Re: New member- 37 years on
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2024 2:34 pm
Nice repair, never seen a collar before on the pump
Dave
Dave
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New member- 37 years on
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Re: New member- 37 years on
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 5:28 pm
And Toby doesn't trust himself to paint the A-surfaces....
Re: New member- 37 years on
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 11:08 am
Just realised that I've not posted this update...
During the summer 2 members were good enough to send me the tappet shims I needed to get the rebuilt engine back to the correct clearance. Toby fitted these back in Oct and doesn't it run so much better now?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150600408 ... 7PoyHh52T0
That does mean that I have a selection of shims to go on to the next owner in need
So, give me a shout.
During the summer 2 members were good enough to send me the tappet shims I needed to get the rebuilt engine back to the correct clearance. Toby fitted these back in Oct and doesn't it run so much better now?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150600408 ... 7PoyHh52T0
That does mean that I have a selection of shims to go on to the next owner in need
So, give me a shout.
Re: New member- 37 years on
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:33 pm
Back to the project after the cold winter limited what I could be doing.
I finally collected a (second) set of nearly-matching, Sprint alloys which I'd won on ebay in Feb 2020 - a friend kindly stored them until I was passing...
They are better than I was expecting/remembered
They could be used as is, although I don't think the inner rim was a black, hand-brushed finish... Was it just a natural cast finish, lacquered?
They came with, what look like, original centres too. These have responded to a bit of metal polish but it looks like they're lacquered too and it's now patchy. What's the best way to refurbish these parts, please?
I finally collected a (second) set of nearly-matching, Sprint alloys which I'd won on ebay in Feb 2020 - a friend kindly stored them until I was passing...
They are better than I was expecting/remembered
They could be used as is, although I don't think the inner rim was a black, hand-brushed finish... Was it just a natural cast finish, lacquered?
They came with, what look like, original centres too. These have responded to a bit of metal polish but it looks like they're lacquered too and it's now patchy. What's the best way to refurbish these parts, please?