The Peerless & Warwick Discussion Forum

DaveC · DaveC

The following table is taken from the original Wotsitoff? page on the website. This thread can be used to compile and extend the list. If you find errors in this table, I can update it. ITEMPart NoSimilar ToIgnition coil (Lucas sports)DLB105All early TRs and many marques of the period.Rear rever...

Frank · Frank

Irritating alternator failure this week, duff diode pack draining the battery. Shame, it's a really neat little unit, leaves loads of space for the exhaust tubes. However, this leads to an interesting discovery. On the left, Nippondenso unit, Cambridge Motorsport 40A £££, on the right, Car Build...

Marek · Marek

Dear forum members,as the steering of my Peerless Phase 2 does not work properly anymore, I think a conversion to rack and pinion could be reasonable.Has anyone done this before? Is it a kind of easy to do job an eager enthusiast can manage, or does it require a lot of work?What is the best address to ge...

Peerless door waist seals and profiles · Erik V

First of all i don't know if these are called waist seals on the Peerless, but on other cars they are. I mean the alloy strip that is screwed to the top of the door skin, and holds a thin strip of rubber. On my car these are badly damaged by someone putting self tapping screws through for holding the window fr...

mikerf · mikerf

My understanding regarding knock on hubs has always been that the spinner should screw onto the hub in the direction of forward rotation of the wheel. This, as I understood it, means as the wheel rotates in a forward direction, it has the effect of tightening the spinner. So, in effect, on the right han...

mikerf · mikerf

I'm about to order the windscreen seal from Woolies (R398-358) and wanted to get the bonnet/boot seal at the same time. Would Woolies R100 be the correct selection and would this do for both the bonnet and boot lid? If not, what would be the best choice?

mikerf · mikerf

I think I'm correct in saying the original material in which the P1 dashboards were covered is now unobtainable. Has anyone discovered a suitable alternative? Failing so, I'm considering (heresy, I know) having the dash vinyl wrapped. I've seen some rather tasty leather effect vinyls along with o...

Frank · Frank

When I fitted LED headlight bulbs in October I didn't expect them to be banned, but that's what's happened. They will now result in an MOT failure. When I checked before fitting, HID units were banned, but not LED, but that changed on 1st Jan.I This is a bit dissapointing, seems it's OK for all the MPVs...

mikerf · mikerf

I'm about to start plumbing in the fuel tanks and as part of this I need to order two new filler caps. I notice on both the Rimmer and Moss sites that there is a chrome escutcheon plate and fibre washer (not available) that fit below the cap. Now I can't remember removing an escutcheon plate nor is there one...

Edward · Edward

I have recently got my cousin's Peerless back on the road after a short lay off since 1978! One problem I still have is a very sluggish starter motor, despite taking it off and cleaning it. Bendix is also temperamental. Nigel suggested it might be time for a replacement but cautioned I need to be care...

Erik V · Erik V

The gearbox cover of the P2 has been cut up a bit in the past. Fortunately a large piece of this was with the car, and i will put it back where it belongs. But i have no other pieces to put back, and the gearbox cover of the P1 has been cut like this also. So i'm a bit in the dark of how it's supposed to look like. Is t...

mikerf · mikerf

As per the title. Can anyone advise the sizes of the bolts that attach the layrub to the diff and prop shaft, please?

Erik V · Erik V

Hi all, Can anyone please tell me how the fuel tanks in the sills are supposed to be mounted? In the P2 they were just lying in the sills, on some pieces of foam. Soon i hope to make new tanks for both my P1 and P2 and i don't really want to put them back just lying in there. Tanks! :)

Erik V · Erik V

Last week i put a Pair of Triumph TR6 mirrors on the Phase 2. The effective diameter of the mirror glass is 110mm. To be honest i couldn't see much in it, because the original mirror glass is flat. I couldn't find any separate convex mirror glasses for sale so i bought a pair of second hand motorcycle mirro...

