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200 GPD Ace Bristol
James Eastwood:
Hello ACOC Forum,
My name is James Eastwood,and I am putting our Ace Bristol 200GPD (ex Bill Shaw 1961) back into a reliable road going state, having been out of use for several years. We've owned the car since the 1970's, it was used by my father in the 70s and 80s, but was only seldom MOT'd in later years as other Vintage car projects too priority.
I am undertaking the majority of the work myself and have a background preparing a Healey Sprite for Sprint and Hill Climb, whilst also working at Ford Motor Company. As I move forward I'm going to have a raft of historical and technical AC Ace Bristol questions to ask, so firstly am I in the right forum for these questions ??
Many thanks indeed for your help, James
BE774:
Welcome James. Good to hear of an Ace being resuscitated.
You are in the right place here...
Do you have a General Instructions (Owner's Handbook)? If not, the Club has them for sale. Also, have you a Bristol Engine Manual?
James Eastwood:
Many thanks, I have the Owners Manual and will have a look to see if we have the Bristol Engine Manual. I'm not doing any major engine work at present but have used the Owners Manual for resetting tappets, cleaning the fuel filter, solving some leaks, re-building the water pump, timing ignition etc..
What I do need some help with is;
1) A wiring diagram ('58 Ace Bristol RHD).
2) Advice with which company in the UK to approach for a single hoop roll-over with removable forward facing diagonal. I spoke to Safety Devices and sent pictures and sketches but no reply as yet.
3) Help sourcing a spare set of 2nd hand 16" wheels. (I've read the tyre thread and have decided to go with the road legal Dunlop Racing tires 16x550, as period looking tyres that has good grip).
4) I bought a set of Whitworth tap and dies, however they are more coarse than the hardware on the car. Can some one advise on the correct thread type I need for general nuts and bolts round the car, as opposed to the engine which I know uses some more unique threads like the BSC head nuts. (Yup that took a while to work out!).
5) Advice on who in the London/Essex UK, area that can rebuild the Solex carbs (I am an SU man!). Preferably some one cost effective who I can meet face to face to discuss the job with.
Many thanks indeed, any help from any forum members with any of the questions would be greatly appreciated.
James, BE475.
BE774:
I would contact Gower and Lee for Solex carb spares and rebuilds, in the Watford area 01923 247300, in the first instance. http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/rebuild.html
Autosparks do a new loom at a very reasonable price, if yours is suspect. I was very happy with mine.
The threads may be BSF.
The Club had reprints of the Engine and Gearbox Workshop Manuals a while ago.
administrator:
The Bristol engine manual and what wiring diagrams we have are on the Ace Articles Page in the website members' area.
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