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" wedge the top arm in the "up" position with a piece of hardwood " I'm sure I can work out something to achieve this, perhaps even use a pair of spring compressors to hold the upper arm in the UP position. Great idea that I can work on, I'll post a pic if I get it right, but it's a Xmas project. Pa...

So I now have the FCC coil suspension kit on my F so the suspension is basicaly like a TF; I have to remove the lower arms to replace the bushes, Will I be able to get the lower arm back into place with the coil/shock unit attached or, do I have to remove the coil/shock unit, replace the lower arms ...

The spheres are connected front and rear on each side so it makes sense to replace both the lefts or both the rights at the same time; but as you suggest to keeping a left-right balance is also important, the end result is that after 20+ years you really should replace all four at once to maintain a...

Probably a bit late now Jerry, but if it is of similar construction to the F - it looks it - you can disassemble it and replace the individual bulbs/clean up their contacts. I have this same ongoing issue, I replace the bulbs and wiggle the contacts into action, 3 days later after a few bumps on th...

How do I get my car to do better lap times? Has anyone got these: Kent cams from Rimmer https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-RP1559 I note that Rob has used Lotus cams in Project Shed I suspect a 52 mm throttle body and a K&N air filter might also improve the breathing. OR I still have the 135 PS cams and...

Climb out through the roof, mate!

I have an auto tensioner, but the process is much the same. I would anticipate that after rotating the engine a couple of turns ( 720 degrees ) the tension will have decreased as the belt settles around the pulleys and the tension evens out around the whole belt. I suggest it's a misprint and it sho...

What model is the engine? Plug Top coil or distributor ?? Unburnt petrol could be caused by poor or lack of spark. If it's got a distributor check the rotor button and dissie cap, these are cheap enough to replace, could even be the coil perhaps?? Or the plug leads? Similar for the plug top coil eng...

Stains at the crank pulley can be quite misleading. My story is about oil, not coolant, but the idea is the same. I found oil leaking behind the crank pulley, so changed the crank seal ( and timing belt ) 3 months later still leaking - so went looking, found oil on pulley so changed seal again ( and...

Initially I only got one remote and key with the car, and so with a single 20+ year old remote I'm a bit worried. Soo..... I have myself a new key blank and new remote from Rimmers. What is the best way to get the remote programmed?, remembering I'm down under. I'm guessing any Rover dealer will cha...

I have also read that once you get to (Trophy cylinder head, 52mm TB) + MEMS 3 + KMAPS that you'll need a higher pressure fuel pump so you can get more fuel in to make the bangs bigger :) Sorry Kasper I used a bit of slang here and I didn't realise the translation might not be perfect. I was not re...

I have also read that once you get to (Trophy cylinder head, 52mm TB) + MEMS 3 + KMAPS that you'll need a higher pressure fuel pump
so you can get more fuel in to make the bangs bigger A set of Lotus/Piper cams wouldn't go astray either.

It's a deep rabbit hole as my son says.

Sorry Reckless Rat but I beg to differ; the pulley should have a mark that's about 90 degrees from the top dead centre marking that allows setting of the crank to the 'service position' without removing the pulley first. I agree the mark is not 'official' and once the pulley is off ( and belt remove...

Yokohama have a new tyre in the range https://www.yokohama.com.au/our-range/tyres/advan-fleva-v701 My son has an old MR2 and he is getting a set, so I'll see how they go on that. Same tyre sizes as the 15 inch MGF wheels but also has the 205/45 - 16 size For sporty road use with some wet weather gri...

Refilling can be a challenge, especially if you try to do it via the filler cap in the boot as it has to go in via the dip-stick tube. Easier to take the engine access hatch off and do it via the cam cover - it can be done if you remove the grille in the boot and use a filler tube with two right an...

On the weekend I managed to 'trigger' the inertia switch in my Mk1 F while driving. I was driving in an area that has recently been affected by heavy rains and flooding and I hit a big pothole with the left rear with enough jarring that the switch turned off the fuel pump. Fortunately I was able to ...

The only one's I can get here in the two correct tyre sizes for the 15 inch rims are 08R.

Since this is 1st and reverse which are the gears normally selected at a standstill I'd guess that the clutch may not be quite fully disengaging. I would check this by parking on a slight uphill, engage 1st gear with the clutch disengaged, and see if the car rolls backwards. Test again in the other ...

Back when I had Hydragas and the DIY pump I would jack the wheels off the ground ( one side only of course ) or at least take the weight off the wheels; when pumping liquid in. That way you're not pumping the weight of the car with your little pump. A neat trick is to jack the car up to the desired ...

" THE FRONT SUBFRAME OR REAR SUBFRAME AS THE BOLT LENGTHS ARE DIFFERENT"

Is it possible that you have the front and rear bolts mixed up?

When I fitted my roll hoops I ran into this issue with bolts diameters, it took me a while
to get the right bolts in the right holes.