Dean · Dean

On a Phase 1 Peerless, was there a mesh behind the aluminum P casting, or was the front of the radiator exposed? Seems like there should be something, but I can't see anything in period photos. Thanks for the help as always! Dean

motorkosmonaut · motorkosmonaut

Hello, my name is Ulf from Berlin and i have the number 208 which waiting to be kissed awake by me. The question which I did not find answered anywhere is the following. Where is the body glued to the chassis in phase 1? As far as I know it is bolted to the chassis in phase 2. Are there any pictures or a drawing?...

mikerf · mikerf

I know how the original reversing light switch layout went with the switch mounted on top of the grp trans tunnel but has anyone come up with a better alternative layout? I'm trying to finish off all the internal electrics and this is one of the things still frustrating me. The other one is the interior...

Dean · Dean

I would like to restore the interior of my Peerless to the original colors and materials. I have fragments of grey leather seats which I think are original to the car, but they were under a crappy red vinyl redo and are soaked with glue and discolored to a dark grey/brown. This press photo looks like a li...

mikerf · mikerf

Bought a pair of the rubber tail light gaskets from the ebay retailer that Gary recommended some 6 years ago. Amazingly, they still come in at £14.00 a pair, same as back in 2014! Way better than Holdens £18.00 each Anyway, the point of this post is that the gaskets come with a 'seat' that fits under the l...

mikerf · mikerf

Can anyone advise the correct trim for the seal for the rear side windows? Woolies reference number would be great (if available) as I'll be ordering the front and rear screen seals shortly and I'd like to get it all at once.

