Another barn find has appeared on ebay.

Seems this is a very late Ruby as the London FLA series didn't begin until November 1938.

   

Been off the road a while.


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The fuel line to the carb takes an unusual route?  Perhaps an attempt to cure vapourisation??

   

Is it better or worse than it looks?  (Or vice versa?)


(I don't know the seller so usual disclaimers.)

Whilst researching the possibility that our car was originally owned by a nursing association I found this video with a very brief appearance of another Ruby:

https://qniheritage.org.uk/film/

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Hi All, 

I know, I know, I'm a bit of rivet counter and this is for a Rep. Perhaps I've asked this before, so apologies for that. On the EA Sports, how were the door cards attached? They are, because of the body shape, curved. The upper part of the door card, as originally fitted, would have been held in place by the rubber hoses. But the bottom would need something as well. As the door cards were meant to siffien the body, I'm guessing that they were glued in once the vinyl covering was fitted. Is there any evidence of this? Another fixing, such as at the bottom, would have required some sort of fitting. But on my original car, No. 125, there is no evidence of this. So what is the consensus. Were the door cards glued in or....?

Erich in Mukilteo

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Cam Follower Question ???
Can a cam follower be replaced without separating the block from the crankcase ?
Guess the valve would need to come out though ??

Confused myself again (not difficult), but had the top off the gearbox to cure a small leak.
Looking into the gearbox I notice THREE syncro rings. This would explain why changing up or down
into second does not go with a crunch, or am I just lucky !.

This is where the confusion comes in. At the front of the top cover it is marked 2 SYN 181. Now I
thought this meant the gearbox had two syncro rings for 3rd and 4th but maybe I am wrong.
Also I thought the three syncro box was not introduced until 1934, which is a year after my car was
first registered.

Maybe the car has had a replacement gearbox at some stage, but can anyone confirm I have dates
for the three syncro box correct and that the 2 SYN number is for a two syncro box.

Martin.

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Having finally got the new engine in our car and had it running it appears to be running a tad rich and was wondering what the best jet needle is for a 1 1/4" SU HS2 of moggy minor and mini era the current one seems to be marked OH or OF its a bit difficult to see as the marking is a bit scuffed. Engine is big valves, trials cam slipper pistons currently using a 37 H/C head. Possibly off to the rolling road in the new year when its run in to see what it will do as I am keen to see having bored and ported the block in the bridgeport and undertaken much of the work in our little machine shop.

Hello
Does anyone know the size and font  of the number and letter stamps used to originally stamp these plates. The modern ones look a bit new. Has anyone managed to purchase a set of period stamps?
Many thanks.
Adrian.

See Sales & Wants for more info
But my 1935 ARQ Ruby is now reluctantly for sale,
Needs Time and very very little money spent on it,
All the hard work has been done but time and lifestyle change prompts a change.
Buy now and have lots of fun by Easter !!!!