Good day List, Sorry for the long silence as I have been without a computer. I didn't just crash the old one, it burned in the process to. I have much catching...
Bill Contact me at my email address and I will send you my DSN number and cell phone. I am about 40 minutes from Frankfurt. Harry ... From: Bill Barkley...
Hey, looks like I'll be making the drive up from Alabama to Perrysburb. I will not have my Berkeley. Where are most of the Berkeley owners staying? Mike...
I sent a note to Hagon Products (the BEC Spares list shows them as the source for "Suspension Units, damper units, springs, bushes and complete assemblies". ...
All Hagon have used some old coloqually model names. The B60 name equates to the SE322 and SE328 Sports ( not SE492) models. In any event you should ensure ...
ALL, Original style suspension metal rubber bushes are available from the BEC subject to availability including the 2 small ones within the steering A bracket ...
Does anyone know what model Hagon shock fits a SE492? JimL Nhalliday1@... wrote: All Hagon have used some old coloqually model names. The B60 name equates...
Hopefully the ones that I got from Dave Quinn Motorcycles... I can't remember the part number and I haven't installed them yet, but here is the website. ...
Se492s Yes Hagon can supply any "make up "of shocks and spring rates in their classic range , with or without spring shrouds. The models differ mainly by the...
Sorry, but the BEC has never been aware that Dave Quinn motorcycles has the many specs for Berkeleys, that is why our parts list states Hagons. Problems often...
Looking at the nature of the near failure of my S/E 328 (stress cracks in the plate under the drive sprocket, etc.). All this is easy to put back better than...
Aloha Fred- My SE-328 had a bar across the engine bay from top of shock mounts installed when I bought it a year and a half ago- it had been sitting in a...
Fred, I have a few pictures of my 492 that's in almost original condition (meaning it needs restoration). It has a bar such as you're describing - if you look...
Patrick, thanks, please do send me a photo if possible, I would like to make my car as accurate as possible, perhaps this was a factory item. Fred Storer ...
Here's my T60: http://fnader.com/images/Berkeley_T60/Berk%20engine%20Corvair%20picnic.jpg Each of the T60's I've had were built like this. Bill Elliott...
Having taken my S/E 328 completely apart and starting putting it back with new and/or reinforced stuff. It seems that some of the "Pop-rivets" are quite large....
Good day Fred, I buy the Large rivets in bulk of 100, I'll size them tomorrow. If you can't find them locally I can send you a box. They come in steel or more...
Fred Every long time Berkeley "driver" in England that I have spoken with recommends replacement of the rivets with aircraft quality screws and "fender"...
Bill If you are still coming to Germany, my DSN number is 382 4670, give me a call. There is an answering machine on it in case I am out and about. Harry ... ...
Harry, Bill, Harry's advise puts me over the edge, I have been thinking that screws, nylon lock nuts, and fender washers would be a better idea in most places....
How many running cars will be at Perrysburg? Maybe we could get together on Fri night for a ride. I will be at the Holliday Inn Express. Maybe we could cruise....
I hope to be coming (about 95% certain at this point) and I hope that my Berkeley is running (though I'm still having some intermittent issues that I also...
I will be bringing some spare parts I have available. Hope other people who have spare parts brings them also. I know how hard it is to find some of the stuff....
I'd like to trade my 40-tooth diff. sprocket for a 38 tooth sprocket. Anybody have a spare? Also need rear reflectors. What else can I trade? Al Wagner...
It is definitely a 7" Lucas chrome ring but there are variations eg snap on clip, screw on ,different depths and curvatures etc . Lotus Elan push /clip on may...
I have tried the one off of Morris and Mini. Guess I could try the one off the Lotus Elan. It is like you say. Looks like the Morris but will not fit. Looking...
Larry, Nigel's advice is good - there are so many variations to 7" headlamp rims - if not Morris, Mini or Lotus, then also try earlier try MG models as well as...
Dear all, Just to keep you up to date with progress, my car is now advertised for sale in the BEC newsletter. Since my initial post below, aside from the...
... In Berkeley-USA@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Williams" ... return it ... doors ... to ... and the top ... repaired and the ... and minor ... the ... take ... of ...