Is it necessary to drill new big end shell bearings?

My Ulster Rep, arrived in good order, courtesy of British Air. It does have a dent in rad cowl. I see that the filler neck appears to be riveted to the cowl. It is brass, unplated. Is this easily removed and replaced? I would like to repair the dent but don't want a small job grow into a big one.

Any help to a Seven newbie is much appreciated.


Erich

Found this website has a lot of info on Austin Motors, limited on A7 but does have some on A7 Racing.

http://www.austinmemories.com/index.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DIGITEN-Convert...B019GY2FLW
This was one present I asked for at Christmas. It's a six to twelve volt converter and gives you 12 volts at 10 amps. I decided to get one when I realised how much easier it would be to buy accessories if they were 12 volts. Such as a 12. Volt oil coil for a superb spark, a 12 volt Petrol pump to back up your mechanical one or a 12 volt water temperature gauge for instance. The list is endless.
The other present I have is a capillary temperature gauge to replace mine that doesn't work any more.

Hi

Looking at the A7CA Chassis Register, there seem to be about 1250 Ruby Mk 2s listed.  I wondered how many of these are on the road, so I checked the first and last 100 ARR Rubies on the list, using the Govt vehicle check site.  This shows that of the first 100, 71 are currently known to the DVLA - the rest being abroad, have had the number transferred to another vehicle, or have not been in the system for decades (?).  Of these 44 cars are currently taxed.  For the last 100 ARR Rubies on the register, 74 are in the DVLA system and 51 are currently taxed.  So, in general, nearly half of those listed are taxed, which is not a bad proportion?

This gives an total of about 600 Ruby Mk 2s currently taxed for the road. 

Regards,
Colin

I understand that Dave has suffered an accident on his bike. Get well soon Dave and in future, stick with an Austin Seven.
Sue & Brian Hutchings

Ho,Ho,Ho,and a Merry Christmas to you all.

I'm off to the family gathering,
looking forward to dinner and pud'
looking forward to giving out presents,
and hoping that I've  been quite good,
I don't expect manna from heaven,
but wishing that I get a quite a few,
some some bits that  fit on the Seven ,
would make all of my wishes come true.

What Seven related parts would you like and what did you get??
Happy New Year.

We all know the little patent plate attached to all Austin Seven dashboards- in the new book by David Morgan 'Immortal Austin Seven', he makes an interesting comment on page 35 that apparently Herbert Austin received one pound for each patent in every car, starting with 16 patents.
I have not seen this mentioned before but it seems a very large amount, far exceeding the two guineas ? per car usually quoted.

Cheers, Tony.

As the sun rises first on Gods Own, I would like to wish all the best to  all those who own and appreciate our favourite car.
I also hope that 2018 is kind to you  and without crankshaft and steering arm  woes ,for instance.
Special thanks to those here in NZ , UK and Australia who have shared information regularly.
Be kind and take care everyone.
Cheers Steve Hainsworth, Wellington New Zealand ( in Almost Drought conditions )

I have just posted some pictures in the Gallery section of Vic Hood competing at the Brunton Hill Climb in the 1950s. The first picture dates from 1956 and shows his Type 65 BPH 995, the second from 1957 shows a special bearing the same registration number, and the third from 1959 showing, probably, the same special bearing the number BAM 940.

Initially I assumed the 65 had been transformed into the special, but then I did what I should have done in the first place, and checked the A7CA's registration database! Lo and behold, BPH 995 survives as a 65, and BAM 940 survives as a special; so, did Vic do what we all did in those days, and use the 65's registration number as a number of convenience for the special in 1957, eventually using, maybe, its correct number later?

Does anyone know any more?