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Just sold my 2000TC (COT 17K) for £8500, so I am sure if it is good, there is no reason why it won't sell for above £9000 from a dealer

Unless you have hardened valves put in (Clive Annable is able to have the head converted - seats + valves) no 4 pot is able to deal with unleaded petrol in the long term. For the long term health of a 2000/2200 you should be using super unleaded and an additive like castrol valvemaster. Its...

I changed my diff on my 2000TC to a V8 Auto one.... the old diff clonked and now the new one makes the car a motorway cruise monster. My speedo was recalibrated for £60 including return postage.

That's normally symptomatic of valve seat or valve recession. You need to check the valve clearances first. If the car has emission control (later 66-67 2000) this restricts the power a bit compared to the earlier cars but I would expect 0-60 in around 14secs and it should easily get to...

LOL it's funny... as prices have now gone up over the past 18-24months... this is the kind of car I would now expect to pay around £4500 for! Paint work needs tidying (both front doors have scabs at the bottom) and that roof has corrosion issues along with the ripped vinyl. They have clearly...

Why can't we hear about negative experiences from companies that are paid money to provide a service? It may be in Carole Nash's Terms and Conditions, but its good to spell it out! Thank you for sharing, I will not use Carole Nash! I canceled a policy with Lancaster last year. They told me...

It is possible... but surely (the car needs to be level and) the tank needs to be brimmed otherwise how can it be accurate? I am also assuming its a manual car!

Hi BadRover, All I can tell you about is the stainless steel bumper fitted to my car by Kingsdown garage. I don't want to suggest that the bumpers coming off eBay will be the same, since I don't know. Colin showed me the stainless steel bumper against the NOS one and the stainless steel is...

Hi BadRover, I can state that Colin at Kingsdown Garage, fitted a new stainless steel front bumper along with many other parts to my car back in April. He offered me, as part of my insurance claim either NOS or the new stainless steel. I also have a recently re chromed rear bumper and can say...

"Having a clear out so if you need a good shell to start a project then this could be the one for you" A couple of years ago, I am sure this was a very good baseunit, but with the amount of remedial work now required to get this back to a good baseunit, you might as well fix the chassis you...

Judging by the crease in the sill cover for the rear off side jacking point... a bit of rust on the wing is the least of your worries LOL

oh and not forgetting this one http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C500042# that sold for near the asking price of £7950 before I could get to go and see it.

There is a trend here this summer and I am sure some of your will disagree but... are 4 pots that are in exceptional condition pushing the price brackets? It used to be, not so long ago that £2K bought you a really nice condition 2000/2200... now that price seems to be nearer £5K or more. For...

This is the bit I don't understand I have removed the spanner nut and can move the wheel, whilst watching the hub... The hub doesn't move, but a small amount of movement on the wheel to hub splines equals around 8-10mm of movement at the tyre face. The splines have been greased (not a lot, but...

Thanks for the advice Pilkie! I used bearing grease on the splines. The only reason I noticed it as I haven't had the car too long, was in the history the last time Clive Annable saw the car (2009 or 500miles ago) he stated that there was a worn NSR UJ... Turns out it is the wires and the UJs...

Thanks Harvey for the reply and tips Suppose I should mention that its 1cm of rotational movement - measured at the tyre surface. The wheel/hub is rock solid to the usual wheel bearing movement test. I took the wheel off a couple of weekends ago, as I assumed the movement was due to the outer...

Hi Harvey This is the part that needs to be replaced in that case http://shop.mwsint.com/product_details.asp?id=372 - on the rear hub, do you know what else might be needed? Vern kindly took a photo of his parts catalogue, but I couldn't tell if the spacer was used and whether the whole lot...

If any of you are familar with the wire wheels that were an option on the 2000tc. My car has a set made in 2006 by MWS - http://www.mwsint.com/custom/FitmentGuide/DisplayEntry.asp?category=87&carId=FG000137&make=RO&CarYear= The car has probably driven around 6000 miles on the wheels and I seem...

Thank you very much Vern, although I think I am even more confused to be honest. No Circlip to found on mine and no where for one to fit either lol

Thank you Kiwirover!

First off, £1400 might be ok for a rolling restoration with an MOT that you can drive away and use, but regardless this a non runner. Secondly the 3500s isn't that rare, they come up for sale all the time. It's the performance model that everyone wants. So a non running 3500s will be worth more...

Hi there Vern, Is there any chance you could post a picture of the service newsletter or the page of the parts list, that would be really helpful. Thank you

This is the bit I don't understand - I have taken a couple of pictures of the standard hub and my parts catalogue (which has no mention of the parts for the wires). So the locking washer 539168 is bent first around the special washer 539167 and then around the securing nut 254827. The...

I've seen Colin Gould do the top and bottom ball joints on a previous car many years ago. The bottom ones were are major major pain in the arse! He had a heavy duty tool for removing the bottom joint and I remember it pulled the ball straight out of the cup, leaving the housing stuck in bottom...

Thanks for the reply.. It's not a split pin arrangement, the same drive shaft is used (as on the steel wheels) and there is no drilled hole in the drive shaft for a pin etc... also there are no holes in the splined hub (unlike the fronts) to allow the split pin to be fitted. Neither is there a...