KFO731 Dinky the 4 door A35

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:tree: yayy pressies
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It was only 2 hours early :lol:
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Dinky wrote:It was only 2 hours early :lol:

Was that you I saw "trick or treating" earlier this evening ? :rol:
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Dinky wrote:It was only 2 hours early :lol:
March Fool's Day :?: ... :rol:
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Dinky wrote:It was only 2 hours early :lol:
Hey Bryan, if you had posted Dinky's history from Istanbul, then it would have been April 1st :idea: ... :thumbs:
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:rol: :rol: there was a bit of bul in it :rol:
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I just had to show this photo Dinky being a bus
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It's almost a year since Dinky was restored enough to get back on the road. in that time he has gone from this
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to the picture in the last post. So far so good as despite having me as an owner I have had a good year of running despite the odd problem and there is life in him yet. No great progress and incredible miracles but once money allows improvement will happen.
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Yesterday Steven (countryboy( came round to help with my windscreen rubber. Thanks to his genius Dinky has a nice new rubber. here is before during and after. I have now learned how to remove a dash board and how to rethread a starter cable as I didn't disconnect it first :oops:
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Don't ask how the tax disc holder changed sides :rol:
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You've done it now. No chance of hoty!!
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is there a supreme HOTY I can enter :rol:

I have driven Dinky today and found that when I moved the dash board I had pulled off the speedometer connection and dislodged the warning lights. All fixed now but next time I will disconnect more before I try and move the Dash.
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There is no necessity to remove the dash to fit the screen. The rubber can be encouraged between them with a plastic spatula.
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Now you tell me :rol:
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Thought everyone knew that... :thumbs:
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Only if they read this. :thumbs:

I have just finished my contribution to our clubs local mag and thought it might be informative on here too. I am the archivist for the Southampton and new forest group.


Hello fellow Austineers, I have been given some press cuttings for the archive but not too much to report but here is some light reading for you.

Having enjoyed Chris Marchant's talk on tyres at the last meeting I must tell you how Dinky (my A35) took early retyrement last month. It was the day before the road run through the forest and I had decided to repaint my wheels in the correct colour rather than the silver that was looking shabby. I had masked off the tyre and started painting with a spray but as the wheel was still on the car I got some runs. “No problem” I thought as I jacked up the car and removed the wheel. Painting horizontally was easier and better. One wheel done I thought as I was picking it up to replace it on the car.

It was then I noticed the shiny metal bit in the tread, a thick nail without a head nicely polished by the road but not desirable in any way as it could have blown the tyre at any moment. I removed the nail which was accompanied by a hiss. “Oh dear” I thought but then looked at my tyres condition, despite there being plenty of tread my side walls had suffered from being left standing when the car was laid up for 5 years. The more I looked the more I realised that this tyre wasn't worth repairing as I quite like living. A cursory inspection of the others revealed the same so out came the spare and off quick to the local tyre shop was the only cure.

The tyre place was full of modern cars and young fitters. My sense of humour was in full flow as I got the starting handle out and placed it on the passenger seat. When my turn to be done came up I handed over my keys with a comment about where the starting handle was. The young fitter paled and he returned the key saying that “you'd better bring it in” which I did using the electric start. As the car was out of sight he never saw the start and while fitting the four tyres was not aware that I had told the manager behind the desk about my trick. When the car was ready the manager went out and started the car as the fitter had no idea of how. He definitely learned something that day!

The road run was enjoyed and my tyres are a lot safer now despite the fact that three wheels are still the wrong colour. If your tyres are a bit old do check them to make sure they aren't starting to crack around the side walls. It isn't just wear that makes then deteriorate.

Well that is about it for me apart from mentioning the national club website. It is a great resource and the forum can be very helpful when you need advice as well as banter with Austin owners around the world. Go on have a look. There is also lots of information on this years International rally at Exmouth where I hope to see many of you there.

Keep those wheels rolling

Bryan
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