Page 2 of 3
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:48 pm
by gt_james
Welcome
I’m not a million miles from brum, I’m Tewkesbury, used to be Worcester though.
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:17 pm
by Hobbawobba
Welcome to the forum aye! The other fullas have given all the good tips already
. I'm just down from you in Worcester
. I'm often found in Bridgnorth and Bromsgrove though haha
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:59 pm
by waylander
Evening folk
One of the items that needs addressing is the radiator which has a hole. Are there companies/individuals out there who can repair/recondition it or should I replace it? If replace where is the best place to look?
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:21 pm
by Casey
I used these (local to me) guys to refurbish an oil cooler on my Series 2 car:
http://www.colchesterradiatorspecialists.com/
..but their main work is refurbishing cooling rads. They did a great job on my cooler, but it wasn't cheap. When I went to enquire, I could see loads of rads they'd worked on, ready for collection, and the workmanship was excellent.
If you are looking to keep the car looking original, then a refurb (new core, keeping the top and bottom tanks) is the way to go - there will probably be other companies like my local one in your vicinity.
If you are not bothered about looks, then an aluminium replacement rad will probably a cheaper option. I'm sure others on here have done this and can advise.
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:43 pm
by spirit r
Casey wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:21 pm
I used these (local to me) guys to refurbish an oil cooler on my Series 2 car:
http://www.colchesterradiatorspecialists.com/
..but their main work is refurbishing cooling rads. They did a great job on my cooler, but it wasn't cheap. When I went to enquire, I could see loads of rads they'd worked on, ready for collection, and the workmanship was excellent.
If you are looking to keep the car looking original, then a refurb (new core, keeping the top and bottom tanks) is the way to go - there will probably be other companies like my local one in your vicinity.
If you are not bothered about looks, then an aluminium replacement rad will probably a cheaper option. I'm sure others on here have done this and can advise.
I let refurbished my cooling rad too. The new core they built in a racing core with better cooling and works good for me even more then 20 years now.
The company was called AKG in Germany.
You can ask the british company so they can help.
AKG UK Ltd.
St Hilary Court
Copthorne Way
Cardiff-CF5 6ES, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1443 - 67 33 55
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:49 pm
by waylander
Thankyou, will look into it.
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:03 pm
by waylander
Hi
Finally got the car collected. It is definitely over fuelling. Some pictures of the worst rust areas on the body and underneath, also the stainless steel exhaust that will be going on.
- 20191116_154934.jpg (183.52 KiB) Viewed 4037 times
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:18 pm
by waylander
Near side steering control arm has loads off play and will need changing. The stainless exhaust is not quite the right one.
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:59 pm
by ian65
Burlen sell a rebuild kit for this carb, details here from when I did mine...
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1775
Re: New Owner of a 1983 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:29 pm
by Beenman
When did you do yours btw, Ian65?