Hi any tips on making a hood bag, looking at the image in the handbook below it looks quite simple, I hope.

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Googling Chummy Hood Bag I found some images in Photo Bucket uploaded by Brian Hutchings.

Hood Bag

These help but I then note that there are two additional straps to hold the bag down, I guess or it acts as an air break (not that the car is going that fast).  Do other have these straps?

Thanks

This comprises a water matrix / air collection box to be mounted in the top hose, and a distribution box with hit or miss damper to control hot air flow into the car. Although these have deteriorated a bit since manufacture they appear to be factory made items, still in serviceable condition. The air connection hose is missing and a bit of paint would improve the steel parts. The collection box is such that the cooling fan will assist airflow into the car, an export fan probably giving better results. It could be a lot better than nothing if you use your car in the winter. £25. I tried to add some pictures but they don't show; I will send them to anyone who asks.

15/11/18 Now sold!

    Hi all
Wonder if any body can help with technical knowledge on rewiring a  Austin Seven Special 1927 6v.
The present 1980's restoration rewire is poor, so I plan to rewire with black braided cable.
Although I'm enjoying the challenge, I wish to rewire correctly, presently I have a mass of wires poorly connected, wires that go nowhere and others that start out one colour and finish in another (although amazingly everything works).
At present the ammeter unit has some connectors not used and others containing up to four cables (marked as 'A'), can anybody tell me were I can find a diagram with correct information.

Relatively new to the forum and Austin Sevens, was looking to purchase a classic car until a friend introduced the Seven and just love it!
 
Many  thanks. 
Paul

My AH tourer doors are curved on the outside (like an RP) ad also on the inside whereas the RP doors are squared off so they fit flush against the vertical panel where the vertical part of the running board mat is fixed.  Because of the AH (and possibly PD) curved doors there is a gap as seen from the inside.  To avoid this unintentional air conditioning is there a metal strip curved on one side and straight on the other which also secures the rubber matting or carpet?  I can't see how else it would work.

So, none of our cars left the factory with a heater and demisting consists of opening the windscreen... with winter fast approaching, those drivers that use their cars over the cold months, what do they do to keep warm?

The engine produces a lot of heat, a short run out this evening, putting the car in the garage, the front end of the car was nice and toasty, in the cabin there was a bit of warmth to the gearbox cover, but not much else but ambient temperature was about 12-degrees celsius, so heating to the cabin was not really needed, but the forecast is for lower day-time temperatures in a week's time.

i don't like being cold!

Last year, I have bought an electric fan heater (meant to be for demisting), it is a 12V 300w (I am on 12V) and I haven't yet gotten around to fitting it, it is quite crude in terms of its fabrication, made in China, and tbh, suits the level of the Austin, it is all metal construction and is simple and I am hopeful that this may provide a useful source of heat.

I should add, that all lights are LED and I have a solid state regulator serving a re-built dynamo converted to two-brush, I am confident that the heatings demands will be met!

Be interested to hear what other ways drivers have employed to keep warm!

I am busy rebuilding my gearbox (with close ratio gears) and have replaced the inter shaft roller bearing which is fairly worn with the plain bush. It slide over the shaft when I tested it out of the shaft and it pressed into the first motion gear fine. 

But now I find the shaft won't slide all the way in. It seems to bind up on the last few mms. Even though I can't measure any difference in the shaft diameter you can see where the rollers have polished it a little and a bit of engineers blue wiped on the shaft showed that it is rubbing at that point.

It must be very close to fitting. What is the best way to fix this?  

Also how is the best way to separate the two halves of the lay gear cluster once the clip is removed? 

Simon

just been having a sort through some of my old paperwork. And found some old oil charts. These have probably been in the loft for 15 years.

And I've only just noticed they are advertising sternol oil in austin cars.

I've only ever noticed CASTROL advertise there oil for Austins before.

Did other oil companies advertise oils for austin cars.

Tony.

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    This photograph was taken outside of the main gate at Portals security papermill, where all of our Bank note paper was made. The site is now in the hands of Bombay Saphire where they distil their gin. Laverstoke, Hampshire.

I am seeking an original magneto engined bonnet for a 1928 car. 
   Any help in acquiring one would be greatly appreciated.

Just wondering if anyone can suggest what I have here precisely? (i.e. other than 'a windscreen', that is!)

   
   

Looks like an A7 screen upper section to me though I couldn't say which one.
The rest looks neatly fabricated as if for a special, but perhaps a one-off rather than Speedex, Ashley, Hamblin etc?