Hi,
I am looking for a Ulster type hood, and frame assembly.
Of help would be any parts, in any condition or contacts to help in ones construction.
I understand these were once being manufactured but not for some time ?
Thanks for any help.
Brett

Has anyone got a short back axle they want to part with? Hubs and brakes not required, but must have a good crown wheel and pinion.

Robert Leigh

I've been using a bicycle speedometer on the Box Saloon for years now. Halfords cheapest, magnet on the rear wheel and wire connections. It works really well. I need one for the Chummy and now I notice they do wireless ones.  Has anyone tried this and do they work? Or is there too much metal around so the signal gets lost?

does anyone live close to rufford old hall has I own an Austin 7 and snapped the stud when I was replacing the tyre I have stripped it down to the wheel hub but cant get the plate of that holds the stud I have all the tools and the new stud and rivits and will pay for someone to sort it for me also battery is not charging but showing voltage coming out of dynamo thanks david
tel 07931 926550

Have now got a nice set of sports suspension.
Still looking for a 1929/30 chassis.
I would like to build a short wheelbase Cambridge special, and looking for a Cambridge body,or parts, 
Also a proper set of Cambridge wings.
Any help/ leads greatly appreciated

Fitted flashers, with LEDs, to my Chummy, very happy and safer, but when the engine speeds up and the dynamo charges the tell tale light goes out.  What have I done wrong?

I have a Ruby with a standard 6V charging system. I'm finding there is a voltage drop when the headlights are on which is sufficient to dim the rear lights (especially the LED ones which almost go out). Its not an earthing problem.

The voltage at the battery is 6.2v (measured with an analogue multimeter). There is a drop of about 0.2v across my new battery master switch and another drop of around 0.3v across the headlight /sidelight switch. Perhaps another small drop elsewhere giving an insufficient 5.6v at the rear. With the headlights off I get the full 6.2v back again. The voltage measured at the battery itself doesn't ever change.

Several questions. Firstly is 6.2v normal for a fully charged battery? - I always understood that a healthy battery should be nearer 7 volts. It's only a year old and turns the engine over for ever and a day without getting tired. Second question, is a 0.2 or 0.3v drop normal for a switch? Thirdly, if 6.2v is too low, can I adjust the cut out in anyway?

I'm coming from a position of electrical ignorance so simply-worded replies would be appreciated!

Peter Naulls.

A question for the expert engineers.
Nobody seems to supply banjo gaskets for between  the late, heavy 1938/9 axle, so am going to make one.
First hurdle = where can I get gasket paper.......lucky.....first phone call,  to local very small factor..."yes I have two thicknesses - thick and thin,   13 inch X 13 inch sheets.  Took metric micrometer with me and found:-
Thin  = 3.5mm (0.013 inches - 13 thou)
Thick = 0.8mm (0.031 inches - 31 thou)
The make is anonymous.
Question....which thickness to use for banjo joint.....my thinking is the thick?
I will use the thin for the adjuster?

Ebay etc. would have involved a 1 week delay for delivery......already SEVERAL weeks delay on this axle alone waiting for bits!!!

Dennis

Does that ring serve any important purpose? I couldn't get it into the housing, it was too tight. The original distributor didn't have one, so I've left it off. the car seems to run OK.

Alan

Sorry, this is a repost as a gremlin had put a line through my previous post! I have cleaned the a/c bearings and mounted them thrust sides adjacent in the carrier. With the carrier held in the hand the bearings revolve freely and feel fine. When fitted to the shaft (in the carrier) and the l/h thread nut tightened the bearings become tight and feel slightly rough. Woodrow says tighten down hard. Am I over-tightening or is something else amiss? (I have mounted the lower bearing and spacer before fitting the carrier!)