Bristol Handbooks & Manuals
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 450, 6 cylinder cars, 603, Beaufighter, Beaufort, Blenheim, Brigand, Britannia, Fighter, General News, Instruction Manuals, Other Bristols, Spares Handbooks, Speedster, V10 Cars, V8 cars, Workshop Manuals/by RichardIn order to improve accessibility we have now put all the manuals (Instruction Manuals, Spares Handbooks and Workshop Manuals) into a password-protected dedicated area in the Archive under Bristol Manuals.
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405 battery.
/in General advice/by John HarrisPlease can anyone advise on a supplier for a correct battery for a 405. I am rebuilding the ex Ken Evans car and need a decent battery to start the engine. It seems the type 244 is the nearest to the original Lucas but no one seems to have one. All suggestions welcome. John.
Replacement of original 2-litre clutch with diaphragm type
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 6 cylinder cars, Gearbox/by Richard“BACK ON THE ROAD – Michael Ware visits a recently restored 1953 Bristol 403”
/in 403, General articles, General News, News/by RichardThere is a nice report in the September issue of The Automobile on the restoration of Andy Gibbs’ 403. It is well worth reading!
Glove box lock
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, Interior/by Richard
Glove box locks can be obtained from AH Spares for £88 each but reported to be very good quality
Click Lock to order
Cylinder Head Gaskets for 6 Cylinder Engines
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 6 cylinder cars, Engine/by RichardYour first port of call for these is of course Pegasus Parts
Other suppliers are:
- Bristol Cars Services Ltd – contact Graham Payne – services@bristolcars.co.uk – +44 (0)208 5603300 ext 2
- Oliver Penney Engineering Ltd – contact Oliver Penney – info@oliverpenney.com – +44 (0)7867 635993
- Spencer Lane Jones Ltd – contact Peter Campbell – office@spencer-lj.com – +44 (0)1985 847133
- Johnson Gaskets – contact Robert (Bob ) Johnson – +44 (0)1274 682298
- INRacing – info@inracing.co.uk – +44 (0)115 978 0663
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