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Can't say I've seen an A series block need liners before, didn't even know they were available but turns out they are. Those bores look quite well corroded and maybe beyond a re-bore. You'd need a machine shop to confirm it though. The engine number has gone because the top will have been skimmed be...

I've used this kit for a while. Does a very good job but you need to keep on top of the chemicals and add brightener now and again. I have access to a sand blaster so that helps with the preparation for some things.

http://gaterosplating.co.uk/Zinc-Plating-kit.php

Alex

Hi Tim,

Good to hear you've fixed it! I'm in the middle of designing an F1 chassis loom, so your's was easy

Cheers,

Alex

Sounds like there's resistance in the fuse (or its contacts) that drives the horn. It should be the one with purple wire one side and brown the other. I'd give its contacts a good clean and if that doesn't help then replace the fuse - the fuse wire in glass fuses can fatigue over time. The horn take...

Did the tester check the indicators while the headlights were on and the engine was ticking over? Chances are the battery voltage had dropped making the indicators flash slower than normal.

Sounds like a broken ground wire in the boot to the rear lights. One light is using the other as a ground path. Wiring in the boot often gets neglected and damp can get in there and corrode it.

Alex

Hi Phil,

Mine uses a stainless bolt drilled and tapped for a grease nipple. The shaft has been fitted with a locking helicoil to stop it winding loose. Works a treat so far.

Alex

When you get it out I went to the effort (possibly excessive!) of making a new shaft which is centre bored then cross drilled so I can grease everything in one go. Just to go completely over the top I fitted and reamed new bushes in the chassis leg and made a brass spacer to replace the original. Sh...

Impressive! Could you post a photo of the can so I know what to look for?

If you can afford it, sandblasting and then powder coating does a great job. Bits I had done 20 years ago still look great. Hammerite / smoothrite needs at least 2 coats and good preparation, ideally sandblasting which gives a good surface to key too. One other trick I've learnt is to bake the paint...

If you do make your own cabinet good light is very important and also a good replaceable viewing screen. I find low light outside the cabinet and 2 light sources either side inside the cabinet work well. Also earth any metal parts of the cabinet including the blasting gun. I know somebody quite shor...

Also don't forget that your foglights should turn on automatically if a headlight bulb blows...

Buy cheap, buy twice

I have an equally cheap set of digital calipers and have checked them against a set of calibration gauges and they are spot on. The only down side is that the battery life is terrible even with recognised brand batteries!

philthehill wrote: Keeping those bushes well lubricated and including the brake pedal bushes is the secret of longevity.
Phil

Hence my pedal shaft mod

The ones I replaced measured 17mm fitted rather than the 15.875mm equivalent of 5/8". That was the 'worst case' inboard side bush. A standard length reamer is long enough to pass through both bushes at the same time.

Hi DM, Last year I knocked up a fully geaseable pedal shaft and also fitted new bushes in the chassis leg. The bushes do tighten slightly when they are fitted and should ideally be reamed with a reamer rather than a file. I forget the size now but to buy a reamer would have been quite expensive. Luc...

To me a sign of reliability is not having to carry spares. Carrying spares suggests you expect unreliability.

'Do nothing' is also ok until you have a trunnion collapse.... Cars have service intervals for a reason.

Seems the day for smart a&$ed comments....!

Hellerman Oil can be used for assembly of rubber/poly/silicone components. It acts as a lubricant but then dries to a powder over time so doesn't attract dirt and dust as grease etc would. Washing up liquid is the other option which also dries but contains salt. Depends how much of a perfectionist y...