Do any members have experience of fitting sound deadening into their cars, can you reccomend one type over another?

   

En route to an event on Saturday morning had a flat tyre. This turns out not to be a puncture from an invading item, but the inner wall of the tyre abrading the inner tube. This is the second time this has happened to me with an Armstrong tyre. A few years ago the 19" world had lots of choice, notably the Avon Sidecar tyre, acceptable to VSCC scrutes, but for 17" Ruby wheels much more limited range. Fortunately the Longstone 17" is available, and I will be raiding the pocket money tin to replace not only the condemned Armstrong, but the two others as I no longer trust them no matter how much tread is still visible.

Does anyone know of a source for the end caps used on Ruby seats and late tourer door chains please?  I only need one in this instance but a supply for future would be good.


   

A friend who does not use a computer asks the question - will a Box saloon rear axle fit a Ruby saloon.If it does fit, are there any major/minor modifications required. I think there may be issues with the prop shaft length though.

I'm sure that this is asked on a regular basis but I haven't been able to find it using the search option I'm afraid.
So, when fitting a new head gasket should I grease it as advised in the Woodrow manual please?
Many thanks for any replies
Graham.

Hello
I wonder if you could help me?
I have almost finished restoring a 1930’s Gibson Eccles trailer , I was struggling to find who supplied the wheels as my spare has seen better days, after chatting to a few people at shows it looks like its a 19” Austin 7 wheel.
Would anyone be able to confirm this?
I also have no idea how the spare would have been mounted on the trailer but assume it would be similar to a car mount?

I then would need a spare wheel!

The first camping trip away for the Club of the year.  

Attendees ranged from 16 weeks old to 85 years old, a great weekend.


Outside Tom Abernethy's house...

   

A steam launch rally we encountered - delightful...

   

Taking in the scenery and the tunes...

   

Our Chairlady and husband enjoyed some ice cream!!

   

Fun at the campsite...

   

Sorting through some old 1940s magazines recently I found several letters from delighted Seven owners. Obviously Austin had a vested interest in choosing the most favourable correspondence, even so they do remind us how durable the cars could be. One wonders what Mr Leaper did to deserve such a generous petrol ration:

   

A question asked of someone who doesn't post - can anyone answer for them please? Its a '35 engine front starter if it makes a difference. 
thanks

I am opening this thread for those who are interested in the new 6V Dynamator and want to hear first hand experience of using them.

I have had mine fitted to my Pearl for about 500 miles now and have generally been very impressed with it's performance.  I used Vince Leek's excellent wiring diagram (see: http://www.da7c.co.uk/technical_torque_a...namat.html) to install it properly on my car and use it in conjunction with an Accuspark Electronic Distributor.

First (and continued) impression is that it is a very quiet unit that makes for a very smooth and well timed engine.

On initial start up it charges around about 16 amps for the first two or three miles, after this the built-in regulator (the original cut out is no longer needed) senses the battery is fully charged and the ammeter sits at zero, where it remains unless required for lights etc.  I understand that this means the battery is never overcharged, something I know that the original Lucas units could do over longer journeys, even on summer charge.

There was some concern raised on Facebook about the unit overheating, in my experience this is not an issue as it spends most of the time not charging.  After a long hard climb this weekend, in relatively hot weather, I stopped to feel the unit, it was warm but not anywhere near as hot as the rest of the engine.

The camshaft end gear on the new Dynamator unit is identical to the original Lucas one and they can be interchanged if required (this also suggest that a supply of brand new gears for your Lucas unit could be negotiated from Accuspark, if there was sufficient interest, I suppose).

I have noticed that on no-drive (between drive and overrun), when not charging, the backlash gave a small tinkle.  I have since retarded the ignition however and this appears to have solved the issue completely.  The Accupark distributors are extremely sensitive to timing and can take some setting up, I think I have mine in a very sweet spot now.

I made two small modifications to the distributor end of the Dynamator fitting  an o-ring between the cover plate and cir-clip to stop it rattling.  I also drilled and tapped a small how to allow a grease nipple to be fitted so that I can lubricate the gears at this end, I don't think it will need much but it can now been done without removing the unit, which I like.

   

Interested to hear from others who have fitted one as well.