Greetings! New owner from India

[prithvitagore]

Hi everyone,

This item just came up on ebay saying it's a front seat mounting bracket. Have a look at the photo. Is it required for my car?

   


In other news, Chris has now restored and included a correct PA speedo for my car! Have a look.

   


On Saturday, I took all the required engine parts that came in from the UK to the machine shop for their work. I laid them all out and took a photo.

   


Early in the morning today, India time, I won an auction on eBay UK for a 22 FZB carb, which at least visually seems to be in decent condition. This piece will hopefully go on to my car if all goes well.


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Regards,

Prithvi

[Tony Griffiths]

Hello Prithvi. It does look to be a good one - but these are fragile things. Dave Mann has rebuilt several badly damaged ones and is the leading expert on the type  - he uses an example on his daily-use RN. You might like to contact him for a chat. His email address is in the usual publications and can be looked up - but I'll send you a PM with it anyway.

[prithvitagore]

Thanks Tony!

Got your pm, will give a called to Dave.

Regards,

Prithvi

[Dave Mann]

That carburetor appears to be in good condition most of the ones I get require some serious repair like this        

[prithvitagore]

Where can I get a fender mounted spare petrol can like the one in the photo? 



   

[Tony Griffiths]

Originals are very hard to find but our expert metal folder, shaper, basher Duncan Grimmond offers these splendid units - and might be able to build you a "rectangular" version: https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/for...#pid100583

[prithvitagore]

Originals are very hard to find but our expert metal folder, shaper, basher Duncan Grimmond offers these splendid units - and might be able to build you a "rectangular" version: https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/for...#pid100583

Thank you Tony!

On another note, I was walking around the body tub a few days back and noticed a lift the dot type fastener stud on the nearside in an odd location, right under the windscreen post. I went over to the other side and there were remnants of a broken stud. I tried figuring out what it was for but then I forgot about it.

Yesterday, the mystery stud popped back into my head.

Being a novice to A7's, I read through as many threads as I can on this forum on a daily basis and started searching for an answer for the odd location of this stud. It made no sense to have it there, then again, I am reasonably sure that it was at that place originally and wasn't a later fitment because these things are not readily available in India.

And then, after a bit of searching, I found the answer I was looking for!

I found at least 2 ref pics of A7's that had the stud in a similar place, and showed the purpose. The stud's for retaining strap for the side screen! I have noted in photos of other A7 tourers that this stud is usually on the door itself, so why the different locations on A7's I have no idea. 

It seems so obvious now, but to someone like me who has never seen a nice A7 closely, it was another part of the larger puzzle.

2 pics of the stud on my car and 1 ref pic follows.

[Tony Griffiths]

One often finds lift-the-dot studs all over the place - put there by an owner to fasten down a tonneau cover. There is also a rather clever fastening on the hood frame which, when resting on the rubber block at each side of the rear of the body, needs strapping down. To do this, a leather strap was riveted to the frame and the end fitted with a lift-the-dot that engaged on a stud that was also used to bolt the rubber block in place. Even with this strap in place. the hood frame often needs a second nearer the front.