I seem to recall that the overall length of bush is slightly longer than metalastic?
Anyway half height nyloc are easy enough got.
In this instance it may be that the lower damper fitting is a bit wide or the trunnion a bit narrow pushing suspension link out a bit?
Thanks for the alert, I’ll take a look.
Although, I must admit, sometimes I wonder why a nut is needed there at all. There’s two fasteners at the outer end - how is the inner end going to get off the pivot? Is it just there to retain the bush? I would think 50 ft-lbs would do it, even without the nyloc.
In any event, I like the half-height nut idea. Actually, I love the “turning” idea, I’ve been looking for a justification for a lathe…
Without a nut to pinch the bush centre it would rotate metal on metal and you’d soon have a very worn mounting fulcrum pin.
I’ve been busy lately, today I made up the 3/16 brake lines for S2 project I’m working on, last week I collect S1 and 26R and next week I’ve got to collect the shell for the S2 which will be using my repaired 26R shell, all it took was a new rear from turrets back, new passenger side front qtr and sill and a few $$. Les is the artisan who repaired the shell, as always he did a fabulous job, with post repair shell weighing only a few kg’s heavier than pre accident.
As its using a TTR super lightweight chinese eye shell, I’ve decided to build S2 with pared back interior, san’s windscreen wipers, heater and frame/windscreen cutdown to 6", aka the 356 speedster thinking, less is more. Les is working on new screen frame and we’ve already made a mould for the Lexan screen which will be bonded to the frame with drop in or fixed cut down side windows and a dash top that flows around into the doors. Toying with alloy detailing for doors, dash.
The objective is to make the changes without messing with the underlying car, so that if desired it ca be returned to OEM spec, with screen etc.
Mechanically it will have an 1860 TC, CR box, 3.77 final drive, LSD, adjustable shocks and spring towers, 130-150lb front and 100-120lb rear springs with 6 or possibly staggered 6 and 7x13 Minilights.
Cheers
V
V - how do you get to 1860cc?
One way is :
QED Lotus 681F ‘L’ Block 85mm bore
82mm crankshaft
Dave Bean 1.13” Low CH Pistons
4.926” rods
Capacity 1861cc
Apologies,
I should have written 1760 TC.
I have a Martin 3 valve 1860 cc engine which has steel 82MM crank, and long rods with 85mm bore.
Aha- thanks!
Just drove it, mostly on my own but partly with my dad on his 80th birthday.
Blimey how cheap do I sound with the presents 
Had a weird coincidence as 4 British classics all arrived at the main junction in Holmfirth at the same time from different directions and all then went their own ways… Interceptor, TR6 Sunbeam Alpine…
All looking shiny and immaculate and there was my S3 after a day of blatting around with a coating of horse manure up the sides
About time horse owners had to do the same as dog owners… Although they would need bigger pooh bags…
Still it is supposedly good for roses…
Question now is clean it or drive it on Sunday 
Edit: well the sun was out so the car got even dirtier
There was an article in Scientific American’s 100 years ago column (reprints from early issues) that was talking about the newly invented motorcar. One point it was enthusiastic about was how much cleaner the city would be if motorcars took over from horses!
When I wus a lad in South Wales we used to go around with a bucket & shovel & collect any horse manure on the street, for the garden.
Yes… Really…
Good morning Bill
Bucket and shovel,!!, What do you mean Used to, I still do. The stables are about 200 yards down our lane and the horses seem to get about this far before unloading. It is delivered free to my front gate.
But I use it as a compost accelerator.
Eric in Burnley
Hi
Something I have had in mind for a long time. 
Purchased 100mmx3/16" brass rod £3,35 on e bay drilled and cut a new accelerator barrel for the Weber linkage, makes a smoother acceleration 
If I come past Burnley I will drop some more off for you Eric …
alternatively I could keep some handy carried discreetly under the wheel arches just in case I need to soak up an oil leak
Cheers, All contributions welcome, including yourself if you are over this way.
Eric
Cheers Eric
Will drop you a PM if ever think of heading over the hill. Some good roads inbetween us from memory
Used to visit minisport in Padiham for various tuning bits in my youth when I ran a mini & Heerey GTM
Regards
Mel
Mrs H and I set off around Snowdon this morning and collected a supply of Edwards Butcher’s sausages in Conwy (plus a late morning bacon bap from his hot food bar Yum!)
Malcolm
Edited to add - looks like a massive oil/coolant leak from under the car, but it’s not, really!!
