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by graham1957
Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:54 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Bonnet fit
Replies: 5
Views: 1763

Re: Bonnet fit

also the alloy strip attached to the side of the bonnet looks to have been cut shorter as well, it seems to have a sharper back edge to it.
by graham1957
Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:49 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Bonnet fit
Replies: 5
Views: 1763

Re: Bonnet fit

hi mark, to me it looks like the door to gutter is a good fit,maybe gutter wants just tapping forward 2 mm with block of wood.the bonnet vertical gap is way out,maybe some metal has been cut off the bonnet at some stage in its life to make it fit another car.if its a good bonnet otherwise! a thin st...
by graham1957
Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: austin 6 cwt van body number location
Replies: 6
Views: 2184

Re: austin 6 cwt van body number location

on my van the number is stamped into an aluminium plaque about 200x80mm and this is riveted to the passenger inner door card. as far as i know it is not found anywhere else, hope this helps
by graham1957
Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: parts?!
Replies: 14
Views: 4114

Re: parts?!

i bought almost everthing from esm and had no problems, orders over 60 quid and placed on internet had free carriage and arrived the following day every time!
by graham1957
Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spray can painted classic!
Replies: 15
Views: 3448

Re: Spray can painted classic!

i have also seen a herald in dark blue from manchester area, seen it at shows around sheffield a few times its is stunningly shiny, i talked to the owner and he claims its done by aerosol cans. The owner came accross as very genuine!
by graham1957
Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No V5
Replies: 6
Views: 1560

Re: No V5

it is not illegal to buy a car without a v5, i would only do this after meeting the seller and talking to him /her face to face, if they come out with any bull sh1t walk away. also with the application form a 25 quid cheque has to be attached, a bargain can be had as no v5 will put some poeple off i...
by graham1957
Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fuel senders
Replies: 2
Views: 975

Re: Fuel senders

hi, to my knowledge their are two types of sender used on the minors,an early type and a later type,the early type works with the gold face speedo and the later for the black face speedo.the later one also needs a small voltage regulator on the rear of the dial, they are not interchangable, electric...
by graham1957
Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Don't do it!
Replies: 17
Views: 2176

Re: Don't do it!

ive found quite a lot of remanufactued electrical parts to be short lived, look at indicator flasher units for instance,the old original ones are much more reliable even after forty or so years of age
by graham1957
Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ages of MMOC messageboard users.
Replies: 310
Views: 160986

Re: Ages of MMOC messageboard users.

hello, im in the 50 to 59 brackect