Ashtray wanted
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:14:16 +0100
I'm looking for an ashtray to fit a 1966 E-Type; in view of William Lyons'
reluctance to spend money I'm sure it was an off-the-shelf part rather than
specifically designed for that particular car, so probably appeared in
various othe cars of that period.
It's a sliding tray design; the actual tray part is ...
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Vinyl roof for SP250
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:50:58 +0100
Been away, just catching up, managed to lose all messages. Therefore going
from memory. I hate Bill Gates.
As I recall the OP (or his local trimmer) was worried about fitting to
compound curves Some years ago I helped a friend with a rolling
restoration; high on the list was replacing the fabric roof simp ...
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FA: Car Mechanics - 1950s 1960s
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:16:48 +0100
Sorry for first post being an ad.
My father has just sold his Triumph Vitesse and i've just listed his old Car
Mechanics Magazines from the late 50s and early 60s a few from the 70s to.
Ebay numbers 110268973122, 110268973318, 110268973738, 110268974046
Not sure if they're of interest to you guys, its the l ...
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Electric fuel pump recommendation
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 02:59:45 -0700 (PDT)
Folks,
I need to replace the electric fuel pump on the DS. It's non-original:
fitted by the last owner in South Africa to refill the carb after long
periods of standing in the hot sun of KwaZulu Natal and now jolly
useful when starting on a petrol after running on gas.
What's there is a.n.onymous plastic thin ...
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Q about Triumph Spitfire Tacho
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:17:30 -0700 (PDT)
I'm in the process of fixing a few things in my '78 Spitfire and I'm
having problems removing the tachometer.
The question is: how do you remove the last of the 3 cables plugged
behind the tacho, as shown below? I tried unscrewing the metal socket
- although it rotates it does not appear to be unscrew. Pulling ...
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Vinyl roof supplier
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:52:42 -0700 (PDT)
A pal of mine has a Daimler Dart (SP250) with a rather scruffy hard
top. He's been wondering what to do with it, and is now thinking of a
vinyl covering. OK, it's dangerously reminiscent of spivvy Mark 2 Jags
of the 60's and crappy Hillmans from the 70's, but in this case I
agree with him - I think it could look r ...
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Jim's Problem Minor
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:16:09 -0700 (PDT)
I was giving this some thought on a long drive (Dumfries to
Wensleydale and back) and here's what I came up with ...
To run, a nice simple old engine like the Minor's needs ...
a) Compression
b) Fuel
c) A spark and
d) For all of these to happen at the same time
So the next time it plays silly bugger ...
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rebuild 'contract'
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:24:40 +0100
I've spent some time trying to source a 'new' classic and decided that all
those available are of too low a standard for what I'm after, so I'm
commissioning someone to build me one from scratch. Been to see the chap and
viewed a chassis/bulkhead that will eventually become my car and am very
happy with the st ...
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New car, new problem
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:02:56 +0100
Sorry, deleted original thread about the Minor cutting out or not starting
when warm.
My money is on the petrol filler cap. Had exactly the same problem years
ago. Blamed the fuel pump initially, as it was seriously hot and famously
unreliable (SU - similar to yours?). Had to abandon the car one night, wen ...
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finishing paintwork with clear coat
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:12:45 -0700
At some time in the past my classic has been resprayed and finished with a
clear lacquer coat. I have no experience working with this. There are
numerous small scratches, mostly only through the lacquer, but a few have
marked the paint. Can I spray paint on top of the lacquer, or is it likely
to peel. I am loo ...
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