05-04-2022, 07:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-04-2022, 09:07 PM by Ivor Hawkins.)
Hi Charlie and welcome to the world of Austin Sevens!
First and foremost, I love the look of your special, it looks great.
I’ll give you my take on your list of questions, for what it’s worth...
1. Have you tried sticking into second before engaging first? If that doesn’t work perhaps a spot of clutch adjustment is required, but the box can sometimes be a bit crunchy until they’ve warmed up.
2. Sounds like you are taller than five foot eight, in which case if you don’t want to change to a deep dished steering wheel you might want to check the option of a longer steering column from a Ruby perhaps.
3. Sorry I have no experience of Tip Top, but I’m sure your local A7 club can help.
4. Good advice from Jon, having run unsliced cars on the road, the novelty wears off after a while and you’ll soon want less racket on a run, but by all means run it straight through and see how you feel after about 30 miles!
5. Oil leaks are par for the course, but you may want to check that your gearbox isn’t over filled, because you may end up with a slipping clutch. However, most can be cured with a little hard work and dedication
6. Perfectly normal, don’t worry about it.
7. Don’t bother, the mudguards will fall off!
8. Charles is right, it will find its own level, mine is just above the core and running fine.
9. Again Charles is right, stick with the three speed, it’s the rear axle ratio you have to check...don’t forget these cars aren’t fast as far as top speed is concerned, but you should have fairly brisk acceleration and bowl along at 50, maybe 60 without revving the nuts off it.
Just relax and get yourself set up for a new style of driving!
First and foremost, I love the look of your special, it looks great.
I’ll give you my take on your list of questions, for what it’s worth...
1. Have you tried sticking into second before engaging first? If that doesn’t work perhaps a spot of clutch adjustment is required, but the box can sometimes be a bit crunchy until they’ve warmed up.
2. Sounds like you are taller than five foot eight, in which case if you don’t want to change to a deep dished steering wheel you might want to check the option of a longer steering column from a Ruby perhaps.
3. Sorry I have no experience of Tip Top, but I’m sure your local A7 club can help.
4. Good advice from Jon, having run unsliced cars on the road, the novelty wears off after a while and you’ll soon want less racket on a run, but by all means run it straight through and see how you feel after about 30 miles!
5. Oil leaks are par for the course, but you may want to check that your gearbox isn’t over filled, because you may end up with a slipping clutch. However, most can be cured with a little hard work and dedication
6. Perfectly normal, don’t worry about it.
7. Don’t bother, the mudguards will fall off!
8. Charles is right, it will find its own level, mine is just above the core and running fine.
9. Again Charles is right, stick with the three speed, it’s the rear axle ratio you have to check...don’t forget these cars aren’t fast as far as top speed is concerned, but you should have fairly brisk acceleration and bowl along at 50, maybe 60 without revving the nuts off it.
Just relax and get yourself set up for a new style of driving!