Eric, There is one thing to check first before you try to remove the front bumper brackets. The bumper brackets have a little metal tab on the top side of...
Andy and Eric, Thanks for the replies. My '73 has its bumper bracket tabs on the OUTSIDE of the fiberglass. It's an early '73. I'm not sure if that makes a...
... I know it's not easy, but you might have to remove the alternator ... about as accessable as the bolt you're trying to get off. If you can see it, it ...
... Going from memory now cause ts been years since running the stock BIG bumpers and clearly remember the difficultly of reaching the couple bolts passing...
http://www.model-t-ford.org/mtfci_pubs/fordrn/fordrn.htm From 1907. Great reading. Pages 4 and 5 are about the best. _________________________________ Cheers- ...
It's amazing what a good night sleep can do for one's brain. I went back out to the garage with a big cup of coffee and it was out in less than 5 minutes. At...
Well the front end is now off. There's a little more rust on the car than thought by the previous owner, which I sort of anticipated. What wasn't anticipated,...
... Girling is the OE unit. The only difference is the cap. The Sonett used a cast aluminium cap which had a fitting in it to the bottle. You probably just...
Hi Martin, Inspection criteria here in the states is not nearly as rigorous as in Europe. In fact, it varies state by state. And it varies within a state,...
If you're in Anchorage, Alaska... $500.00 '69 Sonett II and '74 Sonett III project cars with spare '73 chassis and a ton of Saab parts including spare engines...
Aaaaah, THANKS! I didn't realize that. I was under the impression that the OE unit was Lockheed. The original line down from the reservoir is obviously cut...
Lockheed/Girling/Lucas are interchangeable - remember it was all British socialism at work during that period. But all clutch masters of that type are marked...
Thanks, Eric. I'm going to be doing the same thing to my brake system now that I've got the car opened up a bit: rebuilding the calipers, new rotors, pads and...
After learning that the difference was in the caps, I retrofitted my Sonett V4 with the cap, tube, and reservoir from a donor III so I could check the level...
Pat Quinlan
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... AP-Lockheed and Girling were seperate companies until Lucas bought both of them. Andy in PDX OR...
... In '73-4 I worked for a place in NH that did state inspections. We always pulled one front and one rear wheel and inspected the brake linings. We also...
... The reservoir location up under the bosy work on the '71 I worked on last summer made it impossible to either check the the fluid level or fill it. Why...
... Not for Sonett or GT for that matter, not sidedrafts, intake #732007 is standard 95/96 1966-68, really very common. _________________________________ ...
yep, i was gonna say if someone is in need I'd be happy to sell them a set for cheaper than that!! I've got 3 sets of standard 95/96 stroker intakes and carbs....
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