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by wol916
Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Eagle mirrors
Replies: 9
Views: 3985
Great Britain

You could do what I did. Buy the SNG mirrors which have the correct angle arm then look on eBay for a set of original tex mirrors for a Ford Capri Consul Corsair Cortina MK1 etc swap the heads and sell the leftover to someone who has an old Ford and does not mid the black inserts. :lol: They are out...
by wol916
Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:20 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: headlamp help Series 1 2+2
Replies: 9
Views: 4427
Great Britain

I had the same issue, the headlamp I used was not ?made for an e-type? but is a high quality aftermarket 7 inch lamp with halogen bulb still in production today. I got over the problem by purchasing a second set of mountings from the local mini breaker (same part). I altered the silver ring in your ...
by wol916
Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:21 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Poor Petrol Pipe to Fuel Filter Body Connection
Replies: 5
Views: 2908
Great Britain

Purchase the olive from your local plumbing/gas supplier and not the usual suspects to save yourself the normal 500% mark up because it?s ?for an e-type?.
by wol916
Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:26 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 Electrical problems
Replies: 20
Views: 10107
Great Britain

On my car the alternator relay is the bottom one the other is for the horn.
by wol916
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:38 am
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Automatic belt tensioner
Replies: 9
Views: 5406
Great Britain

"about 1/3 to 1/2 into the range"


No guess work there then :lol: :lol:
by wol916
Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:44 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: S2 Electrical problems
Replies: 20
Views: 10107
Great Britain

I had the same symptoms recently, it was the alternator relay on the back of the inner wheel arch next to the horn relay it was sticking, just pulled the top off and gave it a clean all sorted. Easy to test just pull the wires off and plug onto a spare relay (modern plastic one will do).
by wol916
Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:38 am
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Automatic belt tensioner
Replies: 9
Views: 5406
Great Britain

Took mine off, it?s in the box of ?bits that are not going back on?, I converted to alloy pulleys and a multi groove modern belt which made fitting the megajolt sensor a whole lot easier.
by wol916
Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Advise I don't want!
Replies: 8
Views: 3878
Great Britain

Thanks for the info I had thought about auction but never having done it I was unsure I guess this forum would probably be a good place to start. Looking through the bills I spent over 50K and put in lots of upgrade so that the car would be very useable while retaining a standard appearance, current...
by wol916
Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: Advise I don't want!
Replies: 8
Views: 3878
Great Britain

Advise I don't want!

Just finished a four year restoration the car is looking great, about to spend the winter tinkering making sure everything is perfect ready to get the most out of next year, when... I get an email from the boss (during my week off) "big changes on the horizon" not good news. I now find I have to sta...
by wol916
Wed May 20, 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: Lightning Jets
Replies: 21
Views: 11034
Great Britain

Found the link with pictures of said vegetable patch.
I still have a piece of F53 on the windowsill at home.

http://laituk.org/Lightning%20F53%2053-690.htm
by wol916
Wed May 20, 2015 7:17 pm
Forum: Pub Chat
Topic: Lightning Jets
Replies: 21
Views: 11034
Great Britain

There is one buried in my great uncles vegetable patch, might take a bit of digging out though :wink:
by wol916
Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dogs chase cars.
Replies: 9
Views: 5598
Great Britain

I know of a barn with an un used Norton F1 rotary in it, but he won't sell. Or at least not last time I asked. I do have a 990 KTM super Duke that needs cleaning but that's only an hours project.
by wol916
Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dogs chase cars.
Replies: 9
Views: 5598
Great Britain

Seriously though I think the problem is I will need something to fill the time (about 50 hours a month). I?ve built many competition cars in the past and never had any reliability issues with those so I would hope this is no different and require little maintenance. I suspect the answer will be a bi...
by wol916
Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Dogs chase cars.
Replies: 9
Views: 5598
Great Britain

De tomaso pantera race replica for track days. :wink:
by wol916
Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: Dogs chase cars.
Replies: 9
Views: 5598
Great Britain

Dogs chase cars.

We have all seen dogs chasing cars, the question is have they ever considered what they are going to do with it if they catch one. It will be four years in June since I started my restoration I should have it done before that, the trouble is the nearer I get to completion the more I think - Great bu...
by wol916
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:03 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Matt under bonnet paint
Replies: 3
Views: 2449
Great Britain

Just add some matting agent to the paint, available on line or from a paint factors.

Warren
by wol916
Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Christmas tradition with a difference.
Replies: 4
Views: 2982
Great Britain

I'm thinking the best plan of attack is to concentrate on re covering all the loose parts cant rails dash top, etc - because I can do this in the house where it's warm. (and I find it's always better to use adhesives in a confined space :lol: ). Then when the weather improvers and the body of the ca...
by wol916
Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Christmas tradition with a difference.
Replies: 4
Views: 2982
Great Britain

Christmas tradition with a difference.

Over the past 40 odd years it has become a tradition for me to put everything aside for one week over Christmas and spend the time with my now aging aunt (it started with grandmother and moved down the generation) using the time to complete a difficult jigsaw, this gives us an excuse to spend a bit ...
by wol916
Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New member from Cheshire / Warrington
Replies: 12
Views: 6270
Great Britain

Hi Mace,
Like yourself and Chris (cgarside) I am restoring a 4.2 series one from the US and converting to rhd. Two and a half years in and the end is in sight, just got the chrome back and the interior is on it's way.
Also like Chris I am also west of Preston (well north west ish).

Warren
by wol916
Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Series 1
Topic: '63 OTS Original Interior availability
Replies: 23
Views: 10429
Great Britain

Great news I was worrying over nothing, The sample is leather and good quality. Having had it looked at the conclusion is that being a poor commoner from up north I am not familiar with quality. Having been through the hides he had on the shelf I can confirm that the better the quality the less like...