based on 1800cc MGB Only 1500 miles since build Cream uphol stery walnut dash hood amp side screens Immaculate condition Cup and shield winner at Gaydon 2001 Cost 13 000 plus to build and it shows Reluctant sale but other in terests take priority Sensible of fers only please Based Cotswolds Tel Mike 01451 821455 ChangiNGear March 2007 ae AROS ee a NG TF 1800CC MGB base
12. quite nice even though I say it my self but now mistake number 2 he refitted my bonnet and had not tried to start me up these men will never listen to a woman What do we know The first thing that ap peared was a little water leak Shiny rubber and shiny chrome do not make a good seal so the clips all had to be retightened not too much of a problem but the worst thing was a black oily streak that started to drip onto my exhaust Rapid tighten ing of the two nuts on the rocker Membership Subscriptions only seemed to make things worse and so we where now faced with un dressing me again and taking off the rocker cover to look for the prob lem Result a warped face on the rocker cover which would need to be refaced So much for buying off of Ebay Thankfully Mr P decided that it was time to call it a day and try to C gain some brownie points with Mrs P and take her shop ping So at the end of a frustrat ing day I was left in a com pletely un dressed state with bits of me lying all over the bench and an oily rag just covering some of my working parts What a come down Hope Scooby does not come home and see me Ruby Entry by Paul Davis Membership subscriptions for 2007 are now due so please check that you have paid 12 by cheque or 10 by standing order to NG Owners Club If you have paid you should have already received your membership card Cheques details and queries to Bob M
13. see if I could get an off cut They were very helpful and found a suit able piece in bin 141 As I paid for it the salesman went to collect it The delay in his return seemed somewhat ominous Sorry he said as he came back somewhat red faced It s not there As my plastic card had been debited already he went back to the computer to look for another piece After some searching another off cut was found somewhat thicker and twice the size I could have that for the same price If anyone wants ChangiNGear March 2007 to make an adapter plate I have a chunk on billet aluminium for sale The gearbox adapter plate The bore of the automatic gear box bellhousing is quite small so needs to be enlarged The bellhous ing was clocked up on the milling machine and the centre bored out to the same diameter as the T5 input flange was then put on the lathe and thinned down so that the combined bellhousing and plate thickness was nearly the same as the TVR bell housing The outside of the plate was then milled to its final dimen sions and the plate then fitted to the bellhousing A final flycut was taken to ensure the two faces of the complete unit were parallel The T5 was then placed on the Figure 6 Bored out auto bellhousing Next a cardboard template was made up from the T5 and laid on the aluminium to give a rough idea of final size The centre was bored out on the mill again to the same diame ter
14. CHAN GIV GEAR March 2007 1 Baitings Dam Hill Climb 2007 Events amp NGOC National Rally the magazine of the NG owners club THE NG OWNERS CLUB Please send all contributions to ChangiNGear to the editor Chris Humphreys The NGOC web site www ngownersclub org uk is maintained by Mike Peel President Nick Green Chairman 0 00 Peter Clark Haydn s Wood 1 Vicarage Close Kingswood Surrey KT20 6QF Tel 01737 832367 Secretary 0 Bob Preece 12 Oakland Walk West Parley Ferndown Dorset BH22 8PF Tel 01202 573644 Membership Sec Bob Morrison 11 Cox s Road Shrivenham Oxon SN6 8EL Tel 01793 783105 e mail rmorri1847 aol com Treasurer ou Susan Stretch 6 Wroxham Road Woodley Reading Berks RG5 3AT Tel 0118 969 3355 Magazine Editor Chris Humphreys 65 Woodfield Drive East Barnet Herts EN4 8PD Tel 020 8361 1863 e mail ngoceditor woodfield5 demon co uk Local Area Contact Members Sheffield Leeds Yorkshire wwe Dennis Roberts 01142 878515 Midland wou cece cscccsesescesestssssescsssesessseseees Mark Staley 01332 723927 Ed Powell 01386 47374 East ANglig cccccecccssesessssseseesestesteseeeseens David Edwards 01284 788118 New Forest amp District Keith Baker 02380 864310 SOUTN Wales wecsvcccccsnits ceveavesaes con aeereeredeanieres Brian North 02920 341671 Technical Contact Members willing to help on technical matters TA Marina
15. G TF 1800 correctly registered non Q historic vehicle Maroon Oatmeal Professionally documented build from new parts in 1986 with suicide door wires burr walnut dash Motalita weather gear amp ton neau servo Special 18V unleaded engine overboard lightened with large valves amp strengthened rocker gear alloy rocker cover H6 carbs ChangiNGear March 2007 Overdrive gearbox amp oil cooler MG chrome headlights amp fog lamps etc Summer use only 7000 miles 3950 ono spares Tel 01403 741385 Dave E mail bykilner aol com NG TD My name is Alan Morgan and I used to work on Kitcars and Spe cials magazine during the 1980 s I became friendly with Nick Green and in 1985 Peter Coxhead and I built an NG TD as a project car The build was fully documented in the magazine I ve got many copies and the car was displayed on our stand at Stoneleigh several times I used to be a club member but my mem bership lapsed in the 1990s I have owned the car since new but regret tably now has come the time to sell her The car has a 5 bearing engine big valve head overdrive rebuilt wire wheels and more recently had the front discs renewed and a new ex haust It is red with matching wire wheels and tan interior It also has short and long tonneau covers and hood in tan double duck fabric The car is in excellent condition and although she has not been taxed since 1994 she has been regularly started and run She h
