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JensH

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  1. The WM states, you should grease after you have assembled inner ball joint.
    So my answer would be: dry assembly.
    Then 56g grease in both ends ;-)
    Just replaced one inner ball joint, spring and a couple of shims in my mk 3 rebuild, as one side was damaged by DPO's experiment with home made shims....
    Grease can take out some minor play in the joints btw.

  2. Don't forget that new door seals are wider than the original ones. I had some similar issues when I replaced mine with some new ones from ... Rimmer? ...10? years ago?

    Time flies...  :o

  3. The starter solenoid is a high current relay; nothing else.
    Earth on starter solenoid is only for activating the relay - and if you take one apart you will see its has an earth via the housing.
    On my mk 3 spitfire; its has the earth via a black wire connected to the fixing bolt (eye-connector), but my guess is often most of the relative small current is going via body tub.
    As you can guess, dirt, rust etc. is an issue.

    On the earlier ones (two types, square and cylinder form) with a push button, the relay is activated mechanical and has nothing to do with your ignition switch/earthing. But pressing the button could cure a dodgy connection...

  4. I did that once with some non moulded carpets (from my old mk 3 spitfire).

    If you want a sudden death, the answer is: Go ahead  :B

    I wasn't married then so survived. But carpets were useless after.

  5. Difficult to measure, as bolts are going in at an angle of ~ 30 deg.
    Got 38 and 54 cm. bolt hole centre to bolt hole centre.

    You can do some adjustments on the bracket with captive nuts, underside of the chassis.

  6. Oh, did find this old picture/drawing (note: The measure is NOT 77,5 cm as on picture, but 76,5 cm. But the box section on the rhs was about half an inch further forward than the lhs (factory!) - so....
    Not sure about the 57,4 cm either. But 120 cm /47 1/4" from sill top is correct :-)

    Sorry for the size of the picture, but didn't want to resize.

    And don't ask me to explain all the strange drawings.

    * edit: 80,1 cm is from inner sill (i.e. not top of), to extra hole in box section - NOT centre of bolt hole. Don't if these holes are the same, if you have used new repro box sections?

  7. Hmm - forgot the gearbox cover - couldn't do an accurate measure. Will have to wait until thursday.

    Measure from rear (heel board panel) to bolt hole centre of box section is 76,5 cm. if any help.

    Don't forget that the captive nuts on the frame is on a bracket that are widely adjustable - might call for some brutal violence :-)

  8. Front cross members? Just next to the seats? They are widely adjustable (captive nuts...) - have you welded in new floor panels without checking with the chassis?

    Front outriggers: There should be an alu spacer at the engine side only.

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