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Caution When using a file use left handed and do not have your hands or arms over the rotating lathe chuck!

Looking at the part you wish to produce can be turned on a lathe. I see that the centre has a rectanglaur hole do you wish to produce this or can you make an insert to fit after machining the shape. I would start by drilling and shaping the large end with a tool or file the end to shape. Part off or hacksaw to length. Fit on a mandrel held in the chuck and shape the part to a taper, with the use of the compound slide, file the end round if required to your liking. Polish to your liking with very fine grit paper. Hope this gives you an idea on how to start.

May I asume that you are checking with the headlights switched on as the feed to the switch should only operate fog lights when used in that way?

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I purchased a pair of Caterham wind deflectors from ebay at a good price. Then purchased the hinges from Caterham part no's as below. Hinge pin sidescreen 76226 £1.88 inc vat Hinge sidescreen 76225 £0.68 inc vat Note you will need 4-pins and 8-hinge parts to fit the doors or wind deflectors.

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Hi Mark, I did wonder why you had gone over to the other side. My first throught was that you were saving up for that Bottle of NOS that blows engines up. Then I just put it down to you getting older and your memory starting to fail you like so many of us older club members. Anyway good to see that you are back with us and now you can fly the RHOCaR Member again. Martin

Hi Tony, Sorry to read that you are putting up the car for sale now, after all the work that you had put in. It only took me 12 years on and off to do all the mods on mine that you have pictures of. But it all comes down to the last little bits that seem to get to the point of what to do with the project. Well hope you get a fare offer for it, would be a shame to have to break it up to sell but that's how things go. Best of luck Martin

DO NOT connect the thick brown wire to EARTH without checking. This may cause a direct short and then you will want another loom or repair. I would think that the wire had a bit of tape wrapped around to identify it from the other. Normally alternators are Earthed direct to the mounting bracket.

I fitted these from GBS

All depends what engine you have if a pinto I have jacked mine from under the engine crank pulley, with the aid of a small piece of wood on the jack. How high do you want to lift the engine off the ground for clearance? What clearance do you have under the bonnet that you can use to help give ground clearance?

Here is my engine bay.

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I never had the tapes when I purchased my car from Tricky Dicky back in his sale from May 2005. To answer your question Neal yes I still have a VHS player, Now this is old school and it has a DVD/CD player also. Regards Martin

Hi Robert I belive that I sent some pictures over to Tony a few years ago. Here is how I modded mine at the time I belive the bump stop that you are enquiring about would be like mine that was used from an Escort front leg. Regards Martin

eBay item number: Ebay Number 360477993376 listed as LOCOST & WESTFIELD TOP BALL JOINT / TRANSIT DRAG LINK END Track Tie Rod End Pair for FORD TRANSIT MK 3 - 100L 130 160 & 190 - 1987 to 1992 Regards eBay item number: 123069748706 £12.99 Buy it now- Martin

Phoned John (Area Sec.) Had a message to say that he was still recovering from medical issue and also that Bob was away for the w/k end. Arrived at just before 6:30 amd waited until 7:00, no others arrived in that time so went back home. Sorry but I will not be able to attend for the next few months due to my own medical issues. So maybe next year before I am back in the driving seat attending meetings. Regards Martin

Hi Joe, I have fitted a RS2000 Sump and pickup pipe to my Pinto 205 block (2000 injection) Type 9. 5speed gearbox Not sure if your belhouing is the same as mine, using the long clutch cabe (QCC1422) When fitting found that the hole for the oil dip stick in the bottom plate in the sump just had to be filed out for the correct alignment. The side extention of the sump sits where the clutch cable should go through to be in line with the clutch fork, bur mine works fine in the next hole up. Also check that the starter bolt mountings are clear mine had to have a slight file to clear. Hope this helps. Regards Martin

Many thanks to everyone for the wonderfull welcome you gave me to your group. It all started out as a little drive out from home to see if I could find the farm, and ended with a great chat to you all with Tea & Burgers to finish the evening off before my drive back home and to cap it all No breakdown on the way there or back home. A fine collection of cars and their owners. Many Thanks Martin (maca)

Hi Nick The front suspension is sliding pillar from your pictures. It depends if the bushes in the pillar are worn or it is the mounting of the 20mm shaft that was used from the Sierra front strut is secure at the base mounting. I had made some machined parts to mount my setup to improve what was fitted to mine. Regards Martin

I used MR2 hand brake and cable mounted to a plate on the RH side of the tunnel. Martin

Smiths flight gauges Not sure if this may help but some Smiths gauges were wired to a 10v voltage regulator to give the gauge stability in operation. Fuel level, Water temp & Oil temp. I am not sure about the new gauge wiring but would be good to check if this helps. Regards Martin

See you on Sunday John. Hope we get some sunshine. Martin

How long is it since you used the car? Maybe if not for some time then the clutch plate could be stuck to the flywheel. Try to put the car in gear before starting the engine and see what happens when you crank the engine.