16. GB Hive for parts and this year they reach 25 years of service to MG and NG owners Con gratulations Nigel and Sandra Maybe they will put on a special event worth looking out for Congratulations too to John Hoyle earlier proprietor of NG Cars and current member whose excel lent suspension system features in the March issue of Enjoying MG the MGOC magazine Following Findhorn s success on Italia Sardinia 2006 I have had information on the Espafia Santiago 2007 Sportscar Challenge It is a five day endurance rally which promises fast and testing roads for all makes of specialist sportscars No racing licence is re quired purely the ability of the driver navigator and the reliability of the car to keep going For more information see of me durat or visit their stand at Stoneleigh Happy NGING Chris Humphreys 0845 1303400 fy 00am 7 00prr aii e RIAAN uk www adrian Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority tat S ADRIAN FLUX ChangiNGear March 2007 Secretary s Notes have just come to realise that in 2007 I have been a member of the NGOC for 25 years I joined when the only models available to build were the TA Mk 2 and the all new TC The TC was too small for my needs with two children at the time so the TA fitted the bill There were a few other compa nies around but Nick Green s com pany had a good report in the very first edition of the KIT CAR maga zine
17. Street and Avenue H same site as last year yn oo ywed ybjajauojs oeu mmm jo Asayinog x peog OU It Juenug amp 2ueazug yi pe gt 8 INIOd i Yor aS qni S18UMO ON i ONT in ey i BiFa l Hit wens 9 pP a ChangiNGear March 2007 Members L amp A cont Goodwood Breakfast Club 1 I wanted to share an experience and snapshot from the Goodwood Break fast Club last Sunday 1 October And what an experience I came by my TC a few years ago and to date never had the chance to turn up at an NG event Either fam zarre seeing I was sandwiched be tween Italian amp German exotica It was also a pleasure to meet a few more people from the club chat and share views about the marque and cars in general If this is what own ing an NG is like I ll definitely at tend more events with the V8 in the future Especially if there is a chance of capturing a memento like the one enclosed permission cour ily commitments or the fact I had it in bits doing something else with it has always prevented me rolling it out So it was a real surprise from the moment I stepped out of the car to when I left the event 2 hours later the effect of being at a motor event in a TC I didn t get a good chance to look at the other great cars in the paddock I was simply inundated with people asking ques tions from little kids right through to the bigger ones Even more bi
18. T 27 ChangiNGear March 2007 Sales amp Wants Reminder unlimited advertising is free to members but ads may be removed after 2 issues unless I am notified that you wish to re advertise For non members there is a charge of 5 for 2 issues Ads will also appear on the NGOC Web Site unless you specifically request otherwise Ads may be accom panied by a single photo and may be sent to me by post or email Ed For Sale NG TA Special 1800cc MGB based 1968 Tax exempt 12 months MOT Green with aluminium bonnet and brass racing style grill aero screens classic wood rimmed Moto Lita steering wheel The car is currently a two seater but could easily be converted to 2 2 In last 12 months has had engine swap with unleaded head new custom made radiator new starter motor new starter ring gear new clutch and reconditioned dynamo Approxi mately five years ago the car went through a full body off rebuild Since I have had the car I have also fitted new seats seatbelts new headlamps indicators safety cut out switch and mirrors I believe the car to be mechanically sound and all that remains to be done is the inte 28 rior trimming there are currently no carpets Have just acquired an NG TD and sadly no room to keep both cars 2 995 For further details and photos please see www cjnelson btinternet co uk Tel Chris 01704 570252 Mobile 07970 892581 E mail cjnelson btinternet com N
19. VE Organised by totalkitcar com the event was held at Brands Hatch on the 14th October 2006 The idea ChangiNGear March 2007 behind the event was to organise an alternative event for kit cars that would allow potential buyers the chance to experience the ride and performance of the cars on offer This is in marked contrast to the normal kit car event where the cars are arranged for static display but one is left to guess at how good the vehicle dynamics might be Steve Hole who runs totalkit car com has to be congratulated for organising a splendid day out with attending manufacturers bringing a large cross section of the very best cars that the industry has to offer The format for a demo ride is that on arriving at the circuit you sign in at reception and are given a wrist band to wear You then walk along the paddock garages and arrange a test ride with your selected kit car manufacturer As far as I could see the majority of manufacturers pre sent were not charging for the rides except Caterham who were asking for a small sum The whole event was very open with excellent access to all the cars in the paddock not like BTCC type events where the interesting bits are screened off from public view The manufacturers seemed to be having a great time showing poten tial buyers just what their cars could do Watching the track action was itself very entertaining On arri val at about 08 30 the whole of Kent seemed t
