Maybe VERY careful reattachment with super glue or have the seat recovered. Not a lot of choice really.
Well maybe not recovered, but a good upholsterer should be able to sew new piping in if you take the seat or seat cover to him.
Yeah but it is a P38 and seats are not cheap. From what iv'e seen of the quality you could get a complete interior redone on a L322 for a fiver.
enery8
Active Member
I wish!!! Just paid £450 getting a 4.6 V8 gearbox put in it having paid £270 for the gearbox. I have spent a load on the car, good job I love it.
Datatek
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All good with the box now Bill?
enery8
Active Member
Hi Keith,
Thought I had told you I got it done ??? Only picked it up yesterday but it does seem to be pretty good. Had to take to local specialist in the end as the original bloke who was going to do it disappeared like a wisp of smoke in the wind. Still, the benefit of getting it done by the local auto specialist is that he know exactly what he was doing. He used the pump from my HP22 and the first clutch out of my hp22. Gears seem to be changing as they should (Dave said his changes were a bit early)
We are going away with the caravan on Sunday so I will give you an update when we get back.
Sorry I did not let you know.
all the best
Bill
Thought I had told you I got it done ??? Only picked it up yesterday but it does seem to be pretty good. Had to take to local specialist in the end as the original bloke who was going to do it disappeared like a wisp of smoke in the wind. Still, the benefit of getting it done by the local auto specialist is that he know exactly what he was doing. He used the pump from my HP22 and the first clutch out of my hp22. Gears seem to be changing as they should (Dave said his changes were a bit early)
We are going away with the caravan on Sunday so I will give you an update when we get back.
Sorry I did not let you know.
all the best
Bill
tomcat59alan
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Apart from the Bill from the sound of it,
Datatek
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enery8
Active Member
Been out for a run to Dorchester this morning without the caravan. There is a long drag of a hill on the way which often causes the car to change down, usually drops about 10 mph. Today it only dropped 5 mph and did not need to change down. Car seems to be running better too. See what happens tomorrow with the caravan in tow.
Datatek
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Did you fit a new torque convertor Bill?
enery8
Active Member
The short answer to that is no. We had agreed to fit a recon one but he checked mine out and felt it was okay and did not need changing. So that saved me a few bob. Also said the front clutch in my old box was 'mint' so happy with that as well.
We are off tomorrow, about 160 miles so I can give you a better report then. My initial feeling is it was well worth doing even if the box was not flaring but time will tell.
We are off tomorrow, about 160 miles so I can give you a better report then. My initial feeling is it was well worth doing even if the box was not flaring but time will tell.
Datatek
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It's fair to say that when my box was playing up badly, the car did not seem to go so well and it used a smidgeon more fuel.
Here's hoping all is well.
