Peel racing? You wouldnt need a stop watch a calender would do! Roy ... From: Randall Kaaz <krkaaz@...> To: Berkeley-USA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
My shock data is Total length is 33,7cm Length cc for bolts holes is 30,7cm Bolt hold diameter is 9,6 mm Diameter on shock absorber body (were the spring most...
I agree heartily. That is why I will keep mine the way it is - 100% original. Just for show. A pet. John jamie99jan <jamie99jan@...> wrote: Does the car...
Hi Nate! You are not a turncoat. Just the voice of reason. Let's get it all in perspective: the Berkeley is 50 years old. Back when it was brand new, okay,...
OK, here is my take on it all, since I both race and show, just not a Berkeley.....yet. Normally, when you prep a car for the track, you do all you can to take...
Can someone do me a favor and make a sketch drawing of the internal workings of a Berkeley jack.And some measurements if possible. I really would like to make...
Thanks John, my love of Berkeleys led me to the racer in the first place. I've owned 4 Berks and presently drive a nice 328. I go to the local vintage races to...
... Simon, Tim Hampshire has taken all of the dimensions from an original and is in the process of arranging manufacture of a small batch for BEC Spares. Dave...
I just listed a Berk on ebay auction number 120137670604 A few days ago there was a couple of posting re: drive sprockets for reverse. The auction has a couple...
Nate, I have entered Coronado, hope to see you there... These comments are not intended to be argumentative... A few comments on Berkeley racing. The Berkeley...
I need a complete running or rebuilt Excelsior I would like a three cylinder 429cc I also need a set of five wheels. I am in Southern California please e-mail...
Hi We are finally tackling taking the Berkeley apart to restore it. It is a 58 SE 328. We are having trouble getting the seat back out. The seat bottom is...
I posted two pictures of a jack that we found in our 58 SE 328. Is this a Berkeley jack? They are in pictures under an album labeled Shobe Restoration....
Attached is a picture of the jack that came with one of my Berkeleys. firefighterdonshobe <firefighterdonshobe@...> wrote: I posted two pictures of a...
How do I find the picture to look at? I don't know what to click on. Thanks Sorry for being clueless. ML ... Berkeleys. ... pictures of a jack that we found...
You can see our seat in the Berkeley Sports Cars in the USA site. We are the Time Warp Berkeley listed in Berkeleys today. The covering of the seat back has...
Don- from the pics it looks like the center bar between the bottom seats is square? If so this is not a stock seat arrangement ... site. ... can't ... to ... ...
I also posted the jack picture in the Foursome folder. The jack came with a 2-seater (not the foursome pictured). The jack is so small it is hard to believe...
Hi I posted some more pictures of the seat framework in the Shobe Berkeley album (photos on this site) It really doesn't look like it was disturbed at all....
The picture in the Shobe Berkeley folder is what I would call a small scissor jack, common in medium sized UK cars in the seventies. I have put a photo of an...
One of these jacks was found in the compartment behind the "kid seat" of my 492. I'd say original equipment. Works but barely gets the tire off the ground. And...
The Berkeley jack that I have used most commonly is a brick. You stand it on end in front of or behind the car. Then lift that corner of the car, move it,...
From what I gather, the main obstacle to racing a 492 is that the center cylinder is prone to overheating causing timing changes and subsequent internal...
Hi! This removable seat came with the later cars that had vertical leading edge doors with internal door hinges. The seat had four tabs (Two each side -Upper...
... The weakness is in the crankshaft design - specifically that the woodruff keys can sheer off if the assembly is not rigid enough. Once an engine has been...
... Although your frame looks similar to the later type, it is not standard. As Mark S. pointed out, there is no square section horizontal member in the...
Hi Dave One thought that I have is to use a separate ignition system for each cylinder. These systems would be triggered from one of the flywheels for the ...
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