Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
02-08-10, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,979
Barry Cooper
Another possibility is to fit new rims to your centres. Offset can then be varied to suit.
My regards Barry
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
01-08-10, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,939
barry cooper
Hi Geoff , I've seen the other two photos but haven't seen a photo of 602, do you have one? No , I'm not thinking of changing the color of br green is just fine on its own.
Regards Barry
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
29-07-10, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,101
cooper_bm
[QUOTE=pasini s;3247]Thank you Kevin,
Stefan
A good wheelworks can reroll your steel wheels, buying other used ones may still have the same issue. I had mine rerolled, two of them had to have the...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
29-07-10, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,101
barry cooper
The "C" on a tyre is for commercial as is "LT'" for light truck < its marked with one or the other..
As for the tyre pressure the benefit of running the high pressure is to keep the actual vessel...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
13-05-10, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,689
re: smooth boot 400
Geoff & Andrew
Thankyou for your replies and the photo. An interesting picture inside the boot, easy yo see the necessity to improve the boot space. On checking my car, feeling through the felt...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
11-05-10, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,689
smooth boot 400
HI guys, I note on Andrew Blows website an early 400 'smooth boot' listed as car 400/180 the 80th car built, how many cars had smooth boots and which was the last?. My car, largely unrestored,...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
09-05-10, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,521
400 gearbox
Hi Geoff
All done, works a treat, thanx again.
Barry
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
07-05-10, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,521
400 gearbox
Geoff
Thanx again. No it wasn't reconditioned recently, it was done some years ago
by the usual person & kept as a spare by a 402 owner. It was turned over
regularly though and the syncros are...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
07-05-10, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,521
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
07-05-10, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,521
400 gearbox
Hi Geoff , thanx for your reply. The original gearbox is fine but with worn syncro. I was lucky to get a good 401 box which I put in at easter. Initially it seemed OK, has started doing this a couple...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
06-05-10, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,521
400 gearbox
Hi Guys, When I put the gearlever into first gear the lever falls back into neutral, I guess the weight of the gearlever does this. However if I hold the lever in first and pull away the lever stays...
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