Thanks for the offer John. But I have now ordered a pair of replacement adjusters off ebay. They are a different design but should fit. If not I will be in touch.
Interested to hear that they are usually missing. I thought I had somehow lost the part. Perhaps not.

Its not easy to spot. It sits horizontally below the toothed adjuster cog in the top left of the photo. But you can only see the upturned silver edge engauging the toothed cog. The photo on ebay of a clean new setup is very useful, so thanks for finding that as i missed it.

After pulling apart the siezed rear right drum brake. I can't find the small clip from the self adjusting mechanism. I presume Alfa 33's with drum brakes are the same. I have attached a photo of the one from the left brake which must be a mirror image of the missing part. Does anyone have one in the...

I don't think the car feels right with poly bushes either. Also, as the poly bush itself doesn't twist, the securing bolts tend to work loose.

I bought a set from Sudshop who have had some made to the original spec. I have not fitted them yet as I have been busy rebuilding what must be the worlds rustiest MX5 NB. And people say Alfas rust!
I will try and post a link that works.
https://sudshop.co.uk/product/sudshop-f ... pring-kit/

And I was so confident I was 100% correct! I new all the others by the way, except the "MG".

Does nobody recognise a Standard Flying 9 when they see one. My father had one when I was born.

Just read on a local news website that Tesco's are supplied by Esso, so presumably Tesco's E5 is ethanol free. Although I don't suppose that will be for long.

Well thanks for looking. I have one from a written off ARNA I scrapped many years ago for the engine, but thats too big.
I will try John.

Yes my knob has split in half. My car mad grandson ( can't think where he gets it from)likes to sit in my cars and fiddle with everything. Unfortunately he has overtightened the clamping knob which secured the angle of the steering wheel and split it. The car is an early 1976 Ti. Has anyone got spare?

I have nothing to add as I agree 100% with all thats been said here and also plan to keep the cars I have for ever. But if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to buy a new car, it would be either an MX5 or Toyota 86GT.

I bought a split screen camper van once as it was cheep and I thought it might come in useful when I was still single and living at home. You forgot to mention the challenge of driving on the motorway in a crosswind. The combination of slab sides, engine behind the rear wheels, swing axles, bouncy f...

I'll have one as well.

I had two 1.8 16v 155's and miss them both. Even if they were based on the Fiat Tipo and more Fiat than Alfa, they were still fun cars.

Having retired recently I can't say all this covid business has had much affect on me, and as long as I don't catch it, I am quite happy plodding on with my cars which have been waiting patiently for years, until I had the time to fix them. After spending the summer repairing the 75 and getting the ...

Never thought of just hammering in a roll pin. Thanks for the tip.

I will be interested to see how you resolve the droopy door issue Lou. As I have the same problem.

I can see you all need a little help.
The black car is a Standard Vanguard Phase 2 and the blue one is a Lomax.

As Sudshop can now supply original spec Springs for the Ti I am now the proud owner of a new set for my long serving 1976 Ti. I have a set of new Bilstein inserts for the front which I have had for many years after picking them up at the AROC National Alfa Day summer rally in the days before eBay. S...

But didn't they drop the "Milano" from the badge on the Sud as it was made in Naples. so a more modern 'Milano' free badge may not be so attractive but more appropriate.

I have a 147 2.0TS and so I am all for a 147 page. I am also doing major repairs on my 75TS and will put some posts up.
as for posts about air freshener and turtle wax. Have you ever looked at the MX-5 forums !

Very interesting. Thanks for posting the links.

Thanks for all the replies. I was rather concerned, as I had been meaning to order a rear wheel arch and other bits for my sprint for a while and when I finally got around to calling Justsuds the web site was no longer there. I shall be calling John in a few days and thanks again for supplying the p...

I need some parts for my 'get it finished one cay' Sprint restoration. Does anyone have a contact number ?

Justsuds website, or the link posted its not working. Are they still trading ?

I bought one when they first became available at a sensible price and before the pound dropped sharply after the Brexit vote. I can vouch for the quality if you can't find a cheaper replacement and its probably made of a better quality metal than the original.

I always wondered why coal wagons had that white stripe painted at one end.

Definitely bonkers. I was going to rebuild all the brake callipers on my 1976 Ti to get it on the road, but from next March I won't need too even though it has almost no brakes ! It will still be illegal to drive a vehicle which is not roadworthy but who will know until you have an accident. However...

Will plastic sump plugs be able to survive the cycle of heating and then freezing when the engine is off during cold weather for long, before they crack? As for modern technology. My 156 2.4 Jtd tried make me swerve into oncoming traffic the other day. I was driving along a straight road when the fr...

That's a good idea as its been an excellent thread.