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Guy Not sure if this is any help but the UK Moss parts catalogue I have lists that part as 'Pipe - Tank to pump flexible hose' part number AHA7381Z and costs =A38.81 GBP, approx $13.20 USD. It's the part as used for the later Spridgets too. Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 18832... MORE
On my car, if you jack up the back end and have the rear axle hanging on fully taught rebound straps, there is very little clearance with the exhaust where it runs under the rear axle. Without the straps there would be negative clearance..... Guy "Guy Weller" 18796... MORE
if you had both rebound straps disconnected and hit a big enough hole with both wheels at speed, would the propshaft contact the bottom of the transmission tunnel? what would be the likely result if it did? David "David Jacobs" 18779... MORE
Well, Alex... "The bar"...... Your buddies are not wrong, really. But you will be trading off a bit of "quick" maneuverability for grip. As long as you don't go overboard in diameter, I think you will like the "calming" effect of the smaller front bar, though. The car does become far less "twitchy" and far more directionally stable. Bear in mind you can "add back" a little oversteer by adding pressure to the front tires. I run equal pressures all around these days which takes some of the understeer out of the 3/4 bar I am using. I am... MORE
Terry I can tell you what I did. I only worked on one side at a time. I re-skinned the door first and used that as a template for checking the door gaps. I jacked up the car and supported it on two axle stands at either end. I used a stout (2 in fact) length of timber - about 4 feet long, 6 inches wide and about 2 inches thick used this on top of a jack underneath the transmission tunnel. This has two effects - first is to support the car under the transmission tunnel therby preventing... MORE
Well i brought home the datsun today. Heres what i found.Tag says its a A14/A15 engine with 89.something c.i. displacement.Does anyone know the horse power rating for it?Removed thermostat and drove it 26 miles without overheating.But it does blow coolant out the top of recovery bottle.Pulled plugs they all look chocolate brown and dry.Does this sound like a head gasket? Transmission works well but shift lever has lots of slop and play.It didnt smoke and no water vapor from tailpipe.I was a bit disapointed in the performance as one i drove years ago seemed quite lively.This one shows 155,000+... MORE
Cap'n Bob I'm amazed you don't have a forthright opinion on this, but then I guess you're one of the 'Concours? Whats that? brigade . . . as the smoke disapears from your exhaust as you speed away with a smile on your face. . . ;-) Nigel "amukdigiphoto " 18558... MORE
Bentley's manual lists a 1098 engine weight as 253 lbs. If I recall the 1275 is around 270 lbs. Transmission is listed at 44 lbs. Any one know or guess about how much a 1275 engine weighs stripped of the head, starter, generator, carburetors, exhaust manifold, distributor, all the smog equipment and oil filter? I suppose I could weigh them all and practice some higher mathematics but why not ask first. Don "Don May" 18407... MORE
Kim, I had the same concerns a while back.....what I did was make some bushings from steel pipe....just long enough so that they would cure the slack problem without actually being long enough to touch the engine when tightened.......4 - 5/16 diameter bolts should be enough to hold the engine in place......just make sure that the weight is OFF the stand while you are tightenenig them.....in other words.......pick the engine up with something else ( come a long, chainfall etc.) hold it in place while you bolt the block to the engine stand......then remove the hoist. David A. Stevens... MORE
Question : What is the height of globalization? Answer : Princess Diana's death Question : How come? Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was high on Scottish whiskey, followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines! And this is sent to you by an American, using Bill Gates' technology which he got from the Japanese. And you are probably reading this on one of the IBM clones that use Philippine-made... MORE
Wrong, yet again, jeremy cogman!! Obviously, this is just not your day my boy!! Expended shell casings are the problem of the guy behind me, as in expended exhaust gases. Both go "overboard", so to speak. It's not that I'm a litterbug (heaven forbid) but don't forget, the guy behind me is trying to get me!! While he may be enjoying the perfume of leaded CAM2, he's definitely gonna have handling issues to deal with considering those expended shell casings! Ya' know, if you're gonna be participating in the American way of sharing the highway, Jeremy, you gotta be... MORE
you can connect up the electrics to make sure the sender unit is actually working before you put in the new tank (it's a pain to have to drain and drop the tank again when you later find out the gauge isn't registering) Also, make sure the flexible part of the filler pipe is in good condition. Not much else to go wrong with petrol tanks. Regards David "David Jacobs" 18218... MORE
Hi all, Just purchased a 1965 mk2 mainly for my wife to have fun in on the weekends. During the trip home on the transporter a section of chain wore through a weak gas tank and started a leak. I have ordered a new tank, rubber pipe, gaskets, screws for the sending unit from Moss in the united states. My question is should I replace some other items that I might not know about. Sending unit maybe? Thanks in advance! Guy "majvaneekelen " 18216... MORE
