Yeah, they could have been set too tight by the last guy. Muir says .006 but warns that the old book said .004. Think the #1 exhaust was about that, as were several of the others. The number three exhaust was a little tighter. Since that’s the hottest one, my understanding is that the valve stem might stretch a little over time, or just settle…[Read more]

Bruce, sounds like a pretty gnarly project. I very much hope it finds the right kind of psycho to complete it. I am not that psycho. But in the interest of furthering your agenda, can we get a more detailed description of the car’s present state? Like, the engine is in? The trans is in? Or not? Have you fit the cowl and hood (bonnet?) over that…[Read more]

Fuel pump diaphragm bursts? really? Hadn’t heard that one but if Greg
(Wolfgang on the Samba) says it’s so than maybe it is. He built his
Speedster engine 20 years ago and has yet to fire it up, though, so
then again maybe it’s not.Whatever, the oil smells like gas because unburned fuel is getting into the crank case. Besides that bad fuel pump,…[Read more]

Pretty sure Rich Wobby has the same car as you. Check out his pics for an idea of what a real sweet top looks like. He’s got the TD-like framed side curtains too. These are expensive but actually serve a purpose if you’re the kind of insufferable w**ker (as I am) who’d like to be able to tool around with the hood down but the side curtains up.His…[Read more]

go, man, go!

Thanks, Paul. The spare is actually only about 3 years old, according to the code date on the sidewall. The other four are different, presumably much older, though I’ve not been able to get a bead on just how old. Possibly 2003, probably 1993.

Richard,
I am w/ Ed – if you used a pressure system and lots of fluid you most likely
have a bad MC out of the box ( made in China ). Pull it and send it back for
another.
Dale

Thanks, CA. I actually dropped the front back down about a half inch before setting the toe-in (took a lot longer this time). Gonna take her to a suspension shop this week for a 4-wheel alignment; I’ll see if they can dial back the negative camber a bit out back. That should stand her up just a little higher, if it’s possible. If not I’ll just…[Read more]

Very impressive, sir! They look brand new.

Rich. Was just talking about you today with Greg (“Wolfgang” on the Speedster forum). He’s thinking of towing his mess to the show & having us keep working there on it. Said I was game but didn’t know if we might be under your car–or Paul’s (apparently not). Anyway, glad you’re up and running. Assume you checked all your fittings and couplings…[Read more]

Dunno, Rich. Maybe late summer, but you’re the first to respond so, when’s good for you?If recollection holds true, Stoney does his roast beef dinner with yorkshire pudding on Saturday eves. He’s a scotch fan but mostly also a bar owner, so you’ll get vodka if you want. Keeps a keg or two of Guinness on site too.

No oil leaks puts you way ahead of me & Bridget. Good call on the tires too. I should’ve done that last year, and it won’t be done until next week. I’ll let the wire-wheel-havin’ guys address your “each spoke” question.

Paul, my man! If you’d care to slum, you can ride w/ me when Karen is napping, as I’m betting she’ll do at some point.But how ’bout this idea? Get yer tow bar and hitch the MG to the Volvo or whatever, throw the new mill in the trunk (of the tow vehicle), drag it in and put us monkeys to work on the Carlisle grounds. What’s to lose?No matter how…[Read more]

Bummer Paul – I was hoping you could bring your car – it looks like 2 or 3
cars max again – come on guys – anyone else?
Looking forward to seeing you anyway Paul – You can right seat w/ one of
us.

Bump.Also, sorry for your trouble, Denny. For sure next year, OK? Guessing Montie’s not making it in from Ohio? (Ohio was it?) Or are you in with the webbed seat trick?That still leaves the usual suspects–Schu, who as usual has his stuff together, apparently; Mossberg–Paul, have you regained access to your shed, car and 1776 long block? Need any…[Read more]

Yeah, Rob, that’s gonna be a cool rig. I dig that Cobra too. 

Terry, sorry you have to sell. You could post pics here too if you’d like. Make sure they’re no bigger than 500mb. Hit that “tree-up-arrow” icon hanging off the upper right corner of the “Post Reply” window. Put a complete description too. What year pan is it on? Do you know the engine size? Which kit manufacturer is it? Stock drums or disc…[Read more]

That is such a clean looking TD, Mel. Love those wheels.

OK, got it done. Calafer, thanks. Used your jack-the-allen-wrench technique. Got the top adjuster almost all the way home.This was after taking both upper arms out of the spindle. To my surprise (but not Mark’s, I’m sure), they popped up and out. They were not pre-loading down on the lowers, they were fighting the lowers. Shot some WD-40 into the…[Read more]

Think the way forward here is to pull out the top ball joints and just turn the top trailing arms up and then tighten the adjuster locks. I want to add a pinch of negative camber to try to “tuck” the tops of my wheels under the fenders a tad, so the ball joints have to be loosened for that anyway. Thinking that’ll help keep the driver’s side…[Read more]