When all you needed were tools to fix cars

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#1 Post by **Chuck** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:08 pm

No need for a laptop and degree in electronics to fix cars back then

#2 Post by **Dark Skies** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:27 pm

I still don't - I drive a Series 2A Landy.

#3 Post by **dromia** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:30 pm

The Avenger had an extra special feature, if you were at a loose end you could sit and watch it rust.

#4 Post by **Dark Skies** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:53 pm

For a while I had a nice little sideline stripping the instruments out of scrapped Dolomites, Toledos, and Stags for kit car enthusiasts. They were the only bits on them worth having.

#5 Post by **Pete** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:45 pm

My '91 Eunos Roadster is fixed with spanners etc. (AND they're metric........

)

Pete

#6 Post by **1066** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:01 pm

I seemed to spend half my time, in my youth, pulling apart "A" series engines - A30, A35, A40, Moggies, Midgets, Sprites, Mini's (Elf, Hornet) 1100, 1300, Kestrel, Marina, Allegro, Ital, Metro, Maestro etc. Happy days working on my own in a workshop on a farm.

#7 Post by **Mauserbill** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:24 pm

A`hh A and B series engines and the Ford cross flows you have just reminded me of those wonderful times getting hands dirty.
I swear you could stand and watch the engine and see exactly how it was working and what every component was doing.

#8 Post by **1066** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:03 pm

I'm sure it was poking a bit of hose in my ear while balancing twin SU's that destroyed my hearing (nothing to do with 60 years of shooting) :)

Andy632 · #9 Post by **Andy632** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:16 pm

1066 wrote:I'm sure it was poking a bit of hose in my ear while balancing twin SU's that destroyed my hearing (nothing to do with 60 years of shooting) :)

I've still got the proper tool for doing that and a Mini clutch puller!

#10 Post by **snayperskaya** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:44 pm

Pete wrote:My '91 Eunos Roadster is fixed with spanners etc. (AND they're metric........ )

Pete

Well you've surprised me there Pete.....never had you down as a hairdresser!

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