Ian Faulds

exactly my views colin, add to this Russia and the u.s.a lack of interest. I notice the Australian bush fire smoke went to new Zealand and indeed circled the globe, so we could be the cleanest country in the world but if the wind blows the wrong way ??? I know we ALL have to improve but I think the average man in the street doesn't want to lose his central heating boiler or economical diesel car just because of the climate bullies.

I guess the club members in your area will know some good body shops. as you already have another, if it were me, I would make a wooden jig to using the good bonnet as a template, then panel beat repair, cut weld the old bonnet till it fit, its not easy . if your not confident get a price in a body shop. one good piece of advice I got, I was going to buy a new bonnet for my gt6, but a friend who did the same advised to get a good second hand one as you know its been fitted to a car before. he had mega problems getting his new one to line up and gap, he still wasn't truelly happy with it when finished. anyway my point is yours is worth keeping.

have to say your bonnet is repairable don't throw it out , its worth getting it fettled even if you don't do it yourself

love the shape of the early spits, looking forward to reading your journey to repair. good luck. keep the pics coming

hi wim great to see you here, ive been missing the foxes tales. ha ha

Hi. Your right heat it and bash it out. Just heat it to red. Heat the brackets too and bend back to shape. Stainless is OK to work with. In cold form it air hardens thin stuff can be brittle thicker forms a tough skin on the outside which is harder to machine.

Cheap tools can be good. I bought a hammer drill from b&q for I think £11.75 three house moves including two refurbs a lot of use still working fine. I also have an old proline angle grinder must have had that 11 years it's also had some hammer but it is on its second set of brushes.

thanks for the info colin, I`m gonna get one for my old mazda eunos and try it out.

I never new such things existed thanks for that Colin I found one on ebay did yours come OK from China?

if you don't use your mx5 every day it does rattle on start up, I found with my 2 that when I use more they stop rattle, both mk1s by the way. crackin wee cars.

White spitfire mk vi outside mccolls in Newarthill motherwell

I've just emailed John and asked about his Austin 7 but he's not started it yet as he's doing major house work. He sold the ginetta and is looking forward to starting the Austin later this year. I know we all wish him well with that. Great to know he's all OK though.

Mattish Green spitfire driving out of morrisons car park aberdeen

I was told a long time ago that gearbox oil type really only was to keep the gear lubricated which is your point M . the aeriation of the diffs a different matter though.

fascinating stuff, makes you think, I wonder what the gearbox is like too

Aluminium and yes

found these might help blue/white positive blue /red negative

do a search on here its been done on a gt6 pics everything , ive bought one myself to upgrade mine, ill have a look see if I can find the pics.

the manual backplate is a totally different pressing to the auto adjust, you need it(man) one to use the man adjusters as the adjusters and shoes wont go near the auto backplate, I tried it years ago and know it wont fit.

seem to remember that 1500 and 1850 dolomites use same system but adjusters and handbrake levers are at the bottom instead of the top. think the levers and toothed adjusters are the same . dolomite sprints are totally different though that system id based on the sd1 rover. tr7 4 speed drums might fit but ive never had rear wheel set up to try, I think the tr7 5 speed is different again and more like the sd1 set up.

hi euan, you can still get the levers think they have been re made, don't know the quality, their listed for a ford capri, as I think late mk1 capris and cortina 1600E cars used the same systems, escort mexico too I think. they come up on ebay, theres some on now item no 181382142554, the little tooth adjusters are also used on the aforementioned cars and they come up too but are expensive. The right hand ones are still available from rimmers but not the left, you`ll` have to look second hand or as said before they do come up. I have bought a couple of spares before for my spares box. I thought about changing mine over to the manual system, but you cant get the brake backplates now to do this change. I think ang classic parts also does the levers their about £46.00 for the pair.

Ah but do they do a fine thread version?

looks a belter, love the look of the early ones, enjoy driving and tinkering.

there are more women than vitesses ,