20. al NGs had been directed there including Jeff Stretch s superb TF and Dave Woolgar s immaculate TA There was also an excellent red TCV8 apologies for for getting the owner s name amp all three fitted in very well with the general am bience of the Goodwood scene We intend to at tend several of this year s meetings but not perhaps until our TC has been finished Paul Gray ChangiNGear March 2007 Exeter KC Show 18 Nov 06 The venue used for the show is the Westpoint Exhibition Centre just off the M5 near Exeter this being the 12 year of the show at this site The venue is spacious with plenty of parking and good facilities We were rewarded with a glorious sunny day that meant that lots of visitors turned up in their kit cars to add to the spectacle We arrived just after the 1000 hrs opening time and joined the fast moving queue and were soon inside the main build ing where over 50 manufacturers were present We had a number of items to research for our TC mods the first one being to survey methods used for mounting and sealing wind screens to body tubs and apart from looking at a number of cars we were able to review the stocks of rubber sealing sections that were on sale in abundance with at least four suppliers of such trimming items at the show Within a short time we felt the need for some caffeine and headed for a coffee in the sunshine only to find that Bob amp Manda Preece and Mike amp Hil
21. and I think the third one is waiting in the wings There are plenty of events to take part in this year and I hope to I am now looking forward to the new sea son s activities the only problem will be which car to use I know I will drive one and Mary can drive the other That should help swell the attendance at events But don t leave it just to me please do your best to support as many meetings as you can after all they are good social occasions as well Enjoy your N G Peter Clark see you at some If you are cur rently building your car it is still well worth the effort to come along and P meet other club members and enjoy the friendship and support that awaits you The National Kit Car Show at Stoneleigh and our National Rally at Stratford are our major events and it would be great to see a record turn out at both of these However there are ChangiNGear March 2007 also lots of other events to appeal so I hope we will all make the best use of our NGs in 2007 Several ar ticles this issue refer to events from last year so hopefully these will whet your appetite to join in this year Notice also the London to Brighton Kit and Sports Car Run on June 10 see page 24 I have started 2007 by joining the MGOC on their Snowdrop Run on a lovely sunny day in February visiting both Wimpole Hall and Audley End House in the company of around 80 MGs Talking of MGs many of you will have used M
22. as always been garaged and is currently kept in dehumidified storage in Kent She is correctly registered as an NG TD and has a nice no plate NMG 601 She will be sold with a fresh MOT I would like this car to go to some one who will look after her and ap preciate her special history I m open to sensible offers in the region of 4750 Tel 020 8660 2280 Mobile 07712 588819 E mail alan clublotus co uk NG TF 1973 MGB Based V8 5 speed Very good red painted body work with doors cream interior NG logo radiator and spare wheel caps New chrome wire wheels plus spare set of wires New propshaft new battery new waterpump Tonneau cover wood dash Mota Lita steer ing wheel fold down screen and aeros MOT Dec 07 Tax Feb 08 5000 or sensible offer Tel 02392 649127 ChangiNGear March 2007 Photo on previous page NG TF 2 2 Built in 1998 SVA tested single donor vehicle non Q plate Lipara Blue and magnolia dark blue trim Folding screen aero screens Unleaded 1800 with over drive All weather gear boot rack New MOT sold with 6 months tax Reluctant sale of ultra reliable fun transport Recently serviced and tidied 5995 ovno Tel 07951 777674 Surrey NG TD 1800 based on standard MGB running gear Fully rebuilt 1800 engine 4 speed gearbox with over drive alloy rocker cover chrome wire wheels including 2 spares with Goodyear Grand Prix tyres stainless steel exhaust s
23. as well and not much further for wards than the standard B position Next time I ll continue with the body mods and welding on the new mountings Bob Morrison May 2006 Figure 9 Gearbox fitted to engine I recently received the following e mail if anyone is interested Note it is for 2008 Ed It s a pleasure for us a famous Old timer association from Flanders Belgium to invite you to one of our trips In 2008 we organize for the 2nd time a Remembrance Tour This time we have chosen for a weekend On August 22 23 24 2008 we organize a VIP weekend for British Classics and Exclusive Cars kit cars are welcome Because you probably plan your foreign trips a long time on before hand we dare ask you to have a look at our proposal now We have worked out a budget VIP weekend in Flanders Fields in memory of the fallen British Friends If you are interested or if you want more information please con tact us Don t wait too long because we can reserve only a limited num bers of rooms We hope to welcome you and or your club at our trip For more information please have a look at www kemmelhistoric be KHC Team and you are welcome on 29th April 2007 See the web site Ed ChangiNGear March 2007 National Rally 2007 Jun 29 Ju1 1 Riverside Caravan Park Nr Tiddington Stratford upon Avon Warwickshire CV37 7AB By popular demand we are returning to Riverside for our second
