Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
30-12-24, 05:30 PM
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Crack in engine block below exhaust manifold
My 403 block exhibits a fore and aft crack in the area below the exhaust manifold. I understand this is part of a cooling jacket. Rumour has it that this can be successfully cold repaired. Could...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
30-06-20, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 2
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403 Drophead
My memory is faded, but I seem to think that much of the rear body and boot had been retained. I did not see the car with the roof down but I imagine that it resembled a long TARGA top that finished...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
29-06-20, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 2
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403 Drophead Conversion
I wonder if anyone remembers a Bristol 403 that had been converted to a drophead. I saw a black and white photo of the car sometime in the Seventies and believed the vehicle was located somewhere in...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
16-06-20, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,571
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
15-06-20, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,571
Solex car refurb
Thanks for your comments. I was beginning to think I was the first and only 403 owner to be faced with this.
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
11-06-20, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,571
Solex 32 B1 Refurb
Does anyone [here in the UK] have good recent experience of having their SOLEX 32 B1 butterfly spindles re-bushed? Who would you recommend?
Ron Palgrave
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
06-07-17, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,206
scotchwrap
Thanks, that was one i had missed. Looks interesting.
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
05-07-17, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 6
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Hesian isolation of steel and ally
I would welcome some feedback on materials that members have used to replace this isolation,dampingmaterial on the Superleggera body tubes (403) where they contact and corrode the aluminium.
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
02-12-12, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,421
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
02-12-12, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,421
wood rim steering wheel for 403
I have grown to like the feel of wood-rim steering wheels and I would like to evaluate one on my 403. I suspect that appropriate splined hubs will not be currently availble, so does anyone know what...
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