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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 31-12-24, 10:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 428
Posted By Des
On mine there is a thick metal plate shaped to...

On mine there is a thick metal plate shaped to fit snugly against the block face, a row of bolts around the periphery into drilled and threaded holes in face have secured it there since the late...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 27-07-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,086
Posted By Des
Here's something, I'll be digging the car out...

Here's something, I'll be digging the car out soonish so should manage some pics with a tape measure photobombing.
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 31-10-23, 11:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,043
Posted By Des
If I remember correctly, the bumpers were rubber...

If I remember correctly, the bumpers were rubber mounted, so that rear may well have been torn off during retrieval rather than dropped off due to rot. Here's a pic of the underside back when petrol...
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 31-10-23, 12:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,043
Posted By Des
That is my old car, sold around 20 years ago and...

That is my old car, sold around 20 years ago and I recall seeing it for sale again some years later. I'm taken back at the current state, looks like it's been outside for a decade or so. When it left...
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 02-10-23, 07:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,701
Posted By Des
Price drop! Time hasn't been on my side and I'm...

Price drop! Time hasn't been on my side and I'm going to really struggle to fit this car back in the barn, will accept 25K for a quick sale.
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 05-08-23, 02:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,701
Posted By Des
A few weeks on and not found time to take pics,...

A few weeks on and not found time to take pics, here is a poor selection from about a year or so ago when the car took up it's new digs, I'm mostly home for now so should manage to do better if...
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 18-07-23, 08:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,701
Posted By Des
'53 403 project £35K

I'm making the hard decision to cut my 403 loose, owned / stored by me for 20 years, previous owner had it stored away for something like 40 years. I bought it as a seemingly straightforward way to...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 16-07-23, 08:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
Really doesn't seem like 10 years, the car spent...

Really doesn't seem like 10 years, the car spent it garaged then transported to where I now live, all I've done with it in this time is occasionally fire it up after cleaning the fuel system, tell...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-07-23, 05:20 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
So a Decade on and still not really getting...

So a Decade on and still not really getting anywhere, relocated to Ludlow a few years ago, the 403 was pushed into a barn but not forgotten, I fired it up earlier this year, spluttered its way out as...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 28-09-20, 09:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,260
Posted By Des
Well I would be very interested, but have no idea...

Well I would be very interested, but have no idea of value, will keep an eye on this.
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 12-04-20, 10:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,545
Posted By Des
I've fixed similar on a motorcycle exhaust that...

I've fixed similar on a motorcycle exhaust that had been previously bodged by squashing the nut oval, some thin copper sheet, almost tinfoil thickness from an old radiogram or something used like...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 05-04-20, 09:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,893
Posted By Des
There's a gloopy slop available for Landrover...

There's a gloopy slop available for Landrover front swivels, addresses, kind of, the oils tendency to dribble out.
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 19-09-17, 08:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,525
Posted By Des
The bonnet release cables each follow a direct...

The bonnet release cables each follow a direct daisychain route through two catches, cable passes through the rear catch, that bit you push to release, then is secured against this with a drilled...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 16-09-17, 10:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,221
Posted By Des
Aerodyne value?

My old 403 has just lost its garage for the second time in recent years, I'm just North of London and property developers have been on the rampage for some time now thus finding another shelter is...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 10-09-17, 07:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,044
Posted By Des
There's no such fasteners on my floor panels...

There's no such fasteners on my floor panels either, perhaps they were mountings for a centre console.
A good alternative to felt is the closed cell foam sheet, like mouse mat material, I've picked...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 06-02-15, 09:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,568
Posted By Des
You mean the small metal pins on the side of the...

You mean the small metal pins on the side of the knobs? they're spring loaded and are pushed in to release the knobs, if they don't move easily try penetrating oil, but be careful of oiling the...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 21-01-13, 01:55 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
Time for another installment. On the 30th...

Time for another installment. On the 30th September 2012 the car passed it's first MOT, the run from Harrow to the station in Watford was its first drive on the public highway in 50-ish years, on 50...
Forum: Bristol Ephemera 20-01-13, 11:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,433
Posted By Des
Another triangular one, looks like they're a bit...

Another triangular one, looks like they're a bit common, this one belongs to a 403 and I assume has done for some time.
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 10-10-12, 05:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,944
Posted By Des
That will be the guy I sold it to, although...

That will be the guy I sold it to, although Bristol values seem on the increase, his price seems a little ambitious.
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 24-09-12, 08:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,944
Posted By Des
The car has sold.

The car has sold.
Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only) 20-09-12, 10:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,944
Posted By Des
403 shell for sale

I've been messed around by an ebay buyer (big surprise) and have 'walked away' thus a 1953 rolling 403 shell is offered at £1500 for a quick and painless sale. Car in Harrow, has glass, rough...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 13-07-12, 11:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
I'm feeling more frustration than pain, I'm...

I'm feeling more frustration than pain, I'm working on the car almost every day but time just flies past. It all looks straightforward, I've been gathering parts for many years so there's nothing I...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 03-07-12, 01:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
10 months on and things are looking good, the...

10 months on and things are looking good, the underside anyway. Workshop is to go imminently and I'm now well into borrowed time.
I've spent the last 3 weeks telling my clients that I'm fully booked...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 14-09-11, 11:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
Thanks all for the comments, Bristol values have...

Thanks all for the comments, Bristol values have been steadily rising of late, still good value though. hopefully less so to engine raping kitcar fanciers. It took a decade-ish for me to find just...
Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars 11-09-11, 08:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,099
Posted By Des
Just not getting anywhere.

I've been rebuilding my car for the best part of a decade, or rather I haven't. Progress has been painfully slow. In about 2000-ish I sold my 401, it was in regular use but a shed, getting it nice...
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