24. ce but I have never really worried about what is under the bonnet but now it seems that I am to be made beautiful wherever you look Mr P has even fitted a chrome water pipe along the top of the cover Up to this point every thing ap peared to be going to plan and there was no bad language or lost tools he needs glasses The next Job was to fit a chrome water pump pulley wheel and this is when the trouble started First of all he could not undo the alternator tension bolts and that caused a bit of reaction and a few strong words which I did not understand still after a quick fag break and a beer Mr P returned to the fray and final managed to undo the problem bolt Moving on and in an attempt to make up lost time Mrs P had been promised some retail therapy he tried to use an adjustable wrench on the four bolts that hold on the old pulley and guess what too much pressure and too much haste and he shears off one of the bolts now what This all started as a quick job to correct a little rattle and to fit a few new shiny parts and now he had to remove the water pump to drill and tap out the bolt hole We are now 5 hours into a supposed 1 hour job or that is what he told Mrs P ChangiNGear March 2007 and the temperature is rising and Mrs P had a quick peep round the door to see if it would be prudent to ask if they where going out she made a quick retreat Finally he managed to put every thing back in place and it did look
25. d vehicle 5000 dry miles on reconditioned engine 5 speed plus overdrive box SVGA tested and current MOT until June 2006 Walnut dash with MGB dials Professionally built by Wen tworth Cars First registered Jan 2000 Runs perfectly and is a joy to drive Spots and radio fitted 5000 00 Please no offers as this car is well worth the asking price Tel Paul Wilkinson 07702 373468 Wanted Written off wrecked rough cheap NG wanted Preferably TA must be correctly registered Tel Bob Griffiths 01934 834585 E mail rob lingriffiths btinternet com I m re building my neglected NGTF and I need the following bits Hood and side screens Tonneau Windscreen the new style rather than the older aluminium one I have at the mo Engine compartment side panel left hand I ve looked at new parts from Findhorn Cars but the prices they re charging almost makes it worth buying a used car and stripping it for parts Does anyone have a dead NG I can butcher Tel Phil 07775 822128 Findhorn Cars Limited Hill Hampton East Meon Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1QN tel 01730 823647 fax 01730 823580 web www ngcars co uk e mail info ngcars co uk All NG parts supplied from chassis to brake pads Please send your NG adverts to Chris Humphreys contact details inside front cover 32 Club Products amp Regalia available from Mark Staley 7 Loxley Close Oakwood Derby Derbyshire DE21 2PU Tel
26. eece ChangiNGear March 2007 Events Calendar 2007 Date Event Contact 14 15 Apr European Kit Car amp Builder Show Bob Preece Kent County Showground Detling Kent 6 7 May National Kit Car Show Bob Preece National Agricultural Showground Stoneleigh Warwickshire 7 May Aero Autojumble amp Classic Vehicle Rally amp Keith Baker Fly in Popham Airfield Coxford Down Winchester 20 May Cheshire Kit Car Show Dennis Roberts Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield Cheshire 2 Jun Totalkitcar LIVE Info only Brands Hatch Fawkham Longfield Kent 9 Jun Classic amp Sportscar Action Day Info only Castle Combe Wiltshire 10 Jun London Brighton Kit amp Sports Car Run David Holland Start Hampton Court Palace 16 17 Jun National Kit Car Festival Dennis Roberts Newark amp Notts Showground Newark on Trent Notts 17 Jun Isle of Wight Classic Car Show Keith Baker Brading Roman Villa Brading Isle of Wight Chris Humphreys 22 24 Jun Festival of Speed Info only Goodwood Chichester West Sussex Please note that a few dates have been changed from those published last time 6 Date 23 24 Jun 29 Jun 1 Jul 22 Jul 25 Jul 18 19 Aug 26 27 Aug 31 Aug 2 Sep 8 9 Sep 15 16 Sep 2 4 Nov 17 18 Nov ChangiNGear March 2007 Event Wings Wheels amp Steam Country Fair Rougham Airfield Nr Bury St Edmunds Suffolk NGOC NATIONAL RALLY Riverside Caravan Park Nr Tiddington Stratford upon Avon Warwickshire
