I'm not an accomplished wood worker, but what about using a router? It's precise and easy once adjusted to the depth of the cut.

Oh wow, that's a big difference. I hope you find a way to save the original metal.

TC Motoring Guild held its first organized tour in 1955. It was a run to a town called Apple Valley in the Mojave Desert north of the Los Angeles area. Only one photo is known to survive from that event, and last month after a 2-year search for the location and 70 years after it was taken, we finall...

It does sound possible that the pump isn't keeping up, although I know a lot of people with supercharged TCs running a standard pump. I had a similar issue on my supercharged MGB and the problem turned out to be a mixture issue. It might be worth installing an O2 sensor in your exhaust to monitor ai...

That's some nice work there.

Topics merged.

Rob Reilly wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:55 pm

But let's not start documenting every little anomaly like this, otherwise we might be in danger of turning into Corvette people.

You aren't wrong!

I could be mixing up my carb bodies but I seem to remember the TF had a set with two horizontal holes like the H2, and then later was the four holes like on MGA which are a much more common type.

Want me to combine the threads?

Rob Reilly wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:32 pm

Well, I had forgotten that I started this topic and I should have just continued on it instead of starting another.

Originally the front links are almost 2" longer than the rears.

I guess it depends on what you're used to. If you have previous vintage car experience then it isn't much different, If you're used to driving a modern car then it's a huge leap to get straight into pre-war technology. The bottom line is that the car can be driven pretty much normally, other than be...

Beautiful car, worth every penny and many more!

If they're original ones with the early flange (2 holes not 4) then definitely. Those are hard to find.

I haven't had to pull one apart but I think those are the "removal" tabs. Definitely scary.

Well there's something you don't see every day. Definitely not correct. Honestly I'm surprised it works that way. Either the previous mechanic didn't know any better, or maybe it had the wrong springs?

You'll probably get a many opinions as replies, but I use the Westco AGM out of a first generation MX-5. It's small and lightweight with plenty of power, and it leaves enough room in the battery box for a couple quarts of oil, a bottle of brake fluid, a spare coil, spare distributor, a few rags and ...

They did something similar here. Our town is actually named for the ancient coastal oak trees but they still cut down one of the largest, most majestic trees in the area claiming it was diseased and a danger, despite several experts saying there was nothing wrong with it. Coincidentally, just after ...

A friend had this issue. Eventually we had to force it on and off a couple times and then it was ok. Multiple nuts had the same problem on his axle, just on the right (driver's) side.

Just remember that the mark lines up twice per engine cycle, so you could be 180-degrees out. Also, the factory timing spec is no longer valid with modern fuels. You should run a minimum 5-degrees BTDC. 7-8 is usually best.

We got our own tree yesterday at the Queen's English car show. It was probably the most popular spot with hundreds of people coming through asking about the cars. I didn't get to see anything else because we were too busy answering questions. Not bad for 80 year old cars!

My method is to turn the engine until the #1 piston is fully up (you can look through the spark plug hole and get close enough) and both #1 valves are closed. If they both have clearance then they are closed. If one doesn't have clearance then rotate the engine one revolution. Then I insert the dist...