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- Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:14 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Austin A35 Project
- Replies: 119
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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.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Austin A35 Project
- Replies: 119
- Views: 79418
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 ...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Austin A35 Project
- Replies: 119
- Views: 79418
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...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: Cars & parts Wanted
- Topic: Tyres
- Replies: 1
- Views: 131
- 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: 485213
- 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: 485213
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...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
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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...
- 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...
- 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
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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!
Bulbs rarely work as the light pattern doesn't match the reflector. Complete units are designed properly arond tge LED .. well some are!
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:10 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Austin A35 Project
- Replies: 119
- Views: 79418
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...