October 23, 2024
REBUILDING YOUR RADIUS ARMS. This little semi technical paper is the result of a Summer of small maintenance jobs that just seemed to expand at an hourly rate. So between four of us we set about saying how Andy the Read more…
October 16, 2024
Hopefully this is the appropriate section for this info. It’s a job that should transfer to other cars and may well save some people some money over buying brand new carpets. The product I’m using here is also suitable for Read more…
Spider’s Radiator Easy Out Now I know that some of you guys have your own way of removing and refitting radiators and I’m sure they all work. This is one that does come up a bit. I’ve read loads of Read more…
By Peter Laidler Some years ago I wrote about the plastic heaters fitted to our may ’69 or so Mini’s in replacement of the well known but rusty and rattly but reliable metal cased ones. According to my 1913 edition Read more…
This has been shared from the main Mk1 Forum and might be of use to any classic car owner who wants to preserve the appearance of their ignition system whilst at the same time making sure HT voltage arrives on Read more…
October 8, 2024
By Peter Laidler, ably assisted by Nick Rogers, 1071 Bob and Mike Somerville. In truth, this article should be titled something like ‘Wheel/tracking alignment for simpletons…..’. That’s because I’ve cut the crap, got it down to basics using tools and Read more…
October 2, 2024
A short discussion by Peter Laidler, ably assisted over a couple of months by Nick Rogers and a couple of local classic car fiends. Knackered or worn out external door hinges have been the bane of many restorers in the Read more…