The 'E' Type Forum

No screw. Hmm. Looks welded. Other threads say its brazed on.

Guess its staying and I'll blast and paint it in situ.







Thx
Eddie

Hi,
Covered before apparently but darned if I can find it

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Eddie

+1 for sanding, priming and painting the rims. Done it on 2 cars now.
Glass (just in case) and rubber seals from e-bay and only a few quid.
I bought a make up face powder brush to lightly brush the dust off the faces.

Eddie

Hi, The bleed screws that came out of my 67 S1 are standard tapered. Is there any advantage replacing with the ones with the ball bearing. I have never seen or used them before. Do they act as a kind of one way valve? I was going to opt for the Goodridge speed bleeders but they are not cheap. Thx Ed...

Thanks. from reading I'll pass on the Copperslip.

Eddie

Hi, Quick question Rubber bushes fitted and ready to go on the top and bottom A-Arm shafts. Preference? 1. Leave the shafts dry 2. Small amount of anti-sieze (copperslip) to stop shafts rusting (but bushes could spin on the shaft) 3. Clear coat (I have POR15 clear coat spray) to stop rusting. Any th...

Hi, Ideally at some point I want to remove the picture frame and bonnet frame and also polish the ally steering housing in the engine bay. Could anyone please let me know how to remove the steering shaft from the UJ splines in the footwell and rack and re-install in the same position? Do you mark th...

Many thanks for this thread.
Great tip to take the relay "+" feed from the fan supply.
I was going to run the "+" feed from the coil

btw cheapest prices for the Lucas relays (one advantage of having a Commando). Andover Norton supply them for Mk3's.

Eddie

Thanks. I'll pull the oil filler cap and check for that too. I did pull the distributor so good to check its not 180 out.

Eddie

Hi, Just a quick sense check on fitting electronic ignition (Luminition) to my '67 4.2 engine: Crank timing marks aligned for No. 6 cylinder (nearest radiator) and rotor arm aimed at front left of the car (when standing facing the engine). Checking for spark at the marks for 10 degrees btdc static t...

Thanks all for the information. Really helpful and covers all of the options. My 11ACR has the early W shaped pulley so not sure if its a straight swap on the newer alternators. I guess there is also some fabrication required to fit the later alternator lugs to the early bracket. Sounds like I defin...

Many thanks, Thought I was just going to whip off the alternator to degrease the block... Original V reliable always a tough choice. I'll probably get it repaired and live with it till it lets me down. Thanks for the tip on the Ford version, if you have any info on brackets and fitting S1 4.1 pulley...

Hi, 67 S1 Thought I would remove the alternator but the threaded terminal and nut is completely corroded to the attaching wire. I had a quick google but can only see brushes advertised. Any suppliers for whatever the threaded part is attached to? Looks like its toast. Thx Eddie https://i.postimg.cc/...

Grabbed this image...for the header tank to rad.



Eddie

Thanks Bob. makes sense. Just wanted to confirm.
Oh well, removing the complete exhaust is good practice for when I drop out the rear subframe!

Wish I was back working on the Mustang.

Eddie

Apologies if covered before so please guide me to any previous posts... Just checking options Dropping out lower suspension A arms to replace bushes and clean/re-plate The bolts holding the teardrop at the rear of the torsion bar to the reaction plate and the frame... If I take the tension off the t...

Many thanks Andrew. That's the info. I was looking for

Cheers
Eddie

Must be a way! Seems a waste to plate all the parts on the suspension and then use caliper paint on the the part most easily seen outside the car through the wheels. Anyone tried brush on zinc plating? How do the firms do it when they rebuild and re sleeve them? guess I had better ask them https://w...

67 S1 4.2 Hi, 1st front caliper apart. Bore looks nice and clean. Maybe resleeved. Seals are in very good condition and tempted to reuse them I wanted to to have all four zinc plated along with the stub axles. How do I strip out the pins in the centre of the caliper body and is plating ok if they ha...

Hi Paul, Yes, the TR6C came from Classic Superbikes. I fitted Boyer ignition. No major issues. Seems to run and ride fine. Still getting used to the right hand gear change. Got the Norton off e-bay when the bad weather set in so not even ridden it yet. Those kwacker triples were king of the road in ...