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- Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Go Faster Carbs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3182
I'd actually put money on the fact that a bigger carb wouldn't make the slightest improvement. The exhasut system on the MM is an embarrasement at best and is, IMHO, the biggest destroyer of power output on the car. A bigger carb might allow more air in but it couldn't get it out fast enough. A 4 br...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: More Rear Springs!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1725
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:50 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: More Rear Springs!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1725
Thicker steel for the leaves and a larger diameter bush will do that. I looked at the lowlight and the holes in the shackle plates are exactly 2.390 inches between centres. There is about 8mm between chassis and spring eye on saggy springs and signs of the chassis being lightly hammered after years ...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:54 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Rose Taupe Traveller Restoration
- Replies: 276
- Views: 113429
Much more fun to make your own panels rather than spending £15 on repro ones. My neighbour lost his job and didn't have the money to sort out his MOT test and the sills were reeeeeally rotten at the back. This panel took about 2 hours to make (I only have one fully working hand so it takes me a bit ...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:39 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Oil light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1228
Two things spring to mind. One is that you can get switches that operate once the oil has dropped to 25 psi (on my Midget I even have an adjustable one) and idea number 2 is to check to see that it isn't the dynamo charging lamp plonked into the oil light hole by mistake. They'll both be on whilst t...
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:42 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Isuzu starter
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2764
Midget/Sprite experience shows that the system works well but the gear meshing is a bit of a worry, although I've not seen anyone state that their starter/ring-gear has suffered. The rotation rate of the Isuzu starter is at least twice that of a lucas unit, thus giving a darned good spin to an engin...
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Forced induction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1341
- Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:19 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Twin SU's
- Replies: 62
- Views: 22960
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:49 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Twin SU's
- Replies: 62
- Views: 22960
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:16 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Ultimate MM pose?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3535
Onne. The gear teeth that rotated the head were rotten over about 40% or the range and the alloy shaft had corroded onto the plastic spacers that keep the +ve and -ve bits apart. I still need to make a pair of spacers to fit behind the bulb and then it should work. I've spent about 12 hours on it so...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:39 pm
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Spare engine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1323
Somewhat weaker and of lower power. The head is different in that the E head has a water elbow that goes straight up rather than at an angle to the radiator. Possibly there is a mismatch in the holes between the head and block either side of the hole for the distributor. The E hangs the dynamo off a...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:20 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Low compression engine
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1775
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:14 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Always remove the kick plates !!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3030
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:23 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Gearknobs
- Replies: 60
- Views: 18339
Very true. The engine is actually an 'E' engine so not really worth pepping up. I've noticed that the lowlight has room to put a 40DCOE in there and a US company is now producing a DCOE version designed specifically for singlecarb applications whereby they cast it with only one barrel. Much easier t...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:33 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Diff identifying
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2581
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:16 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: just won a 3.7 diff hooray :)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3944
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:44 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Gearknobs
- Replies: 60
- Views: 18339
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:42 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Gearknobs
- Replies: 60
- Views: 18339
If you've got an old one to send me, plus a S.A.E, I can carve one for you. To be honest, I was amazed that the people who bought them didn't just get a penknife and carve their own. Takes about 1/2 hour to clean them up, carve the extra bits and paint the white bit in. The trick is to get an old on...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:38 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Gearknobs
- Replies: 60
- Views: 18339
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: Series MM Register
- Topic: Gearknobs
- Replies: 60
- Views: 18339