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Oh, and I found the errant knurled nut off the back of the instrument binnacle. It was down a gap in the top of the column clamp. 

Graham

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I used stainless setscrews and nuts on the Herald. It's a faff doing some of the ones at the back, but I found it just possible. But I had to do that in some cases because the hole had grown too large, and I needed bigish washers on the inside. And I just couldn't make that work with pop rivets on my own. Maybe with two, one to hold the washer on the rivet end and one to nip  it all up, it might have worked.

When I repaired the previous hood poppers with pop rivets, I found a small nut in the bits'n'bobs box that just went on the rivet shank before putting it in the gun. Gave enough extra length on the gun to pop the rivet with the flange at the bottom of the dent in the male popper. Without the nut on there, they just wouldn't go tight.

Graham

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Yes. At least my 13/60 does. But the smiths gauge from a dolomite. which is what I've got, is very tight against the steel frame. It fits, but only just and with more pushing than I would like. I think I may look for the mole grips and see if I can put a small kink in the frame there. It won't show after.

Graham

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And this should be what it looks like when I'm done. Though that modified tacho is untested, and I may want to move the bloodline half a k: The engine has twin carbs with a 218142 head, I think is from a Mk4 Spitfire, so 6k may be okay.

Graham

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P.S. For those of you who abhor them, the scotchlock connects a lights left on alarm that isn't what I'd call safety critical.

Graham

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Thanks Colin,

After looking at it a bit, I found the buttons in the knob shanks. A much better solution than mucking with the cables. So, as of this lunchtime I've got the box lid and board in and the ignition and wiperswitch/washpump mounted.

After lunch, I have to go back and take the car apart to find the one knurled nut off the back of the speedo that's done a runner.

 

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I intend to swap the dash in the Herald 13/60 for a Vitesse one I have, so I can fit 2" fuel and temp gauges and then a tacho. I'll mount turn and mainbeam lights as LEDs in the board.

So, first main problem is how to remove the centre panel with the control switches. I see how to undo the heater valve and choke cables, though I'm not sure that's what I should do, but I don't see how or where to undo the control that directs the heat up or down.

Second main problem: do I have to undo the clamps that hold the speedo and other unit with the temp and fuel gauges, or just the connections to the units, i.e. are they clamped to the wood panel or the frame that mounts on?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Graham