Darron

Just a quick update on horn sticking to those that replied ,it was totally self inflicted when I changed the steering coupling a few days earlier I managed to trap the purple and black horn cable under the washer on the top column mounting 😩and me banging on the steering boss must have been enough to short through the wire , lesson learned,so thanks again for the replies Darron

Ha ha already thought of it thanks Pete and I’m sure the close will be appreciated of it as well ,I’m sure it sounded for only a minute or two last night at 8 o’clock but with the Panic it felt like ten minutes 😩

Thanks Pete will check to see if there is a snag on the wire up to the brass ring tonight and disconnect from the bullet connector first save the embarrassment of the horn 🤣 thanks guys Darron

Hi Andrew wheel boss is completely removed so must be something inside the column that’s touching and earthing Will have to remove the column tonight and check it out , thanks for the reply Darron

Need some help ,so went to change my steering wheel tonight ,the boss was a pig to remove but got there in the end, put it all back, and reconnected my horn push everything fine just leveled up the badge in the middle then it happened the horn went on constantly which was a pain as i live in a close everyone was out looking as i tried to disconnect the battery, so now the horn will not turn off, no boss on the column so no connection there any ideas would be appreciated Darron

Thanks for the input gents after looking at the price of original QH parts which are the ones I would probably go for, there is not much difference than polys in price, also the QH bushes are a lot harder to get in quantity from one supplier on EBay so would be buying from several suppliers with extra postage .Will find a price for QH when back at work on Monday from one of the Factors we use if they’d still can get them . Thanks again Darron

HI looking for some advice on standard bushes for the wishbones,i have purchaced some second hand wishbones shot blasted and painted them and now ready for some bushes, as i want to pull mine out and just change them over,i have been through the forum looking at what you guys recomend and the general concences is to fit poly bushes as the new rubber one are not much cop, my car is does not do many miles a year around 600 at present so poly bushes the best ones seem a lot of money to spend. my quetion is there a supplier that does standard rubber bushes of a good quality or are they all rubbish . Darron

Hi KevinR thanks for the reply as you have said very complex , you mention a restrictor where would this be fitted and what size would the hole or bore be ? To be honest I think from reading this thread this weekend I will be removing the the kit from the car as it’s started to play on my mind though I have had no problems or concerns so far but haven’t done thousands of miles in it just a piece of mind , taking on board you and others wisdom and experience. Darron

hi just reading this thread i too have the kit fitted to my 1600 not by me but previous owner , ihave noticed blue smoke when on idle for a while and also on after run ,which this thread as answered. My question is how does the front main bearing get starved of oil if the oil pressure is maintaining good pressure, my take off for the kit is where the low oil pressure switch is and also my oil pressure guage, surely if the pressure remains good through out the system and in all galleries the front journal would be too and not starved. Darron

Hi all Just a quick up date for all you guys that had a in put to this thread after putting everything back together over Christmas period new year and the last few week ends took the vitesse for its first drive in the best weather for a long time, and needless to say everything was spot on sweet as a nut it’s never felt better so a big thank you to all who contributed thankyou Regards Darron

Ha ha might as well be a place of worship spend all my free time in there ,so says the other half .. she ridiculed me when I put a tv on the wall in there ,wonder why 🤔 Darron

Thanks Pete will do probably just another dimple , away from worship for a few days now so filled GB/OD with oil and set up level see if I have any leaks sure I won’t . Darron

Carrier isn’t that bad Pete to be fair, check the photos Darron

Evening so gearbox and overdrive all back together, new 2 litre borg and beck clutch ready to install couple of question to you guys out there ,i have access to plenty of commer manual gear oil fully synthetic which i will attach a photo of its 75w/90 gl4 can i use this in the GB/OD and secondly the clutch fork looks in good condition apart from a couple of stress marks which you will be able to see in a attached photo is it worth me running a tig weld over them or will that cause it to get even more stressed as i have read somewhere that these do crack

Part that Jumpingfrog. Suggested on eBay ordered for that sort of money no brainer ,thank you for your time to look Darron