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The owner's manual tells me to grease the clutch release bearing (item 17) but not how. A search of the archives only reveals lightly greasing...
That's a lovely car Joe, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine. I have a UK spec fibre glass car with dry sump, chassis number 19965, so...
'76 308GTB, low mileage, GRP.
Why a large part of the World (but by no means all) drives on the right amazes me. The rationale for driving on the left (the correct side) is...
My November 1976 UK spec (rhd) 308GTB glass fibre bodied dry sumped car original handbook says 1265kg, 2788lbs dry weight. I have a CAR and...
My '76 fibreglass has the zip cover and a wheel retaining strap to hold it down. There is a metal bracket that the strap goes through on the...
Rick Merlin Motorsport at Castle Combe do a selection of traps but you will have to fabricate a means of fitting them on so they don't fall...
I'm not sure where the engine block to chassis ground is but look for a thick starter type cable somewhere between the engine/ transmission and...
If its that bad I would suspect poor or non existent ground connection on the antenna and/or open circuit antenna connection. This might account...
Do they fit onto a shaft end and are there any witness marks where that shaft end might sit? Chances are you're right and they're a bearing and I...
Having finally found the time and had a decent spell of weather to get on with trying out the Porter Cable orbital polisher, I'm pleased to report...
I don't think Superformance in Essex cover 348s but they may know who does. Try them on www.superformance.co.uk for contact info. Best of luck...
Birdman I use distilled water at standard temperature and pressure and then Subout Wright scales to weigh it out! I've just tightened a...
I check mine by clamping the square drive in a vice horizontally and hanging a (known weight) bucket from the end of the bar and filling it with...
Such a beautiful job. But how can you bear to take it out on the road?! And you even put the chalk numbers back on the arch covers! I assume...
Same tyre type but on a UK car, so they're not DOT marked. I have the same confusion as to whether this is week 02 of year 79, 89 or 99. Its...
Thanks for the tips guys. Frosts Restoration Products in Lancashire do have a product, which is probably the same as the US sourced ones. I'll...
Anyone know a good home diy (safe) method of blackening exposed steel parts, bolts, nuts etc? I have found gun blueing products on US websites...
Matt you might find the guys who contributed to this thread from the archives might be able to help if you PM/email them....
Matthew I've just done this job myself and the answer to your question is 3 3/4 turns - including the "loose" one that runs around the door...