Hi Guys,
I'll make a quick introduction here as I've just joined the forum.
My names Mike Todd and I live in Tauranga, NZ.
I'm just bringing my 1973 3500S out of hibernation after 15 years off the road and will be working through all the issues this will throw up as time permits. It was only going to be off the road for a couple of weeks while I sorted a few things. I know I'm not the only one that this has happened to, as 3 of my mates have garage ornaments that they've owned for 20 years or more. I've been spurred into action as one of them is in danger of having his roadworthy soon and I think that with a bit of effort I could still beat him to have mine at least running.
I've owned it for the last 25 years.
The first task is the rear brakes. I noticed as soon as I tried to push it out of it's corner that the rear brakes were binding and only brute force and ignorance got it moving.
Sadly we don't have the luxury of lot's of classic parts suppliers over here and after a fruitless hunt with our local parts guys, I haven't managed to find any rebuild kits.
I can get them through ebay, but can't see any ss pistons there. I'm after rebuild kits, including the pistons, plus the 4 hoses.
I see Steven, that you got the pistons out of MGDB. I did an internet search for them, but haven't had any success. Can you give me their contact.
Advice on a good , reasonably priced supplier who exports with reasonable postage rates would be appreciated (postage rates can vary by a factor of 4x or more on international postage, depending on the supplier and can often be more than the item your buying)
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Mike