Hi all, Does anyone know how far before TDC (BTDC) the dynamic timing at tickover speed needs to be set? IOW, where should I paint me white dot on the crankshaft pulley gradations prior to breaking out the timing light? This is the normally aspirated 3.5 litre V8 with reluctor ring ignition (in...

Well I'll be jiggered. You're right about the holes; well spotted! And good idea about making any changes easily reversible. As far as the bolts are concerned, I could order s/s bolts and just dip the heads in blue paint prior to fitting. Yeah, sounds like a plan. :)

Since there's only two holes at the upper edge of where the light guards go, does that mean it will only accept the hinged type of guard, I wonder?

I'm sure there are scores of photos of her driving it or being driven in it in old copies of Horse & Hound, Country Life, Majesty and so on magazines back in the early 90s, but I'm not going to be hunting them down just because of that. I have better uses for my time! :)

Very nice. I do some agricultural shows during the summer and ended up becoming a fan of the Field Marshal Series II. It has a kind of pugnacious vibe to it; a good, strong looking workhorse which just chugs along all day with that massive 5 litre single cylinder engine never missing a beat...

You raise some very good points, Squonker - and you're perfectly correct. And I like your suggestions for the front end. Why did I buy a vehicle that wasn't what I really wanted? Limited choice, basically. I'm on the Isle of Man; smallish population so vehicle choice is rather limited. You have...

Hmmm. Can't really do that, though because one day I'll possibly sell it and whoever' looking for one of these will be obsessed with originality (just like everyone else it seems).

Okay, I get the gist of the opinion on this group: don't overdo it. Not quite what I wanted to hear, but I do hear ya. I was tempted to get one of those tubular exoskeletons 'cos they look pretty boss. HOWEVER, I don't think it would look right on a vintage model like this. Consequently, I'll...

You're absolutely right, but this turd is in such a state that I don't want to be associated with it in its current condition. The chassis (new) and the bulkhead are actually fine, believe it or not. The biggest issues are purely cosmetic.

I've got the necessary stuff to do it myself. What I don't got is the time. When we are young, we give up our time for money. When we are old, we give up our money for increasingly precious time.

Hi all, Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out on the 12 square inches you can see just above...

Yes, it would doubtless be a good idea to rebuild them. I did notice when I had the offside one's top off that the needle of the main jet was off-centre. I think they're supposed to automatically snap to the centre through some springs, but that one twanged off to one side and is presumably...

Thanks. The alternatives had this method not worked would have been prohibitively expensive!

Phill, there's no reason a properly designed dizzy shouldn't be seated without drama by applying the necessary force to the cap itself. Caps should be manufactured robustly enough to tolerate the amount of force required to seat a dizzy quite easily. No way should this have happened.

The supplier (in the UK - won't mention the name) said: "It's not often we see this." :rolleyes:

It was tempting to try gluing it back together.:homer:

This is what happens when your dizzy shaft's o ring is seated in a groove too shallow. Or it's a poor quality cap. Who knows?

I just thought before I did anything drastic I'd better just try just one last thing. I popped the top off one of the carbs and momentarily inserted a cocktail stick into the main jet hole. It was bone dry, save for a tiny bit of petrol right at the far end. So by that discovery, it just seemed...

Yes, that would have saved me all sorts of time when I put the electronic ignition on it! I must get one of those; I was told you can get 'em off Ebay and I must have a look as a priority. You can't get anywhere near the solenoid on this model as it's buried right underneath the lump out of...