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by tejb1
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: insurance
Replies: 84
Views: 654597

Re: insurance

I dont know how Adrian Flux stay in business, they have had a bad reputation for years and if you need to claim good luck. They are keen to quote at car shows and get an introductory discount but once they have you that is where it ends. A few years ago when looking for insurance I put my details i...
by tejb1
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Engine stalls cuts out when coming to a stop
Replies: 22
Views: 1207

Re: Engine stalls cuts out when coming to a stop

Thanks, but it only seems to happen when coming to a stop….. I don't know the first thing about cossie engines however I had an issue where an air leak on a pinto, when coming to a stop after braking, was down to an air leak - it may be worth the carb cleaner trick - I may be completely wrong but w...
by tejb1
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Copper grease - Yay or nay
Replies: 39
Views: 1823

Re: Copper grease - Yay or nay

I've always used it and had no issues. Have a pot in the garage with a paintbrush in.

Also good for threads that can rust over although I think you have to be careful if a specific torque setting is called for.
by tejb1
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Engine stalls cuts out when coming to a stop
Replies: 22
Views: 1207

Re: Engine stalls cuts out when coming to a stop

Air/vacuum leak?
by tejb1
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Members Cars
Topic: Laser + GL and now a 3.0S!
Replies: 355
Views: 346531

Re: Laser + GL and now a 3.0S!

Thanks Jason, yes looking good - just want her back now!! Miss driving a manual, and also miss the noise 😂 Join the club - I remember going for a drive in the Mondeo on a nice sunny day earlier in the autumn and thinking "this would have been much nicer in the Capri". But rome wasn't buil...
by tejb1
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Of course - but maybe not in the snow... too often! Since my last post I've taken the engine out - a reasonably straightforward job being methodical, and a chance to give everything a clean. At the moment I can barely move around my lockup for the number of boxes and parts lying around! Engine bay h...
by tejb1
Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: insurance
Replies: 84
Views: 654597

Re: insurance

Most agreed values are confirmed by a minimum of 6 pictures. That's certainly the case with Lancaster, along with your own self assessed gradings and details on works done etc. I find it a bind to do actually, but fear of not having it makes one do it, which I'm sure is the case for many. I've ofte...
by tejb1
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: respray
Replies: 52
Views: 99182

Re: respray

You are right, sometimes the 'man maths' takes over! I have spent £more than I'd planned on getting my Capri done right and it's an investment in the car remaining safe and in good condition for the future. I am not encumbered with a significant other to tell me off for it... just myself! As for the...
by tejb1
Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:28 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Interior update...
Replies: 14
Views: 28654

Re: Interior update...

Ooft - looking lovely there Nick!
by tejb1
Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Right, where are we. Progress - slow. I took the starter motor off and to the local refurb company in Borehamwood (Unit Exchange). Although it worked fine I thought it sensible to have it refurbished whilst I was doing everything else, some bearings were a little rough so were replaced and a full re...
by tejb1
Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: 2.8i tank wanted
Replies: 23
Views: 46183

Re: 2.8i tank wanted

Personally, I would advocate going through CapriGear, CCI, Tickover etc wherever possible as you get the backup of a known person of good standing who will see you right if there's a problem, or the part doesn't fit, etc, rather than someone off ebay with an unknown background!
by tejb1
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Rear axle noise?
Replies: 18
Views: 14820

Re: Rear axle noise?

You can eliminate the prop centre bearing by spraying it with WD40 (other brands are available) as that will *temporarily* stop the noise.
by tejb1
Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:21 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Happy Birthday Tom Beevers
Replies: 5
Views: 4039

Re: Happy Birthday Tom Beevers

Thanks Nick, see you tomorrow to chat about Capris I'm sure!
by tejb1
Sun Sep 17, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: respray
Replies: 52
Views: 99182

Re: respray

I have a good relationship with my local garage, but there are some things where no sane person would take the risk (or want to take the risk). When I had welding done, I stripped the interior out, did a fair bit of the wire brushing and scraping back of the underseal, but I still knew the welder wo...
by tejb1
Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: Members Cars
Topic: Laser + GL and now a 3.0S!
Replies: 355
Views: 346531

Re: Laser + GL and now a 3.0S!

As I found out for myself, it's something that you have to do and at least it'll be sorted for some time yet, once it's done.

And if you're anything like me, you'll end up adding to the scope...
by tejb1
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

I’m impressed Tom, looking great! To be honest, scares the crap out of me doing all that. In case I lose anything, break anything or damage anything as I am pretty heavy handed. Can’t wait to see it again. And you of course! I'll let you into a secret. Scares the crap out of me, too! And I haven't ...
by tejb1
Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Hi Paul - yes, it probably would have been Brooklands. There were a number of elements of corrosion which needed addressing permanently, which had been kept at bay with kurust and underseal, a couple of MoT plates in recent years, plus there were a lot of suspicious bits which I knew were filler. An...
by tejb1
Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Major_Tom wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:28 pm Looks great, love the old Nissan too, is it a Bluebird?
Yes, that was my daily for a few years, but unfortunately it was a casualty of ULEZ.
by tejb1
Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:27 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Caprigear wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:37 pm The shackle is upside down.
Thanks Martin. I'll rectify it once the car comes back.
by tejb1
Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: 1.6L restoration
Replies: 18
Views: 31267

Re: 1.6L restoration

Nice to see what has been done, I suggest a good dose of cavity rust protection once the paint has been applied. Dont be tempted to do it before hand as a lot of these products contain silicones. The other thing I suggest is every bolt and nut gets a dose of Copper grease on the threads and contact...