Sunday, 25 July 2010

New Jaeger 0-120mph face

I've also bought this 0-120mph reproduction face for the Jaeger speedo. I'm not entirely sure it's the correct design, it may be slightly later, but it will do until I find a period one. It still has the protective cover on of course!

Oil Pressure gauge

And another instrument. This is the Oil Pressure Gauge. I only have a Smiths temp gauge to find now, or I could fit a reproduction one.

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Le Nivex Gauge

After days of soaking in WD40 and working at it, I finally managed to get the corroded gauge open. It's in excellent condition inside, cleaned up nicely and now works perfectly.

Rotax K373 number two

This is a correct Rotax K373. I have a second, but that one isn't quite correct as the socket is at the back. This one has a beam adjuster at the back and the socket is below it.

The chassis is ready

Well, I now have a new chassis for the car (there are three in the picture). It's a perfect replica of a genuine twincam chassis. This means I now have a Sunbeam 20.9 chassis for sale.

I also have five more wheels. That means I have six usable wheels and a whole pile of hubs and rims. I'll sell some of the extra parts after the car is on the road.


20.9 Chassis for sale...


Monday, 10 May 2010

EAA Le Nivex Gauges

And more parts. This time a Le Nivex gauge in superb condition. It can pretty much go straight onto the car. There's a second one too, I'll probably sell that once I'm certain the first one needs no spare parts.

It's interesting that all the gauges I'm finding are in French!

Monday, 3 May 2010

Another Rotax FT26

I have bought a second Rotax FT26 from eBay. The first one is in a rare old state and is missing its back box. This one is much better and has its back-box, but is missing the brass front plate. Between the two, I now have a complete FT26 which is brilliant. I never really expected to find one, finding two is just superb luck.

Other parts have arrived. I have the first Claudel Hobson AZP carburettor and a flywheel. These are very important. I swapped my spare starter motor for them. I still need a second carb, but this is fantastic news.