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by politeperson
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Christopher Storey
Replies: 28
Views: 1190
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Re: Christopher Storey

He was very generous with his time and helped me greatly, RIP
by politeperson
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Series 1 bonnet fitting
Replies: 41
Views: 4406
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Re: Series 1 bonnet fitting

Hello Geoff, No I didn't find any change in the gap. Bare shell or with running gear, Even with running gear in the car and lifting it off the ground by the bulkhead and the rear trailing arm mounts, with all 4 wheels off the ground, no change in the gap. All the cars I have done this to have been s...
by politeperson
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Series 1 bonnet fitting
Replies: 41
Views: 4406
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Re: Series 1 bonnet fitting

No, you do not have to heat it. You clamp the wire into the desired position then use a hammer and dolly to beat the outer skin over. It does sound more difficult than it is it is practice. Depends on your experience. However there is another way. You can cut the whole bottom of the bonnet including...
by politeperson
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Will Lucas 39415 Ignition switch fit S2?
Replies: 4
Views: 167
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Re: Will Lucas 39415 Ignition switch fit S2?

Yes, I have and it worked fine. I burnt the original one out 7 years ago by running an ecu through it. Too many amps for the switch. Discovered the problem when the barrier raised into the Channel Tunnel and the car wouldn't start with 100 cars behind me, returning from Europe. Wasn't sure the car w...
by politeperson
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Series 1 bonnet fitting
Replies: 41
Views: 4406
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Re: Series 1 bonnet fitting

So your bonnet is high on the right hand side of the car. How is the bonnet to sill gap in this position? If your bonnet to sill gap is wide, the bonnet has to come down more. If your bonnet is touching the sill, you need to think about rolling the wire edge of the bonnet up, to allow the bonnet to ...
by politeperson
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: 3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives
Replies: 10
Views: 880
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Re: 3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives

Thankyou Rory, I will have a look.
by politeperson
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Frame rails and picture window interior coating options
Replies: 9
Views: 662
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Re: Frame rails and picture window interior coating options

I mean 4x 5 liter tins will be enough to protect the whole car. This is generally the inner sills, rear wheel arch/quarter join, inner bulkhead cavities, frame rails, rear chassis legs, inner rear bulkhead void, boot seams and strengthening panels, floor supports and cross-member. All the bits you c...
by politeperson
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Frame rails and picture window interior coating options
Replies: 9
Views: 662
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Re: Frame rails and picture window interior coating options

You wax inject them at 100 psi after the final paint has 100% cured. Same with all the other box sections on the car. Use a proper automotive product such as Waxoyl which doesn't melt in heat and drip, smell or stain. This is acquired from you local paint factors. You need the correct gun and probe....
by politeperson
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: I'm not sure if these are sold in the UK....
Replies: 6
Views: 552
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Re: I'm not sure if these are sold in the UK....

As Angus says, just get Radtek to chuck the bits you need in the box. They are well priced. They also do a good S1 header tank, with brackets and a range of steel and alloy fuel tanks including an option for in-tank hp fuel pumps for fuel injection. As you say, best to fit the fan behind the radiator.
by politeperson
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: 3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives
Replies: 10
Views: 880
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Re: 3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives

Thanks for the input.
I think I will try a 4.2 balancer and see what happens.
The rest of the rotating assembly is off to be balanced next week anyway, so I will add this into the mix.
It is amazing what a difference having it all balanced prior to assembly makes to the smoothness of it all.
by politeperson
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: 3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives
Replies: 10
Views: 880
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3.8 Engine Damper Alternatives

The 3.8l engine damper is like a dinner plate-almost the diameter of a 45 single.

The 4.2l damper has a much smaller diameter.

Anyone know if a 4.2l crank damper will fit a 3.8 engine? This is so I can attach a normal size trigger wheel.

Or will this mess up the harmonics?

James
by politeperson
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Mangoletsi throttle pedal assembly
Replies: 20
Views: 2768
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Re: Mangoletsi throttle pedal assembly

I have usen the Mangoletsi assembley, it is great but it is expensive. Being about unobtainable does not help either. More recently I have used this £90 Sytec duel cable assembly, for rally cars. That is well built too. https://i.postimg.cc/C5HgDCNB/Sytec.jpg You could mount the cable end on a brack...
by politeperson
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Seam sealer: how many cartridges?
Replies: 8
Views: 1088
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Re: Seam sealer: how many cartridges?

Yes Phillippe.
That sealer looks like it is there to hide something.
I am just about to seal a bare body tub. I reckon it will take me most of a day.
You will use much less if you just try and fill in the gaps.
by politeperson
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Seam sealer: how many cartridges?
Replies: 8
Views: 1088
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Re: Seam sealer: how many cartridges?

I buy 10 tubes at a time Phillipe. Black, grey of white depending of the colour of the car. I apply them between parallel lines of masking tape, separated by 10mm, remove the tape and then feather the edges. It is absolutely essential prior to the next coat. Another way of doing it is to apply a ver...
by politeperson
Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Needles for SU carb conversion
Replies: 18
Views: 2100
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Re: Needles for SU carb conversion

Just an idea, as I had a similar situation with a tuned 4.2 running SUs. The carbs had been rebuilt, however the engine would not rev up easliy. It was fine at idle though. I spent ages making adjustments to the timing and air screws etc. No difference. The solution took a few minutes when I had fig...
by politeperson
Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: How to secure sill to sill closing panel?
Replies: 15
Views: 2028
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Re: How to secure sill to sill closing panel?

Phillippe,

I think the bronze welds were actually brazing.

In the factory they assembled the main body sections on jigs with brazing before they were fully welded together.

I would not worry about replicating that method now though, as you probably have a bit more time to assemble it than they did.
by politeperson
Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: How to secure sill to sill closing panel?
Replies: 15
Views: 2028
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Re: How to secure sill to sill closing panel?

I fitted a pair of Mr Robeys outer sills this afternoon. They have slightly less of a radius than the closing panels. This is on purpose I think. It allows you to pull them into the closing panel flanges to get rid of the gap for plug welding, using tek screws. https://i.postimg.cc/28fh7KtR/Flange.j...
by politeperson
Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Top end tapping - still
Replies: 24
Views: 7541
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Re: Top end tapping - still

I once had a bit of a rattle going on in the head on a new engine. After 3 or 4 miles, I took off the cam covers to find zero oil in the inlet side. If it had been on the exhaust side, I could have seen it though the filler cap. The feed pipe had been squashed against the bulkhead when the engine wa...
by politeperson
Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: 9 Months Gone Missing
Replies: 6
Views: 1133
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9 Months Gone Missing

Morning, I have a UK roadster that was manufactured 31st May 1962 and dispatched from the factory 8th June that year. Opalescent Gunmetal with a biscuit interior. The distributor was Henlys of London. It wasn't registered until April 63 though. Just wondering why? Did it really take 9 months to sell...
by politeperson
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: 3.8 Moss gearbox swap to a 4.2 Synchro box
Replies: 7
Views: 1077
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Re: 3.8 Moss gearbox swap to a 4.2 Synchro box

Thanks for that.
Yes, I was hoping to be able to use what I have, in other words the 3.8 bellhousing and flywheel.
Machining is no problem, as long as I know what I am machining it too.

I gave a 4.2 bellhousing away about 2 months ago!, never mind.