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Subtle Modifications
An ongoing project has been the (hopefully) discrete and (definitely) reversible conversion of an 80 inch Land Rover to take the steering box from a later model. There are plenty of arguments for and against this sort of conversion but … Continue reading
Posted in Still working on it...., Technical
Tagged Conversions, Landrover, Steering & Suspension, Welding
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Testing Times
I have recently been working on a vacuum feed fuel system which belongs to a 1929 Delage. These were the first popular type of fuel pump which enabled the fuel tank to be located at the rear of the vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Job finished, Technical
Tagged Autovac, Delage, Ethanol, Weymann Exhausteur
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Unlikely Stories Mostly
“Chattie”, the Singer Le Mans is due be displayed at Brightwells at the beginning of next month so today’s post features a photo of a pair of her kingpin bushes being line reamed. It also features a rather Scottish reference … Continue reading
A Small Sacrifice
One of the jobs which has been progressing nicely in the workshop is a small single cylinder engine manufactured by The Motor Manufacturing Company of Coventry in 1898 and which comes from a motor tricycle of that date. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Still working on it...., Technical
Tagged De Dion Bouton, MMC, South Bend Lathe
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Strange Measurements
One of today’s jobs has involved attending to the king pin bushes of the Singer. I have some new king pins and bushes in my possession with which to complete the job, and thankfully the new hardened and ground kingpins … Continue reading
The Prince Of Darkness Strikes Again
The latest return to blogging is precipitated by a recent annoying mishap: A rather ironic breakdown. The Bristol 403 has been a recent visitor to the workshop for a thorough check over and service. Since this car is in regular … Continue reading
A Return To The Blog
Shockingly it seems that my last blog dates from October last year: There have been major works in progress at home and since my evenings have largely been taken up with building work, I have to confess that enthusiasm for … Continue reading
A Case of the DTCs
Or to give them their full name, “Diagnostic Trouble Codes”. I have a Jaguar XK8 in the workshop at the moment which drives everywhere in “limp mode” and displays “Gearbox Fault” on the dashboard. Plugging in the laptop reveals a … Continue reading
Stacking Dimes
I have a fair bit of sheet aluminium fabrication to look forward to soon, so with this in mind I have been taking a bit of time to practise some extra skills. Usually my preferred choice for welding aluminium is … Continue reading
The Correct Settings
I had a visit from a Bristol 403 today (not forgetting its owner) for the fitting of new rear shock absorbers – or to use the more technically correct term: dampers. One of the things we discussed was the intital … Continue reading
Scimitar Taking Shape
The bellhousing conversion for the Ford Type 9 Gearbox in the Scimitar SE5A is now finished and pictured here as a trial assembly. Also pictured is the new cover assembly for the selector rail which has to protrude … Continue reading
More Ford Type 9 Conversion
I finished off the adapter plate for fitting the Type 9 gearbox into the Scimitar SE5A today – and managed to get a decent workout into the bargain when it came to finishing the profiled edges! The finished plate bolts … Continue reading
Scimitar Gearbox to Type 9 Conversion
Just as many other children did in the 1970’s, I looked forward to my weekly helping of The Professionals on Sunday night. Unlike many children, however, a good deal of my thoughts were devoted to making things on lathes and … Continue reading
The Ethanol Chronicles
I think that the subject of Ethanol in fuel is going to become the topic of the moment in the next few years and in view of the frequency of my posts on the subject am beginning to wonder whether … Continue reading
Ethanol in fuel
The Daimler SP250 left today for an 800 mile drive to its home in France. I have also been attending to the S.U. carburettors belonging to the Daimler’s stablemate: A Rover 105R which has been running poorly and flooding. It … Continue reading
Driving Nicely
Went out to run a few errands in the MK2 today – it’s running really nicely. That’s fairly remarkable as it happens, since it doesn’t seem to have had an engine rebuild since new. Admittedly it has only covered 68 … Continue reading