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1971 VW BEETLE FOR SALE

Hi I have a 1971 VW Beetle for sale. She is in excellent condition and is Clementine orange. She has been fully restore...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mlo
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mlo

Modern Coil on positive earth?

I have a 1959 Hillman Minx which runs on positive earth. The car never came with a distributor cap/HT leads/coil. I've...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by b.lurring
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by b.lurring

Simple question about tyre sizes

Hi All, A car I've just bought has the following tyre size... 30 X 9.5 R15 What would this size be using the normal mea...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mbridle
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by mbridle

has the Hillman Hunted its last??

HI Guys, Happy New Year. I was wondering if any one can help me out Just tried to start my fathers 1971 Hillman Hunter...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by georgeweatherley
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by georgeweatherley

Clutch relining.

It used to be commonplace to reline a clutch plate instead of just buying a new one. Is anyone still doing this or has t...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by at_the_bridge
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by at_the_bridge

re winter lay up

Hi all Doug suggested a carcoon to cover your car anyone used one of these, looks like a good system to me regards Frank
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wst.clff-sds
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by wst.clff-sds

FS triumph 2.5 head

triumph stage 2 head unused six cylinder, located south wales swansea 01792526991 jeff open to offers
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sprint16v
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by sprint16v

Running in oil

I am about to assemble my 998 A-series and have seen highly variable advice about running in (first 500 miles). Various...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by **lesrose
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by **lesrose

A-series block dimensions

Does anyone happen to know the difference in block length between small bore and big bore A-series? I need to fit a spi...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by **lesrose
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by **lesrose

Redex Lead?

Hi Folks, My local garage has stopped doing LRP, so I bought the only lead substitute I could find locally. It's Redex...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ian.usenet
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by ian.usenet

Engine runs backwards

My BMC "A" series 1100 engine in my Sprite has just started running backwards when I turn it off - a few revs and smoke...
31 comments posted 22yrs
posted by usenet
31 comments posted 22yrs posted by usenet

chromoing

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7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by leonard.hughes1
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by leonard.hughes1

Battery

It's new battery time for the SD1 EFI. Halfords don't list one - I would have considered one from them as they have a h...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave.sound
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave.sound

Hillman Minx parts

Hello guys, I've since managed to get myself a series 3 Hillman Minx which I hope to restore. I can't seem to find anyw...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by b.lurring
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by b.lurring