The 'E' Type Forum

Your best choice is for a 2 poster. If you look in garages, this is what they use. A single post hoist just looks inherently unstable and personally I'd never buy one simply because of that. A 4 poster is a better solution for storage, and if fitted with castors is more portable, but a 2 poster work...

If you are getting fluid refluxing through the filler valve it should be noticeable in the reservoir.

I'm guessing door striker plate shims.

I have a 2 post. For the reasons above I would avoid a scissor lift. I'm not sure that you have enough roof height to use one though. You're only going to get the wheels a maximum 1200mm off the ground before the top of the car hits your ceiling. I suppose that's better than nothing but it really li...

In my experience you're unlikely to get oil pressure at all when cranking a new engine using the starter. The battery will probably go flat first. Consider that on a normal start it may take 5 or more seconds for the gauge to show pressure after the engine has fired, and that's on choke at around 12...

Obviously this would make the task a lot quicker. I'm not sure that it would. The access would be very tight and you'd end up trying to get under the front of the car where I, for one, certainly don't fit. Unless you have a really compelling reason not to, front up and wheels off is the way to go.

Third world pocket industrial sellers often make stuff for our cars. I had a conversation with a guy in Vietnam a few years ago who was selling complete stainless steel bumper sets for S1 cars. They looked very well made and were well priced. In the end I didn't buy them but he seemed legit. These g...

So looking at XKE data, there were 767 RHD 3.8 FHC's built.



I may be wrong but the last RHD 3.8 FHC I can find on XKE Data is 861799

http://www.xkedata.com/cars/detail/?car=861799

Sure your plate doesn't say 860881?

Give SNGB a call.

Having had a look at XKE Data, they don't think it's a valid number.

Where is the car?

They're likely the same.

You'd hardly expect something built by BMC in the UK in the 1970's to have been assembled by people who in any way cared. I suspect it was just badly done, from the factory.

Dan there really shouldn't be any noticeable play in the steering column.

Don't change anything. Keep it all standard.

Replate your original bar.

My 2 sets of MWS tubeless wheels work fine.

Assuming your Mk10 block is just a normal short stud block then any standard gasket set for the 6 cylinder motor should suffice.

First question. Do you really need to remove the screw? As a temporising measure you can use the fast idle screw to increase idle, pending a full carb removal and rebuild in the future. If yes... There are 2 common problems. First, the o ring seal at the top fossilizes. The second is that the screw ...

The stuff they've trowelled on is just seam sealer or stone guard I reckon.

The floor dents etc look fairly honest.

There seem to be some on EBay if that helps.