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Hi. If you'd like to ring me then we can arrange for you to have a look. Thanks. Steve

Hi' I'm having a big clearout and have finally decided to get rid of my VIP interior. Its chocolate brown velour. I bought it 20 years ago and it has been stored in my loft ever since........however it was moved to a shed about a year ago and has been got at by mice.......grrrrrrr... The...

Hi. Just about to tackle under the bonnet. Am I right in presuming that the inner wings should be satin black ? Has anyone had good results with certain types of paint ? I am undecided whether to spray or brush .... any opinions ? Also trying to find out the best type of paint to use on...

Whooooops sorry....posted twice......senior moment.....

Hi. Just about to purchase front and rear windscreen rubbers. Anyone had any good / bad experiences with different rubbers ? Also whats the best mastic to use? Thanks. Steve

Might be a silly question but are series 1 and series 2 sill covers the same ? Steve

Hi. Thanks but i am in basildon , essex so couldnt get much further :( hopefully one will come up more local. Thanks I will give them a try Steve

Hi all. I am looking for the metal retaining strip that runs underneath the rear windscreen. Its about 4 foot long and is what the clamps push up against to secure the screen. Thanks. Steve

Thanks Dave but its not the clamps im after but the strip of metal that the clamps push up against. Its about 4 foot long. Steve

Hi. I am just in the process of removing my rear windscreen to replace the rubber and have found that the metal retaining strip that runs underneath the glass (the bit that gets pushed up to the glass by the clamps) has rusted through. Does anyone know whether anybody stocks this part or has...

Hi. Thanks for the replies. I will give them a ring tomorrow. Steve

Hi. Does anyone know where to buy the metal u channel that the door rubbers fit into around the door appatures. Thanks. Steve

The later, larger mounts didn't fit in my S1. Too big a diameter and too thick. I managed to find amongst the "treasure" in my garage some mounts that were of the smaller diameter but as thick as the later ones..........made the engine sit too high !! I had to pay out and get the correct...

Hi guys. Thanks for the advice. Ive not been around for a while and not had chance to reply. Excellent photos......Thanks Scott.........Gives me a good idea of exactly where that darn hole is !! I am planning to remove the manifold in the near future which means I will be able to give...

A re-cored rad is high on my to do list. ............ That darn list keeps getting longer !!!

It doesn't loose coolant but the temp does creep up when sitting in traffic. I put this down to an old looking rad that is presumably partially blocked. I haven't checked the thermostat to see what temp it is. Think that manifold off will be my next step to avoid any damage. Thanks...

Ok thanks. I thought that there should have been some flow. The bloke that I recently bought the car off had been using it fairly regularly and I guess this would have been blocked for quite a while. Any idea what sort of damage would result in it being used like this ? Would the top...

Hi. I have just discovered that I have got no water flowing from the inlet manifold "tower" on my series 1 V8. I removed the hose that goes from the tower to the radiator and the outlet stub from the tower was totally blocked with what looked like years of "Bar Seal". I managed to remove...

That makes sense. I was just curious as to why it wasn't there :D

I have just noticed that the ribbon speedo on my S1 V8 doesn't have the choke warning on the top left. All the other early cars that I have looked at have one. Did some cars not ? Thanks Steve

Hi Rockdemon yes I replaced the mounts for new ones as the old ones had managed to destroy all the rubber. Those smaller mounts look much too small to do the job don't they ! Hi Chris I have replaced all the electrical bits one at a time, as it were, to see if it made any difference but the...

Thanks Harvey. I will try that first. Thanks for the advice Steve

Is the balancer balanced to an individual engine or can you use any one and can the engine be run without one to see if the vibration is still there ? Also if the vibration goes with the balancer removed then do I have to use one ? Thanks.

Hi Harvey Thanks for the quick reply. I think I will try the front pully first as I dont really fancy removing the gearbox unless I really have to. Do you know if the balancer is part of the front pully or separate ? Thanks

Hi Harvey Thanks for the quick reply. I think I will try the front pully first as I dont really fancy removing the gearbox unless I really have to. Do you know if the balancer is part of the front pully or separate ? Thanks