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Garage / Re: Europa TCST
« Last post by BDA on Monday,April 22, 2024, 05:14:43 PM »Quote
why does everything have to be a challenge
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Garage / Re: Europa TCS Tail Lamps
« Last post by Kendo on Monday,April 22, 2024, 04:10:59 PM »The internals of my lamps look like Bryan's, with that divider between the two colored sections. So I guess I have Euro tail lights on my Federal car for some reason.
And yes, my local chroming shop closed up years ago. I had to drive 2 hours to the state capital to get my bumpers chromed.
And yes, my local chroming shop closed up years ago. I had to drive 2 hours to the state capital to get my bumpers chromed.
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Garage / Re: Brake switch PSI ?
« Last post by Clifton on Monday,April 22, 2024, 03:23:05 PM »New Lucas switch takes between 80-100 psi. I don't know what mine on the car is closing at but I think I am going to add a micro switch at the pedal rather than swap and bleed to find it is the same set point. I want a brake light as soon as the pedal is moved not 100 psi at the rear brakes.
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Garage / Re: Europa TCS Tail Lamps
« Last post by Bryan Boyle on Monday,April 22, 2024, 02:52:02 PM »Well, my bases have three bulbs, so maybe someone bypassed the DB10, which by all accounts sounds like an improvement. The car is currently at the painter's, so I can't check on what is up with the DB10.
Bryan, where did you get the bases re-chromed? That's my main issue: they are fairly pitted, making me cringe at putting them back on the freshly painted car.
Had mine done at a shop called Nu-Chrome in Fall River..but the commonwealth EPA closed them down a few years ago. Chrome shops are dirty and full of really toxic chemicals...Issue with the bases are that they are pot metal...so require a lot of prep. Looking over my invoices for the job, they cost me over 300 each to do. But well worth it. (excuse the cigarette pack in one of the photos...been clean since '09...
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Garage / Re: Hello
« Last post by SilverBeast on Monday,April 22, 2024, 02:11:17 PM »The Specials have the flip top, with an optional locking version, maybe the early Twin Cams had the normal twist off and these are a locking version?
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Hi
Looks great, wishing you the best of luck!
Do the uk cars not have fuel caps like this?
All the best
Berni
Looks great, wishing you the best of luck!
Do the uk cars not have fuel caps like this?
All the best
Berni
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Garage / Re: Europa TCST
« Last post by TurboFource on Monday,April 22, 2024, 01:59:44 PM »The struggle resumes … unfortunately I do mean struggle 
The Europa specific radiator hoses I bought didn’t work, the bottom one needed cut and spun because the bend orientation to each other was wrong and the bend was larger so I had to trim some fiberglass to get it on the coolant tube. The upper one needed cut and spun to reorient the bends and shortened almost 2 inches
. Adding two pieces of aluminum tubing and 4 more hoses clamps is not “simplify”. The clutch cable abutment bracket holes did not line up with the original hole spacing and were closer together so I made a threaded plate to spread the load….why does everything have to be a challenge 
The Europa specific radiator hoses I bought didn’t work, the bottom one needed cut and spun because the bend orientation to each other was wrong and the bend was larger so I had to trim some fiberglass to get it on the coolant tube. The upper one needed cut and spun to reorient the bends and shortened almost 2 inches
. Adding two pieces of aluminum tubing and 4 more hoses clamps is not “simplify”. The clutch cable abutment bracket holes did not line up with the original hole spacing and were closer together so I made a threaded plate to spread the load….why does everything have to be a challenge 18
Thanks for the pictures! She looks like a good platform for a nice car, Cheguava! Let us know how it goes!
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Hi Jeff, thanks for the photos….looks great, lots of potentialThanks - yup, going for body off restoration, which should make the mechanical side easier for me to get at. Hopefully getting keys for the doors and ignition might be ok if I can get numbers from the lock barrels.
What’s your strategy? Body off?
Fuel caps,have a required key I’m not familiar with ….my s2 ones have a conventional key and are quite stiff….those two prongs that seem to be required don't feel like they will be strong enough maybe you could gently use long nose pliers to turn it if the nose was fine enough. Check first but I would imagine they are quite easy to replace. Lefty Lucy righty tightly to turn the key for my S2 and then it lifts out …so only the key turns and then lift….next time I see mine I'll photograph them
All the best
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Hi Jeff, thanks for the photos….looks great, lots of potential
What’s your strategy? Body off?
Fuel caps,have a required key I’m not familiar with ….my s2 ones have a conventional key and are quite stiff….those two prongs that seem to be required don't feel like they will be strong enough maybe you could gently use long nose pliers to turn it if the nose was fine enough. Check first but I would imagine they are quite easy to replace. Lefty Lucy righty tightly to turn the key for my S2 and then it lifts out …so only the key turns and then lift….next time I see mine I'll photograph them
All the best
What’s your strategy? Body off?
Fuel caps,have a required key I’m not familiar with ….my s2 ones have a conventional key and are quite stiff….those two prongs that seem to be required don't feel like they will be strong enough maybe you could gently use long nose pliers to turn it if the nose was fine enough. Check first but I would imagine they are quite easy to replace. Lefty Lucy righty tightly to turn the key for my S2 and then it lifts out …so only the key turns and then lift….next time I see mine I'll photograph them
All the best