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Three years ago (2018-2019, not sure which but Danny might remember) a Cabrio came up for sale that had been intended to have a Rover V8 installed...but I believe the engine and box were stolen...so...

My car uses a carburrated Ford DOHC 8 valve engine and is exhausted through a standard manifold and a big custom made stainless single silencer box located under the near side running board. It's...

....is near Exeter...and today I thrashed the 86 miles down the A 303 to meet fellow Marlineer Geoff Beach at this amazing show. It's a weekend event featuring historic vehicles, so there is...

OK. One almost shirks from admitting it...but....The Rear off side indicator problem also involved the brake and tail lights, and was (as predicted) partly an earthing problem and also a wire...

The buzzer. I'm a bit of an anorak over signalling. Most drivers (imho) signal too little and (often) too late and there's quite a lot of failed cancellation misleading other road users. Also, I...

I've now had spent some time exploring the possibilities. The near side front and off side rear light clusters don't function. There are no obvious hanging wires. I have continuity between earth and...

During a run-out with other club members from Newfold Farm on the 11th of this month, I spotted a problem withmy newly rewired car. It began with the indicator buzzer and warning light suddenly...

Having driven to Derbyshire and back for the Newfold Farm weekend with an interim bodge as the clip that should hold the adjuster in place fell off and out somewhere, this is what we finished...

and another three...4 good tyres just as they came off the car. The one on the left (spare, mounted on the boot, is unused.

Here's the first 3 pictures...

I bought these 5 Compomotive wheels from another member a while ago as I couldn't find a matching wheel for those fitted to my Cabrio. They are original Marlin supplied Berlinetta alloys, Ford...

A definitive list does not exist: members were encouraged to book with Newfold Farm directly and there was no suggestion made that they should say "I'm an MOC member". Anecdotally, I know of about 10...

If you do in fact have the "standard" Marlin supplied 100mm diameter rev counter...it was made by Caerbont Instruments of Aberdare, South Wales.When rebuilding my dash board last year, I phoned them...

As much advertised in Pitstop...the Newfold Farm weekend is on 11th and 12th June 2022...just over a week away.
If you want, you can of course do your own thing all weekend, but if you want to do...

Here's a picture which hopefully illustrates my problem. I've ordered some bits from CBS and Venhill (thank you Alan) and I propose to make up both a custom cable and bracket with an 80 degree...

It may be that most 8 valve DOHC Sierra engines were fuel injected, but mine has a Weber carb with a KN filter. I had a new cable made up by Speedy Cables in Cardiff a couple of years ago, but this...

After almost 2 years off the road, my Cabrio passed its MOT just a week AFTER Stoneleigh. Interestingly, despite having a non-functioning speedometer, it still passed: apparently the speedo must be...

You could try an enquiry to classicbootracks.co.uk
Bill

Some years ago, a former member or our illustrious club write an extended article in Pitstop on the relative merits of tyre sizes, whilst highlighting the enormous changes in handling and road...

If anyone else is reading this, I did go to Chris's that afternoon and over the next couple of days fabricated a plate to attach the adjuster bracket to two studs on the water pump (for which Chris...

Chris...as ever you're an absolute megastar. The MOT is booked for tomorrow...so please can I run down later this afternoon and collect it? Hopefully I'll be able to fit it this evening......
Bill

Back in 2018, I bought a new alternator. With the existing one it seemed to take a long time for the charging light to go out, so when I found an alternator for the 8 valve twin cam engine I'm...

ACTUALLY...while not wishing to openly disagree with Paul, the Membership Secretary (and NOT the Treasurer) is the correct member of the MOC Officialdom to whom to address all questions to do with...

Oh Peter....you are SO RIGHT !! Not to mention that one can ask the same question...and get too different answers...both of which could be right. An interesting feature recently discovered...Haynes...

I don't. Sierra steering column. Having removed the steering wheel for "works behind the dash" as I near completion (at very long last) I find I've lost the nylock nut that secures the wheel to the...