The Peerless & Warwick Discussion Forum

mikerf · mikerf

So, whilst waiting for my sparky to get back to me, I've been pressing on with a fair number of small jobs on #86. Having exhausted these, I've decided to bite the bullet and get on with the doors. I knew the nearside door was going to be problematic for two reasons. Firstly, I knew there was a twist in it pos...

Frank · Frank

Updating my lights and sealed beam headlights to LED. The back lights come out as expected, almost twice as bright all round, however the front is much more exiting. One side done, the other side for comparison. Sidelights..... Headlights.. And amber indicators.. I've used Daylight running li...

mikerf · mikerf

As I'm getting close to fitting the new body to #86, I thought I'd take a few measures to see how everything lines up. Somewhat worryingly I've come across something I can't quite get my head around. By way of an excuse, I should point out that my original body had front end damage and the nose of the car was...

mikerf · mikerf

I have no idea why there is a small metal triangle screwed onto the D shaped door hinge panel near the top. Same both sides. What's its purpose??

mikerf · mikerf

Just started stripping down the passenger door. Blimey! They're a restoration project in their own right. And what size are all the small nuts that hold everything together?? Not standard imperial for sure. Closest I could get was 9mm and that was a bit loose. Having said that, most of them needed gro...

mikerf · mikerf

Another small update. New wiring progressing with a new fuse box and more relays than you can shake a stick at. Hopefully that will cover everything. Also stolen Nigels idea of multi pluging all the dashboard connections to make it easier to remove the instrument pod in the future.

mikerf · mikerf

The questions continue. Given that the original body came off the chassis in a number of pieces, can anyone advise on the best way of getting my new body onto the now running chassis? Am I best to fit the body first and then all the internal panels (flitch panels, dashboard, inner rear passenger compart...

mikerf · mikerf

Back in my 'one step forward' thread, I mentioned my problem getting the clutch to operate properly. Having stripped everything down today and ensured the pushrod was fully home in the cylinder, I was still getting way too much play between the piston in the slave being fully retracted and the point w...

mikerf · mikerf

Happily, my recent purchase of an alloy water pump housing has cured the annoying coolant leak at the rear of the housing. Still no idea why the old cast iron persisted in leaking after 3 attempts to get it to seal but, hey ho, sorted now. On the irritating front, there is still a slow drip from the s/s pipe...

mikerf · mikerf

https://www.facebook.com/michael.ramsayfraser/videos/vb.100004037882757/1979254438885800/?type=2&;theater&notif_t=video_processed&notif_id=1587059434826180

mikerf · mikerf

Thought the assembled masses might like to see my new floorpans. A bit of fettling and a couple of holes for the seat frames and they should be ready for spot welding in place. Please excuse the messy workshop. I promise I'll tidy up soon.

mikerf · mikerf

Well, after faffing around for ages changing the engine front plate from the TR4 one to the TR3 one, cutting and drilling new mounting plates, welding them in upside down, grinding them off, cutting and drilling 2 more new mounting plates, welding them in the right way round, the engine and box are now...

Snowsailer · Snowsailer

I have a peerless dashboard. Who can tell me what is connected to the two switches, Side Head and Panel.For what is the yellow control light, this may be for the turn signals.Thank you for your detailed answer. Greetings from Munich. Eric

Erik V · Erik V

After a lot of measuring and research i'm now sharing my V6 project. Long time ago i got this idea, and i started to investigate if this was feasible. My main goal is that i don't have to change the chassis, and that it is reversible. Due to its compact dimensions the choice fell on the Ford 2.4 EFI V6, cou...

mikerf · mikerf

As may have been observed from another of my recent posts, I had to change the engine front plate on my re-built engine from the TR4 one to the TR3 one to get the engine sitting at the correct height in the chassis. In doing so, look what I found. I was well pleased.

Erik V · Erik V

Hi everybody, Some of you know I own this car for many years, bought back in 1998. Bought as a partially dismantled wreck, basically not worth saving, but complete with glass, P-grille etc. As these are very rare, I couldn't find another one so it became mine. I've built a new chassis to start with, i...

OddBrit · OddBrit

After getting the car home from Detroit in September it taken a little time to document details for starting the restoration. The car has now been blown apart except for the front & rear suspension and steering column. Chassis is various states of disrepair primarily from the firewall back. ...

mikerf · mikerf

Having had to buy a new (second hand) stator tube can anyone tell me how far it should extend, if by anything, beyond the end of the nut that holds it in place on the lower end of the steering box. At present and with the steering wheel as far down the splines on the top of the column as it can go, the stator tube...

Frank · Frank

Sorry guys, missed the TR show. The radiator gave up 70 miles into the trip, and stranded me at Cambridge Services. It's a mercy that it didn't fail in the roadworks. For the first time in my Peerless/Warwick ownership Ive needed a two truck. However, the ali/plastic land rover rad is rubber mounted...