27. et on the nearside cylinder head and pipes run back to the oil pump During the build the oil pump had been filled with Vaseline so now was time to see if the engine had oil pressure An oil pump drive shaft had been made up in stainless steel and was used with an electric drill to spin the pump via the distributor drive hole A healthy 25psi was obtained Phew The dis tributor was fitted and once the timing was roughly set the engine fired up first time I did this wear ing ear plugs as the engine is some what loud without any exhaust Figure 5 Engine ready to fire up ChangiNGear March 2007 Transmission The V8 engine was bought with an LT77 gearbox On draining the oil the wrong type of course from the box about half the internals came out in the form of iron filings Looks like the box is in the same state as the engine I was just about to start stripping the box down when fortune shined on me and a friend at work gave me a TVR Griffith 500 T5 gearbox that had been taken out of a car by a company by mistake as they thought it had a major problem The problem turned out to be the diff but the customer had already bought a new box The box had only 20 000 miles on it and when opened up looked absolutely perfect Not a damaged tooth in sight This was obviously the way to go I thought The T5 is the same as fitted to the 5 Mustangs and Camaros and is good for 500bhp It also weighs about half of the LT77 Some o
28. f you may have spotted the one slight problem here The T5 has completely differ ent mountings to the LT77 and will not fit on the back of the V8 A quick survey of the Internet pro vided a wealth of information and soon it was clear how to proceed There are standard Buick bellhous ings which will do the trick but near impossible to find the UK The standard LT77 bellhousing is too long to be modified without machin ing off a huge amount of metal As it turns out the Rover SD1 automatic gearbox has a shorter bellhousing 15 these are quite easy to find Yes another E Bay special and I had a BW box complete with bellhousing Interestingly the part number cast into the housing is a GM one so they must have been sourced in the US by Leyland The bellhousing was re moved and the rest junked Luckily talking to John Hoyle I discovered that he had a genuine TVR V8 to T5 bellhousing and was able to borrow it This gave me the dimensions needed to make an adapter plate to fit to the automatic bellhousing I could also bolt this to the T5 and see how it fitted in the NG chassis It looked as if not too much would have to be chopped out of the trans mission tunnel and the gear lever position was quite close All that was needed now was some aluminium for the adapter plate Metalfast in Highworth near Swindon specialise in all types of aluminium As they are just up the road from my house I called in one day on the way home to
29. giNGear March 2007 park namely Alan Goodbun s and a green car that I didn t recognise There were a few accessory stands in evidence with some tempt ing price reductions We bought some nice ally switches for the TC s dashboard from Car Builder Solutions an excellent sup plier of specialist items for kit car builders All in all a very pleasant day out and if I haven t mentioned it be fore I strongly recommend you to become a regular reader of Steve Hole s excellent kit car website www totalkitcar com where the news is updated every Friday Paul Gray STOP PRESS London to Brighton Kit amp Sports Car Run Sunday June 10 2007 http www classiccarrun com This is a well organized run for Kit Replica and post 1981 Sports Cars The first London Brighton kit car run in 2001 attracted over 200 kit replica and sports cars from across the UK Last year there were 47 kit cars 8 of those were NG s So far we have Jeff and Sue Yardley Chris and Lesley Hum phreys and my family cars making 5 NG s from our club Discounts are available for group bookings of 6 or more If we book 5 vehicles we get one free If you are interested in joining us we can share the savings 24 The entry fee for each vehicle is 75 00 The entry fee includes free entry to Bentley Wildfowl and Mo tor Museum http www bentley org uk on Sunday 10th June for the driver amp navigator This provides a stopping point en route
30. in al ChangiNGear March 2007 most every chapter The book is a hands on guide to pulling your dis tributor apart modifying it for opti mum performance for your particu lar engine by experimentation and then testing the results The author begins by exploring the fact that most engines modified for higher performance require more ignition advance at idle revs but not neces sarily more total advance at full revs So don t take literally the data given in your workshop or DIY service manual IPS They are by no means optimum Chapter 2 is straight into hands on mode and this continues through the book The timing marks are modified and extended up to full advance so that later you can test the full mechani cal advance is working and at which rpm it has reached full advance We look at how to alter the rate of me chanical by changing the advance springs and how to set the total ad vance by physically changing the stop positions of the weights After optimizing the rate of advance the final two chapters describe how to set the correct amount of advance required at idle and last of all estab lishing the optimum amount of full advance by going out and test driv ing the car the rewarding part While individual engines are not covered in the book typical values HOw TO p to DISTRIBUT Gata SYSTEMS 26 for the MGB 1800 are 14 degrees at idle and 20 degrees of mechanical advance giving a total ad
