He's baaak, This morning the scammer advertised this Austin and the usual assortment of collector vehicles on Ebay.  He is selling on
behalf of his uncle...etc.

        

I did compose a scam watch post but by the time I'd finished the post Ebay had deleted the listing,  yea!
It has now arrived again under a different vendors ID ,  beware,    Russell

The big end bolts on the Speedy engine in my Nippy are rather different from standard bolts - see pictures
The pin which locates in a slot in the big end casting ensures that the bolt cannot turn and the chamfered side of the bolt head always faces outwards and clears the crankcase and/or the cam shaft.
The two bolts in the photo are old ones. They have more massive heads and pins than the newer ones
Does anyone know whether new bolts like this are still available?

Steve



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My house and contents insurance is up for renewal.

I believe that many policies only give limited cover for the contents in a garage. I am sure that most of us have tools and equipment worth values in excess of £1000.

Which company gives sufficient cover for their garage/shed/workshop?

Thanks

Roly

A factory photo of the Grasshopper.

Date: 08-04-2018

Bean Car Club Daffodil Run, Hampshire (Open to Non-Members)

A very popular road run seeing a wide range of pre 1940 cars, usually including a good number of Sevens.

The run this year will be on Sunday April 8th and starts at the New Inn Hotel, Heckfield, RG27 0LE (with an alternative start at the Grosvenor Hotel, Stockbridge, SO20 6EU).

It follows a suggested route to Stockbridge for coffee and then on to the Alice Lisle in the New Forest for lunch or a picnic on the green.  
We will then continue on to the picturesque and historic town of Christchurch for prize giving and tea with the Mayor.  It is open to all cars manufactured up to and including 1939.

The entry fee is £13.00 per car for non-members (£10 for members) and awards will be presented at the afternoon tea in The Captains Club Hotel which can be pre-booked @£12.00 per head.

If you would like to enter, please submit your details in the web form at the bottom of the event page HERE and they will e-mail full information and an entry form.

Entries need to be in before 20th March.

2018A Grey A7CA magazine was a wonderful improvement on this quarterly publication.  2018B promises to be equally good.  Yet it seems the new editor is about to be sacked for his independent views.

Starts: 08-03-2018


Midshire Meetings, Leicestershire

Pre War Austin 7 Club Midshire Group

Meets Second Thursday at the White Horse, Station Road, Broughton Astley, LE9 6PT

Midshire meetings will now be held on the second Thursday of the month at 8.00 p.m. at the White Horse. The first one will be 8 th. March . The reason for the change is because we will be able to submit articles and keep members up to date in the Pre-War Austin Seven Club magazine . We are currently one month behind due to the deadline date for articles. In the April publication, there will be a report by one of our new members on the Film Night organised by Phil Baildon and our new dates for the year. We look forward to seeing you .

I am after an Austin 7 Chummy, contact me with what you have, cash waiting for the right car. Must be pre 30, dark blue preferable.

Andrew

I have a dozen or more con rods and am trying to select 4 for an engine rebuild.
All are marked with the number 1A348, some followed by MF, some with MF stamped on the other side. The stamping of some numbers are clearer than others.
I have 4 marked with the same number but with Austin written in the company’s script on the other side - nice touch!
All have a number stamped on the big end of the rod with matching number on the cap.
Sadly I do not have matching caps for all rods.
All are 1 5/16 white metal.
Can anyone advise if all are interchangable.
They will be remetalled.

2 questions on crankshafts.
I have a good crank which unlike a couple of others I have is clearly stamped with the number 105208. Does this number mean anything?
The flywheel end of the crank has been “pocked”, the old way of making good when the race has been turning on the shaft.
Any advice on making good the end to take a race in a rebuilt engine which is having some mild tuning or is re-pocking  enough?

What a day!!



Shame about the kids...