Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
06-05-20, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,377
Brigand impressions
I drove a Brigand in 1995, along with a number of other Bristols, before electing to buy the 411 that I still own. I really enjoyed the car and it was a close decision to choose a 411 instead. I...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
15-02-18, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,462
Conversion to EFI
Here is a short history of my experience with EFI conversion. My car was converted from stock carb to a Holley single point injection system in 1986 by Martin Barnes in London. I was very happy with...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
30-11-17, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,911
411 Series 4 carb replacement
I asked this group much the same question in 2007. Here is the summary of the answers that I posted then:
"Thanks to all those who replied to my initial post.
"The most frequent recommendation for...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
07-08-17, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,190
Blenheim Production Numbers
Re:
Alan,
I can go one better!
About a year later, I moved my 411 to it present garage in a small mews in central Auckland. Not long afterwards, a friend moved into the next door house and garage...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
17-07-17, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,190
Blenheim Production Numbers
[QUOTE=Geoff Dowdle;8940]
The Blenheim in NZ as far as I can find out is a Blenheim 3 .
Chassis TTBL399168874
Silver with Black trim
Exported in Feb 2000, but I don't know if it was direct to New...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
29-01-14, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,955
Original decision
In case anyone is interested in reading the court's decision (rather than the media report of it), it can be found at: <http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2013/2997.html>. The detail is...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
13-05-11, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 16,619
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
14-03-11, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 22,620
Bristol horsepower
Has anyone put their Bristol V8 on a dynometer? I would be interested to know what owners have found to be the actual power outputs of their engines (wherever measured) and whether standard or...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
31-07-10, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,858
Tyers for a Bristol 407
Tyre pressures increase with heat and the heat increases the harder the tyre is worked. On my race car, I look to set pressures cold (before the sun gets on them) and achieve a 5 lb lift in pressure...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
26-07-10, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,400
Knocking Mr Crook ...
Discussion of Bristol Cars (and Bristol cars) among the owners of the latter is never given to shades of grey it seems.
My own views on the historical management of BCL are mixed. No one can fail to...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
03-05-10, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,202
Rear seatbelt mounts
The upper end of the front seatbelts in my 411 are mounted at the top of the rear inner guards. Several years ago the mountings were discovered to be badly corroded and the restorer reported that he...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
25-03-10, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,369
Clyde Lennon
I am very saddened to read the news about Clyde. We never met (although he bought a 411 from New Zealand and took it to England about the same time as I was doing the reverse), but I fondly remember...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
18-03-10, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,941
Lights for 411 s3 or later
Anyone know a source or model of 7" long range driving light units to suit the inner pair of a late 411 (to be used with a dipping outer pair)?
Chris Browne
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
03-02-10, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,436
Bristol 411 heater controls
The mystery of Bristol heater controls .... These never seemed to work as I assumed the controls indicated.
In the course of restoring my 411, parts of the heating system were refurbished and the...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
29-01-10, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 39,516
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
18-01-10, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,126
EFI for a 411
I ran EFI on my 411 for in excess of 10 years but, about a year or so ago, went back to a 4-barrel carb (Holley). The original EFI installation (a Holley single point kit which bolted on to the carb...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
12-05-09, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,696
I made several inquiries about this issue...
I made several inquiries about this issue previously, including of Brian Marelli. BCL have towbar (or design) for these cars which uses a plate for the boot floor and attaches to the rear bumper...
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Forum: About this site - BristolCars.Info
16-07-08, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,109
Numerous repeat emails
I have been receiving the same email about Bristol Books- A Private Car all day since signing up. The score now stands at 7. I selected daily updates to stem the tide. The last one arrived shortly...
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