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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 08:03:49 AM »
Quote from: Kendo on Today at 07:15:25 AM
That’s the bonnet itself? I had to do that repair also. Yes, it’s just that skirt that stiffens the front edge. Make sure when you reattach the hinge bolts that there is some clearance, or slop in the joints so they don’t pull the bonnet corners out. The parts book calls for a nylon(?) washer between the body and bonnet corners that might help keep the clearance right. A bit of a pain to install.

Hi, sorry I probably misdirected you - it's the panel in front of the bonnet behind where the badge is mounted. Similar repair I'd guess.

Thanks for the tip on reassembly - already having nightmares about reassembling this after it's had a professional respray - rolls and rolls of low tack masking tape going to be involved I think, plus domestic lifting assistance.  :D
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Garage / Re: Another S2 adventure, 742R, Carnival red and "Running".
« Last post by BDA on Today at 07:24:27 AM »
The shock and lower link share the same bolt on the TC. On the S2, the link and shock are on separate bolts.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Kendo on Today at 07:15:25 AM »
That’s the bonnet itself? I had to do that repair also. Yes, it’s just that skirt that stiffens the front edge. Make sure when you reattach the hinge bolts that there is some clearance, or slop in the joints so they don’t pull the bonnet corners out. The parts book calls for a nylon(?) washer between the body and bonnet corners that might help keep the clearance right. A bit of a pain to install.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 07:05:28 AM »
Deffo the right decision to sleep and try again in the morning. Managed to ease out the vertical rubber for the quarterlight, and get the glass and then the other two rubbers out. Still couldn't budge the frame, but removal of the quarterlight rubbers revealed a rivet that someone had put through the door frame into the side of the metal channel. Drilled that out and the frame came out.

More progress, the electric window mechanism got cleaned up and moves up and down through its full range, not massively quickly so might still need to check the motor gears and bearing to see if they need fresh grease, but most definitely calling that a win

Finally, the inevitable daft question. There is a crack in the front lip of the "bonnet" surround, as shown in the photo, which needs repairing and probably a bit of lightening subtraction by building the fibreglass up a little behind it. Can I just check that there's nothing missing here - it's just the shape of the fibreglass supporting the panel? 
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Garage / Trying to contact John Needham (sticker request)
« Last post by Grumblebuns on Today at 06:32:05 AM »
John, I received your Europa sticker request on Paypal but you failed to include your mailing address. I don't know if my message to you via Paypal went through. Please send me a PM.

Joji Tokumoto
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Garage / Re: 5 speed leak
« Last post by rjbaren on Today at 06:28:28 AM »
I called RD Enterprises, and the seal and "O" ring are available.  I also looked at my trans mount bolts and speedometer cable locking bolt and I find the locking bolt is in the trans in front of the trans support bracket rather than through the hole.  So, I figure I have to put a jack under the trans or block the trans and jack up the frame to expose the bolt head.  Anybody been down this road and can give some advice on which course of action is best? 
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Garage / Re: Reassembling the TCS doors
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 05:07:55 AM »
It is Clifton
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Garage / Re: Reassembling the TCS doors
« Last post by Clifton on Today at 04:11:13 AM »
The abrasive in that pic looks like drywall sanding screen.
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Garage / Re: Another S2 adventure, 742R, Carnival red and "Running".
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 04:08:26 AM »
On TCST the lower links are in front of the uprights and much straighter …. Is a Twin Cam different than an S2 in this setup? No fancy spacers needed etc.
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Garage / Re: 40 DCOE Webers flooding
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 01:13:25 AM »
New 175 float valves fitted. Petrol still dripping out of Webers. Manually adjustable fuel valve on order. I wonder why this one decided to leak fuel, and the others didn't. This one has a new AC Delco pump, which must be pushing out more pressure than the others. Maybe I need to take a much closer look at the others to make sure they are not flooding either. 
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