Classic Cars - UK

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High torque starter motors

Anyone have experience of these as replacements? They're permanent magnet motors with reduction gearing - said to be a l...
31 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dave
31 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

Spot welding add-on for Arc welder?

Folks, I can't weld. But I know a man who can. And he's coming over this weekend, to shove floors/sills/lower bulkhead...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by toomany2cvs
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by toomany2cvs

1950 "Rest and be Thankful" hillclimb

In colour but no sound unfortunately - note it was still a public road in those days. http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=212...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noresponse
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by noresponse

Advisability of driving Borg Warner without prop?

I've got a RR 200Tdi with a BW xfer box, the front prop is ducked (specifically it's in about 4 pieces, two of which ar...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam.alex
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam.alex

1969 Sunbeam Alpine Arrow. Body mods

I've acquired one, an abandoned project to convert to a convertible, along the lines of the common Morris Minor mod. Be...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ttynan
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ttynan

NEC classic

Anyone going to the NEC classic car show this weekend? Going tomorrow and may stay for Saturday too.
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dave
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

Car ID

Is it possible to identfy a car by its registration number? I've tried Google and various registration sites but no luc...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmac
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmac

For sale Clark Plasma King 50 plasma cutter

Clark Plasma King 50 plasma cutter. I bought it to restore a 50's van to make the work a little easier so it's been use...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by l.s.griffiths
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by l.s.griffiths

mini inlet manifold and triumph weber

i've got a flowtech mini inlet manifold never been fitted. for a single carb su maybe. anyone any idea what its worth i...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tpi
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by tpi

Number Plates - which type?

I have a 1965 Jaguar S type - what type of number plate would have been fitted to it originally? Would it have had pres...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sweller
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by sweller

Im now MegaSquirted...

Finally got the MegaSquirt fitted to the SD1. Once I'd finally got it to idle, the rest of the tuning to get it to run...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dave
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

123 Ignition

Hi - I promised to report on this.. For them what don't know it's on a 1966 E-Type, 9:1 pistons (Brit, not European or...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmac
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmac

An unusual motorhome...

Went to the SD1 club spares day at Gaydon yesterday, and there were other clubs there too. Classic taxis was one - and...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dave
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by dave

Austin A40 Sports X 2

We are storing two cars for our friends who moved to the 'States 6 years ago, and due to a job and location change, the...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by peterforbes
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by peterforbes