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Whitworth Ranch Mark H. California, South, USA 1958 Ford Thames Estate Van 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1964 Jaguar E-Type 1966 Jaguar Mark 2	Posted: June 26, 2011 06:04PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 469

My big victory today was installing the bracket that holds the air-cleaner housing steady. Scratched my head on a bushing for a spell, but ended up using a thin shouldered grommet I cut the outer lip off of, then happened to have some pre-unit Triumph fuel-tank bushings, which turned out to be the perfect thickness to match the steel inner sleeve that came with the bracket I got from Ed. Perfect squish, I must say. Anyway, marked the head nut, and found the torque that put it back in alignment, then swapped to the correct head nut (with the 5/16 stud on top for the bracket). Was not thrilled with the feel when torqueing it back up to 50 ft.-lb., but I tend to worry. Need some proper hose clamps and an elbow hose, but for now it is in operation. I took the photo so you can't see the zip ty I used as a lower hose "clamp," because it offends my sensibilities. But as far as you know, it doesn't exist.

Bottom line: The oil in the filter is less likely to spill...

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FTD in an MGB Ed Sweeney Philadelphia, USA 1958 MG Magnette ZB 1968 MG MGB GT	Posted: June 26, 2011 06:14PM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 2,454

Looks great! Don't you just love when you find a random part (the Triumph bushing) that is exactly what you need?

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Whitworth Ranch Mark H. California, South, USA 1958 Ford Thames Estate Van 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone 1964 Jaguar E-Type 1966 Jaguar Mark 2	Posted: June 26, 2011 06:26PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 469

And if you saw my "parts department" you would understand how appropriate "random" is! Yes, it is fun to dig around and get just the right thing. It's why I buy random stuff when I go to hardware stores, particularly in farming towns. Not that you find Triumph bushings, mind, but it sure is cheerful to have something finish tidily. Thanks for the part, Ed.

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