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I quite agree with your comment on the teeth wearing in the same place Les, trouble is, they recommend assembling the flywheel in exactly the same position as before, so the worn teeth make contact as before, Lucky for me the teeth aren't that bad so I will re use the original flywheel in its former location.Sorry about the black cat picture before, hope I didn't strain anyones eyesight there.[frame][/frame]

Today I took my cylinder head to see Dave Clarke at Autopics in Rustington, he examined the face that mates with the cylinder block and it showed daylight underneath the end of his engineering ruler. So he's getting me some quotes for a skim, valve cleanup ect, I could end up paying out over a ton for this work. Still, on the bright side tommorow is the Ardingly classic vehicle show with a massive auto jumble, so I might be in for some bargains if I do a bit of bartering.
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cheaper to get a good used head
loads on ebay

Been following this thread a few months now David the task you have undertaken and the way you are tackling this is very impressive to say the least. You clearly are not afraid of anything, good show old sport

Hello David.

Followed your Posts long before I became a MMOC member, (through the good offices of the one and only Jonathon), and have finally re- read through them all today, to get an up to date picture.

Just fantastic mate! Really well done, you don’t need me or anyone else to come to your defence I know, but wanted to try and help with some positive comments. Do not know what’s been taken out or what all the HooHar was about, but hope my words are helpful?

I do not think you fully realise just how helpful and positive this Topic has been to other people.

I have spoken in your defence before now, ‘cause in lots of ways I have been there and done that,-as they say.

The quality of your pics and shared experiences (be they good or bad) are just terrific for all of us readers.

What we fail to realise at times, ’cause we’re all busy with lots of other things in life, is that all of these posts, comments and suggestions etc, are now all part of Moggie history.

Every one of these problem pages will be helpful long after some of us are long gone. They are, in lots of ways, as helpful-if not more so-than some so called quality reference books on the subjects.

You are now part of that. The amount of experience derived from just a small handful of this total information, would normally take a lot of blood sweat and tears.

It’s also true that all this new technology, and its spin offs-although some people of a different generation still fail to realise it. - will be invaluable to the preservation of this unique Marque.

I am personally at the start of my retirement project , backed up by my Family, and thank you for lots of help you have already given me, I’m one of the “countless”.

Thanks and our best regards.
Cliff

Thanks Rob and Cliff, I'm greatly encouraged to hear people are finding this project thread interesting and of use, great to get support, many thanks.

The dynamo is in quite a shabby state..[frame][/frame]

The distributer isn't much better..[frame][/frame]

They clean up ok but only time will tell later in the project if they are usable or need to be replaced, of course some will say replace right away, But I want to give parts a chance, here the part way cleaned up Dynamo and distributer with the newly painted original gear stick.
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These parts await transportation, along with the best 5 wheels, to the sandblasters[frame][/frame]

several bits hanging from the drying bar, the matt black one's are heat resistant engine paint, the gloss black part is the base of the gear stick.[frame][/frame]

Clutch parts old and new, no problems identifying which is which, the old original cluch was worn out.[frame][/frame]

the new driven plate is slighly smaller in circumferance to the old one, I hope this is right and I haven't been sent a smaller one for a 948cc earlier version.
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New springs gearbox steady wire and clutch relay lever, next to a rather rusty and crusted clutch rod, there's a ? over its future[frame][/frame]

Did you get the relay shaft bushes and spring for the chassis and gearbox I could not believe how worn out mine was and what a difference a new set made!!

I need new bushes but I think thats the spring in that group above

Great to see you keeping as much as possible, it's what restoration is all about. Anyone can chuck away and buy new!

les wrote:Great to see you keeping as much as possible, it's what restoration is all about. Anyone can chuck away and buy new!

Agreed! I really like David's approach and is simmilar to what I do- i.e save as much as possible!, including rusty body panels (wings etc) can be repaired with the rust cut out and replaced with new steel rather than thrown away and replaced with new, possibly inferior items.

Hello, its not one of them, it is qyite a short stubby one that goes (if I recall correctly) on the part of the lever that fits into the bush in the chassis. About an inch long and springy

ahhh got cha, I'm with you now pt, I'll have to start digging through my boxs of bits and pieces and see if its usable, like you say, the spring might need to be replaced if its had it.