noomg wrote: Vance, Long way to go but you've reached the point where every step is a step forward. The first thing I'd do is get ...   04-30-2024 05:13 pm

Lads: Latest on "Rusty". Car was dropped off a couple of weeks ago after paint. I spent some time seam sealing the fender wells, and giving ...   04-29-2024 10:32 pm

I would not mess with the Dellortos off the bat. Rather, I would work some of the other angles to get more power; Raised compression ...   04-26-2024 02:14 am

Lads: I think I may have found a solution for all of you with a clock that won't work. My clock is dead, and ...   04-20-2024 12:20 am

Paint is finished, so now I need to get the car home and start reassembly. I am starting to get excited, but still MUCH work to ...   04-10-2024 03:58 pm

noomg wrote: While some guys on our Wedge website think they're crap I really like the Zeniths, they're easy to maintain and tune and very ...   04-10-2024 03:49 pm

noomg wrote: Vance, Sorry for the mix up on the last post, it should read install the windshield FIRST then the dash. It probably makes more ...   04-09-2024 03:57 pm

A quick update on the project: The paint is finally going on the body. I have attached a photo of the paint - Triumph Delft Blue. I ...   04-07-2024 01:58 am

Hoo boy, Could be many things. Is the engine ground strap connected? Might be getting the ignition ground through the clutch cable - depressing the clutch ...   04-05-2024 02:37 am

Lads: Latest update on Rusty. I have finally completed the rebuild of my front suspension. Powder coated (expensive, will not be doing that on my next ...   03-28-2024 12:10 am

Lads: Reviving an old thread... A photo showing how to modify the KYB front shocks to fit. I used the sleeves from the original front ...   03-20-2024 11:59 pm

It is used to seal the windshield frame to the quarter light glass frame. There is a panel in the parts catalog that shows ...   02-25-2024 11:36 pm

Latest news on Rusty the car... I decided to toss my old brake calipers as I could not get the pistons out. Compressed air popped one ...   02-03-2024 01:47 am

I don't think you are going to get an answer this way. I think instead you should look for some sort of engineering standard for ring ...   12-29-2023 06:14 pm

Esprit2 wrote: So the Temperature Compensators are an alternative. A bi-metallic strip opens & closes a port in response to ambient temperatures. ...   12-18-2023 07:08 pm

Just an update of recent work. I have completed the tear down of the front suspension, and disassembled the hubs. I am planning on new wheel ...   11-28-2023 12:59 am

Status update on "Rusty" the car. I received my seat covers from Riverbourne classics, Allison answers the phones there and she is terrific. I also ...   11-03-2023 03:15 am

Lads: Been quite a while since I posted an update. Well here it is. All the cutting and welding is ...   09-30-2023 07:00 pm

Lads: I have a surplus 4 speed available for free to a good home. Located in the Portland Oregon area, text me at (503)608-8206 if interested. The car ...   09-23-2023 10:57 pm

Most of your questions have been answered in the past elsewhere in this forum. Use the search function. I found an informative thread here: W55 Conversion Vance ...   08-14-2023 07:45 pm

Here is the completed repair on the LR quarter panel. Two more quarter panels to repair. ...   08-07-2023 02:13 am

Here is my first quarter panel repair. There were a couple of dime sized holes, and a several BB sized ones. Cut out the area, ...   08-07-2023 02:12 am

Lads: Just wanted to show the completed repairs on the driver side inner fender. I have a couple of pinholes to touch up, but ...   08-04-2023 04:51 pm

redracer wrote: Vance: I didn't look closely the first time, but I see what you're talking about upon further enlarging. The front "clip" slides ...   08-04-2023 04:40 pm

Cut out the bad welds on the driver side front frame rail, and used a porta-power hydraulic ram to straighten it out. Worked very ...   07-12-2023 06:01 pm

Lastly, here is the front left inner fender showing the state of the repairs made by my PO. Note that the front of the frame ...   06-19-2023 12:31 am

Here is a shot of the repairs I have started on the right front inner fender. After I ground away layers of bondo and paint ...   06-19-2023 12:24 am

Lads: A few photos of the project, making slow progress. The passenger floor is in, although I could not install the seat rails as Robey mistakenly sent ...   06-19-2023 12:19 am

It was the witless protection program, not the witness protection program. And the answer is "yes". ...   06-09-2023 03:55 pm

The pickup can be installed in any of 4 different positions (each separated by 90o) with absolutely no effect on function. What matters is where ...   06-09-2023 04:14 am