10-03-2019, 02:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2019, 02:32 PM by Tony Betts.)
Hi all,
Can anyone throw some light on this for me.
I've always seen several different starter handle guides out there for the austin 7.
Which ones fit which year.
I've tipped my box full out, and here are all the different ones.
[attachment=5704]
All the top row are originals.
And the far left is what most people would expect.
Second from left is the same casting, but not machined for the peg to hold in a permanent shaft. There is a shoulder for a spring inside. So if you use a detachable shaft, do you use a spring on it?
Pic of these two below.
[attachment=5705]
This were it gets weird for me.
The middle and second on the right. I first thought were cut down.
See pic below
[attachment=5706]
But if you check the front view.
The middle guide IS CUT DOWN.
But the second from the right is CLEARLY CAST THAT WAY.
And is shorter than the middle one. What did it fit? And I take it the middle one has been cut to kind of copy it.
Front view pic.
[attachment=5707]
Here is a picture of the one on the far right.
It's aluminium instead of iron.
Would this be the first fitted in 1922?
And if so how long was it fitted before they went onto the iron.
Woul apreciate some help on this one.
Thanks Tony.
[attachment=5708]
Can anyone throw some light on this for me.
I've always seen several different starter handle guides out there for the austin 7.
Which ones fit which year.
I've tipped my box full out, and here are all the different ones.
[attachment=5704]
All the top row are originals.
And the far left is what most people would expect.
Second from left is the same casting, but not machined for the peg to hold in a permanent shaft. There is a shoulder for a spring inside. So if you use a detachable shaft, do you use a spring on it?
Pic of these two below.
[attachment=5705]
This were it gets weird for me.
The middle and second on the right. I first thought were cut down.
See pic below
[attachment=5706]
But if you check the front view.
The middle guide IS CUT DOWN.
But the second from the right is CLEARLY CAST THAT WAY.
And is shorter than the middle one. What did it fit? And I take it the middle one has been cut to kind of copy it.
Front view pic.
[attachment=5707]
Here is a picture of the one on the far right.
It's aluminium instead of iron.
Would this be the first fitted in 1922?
And if so how long was it fitted before they went onto the iron.
Woul apreciate some help on this one.
Thanks Tony.
[attachment=5708]