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Anyone? Someone out there must have a trusted recommended body specialist
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Hi Bill I met you at Beaulieu international auto jumble last September and you had them for sale. They don't appear to be an exact matching pair, do you recall if they were Stanpart? Pete
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I am looking for a recommended bodywork repairer experienced in fitting rear lower wings on Heralds. My Vitesse has had replacement arch and lower wing work carried out badly resulting in the offside wing losing its correct profile above the wheel arch. The near side is original and probably more suited to fitting a repair panel. I have a pair of wings purchased from Bill Davis but not feeling competent in doing the work myself, I have read complete wing replacement is tricky. I'm based in North Kent but willing to travel.
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Thanks Pete A really useful company, just noticed that Bill has been in touch ( hadn't seen his PM - sorry Bill !)so will go to him but baines will be useful for my soft top window seals
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Thanks Pete A really useful company, just noticed that Bill has been in touch ( hadn't seen his PM - sorry Bill !)so will go to him but baines will be useful for my soft top window seals
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Hi I met Bill from Rarebits at Beaulieu auto jumble last September and hoped to buy some lip type door seal for my Vitesse convertible. Bill was short of it on the day but I am struggling to contact him thru facebook or a PM on this forum as I am hoping he may still have some available following the closure of Rarebits4classics. Does anyone have some available that I could buy? ( I know Bill was the sole supplier of this) Has anyone been in contact with him recently?
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Hi I met Bill from Rarebits at Beaulieu auto jumble last September and hoped to buy some lip type door seal for my Vitesse convertible. Bill was short of it on the day but I am struggling to contact him thru facebook or a PM on this forum as I am hoping he may still have some available following the closure of Rarebits4classics. Does anyone have some available that I could buy? ( I know Bill was the sole supplier of this) Has anyone been in contact with him recently?
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Excellent suggestion, I'll bear that in mind, thanks
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Sounds and looks like just what I was looking for, thanks
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Thanks both, had another good closer look with a torch and it looks like the F is actually a very badly stamped E so it's a mk2 2000 engine as suggested
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Thanks, yes I've found reference to that now, the MFA code is puzzling tho
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My mk2 vitesse has an engine number MFA 144 ESS ???? - struggling to find a reference to this code , MGA & MEA appear to be from triumph 2000's Can anyone help?
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Thanks all, decision made, will be ringing Canleys in the morning and ordering a semi sports system - single pipe. Seems a shame that the Phoenix system is pretty much new and retails at £400+ , hopefully I can put it on eBay and offset best part of the cost of the new exhaust
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I am looking for honest opinions and options for my Mk2 Vitesse that I purchased recently. The PO has recently fitted Phoenix twin exhaust pipes, connected with a Y piece to the original manifold and although it sounds great, in my opinion it just looks too bulky and ugly from the rear. Am I alone in this opinion or have any Vitesse owners fitted an alternative sports system that closely retains the original look from the rear but will give me the growl of the Phoenix pipes? I had in mind selling these on and investing in an alternative... Thanks Pete
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Replacing diff output oil seals without a press
hyperhale replied to hyperhale's topic in Drivetrain
I had hoped that it was a blocked breather as I found it was completely blocked 12 months back but the seals have continued to leak, 2 quite badly. Blocked breather may have caused the issue originally I guess and damaged the ageing seals. -
Replacing diff output oil seals without a press
hyperhale replied to hyperhale's topic in Drivetrain
Thanks to all of the great tips and advice from you guys all went to plan and the job is done. I used a 1mm cutting disc to cut the old bearings almost fully through then a chisel to remove. Had them both removed within 10 mins ... New seals fitted and replacement bearings drifted on with no issues. Thanks once again everyone! -
Replacing diff output oil seals without a press
hyperhale replied to hyperhale's topic in Drivetrain
Thanks all for your advice, seals and bearings are on order - diff is out ready to work on. I'll let you know how it goes... -
My diff is leaking badly from all three seals, no problem with replacing the pinion seal but I have read of issues removing the output shaft bearings without a press. Is cutting/grinding the bearings from the shafts and replacing the bearings an option anyone has gone for? Also will the new bearings drift on fairly easily without damaging them, maybe placing the shafts in a freezer for a while and warming the bearings?
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Thanks M The Payen seal I have bought as a replacement is supposedly a double lip seal, one inner sprung seal but the outer looks like a finer dust seal to me, was yours a double sprung seal? Maybe I need to call Chris Witor ...
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Thanks Clive...
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The cover sits flat on glass and no sign of damage to the recess where the seal fits..
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Just looking for feedback on an issue I have had with a timing cover oil seal on a herald block that is now leaking noticeably after only 1100 miles use. Bought from rimmers as part of a timing chain replacement kit and fitted in January, crankshaft pulley has no sign of wear to cause the problem and prior to fitting there was only minimal seepage from the one I removed that has been in place for many years. Wondering if anyone had experienced similar problems. Have now purchased a Payen replacement so hoping for a longer life from this one....
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You were spot on with the trunnions, the near side was fine and apoears to have had a new bolt fitted by the previous owner however the off side was completely jammed. Nothing would shift the bolt and I ended up removing the hub and driveshaft from the car and carefully cut the bolt either side of the trunnion to remove it and then managed to remove the bolt remains and metal sleeve. The sleeve is completely fused to the bolt. Just waiting for rimmers to deliver a trunnion overhaul set and new bolt and nut.
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Apologies all, image appears correct on my tablet but now on a laptop as you say upside down. Here it is...
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Had the car up on a jack to inspect the leaf spring but guess I won't see a fractured leaf unless I remove it. Both offside and nearside are sitting at this angle, no visual damage to trunnions etc