31. n General Info www beaulieu co uk www brooklandsmuseum com www capesthorne com www castlecombecircuit co uk www donington park co uk www exbury co uk www goodwood co uk www classicsonthecommon com www kentshowground co uk www knebworthhouse com www lavenham co uk www newarkshowground com www popham airfield co uk www roughamairfield org www shrivenham org www staf fscountyshowground co uk www nac stoneleigh park co uk www westpoint devonshow co uk www autosport international com www car shows co uk www greenwoodsexhibitions com www l bvcr com www limelight exhibitions co uk www totalkitcar com These web sites are listed to provide a source of additional information for the events listed in our Events Calendar Have you been anywhere or done anything in your NG Why not send in a few words and or pictures for ChangiNGear Next issue June 2007 Deadline for submission of articles 14th May ChangiNGear March 2007 Club Accounts NG OWNERS CLUB ACCOUNTS TO 31 12 06 Bank Balance as at 31 12 2005 4 656 30 Income 2006 Expenditure 2006 Subscriptions 3333 50 Stationery 122 58 Club Sales 131 50 Printing 1969 00 Advertising C G 345 00 Postage 544 23 Bank Interest 2 67 Club Equipment Club Regalia 381 00 Trophies prizes and gifts 19 70 Event Expenses 1549 39 P L Insurance 150 00 Admin Expenses 55 38 3 812 67 4 791 28 Bank Balance as at 31 12 2006 3 677 49 8 468 97 8 468 77 Another year gone
32. n go onto 15 but if you miss 14 it is 7 miles to the next exit junc 12 From the M40 take the A452 towards Leamington and Kenilworth and lookout for signs to the N A C May 7 Aero Auto Jumble amp Classic Vehicle Rally and Fly in Pophams Airfield Coxford Down Winchester This meeting is of course the same weekend as Stoneleigh but I will do my utmost to be there This ChangiNGear March 2007 is one of those where cars and aero planes meet and if the weather is good then a flying display is quite something with all the vintage air craft coming and going I don t have any more informa tion on this one but Keith Baker our New Forest contact member is in charge of this one for the club so give him a call on 02380 864310 for more details Pophams is off the A33 just south of where the A303 meets with the M3 May 20 Rochdale Owners Club Cheshire Kit Car Show Macclesfield Cheshire This is a small show ina very nice setting so polish up your NG and have a pleasant Sunday out Call our contact member Dennis Roberts on 01142 878515 for more details June 16 17 National Kit car Festi val Newark amp Notts Showground Newark on Trent Notts This is another popular meeting and our contact member in York shire Dennis Roberts has all the details of this show so give him a call on 01142 878515 for more de tails June 17 Isle of Wight Classic Car Show Brading Roman Villa Brading I 0 W This meeting i
33. o be immersed in thick fog and this didn t bode well 23 when we parked and walked towards a race circuit that was completely invisible at that time However within an hour the fog had burned off and the day stayed dry providing ideal track conditions Not being very familiar with the Brands Hatch circuit I think that the cars were using a shorter ver sion that was ideal for spectators There were various excellent spec tator viewpoints where you could virtually see the whole track It was fun watching a gaggle of cars driving past and not having to wait long be fore they roared past again having swapped positions depending on car amp driver performance I did feel sorry for some of the sevenesque cars because there was a huge dis parity in performance between the various models Not surprising when you see that Caterham were running their Superlight car that weighs very little and has a 0 60 mph time of 3 1 secs truly supercar perform ance Another fascinating car was a 60 s Minim with a 230 bhp engine in place of the back seats that was making a good job of keeping up with the stunning Gardner Douglas T70 with a mere 500 bhp Quite a large number of kit cars turned up during the day with driv ers paying 5 on entry and parking close to the stands Being currently NG less we had to park our tinny in the public car park just outside the gates definitely the poor relations There were two NG TCs in the car Chan
34. orrison please 01793 783105 or email rmorri1847 aol com ChangiNGear March 2007 Members Letters amp Articles Going V8 part 2 It seems a very long time since part 1 of this article Indeed it is Work and travelling seem to have got in the way As I left off last time the block was assembled and on the stand New guides were acquired for the heads and fitted by Paynes New valves and springs followed and the heads were tightened down with some ARP studs I did not like the look of the squared off SD1 rocker covers so these were put in the back of a cupboard and some of the rounded P6 ones sourced on E Bay for next to nothing After a quick sandblast and clean they acciden tally went to the powder coaters with a batch from work The rocker covers came back gleaming black and were fitted with neoprene gaskets and the engine was nearly complete Clive Wheatley supplied the new P6 water pump and alloy pulley new blue silicone plug leads again from E Bay and a refurbished distributor com pleted the package Carburation The standard Rover SD1 mani fold has a pentagonal lump in the middle with the carbs inclined across the engine This is far too tall to fit under the NG bonnet Original MGB V8s had a modified manifold and plenum chamber to bring the carbs towards the rear of the engine where there is maximum height under the bonnet I decided to follow this route and avoid the expense of buying a Holley or We
