As Grey Mag editor I have received notification of the Fairthorpe Sports Car Club's annual Specials' Day at the Cotswold Wildlife Park at Burford on 11th August.

It's a bit late for me to get it into a Magazine - the next issue, 2019C, is on the stocks at the moment, but will probably not reach you until August at the earliest - so I thought I would publicise the event here.

They normally get around forty to fifty cars, and would welcome an increase in Seven specials attending.

Details from Derek Bentley on 01273 493041 or from the Club at www.fairthorpescc.com

I have posted this in the Events section, but I know many of you don't go there, so I'm repeating it here.

Date: 11-08-2019

Specials' Day 2019

As Grey Mag editor I have received notification of the Fairthorpe Sports Car Club's annual Specials' Day at the Cotswold Wildlife Park at Burford on 11th August.

It's a bit late for me to get it into a Magazine - 2019C issue is on the stocks at the moment,but will probably not reach you until August at the earliest - so I thought I would publicise it here.

They normally get around forty to fifty cars, and would welcome an increase in Seven specials attending.

Details from Derek Bentley on 01273 493041 or from the Club at www.fairthorpescc.com

JIs anybody else getting Not Secure in front of Austin seven friends.co.uk

Hi,

So having had alot of trouble adjusting the coupled brakes I found by using my phone to record a video that the inner cross shaft was basically not moving when using the foot brake. after taking apart I found three things that I think are probable cause for this either individually or in collection and wanted a bit of hive mind input please

1) The compensator that dangles off the end of the larger diameter cross shaft is completely seized (I can move it but this requires a large hammer and a big vice)
2) The fork that fit onto the smaller full width cross-shaft and is moved by the lever to which the compensator from (1) is attached was extremely splayed out when compared to two others that I have.
3) the small full width shaft has a non-trivial amount of play in the bushes where it fits into the larger short shaft.

I am freeing (1), crushed (2) back to the same width as other forks but am unsure whether I can get new bushes for (3)...

What do others think and does anyone have the diameters easily to hand of those two bushes needed for the inside of the short cross shaft??

Cheers

David 'the unbraked one'

Hi any advice on ulster A7 1931, overheats when idling, how full should system be, presumably need to allow for expansion, also is there A water pump . Cheers

Slightly confused. Was just checking a recently updated old thread and before replying checked to see when the last few posts were added, so as not to be the guy who replied to a 3-year-old post.

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However it's in fact 08.41 in Blighty - are we operating in the right time zone?

How long do you think it would take for the float chamber to empty once switched off, left it a week ,crank over on handle ten times still takes ages to fire,  bowl still empty, manually fill bowl fires instantly., once warm starts first time every time,  any ideas ?

Apologies if this has been covered but I couldn't find the relevant info.

I have just fitted new rear brake linings on my 1925 Chummy and it was very tight getting the drum back on and the wheel is very tight, I have removed the cable and this doesn't make any difference. Any thoughts please.

Good day all.

I'm not familiar with the early cars c1923/4 but were they fitted with a steering wheel that clamped on rather than the splined type?

Regards from a very sunny Staffordshire.

Stuart

The stud between 3 and 4 is weeping very black oily gunge as per picture I assume its blown from a cylinder to the stud?

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