JimK,
The A021R's have a reasonably conventional tread pattern, the ones you describe I think are the A032R's?
In the damp you need a bit of care, but full wet they are ok.
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- Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:15 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Half-shaft and diff torque ratings.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3530
- Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:24 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Half-shaft and diff torque ratings.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3530
Started off with 1380 and 100bhp at the flywheel, 3.9 diff and 'hardened' half shafts. No 'dropped' clutch starts (what for?), but lots of enthusiastic driving (incl. a number of track days), and no broken half shafts in about 15,000 miles. Power now around 105bhp, same 3.9 diff, but LSD and Yokoham...
- Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:08 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Coil bracket with alternator
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5663
- Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:04 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: SEMAPHORE WIRE AND BULB
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2660
Make sure that the metal bar that goes down inside the electrical coil to make a 'solenoid' is free to slide - WD40 will usually help here. You should NOT be able to just lift the arm out - there is an interlock that is released when the power is applied to make it work. The interlock prevents the a...
- Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:26 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget disc conversion.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4911
- Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:56 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget disc conversion.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4911
they were barely adequate when new for the much lighter spridget Mmmm!! Standard Midget discs, steel wheel hubs and bearings, combined with Metro 4-pot calipers, Mintex 1155 pads, 2.2:1 boost servo etc. can be made to be very much more than adequate!! The high boost servo gives a good 'feel' to the...
- Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:36 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: mods v insurance
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9082
Well modified 1380, discs, uprated suspension etc. etc. Complete spec given to Norton Insurance and £130 per year for 3,000 miles, fully comp, 4 drivers, full European recovery, track day cover (see below!) etc. Very friendly, helpful and easy to contact - haven't had to test them on a claim yet, an...
- Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:54 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Does an electric fan actually fit ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3400
- Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:26 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Does an electric fan actually fit ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3400
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:55 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Electric fan size
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1764
- Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:45 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: midget or marina engine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2183
- Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:15 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget/Sprite Brake Discs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17255
- Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:02 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget/Sprite Brake Discs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17255
- Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:11 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: RELAYS
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10702
Jimmy, I think that's probably the right way to go. When I restored our 1958 Minor in the late '90s I debated what to fit. I had fitted some 'plant on' aftermarket flashers when my mother bought the car secondhand in 1965, but they had to go and I very seriously considered going the DB10 'equivalent...
- Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:58 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: damage with gearbox oil
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2801
- Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:55 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget/Sprite Brake Discs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17255
bmcecosse, The standard o/d of the Metro disc is virtually identical to a Midget, that's the only bit that is!. The machining required is to open up the bore so that it fits over the Midget hub, reduce the overall length by about 6mm, and drill/tap 4 holes in the disc to match the Midget hub. My lat...
- Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:29 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Midget/Sprite Brake Discs
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17255
The Midget-based disc conversion comprises a 'J' shaped bracket that bolts onto the Minor swivel pin, after removing the drum, hub and backplate. The hub is replaced with a standard Midget disc wheel hub (same bearings, fits straight on to the Minor stub axle), complete with standard Midget disc (th...
- Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:31 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: RELAYS
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10702
Jimmy, I have a diagram that I used many years ago on a Willys Jeep to do the same thing. I updated it a couple of years ago and it uses 4 standard automotive relays - 2 4-pin NO, and 2 5-pin DT as Alex shows. The diagram shows all the terminal number connections and is a simple point to point wirin...
- Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:22 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Pinking problems with new cylinder head
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4836
I would disconnect the vacuum pipe and set the timing to the correct static setting. Try it to see if there is any pinking. If there is then retard the timing by 5° and try again, if OK, then advance up gradually until it pinks, and then retard until it doesn't! If a 5° retard does not solve it, I w...
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:12 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: custom loom?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3276
I made up a loom using the original 1958 wires as a base and added the additional circuits that I needed. Contacted Autosparks and they just said to tape up all the joints, tape where the end of the braiding should come to on each tail of the loom, and they would do the rest. Asked me to bring a sam...