No smog required here in California on collector cars over 30 years old. With emission tests so stringent I would not personally want to deal with a later model LBC that has to pass California smog tests. Also consider the weather here. Suspect more survived because of the lack of salt on roads and generally dryer climate. I think collectors also tend to gravitate toward those sport car models with more rounded lines in the period that Spridets were made. And the cute factor of the bugeye means they don't come cheap anywhere now. I would be curious what... MORE
It would have cost them five cents more to have added one when it was manufactured. I notice that the tank on my 69 also has one of those fuel filters on the end of the intake pipe. The filter that you can't get to. The filter that people forget is there and coat the inside of their tank and seal it off. That is one thing I hope they do not put in the new tanks. The 69 Midget appears to have had no external fuel filter and looking at the fuel line parts replacements in the catalogues... MORE
Well it was a couple of years ago.... prices were higher. I also have to believe California's new emission standards ended up flooding the market place with it's supply of LBC's that people couldn't drive there any more, as they can't get them to current meets standards. The same LBC on the east coast is easily $2K more than what they seem to sell for on the west cost. Paul Tegler ptegler@... www.teglerizer.com "ptegler@cablespeed" 18236... MORE
Now that is a offical rant thread I might as well add my two cents and some thoughts. Every wonder why Bush Sr. didn't Take out Sadam in the Gulf war? Stability in energy producing regions is the goal. Look at in Saudi Arabia with the most repressive leaders in the Middle East . . . human rights for women and average citizens nonexistant. An extremely controlling leadership in a county that keeps the people in their place and opposition to foreign energy interests at check is the goal. As long as we could keep Sadam from being an... MORE
1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger. 4) You've never quite sure whether it's ok to eat green crisps. 5) Everyone who grew up in the 80's has entered the digits 55318008 into a calculator. 6) Reading when you're drunk is horrible. 7) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel manly. 8) You're never quite sure whether it's against... MORE
Don steps up onto his soap box. I happen to like fruitcake, not all fruitcake but there are some mighty fine ones made. In my lifetime I have see it go from a joyous holiday treat to the butt of cruel jokes against it and those who happen to like it forcing many with frail egos into the fruitcake closet. So what does fruitcake and Lucas electrical products have in common? The way I see it they are both "in" things to bash. Is all fruit cake good . . . of course not nor is all Lucas products... MORE
I have a lovely quiet one with 42K on it. I offer it at various prices and have no takers. I wish I knew what to tell you. I have a 5 speed going in also. I ACTUALLY DID SOME WORK ON IT TODAY! HOORAY! (Okay to shout on this one!) Try $200 and expect to fold a bit. Sure would love to trade it for a nice old LCB! I also have a NEW ROLL BAR, 2-bar style, upholstered. It and me are too much for the car. (I'm 6'5' 280#). I guess I'm now the world's largest... MORE
One of the annoying, but often challenging, things about restoration is figuring out what crimes against Spridgets the previous PO's or their mechanics have committed. So far I have discovered . . . Three of the green wires cut and left dangling at the fuse block. A couple of other wires in the area of the fuse block cut. Washers welded to the end of the clutch push rod. Bolt part welded to the end of the clutch cylinder push rod. A small switch mounted on the side of the Steering cowl to? A mass of cut wires in... MORE
Better yet, Don May.... Kill two birds with a single rock. By a new Cherry Bomb of suitable size and install it on your daily driver when you get finished checking the 1275, Don! Thus, you'll have an exhaust system for the 1275 all set to go when you transfer the driveline over. Great sound but not overly loud. Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd) '60 Frog PilotRob@... 17608... MORE
Hi all, What you know Bob . . . I came home to your message with a nice 15 inch glass pack under my arm. My great muffler man bent a short temporary pipe for me complete with flange and gasket and clamp for the muffler all for the sum of $30.00 It sounds great . . . and I can use the muffler when ever I install a complete exhaust! No waste there. Don "Don May" 17611... MORE
Remember my questions about a cheap muffler to test the 1275 I am working on. Well today I put the last of the parts back on to a point I was ready to try and start it. Looked down at the missing muffler, looked at my remote start switch, thought about the neighbors for a second then pushed the start button. I should regain my hearing by tomorrow, but what a thrill. When I was a child my dad took me to an open house at Barksdale Air Force base. They lit off a captured German buzz bomb for... MORE
Don May... Here in New York Metro suburbia, we've got speed bumps going up all over the place.... At each end of the speed bumps (we have) is a level area between the curb and "bump" where the "bump" begins going "vertical". Wherever and whenever I can (parked cars and traffic permitting) I attack the bump with one wheel in this "level" (drainage) area. When I can't use this "level" are for whatever reason, I try to cross the bump at a "diagonal" to lessen "impact" (one tire just before the other). I find the above helps "protect" the... MORE