maserich · maserich

This is the body tag which came on 182

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Opinions sought, please (Preview) So, whilst waiting for my sparky to get back to me, I've been pressing on with a fair number of small jobs on #86. Having exhausted these, I've decided to bite the bullet and get on with the doors. I knew the nearside door was going to be problematic for two reasons. Firstly, I knew there was a twist in it pos...	mikerf	13	647	Mar 14, 2021 by mikerf
	Lights Update to my Warwick. (Preview) Updating my lights and sealed beam headlights to LED. The back lights come out as expected, almost twice as bright all round, however the front is much more exiting. One side done, the other side for comparison. Sidelights..... Headlights.. And amber indicators.. I've used Daylight running li...	Frank	12	593	Oct 30, 2020 by mikerf
	Body fitting question (Preview) As I'm getting close to fitting the new body to #86, I thought I'd take a few measures to see how everything lines up. Somewhat worryingly I've come across something I can't quite get my head around. By way of an excuse, I should point out that my original body had front end damage and the nose of the car was...	mikerf	12	714	Aug 29, 2020 by mikerf
	Mystery triangle (Preview) I have no idea why there is a small metal triangle screwed onto the D shaped door hinge panel near the top. Same both sides. What's its purpose??	mikerf	1	548	Jul 25, 2020 by Frank
	F@*^ing doors! (Preview) Just started stripping down the passenger door. Blimey! They're a restoration project in their own right. And what size are all the small nuts that hold everything together?? Not standard imperial for sure. Closest I could get was 9mm and that was a bit loose. Having said that, most of them needed gro...	mikerf	11	919	Jul 7, 2020 by mikerf
	All relay'd up (Preview) Another small update. New wiring progressing with a new fuse box and more relays than you can shake a stick at. Hopefully that will cover everything. Also stolen Nigels idea of multi pluging all the dashboard connections to make it easier to remove the instrument pod in the future.	mikerf	2	538	Jun 21, 2020 by mikerf
	Body back on questions. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The questions continue. Given that the original body came off the chassis in a number of pieces, can anyone advise on the best way of getting my new body onto the now running chassis? Am I best to fit the body first and then all the internal panels (flitch panels, dashboard, inner rear passenger compart...	mikerf	31	1491	Jun 7, 2020 by nigel c
	Clutch slave cylinder mounting (Preview) Back in my 'one step forward' thread, I mentioned my problem getting the clutch to operate properly. Having stripped everything down today and ensured the pushrod was fully home in the cylinder, I was still getting way too much play between the piston in the slave being fully retracted and the point w...	mikerf	8	603	Jun 5, 2020 by nigel c
	One step forward, a couple back (Preview) Happily, my recent purchase of an alloy water pump housing has cured the annoying coolant leak at the rear of the housing. Still no idea why the old cast iron persisted in leaking after 3 attempts to get it to seal but, hey ho, sorted now. On the irritating front, there is still a slow drip from the s/s pipe...	mikerf	7	601	Jun 2, 2020 by mikerf
	She lives! (Preview) https://www.facebook.com/michael.ramsayfraser/videos/vb.100004037882757/1979254438885800/?type=2&;theater&notif_t=video_processed&notif_id=1587059434826180	mikerf	9	841	Apr 17, 2020 by mikerf
	More progress (Preview) Thought the assembled masses might like to see my new floorpans. A bit of fettling and a couple of holes for the seat frames and they should be ready for spot welding in place. Please excuse the messy workshop. I promise I'll tidy up soon.	mikerf	7	759	Mar 12, 2020 by mikerf
	Progress update and yet more questions (Preview) Well, after faffing around for ages changing the engine front plate from the TR4 one to the TR3 one, cutting and drilling new mounting plates, welding them in upside down, grinding them off, cutting and drilling 2 more new mounting plates, welding them in the right way round, the engine and box are now...	mikerf	9	764	Feb 3, 2020 by nigel c
	peerless dashboard connected (Preview) I have a peerless dashboard. Who can tell me what is connected to the two switches, Side Head and Panel.For what is the yellow control light, this may be for the turn signals.Thank you for your detailed answer. Greetings from Munich. Eric	Snowsailer	5	1141	Jan 29, 2020 by Gary S
	Peerless GT V6 (Preview) After a lot of measuring and research i'm now sharing my V6 project. Long time ago i got this idea, and i started to investigate if this was feasible. My main goal is that i don't have to change the chassis, and that it is reversible. Due to its compact dimensions the choice fell on the Ford 2.4 EFI V6, cou...	Erik V	10	847	Jan 28, 2020 by mikerf
	Pleasant surprise (Preview) As may have been observed from another of my recent posts, I had to change the engine front plate on my re-built engine from the TR4 one to the TR3 one to get the engine sitting at the correct height in the chassis. In doing so, look what I found. I was well pleased.	mikerf	4	614	Jan 27, 2020 by mikerf
	Peerless GT Phase 1 #013 (Preview) Hi everybody, Some of you know I own this car for many years, bought back in 1998. Bought as a partially dismantled wreck, basically not worth saving, but complete with glass, P-grille etc. As these are very rare, I couldn't find another one so it became mine. I've built a new chassis to start with, i...	Erik V	6	845	Dec 26, 2019 by Erik V
	Restoration of Irish Peerless?Warwick ( 1 2 ) (Preview) After getting the car home from Detroit in September it taken a little time to document details for starting the restoration. The car has now been blown apart except for the front & rear suspension and steering column. Chassis is various states of disrepair primarily from the firewall back. ...	OddBrit	41	2697	Nov 22, 2019 by Erik V
	Stator tube length (Preview) Having had to buy a new (second hand) stator tube can anyone tell me how far it should extend, if by anything, beyond the end of the nut that holds it in place on the lower end of the steering box. At present and with the steering wheel as far down the splines on the top of the column as it can go, the stator tube...	mikerf	4	1206	Sep 10, 2019 by nigel c
	Non-standard radiator failure. (Preview) Sorry guys, missed the TR show. The radiator gave up 70 miles into the trip, and stranded me at Cambridge Services. It's a mercy that it didn't fail in the roadworks. For the first time in my Peerless/Warwick ownership Ive needed a two truck. However, the ali/plastic land rover rad is rubber mounted...	Frank	5	750	Aug 20, 2019 by Erik V
	Body tag (Preview) This is the body tag which came on 182	maserich	4	819	Jul 10, 2019 by maserich
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