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by gazza82
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Austin A35 Project
Replies: 119
Views: 79460

Re: Austin A35 Project

I managed to spend a couple of hours straightening the damage on the rear panel which looks a lot better. Needs a bit of welding where the steel has split and to patch up the torn spot-weld holes.
by gazza82
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Austin A35 Project
Replies: 119
Views: 79460

Re: Austin A35 Project

Not many manufacturers of these. The ones I used are made in Holland and usually very reliable. There is another supplier in the UK but the quality of their panels in the past has been somewhat iffy. I have a couple of options if I can persuade a couple of people to part with some new-old-stock. Or ...
by gazza82
Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Austin A35 Project
Replies: 119
Views: 79460

Re: Austin A35 Project

So those pretty new sills ... They don't fit .. :roll: The measurements are all over the shop compared with the original sills. Am awaiting a chat with the supplier this coming weekend. At the front there is about 1/2" gap between the edge of the sill and behind the lower a-post flange that is suppo...
by gazza82
Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Cars & parts Wanted
Topic: Tyres
Replies: 1
Views: 131

Re: Tyres

by gazza82
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1522
Views: 485541

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5

Dick wrote:
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:52 pm
Could you get a cowling with the slots from a later model?
Could be same as other Pugs .. look like the one on the later 206s
by gazza82
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1522
Views: 485541

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5

I've seen what the battery can do to a ring spanner when the earth was left connected ... and yes, the "handler" moved about ten feet backwards in one motion! (New Olympic event there? Backward long jump!) My comment about electrics was more aimed at moderns with their chips and microprocessors. Giv...
by gazza82
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1522
Views: 485541

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5

I take it the Trabant is negative earth? Same on my Peugeot 206 that also has a quick release tab. BUT ... on the positive terminal. So much for all the handbooks and manuals with "disconnect the earth side of the battery first" .. maybe a quick release on both? And then we wonder why modern electro...
by gazza82
Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: A Little Help Please??
Replies: 8
Views: 2386

Re: A Little Help Please??

I know nothing about cars but wondered if someone could tell me if it's worth getting a car collector to look at it or if it will probably just need scrapping? No "Classic" should really just be scrapped .. unless you are Genghis Khan of London who loves removing perfectly good classics from the ro...
by gazza82
Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1522
Views: 485541

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Citroen, Mercedes, Sinclair & AC Model 70

Were they separate bulbs or complete headlamps?

Bulbs rarely work as the light pattern doesn't match the reflector. Complete units are designed properly arond tge LED .. well some are!
by gazza82
Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Austin A35 Project
Replies: 119
Views: 79460

Re: Austin A35 Project

It's a bit crusty but not too bad considering it's age :thumbs: I've seen a lot, lot worse ... and being used on the road!!! I agree given it's age it is pretty solid. The worse two areas were the outer sills and they are in the process of being replaced. This is what I found when I started to pull...