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- Mon May 11, 2026 7:41 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Locking brakes 1963 S1 FHC 3.8
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8907

Re: Locking brakes 1963 S1 FHC 3.8
Irritatingly my car has now started not releasing the front brakes after 5 mins. It hasn’t recently had the master cylinder rebuilt. It appears to do it once shortly after it’s started, if it rests a few minutes it releases and I’ve been able to continue my journey without it repeating for the rest ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:04 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: 1965 FHC Windscreen fitting (SWB)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 38297

Re: 1965 FHC Windscreen fitting (SWB)
Keith how long have you had this screen rubber?
Although newly purchased doesn’t mean it’s not been sitting on a shelf for months.
Age doesn’t help their malleability
Although newly purchased doesn’t mean it’s not been sitting on a shelf for months.
Age doesn’t help their malleability
- Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console assembly tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 46975

Re: Center console assembly tips
It’s glued under the steel console or the ali panel won’t sit down on the console nicely.
Paint the top of the console black it will hide it.
Paint the top of the console black it will hide it.
- Tue Nov 19, 2024 11:58 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console assembly tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 46975

Re: Center console assembly tips
Hi Mikael Check both panels fit nicely together on the bench first. 5. Fit the radio console with the ashtray panel fitted (angle detail at the top) first. Fit this with the two tunnel side carpet panels only, omit any soundproofing at this stage and ensure the gauge panel opens and closes without i...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Preparing for restoration and paint
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9933

Re: Preparing for restoration and paint
Thank you ever so much Tim.
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Preparing for restoration and paint
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9933

Re: Preparing for restoration and paint
Tim are those discs for a small angle grinder?
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Replacement steering wheel surround.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20633

Re: Replacement steering wheel surround.
Alasdair I’ve sent you a private message.
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:18 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Scroll display to unread posts?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4424

Re: Scroll display to unread posts?
Actually it’ll only take you to the topic not the post. The blue arrows for scrolling are handy for that.
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:47 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Scroll display to unread posts?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4424

Re: Scroll display to unread posts?
Quick links top left.
- Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Replacement steering wheel surround.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20633

Re: Replacement steering wheel surround.
He made me a wheel 6 months ago. All communication was via his wife’s email address
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:58 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Aligning OTS boot lid
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2080

- Thu Sep 22, 2022 9:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hoovie Buys an S1 Roadster
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13962

Re: Hoovie Buys an S1 Roadster
This is like a video of watching someone unbox something. It’s probably not even called a video anymore.
I’m perfectly capable of wasting my own time without losing 18 minutes of my life on that.
I’m perfectly capable of wasting my own time without losing 18 minutes of my life on that.
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:44 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Expansion tank broken
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9943

- Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:18 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: A pillar dimensions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1957

Re: A pillar dimensions
Thanks Randall but I just need a couple of exact measurements from anyone without any trim in place
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:59 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: A pillar dimensions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1957

- Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:28 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Calling all Opalescent Gunmetal owners
- Replies: 42
- Views: 128841

Re: Calling all Opalescent Gunmetal owners
Richard was that you about 19:00 on Thursday coming down from Hindhead to Haslesmere ?
- Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Series 1 fhc rear door release
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3335

Re: Series 1 fhc rear door release
It’s just an alignment issue. It’s easier to adjust everything whilst laying inside the boot, with an assistant outside
Re: The Queen
I think a Mercedes or Rolls would be more fitting for their German origins. Jaguar is now Indian owned.
And they’ve been running around in VAG products for over two decades
And they’ve been running around in VAG products for over two decades
- Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:16 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Crash Padding Assemblies on Cantrails
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5493

Re: Crash Padding Assemblies on Cantrails
This is what BAS are supplying its relatively easy to squash to 50% https://i.postimg.cc/CKf4qy3k/34170587-C7-C2-4-C9-B-B952-7-E83-D346-F35-B.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/763MK3YL/5-C608-F9-F-9-E27-427-F-A9-E2-872020571348.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LXK3kCS7/761-F7656-A2-BB-4638-A63-C-4-D0148-AA7-C02.jpg
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:50 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Pedal alignment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4339






