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Post by mikey405 on Apr 5, 2012 20:15:24 GMT
Thanks Chris. There are a few pictures from years-gone-by at www.oldtechnology.net/austin3l.html but you'd weep if you saw the poor old girl now. However, it is in good hands and will be as good as new again in no time. I'll post some pictures on the web site sometime soon and then link to them from here, but they might not be for the squeamish - Especially Neil Kidby whose car it used to be. Main bits I really need are "inner" bits - Inner sills, "Inside" sills (the bits that join to the floor inside the cabin), Inner wings and especially the 2 long metal "finishers" on the outsides of the sills, which turned into a big pile of rust and filler on removing them.
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Post by mikey405 on Apr 5, 2012 19:47:45 GMT
Sorry - It's only my first post and I've messed up already - I didn't realise that I wasn't logged in and I've posted as a guest.
Hi everyone.
I thought I ought to introduce myself. My name is Mike, I'm 40 and I work in IT for an insurance company in the centre of Birmingham. I've had 2 Landcrabs in my life - both Wolseley Six's, although I have often admired the MK1 Austin 1800 and perhaps would like one one day.
I currently drive a dull R-Reg Renault as an everyday car but I've owned a 1969 Blue-Royale Austin 3-Litre for 13 years and am having it sorted out after seven years sat rusting in a garage in Exmouth (the car that is, not me). The car is now with an excellent restorer called John in Dowland, North Devon.
The old girl has recently been started for the first time in 7 years and, after clearing out all the old petrol from the float-chambers, refilling the float chambers with fresh petrol, and cleaning up the points, she started within a few seconds of turning the key. She sooned stopped again though because the fuel pump diaphragm and half the fuel pipes had perished. Alexander of this forum very kindly pointed me in the direction of a repair kit for the pump and I've ordered a load of braded fuel hose and all the rubber bits and clips for the ends. Thanks Alexander.
Thanks for reading everyone.
Kind regards.
From Mike.
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