My apologies for the picture links that didn't work. below are the two photographs that matter. The original friction dampers are discarded in their entirety and the hydraulic units fitted to some sort of chassis extension.
It's stated that "...the vendor is a young engineer and works on high-end classic and supercars for a living." Well, if I had a Super Car, based on the details in the pictures, I'd not let him within a hundred miles of it.
Firstly I have been in the workshop, this is now a rather late breakfast. So secondly one can look at the iPad and see various things including this huge amount of charm. One of those occasions when an enthusiastic builder/vendor could talk Seven bits and indicate what fun could be had from a semiUlster, instead of which there is a cringe description by someone who should go back to their day job describing bungalows in Essex. As for Tony’s question, I cannot see any back axle location at all. Lucky the builder didn’t put an hc head on or back axles would be left on the start line.
It's OK Steve I eventually found it, quite a nice car let down by poor details like the post 1932 gas lever having no thread for the horn button and those headlights.
30-07-2023, 06:38 PM (This post was last modified: 30-07-2023, 06:52 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
My apologies for the picture links that didn't work. below are the two photographs that matter. The original friction dampers are discarded in their entirety and the hydraulic units fitted to some sort of chassis extension.
It's stated that "...the vendor is a young engineer and works on high-end classic and supercars for a living." Well, if I had a Super Car, based on the details in the pictures, I'd not let him within a hundred miles of it. I'd employ Dave Mann.
(30-07-2023, 06:38 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote: It seems that the original friction dampers are not used. Instead, a single arm goes from the usual location of the back axle to the damper unit. Of course, the "young" builder has omitted to fit a locking nut of the arm pin.
30-07-2023, 06:57 PM (This post was last modified: 30-07-2023, 07:04 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
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30-07-2023, 07:09 PM (This post was last modified: 30-07-2023, 07:14 PM by Steve kay.)
Tony, now that you have unearthed the evidence it's a job to know what to say! Rear axle location is obviously considered something old fashioned for hairdressers How do the rear brakes operate? Next time I try to sell a Seven, I will use wallpaper paste to attach four hundred and thirty seven invoices and receipts from Jamie, David Cochrane, messrs Hodgson, Betts, Dunford and McKenzie and all to the wall of the study. to demonstrate what a fortune the little darling has cost. Or as the ad might say "to share the investment opportunity experience."
added; Blimey, that's an interesting thousand words you have just slipped in there! Still says nowt about rear axle location though.
I know that the works fitted Luvax dampers to the front of cars in the 1931 season.
I’ve never thought until now whether they were *only* on the front.
