Bearmach had one on today, finished at 4pm.I missed that one
The trouble is that Bearmach only discount their own branded products, which is useless if you're trying to stick with OEM where you can. They have these "quick, buy now, our once in a lifetime offer expires in half an hour" sales, then they'll either extend them by a couple of days or have another one next week. Plus the debacle with the swivel ball has put me off a bit.Bearmach had one on today, finished at 4pm.
To be honest, I have used Paddocks and never had any issues with them. I have had issues with one or two Britpart items but they are only the distrubuter / retailer. Many other suppliers are good and I use them all as the interweb allows some price comparison. Bearmach website is not too user friendly in my opinion, even after the change.The trouble is that Bearmach only discount their own branded products, which is useless if you're trying to stick with OEM where you can. They have these "quick, buy now, our once in a lifetime offer expires in half an hour" sales, then they'll either extend them by a couple of days or have another one next week. Plus the debacle with the swivel ball has put me off a bit.
Thanks, I feel like I've been out of the loop a bit!Looking good, glad you're back at it ...
I rebuilt my heater too, the seals are indeed silly money.
Have you changed out the resistor ?
Since you went, Bearmach (you mentioned them in your last post) have bitten the dust and Britpart now own pretty much everyone else ....
Great to see you are back in the garage. Looking forward to the next post.And two years later, we're getting back into things again. Don't ask!
I've rubbed down and resprayed the calipers in proper caliper paint after the Buzzweld High Temperature Silver paint rusted through just sitting in the workshop.
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Painted and rebuilt the radiator frame with stainless bolts and a new radiator. The intercooler looks rough next to the nice shiny radiator but it's got some life left in it yet.
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Also rebuilt the heater box. I used some 5mm self-adhesive neoprene sheeting from eBay to replace the old foam pads on the vent flaps as they'd disintegrated to nothing.
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All ready for fitting, with extortionately priced rubber seal attached.
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Hopefully more to follow on a more frequent basis!
Thanks. I'm still not 100% sure that the oil is coming from the rear crankshaft seal, but as the engine hasn't been run and flung oil everywhere I'm hoping that it will be relatively easy to trace. And I'll double-check the clutch plate when it all goes back together!Great progress Tim,
you may have seen the post about my oil leak, my advice is do it now before the rebuild is complete. A word of warning from experts, make sure the clutch plate is in the correct way when reassembling.
The trouble is, I've already done it once. Twice if you count the one I knackered trying to drive it in the first time! At £15 a pop it's an expensive habit.Looking good Tim.
I'd definately recommend examining and probably changing the rear crankcase oil seal now, as you car is somewhat undressed and it's easy to get at.
Ah, didn't realise that .... shoulkd be good then.The trouble is, I've already done it once. Twice if you count the one I knackered trying to drive it in the first time! At £15 a pop it's an expensive habit.
Thanks, I think! A house move and loads of DIY projects threw a spanner in the works but I'm getting back on track. I'll find some time to post another update soon. Paint arriving on Monday so hopefully a painted bulkhead before too long, then things should start looking a bit more convincing.Just finished reading this and you haven't finished it yet
Looking great, so far though