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- Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:27 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Torsion Bar removal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1322
Re: Torsion Bar removal
well, you have to break the upper ball joint free so the lower arm drops even lower, then you can remove those two bolts at the back, move the teardrop thing forward off the splines, also make sure you remove the little bolt and nut at the front that goes thru to keep the TB from moving. Then if its...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:15 am
- Forum: Series 3
- Topic: Stromberg 175cd Carb Tuning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3494
Re: Stromberg 175cd Carb Tuning
sounds like its too lean now. you might check carb synchronization too. if it requires choke all the time and it lacks acceleration at higher revs, and given why you took it in , I would try making it rich again. just a guess. plus its a simple thing to try. if you have the adjustable needles make n...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Series 2 and 3 Headlamp chrome trims supplier?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7567
Re: Series 2 and 3 Headlamp chrome trims supplier?
Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble. I did this same thing on my 69 a few years back and while not the simplest task I didnt seem to have as much trouble. I too used SNG trim even tho I re-chromed the original parts. the originals just didnt look as nice in the end. What I do remember is I ...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Cars of the Netflix Crown
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3528
Re: Cars of the Netflix Crown
I should have known! and a site complete with pictures. Thanks. What has always intrigued me is the British way of assigning a reg number that then stays with the car forever (?) here in the US with 50 states, there are 50 ways to do plates. some states the plate remains on the car, others it goes w...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Cars of the Netflix Crown
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3528
Cars of the Netflix Crown
I am not really one for this type of mini series, nor do I follow the Royal family, so this isnt about the Netflix depiction of them. But my wife was watching I got sucked in because of the vintage cars they used. I didnt think to make notes of all the cars and registration numbers but the few I did...
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Air filter drum support bracket
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2806
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:57 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: looking for TRIPLEX logos for '68
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2438
Re: looking for TRIPLEX logos for '68
as requested. its an OTS so no more glass ! also , interesting its a May windshield, I have found that most of the date coded parts like switches and anything with a code seem to come from the May-June (weeks) of 69. the car was built on 8/7/1969. so it seems consistent with whatever stock system th...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: looking for TRIPLEX logos for '68
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2438
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:33 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Dwell angle-proper reading?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2954
Re: Dwell angle-proper reading?
I was thinking 26 was a bit too low. I set my gap the same way you just did and go for the 34-ish range. even after a couple years it remains below 40. my car starts right up, runs great. I know a lot of people go with electronic replacements and tell you ( us) we will never have to do this again. B...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:55 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Brake fluid bulkhead decal
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11312
Re: XKE Data
"creating the new record myself with the new photos. I feel a bit robbed of the satisfaction of doing this" Kris, I dont see why you shouldnt or wouldnt start flooding the site with YOUR pictures. pictures of your progress, details. action pics. any thing. all the pictures are dated as to when enter...
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Head light removal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3557
Re: Head light removal
First off, David is right, you need some sort of manual. there are originals and cheaper ones made by a multitude of publishers. even the worst of them is better than flying blind. even an online catalog will show the assembly but enough preaching if you want the lights out, start by prying off the ...
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Expansion tank bracket dirctly against bulkhead?
- Replies: 7
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- Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:03 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Brake fluid bulkhead decal
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11312
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Christmas lights
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8076
Re: Christmas lights
I miss the lights !
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:43 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3648
Re: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
Peter, I don't doubt the improvements without the secondaries. It's something I may go re-investigate again someday. I think I had just rebuilt the carbs at the same time and was probably just happy everything was running so well. Secondly I drive pretty much like an old man now!! I really just crui...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3648
Re: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
Hi Peter, Mine are still connected. To be honest I gave it a try removing them and I felt the car idled poorly. And I didn't recall really feeling much difference in performance without them. So rather than chase the problem by adjusting carbs I put them back in. I spent my time making sure the seco...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:52 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3648
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:44 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3648
Re: Stromberg Carburetor Link Wanted
you could probably make one from materials available or make one from modern components like I did. Because of thickness issues with modern carb gaskets I found the original linkage was too short to work correctly. I used threaded rod ends from Speedwaymotors.com and some threaded rod to make my own...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Rubber Shifter Cover Install
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5620