| Hi Danny,
Sorry I've been quiet,but (now)5week old daughter takes up my time as well as my money!!!You are right though she is a lot of fun!Not sure how to add pics to my post,will have a go later!!!I think my car is the twin of yours!My calipers looked identical to yours when I stripped them off.That link you posted to Ward engineering showed caliper rebuild kits at a very reasonable price,£30 per rebuild kit and that includes piston.The cheapest i have seen including ebay.
My other passion is military vehicles and I have a 101 Land Rover that has a Rover V8 in it.I learned the hard way about the importance of dropping the sump and cleaning out the oil pump etc.I fired the engine up after it had stood for many years and all seemed fine so I totally resprayed the truck inside and out and ran it for about 10 miles before the top end started squealing like hell.The sump was full of sludge and had starved the top end of oil and trashed the rocker shafts very quickly.Ended up doing a full top end rebuild whilst trying to avoid scratching my lovely desert sand paint job!!If I'd dropped the sump in the first place it would have been a lot easier!!!
I see you are in Bournemouth?I lived in Dorset for a while and we still visit often.Now in Jersey.Will PM next we are coming over and maybe I could come and see your car?
Like I say,will try and post pics.Please keep updating your saga,it's always good to know your not alone!!!!
Regards
Daren  |