I do not know how well the vacuum advance diaphragm is able to cope with modern fuels. It may be that we have to go back to fitting a fuel/fuel vapour trap. This subject may well be worth an article in the magazine Phil. Allot of us thought the original pipe was just an untidy mess when we bought o...
Hi, For those in need who want to do the conversion: (I think a 1" length for the bolt will be enough but please correct me if I'm wrong) Best wishes, Mike. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNC-UNF-Unified-Tungsten-Hardened-Tap-1-4-5-16-3-8-7-16-1-2-9-16-5-8-3-4-7-8-1/261765735027?hash=item3cf2742273:g:E...
It looks like it will largely turn out okay but it will be interesting to see the 'after' pictures of the panels lined up there, as well as the bodyshell, of course.
Fingers crossed for you.
Best wishes,
Mike.
Hi, The springs / brake shoes are the (second from**) last things I refit and it does take a bit of fiddling. I use a combination of a hook tool (link below) and long nosed pliers, attaching the springs through the holes in the bottom shoe first and then pulling / levering them into position and th...
I have been amassing all the stuff I either no longer want or will never use again and putting them in a couple of boxes. I have quite a bit now, so when we have our next National I will do what always used to when I attended in the past and put it all out in front of my car with a clear notice for...
My Dad smoked roll-ups and I remember him 'repainting' the headlining in the family Triumph Herald when I was a child.
I was always amazed at how white it looked after.........
Not sure what he used though, this was back in the early 1970's.
Happy days.....
Best wishes,
Mike.
Very, very nice!
Good luck, you soon pick things up and there are plenty on here who will help you with anything you're not sure of.
Best wishes,
Mike.
Sadly I think the damage has already been done, as noted by someone's 'where have they all gone' comment in a post I perused a few days ago, mourning the fact that there are not so many posters / contributors to this site anymore / alot of those that used to be regular contributors seem to have dis...
Hi,
Nice to see Gold Seal engines being kept gold and not just painted green like all the rest.
Good luck with your hunt for a paint match, post a link up on here for others when you find one.
Best wishes,
Mike.
If the build quality and reliability of our cars in the '70s and '80s had been up to scratch then we might still of had a motor industry today................
Of course all the 'political' in fighting didn't help, too may marques under one roof......
Best wishes,
Mike.
Hi, thank you all for your helpful comments - I have not logged in for a while as other things to deal with..... I have been to Ripley and asked around - it is a one road village - I think Mr Hill left long ago so no-one seems to remember him. amazing how many garages are in that village! I looked ...
Hi,
When I replaced the diaphragm on mine with a E10 resistant one from the States I found that if I screwed it in too tight it didn't work, so it sounds like you need to slacken it off a little.
Best wishes,
Mike.
Ah, '55', I thought it was a bit risky for a German company to employ those initials, even if they had stood for 'Super Sports'.
Good idea to put up a link to the advert.
Best wishes,
Mike.
Am I reading it wrong or is the model designation of the Merc 'CLS SS'?? I suppose it could stand for Super Sports............. Or does it??.................... :o Standartenfuhrer Kessler lives!! :wink: (Though I suspect only those who remember 'Secret Army' from the 70's will know who I'm on abou...
Well Maureen has very kindly helped me out with regard to the pillar, for which I'm extremely grateful. Now I need to source some new fixings, does anyone know a source for the four machine screws that were used to hold the centre pillar in place, or even what size / thread they are? As always all ...