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Reminds me of my Grandsons Hotwheels! Like the Designer 25 Lights!

Build it high enough so you don’t have to bend over it when working with it and make sure it’s under your lifting gear exactly right! Presuming yours is over head! If not make sur you have good clearance under the table so a crane leg can go under! Don’t forget to put a good strong vice on it.

Hi,.Paul You are more than welcome to come round and have a look at the bare bones of where restoration can lead you! I’m just north of Lewes.

3 months ago I decided to replace the brakes parts on the 13/60 so bought new shoes slaves well all the bits as it’s been standing for 50 years. Put all together bit of a struggle as you know I suffer the effects of a stroke. For some reason I was convinced they were both binding badly.Today I took Glangs advice from a previous post and read the Manual But I done everything correctly! So I went back out undid the two screws holding the drum on and it just came off! No binding! That’s when i realised that the non existent issue was everything was put together and connected……to the the Drive Shaft no wonder it didn’t move! After five minutes of expletives and throwing my screwdriver down the bottom of the garden I know have a new project, Finding the Screwdriver!…..So this applies to anyone who gets frustrated, Just Throw your tools into the toolbox it saves a lot of time!

Love it, but watch out for that pidgin in the tree thinking about doing a Banksie on that lovely roof!or a Jackson Pollack!

In my opinion it’s not a matter of is it worth it but will you get enjoyment from doing the restoration then when it’s done the best bit Driving her knowing you saved her. Yes it will cost but life does and if you chose a life of restoration good for you and enjoy.

Thankyou Auldman Beautiful just what this old man ordered!

Thanks Steve

Thank you Glang you’re quite right, page 131 just the job. This is one of the problems I face doing the restoration as because of my Stroke I sometimes forget the simplest of answers to the problem. Onwards.

Please can anyone post a photo or description of the route that the rear pipe takes across the back of the axel area! As  I have managed to file my original part in the Bin and cannot find my reference photo. Note to New Restorers “Clearly label your original parts and keep them safe!

Seems like we need someone’s Dad to confirm! As for my spanner’s I didn’t find them as my son in law had borrowed them and omitted to tell me plus he had lost the 10/12 mm one I really wanted!

I was sorting the workshop out trying to find some brake pipe spanner’s so after completely tidying the place I started on m’Dads tool box and found this implement! Can anyone please tell me it’s use.It has the word Draper Tool Number1 on it! The Padster is sniffing out any clues!

I knew I would be corrected that’s the trouble with watching programs in Black and White! More annoying is the detective has traded his Triumph in for a Saab!

Steel Town Murders. The main detective drives a nice Triumph something goes to quick for me to see exactly what maybe a 1300 in a mid night blue! I’m sure someone can correct me!

When I was reading this topic originally I was still holding my White Cane! now I have thought about it I did the obvious and googled Pry Bar and thanks to Screw Fix again ( see other topics on leaking tools) I would have to agree that they are Pry Bars bit boring ! But just another way of trapping your fingers!

Tyre levers defo! You need 3 to to get a tyre off, you use the knotch in the end to hook into the spoke on the wheel. Put 3levers 9” apart around the rim of the wheel ram them under the tyre lever the tyre and hook onto the spokes and bobs your uncle! You have trapped your fingers under the rim of the tyre or you have removed it!

I find the best way to deal with aging leaking Tools is not to Laugh! But it now now seems Screwfix is the answer!

This is what I like about this Forum, You tinker around with the Beast in the Shed, realise there’s a question to be asked ! You go on the forum and you’ve been beaten to it and tha Knowledgeable people have answered Blue or Green! But not Red Thanks all.

Good job you don’t have a Skoda Yeti!

Thanks Steve, I’m not sure where I’m going with this thing at the moment but much appreciated the offer.

This was given to me it’s a Herald 1200 high compression engine and chassis and running gear. It’s called a JCMidge. The engine runs very nicely just an issue with the clutch and the front brakes. Some of you are going to say ahhhh! It’s kit car not for us but I say it’s a Herald that’s had some re bodying issues! It’s not going to pass the DVLA Iva test as the chassis has been cut off at the front so won’t be used on the highway, I have been looking at the possibility of restyling the body to make mor likes 1937 Triumph Scorpion  ! And use it as a show car if that doesn’t work then I could still use it as a  spares for my 13/60 which would be a shame as a lot of effort has gone into getting it this far Which ever way it goes it beats sitting around doing nowt !

Hi all. At what point in a project/ restoration can you or should you ! Consider insuring the project as at some point there can be a few hundred pounds worth of parts sitting in our sheds garage driveways ?

I’m 63 so so it’s all beyon me so I get my 2 year old grand son to fix it same principle “ Chuck it on Floor”

I have some ipc slow burn fuse and a lighter plus some stuff! We could Blow the ruddy doors Off!

Brilliant, I wonder how that would work with Classics we have! Like the Minx! or Herald Spitfire Vogue,Vitesse,Diane!