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    Welcome to the New and Improved British Car Forum 

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    Basil
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    Published on 11-22-2012 02:28 PM
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    Welcome to the new British Car Forum. This page is the British Car Forum Articles page and is what is called a "Content Management System" (CMS). This area can always be accessed by clicking on the "Articles" Tab in the main navigation bar. This is a place where I, and in certain sections, you as members, can post articles (with images) and even videos. Here's a quick guide of the different areas of this page.

    1. Section Navigation. This section allows you to go to different sections. The "plus icon" means that this section has sub-sections. Clicking on the "plus icon" will display the sub-sections.
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    General Public's Opinion of our LBC's 

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    Published on 06-02-2020 01:29 PM
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    It has always confounded me: the manner in which a major portion of the US public perceive our cars. For the most part it has been my experience that they think of the cars as “toys” or “cute” and “flimsy”. “Unreliable” comes in there too.


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    Lucas DR-3 wiring de-mystified 

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    Published on 05-30-2020 01:20 PM
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    Two Position Rolls Royce Wiper Switch Pin-out
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    This article is written to help identify the connections originating at the two-speed windscreen wiper switch where the colour-coded fabric of the wiring loom has faded beyond all possible identification.


    The motor is a DR-3, two-speed unit. The switch is ...
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    Turn signals - from working fine to gone! 

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    My newly acquired 78 MGB had everything working a month ago. Since then I have replaced both clutch cylinders and now the turn signals and four way flashers are gone. The fuses are fine and I pulled out ...
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    A Ford Fairlane's Adventure 

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    A Ford Fairlane’s Adventure
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    Once upon a time, the fall of 1976 to be accurate, the young lady now known as my wife was the new-to-her owner of a British Racing Green,1967 MGB roadster. The engine was showing some signs of ...
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    AH 3000 steering wheel repair 

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    I understand the epoxy repairing of cracks in the outer wheel itself but has anyone restored the inner part of the steering wheel, around the horn too? ...
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    First attempt at iMovie of my car 

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    I'm learning how to make iMovies - in this case of my BJ8. Taken last year in Carmel, California. The video is hosted on Vimeo, let me know if you have any problems viewing it. Comments on the video ...
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    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL 

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    Published on 07-09-2019 04:06 PM

    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL

    Standard Triumph like many other LBC manufacturers utilized steering wheels manufactured by Bluemel Brothers Ltd. of Wolston, Coventry.
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    HOW TO RESTORE A SMITHS HEATER 

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    RESTORING SMITHS HEATERS AS FITTED TO A 1959 TRIUMPH TR-3A

    Triumph offered Smiths heaters as an optional accessory in all side screen TR’s. The diagram below shows a schematic of the heating circuit, which is fed from the cylinder head through valve (7) through the heater core, then returning to the water pump through fitting (12). These heaters were fairly trouble free when coolant was changed on a regular basis, and if the cooling system and heater were flushed annually. Most problems involve a plugged core or some type of electrical malfunction. This article will provide a simple step by step procedure for (1) checking the heater for proper function, (2) dismantling the heater for examination of components and (3) refinishing and reassembly.
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    Do you own a German Exported Austin Healey? 

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    I own a German exported 1963 AH and am looking for others that might own one. In particular I need to find out exactly where the wiper switch should be located. On mine it is located on the left side of the dash near the top. I have struggled to place ...
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