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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Bristol engine core plug hex size
« on: November 22, 2023, 18:09:53 »
On disconnecting my temp gauge capillary tube to the aluminium core plug, on my 2L Bristol engine, the thread boss has broken off. It has corroded internally.

My car is about ninety minutes away at a painter, would anyone know the socket size I need to unscrew the core plug please?

Are there any repair techniques or do I need a new core plug, and where might I find one?

Many thanks indeed, if someone can help.

Regards James Eastwood

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Wing vents
« on: October 06, 2023, 15:33:31 »
Hi there ladies and gents.

Might anyone know a suitable supplier of AC style wing vents.

Ideally in bare aluminium (rather than stainless) or possibly in fibre glass. Either to be assembled from the inside, or with a flange to be fitted from the outside. See pic.

There seem to be some from Cobra replica sites, but they tend to be stainless. I could fabricate some myself, which would look hand made and period, but I'm due to deliver the car for paint in a week's time.

Any help or opinion gladly received.

Thanks James

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I have the floors and some of the inner wheel arch panels off BE475, whilst the car has gone to Nick Finburgh at Classic Autos for some body corrections.

All these panel are well worn, but are original Thames Ditton parts and will be cleaned up and refitted to the car. I've taken the underseal off the wheel sides of the arches, using a blow torch to soften, then a scraper. This then appears to leave some sort of paint, but it's hard to see exactly.

Can people help me with;
1) the original finish of the wheel side of inner wheel arches and underside of floors, when cars left the factory?

2) If surfaces were left bare, what is the best way to stop then slowly corroding? I've heard of folks polishing, then rubbing in WD40, but perhaps there are better methods nowadays?

3) Can anyone recommend a product which replicates the square section foam seal that fitted onto the edges of panel to seal then.

Many thanks,
James

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / 2 Litre body parts on eBay.
« on: December 01, 2021, 10:16:26 »
2 Litre body parts on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265416118371?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818142055%26meid%3D735206bf2dc44c83b00421e2e9190811%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D265427833155%26itm%3D265416118371%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

They are not mine, but info in the listing as follows;
Regards James Eastwood, BE475.

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Original 1951 AC FRONT WINGS, CENTRE SECTION, GRILLE, BOTH DOORS, FROM A 1951 AC with front bumper

Great for a project car/special.

I also have a rolling chassis in good condition for a Standard or a riley rma, this is listed separately, this would make a great front end to accompany that chassis, especially with the Jaguar engine I have listed on here too, great project.

Overall in solid good condition ready to sandblast and clean to begin your project.

Collection only from TA42RT. PayPal deposit of £100 on auction end and cash in full or bank transfer for remainder. No rush collecting I can hold it safely for buyer. It’s dry stored in a unit.

David 07577531933.

ALSO HAVE THE ENGINE AND GEARBOX FOR THE AC. NO V5.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / 2 Litre Body on eBay
« on: December 01, 2021, 08:51:46 »
2 Litre body parts on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265416118371?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818142055%26meid%3D735206bf2dc44c83b00421e2e9190811%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D265427833155%26itm%3D265416118371%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

They are not mine, but info in the listing as follows;
Regards James Eastwood, BE475.

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Original 1951 AC FRONT WINGS, CENTRE SECTION, GRILLE, BOTH DOORS, FROM A 1951 AC with front bumper

Great for a project car/special.

I also have a rolling chassis in good condition for a Standard or a riley rma, this is listed separately, this would make a great front end to accompany that chassis, especially with the Jaguar engine I have listed on here too, great project.

Overall in solid good condition ready to sandblast and clean to begin your project.

Collection only from TA42RT. PayPal deposit of £100 on auction end and cash in full or bank transfer for remainder. No rush collecting I can hold it safely for buyer. It’s dry stored in a unit.

David 07577531933.

ALSO HAVE THE ENGINE AND GEARBOX FOR THE AC. NO V5.

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Discovered during my Dad's house move a framed picture of AC Aceca  registration number KPM 606. Would the owner like the picture?

Get in touch on Jeastwood100@gmail.com

Approx 12 x 14".

Regards James

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There's a really stunning and Mk1 Cobra article in this months Octane magazine which arrived this morning to provide distraction from the old working from home. The car was restored by Brooklands Motor Co and belongs to John Kent. CSX2082. Some studio quality pics and a very arty cover shot. Look for the 'April' edition.

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ACOC News and Events / Goodwood Revival 2021
« on: February 03, 2021, 13:44:02 »
Just a note to share that Revival tickets were released on Monday (GRRC members had them a week earlier).

Many tickets are already allocated to people that were rolled over from last year, so less now available. I booked some tickets on Monday and the 'Saturday' date was already showing it was almost full.

