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Big seven specific parts help! - MidlandsAustiner - 17-03-2020
Hullo! im 18 and recently purchased a 1937 big seven, so far I have found that the manifold flange has a nasty crack meaning one of the corners has come off and the bottom left passenger door hinge is split.
How should I go about fixing these? I cant find either parts anywhere, I usually I do work like this without much thought as I did on my 1949 ford Anglia before I bought this but parts availability is "slim" to put it mildly for the big sevens! Haha
Hope to hear back from everyone!
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - spannerman - 17-03-2020
Have you got all the bits of the manifold
If you have you can braze it.back together
Or biuld up with weld and file back to shape?
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - MidlandsAustiner - 17-03-2020
(17-03-2020, 09:48 PM)spannerman Wrote: Have you got all the bits of the manifold
If you have you can braze it.back together
Or biuld up with weld and file back to shape?
I have and I will try brazing it but I was wondering if anyone knew anywhere to get a replacement as my ford Anglia had an old patch on the exhaust manifold and upon going through a puddle the engine suddenly got VERY loud (the repair metal had popped out due to rapid cooling of the metal) so im weary of it.
Thanks!
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - john williams - 18-03-2020
Austin Big Seven Register, 101 Derby Road, Chelleston, Derby DE73 1SB. No phone or Email address available. Austin 8 manifold should be the same, but I cannot find any Austin 8. Club references. John
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - Chris Garner - 18-03-2020
Big Seven Registrar. Robin Taylor. 01332 700629 robib.e.taylor@talktalk.net
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - Martin Prior - 18-03-2020
On 2-door Big Sevens, the doors and hinges are identical to those on the Mk2 (ARR) Ruby.
RE: Big seven specific parts help! - "Slack Alice" Simon - 18-03-2020
Depending on how much is missing, my first thought would be to do a temporary fix to keep the car going.
Like making a secondary clamp of some kind.
Big Seven bits come up on ebay - even complete but unsavable cars appear from time to time.
"Cherished suppliers" - see the list - may well have Big Seven bits.
If you are in an Austin Seven club, ask the members if they have, or know of, bits.