PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FILE
Services that DA7C members can recommend
K & L PAINTS (Ken and Lyn Burdekin, Buxton, Derbyshire) still offer cellulose at £25 for first litre and £20 for subsequent ones & primer/filler at £6. Postage approx £9. Tel 01298-814813 mob 07778165966. (I was quoted over £40 a litre locally.) Gary Munn
K-SEAL PERMANENT COOLANT LEAK REPAIR (Halfords) - —Why? It’s a rad sealant that isn’t affected by antifreeze! And it does what it says on the tin. Recommended by Jeff Bridge and tested by David Whetton
METALWORK DEVELOPMENTS— for many newly-fabricated Austin 7 body parts – Chummy, Box and Ruby. Contact Keith Marriner, 202 Ashby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 1SW. Tel: 01455 636926 (home) Mobile: 07961 323304 Ian Mason-Smith
After purchasing our Austin 7 during 2008, we wanted to obtain a cover for her. Somebody suggested we got in touch with Mr. Quentin Rump who makes elasticated, profiled, car dust covers, trading as QCC in Cheshire. We rang him on 01606 557728 and he told us he could make a cover for an Austin 7 ( or indeed for any other make and model of car). All covers, which are machine washable and can be tumble dried, are made to order and, for an Austin 7 Box Saloon, would cost £34 plus postage. We placed an order and he said “ if you are completely satisfied with the cover when it arrives, you might like to send me a cheque”! Two days later the cover arrived and is indeed just perfect. What an excellent service. Des and Bridget Gauntlett
TIG welding in aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, steel and more. Dave Bliss, Rapid Welding Repair Service, based in Yeovil Contacts: davebiss@talktalk.net. Tel. mobile no. 07773572715 Richard Cressey
It has become increasingly difficult to purchase locally an Accumate multi-stage charger/maintainer. These battery trickle chargers are ideal for Austin Sevens and other, not regularly used, cars, motor bikes, ride-on mowers etc. They can be obtained from ProBike Ltd in Northampton, tel: 01604 660555 [www.probike.co.uk]. Probike provide a fast, efficient service. Current cost is £39.99 plus postage plus VAT. Des Gauntlett
6 VOLT BATTERIES: Shield Batteries at Unit 5 Stanley Green Crescent Ind Est, Stanley Green Rd., Poole BH15 3TH tel 01202 667728 have 6v hard rubber case batteries at £48 for an 11 plate or £45 for a 9 plate (plus VAT). Ask for John Richards and mention the club. (His father has an ex-Nunn A7!) Gary Munn
6 VOLT TRICKLE CHARGERS: “The XC 800 is the battery charger that can give your old car a new lease of life. The XC 800 is easy to use. You do not need to make any settings. The charger adapts the charge to suit the battery and switches to pulse maintenance charging when the battery is fully charged.” £41.72 incl vat. from Parc Fermé Limited, Unit 2, 28 Black Moor Road, Ebblake Industrial Estate, Verwood, Dorset BH31 6BB T: 0845 4740162 or go to their website www.parcferme.co.uk Gary Munn
Colin at Feltham Radiators 02088980064 offer petrol tank repairs and also will cut tank in half, shot blast re-tin and reinstate for around £180 - no more dirty tank carb probs! They also offer original A7 rad cores at about £350 and modern cores at around £175.
Frosts (catalogue on www.frost.co.uk) are offering a 6/12 volt trickle charger at £34.21 inc vat plus post. Gary Munn
For repairs, reconditioned or new starter motors, dynamos ,generators or electrical units, I can recommend A.C.W, Electrics, 220 Liegh Road, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2BZ. 07738609804. Charles Tazey