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V8 Nutter
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 587
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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I know some one who owned an old American car with trunnion front suspension, similar to a Marina. It failed the MOT and he filled the trunnions with braze and re tapped them and it passed.
Is changing the Easidrive badge on a Hillman Minx for De Luxe one then putting it through the sales, a bodge or dishonest? |
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D4B
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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V8 Nutter wrote: | Is changing the Easidrive badge on a Hillman Minx for De Luxe one then putting it through the sales, a bodge or dishonest? |
probably dishonest |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
D4B wrote: | V8 Nutter wrote: | Is changing the Easidrive badge on a Hillman Minx for De Luxe one then putting it through the sales, a bodge or dishonest? |
probably dishonest |
Didn't the automatic box give the game away? _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
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V8 Nutter
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 587
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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The story came from an old style car dealer. He took the Minx in part ex for a Renault Fregate he couldn't get rid of. He paid the next to nothing for the Minx because of the gearbox. The auction he sold it at was one of those where they just drove the car through. I don't know how the punter missed the transmission, but the dealer made money on it.
He also had a Sunbeam Rapier with a knocked out big end, the shells had spun and damaged the con rod. The answer was polish the crank in situ fit a new pair of shells. Because the shells were loose in the rod an old style springy razor blade behind the shells took up the clearance. It lasted long enough to go through the auction.
How about Fullers Earth in the bell housing to stop an oily clutch slipping |
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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Ford Transits with the Dual mass flywheel are notorius for going through starter motors but if you drill a hole in the gearbox bell housing it lets the dust out. _________________ The Clan Chieftain |
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