Battery brand from the factory
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trw99 wrote:I suspect this is the photo to which you referred, a 1967 FHC kit, laid out at the factory and very clearly showing the Exide battery.
Tim
This was the picture I had in mind. Good to see the old memory hasn't given up completely.
As pointed out above, there aren't that many bits to put together. Clearly Dr Hammerton was a bit of a novice at this if took him most of the weekend to put the kit together.
68 Elan S3 HSCC Roadsports spec
71 Elan Sprint (being restored)
32 Standard 12
Various modern stuff
71 Elan Sprint (being restored)
32 Standard 12
Various modern stuff
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Greg
Sorry for posting a picture of a "proper" car on here but it is relevant...
Done the same thing on my Moggie...
the stickers are available on Fleabay..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... r&_sacat=0
john
Sorry for posting a picture of a "proper" car on here but it is relevant...
Done the same thing on my Moggie...
the stickers are available on Fleabay..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... r&_sacat=0
john
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Thanks John. Just what I was thinking... I have these in mind.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXIDE-Old-Styl ... 1438.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXIDE-Old-Styl ... 1438.l2649
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john.p.clegg wrote:Greg
Sorry for posting a picture of a "proper" car on here but it is relevant...
Done the same thing on my Moggie...
the stickers are available on Fleabay..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... r&_sacat=0
john
I take it that the pressure gauge is for the nitrous?
68 Elan S3 HSCC Roadsports spec
71 Elan Sprint (being restored)
32 Standard 12
Various modern stuff
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32 Standard 12
Various modern stuff
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For your interest, herewith an article I wrote on building the kit.
Tim
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I take it that the pressure gauge is for the nitrous?
..no,just the fuel rail pressure..
John
..no,just the fuel rail pressure..
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rgh0 wrote:billwill wrote:trw99 wrote:I suspect this is the photo to which you referred, a 1967 FHC kit, laid out at the factory and very clearly showing the Exide battery.
Tim
Hmmm, that kit car will be rather noisy with only half of the exhaust manifold and no Y piece.
Looks like it has the y piece attached to the 2 down pipes which will have connected to the 4 to 2 cast manifold of the time which I am not mistaken will be on the far side of the engine and not visible
cheers
Rohan
I wasn't aware of the 4 to 2 cast iron manifold, never having knowingly seen one
But I see that it does exist on the exhaust systems parts list.
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The kit was just a dodge to avoid paying purchase tax on UK sales. Re battery labels and decals generally, if you are handy with Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator you can create your own. There are quite a lot of online vinyl sticker services. We make all our own signage for restorations this way. You do need a good photograph and the dimensions, of course.
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The ebay item is from this shop. They have a good collection of this kind of thing and seem to add to it reasonably frequently. There's a specific section for Lotus, Lucas, etc. I've got a few of their stickers.. I can't be absolutely sure that they are faithful as I didn't have an original. I also bought a mixed pack of "seconds" to decorate a kids toy some while back
The ebay item is from this shop. They have a good collection of this kind of thing and seem to add to it reasonably frequently. There's a specific section for Lotus, Lucas, etc. I've got a few of their stickers.. I can't be absolutely sure that they are faithful as I didn't have an original. I also bought a mixed pack of "seconds" to decorate a kids toy some while back
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The photo shows the car with the suspension & diff already installed. It took a friend & I one weekend to build my car. The hardest part was installing the engine & gearbox.
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