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	STICKY: Wotsitoff! The original website list wotsitoff parts (Preview) The following table is taken from the original Wotsitoff? page on the website. This thread can be used to compile and extend the list. If you find errors in this table, I can update it. ITEMPart NoSimilar ToIgnition coil (Lucas sports)DLB105All early TRs and many marques of the period.Rear rever...	DaveC	9	4428	Dec 3, 2019 by DaveC
	Alternators (Preview) Irritating alternator failure this week, duff diode pack draining the battery. Shame, it's a really neat little unit, leaves loads of space for the exhaust tubes. However, this leads to an interesting discovery. On the left, Nippondenso unit, Cambridge Motorsport 40A £££, on the right, Car Build...	Frank	6	123	April 23rd by Frank
	Steering conversion (Preview) Dear forum members,as the steering of my Peerless Phase 2 does not work properly anymore, I think a conversion to rack and pinion could be reasonable.Has anyone done this before? Is it a kind of easy to do job an eager enthusiast can manage, or does it require a lot of work?What is the best address to ge...	Marek	19	1044	April 7th by Nick C
	Peerless door waist seals and profiles (Preview) First of all i don't know if these are called waist seals on the Peerless, but on other cars they are. I mean the alloy strip that is screwed to the top of the door skin, and holds a thin strip of rubber. On my car these are badly damaged by someone putting self tapping screws through for holding the window fr...	Erik V	12	296	March 25th by Erik V
	Stupid question about knock on hubs. (Preview) My understanding regarding knock on hubs has always been that the spinner should screw onto the hub in the direction of forward rotation of the wheel. This, as I understood it, means as the wheel rotates in a forward direction, it has the effect of tightening the spinner. So, in effect, on the right han...	mikerf	8	245	March 10th by nigel c
	Boot lid/bonnet seal (Preview) I'm about to order the windscreen seal from Woolies (R398-358) and wanted to get the bonnet/boot seal at the same time. Would Woolies R100 be the correct selection and would this do for both the bonnet and boot lid? If not, what would be the best choice?	mikerf	9	236	February 4th by mikerf
	Dashboard covering (Preview) I think I'm correct in saying the original material in which the P1 dashboards were covered is now unobtainable. Has anyone discovered a suitable alternative? Failing so, I'm considering (heresy, I know) having the dash vinyl wrapped. I've seen some rather tasty leather effect vinyls along with o...	mikerf	1	285	January 30th by nigel c
	LED headlight bulbs BANNED (Preview) When I fitted LED headlight bulbs in October I didn't expect them to be banned, but that's what's happened. They will now result in an MOT failure. When I checked before fitting, HID units were banned, but not LED, but that changed on 1st Jan.I This is a bit dissapointing, seems it's OK for all the MPVs...	Frank	1	90	January 28th by mikerf
	Fuel filler and petrol cap (Preview) I'm about to start plumbing in the fuel tanks and as part of this I need to order two new filler caps. I notice on both the Rimmer and Moss sites that there is a chrome escutcheon plate and fibre washer (not available) that fit below the cap. Now I can't remember removing an escutcheon plate nor is there one...	mikerf	10	251	December 18th by mikerf
	Starter motor (Preview) I have recently got my cousin's Peerless back on the road after a short lay off since 1978! One problem I still have is a very sluggish starter motor, despite taking it off and cleaning it. Bendix is also temperamental. Nigel suggested it might be time for a replacement but cautioned I need to be care...	Edward	7	198	December 2nd by Edward
	Gearbox cover (Preview) The gearbox cover of the P2 has been cut up a bit in the past. Fortunately a large piece of this was with the car, and i will put it back where it belongs. But i have no other pieces to put back, and the gearbox cover of the P1 has been cut like this also. So i'm a bit in the dark of how it's supposed to look like. Is t...	Erik V	8	187	November 26th by wingleton
	Layrub bolt sizes. (Preview) As per the title. Can anyone advise the sizes of the bolts that attach the layrub to the diff and prop shaft, please?	mikerf	14	744	November 25th by richtr
	Peerless fuel tank mounting? (Preview) Hi all, Can anyone please tell me how the fuel tanks in the sills are supposed to be mounted? In the P2 they were just lying in the sills, on some pieces of foam. Soon i hope to make new tanks for both my P1 and P2 and i don't really want to put them back just lying in there. Tanks! :)	Erik V	9	230	November 19th by Erik V
	Rear view mirrors on a Peerless (Preview) Last week i put a Pair of Triumph TR6 mirrors on the Phase 2. The effective diameter of the mirror glass is 110mm. To be honest i couldn't see much in it, because the original mirror glass is flat. I couldn't find any separate convex mirror glasses for sale so i bought a pair of second hand motorcycle mirro...	Erik V	1	206	Nov 8, 2020 by nigel c
	Mesh behind Peerless P grill? (Preview) On a Phase 1 Peerless, was there a mesh behind the aluminum P casting, or was the front of the radiator exposed? Seems like there should be something, but I can't see anything in period photos. Thanks for the help as always! Dean	Dean	8	244	Oct 16, 2020 by Greg Haskin
	Fixing points of the body to the chassis (Preview) Hello, my name is Ulf from Berlin and i have the number 208 which waiting to be kissed awake by me. The question which I did not find answered anywhere is the following. Where is the body glued to the chassis in phase 1? As far as I know it is bolted to the chassis in phase 2. Are there any pictures or a drawing?...	motorkosmonaut	7	229	Oct 15, 2020 by Snowsailer
	Reversing light switch alternatives and interior light. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I know how the original reversing light switch layout went with the switch mounted on top of the grp trans tunnel but has anyone come up with a better alternative layout? I'm trying to finish off all the internal electrics and this is one of the things still frustrating me. The other one is the interior...	mikerf	37	548	Oct 2, 2020 by mikerf
	Original Interior Colors (Preview) I would like to restore the interior of my Peerless to the original colors and materials. I have fragments of grey leather seats which I think are original to the car, but they were under a crappy red vinyl redo and are soaked with glue and discolored to a dark grey/brown. This press photo looks like a li...	Dean	2	174	Oct 2, 2020 by nigel c
	Tail light gaskets. (Preview) Bought a pair of the rubber tail light gaskets from the ebay retailer that Gary recommended some 6 years ago. Amazingly, they still come in at £14.00 a pair, same as back in 2014! Way better than Holdens £18.00 each Anyway, the point of this post is that the gaskets come with a 'seat' that fits under the l...	mikerf	2	125	Sep 29, 2020 by mikerf
	Rear side window seal (Preview) Can anyone advise the correct trim for the seal for the rear side windows? Woolies reference number would be great (if available) as I'll be ordering the front and rear screen seals shortly and I'd like to get it all at once.	mikerf	15	267	Sep 24, 2020 by nigel c
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