By coincidence, I just ordered a speedo and rev counter cable from Speedograph Richfield yesterday. They do actually do original looking ones as well as the black clad ones. They are a little more than the black ones, but still a lot cheaper than going to the front line TC parts suppliers.

Thanks for the advice. Just to be clear, what amperage cable should I be using for the battery to starter? Is 170A sufficient or should it be the next one up?

I'm currently sorting out the wiring on my TC prior to a first engine start. I'm considering installing two items that were not on the original, for safety reasons i) A fusible link so that the battery is disconnected in the event of a major electrical fault. I installed one of these on my kit car w...

Thanks for the advice. I'll give all that a go and report back on how I get on.

Having finally found some time to work on my TC, the scuttle is now repaired, painted and fitted so I'm ready to start to do all of the wiring and plumbing that fit to it. Is there a way to test the fuel pump and also the regulator off the car before I fit them. Also, does anyone have a picture of w...

Hi Tim, Mine only has pins in from the side and the metal is usually such a tight fit on the wood, I cannot see why a nail/pin in the middle would be helpful. If yours is needed for some reason and cannot be removed, I would be tempted to fill over it. BTW, mine isn't finished yet - too many other t...

Apologies if this appears twice. I thought I posted it but I couldn't see it afterwards: I bought my TC wiring loom from Autosparks (UK) at a car show a few years ago but it didn't come with the metal conduit that protects the loom in certain places. Does someone have a schedule of the diameters and...

There is kind of one, but not all in one place. If you search under my username then you should find more progress reports until things slowed right down about 3 or 4 years ago when I ended up with a major distraction managing a project to build a planetarium for a charity. I'm now getting a bit mor...

I've been rebuilding the SU carbs on my TC. All was going well, with new internals installed where needed and the suction chamber and float chamber have polished up nicely. However, the threaded hole in both carb bodies where the banjo bolt goes that holds the float chamber on are badly stripped (no...

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the tip. I'll give them a call. Would you mind letting me know what they charged? If you don't want to share that information widely, perhaps you could message me.

Steve

As per the title. I need to have my TC radiator recored. Does anyone have experience of any companies near to Nottingham UK. I have a price from Mansfield Radiators, but would like a second opinion. BTW, not sure how many people look at things under 'swap meet' section, but I'm also after a radiator...

As per the title, I'm looking for a replacement TC or TD radiator shell. As these are expensive parts, I'm not prepared to buy without inspection (fingers burnt in the past), so it would need to be within a day round trip from Nottingham (or within a reasonable radius of Newcastle), UK. I guess that...

I know that I won't be happy with a curved edge, but it sometimes needs someone else to say it as well. This morning I had a go a straightening one of the edges by drilling some holes in a straight metal bar and then bolting the edge of the grille to it. It does seem to work without cracking the chr...

I seem to have been having endless problems with the chrome radiator shell/grille. First of all I discovered the one that came with the car was beyond repair. Next, I've noticed that this other really nicely chromed one (not by me) that I have has a curve in the edges where the side bonnet edges mee...

Thanks, that's really helpful. Those pictures have also reminded me that I need to polish the suction chamber pots. By the way, my pistons didn't have springs with them but I've read conflicting information about whether they are needed or whether gravity to drop the pistons back to the closed posit...

I'm now restoring my SU carbs. For some reason, the fuel overflow pipes have been cut very short. What are the correct lengths of these pipes please and does anyone have a picture of the original routing as there seems to be a lot of variation. By the way, when I stripped the carbs down for inspecti...

I would be happy with a TD one as I'm not that bothered about 100% period originality. I notice that they come up a little more often, but I'm not keen on the ones on e-bay at the moment so I'll bide my time.

Yes, I spotted that one. The opinion from an expert restorer is that it's essentially scrap for bits to cut out and therefore worth about £50. I'll keep looking.

I received the unwanted news the other day that my TC radiator shell is beyond economic repair. Does anyone have one that they want to sell? If the price is right, I'm happy to have it rechromed, but it needs to be in day trip distance from Nottingham, UK so that I can inspect as I've previously had...

I've not been active on here for a while as I've been leading a project to build a planetarium from a 1886 Victorian underground reservoir and this has taken up all of my time (off topic, but if anyone would like to see some images of our plans, let me know). Now that we have a contractor on site an...