help again please

Steve Phillips · #1 (**permalink**) 03-02-25, 01:06 PM

Hi all,

So yet more questions I’m afraid,

The front lower arms on a 407 (and possibly other Bristol’s) the inner bushes, where the lower arm slides onto the mounting peg that’s part of the front subframe, does anyone know if it crosses over to another vehicle? Such as Jaguar etc., I’ve been trying to work it out but can’t find a crossover, reason being and I know this divides opinions, I’m hoping to use urethane bushes here and of course there’s hardly any Bristol listings for urethane bushes,

And a detail question, the air filter housing on the 313ci Chrysler "again a 407" I know they didn’t come from the factory rusty and covered in dirt and grime,, but wondered if anyone knew were they originally finished in satin or gloss black?

Many thanks

Steve

David C · #2 (**permalink**) 03-02-25, 07:52 PM

I can't help you with the arms but the air cleaner on the 410 was originally gloss black so there's a fair chance the 407 was the same.

Steve Phillips · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-25, 09:36 AM

Thankyou, gloss black would have been my guess, although only a guess.. so I'll go with that,

The front bush issue is more vexing though, the front end appears to be very similar to some Jaguars of the day but I just can't cross the bushes over from anything else, ho hum, I'll keep looking,

Steve

David C · #4 (**permalink**) 04-02-25, 04:05 PM

If you can find oversized bushes it is possible to machine them to size on a lathe. There are some useful videos on youtube.

Steve Phillips · #5 (**permalink**) 05-02-25, 07:58 AM

I can buy solid urothane bar from Chris at superflex and machine it to suit but that's the hard way round the problem,

I'm really hoping to find off the shelf bushes rather than machining my own,

Steve Phillips · #6 (**permalink**) 28-07-25, 02:25 PM

Yes another 407 question, sorry,

At the rear of the bonnet, but attached to the front of the scuttle panel there is a steel mesh vent and surround, ours doesn’t have anything behind it like sponge to stop larger partials / insects going through it,

My question is would there have been a sponge or similar behind the mesh originally?

Many thanks

Steve

Steve Phillips · #7 (**permalink**) 05-11-25, 07:12 PM

Hi all

Yet another question,,

The battery clamp on our customers 407 is a piece of angle iron, that has then had the center hacked out of it,

I realise a lot of battery clamps are in the style of angle iron but wondered if Bristol did use angle or should it be something a little more refined?

I'm assuming 407 and 408 will be the same and possibly even 406? If anyone has a picture or information that would be terrific,

Many thanks

Steve