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Here's a picture showing the modified Fiesta radiator
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I have also fitted a complete set of braided brake flexi
hoses.
Goodridge
SVW0290-4P for the VW Variant
This made a big change to the feel and function of the brake pedal and I
can recommend them as a worthwhile upgrade from the standard ones. You
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5th &
6th May 2002
Stoneleigh
show
Stoneleigh show
2002 had a great turnout once again but unlike last year my Covin showed non
of it's early teething trouble resulting in the dreaded RAC recovery and
from June 2001 has been 100% reliable covering about 4000 trouble free
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2nd & 3rd june
2002 harrogate show
The
Covin Owners club would like to thank members for
Covin's on display, Mark Turner, John Forrest, Rob Holland, Kev Beamsley and myself Darren Parker.
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26th
June 2002 MARRIED
I know things have been a little quiet on the web site this
year but I do have a good reason for this. A major event took place on
26th June 2002...I got MARRIED . . During the months leading up to this
date things were a little hectic and Covin Building ground to a
halt. But my Covin was there to witness it all....So here's the proof.......
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| My Covin and my
WIFE Claire |
My Covin and my
WIFE Claire |
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| Our witnesses were
Colin Mann & Michael Dykes |
Myself, Claire &
Michael & Janet Dykes |
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I should mention what Michael Dykes (club secretary) did halfway through the
wedding service, just as Reverend Donald Frith was asking me "do you darren
take claire etc" Michael pulled out the Covin Owners Club Card to see if I
had planned ahead and actually had mine on me.... Really I ask you ? What
was I to do in the middle of our wedding? I did what any normal guy would do
under the circumstances and stopped the wedding ceremony in mid stride to
produce My Club card from my suit pocket.... Ha, no fine for me Michael.....
What a guy, he thought he had me there but I've got news for him... It's
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Here's Michael
Dykes at our wedding having a drive of my Covin, but why is he holding his hands up ? Allow me to explain, he pulled away in 1st
gear without problem but when he tried to select 2nd gear he somehow managed
to select all the gears at the same time resulting in a tremendous GRINDING
and CRUNCHING noise and that's why he held his hands up to say....."Ohh
bugger, oops grinder warning" My gearbox survived the ordeal.
The following year
at our clubs AGM I awarded Michael with a framed picture for the years "GRINDER
AWARD" and the
"BEST TUNE EVER
PLAYED ON A TYPE 3 GEARBOX"
Revenge is
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17th
& 18th August 2002 MALVERN SHOW
I took my Covin to
the The
Malvern
2002 kit car show in August as Michael & Janet Dykes kindly let us
stay at their house for the weekend and the weather was extremely hot.
Having been used to sub zero North East weather it was like being abroad. |
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27th
August 2002
Following the
Malvern
2002 kit car show in August and the weather being so hot, I
found at higher speed when the Turbo was fully operational the temperature
started to very slowly creep up but once speed was reduced it went back down
again....Hmm another mod to be made to the cooling system I think........ True to form with only 2
weeks before Donington show I pulled my Covin to bits again and carried out what
I think will be the final mod to the cooling system.
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Another
mod to
the cooling system
I
decided to add a second cooling fan from the radiator fan switch wiring via 40amp
relay and fitted this to the underside of the engine lid to assist air flow. The combination of the
2 fans has greatly improved the high speed operating temperature of the engine
so we'll see how it performs in HOT weather and I hope this chapter on the
cooling system can now be closed..
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| Rear mounted
radiator behind rear drivers side wheel |
View of additional fan in engine lid. Note stainless steel bracket
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14th & 15th SEPTEMBER 2002
Donington show
Donington 2002
show went rather well this year and I travelled down in convoy with James Latcham
& Andy Devlin who only live 40 miles south of me. Worth mentioning is that
James only got his engine fitted the Thursday before the show and we actually
got it running at 9pm for a 400 yard test drive on the Friday night ready for
Donington trip at 6am the following morning. So all you Covin Owners take note.... NO EXCUSES
come to the shows . . . . . 3 Covin's in convoy did make for a very
interesting 220 mile trip each way with a rather large amount of head
turning all the way at the sight of what everyone thought were 3 911 Turbos in convoy.... Don't you just love your Covin. |
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Another trip to the Porsche autojumble was made on 21st
September and I did manage to get a few goodies to keep me busy over the winter
months...... The only problem is my garage is not big enough... Now what
can I do about that I wonder....Watch this space... ?
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