Congratulations!

172 horses is a good Clio!

I normally remove the rad with hoses attatched to it.
Much better access

Lou, looks like an up and coming minter!

Are there any regular rust traps on the Spiders?

I need to know for when I buy one!

They still seem to go for bargain prices

...........he also has a LH one!

Lou,
If its a RH one you want, have a trip to Southport!

Ebay 115914878279

Very good tips Lou.
Just a little other thought is to check the 4 pipes from the carbs to the oil filler tube. Any splits can pull air.

I am informed that AVO suspension have gone to the wall.

Not sure if they supplied shocks etc for Suds/ 33's?

Lotus Elan SE becomes the Greenwich?

Steve Lister told you that one!

The guy at my local tyre place asked me to guess which company consistently produce the most tyres annually?

On the AROC website there is a 166 TS.

Free to someone who can shift it!

No photos, and not much detail.

Tim,
You seem to want to avoid Chinese tyres......like me!

Mazzini ECO 307 are B rated in the wet !

Bought a Sytec one.
Hope I don't have any returns

Sorry to go off subject,
But TT Tools in Essex will redrill for £75 per wheel.

Looks a bit iffy to me, and I can buy new minilite lookalikes for £300

With a mechanical fuel pump on the sud, the fuel drains back to the tank after a while, and can make starting difficult at this time of year. I did fit a non return valve near the tank, but it failed shut! Probably because it was cheap on Ebay. I would like to fit a decent quality 8mm one. Any sugge...

I'll be looking for a set of tyres soon for my Rochdale Olympic. Probably 165/ 70/ 14. Or maybe 175. Won't be doing mega miles. I've always avoided Chinese made tyres, but I read on line that their quality is much improved, and some of the big name tyres are actually made there. I wondered what expe...

I'm after a set of 14" x5.5J Minilite wheels, but with 4" PCD to suit BMC hubs.

I did wonder if its possible to redrill the wheels or use adaptors to convert to 4" (101.6mm) PCD

Got out and under, and cleaned up one sill.
The bottom flange looked flaky, but after removing some weld and seam sealer looked better.
Pics to follow.

Welding was done by RBS welding in Manchester.

Those of nervous disposition, look away.

Fettle up the welds with the grinder?

Adds strength until the bottom parts starts rusting away!
Call me old fashioned possums, but sometimes I think originality can be improved upon.

The saving in weight must have been minimal compared to the overall weight of the car!

Thanks Keith,
I remember seeing the innards when the welder repaired the sills for me.
Just the bottom flange seems flaky now, but I need to get under and clean it all up.

I wonder why they made the inner with holes rather than a solid piece? Might last longer if solid!

Thanks Lou,
I''ll give it a good clean up and have a look. But most of the floor and outer sill looks good. Just the vertical seam is flakey.

I understand what you say about the spot weld . But I'm not trying to re create the original here. Just get my runabout up to MoT standard!

The sills on my Sud were repaired a few years ago.

But I now see that the bottom flanges are looking raggy in places

Is it ok to cut these off, and then repair with a flat plate under?

Before and after photos might help?

Does the head machinist also do cranks?

Could the original plastic Mountings be restored and painted?

John at Justsuds had new push fit clips made

Maybe clutch slave with non standard union?

Please excuse my ignorance........

but what is the cable lying on top of the crank pulley?

And what is the hose near the dissy drive?

I agree.

There seems to be a quite limited number of 'regulars' on this forum.