From what I read, Goodwood are offering a full refund if Covid cancels the event, or a further roll over to 2022, so the worse case scenario is that you just bought your 2022 tickets!

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Raymond Mays Head for sale
« on: October 15, 2020, 23:17:58 »
These are quite rare and of course the most diffecult thing to find, to build up an RS 2.6 engine.

It's a Mk1 or 2 head with smaller valves, than the correct Mk3 Ace head (information from Rinsey Mills book). Nevertheless these don't come up very often.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274512757110

I have no connection to the lister.

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Hi there, how are we all? Cracking on with some projects in the lock down time!

I decided to put a new clutch in my Ace, because the current one slips and I've fully inspected the slave travel etc.. and that appears to be fine. The plan was to leave the gearbox in the car whilst pulling the Bristol engine, and that way gain access to the engine bay for some cosmetic work.

With the gear box mount remaining attached to the chassis, I had the engine disconnected from the bell-housing, and suspended by a hoist, with a jack under the gear box. Everything is in a straight line, and I had an even 1mm gap all around the bell housing. However engine wouldn't pull off the gear box. So I made a puller that pulled from the front suspension frame to the crank damper. I wound that up pretty tight and still nothing gave.

I concluded that the pressure plate must be stuck on the input shaft splines, so decided to remove the clutch diaphragm in-situ. I used a die-grinder to slightly open up the left hand (unused) clutch fork aperture until I had socket clearance to the pressure plate bolts, which I then removed.

Ah-hah! I thought, now the engine will pull straight of ... no it didn't! I put the puller back on.. still no movement. I thought, ok the pressure plate is stuck on the flywheel dowels (in addition to the stuck splines), so I reached in through the starter aperture and tapped the diaphragm and pressure plate car-rewards off the flywheel, but still no further separation. I can physically feel the diaphragm is loose now and the pressure plate is also 8mm car rearwards from the flywheel, so I don't think the plate is stuck on the input splines.

My conclusion is that the only thing left that could be stuck is the input shaft bearing in the flywheel. The Ace owners guide shows a roller bearing in the flywheel, so it might be possible for the outer race to seize to the flywheel, whilst the inner race seizes to the input shaft. The assembly will still rotate courtesy of the ball bearing, but it won't separate.

Please let me know any other checks I might perform. Also let me know if you agree with my conclusions ref the seized flywheel roller bearing.

Many thanks indeed.

James Eastwood, BE475




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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Hoods and hoops
« on: October 25, 2019, 16:23:44 »
Well hoods and roll-hoops to be precise;

I will be having a single roll hoop with removable diagonal fitted by Andy Robinson Race Cars (deposit paid some time ago).

I'm in the process of setting the height for the roll hoop, and I'm conscious that ideally it needs to fit under the hood. Assuming that roll hoop needs to be about 50mm higher than the top of the helmet, it's not possible to get hoop inside the hood profile.

I tried removing the seat cushion, as many racers choose to do, and I can then get the roll hoop, with 50mm clearance to fit inside the hood profile.

Has any one else been through this process?

James

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / BE475
« on: June 09, 2019, 16:46:48 »
BE475 was out and about on daily driver duties yesterday which meant getting slightly wet as the roof and side screens are not serviceable. On my way from Brentwood over to Much Hadham I stopped by the RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial. Most people on their way from Sawbridgeworth to the Hadham won't know that they're driving right through a WW2 airfield that had Spitfire Mk IXs flown from it. You need to know what to look for as the remains are well hidden, including the memorial which is off the main (Parsonage) road.

History moment over a couple of tech questions.
1) Did AC fit different speedo calibrations for the differential options or was it taken care of in the g'box speedo output gears. I have a 1280 speedo with a 3.91 final drive is this a correct pairing?
2) Rear view mirror vibration. Fairly difficult to see anything at 2500rpm and is going in circles by 4500rpm! Is there a trick to stop this?

Regards James

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Photo of an Ace Racing at Brands Hatch, UK. Is dated August 56 and car is numbered 110. This might be exciting for anyone who believes their car raced in 1956 but hasn't found any photos yet.

Race programs are available from collector (see eBay) which would associate a driver with a car number which may help. Or the index in the back of the Racing Aces book may also help.

I find all this research really rewarding and have found a dozen or so pictures of my Ace. Slowly people's personal photo collection are finding their way to the Internet which is really exciting if you are piecing together a cars history.
Happy hunting.

James Eastwood ,  BE475,  200GPD.

See you all at the National Day!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333207197237

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ACOC News and Events / ACOC visit to Lister cars
« on: May 03, 2019, 12:02:50 »
Perhaps someone can help; I had put May 18th in for the ACOC visit to Lister Cars. I thought perhaps I'd find the details here under events but I haven't.

Is this still on, where are the details please?

Many thanks
James Eastwood

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