35. rrerersssssrsrerrreereese 27 Sales amp WI CINTS cst oat ee ce r E R E EA NERE 28 Club Products Regalia amp Literature inside back cover Next issue June 2007 Apologies to the member who sup Deadline for submissions plied the cover photo I can t re member who it was Please remind me and I ll acknowledge it next time 14th May Membership subscriptions due see page 12 1 ChangiNGear March 2007 Chairman s Letter he New Year is now well and truly upon us and with the Cal endar of Events already looking quite healthy we can anticipate an other good year ahead so diaries at the ready please In the last issue I referred to those few fine days that do occa sionally occur in the winter months Well there were some and yes I did get out in an N G NOT my faithful old white TD referred to affection ately as Sheen very short for the machine but my new acquisition a very special red TF V8 I certainly blew the cobwebs away Bright the weather was cold it certainly was fun no just sheer ecstasy Editorial Weee to the first Chang iNGear of 2007 My editorial can be short this time sighs of re lief all round as I have received a good supply of articles to fill the magazine Keep them coming though or I may have to resort to some long ramblings Bob Morrison s second V8 article is here at last the first was Feb 2004 but I must admit it was given to me last summer sorry Bob
36. s Bond were already occu pying a table what a small world It was good to see Findhorn Cars at the show and to catch up with Nigel s son George who was holding the fort during our visit Findhorn had their very nice dark green TF demo car on the stand and Peter 22 Sergeant had his red TF also on dis play You might remember that Pe ter s TF is converted to run on natu ral gas amp apparently this works ex tremely well The Findhorn TCV8 demo car took pride of place on the stand complete with side decals from the recent Endurance Rally in Sardinia According to George the rally was enormous fun and both Nigel amp George have said that the TC couldn t be faulted throughout the rally Talking to one of the other competitors later they remarked that the TC exhausts could be heard rumbling away in the distance during most days of the rally On the sub ject of endurance rallies it was good to see Bill amp Nicky Davenport arrive in their splendid maroon TA Bill amp Nicky are regular competitors at such rallies although not in their precious TA We later met Nicky next year s rally brochure in hand considering the endurance event planned for mid September 2007 The rally starts in Spain how about some more NG competitors For more feedback on this year s event I believe that Ian Hyne has written an article on the rally that will be published in the next edition of Kit Car magazine Paul Gray Totalkitcar LI
37. s a new one for the club and because we have to take a sea trip to get there it might put a few people off The ferry service I understand is the most expensive per mile anywhere in the world T will be going as it is the nearest meet ing of the year to me Keith Baker amp Chris Humphreys should have more details on this meeting June 29 July 1 NGOC National Rally Riverside Caravan Park Nr Tiddington Stratford upon Avon Warwickshire This is our own large meeting of the year so come along and meet old and new friends We are having the same arrangements as last year as we had a good response from all those who met up We will have the marquee up in case of foul weather but we won t allow that along with the popular BBQs Camping is allowed on the field with a tent or caravan and the cost will be 12 per unit per night Fees must be paid to the NGOC and the club will settle up with the site owners The field is on the banks of the River Avon and a river taxi will take you on a one mile journey down the river to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Fishing is also allowed from the bank of the river There are many small villages around the area to explore should you wish to use your NG Our chairman Peter Clark has re cently been in hospital having under gone serious surgery May I on be half of all members of the N G Owners Club wish him a very speedy recovery and return to full health Bob Pr
38. t a long way to explaining my shat tered V8 I now no longer use a vac uum advance and am a lot more care ful with maximum advance settings There is an alternative way to do all this and that is electronically I met an NG owner in his TC1800 re cently one Sunday morning at the road side near my home in Alton I went over and introduced myself and enquired if he required any assis tance We were soon chatting and the conversation led to distributors he had recently fitted an elec tronic distributor to his TC 1800 He gave a hearty thumbs up to a Dutch electronic distributor manu facturer 123I1gnition www 123ignition nl They include a small light to assist with setting the static timing and a choice from 16 pre set advance curves is selected by a simple rotary switch I m not quite sure how simple the price will be though The book has been a great source of information and interest for me and I will soon be experi menting with my trusty Lucas If you are interested in this book and others I ll bring them along to the shows and events I attend during the year I ll be a Detling with the children for starters and look for ward to meeting you there Dave Holland New Members Welcome MR CHARLES RONE 1369 TC NARBERTH PEMBS MR MICK WEIGHT 1370 TF YATELEY HANTS MR RAY BLANKS 1371 ASCOT NEWHAM DERBS MRS LINDA BARKER 1372 TF REPTON DERBS MR HYLTON SHARROCK 1373 TF RAINHAM KEN
