All, Yes the Berkeley steering box was also fitted to the Standard 8 and 10 saloon cars although the shaft length may differ . The problem is that the Standard...
Believe it or not, there is a second adjustment that can be made to the steering gear box. Check the bearing adjustment nuts at the other end, right behind the...
I just bought a restorable Berkeley 328. Engine out, seems ok. But I want highway speeds, so question keeping the motor. 1.) can the 328 motor be substantively...
Hello Mark, Cruisin' around town (30-40 mph), I feel a Berkeley could do all day long... even on a long distance trip after Bill works his magic on the...
If anyone out there has an original / mostly original Berkeley 328 or 492 running... could you assist me with my school project?? It is a tough assignment…...
I want to apologize to Harry Connors for the delay in response… (away for winter break) First I want to thank you for the interesting and useful material you...
Bill has good information on tires (or tyres for those of you on the other side of the puddle) on his website at www.geocities.com/team2motorsports As for...
oh, also look at the messages around 11/13/93... it should have the tire discussion around there. ~Joe http://www.geocities.com/ritseniordesign dfwx2222...
If my memory still serves me, I seem to remember being frequently questioned by the wife while crusing the freeways in my last Berkeley. Some minor little...
Good day Randall, Hum, I don't have any problem with Berkeley brakes, driving or racing. The one thing I did do however was change the master cylinder with...
I think there may be a few issues why you may not be able to stop properly from freeway speeds. One may be, as you brake, the vehicle weight shift to the front...
Oh, that reminds me... A 1983 Jeep Wrangler / CJ5 / CJ7 cluch master cylinder is of the same type / design of the Berkeley brake master cylinder but the bore...
Good day Mark, The best performance tire for a Berkeley is a 145R12 (still use a tube) on the stock wheel. This will allow you speeds up to 100mph with much...
Good day Joe, I'm home with the Flu - again (catching up on e-mails). How's school. William Barkley ===== P.S. If I havn't told you about my new website,...
Good day Mark, Congratulation on your new acquisition. I drive my 328 around the county at 55mph and will have even more improvements made over this winter....
Good day List, On the "different engine" subject, I am looking at Trabant's 585cc setup. Good power for a Berk and parts are available, this to would eliminate...
Joe/All A rear brake proportional valve for less than $35.00 works wonders. A valve from a Honda 600 N fits right in front of the rear brake divider line ...
Bill Being here in Germany I can get you a Trabi engine at a reasonable cost, the problem is the shipment. I can only ship 70 pounds via the APO at a time. I ...
Bill I got the diff on e-bay and i am currently working on having some parts machined. But first i need to know what you are referencing as the spool. are you...
Good day Harry, Not me...for changing brakes, yes, I race and find the Berkeley Brakes perfect, right out of the box. The only reason I was looking into disk...
All three Berks I've owned that had working brakes were truly excellent. Don't forget to adjust them! They can be tricky - one car I thought was adjusted tight...
Bill Just did a quick check on eBay.de for Trabi engines - these are what are currently being offered. The eBay numbers would on the regular (US) eBay. The...
Harry and all, I do not readily recall hearing anything recently about a Berkeley Trabant engine conversion but I will look up our club records. Berkeley...
One of the early US reviews (sorry, I don't recall which off the top of my head) rated the Berk 328 as having the highest braking rating the magazine had ever...
Hey guys About getting Trabbi engines, check out this excerpt from a post on a Trabant/Wartburg group: From: A yank in thace Hello, My name is John Hayes I am...
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