What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Scarlet O'Hara]

Thanks Chris and Colin - think I'll make it 9 1/2" long with a 4 1/2" long flat, put it in the hole and fill the sump with oil to see where it gets to and adjust lengths to suit - that's the plan for now anyway.

[Chris KC]

Thanks Chris and Colin - think I'll make it 9 1/2" long with a 4 1/2" long flat, put it in the hole and fill the sump with oil to see where it gets to and adjust lengths to suit - that's the plan for now anyway.

It's been said before, but if you are running a 6 pint Nippy sump you will struggle to get the oil up to temperature on all but long, fast runs. Better to part fill it.

I confess I've run a Nippy with deep sump for donkeys' years without it once crossing my mind that it should have a longer dipstick!!

[Reckless Rat]

Having changed the rear axle oil last week, I've left the car on the axle stands so I can check over everything while the wheels are off. I used the old diff oil to give the rear springs and brake cables a bit of TLC, greased the spring pins and checked the rear hub tightness, using my electric hammer gun and a 3/4whit hex socket and replaced the split pins. I was also going to apply some fresh underseal to the inner and under wings but what was left in the tin had gone off, so a trip to the DIY store tomorrow.

Seems the valve chest cover is leaking again, so that's the next thing on the list.

[Nigel Ricardo]

Trying to remove the small screws that hold the 2 parts of a Ruby/Pearl windscreen together, they won't budge.

[Colin Wilks]

Feeling a bit chuffed having got all the studs out of my block without mishap preparatory it going into Park Engineering for new valve seats.
Not having removed studs for forty- five years I invested in a couple of Koken extractors (1/4 and 5/16). These give a very good feel for what the stud is doing and an "oh sh##" moment when I thought I'd snapped one proved to be the Koken's idiot proof feature that appears to cause the extractor to let go above a certain torque. Still needed to get the Stillsons out for the long one under the water inlet which had corroded so much it was in between the 1/4 and 5/16 sizes. Heating and hitting the reluctant ones did the trick.

[Mark McKibbin]

Spent today messing about with the instruments, at last they are all present although I did need to recalibrate the new Oil pressure gauge as it didn't read below 10psi so not much good on a squirt feed car and the speedo is completely wrong I think the odometer and the speedo are not matched (An electic drill 60mph for one minute does not equal 1 mile) and 50mph in the car = 20mph on the speedo which I expected as I have a 4 speed gearbox so more work to do there.

The Air Fuel Gauge is still there as after the 5th SU needle (M1) it's nearly right.

And lastly I would like to find a black face for the clock but at least it does tell the time.

[Jays]

Well I’ve only had my Ulster Rep for a week.....my first Seven...so I just keep finding myself popping into the garage to have a look and an explore! Just drawing up a list of things I want to do to it....better horn, filter or mesh over open carb intake, replace the rather nice clock with a suitable period style tachometer ( I’ll be needing advice about wiring it up! ) isolation switch for the battery, move the oil pressure gauge to fit the patent plate.....and no doubt more things!

[Mark McKibbin]

Well I’ve only had my Ulster Rep for a week.....my first Seven...so I just keep finding myself popping into the garage to have a look and an explore!  Just drawing up a list of things I want to do to it....better horn, filter or mesh over open carb intake, replace the rather nice clock with a suitable period style tachometer ( I’ll be needing advice about wiring it up! )  isolation switch for the battery, move the oil pressure gauge to fit the patent plate.....and no doubt more things!

I have used the reproduction (electronic insides) tacho from http://www.austinrepro.com/gauges.htm

[Tony Press]

Well I’ve only had my Ulster Rep for a week.....my first Seven...so I just keep finding myself popping into the garage to have a look and an explore!  Just drawing up a list of things I want to do to it....better horn, filter or mesh over open carb intake, replace the rather nice clock with a suitable period style tachometer ( I’ll be needing advice about wiring it up! )  isolation switch for the battery, move the oil pressure gauge to fit the patent plate.....and no doubt more things!

I have used the reproduction (electronic insides) tacho from http://www.austinrepro.com/gauges.htm

looks good - but very expensive !

[Mark McKibbin]

Well I’ve only had my Ulster Rep for a week.....my first Seven...so I just keep finding myself popping into the garage to have a look and an explore!  Just drawing up a list of things I want to do to it....better horn, filter or mesh over open carb intake, replace the rather nice clock with a suitable period style tachometer ( I’ll be needing advice about wiring it up! )  isolation switch for the battery, move the oil pressure gauge to fit the patent plate.....and no doubt more things!

I have used the reproduction (electronic insides) tacho from http://www.austinrepro.com/gauges.htm

looks good - but very expensive !

Hi Tony,

My special like most of them has looks that only a mother would love so I thought have a lovely dashboard as that is what I see. Changing the body would be even more expensive!