Jill Sparrow 10,306 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 30 minutes ago, Commo said: Wait until Ben logs on and I'm sure that he will be able to give you the definitive answer. Ben knows lots about nuts. They sold em in Marsden's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ive often wondered that meself Sidda,i always say you can't beat shallow hemispherical nuts, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: you can't beat shallow hemispherical nuts Until someone decides to undo them with a chisel. Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Me Dad's 1947 E98 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,293 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 WW, Great post, love the ash receptacles, you don't get those on modern cars or even a cigarette lighter and a foot operated headlight dimmer switch, I'd forgotten about those. Made me think of the "Tool kit" in our recently new car. A wheel nut spanner/wrench (not much use if the wheel nuts have been done up with an air wrench) and a Jack, that's it. Still they don't break down very often these days and there is not much you can fix at the side of the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 My old 100E. Took my driving test in it. 1959 Anglia supplied new by Hooleys. Hawkeye's on here will notice the little H. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Yep middle of the reg plate, nice picture Malc, done plenty of work on them when I was younger Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Correction. My last post should read E93a, not E98. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Oztalgian. Remember these cars had illuminated semaphore turn indicators in the centre pillar. I know what you're saying about the wheelbrace. I bought one about 15 inches long with a telescopic handle which extends to about 2foot for my last car but my latest car has no spare wheel no wheelbrace and no jack, just an electric pump and a container of goo which is put in a tyre when it's punctured. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 The new van came with alloy wheels so 3 standard wheel nuts per wheel plus 1 security nut, makes em a bit harder to nick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Remember those trafficators quite well, WW. My Ford Pop had 'em. It complicated turns a bit, because as well as flipping the indicator switch you had to thump the door pillar as well to get 'em to pop up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 And then thump it again to make 'em go in.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meeowed 314 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 We used to chuck them in the paraffin bin that sorted them for a bit the electric petrol pumps were notorious I went out to many a55 bmc motors always took the apprentice bunged him in the boot to keep banging the pump so we could drive it back never got stopped once by police even with legs sticking out the boot 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 ayup commo ,e93a morgan three wheelers whizz along nicely, my mate george owns one that he raced for years, he didn,t need good lights as the white frightened face of his passenger lit the road up for a hundred yards round it,it used to be owned by Dennis Rogers from Lowater St! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 02/12/2017 at 7:19 PM, plantfit said: Ah the 100E, side valve,thermo-syphon cooling system and vacuum operated wipers,the slower you went the slower the wipers operated, remember altering the voltage regulator for winter/dark nights running? Rog As I remember, the wipers worked the other way round, ie the faster you went, the slower the wipers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 963 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 hours ago, swe62 said: ayup commo ,e93a morgan three wheelers whizz along nicely, my mate george owns one that he raced for years, he didn,t need good lights as the white frightened face of his passenger lit the road up for a hundred yards round it,it used to be owned by Dennis Rogers from Lowater St! That would be the wandering blob I recall. I used to go to lowater street often to get bits for my Norton es2. I bought a Featherbed rolling chassis from him when my Norton frame broke and rebuilt the ES2 in the featherbed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Waddo said: As I remember, the wipers worked the other way round, ie the faster you went, the slower the wipers. Not so much the faster you went. The more you put your foot down the slower the wipers went - mainly to get it uphill. My old 1959 100E Anglia below: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I’m very much in to Morgans, hence my avatar, and I’ve seen and spoken to the owner of the Wandering Blob on a few occasions. It was back in the eighties however and I can’t remember where or when. I trust, like most Morgans it’s still in existence. My ‘87 Plus Eight lives in Cheshire with only 30,000 miles and my ‘85 4/4 was shipped out to Australia. I’m thinking about another one this year and sat in one on Sunday just to see if I could still get in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Back in 72 I bought a Norton dominator 600 from a friend of a friend for £40.00. It was a 61model in a slimline frame, it had been turned into a café racer, fiberglass tank and seat, alloy wheels ( very furred up) dunstall megas twin leading shoe front brakes but had been stood for a considerable time due to the owner having a bad knee so couldn't ride anymore. Anyway I got it home, after much kicking, removing plug's and draining carbs, then proceeded over the next fortnight, to clean, polish and lube everything. It looked absolutely lovely, and on the big day called my mate's to see if they wanted to go for a ride. Off we set to show the bike to my friend in toton, gets to bramcote bath's and told the lads to go ahead I will catch them up. Off they went down the A52 towards Gregory Rose's followed shortly by me, giving it full stick. I passed them doing over a ton, but had to brake hard for the island. It was at this point that the front brake cable decided to part with the nipple, which I discovered later was of the solder less type! Up and over the island we went discarding the bike halfway through the acrobatics. Said bike, a right off, said rider badly winded, ego shot and plans on having children terminated. Took the wreck, by towing it behind one off the bikes,, me sort of jogging along side, to friend in toton parked it up and went home feeling sorry for myself. A couple of day's later my friend rang to say someone wants to buy it, I said get what you can, he sold it for £70.00. I thought how lucky is that!!. Wish I still had it, be worth more than £70.00 I bet. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, The Pianoman said: Not so much the faster you went. The more you put your foot down the slower the wipers went - mainly to get it uphill. The reason I remember was, I had my father's 1959 mk2 zodiac (reg=VVO 767) and he had put a conversion on it to transform it to a conventional system. He should have done something with the column change, because every so often you had to get under the car and knock the linkage to get it in gear. It also had a manual overdrive. Wish I still had that as well !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 ^^^^^^^^^^If we had tomorrows paper we would all be rich. Dad had a Brough at one time, then a split wind screen Morris traveller which he gave me who wrote it of, finally a Morris 1000cc minor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Waddo said: The reason I remember was, I had my father's 1959 mk2 zodiac (reg=VVO 767) and he had put a conversion on it to transform it to a conventional system. He should have done something with the column change, because every so often you had to get under the car and knock the linkage to get it in gear. It also had a manual overdrive. Wish I still had that as well !! Early Mk2's must have just had a vacuum tank same as the 100E at that. My father had a Mk 2 Zephyr which was a 1961, 965 KTV. that did have a vacuum pump on it so the wipers didn't slow down. I learnt to drive in that car - never a problem with the column change tho'. No overdrive on a Zephyr though, but having learnt to drive with a big soft 6 cylinder engine has meant that I really never wanted anything less. Probably has something to do with my interest in old Rovers now. Still a big daft 6 cylinder engine! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Ive nearly finished my P4 that I bought on a whim in a million bits ,I never liked the P4 much and wanted a P5 3 litre but as I have got on with this project I have realised what a fantastic quality car the P4 is ,how the hell did the British motor industry lose its way so badly in the 70s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 It was called British Leyland, plus nationalisation, and out of control trade unions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 philmayfield if I remember right the wandering blob was the one Dennis used for trials Georges is the red 1947 one with the steel framed body that the racing lot wont allow ,although its about the only one left with the original rivetted up chassis, what an experience to drive these 3 wheeler they are epic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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