Recent content by thomsonaj

Thanks again for looking into that Harvey, appreciate the effort. I've actually managed to make do with various bits - got the needles sitting at almost exactly the same height in the brackets so not worried about the sleeve. One of the carbs was in a right state - obvious overfuelling and some...

Thanks for the input Harvey - the brass needle bracket isn't actually in the picture, I undid the grubscrew and removed that ok. The issue is the bracket that has a hole for the grubscrew to go through looks to be wrong in the "piston 2" picture, it looks like someone has bodged it in. The only...

Hi All - stripped the carbs off to see why the old girl wasn't idling particularly well - one of the mounts for the needles was missing and the float had collapsed on one carb... Strange thing is, that i've had a look a the two and the pistons seem different - one has the needle mounting...

Thanks for that Harvey, makes sense. Pretty sure it's not this, as the symptoms are there at a standstill. Fast idle is a potential - original owner lost/removed the idle adjustment bolt so having to use bodged ones that i'm not convinced are staying in the set positions. Also noticed that the...

Hi both - thanks for your replies. I had considered the thermo as it could be gubbed - i'll swap it out this weekend for the sake of a couple of quid. Ignition leads are 9 months old so unlikely to be a suspect. It's got HIF6s as far as I'm aware Harvey - what does carb icing entail? Thanks...

Hi All, The harsh Glasgow winter hasn't exactly been kind to the old girl and I'm experiencing a few issues when running from cold-poor idle, lumpy running and long warm up. This clears after 1-2 mins of running and she runs fine on minimal choke, until the needle starts moving off of dead...

Nice, I think the one I saw is the 2600, nice beast. How were the 6 cyls rated? Is it a cousin to the triumph 2500? Would love to tinker with it!

Quattro, they look great - are they in as good a nick as in the photo? More importantly, are you looking to send them to a good home? (For the correct price for you of course!) Many Thanks, Sandy

Clocked an early SD1 4cyl (or extremely silenced v8!!) skulking about Woodlands Rd in Glasgow last week - looked to be in good shape, light blue with rostyle-esque steels. I've seen it before, but not had a chance to stop the driver and say me and my p6 is literally 2 blocks away. If it's you...

Thanks for the steer Pilkie, but it's all cracked and split as well - any way to tell exactly what it is? Did they do these seats in actual leather too?

Hi All - the seats are incredibly tired on my '75 3500 - i'm not sure what their official designation is but they are black vinyl/leatherette stuff, with ribbing about 1.5 inches apart, heading from the front of the seat to the back. Looking for a new set of seats for the front (and back if...

Many thanks guys, I'll take a meander to a paint shop that purports to be able to colour match... :D

Hi All, Could be an impossible task, but is there a way to find out the exact colour of my 1975 P6 3500 auto when the under-bonnet stickers are missing? Short of posting pics and getting you superb experts to guess, I'm at a loss as to how to fix the dreadful filler job the previous abuser has...

Hi Ron, Thanks for letting me know - i'm currently going round the engine, sorting out the bits that have been neglected by the previous owner, so any pointers like that are greatly appreciated. Incidentally, found a Fiat component(!) at the weekend when replacing the plugs/leads...challenge...

Thanks for that Jim - indeed it is a V8 auto. That sounds promising = a snip and patch up looking achievable without any major drama...