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02-03-22, 02:47 PM
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Hope father continues to improve (insert thumbs up emoji).
Model A fettling was starter motor and alternator in the end. Bristol latest was curing a few drafts & slightly erratic idle. I had some credit left with a parts supplier so replaced aging Edelbrock with a new one and all is much better. It's off to rolling road next week to optimise it and then plan (barring disasters) is just to drive it for the rest of the year and save up anything else until the Winter. We shall see..... Admire your engine choices - but as Captain Kirk says it sounds like you may be boldly going where no man has gone before - which can be an expensive and frustrating business! The straight six is a slightly more well trodden path but no doubt not without its challenges as well. If the Bentley is anything to go by though, whatever you decide to do I'm sure the end result will be stunning. Best Andrew 
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03-03-22, 10:27 PM
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yes thank you he is much better now Andy !
did you manage to sort out the issue now on the A ? Oh yes thats a great shout - whats the sort of price for a new Carb ? Amazing i bet you cannot wait to get behind the wheel ! Indeed just enjoy any sun we get hold of ! Hahah oh yes he did absolutely - i've seen a few Bristols fitted with the v8 on my searches so will have to start drawing up some plans soon as the body is 50% sanded now ! Thank you so much - that means alot to me ! In the absence i have purchased a RR Silver Shadow - 1st owner Sir F Laker ! I have never seen a car been looked after so so well ! It has 3 fully stamped out RR Service books and 100's of receipts and photos ! Hopefully the weather be nicer than the last few days so can crack on with the Bentley ! Are you up too much this weekend ? All the best, HM
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04-03-22, 10:43 AM
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Morning
Model A all done for now. New Edelbrock for Bristol was £400 and came from John Woolfe Racing in Bedford. Can't quite believe the latest purchase - it appears you're trying to corner the market in '50's/'60's/'70's luxury restoration projects. In an effort to get this thread back on track (!), what's the plan with the 405 post sanding - does it need a lot of structural work underneath or is reasonably sound? Best Andrew
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04-03-22, 08:31 PM
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Evening and finally the weekend !
Ahh amazing congratulations - will you be using the A regularly ? That sounds rather reasonable at £400 right ? Thanks for the shop name also i np doubt will have to buy parts from them for the other 3 v8's. Hehehe thank you Andy ! Just want to try and keep these beautiful machines on the road and used - the kids now a days hardly see cars like these anymore. Post sanding and polish - i will be fitting the new floor pan as parts are missing on it as of now. Then will get then engine in (hopefully v8 250) and restore all mechanics. Once it starts drives and brakes ; full interior restoration - head lining, door cards, seats, dashboard new tyres all round and then get behind the wheel of it ! I cannot wait for the next few months to come ! Are you up to much this weekend ? Best HM
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06-03-22, 08:02 PM
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A nice day weekend only means more sanding !
A few more pics best, H
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06-03-22, 10:24 PM
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I'm getting towards the age where I'm like the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey "What is a weekend?" the days all roll into each other!
405 look like it's coming along nicely - I'm sure the neighbours will be delighted when the sanding's finished as well! Keep up the excellent work - it looks good in the bare ali doesn't it?
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