Kitten kapers

[bobdisk]

See    https://autoshite.com/topic/45356-reliant-kitten-watch-this-space/?tab=comments#comment-2300906     for interesting progress !  Some more to be done before it goes on sale again. 

 

[wesacosa]

On 10/25/2020 at 12:58 PM, doug said:

Does this pic work? 

 

Was just thinking I haven't seen any updates on this for a while @doug. Did you ever get it all sorted?

[doug]

I still have it but not been out in it much. Too many toys and not enough time.

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[bobdisk]

The Kitten is now for sale, now that the faults are fixed !  Offers over £3000. Transport can be arranged.

[bobdisk]

 Its goodbye to Tiddles today, its in Barons Auctions at Sandown Park, starts 1pm.

https://www.barons-auctions.com/view-auction/51/22-feb-2022---winter-classic

[wesacosa]

must resist bidding, must resist bidding, must resist bidding !

Last time I registered to bid at Baron's I ended up with an immobile Citroen XM 

Hope it finds a good home and makes a price you are happy with

 

[bobdisk]

Tiddles the kitten sold for £4500 yesterday. 

[dollywobbler]

Seems a decent price that. Remember seeing Tiddles at the Brooklands Social. Any replacement plans?

[bobdisk]

@dollywobbler, I have a Daf Variomatic 33, called Kermit! 

Pics to come!

[bobdisk]

Kermit

[wesacosa]

someone spotted the Kitten with a red friend on Facebook

[bobdisk]

Wonder where it is?

[wesacosa]

It doesn't say where, just says he saw it on Thursday

[bobdisk]

Barons had also put Tiddles on eBay! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234410881249?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338817149&toolid=10050&customid=DANSWORKAROUND2&ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1

[wesacosa]

25 minutes ago, bobdisk said:

Barons had also put Tiddles on eBay! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234410881249?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338817149&toolid=10050&customid=DANSWORKAROUND2&ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1

yeah they seem to do that a lot. That's how I noticed you were selling it at auction,  I think that might have been how I found the XM I bought from them last year too

[wesacosa]

last week's classic car weekly

[bobdisk]

Tiddles is getting in everywhere!

[wesacosa]

I was just watching Flipping Bangers episode on the Reliant Kitten. Their car had a replacement chassis which was galvanized but from a Fox and needed some mods to fit the kitten body.  Do they do replacement galvanized chassis for Kittens or are all the cars advertised with  galvanized chassis with Fox chassis?  

[bobdisk]

Tiddles had a proper Kitten replacement chassis, so they are available, still so I believe

[wesacosa]

thanks, must have been a bodge job on that one on TV then

[wesacosa]

[doug]

Time flys. Going to try and resurrect the Kitten. I can't honestly remember where I was with it. I tried to start it a couple of weeks ago but the new fuel pipe I had fitted had went hard and cracked so the pump was just drawing air. Fitted a new fuel pipe today. Seems to be starting and running fine now. So I have insured it as from tomorrow. With weather permitting I will take it for a run tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

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[stuboy]

44 minutes ago, doug said:

Time flys. Going to try and resurrect the Kitten. I can't honestly remember where I was with it. I tried to start it a couple of weeks ago but the new fuel pipe I had fitted had went hard and cracked so the pump was just drawing air. Fitted a new fuel pipe today. Seems to be starting and running fine now. So I have insured it as from tomorrow. With weather permitting I will take it for a run tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

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we need update pics !!

[Matty]

13 minutes ago, stuboy said:

we need update pics !!

+1

[doug]

we need update pics !!

Tomorrow. Probably from the back of a breakdown truck.

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[wesacosa]

glad it was an easy fix. looking forward to seeing the pictures 

[doug]

Managed a wee run today. Apart from a slight low rev misfire, which I am sure a clean up of the points will sort, all went well. Here are a couple of photos of the Kitten at my old workplace.

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[wesacosa]

brilliant.  Love the colour and the alloys. How did you resolve the overheating/hot running in the end?

As for the points, I have Gammatonix box on my Panda fitted by the previous owner, @spartacus which effectively replaces the condenser and keeps the points but only as a low voltage trigger rather than carrying the high voltage of the original set up. only about £30 . worth considering to save points life and the hit and miss of finding a decent quality condenser

[AnnoyingPentium]

23 minutes ago, doug said:

Managed a wee run today. Apart from a slight low rev misfire, which I am sure a clean up of the points will sort, all went well. Here are a couple of photos of the Kitten at my old workplace.

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Looks great Dougie. That A-frame is a familiar sight for me.

[doug]

I have fitted a new radiator which seems to have cured the overheating. The gauge still goes a bit high for my liking but it doesn't overheat like what it was doing before.....so far.
I will look into the electronic ignition thingy. Cheers.

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