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In the door latch mechanism, there is a bell crank which pivots in a plastic casing. With age and use, the casing cracks resulting in lost...
[ATTACH] F24 or F36 emulsion tubes were both used depending on the year and the country the car was sold in. IMO the F36 works way better over a...
Those spacers / insulators exist in different versions. Some of them already have the gaskets stuck to the insulator on both sides so you don't...
I have purchased from Superformance many times over many years. Incomplete orders, sub-standard parts, wrong parts, dangerously out of spec brake...
Today I damaged a wheel when trying to go through a narrow entrance to a farm. One of my wheels scraped a gatepost and did not come off so well -...
The Pioneer from a 512 is the one to have IMO and a good quality item. There's always this Sharp - period correct although the advert provides...
You need not only to engage the pin / flats in the slot but then to push inwards in order to disengage the gear from the worm on the electric...
Yes to all of that. Fortunately it's all quite easy to fabricate though. Here are some pics taken a long time ago prior to digital - not great...
It's quite normal for the rack mounts to only have one shim. It's not brilliant from an engineering point of view but they came out of the factory...
Those thoughts have been very helpful, thanks. And yes, although these splines are hard, unlike the splines on the clutch end of the shaft, they...
Easier said than done. I've tried the usual sources but none has come up with anything useful. Rising prices over the last few years means that...
Does anyone know the material specification for the splined clutch shaft and (cast) transfer gears for a 1978 308 ? Also the hardening process and...
I have a bunch of these clamps nos if anyone is interested, all zinc plated / passivated some silver and some yellow. The size stamped on them is...
I just purchased a pair of top ball joints from a leading supplier of genuine parts and am concerned about the amount of play in the new part....
My last post on this thread was back in April when I first installed the smaller IACs. I promised a proper report of how the car drives........
There appear to be several sizes of idle air corrector for 308. The standard ones for 1978 euro spec are 155. Following on from my last post, I...
32mm chokes 130M 170AC 55 Idle 155 IAC F36 ET 45 PUMP A good drive and shake-down of the car, taking in a variety of roads - long...
At last back to the carbs and some real-world testing - it's been too long but the results are promising and it's starting to look like this...
The original radio also used a piece of card as an insulator to keep components away from the metal chassis. I sketched some notes and a...
Apparently having a good sense of humour goes a long way to keeping us sane. Looking at making a mounting bracket for the changeover relay, I...
