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Here are Citroen saxo vented discs/princess spaced calipers/using spit 5/8 master cyl and spacer fitment for steering arms and caliper aligment. Fitted on my spit with 15" wheels (fits under 13" steels and lots of other 13" alloy wheels but fouls Sprint alloys) been on for 6 yrs of abuse now with no probs. Plenty to read using search, heres just one thread: Sorry , link no longer available

I always leave the choke in for a few secs cold cranking so it dosnt start to quickly when left for a length of time, anything to save the big end bearings, made the mistake once of starting the car after a 2 week idle, waited to prime the carbs with the elec pump, full choke and it fired first crank...knock-knock-knock-knock...brummmm  

Not sure about the 6 pot but dont you HAVE to do a camshaft upgrade as well as needle/air filter/tuneup when you add an extractor manifold or is it just a mild performance upgrade with just the manifold?

It wil be perfectly fine mounted at the back Jon, bung it on. Yes it is, thats why peeps fit oil retention filters IE Mann with double anti-drain valves or an oil purge tank that pre-loads the oil system when stone cold and when you have electronic ignition and elec fuel pump that fires on the first crank. The first few secs of cranking from cold is refilling the oil filter and filling the galleries hence a bit of cranking is always good, unless your starter is knackered...

Cant see a problem Jon, it will probably work a little harder mounted at the rear but its a quality pump and its still pushing 2.2psi and more importantly good flowrate mounted at the tank according to this, no need to regulate tho, leave it fully open: http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/HUCO.html

Hi Dave From the spring foot plate (which is missing and you need btw) to the eye center looks to be approx 3" thats is correct for the stock spit spring/shocker. So yes they look correct for a spitfire stock direct replacement. If you plan on upgrading the springs (standard springs are rated at around 180Lb) the ride hight drops by about 2" or more.Stock springs are very soft and tall, for a front engined car, the rear engined Imp will be very light on the front so maybe a vist to an Imp forum will offer more info on spring ratings. If buying new i strongly recommend fully adjustable IE height and strength....bit more expensive but covers all bases. Spax part number : G761 - Fully adjustable   G210 - adjustable

I understand direct ie no rubber slop advantage of solid mounts, the issue needs to be addressed by the sellers for sure. Dont know if it works for rubber mounts but found this method: You will notice that when you turn the wheels to the right, the rack gets pushed to the left, and vice-versa (a side to side motion). Take advantage of this motion by turning your wheels all the way to the right before undoing anything, and then replace the rubber mount that is not being pressured. Before tightening the U-bolts, turn the wheel to the oppisite lock in order to apply pressure to the newly installed mount. Tighten the U-bolts. Now do the same for the other side. It worked great! http://vintagetriumphregister.org/tr6-steering-rack/

My prob was standing traffic/hot conditions no airflow past carbs coupled with low revs with the mechanical pump, also sartup from hot engine. Double skinned heat shield helped but still had to fit elec pump. Upgrading to an extractor/branch manifold created even more heat but i had fitted the elec pump, and happy days.....primes the carbs almost instantly,  i assume the saloon has the same heat issues?

Them links are just for info Greeks, as you will see some of the solid state pumps will offer way to much PSI for the SU's to handle. SU's are rated at around 4 psi max, my 5 psi silver top on max makes the float bowl gaskets leak, 4psi they 'sweat' with old gaskets....3psi no probs Shop about and the solid state pumps designed for carbs are very affordable without extra expense of the regulator....I just wanted a bit of control of the fuel pressure hence the way I went

Facet Silver Red or Blue tops all shove out 6-8 psi.....great pumps but you will need a regulator to maintain 3 psi http://www.glencoeltd.co.uk/facet-fuel-pumps/facet-cylindrical-pump-12v-24v/ Cube or solid state pumps don't need a regulator as rated 3-4.5 psi...just ok for SU's with good gaskets on the float bowls 😉 http://www.glencoeltd.co.uk/facet-fuel-pumps/facet-solid-state-pump-12v-24v/ Don't forget its supply on demand and the Facets flow very well IE cope with vapour lock on a hot engine, compare that with a mechanical pump that maxes out at 2.5 psi and pap modern fuel that evaporates as you look at it I use a silver top and a regulator set at 3psi......no probs on a hot and sticky 1500 spit

Big chat about it here, a few quid from China/HongKong etc Sorry , link no longer available

The search for 'rocking horse poo' shall continue for you then... 😉

What engine? Spit 1500 here £75 http://www.jigsawracingservices.co.uk/engines.htm 100 217789A Crank pulley, alloy, Spitfire 1500 1 75.00

Front No plate and drivers mirror......... (naughty) nasty ! Shame its a nice ol' motor that Weird them gauges......I understand the vac gauge but oil pressure? I would have gone engine coolant temp personally

Same seller has these which may help the safety ( dunno?....never used em or seen em before ) : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30-A.....9:g:Ue0AAOSwHnFVi3zt

I put a Mondeo mk2/Focus mk1 cut off switch in mine, £5 INC connector (must get connector with some wiring tails, tiny terminals on switch) from ebay You will find it in the N/S footwell behind the lower side panel or by the fuse board on the Ford if you choose that option, the later models have them just look a bit different with a rubber boot over the button. Same one is fitted to the JAGUAR S TYPE too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGU.....3:g:YWYAAOxyXDhSdB90 Strange little thing, its a ball bearing and a magnet under the red switch, very clever. Wired it in by my leg attached to the center frame, never had it trip accidently yet.

No news yet Mike......cars is still sulking in his garage 😀

Just having a look through my pics and found the now patented.... GT6 aargh quick the satnavs are overheating cooling method.....its not just a 10CR event plate you know...! 😉

HID bulbs are good but just so anti social not really an option, never really thought about LED headlight bulbs, bit fiddly and expensive but.... Standard halogens emit approx 1200 lumens Decent LED H4's shove out 3200 lumens 😎 without the HID glare Interesting read on LED H4's: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1455474 I doubt they will fit ours tho with the large heatsink they need. Or....there are these with cooling using braiding: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H.....6:g:ppIAAOSwstxVOQSa or....using an internal fan: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H4-6.....b:g:6oEAAOSwcBhWUoXd LED technology has come on hasn't it......!

Clive      GT6 center resonator (full flow).......Bell sports back box (Full flow) Same system is on Stes GT6 too ....... soooo much quieter than wheelbarrows..... with full flow Sorry , link no longer available

You got it Iain......same principle as a stack pipe, the large rubber membrane seal holds the oil in the canister the Mann valve or stack pipe sits in the center so it cant slowly seep through the paper filter medium down back into the sump as filters with just a membrane seal do. Clever filters designed specifically to be used inverted.

Strange that Dave, never had a faulty Mann filter on either my car or at work,  and we use loads there. Found the W 713/14 -  width 76mm  - hight 100mm 5/8 thread ( IE no need for the adapter ) in the Netherland area for approx 10 EURO, no idea if they deliver uk or worldwide http://www.mijnautoonderdelen.nl/oliefilter-mann-filter-W71314.html The 5/8 to 3/4 adapters seem to be easier to get now too, Wix part no: WIX 24037 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.ht.....x+24037&_sacat=0

Lost this thread in the chat.....thought I would bring it to the surface again. Anybody else hit the Mann filter bandwagon? And how is everybody doing who has?

Fantastic Ellis.......nice one  ! (Where is the Benny Hill music?........ 😉 )