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Thanks, it is a Vitesse. I didn't want to strip out the tunnel cover if it didn't need it buty I couldn't see any other way. Cheers, Ron
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When I was working on the engine and gearbox during the restoration I had the luxury of not having any body parts on the chassis to get in the way! Now that I need to get to the clutch slave cylinder am I right in assuming that I'll have to remove the transmission tunnel cover and attack it from the inside? Cheers, Ron :o
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Hi guys, Would anyone have a pair of Herald/Vitesse door hinges they would be prepared to sell me please? Ron
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Hi guys, Would anyone have a pair of Herald/Vitesse door hinges they would be prepared to sell me please? Ron
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I bought a pair of Mazda MX5 seats from eBay for £50 and they work a treat.
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I don't know if this will be of any help to you but I had a similar problem with a fast tick over when I was recommissioning my Mk1 Vitesse. In the end I traced it to the carb piston not returning all the way down to the bridge, effectively behaving as if the adjustment screw was in too far, but they were screwed fully out, as was the choke (which in fact was completely disconnected at this point). With the carbs off the car it was obvious to see. I cured it by carefully polishing the pistons with 2000grit wet and dry and then using a metal polish to finish them off. They run a treat now. Strombergs can be a bit of a bitch to set up but I think that generally they're a good carb.
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Thanks Pete, I'll contact Bill. One of the slides has come adrift and the actual channel is falling apart.
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Thanks Pete, I'll contact Bill. One of the slides has come adrift and the actual channel is falling apart.
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Does anyone know where I can get a left hand door glass carrier/channel for a Vitesse/Herald? Canley Classics and Rimmers say they're no longer available. I have a spare right hand one but the passenger side one has just fallen apart through a mixture of old age and rust! Cheers
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Does anyone know where I can get a left hand door glass carrier/channel for a Vitesse/Herald? Canley Classics and Rimmers say they're no longer available. I have a spare right hand one but the passenger side one has just fallen apart through a mixture of old age and rust! Cheers
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Hi, The starter solenoid on my Vitesse recently gave up the ghost (it was the original one!) and was replaced by a new one. However when I try to start the car now all I get is a loud clunk. I'm guessing that the starter motor is either stuck or kaput. Do you think that would be a reasonable assumption to make before I get underneath the car? Cheers
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Well, I've moved the glass within the channel to the correct measurements and that's certainly sorted out the problem of the glass not going up high enough. But if anything it's made the glass overlap the B post even more. I'm really at a loss now and have decided to give it a rest for the moment. There are other jobs that I ned to do and then I'll come back to this problem last.(Otherwise I might take a lump hammer to it!!)
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Well, I've moved the glass within the channel to the correct measurements and that's certainly sorted out the problem of the glass not going up high enough. But if anything it's made the glass overlap the B post even more. I'm really at a loss now and have decided to give it a rest for the moment. There are other jobs that I ned to do and then I'll come back to this problem last.(Otherwise I might take a lump hammer to it!!)
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I can see now from my own photos and the diagrams posted by marktheherald (most useful and thanks, by the way) that my glass channel isn't quite right. It's too far back on the glass, this will certainly stop it going to the top of the quarterlight channel. The glass channel is also more horizontal than the diagram shows, this may well account for the glass leaning towards the B Post. Over the weekend I'll take the glass out again and reposition the glass channel and keep my fingers crossed, watch this space, as they say. Cheers, Ron
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I can see now from my own photos and the diagrams posted by marktheherald (most useful and thanks, by the way) that my glass channel isn't quite right. It's too far back on the glass, this will certainly stop it going to the top of the quarterlight channel. The glass channel is also more horizontal than the diagram shows, this may well account for the glass leaning towards the B Post. Over the weekend I'll take the glass out again and reposition the glass channel and keep my fingers crossed, watch this space, as they say. Cheers, Ron
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Bill (from Rarebits) asked for some piccies of my problematic window winding mechanism, and here they are. I don't know if they will be of any help Bill but I hope you'll be able to spot something. I have noticed that there is much more room in the right side slot in the glass channel then there is in the left hand one (see picture). This probably means that the glass is too far to one side in the channel and need centralising. This would probably allow the glass to go to the top now but would it solve the problem of it being too far to one side? Cheers, Ron
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Bill (from Rarebits) asked for some piccies of my problematic window winding mechanism, and here they are. I don't know if they will be of any help Bill but I hope you'll be able to spot something. I have noticed that there is much more room in the right side slot in the glass channel then there is in the left hand one (see picture). This probably means that the glass is too far to one side in the channel and need centralising. This would probably allow the glass to go to the top now but would it solve the problem of it being too far to one side? Cheers, Ron
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Thanks Bill, I'll get some on the forum tomorrow.
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Thanks Bill, I'll get some on the forum tomorrow.
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Despite all the help you gave me about fitting the door window in my Vitesse resto, I still haven't been able to resolve the problem. Basically there are two problems: Firstly: The glass appears to lean towards the B post, you can, hopefully, see from the pictures that the top of the glass at the front is proud of the quarterlight and as the glass goes up it gets closer to the B post until it actually overlaps it at the top by s few millimeters. Now everything is in place, adjusted as much as it can be and tightened up. Secondly: The glass won't wind up to the top of the quarterlight. The winding mechanism is at the end of the two slots in the lower glass channel and there's no more movement to allow the glass to go any further. I'm totally stumped! Help please? :( :'(
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Despite all the help you gave me about fitting the door window in my Vitesse resto, I still haven't been able to resolve the problem. Basically there are two problems: Firstly: The glass appears to lean towards the B post, you can, hopefully, see from the pictures that the top of the glass at the front is proud of the quarterlight and as the glass goes up it gets closer to the B post until it actually overlaps it at the top by s few millimeters. Now everything is in place, adjusted as much as it can be and tightened up. Secondly: The glass won't wind up to the top of the quarterlight. The winding mechanism is at the end of the two slots in the lower glass channel and there's no more movement to allow the glass to go any further. I'm totally stumped! Help please? :( :'(
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Thanks Jordan, That's a shame but there you go!! Ron
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HI, I've got the opportunity to buy a set of 13 x 5.5 alloys with good tyres for my Vitesse, but they're presently on a Morris Minor 1000 (they usually have 14 x 4.5s). Does anyone know if they'll fit? Cheers, Ron
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I'm pretty sure that I've got the correct glass holder in place but it's worth checking. But I haven't got the bracing wire in yet, was meaning to do that last. Will it m ake that much difference then?
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I'm pretty sure that I've got the correct glass holder in place but it's worth checking. But I haven't got the bracing wire in yet, was meaning to do that last. Will it m ake that much difference then?