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Can't imagine it would be usable if anyone did have one. AFAIK they were all made from a molded rubber compound which didn't hold up well to sun and oil exposure. At one time, someone was making reproductions from fiberglass. When I was needing one, I couldn't' find a source so I did a one off in fi...

"all original" per the description yet the engine is clearly not original and the firewall has been hacked to accommodate.

Still a decent restoration project if you are looking to redo absolutely everything!

A few years ago when I went looking, I couldn't find a supplier, so I used universal "biscuit" type motor mount pads sourced from Speedwaymotors.com (p/n 7209314-just looked them up) and modified them to suit. You could use pretty much any moderate durometer rubber mount that fits the gear...

A tip for use on fiber type gaskets (whether homemade or OEM type) is to smear a very thin and even coat of high temp RTV gasket maker on the fiber gaskets and allow it to fully dry before installing. This will help with sealing as well as later disassembly. I also find it allows for reuse of the ga...

Louis, I had a new one made in aluminum by a company (in the US) I found online who specializes in fuel tanks. Cant' for the life of me remember the name but I'll look to see if I have a receipt. I simply measured up the tank after removing it and they an excellent job of reproducing the original. O...

As an FYI, an Early VW Beetle front bumper is an easy adaptation for the rear of the 4AD until you can find an original. I'm still running the VW unit, and no one notices.

On my car (4AD) the exhaust pipe just had a flat square flange welded to the end of the pipe, with a flat gasket in between. 4 studs on the manifold. I believe this was the stock set up for all the dual carb cars. I had a bunch of flanges made from thicker 3/8" stainless steel a few years ago (...

I agree that the stock brakes leave much to be desired, even after I have completely rebuilt my brakes, and believe they are working as good as can be expected (adjusting the mechanical rear brakes was a lesson in patience!). A unproven conjecture on my part is that MGB uprights (spindles to some) w...

Looks like it should be a fun project. Body looks decent, and I really like the look of the wider tires, but too bad about those seats!:) I imagine the Volvo engine trans sits in there fairly well, and plenty of power! I believe there are single sidedraft intake manifolds for that engine that might ...

Fred, Sounds like you've found a knowledgeable, conscientious electrical guy to work with. Great find. The stock Lucas type regulators work fine, especially given the low milage most of us tend to do these days. A new regulator should last many years, and you can always service them per Lucas to kee...

This has been discussed before. You can search for "block fitting" or copy/paste the URL below into your browser.

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On my car the fitting was 1/2" whitworth thread.

Fred, There is a special grease for brake seals, usually comes with the seal kits but can be purchased locally from a parts store. It's what the OEMs use for initial assembly, and will last several years without drying out. Often called "red rubber grease". Or you could just leave the cyli...

Stephen, It's been awhile since I've had my gearbox out, but as I recall, the input shaft didn't have a seal, but a sort of reverse thread arrangement to return oil to the gearbox via a drain path in the front bearing retainer. I believe there is a paper gasket between the bearing retainer and gearb...

After some research, I found a company in the UK that offers a simple conversion to allow the use of a spin on oil filter. Companys' web site is http://www.Flexolite.co.uk and you can search by make and model. The part number they sent me was the FA060. I removed the filter mounting head from the bl...

Pipsqueak, The wheel is located by straight splines, and seated on a tapered section of the shaft, a pretty typical arrangement, so nothing special is required. If it's been many years since the wheel was off, you may want to remove the retaining nut and washer and apply some penetrating oil every d...