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Tools, nuts & bolts

1 November 2018/in Car Preparation/by Richard

British Tools & Fasteners 7696 NY-31, Lyons, NY 14489, USA +1 (315) 946-9400 (Ship internationally) Tracy Tools Ltd. (Tap & die specialists, engineers tool supplies) Unit 1, Parkfield Units Barton […]

Suppliers of brake parts and services

1 November 2018/0 Comments/in Brakes/by Richard

PowerTrack Ltd (Suppliers of Lockheed, Girling and Dunlop brake parts for classic car market) 01344 886522 ku.oc.sekarbkcartrewop@ofni Contract Auto Engineering Ltd. (Remanufacture of brake & clutch cylinders, calipers, servos & suppliers […]

Hubcaps

1 November 2018/in Wheels & Tyres/by Richard

Suppliers of hubcaps (Warning: Chrome quality might be poor) Arden Continental Car Accessory Co Ltd 427 Warwick Road Greet Birmingham West Midlands B11 2JU 0121 706 5471 ku.oc.tensf.oc-nos@llewpih.j AM Classical […]

Girling Brake Parts List

28 October 2018/in 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 603, Brakes, V8 cars/by Richard

Removing Rear Brake Calipers on 411-S1

24 October 2018/in 411, Brakes/by Richard

Tools 13/16 socket wrench to remove caliper bolts and heavy hammer to get it started (not sure why this is Imperial, not metric, but 13/16 worked the best) 7/16 open […]

Sticking rear brakes on a 411

23 October 2018/in 411, Brakes/by Richard

Here is how to identify if the brake lines are blocked and what to do. Supplies: New hardware store oil can (metal tank with pump squirting lever and 1/4″ solid […]

V8 Cooling Problems and a Solution

22 October 2018/in 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 603, Beaufighter, Beaufort, Blenheim, Brigand, Britannia, Cooling System, Speedster, V8 cars/by Richard

Note: Even if you don’t live in New Zealand here is some useful advice! Having checked everything people have suggested to improve my cooling with no change, I pulled the […]

V8 Torqueflite auto-box repairs and servicing

20 October 2018/in 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 603, Beaufighter, Beaufort, Blenheim, Brigand, Britannia, Drivetrain, Gearbox, Speedster, Suspension, V8 cars/by Richard

The following contact details and addresses are for companies who undertake supplying spares and who conduct strip and rebuilding of automatic gearboxes (ie Torqueflte) and Salisbury axles. American Auto Spares […]

Windscreens and seals for 408/9/10/11

20 October 2018/in 408, 409, 410, 411, Body, Interior/by Richard

Mobile Windscreens Bristol who trade under the name of National Windscreens at Bristol can supply windscreens. The manager there is Mike Ackerman (ku.oc.sneercsdniwelibom@namrekcA.ekiM), tel 0117-3042000. They have in stock heated […]

406 Disk Brakes

11 October 2018/in 6 cylinder cars, Brakes/by Richard

Disc Brakes One of the features of age is that I can remember many things from a long time ago – but not always accurately. My first memory of disc […]

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