• Join us for the SAOCA 25th Anniversary Invasion

    Let's go back to our Rootes – Dayton, Ohio
    July 30–August 2
    DoubleTree by Hilton Dayton Fairborn

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    Cars | Fellowship | Fun | 25 Years of Memories

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  1. rixter

    German Sunbeamclub booth @ the Essen Retro Classics vintage car show

    Cool!
  2. rixter

    Columbia, SC Invasion March 27+28 2026

    I won't be bringing my collection of bits this time, but if I happen to have anything here that someone attending the parts room or show is interested in, I can bring. I will peruse the parts room as usual, but if anyone is attending that happens to have an uncracked series 3 ST dash bezel for...
  3. rixter

    Columbia, SC Invasion March 27+28 2026

    I'll be there at the hotel and the car show/Tartan Festival... less a Sunbeam. Looking forward to it. Rick
  4. rixter

    side window adjustable lower pad

    Yup. I overlooked them on a strip down of a door for parts last year that was damaged beyond repair otherwise. They are all that way apparently. Rick
  5. rixter

    side window adjustable lower pad

    OK, I have a pair from some spare doors I had. Not pretty, but neither were the ones I refurbished in the photo I posted earlier. One is bent and can easily be straightened out. Then wire brush and paint them and glue on a pad of some sort. I think I used a piece of felt weather strip. The...
  6. rixter

    side window adjustable lower pad

    Lemme check.
  7. rixter

    side window adjustable lower pad

    Is this the thing you are referring to?
  8. rixter

    Series II - Carb to Manifold Gasket

    WTF. None of the spare Zenith carb sets I have, all mounted on manifolds, have those spacers. All have the heat insulator Bernd mentions however. Odd that they are missing from my entire spares collection. So if you are missing the heat insulators, which I have pictured, you are welcome to them...
  9. rixter

    Series II - Carb to Manifold Gasket

    My bad. I am just noticing you need the lower spacer, not the one in the carb. Duh. Lemme check for those as I may have them as well. Sorry. Tired today. Rick
  10. rixter

    Series II - Carb to Manifold Gasket

    See if these look like what you need. They came off nicely. Hard to tell, but looks like the gaskets may not be there on either side. May be real thin and compressed. On my carbs in my car, the gasket's outside diameter is ever so slightly larger than the spacer. If you want them, PM me your...
  11. rixter

    Series II - Carb to Manifold Gasket

    I just checked. I thought I had one spare set, but I was wrong. I had three spare sets. Ha. But they are on spare carbs. Gimme some time to carefully remove them and they are yours for the price of shipping. I'll try to get to it by tomorrow and let you know. Rick
  12. rixter

    Series II - Carb to Manifold Gasket

    I may have a spare set. I have to navigate across the backyard ice to the shop to go dig for them. Rick
  13. rixter

    Ohhh... celle-ci est vraiment jolie.......

    Be nice to see more photos. Text says Mark V. Hard to tell, but looks to have the hard cover over the soft top area, so not series V. Too nard to tell if no SUNBEAM lettering on the bonnet that I can see and I believe that ended in series 4. Can't quite read the emblem on the wing. I used to...
  14. rixter

    The Smiths Electric Clock

    That link is kind of goofy, but I eventually got it. Cool.
  15. rixter

    Series v rear brakes

    And of course adjusting self-adjusting brakes doesn't seem to make sense, but it is the initial adjustment after replacing parts that that is intended for. I have found that the star wheel teeth wear and the adjusting arm lever that attempts to see if it can catch one of the teeth each time you...
  16. rixter

    Stromberg Damper Oil

    Good stuff. Interesting that the volume goes down just at the end where he talks about damper oil and fill amount. Lots of opinions here and elsewhere on the type of oil to fill the dash pots with. I searched Tik Tok and am now using AI Juice, which is available through Alibaba. LOL. Happy...
  17. rixter

    SV alternator Lucas 23528B

    Agreed:
  18. rixter

    SV alternator Lucas 23528B

    Yes, that was the standard wiring schematic. For the record, my changes were as follows:
  19. rixter

    SV alternator Lucas 23528B

    I'll put myself in the lucky camp as it went well for me. But I am here knocking on wood just in case. Ha. But to add support to your argument, I have heard of at least one other that had to move the bracket in the opposite direction I did to get the pulleys lined up. You mention "clones" and...
  20. rixter

    SV alternator Lucas 23528B

    I actually DO still implement the relay in my set up to grab the voltage sense although Tom bypasses it with a direct connect. It works both ways. Which of the wiring diagrams you are using? This color version as shown below?
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