Recent content by MikeMelb

Ditto, but did buy one for European tr

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Sorry if this sounds stupid, but consider replacing the white plastic vacuum diaphragm unit on the top of the brake servo. A few years ago I bought a new one from a reputable source, put it on and forgot about it as the car wasn't used for a time. Car ran poorly at certain speeds, replaced...

looks lovely. welcome

And other interesting marques

and some Lancias and FIATS

Some non Rovers, mainly Alfa for the man who owns one!

AOMC British and European day

Just make sure you protect the valve stems from being severed by rotating hubcaps. Happened to me at 100kph but car responded superbly. I believe it is why many Brit police cars were hubcap free zones.

looks good to me, and was probably on a factory prototype that we haven't seen yet. What year FIAT 500?

Thanks Mick

So working with my aged arthritic hands I have fitted the seat covers. The quality of the leather, vinyl and stitching is excellent, I'd go so far as to say better than the original. The leather is supple with a fine aroma and is covered with a foam backed cloth. The vinyl is a thicker quality...

Thanks Mick. No problem getting covers over the foam as they basically sit on top and are then secured from the sides and back. Have put wadding backed calico over the foam. If anything I have the opposite problem, air pockets under the seatback cover. This could be easily solved by gluing but...

about 25 years ago I acquired a couple of front seats, upholstered in vinyl (same pattern as the leather seats) with the idea of using them and preserving my original leather seats. This never happened probably because they had sagged a bit, and I kept feeding and dying (actually painting) the...

Hi Peter, will start new thread in Body, Replacement Leather seat covers