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Post by charlypm on Jan 25, 2014 16:01:33 GMT
I have a set of the mounts for the front end stabilizer rod you can have, just postage from the USA. Let me know if you're interested.
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Post by charlypm on Jan 19, 2014 1:08:40 GMT
I ended up getting my door seals from Earlparts, they are very good reproductions. ebay listingI used a MGB trunk seal, it was exactly the right length. I got the furflex from a company in the US named British Parts NW
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Post by charlypm on Jan 18, 2014 15:53:23 GMT
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Post by charlypm on Jan 13, 2014 1:46:50 GMT
That's my attitude, there's only so many of them and for one reason or another we loose several. I've been the caretaker of my car for going on 10 years now. I have to keep up so it'll last another 45 years!
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Post by charlypm on Jan 13, 2014 1:32:46 GMT
Thanks for the info, is it aluminum or sheet steel? If yu take it off, I wouldn't mind have another detail of it. Were they always black?
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Post by charlypm on Jan 12, 2014 20:10:18 GMT
A different variation of a Landcrab
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Post by charlypm on Jan 12, 2014 20:02:09 GMT
This is a excerpt from the AROonline website, buyers guide, that suggest it is because of its shape "The Austin 1800 certainly stunned the world when launched in 1964. People really weren’t sure quite what to make of it. It was a rolling contradiction – a big luxury car but kitted out with a typical Issigonis starkness that alienated buyers. On top of this, it looked very strange and the sheer width led to the famous nickname – the Landcrab."
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Post by charlypm on Jan 6, 2014 14:28:32 GMT
The Austin 1800's nickname came about as a result of a casual comment by an Australian journalist, who when taking rally pictures from a helicopter through a telephoto lens remarked that the cars looked like "Land Crabs" as they cornered sideways. They were first called Post Office Land Crabs due to their red and white livery. On paper the 1800 falls into what Abingdon called the "Barge" category they were heavy – 1150kg kerb weight without the rally equipment and big both inside and out! But their saving grace was the much maligned Hydrolastic suspension combined with the strongest bodyshells ever made by Longbridge gave this middle management tourer a unique ability to travel quickly over rough rally roads. www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main_rally.htm
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Post by charlypm on Jan 2, 2014 5:13:19 GMT
My car is missing the weather shield behind the grill that protects the engine from getting wet, does anyone have a picture of the shield or dimensions for it?
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Post by charlypm on Dec 25, 2013 3:34:25 GMT
What do you recommend for a spark plug gap? I have my TR6 racecar gapped at .050" and use the Pertronix in it. I also have a Lucas Sport coil and Magnacore wires. Ignition side
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Post by charlypm on Dec 21, 2013 20:54:28 GMT
Amazing, I think those are the same cars. I believe they were on Vancouver island.
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Post by charlypm on Dec 21, 2013 20:47:57 GMT
Absolutely, I guess I still don't understand how to post the best way.
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Post by charlypm on Dec 18, 2013 17:54:30 GMT
I had the same problem and found the nut that attach's the rack to the motor was loose. Check there first
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Post by charlypm on Dec 18, 2013 17:49:42 GMT
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this picture. LC graveyard.bmp (467.69 KB)
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Post by charlypm on Dec 12, 2013 2:49:22 GMT
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