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I can't account for the 5600 miles that were on it when I got it. It was advertised in CA. in 2007 with 2700 miles. In the info on the car it indicated the motor had been freshly rebuilt. The guy I bought it from replaced the rear A arm rubber bushings. He said they should be replaced regularly. They tend to get beat up by dumping 1st gear. That may explain the messed up clutch disk. :smash:

Has any one ever used a crankshaft scraper? I found this on Pegasus. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=3525

whotoo, Good info, good pointers. It help with my engine/tranny extrication. An item to add (remove)... I removed the radiator just incase the hoist got too close.

A hot rodder friend of mine help me pull the engine and tranny out today. I've found a few more parts to replace. A engine mount failed, but I'm not surprised. It's 16 years old. A whole back someone posted info on engine mounts on Amazon, URO Parts C18556. The internal thread is 1/2-20 UNF. Since both are the same age, so I'm looking for two. The other is the clutch disk. The chassis only has 7400 miles on it, but some of the friction material is fracturing.

Somewhere I remember hearing that copper will expand under heat and pressure, not to good for brake lines. Could someone fact check this?

Canadian Speed Control! Speed control being used in Canada .. How's this for effective speed control? I don't know about you, but this would certainly slow me down! People slow down and actually try to "straddle" the hole. This is an actual speed control device that is currently in use. It is MUCH cheaper than speed bumps, cameras, radar guns, police officers, etc. Pretty clever -- especially when they move them around every day.

What happens when you find a brickwall. :banghead: [/url][/url][/url]

As new technologies emerge, some existing ones fade away. IT jobs would not exist if computing machines did not exist. Typewriters, slide rules, adding machines still exist but their functions have been incorporated into other machines.

In the last century in the US of A after WWII, manufacturing was king. There was pent up demand for consumer goods and cars. Europe and Japan could not supply the goods, the majority of their factories had been destroyed (thanks to US and British bombers). Manufacturing jobs paid well so the workers could afford what they were making. That lasted for a little while. As manufacturing has become more automated, the person becomes less important and integral. As automation increases, the volume of goods increases to generate a good ROI. With advances in transportation, goods can be sent anywhere, so they can be made, anywhere. So, when cheap labor is all you need, that's where you go to manufacture. Of course there other costs that may or may not come to bear, minimum wage, clean air & water standards, health & safety laws, all those things that keep manufacturing from killing or poisoning the workers. In some ways, we modern people may have become victims of our own success.

If the scoop is only for the engine air intake, the (exhaust) air exit is already there and loud. :rofl:

How much is the cd of that scoop? Drag increases at the square if the speed increase.

After further investigation, the syncros may not be the bad or worst parts in the box. My mechanic drove the car earlier today. His analysis is an input shaft bearing may be failing. It will shift into all gears at 3k, but higher RPMs make it difficult to shift. 3rd gear cannot be engaged if I rev it above 4k. I was planning on driving it this Fall as the temperature gets better, but that will have to wait. Bummer :toetap05:

Is the gear shift on a T-9 in a proper location or is there an auxiliary shifter?

Only two 7's, mine and Dave's. In the area next to Lotus was Morgan. This is a 1932 model, complete with oil leaks. The owner demonstrated starting with the hand crank.

It was a warm day, but no rain. Dave's 7 looks great. It's a serious street weapon!

Compared other episodes of Dream Cars (other than the Morgan) there is a concentration on the high tech aspects inside the car and in the manufacturing. The 7 is high tech as of 1959. Also in other episodes they show engine assembly, nothing much was said about the drive train either. 7's are dream cars, just not in the high tech gee wiz sort of way. It's old school and I like it!

I'm finishing up polishing the aluminum on my 7 for the Atlanta British Car Fayre. I just hope I get back home before the afternoon thunderstorms explode. :leaving:

Redline MTL on order.

I was blatting around North GA last Fall, and several drivers pulled over for me. I guess they figured I wasn't running to the store for a doz. eggs or a gal. of milk.

Is either one of these compatible with regular 90wt? There is no drain plug, so I will need to remove the top cover and suck it out. There will be some amount remaining. It's worth a try!

I was wondering, "How am I going to get the gearbox out?" Well, I am cleaning and polishing the car for next weekend's Atlanta British Car Fayre. So I discovered the carpet was secured with snaps, I was expecting it was glued down. After removing the carpets I found a cover! Wow. That make it look easier.

I'll be calling QM Tuesday.

As to the use of goggles, I don't leave home without them. Even with a standard windscreen stuff flies all around. For the hair issue, I do the backwards ball cap or the leather aviator's helmet. One guy commented that it fit the character of the car.

A) I'm wonder if there are sockets that are made of a more temperature resistant material. B) Heat sink with cooling fins sandwiched between the bulb and housing C) Drive faster, more cooling air

Jim, It reminds me of a Chinese proverb/curse "May you live in interesting times"