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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 26-10-22, 07:40 AM

Replies: 4 Bristol 401 Restoration Views: 2,401 Posted By mikebro Yes an excellent set of photos. Very similar to ... Yes an excellent set of photos. Very similar to my experience in the UK with my 403. All six outriggers needed replacing or repairing, along with the one spare wheel carrier mounting that had not...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 21-09-22, 12:43 PM

Replies: 12 Window regulators Views: 3,364 Posted By mikebro Away till sometime first week October. Sorry no... Away till sometime first week October. Sorry no idea about the screws without being at my 403. Similarly the window handles - I remember they have a kind of sprung pin in them which if not seized up...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 18-09-22, 06:41 PM

Replies: 12 Window regulators Views: 3,364 Posted By mikebro I'm still away so can't completely answer your... I'm still away so can't completely answer your question. However, there is no rubber strip on the outside of the wind up window glass. The original wide metal strip, that had two parallel felt strips...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 10-09-22, 08:04 AM

Replies: 12 Window regulators Views: 3,364 Posted By mikebro In answer to your first question, I'm away for... In answer to your first question, I'm away for four weeks so can't check. I would bet though that they're painted satin black under all the grease, like the rest of the interior metalwork. Secondly,...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 10-09-22, 07:44 AM

Replies: 12 Window regulators Views: 3,364 Posted By mikebro In answer to your first question, I'm away for... In answer to your first question, I'm away for four weeks so can't check. I would bet though that they're painted satin black under all the grease, like the rest of the interior metalwork. Secondly,...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 09-09-22, 07:52 PM

Replies: 12 Window regulators Views: 3,364 Posted By mikebro My 403 window regulators are out of the car just... My 403 window regulators are out of the car just now. They are covered in dirty grease. I'm intending to clean them down and regrease with fresh.

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 31-08-22, 10:43 AM

Replies: 10 403 not starting Views: 3,578 Posted By mikebro That certainly explains it! And the tank doesn't... That certainly explains it! And the tank doesn't have to have much water in it before the pickup pipe is seeing it. You will want to work out how the water got there in the first place...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 25-07-22, 09:28 AM

Replies: 2 PF770 headlights on 403 Views: 4,215 Posted By mikebro OK - so answers came there none! I've tried... OK - so answers came there none! I've tried fitting the gasket both ways, and have come to the conclusion that the gasket is meant to go between the back-shell and the bodywork. The outer chrome ring...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 22-07-22, 05:27 PM

Replies: 2 PF770 headlights on 403 Views: 4,215 Posted By mikebro PF770 headlights on 403 I've at last got the 403 back from rhe paintshop and I'm starting to fit it out. It has early style Lucas PF 770 headlights. These are the ones where the backshell fits behind the bodywork. The...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 08-04-22, 09:24 PM

Replies: 14 Bristol Red Views: 5,991 Posted By mikebro Geoff Everything I've read, including your post... Geoff Everything I've read, including your post above, seems to reference later cars. Are you saying that a 1953 403 would also have been M6021? Mike

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 06-04-22, 01:53 PM

Replies: 14 Bristol Red Views: 5,991 Posted By mikebro Bristol Red 1953 Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I wanted to prove I had serched the forum before posting! 403-1402 is in the paint shop. The bodywork has been taken down to the aluminium (and steel,...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 06-03-22, 02:51 PM

Replies: 6 403 Windscreen outer seal Views: 3,795 Posted By mikebro Job done! Thanks to info from both responses I... Job done! Thanks to info from both responses I have just finished installing the seal with the help of a blunt screwdriver. The rubber was robust enough to withstand the treatment. I joined the two...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 06-03-22, 11:51 AM

Replies: 6 403 Windscreen outer seal Views: 3,795 Posted By mikebro That's both helpful and encouraging - thanks. Not... That's both helpful and encouraging - thanks. Not sure where to look for the plastic insertion tool you describe - perhaps you could advise. Is it the type sold for opening up phone and tablet cases?...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 05-03-22, 08:50 AM

Replies: 6 403 Windscreen outer seal Views: 3,795 Posted By mikebro 403 Windscreen outer seal I've just rebuilt my 403 windscreen. I'm now struggling to get the main outer seal installed. I've tried sliding it in before bolting the two frames together but after a few inches it gets too...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-12-21, 08:38 AM

Replies: 4 405 with flasher repeaters Views: 2,205 Posted By mikebro Peter, that's good to know. 403- 1402 has the... Peter, that's good to know. 403- 1402 has the Dunlop brakes, fitted at the factory in 1958. I've restored three of the calipers, had to buy one new one, and I've rebuilt all the tubing in kunifer,...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-12-21, 08:30 AM

Replies: 3 403 Boot Lid seal Views: 2,090 Posted By mikebro To close out this thread, Graeme Payne was able... To close out this thread, Graeme Payne was able to supply the boot lid seal from the ex Bristol Cars stock.

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 19-11-21, 03:05 PM

Replies: 3 403 Boot Lid seal Views: 2,090 Posted By mikebro Yes - thanks for asking, but Bill has been my... Yes - thanks for asking, but Bill has been my source of some of the other rubber seals and he was not able to help with the boot seal.

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 19-11-21, 02:44 PM

Replies: 3 403 Boot Lid seal Views: 2,090 Posted By mikebro 403 Boot Lid seal Does anyone have a source for the rubber extrusion used for the seal on the boot lid of a 403? I'm guessing the 401 seal would be the same as well. I have managed to find supplies of all the other...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-09-21, 11:23 AM

Replies: 3 403 Front Seat Belts Views: 2,494 Posted By mikebro I should have said that a small piece of the rear... I should have said that a small piece of the rear seat skirt needs removing to clear the retractor. This only really OK if like me you are getting the seats redone anyway. Mike

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-09-21, 11:07 AM

Replies: 3 403 Front Seat Belts Views: 2,494 Posted By mikebro I've just fitted inertia reel belts in my 403.... I've just fitted inertia reel belts in my 403. I've also written up the detail with photos in the Bristol Owners and Drivers Association newsletter. Unfortunately I'm away from home in a campervan...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 17-06-21, 06:11 AM

Replies: 12 403 Master Cylinder Remote Tank ? Views: 3,659 Posted By mikebro Nice job, and no need to move the nameplate like... Nice job, and no need to move the nameplate like on mine. Mike

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 30-04-21, 02:57 PM

Replies: 5 Colour of 2 litre block Views: 2,819 Posted By mikebro This isn't any help, but out of interest I... This isn't any help, but out of interest I decided that Austin-Healey engine green looks really nice so that's what I've used. The original Bristol colour was similar, but rather more towards a light...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 30-04-21, 02:49 PM

Replies: 7 Resources Area of the Forum Views: 2,167 Posted By mikebro Couldn't agree more Geoff. I have been trying to... Couldn't agree more Geoff. I have been trying to persuade the person concerned to re-activate the wiki, but apparently the technology on which it is based is incompatible with the current website...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 21-04-21, 11:03 AM

Replies: 5 405 disc brakes Views: 2,360 Posted By mikebro Stefan - I have a 1953 403 which was converted by... Stefan - I have a 1953 403 which was converted by BCL in 1958 with Dunlop disc brakes. I would be extremely interested in getting sight of the supplement you mention. Thanks in...

Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 21-04-21, 10:32 AM

Replies: 3 406 trafficator switch Views: 1,918 Posted By mikebro My 403 switch had a broken spring. I made a new... My 403 switch had a broken spring. I made a new one from scratch out of a length of spring steel. Works perfectly now. The safety pin style spring is left hand wound - I had not been able to find...

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