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    Ellerton classic car show and craft fair

    hi, just booked for Ellerton classic car show near york, no entry fee this year just turn up after 11 am. its a village craft fair as well ,food available, lovely day out. last time i took my 1956 Standard 10. over 100 cars there in 2016. my 2200 is for sale on ebay at 3450 why not come and...
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    engine sideplate drain tap

    hello, i decided to try and drain some sludge from my 2200 tc because it runs hot . i tried to open the tap in the engine sideplate but the wing nut broke so i removed the whole assembly expecting to be engulfed by water at any moment ...but there was no water escaping so i thought it must be...
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    wiper fixings , cup or cap

    the village is missing its idiot. having taken off the front heater air intake vent cover(scuttle panel. i have a dilemma , the wiper studs fit through a grommet in the panel then there is a circular steel cup which seals the rubber grommet in place .easy you may say, but...
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    2200 in primer, gold leaf any one.

    I am in the laborious process of respraying my 2200 which was half cameron green and half arden green, my chosen colour is black gloss ,just because it will be easy to touch up . my query is ....should I gold leaf the now chrome side strips, and maybe a gold pinstripe here and there or am I...
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    Retirement project

    WE all NEED a project i told her ,though i did not get the reply i wanted ,she used several words including, why, what for, bloomin crackers ,waste of money, sad old git, and some that cannot be repeated in civilised society. two days later my totally unneeded retirement project arrived on a...
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    little square foam block . dash to wing seal

    just had the dash apart and the strip speedo out. tried power steering out (from a corsa d) for field trials . put all back together as original then found the block of foam on the carpet, could any of you tell me just where this goes. preferably a drawing or a description that a village...
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    cover cill capillary action

    has anyone else noticed that the cover cill is a definite problem where corrosion can start because it is fixed to the outer cill without a seal or an air gap. in my experience this will cause capillary action to occur and hold damp for a long time. i have decided to fix mine with 3mm...
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    In Tank Fuel Sender

    had the tank out today cos the fuel gauge was not registering, on removal of the sender i tested continuity with a 12volt bulb , and found the wire was not connecting to the rheostat but was getting to the input pin , i wound a small copper wire round the pin tight as i could and then stuffed...
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    front brake callipers,

    i have just today swapped the front 3 pot calipers to four pot from a defender circa 1995 . am i a bad person? The old calipers had been drilled out roughly at the brake nipple and a bolt had replaced the nipple plus they were seized solid at the pistons due to being stood since 2010. They...
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