39. tainless steel 10 gallon fuel tank burr walnut veneer dash hood full tonneau cover tonneau cover Mota Lita steering wheel chrome luggage rack All re ceipts for parts are available many new parts were used in building this car 12 Months MOT tax exempt 4995 Tel Pete 01736 797463 Mobile 07866 164719 Information from a member J E Broad is that various Marina parts are available from John s Car Spares English and Foreign from 1950s to 1980s Tel 01992 522820 Essex Excess to requirements NG Ascot rolling chassis as per photo pre SVA with Marina 1800 engine etc It has a new exhaust system and various spares the chassis is unregistered Offers Tel Dave 01159 328889 Mobile 07973 636996 E Mail dave giffard ntlworld com y re i a 26s Useful for those who are building a kit or converting Wooden dashboard with cushion surround offers New radiator with deep cop per core for V8 conversion of a NG TF offers ChangiNGear March 2007 Tel John McMurray 01384 287864 E mail j g mcm btinternet com NG TF converted to aeroscreen racer so NG TF pre SVA aluminium framed windscreen brackets use able condition 50 good to have a spare NG TF Hood and rear sup port hoops windows slightly yel lowed but otherwise VGC 200 NG TF pair side windows frames zipped reasonable condition but windows slightly yellowed 150 NG TF windscreen wiper motor worked when it
40. ury 01622 890992 Phone for current venue New Forest amp District monthly lunch time meet every 1st Sunday 12 noon Keith Baker 02380 864310 Phone for current venue Cardiff Sth Wales meet by arrangement Brian North 02920 341671 Brian also does engine reconditioning The Brooklands Club Monthly Natter Meeting Dates 2007 March 13 April 10 May 8 June 127 July 107 August 14 September 11 October 9 November 13 December 11 Motoring Quiz Jazz Evening Noggin amp Natter Pride of Ownership Walking Treasure Hunt Barbecue amp Summer Natter Motoring Quiz Bangers amp Mash plus Music Evening Early Museum Tour amp Motoring Quiz Christmas Evening amp Enthusiast of the Year Awards 2007 is also the Centenary Celebration year for Brooklands with various activities going on throughout the year ChangiNGear March 2007 Events Web Sites Web Sites for Venues Beaulieu Motor Museum Brooklands Museum Capesthorne Hall Castle Combe Circuit Donnington Park Exbury Gardens Goodwood Harpenden Common Kent County Showground Knebworth House Lavenham Newark amp Notts Showground Popham Airfield Rougham Airfield Shrivenham Staffordshire County Showground Stoneleigh Park Westpoint Arena Exeter Other Web Sites Racing car show NEC Kit amp Car Builder Show Harrogate London Brighton runs amp Knebworth London Brighton Veteran Car Run Kit amp Perf Car Show Donningto
41. vance of 34 maximum for leaded and super unleaded 97 Back off to 11 degrees at idle for unleaded 95 This data is from another book I ll review on tuning MGB engines by Peter Bur gess The 3500V8 will vary between 5 10 to 16 degrees at idle Wi and 36 degrees of total a advance This data is from Des Hammill s ex cellent book on the Rover V8 Chapter 4 describing vacuum advance is note worthy The vacuum ad vance is simply an econ omy device and will give somewhere around 10 better fuel economy when used Many people fit the Holley carburetor to their V8 s and hook the distributor vacuum advance to the side of the Holly BEWARE This chapter highlights a major problem this connection method gives maximum advance at idle which the standard SD1 Lucas 35D8 and 35DE8 distributors are not designed for This can lead to a difficult to trace misfire at idle when driving the car it will be fine because the vacuum will be much lower but again at motorway cruis ing the engine may start misfiring again The engine can become dan gerously over advanced with some very serious consequences I had been experimenting with the ad ChangiNGear March 2007 vance settings and the same Holley vacuum set up My V8 disintegrated very noisily and quickly after a con rod broke It smashed the cam shaft and then cam followers and pushrods spilled out in no particular order along the road Having later purchased and read the book it wen
42. visit As it s name suggests the site is beside the River Avon and adjacent to the village of Tiddington one mile out side of Stratford upon Avon We have a large level field for the club s use and the usual marquee will provide shelter from the scorching sun or perhaps less clement weather Gas barbecues and a tea coffee urn will be to hand to make for a relaxing time The on site shop sells a limited supply of food but several mem bers last year discovered an inexpensive and hearty breakfast was also on offer We are allowed to camp on the field with a tent or caravan 12 per unit per night There are also plenty of Bed amp Breakfast places nearby A river taxi runs from the site to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Strat ford or for the more energetic there is a riverside walk Fishing is allowed on the banks of the river and Tiddington has a Post Office stores and a pub which serves food There are also a number of villages around should you wish to explore the countryside in your NG There will be more details in the June issue of ChangiNGear but in the mean time put this date in your diary and let s see if we can make it a bumper year for attendance I do hope to see you all there Chris Humphreys ChangiNGear March 2007 Stoneleigh Map may 67 Street and then 3 on the right you will see our site 40A It is on the corner Directions Go straight from the gate entrance and then take 2 right 4 of 4
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