IamScotticus

To set up a well balanced car, or stay within legal limits, you ned to know the weights of items. The goal here is for us to weigh our parts, or contribute known figures of, then list them here. I will compile the information and list the aggregate in an organized article that will be helpful to everyone. That's the plan. Simple is useful Please refrain from meandering discussions; just parts, descriptions and numbers. Direct message "mail" me any correspondence, suggestions, advice, etc. Weight requests for unlisted parts is fine. Whatever gets those parts out of the boxes works. Don't assume any parts listed are for sale or are even in possession. This is only for information sharing, not trading. If you must make an offer to buy a part, please message the poster directly, not here. Those are the rules. Now, let's have fun with parts! Thanks, Scott

These might be the item https://caterhamparts.co.uk/headrests/243-headrest-96-cloth.html

I like this because I can tuck it away. I don't have room on my dash for another round guage. Two other displays like this work with controllers. A controller isn't mentioned for this one. Is it a stand alone?

14V is good. Not good from your alternator, but OK from the battery.

https://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-kent-crossflow-tuning-guide.html https://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides.html

The Wallage book is close to $1K in new condition if you can find it. The last one I saw on AMZ was 1k. That Des Hammill Pinto SOHC book is now $100. this from Pegasus is very good https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=1639 Also you will have more availability of the Haynes for Escort MK 1. Im seeing them on fleabay now for $12-20 Another good source are articles in Classic Ford Magazine. unfortunately, no one ever made any effort to put it all in one online collection.

That's better than a 19 lbs tractor battery!

shameless plug your Antigravity peddler!

no expert here, just remember the rotor turn 1/2x crank speed so, there are two different TDCs, one will be wrong. Just be sure you align on the right stroke. Last time I reinstalled my dizzy, I remember I had to rotate the splines in advance of where the rotor will settle because of the curvature of the drive gear. Pop off the the rocker cover and determine which TDC has both #1 valves closed. then install the dizzy so the rotor points to #1 sparky. Indexing the rotor to #1 will be a gerry-rigging of tape and pointers, markers, whatever. there isn't anything on the dizzy I know of to align it. If I had the parts to spare I would cut the top off a bad upper half and make an index on that.

Thinking about the process of body skinning, where some seam and join filet welding is required, it's a better practice to attach all panels with Clecos, rather than rivets, in case the welding is botched beyond repair and panel replacement is required.

please give the battery information. Did you happen to weigh it with the acid added?

are the pliers size specific or universal?

Ok, at $.85 ea. thsts affordable. I suppose Im offering to help someone unload extra stuff. I probably need a pin tool too

Lending tools to "friends" too.

MV, I agree completely on the weight issue. When I had a set of Panas unshod recently, I was quite surprised at the weight of supposedly light weight ali rims. I definitely don't want to go heavier. I have some ali hubs to go on. I need new races. My primary motivation for 14s is the diminutive selection of 13" rubber now. more locally available in 14.

Thanks, MV8. I intend to keep the same overall diameter of a 185/70 R 13 with a 14" wheel, if I can find a Morris 4.75 PCD and matching hub and offsets. I need 5 inches ground clearance. And then, I have to like the spoke design. Adapting to 100 or 108 PCD would open up so many more options. My Yokos don't have DOT date codes, but I put them on in 07. They didn't get much use. Id trust them up to 30-40mph, but no more, not for long.

I dunno

I tried to pull it out but couldn't.

Width= 1.25" / 32mm Thick= 5/8" / 16mm Height= 2" I don't know what it takes to remove it, but to get it to go back down, pull the cushion forward while pushing down. No buttons. These are the Sir Roger Moore velour specials. I mostly see the leather versions.

Y, if its any help, I tried to ID these seats, looking at lots of pictures. From what I could tell most of the BDR 7s got those seats. Unofficially, they might be referred to as BDR seats. I will be removing one of mine soon for bodywork. I will look for any labels. Also, do your seats have head rest post holes? Many did not.

I measured 5/32 for Caterham panels. If you used them on a Cat, they should work for me.

Really good news! Rocker cover came off, first time in 15 years, and after sitting for the last 10.... the #1 exhaust has been compressed for several years. I only rotated it occasionally, with some oil in cylinders. Should these springs be replaced? Valves lapped? Hell, let's just do it all with bronze valve guides! Ill set up the go fund me account now.

Thanks, Des

I believe it may be for a Ztec It is magnetic

On PPF, if it is applied to bare aluminum, does the aluminum still oxidize under the surface because it is exposed to air prior to application?