Paul Richards

LADS Top Tip:- I keep the jack, spares bulbs, tow rope and a few other bits and pieces in the jack bag which I bungee strap to the chassis behind the radiator. I also cable tie spare clutch and throttle cables to the diagonal cross member under the plenum. I have a sandwich box with tools located in an aluminium box just in front of the heater. Makes plenty of boot space and behind seat space for other essentials needed on long tours. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

When you say eyelets, do you mean the little brass things that allow the top of the shocker on a live axle car to poke through? You could try a camping shop. Whereabouts are you? There is Castlecroft Camping - Eaton Hill Road, Radcliffe - I'm sure they've got something. Or, you could try Winfields at Haslingden Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom This should help with cut off key wiring here Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Glad to hear you've found the problem. It's quite common. With a steel sump, if you ground it, it can bend up and block the pickup. We used to braize 3 nuts on the pickup so that if they touched the bottom of the sump there was still sufficient room for the oil to pass. If you see what I mean. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom I suspect you'll bump into each other tonight 😬 Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom "Quite a bit cheaper" 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬 Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom It's not a big job to raise the car using the adjustable platforms, but if you do decide on AO21Rs, go for the 70 profile if you are worried about ground clearance. Some don't like the look of the bigger profile, but they are quite a bit cheaper and a good all round road tyre in my opinion - See you Wednesday. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Springs are normally measured over an inch. So for your 170lb spring it is the weight needed to compress the spring 1 inch. You can make a primitive gauge using bathroom scales. Put the spring on. Rig up a ruler to indicate when the spring has been compressed an inch - Put appropriate weight on spring and read off the scales. Obviously in practice it's very difficult to accurately perform just using your body weight, especially if they are heavy (strong) springs. I suppose you could try to rig up some kind of frame and a lever to compress the spring or some sort of threaded system to compress the spring. Rising rate - springs which normally get "stronger" the more they are compressed. e.g. to compress 1 inch may take 170 lbs and the next inch 250lbs etc. These springs are normally recognised by coils being closer together at one end than at the other - as per standard rear springs on many 7s. Hope this helps. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

A chance to clean up the brake calipers and check the pads. If you've not already done so I'd change the rigid brake pipes for flexible hoses and attach to the de dion with P clips rather than cable ties. Are you fitting a "new" de dion? If it's the old type and you're using shocker mounts which are attached to the bottom of the de dion I'd seriously consider having the with a metal fillet welded to them (like the later ones). Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Bit of protective film strategically placed on the bonnet is the normal cure. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Peter New plastic backs and a bit of a refurb (new bits of padding) £151 the pair including carriage. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

*thumbup*OXTED Just had my seats fitted with new plastic backs at Oxted. Excellent service. Sent Monday pm. Back Friday am. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

*arrowup* *arrowup* Just one last try.

*arrowup* It's not looking promising - is it.

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YHM Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

*arrowup* *arrowup* I live in hope

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I know it's a long shot, but before I save up and order a new one, I thought I'd ask if anyone has a Soft Bits Re Bag they no longer need. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tim No fastenings on the leather tunnel top, just an interference fit, try some brute force, although it could be worth checking that there aren't any (non standard) self tappers. You do need to put the handbrake vertical to slide it up. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tim Sounds like somethings a bit dry and needs lubricating. I suggest removal of gearstick to take a look. First remove gear knob and remove leather cover from transmission tunnel. To do this you need to pull handbrake until it is in vertical position which will mean slackening off handbrake cable - there are 2 nylon knurled nuts on the cable located above diff on nearside of car. Once tunnel is off there are 3 small bolts holding gear lever in. Good luck Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Point to note Lowered headlights are probably only OK if you have wide track suspension. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Richard On my 2000 car the lights are held on by M5 nuts and bolts. The bolt are located in a recess inside the plastic light and secured by nuts on the inside of the alluminium back panel. As has already been said, you need to move the tank to get at the nuts. On later cars they fitted rivnuts to the back panel and used M5 bolts with a washer to secure the lights. I have a new reversing light to fit and am in the midst of changing over to rivnuts. A much better solution, and I was already committed to moving the tank to replace the rubbers which it sits on, as they seemed to have slipped out in one part. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

I have a new Scenic which had a very slightly leaky radiator from new. Repaired under warranty with no problems (and truly excellent service). I saw the car when they were working on it and they had to dismantle what seemed like most of the car to get at the radiator. On that basis, goodness knows what you'll need to remove for a gearbox!!! Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

I'm making enquiries about new seatbelts/harnesses for my 7 and have always liked the hook and latch American type buckles that are used on stockcars. I can get some made to suit the 7 but they will not be FIA approved. I'm not bothered about this as I don't intend to compete in any racing, although I wonder whether they are acceptable for track days. The interesting thing however is that they do not have EU approval for road use, but I understand that neither do the aircraft buckle type that we all know and love. I know we have hundreds of cars going through SVA and MOT with aicraft buckle belts with no problems - Strange. My local MOT station don't seem too bothered as long as the seat belts work and are in good condition. Anybody had any problems with seatbelts and does anyone know if the hook and latch type will be acceptable for ttrackdays? Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional Edited by - Paul Richards on 21 Jan 2008 09:53:14