Recent content by Philippe Holland

Thank you Sir, that was exactly the answer I was after.

Thank you for the information. Is anyone using the Edelbrock Performer manifold on their P6 conversions? Is bonnet clearance an issue with the Performer manifold? Thank you

Hello, before I invest in the Weber 500 / Edelbrock conversion for my '72 P6 V8, can someone kindly tell me the best inlet manifold to use? Edelbrock or Offenhauser? Many thanks

Hello to everyone, I have read a number of excellent threads about installing a Hotwire setup on our cars, but I still have a number of questions and hope some of the experienced members can point me in the right direction. The objective is to make the simplest installation possible almost...

Hi Ron, thanks for your input. I am just trying to get to the bottom of this mystery as it seems I have a SB rear tail pipe and middle silencer on a LB front downpipe. If anyone could kindly measure the diameter of their rear tail pipe that would help greatly, especially if they have an original...

My parts manual shows a smaller diameter end tube and flange fitted inside the end of the RH downpipe, before it meets the middle silencer. I don't know if someone chopped an old 2" bit of tube and flange and put it in the downpipe allowing the flanges to match...The way it fits into the...

Quick question please. Is it possible to fit a small bore silencer and then tail pipe onto large bore downpipe? My very early 3500s is confusing me and I need to replace the tail pipe. The outside diameter of the tail pipe tube as it enters and exits the rear tail pipe cylinder is 54mm which...

There seems to be a slight mismatch of information on SimonBBC's website and his Ebay adverts. I bought what I thought was the right kit via Ebay, which was more expensive than his site, but the postage was 1/3rd the cost... Identical kits on his site and Ebay have different prices too. Also the...

Hi, did you find a solution to the problem? What is the part number of your distributor? I have just received a Simon BBC kit (K3) and my base plate looks to be the same as yours. My distributor is part number 41317.

Yes, you are right, British Vacuum Units have a great site and seem very knowledgeable but had no listing for the part I required. Unfortunately all the car parts I get from the US seem to be sent by super expensive air transport, and when you add the cost of customs' duty it all gets a bit...

Hi everyone, I have just done a mini-rebuild of my 41317 distributor on my very early 3500S and as there is not a lot of reference to this distributor on this forum, I thought I'd share a couple of tricks I learnt while doing it. I was toying with the idea of fitting a Mallory Unilite, but funds...

If anyone would like my partially stripped LHD car for parts FOC, then please send me a PM. The car is located in Paris (13eme arrondissement). Good base unit with plenty of good parts left. Was Davos white, now French police blue. Cheers, Philippe (If by the end of the month there are no...

Thank you Harvey. I drove the car for the first time properly this morning. It has been in hibernation for 36 years! The clutch is quite meaty but all seems to be fine. Where's the 5th gear? Joking aside it does get quite buzzy in 4th, but I had forgotten quite how brilliant these cars are. My...

Hello, can anyone tell me please what the clutch should feel like on a 3500s, especially compared to a modern car? I have fixed the gearbox rod/finger/bush problem that was stopping the car from engaging third gear and can now use it. The previous owner changed the clutch master and slave...

It has been a painfull long saga this....Previous owner fitted steel nuts instead of brass ones to the exhaust manifold studs...impossible to undo as the nut stripped the thread on the stud due to heat and rust.....studs refused to budge from manifold even when glowing red hot with molegrips...