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The end nearest the wheel. I have seen that I could swap the hose on the rear axle with one of the ones at the front. The one on rear axle has identical, longer threads on the connectors.

I decided to buy a set of ready-made brake pipes for the Landy as that way I know I would have the right size tubing, connectors, good flares etc and they would be the right length. So, I fitted these to the bare chassis, and they looked fine. This included the flex pipes at each wheel. Today...

Interesting. I will see how the clutch feels and will consider what you suggest.

i have the original mechanical pump. Now that i have started investigating, it has stopped leaking. I am sure it will come back soon!

I will investigate tomorrow. As part of the restoration I did renew the diaphragm and seals on the pump and I know it produces fuel at high pressure as it leaked or of the

I replaced it with a new one

I have been fitting the accelerator linkage from the pedal to the carb, and doing this I pushed the pedal a few times to test (with the engine off). I can see some fuel escaping from the Weber carb. I had seen this previously and had carefully replaced the diaphragm, using a bit of sealant on...

This is why I dread making brake & clutch hoses – it’s not the making (which I like), it’s working out what connector sizes…. For background, I bought the 2 metal pipes/1 rubber hose the part book lists to connect the clutch master to the slave. The third pipe I managed to bend to fit, but then...

Yup, lots of jiggling, tweaking and the jobs done - i have got the joint bracket further away from the side of the chassis, and got the pipe raised a bit, so it is away from the rubber gearbox mounts. Thanks for the steer.

I bought myself the 3 pipes/hose (2 metal, 1 rubber) that lead from the clutch master to the clutch slave – I could have had a go at making the metal ones, but part of the reason for the purchase was that the shape would inform me the route the pipe needs to take… (other reasons are that they...

I have just attached my gearbox back to the engine, and this has highlighted a couple of issues with the routing of the exhaust. I can get it to sneak past the gearbox mount, but it is a bit close Where the front exhaust section is joined to the middle section, a corner of the triangular...

When I dissembled my old slave cylinder there was no circlip behind the seal. There is no recess in the wall of the cylinder that I have seen on master cylinders for circlips. My cylinder seal kit included the seals and also a (mostly) C-shaped circlip. I had a go at inserting the circlip...

sorry, forgot to add the important bit. see below.

I know there is a pin that goes through the end of the lower shaft (in the red box). But I am wondering if there is also a pin that goes through the middle of the spacer and trunnion at the top of the clutch pedal (inside the blue boxes). My pedal is covered in paint on the outside so it’s not...