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thats stange so how do you get your radiator out what happen to the original mounting points for your rad

yep silicone might work or theres that JB weld stuff

I tried to  work out a way to fit mesh on my mk2 without drilling holes in the front valance but couldnt

If your near south woodham ferrers next time you buy any type of fuel oil or water pipe try advanced fluid solutions they have good quality products phone 01245321320  post code cm3 5ul

The prop shaft on my 1972 mk2 measures exactly 48" face to face of the flanges but this measurement is with the front end of the car jacked up about 2 foot

Good bit of info though i will  probably forget by the time i ive got to change that bulb😳

Ok thanks laurence

Hi all whats the thread type and diameter  of the bolts that hold the air collector box to the su hs6 carbs on a mk2 2500 saloon

while your at it you should also undo the big brass plug on the bottom of the overdrive unit this will reveal the mesh filter which can then be cleaned and put back with a new gasket,then fill as discribed above

well i dont use a pump on my mk2 saloon just 4ft length of 3/8" clear plastic tube which i run down from the bulk head in the engine bay into the gearbox filling hole with a funnel in the other end, for the rear diff i remove the drivers side rear wheel jack the car up further and sqeeze the oil into the diff with the bottle it came in, this might not work on a spitfire though, ive not looked for an electric pump that would cope with the thick gear oil but have seen what look like  2" dia bike pump for injecting oil🙂

the temperature sensor for the temp gauge screws into the theremostat housing on the saloons,well mine is and its shown this way in the haynes manual, you can braze the correct size theaded adaptor into the side of the radiator top🙂

Have you changed the rear spring insulators, the off side might be thicker than the near side

Also give Chris witor a ring he will give you good advice on improving the performance of your engine, ive vastly improved the performance of my 2500cc engine by having the head skimmed down to his specific measurement and one of his CW3021ex camshafts plus his six branch exhaust manifold and single box exhaust system

Also give Chris witor a ring he will give you good advice on improving the performance of your engine, ive vastly improved the performance of my 2500cc engine by having the head skimmed down to his specific measurement and one of his CW3021ex camshafts plus his six branch exhaust manifold and single box exhaust system

yes i understand Chris,  On my mk2  2500 ive removed the spacer piece under the near side engine mount, i recon i could just fit in a 40mm wide air box, have been looking at pictures mgb v8 air box plus the carb aspirated tr6 air boxes but dont no the diamentions, was thinking of adapting one of these to fit the hs6 carbs

yes i understand Chris,  On my mk2  2500 ive removed the spacer piece under the near side engine mount, i recon i could just fit in a 40mm wide air box, have been looking at pictures mgb v8 air box plus the carb aspirated tr6 air boxes but dont no the diamentions, was thinking of adapting one of these to fit the hs6 carbs

Ive recently been told the exactly the same by the guys at atspeed racing rolling road, they advised me to remove the elephant trunk and replace it with pipercross air filters fitted staight onto the carbs, Im pretty sure a pipercross PX 500 filter and base plate will fit, but  then need to take the car back to the rolling road and and get su carb needles machined and set up for the extra air entering the carbs, the guys at atspeed told me the elephant trunk is so restrictive they were confident of getting more torque and another 10 bhp from this conversion, i wished i new this before i took the car to the rolling road as its not cheap,  also i dont no how much noise these pipercross filters make , would like to here an engine fitted with pipercross filters

Ive recently been told the exactly the same by the guys at atspeed racing rolling road, they advised me to remove the elephant trunk and replace it with pipercross air filters fitted staight onto the carbs, Im pretty sure a pipercross PX 500 filter and base plate will fit, but  then need to take the car back to the rolling road and and get su carb needles machined and set up for the extra air entering the carbs, the guys at atspeed told me the elephant trunk is so restrictive they were confident of getting more torque and another 10 bhp from this conversion, i wished i new this before i took the car to the rolling road as its not cheap,  also i dont no how much noise these pipercross filters make , would like to here an engine fitted with pipercross filters

Id be up for a trial fit Michael, im not far from you in wickford, If you could pm your post code and address plus a suitable day and time for you, thanks Gavin

Thanks Michael that would be usefull, what wheels do you have.

Nick ive spoken to chris a couble of weeks back, unfortunatly his wheels dont come in the colour im after which is anthracite all over no polished rim

Hi Nick forgot to mention  mk2 is fitted with mk1 rear trailing arms and has tr6 15" x 51/2" steel wheels fitted 🙂

Hi all, im after four minilite wheels in tr6 diamensions but 6j, id like to see them for real before i buy, any sugestions as to where theres any genuine  or none genuine minilite wheel suppliers new or used around the south east ie kent essex hertfordshire im based in wickford essex dont mind traveling 50 60 miles or so, or if any of you guys has any for sale, thanks

I agree with Roger, personaly i wouldnt consider a duel purpose welder, But ive not read any bad reviews about R-tech the supplier,

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